Privacy Policy

PRIVACY POLICY

Last Updated: August 3, 2026

Welcome to THE LIFE SCOPE (accessible via our website). We are deeply committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your personal data when you visit our website, donate to our cause, buy our products, or participate in our counselling initiatives.

1. Information We Collect

We only collect personal information that is necessary to fulfil our mission, process transactions, or improve our services.

  • Donor & Buyer Information: Name, email address, phone number, shipping address, and billing details (processed securely via our payment gateway).

  • Counselling & Program Data: Minimal, highly confidential operational details required to deliver behavioral coaching and adolescent counseling in schools.

  • Technical Data: IP address, browser type, and cookies to analyze website traffic and optimize your user experience.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the collected data for specific, lawful purposes:

  • To process voluntary donations and issue 80G tax exemption certificates.

  • To fulfill, ship, and track orders for products featuring our logo.

  • To manage, schedule, and measure the impact of our Class 9 adolescent counseling and prevention programs.

  • To send updates regarding THE LIFE SCOPE (only if you opt-in to receive communication).

3. Data Confidentiality & Student Protection (Strict Policy)

  • Zero Sharing of Sensitive Data: Counseling notes, student behavioral assessments, and personal identities of the adolescents we support in government schools are strictly confidential.

  • Third-Party Restrictions: This data is never sold, shared, rented, or traded with any third party, corporate entity, or advertiser.

  • Legal Compliance: We strictly adhere to child safety and data protection guidelines applicable to educational institutions in Tamil Nadu.

4. Data Storage & Security

We implement robust administrative, technical, and physical security measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, alteration, or disclosure. Financial transactions are encrypted and processed through certified, secure payment gateways.

5. Your Data Rights (Under India's DPDP Act)

As a user, donor, or beneficiary, you have the right to:

  • Access & Review: Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.

  • Correction: Ask us to update or correct inaccurate information.

  • Erasure (Right to be Forgotten): Request that we delete your personal information from our active databases, subject to legal or tax-record retaining obligations (e.g., donation records required by the Income Tax Department).

6. Third-Party Links

Our website may contain links to external sites (like payment gateways or government educational portals). THE LIFE SCOPE is not responsible for the privacy practices or content of these external websites.

7. Contact Our Data Grievance Officer

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, wish to exercise your data rights, or have a grievance regarding your data, please contact us:

  • Organization: THE LIFE SCOPE

  • Email: askus@thelifescope.org

  • Address: 10, Palayathan St., Bharathi Nagar, Chennai 73, Tamil Nadu, INDIA