(publications.mldtrust.org)
Effective Date: October 28, 2025
Applicable for all sub-domains of mldtrust.org
This Privacy Policy describes how Dr. M L Dhawale Memorial Trust (MLD Trust), located at mldtrust.org, collects, uses, and shares your personal information when you visit or make use of our services.
1. Information We Collect
We collect information to support the functions of the Trust, including providing medical care, education, and community development.
A. Information You Provide to Us
When you interact with the website, you may provide us with the following personal data:
- Contact Information: Name, postal address, email address, and telephone number (e.g., when you fill out a contact form or subscribe to a newsletter).
- Donation Information: Payment information, transaction details, and donation history. (Note: Payment processing is typically handled by a secure third-party processor, and we do not store your full credit card details.)
- Volunteering/Career Information: Information submitted on applications, resumes, or expressions of interest.
- Health Information (if applicable): Health-related data provided by you when using our medical services or educational programs, subject to patient confidentiality and specific consent.
B. Information We Collect Automatically
When you visit our website, we automatically collect certain information about your device and browsing activity:
- Log Data: Internet Protocol (IP) address, browser type, internet service provider, referring/exit pages, and date/time stamps.
- Usage Data: Information about how you navigate and use the site (e.g., pages viewed, time spent on pages, and clicks).
- Cookies and Tracking Technologies: We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on our Service and hold certain information to improve your experience.
2. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect for the following purposes:
- To Provide Services: To manage your inquiries, process donations, provide access to educational content, and deliver necessary medical information, books and education material and care.
- To Communicate: To send you newsletters, updates, announcements, or respond to your requests.
- To Improve Our Website: To analyse usage trends, track activity, and measure the effectiveness of our content to improve the functionality and content of
mldtrust.org.
- For Legal and Regulatory Compliance: To comply with legal obligations, enforce our Terms & Conditions, and protect the rights, property, or safety of MLD Trust, our users, or the public.
3. Sharing Your Information
We do not sell your personal data. We may share your information only with the following types of third parties and in the following circumstances:
- Service Providers: Trusted third-party vendors who perform functions on our behalf, such as payment processing, website hosting, data analysis, and email delivery.
- Affiliated Entities: Information may be shared with centres, hospitals, and educational institutions under the umbrella of Dr M L Dhawale Memorial Trust for the purposes of providing holistic services.
- Legal Requirements: If required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court order or government agency).
4. Third-Party Websites
Our website may contain links to other websites (like social media platforms, partner organisations, or external payment processors). This Privacy Policy applies only to mldtrust.org. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of any third-party sites, and we encourage you to read their privacy policies.
5. Security of Your Data
We implement reasonable security measures to protect your personal information from unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure.
6. Your Data Protection Rights
Depending on your location, you may have the right to:
- Access: Request copies of your personal data we hold.
- Rectification: Request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate or incomplete.
- Erasure: Request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
- Object to Processing: Object to our processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details below.
7. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the “Effective Date” at the top.
8. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact MLD Trust directly:
