Privacy Policy

Last updated: 26 October 2026

VAADA (“we”, “us” or “our”) is a public charitable trust committed to child welfare, education and holistic development. We respect your privacy and are committed to handling personal information responsibly.

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, share and protect information when you visit our website or contact us through it.

1. Information We Collect

Depending on how you interact with us, we may collect:

• Contact information: Your name, email address, telephone number and any details you voluntarily provide through enquiries or correspondence.

• Enquiry information: The contents of your messages and information needed to respond to your request.

• Technical information: Your IP address, browser type, device information and website activity, where collected through hosting logs or website tools.
  

Please avoid submitting sensitive personal information, identity documents or confidential information about children through general website enquiry forms.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use personal information for relevant purposes, including:

• Responding to enquiries and communicating with you.

• Providing information you request about VAADA and its initiatives.

• Managing expressions of interest in supporting or participating in our work.

• Maintaining website functionality, security and performance.

• Meeting applicable legal requirements and protecting children, visitors and our organisation.
  

Where consent is required, we will seek it separately. Visiting our website does not, by itself, constitute consent to promotional communications.

3. Sharing Your Information

We do not sell or rent personal information.

We may share relevant information with authorised personnel and service providers who help operate our website or communications, subject to appropriate confidentiality and security arrangements.

We may also disclose information where required by law, in response to a lawful request from an authorised body, or where necessary to address a safeguarding concern or protect someone’s safety. Any sharing should be limited to information necessary for the relevant purpose.

4. Children’s Privacy and Safeguarding

Protecting children’s privacy and dignity is central to VAADA’s work.

Our website is intended primarily to provide information to adults. General website forms are not intended to collect personal information directly from children under 18.

Information relating to children in our care requires additional safeguards. Identifiable photographs, personal stories, health information and case details must not be treated as ordinary website content. Any use or disclosure must follow applicable legal requirements, necessary permissions and safeguarding procedures, with the child’s best interests as the priority.

If you believe a child has submitted personal information through our website without appropriate authorisation, please contact us so we can review and address it.

5. Cookies and Similar Technologies

Where used, cookies and similar technologies help the website function, remember preferences or understand visitor activity.

You can manage cookies through your browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may affect website functionality. Where applicable, we will provide information and obtain consent before using non-essential cookies or tracking tools.

6. Information Security and Retention

We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect personal information against unauthorised access, loss, misuse or disclosure. However, no internet transmission or storage system is completely secure.

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, including relevant legal, recordkeeping and safeguarding obligations. Information is then securely deleted or anonymised, as appropriate.

7. Your Choices and Privacy Requests

You may contact us to request access to, correction of or deletion of personal information you have provided, or to raise a privacy concern.

Where processing depends on your consent, you may withdraw that consent by contacting us. Withdrawal does not affect processing already lawfully carried out. Requests will be handled subject to applicable law and legitimate retention requirements.

We may need to verify your identity before acting on a request.

8. External Links

Our website may contain links to external websites or social media platforms. Those services have their own privacy policies, which we encourage you to review before providing personal information.

9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy to reflect changes in our website, practices or applicable requirements. The revised version will appear on this page with an updated date. Where required, we will provide additional notice or seek fresh consent.

10. Contact Us

For privacy questions, requests or complaints, please contact:

VAADA

Email:connect2vaada@gmail.com

Phone:98180 22022

Please use the subject line “Privacy Request” when emailing us about your personal information.