Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Rashtra Seva Dal ("RSD", "we", "our", or "us"), founded in 1941, is a non-party socio-cultural organisation committed to secular democracy, equality, and social justice. We hold the privacy of our volunteers, members, delegates, and online visitors in the highest regard. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, handle, protect, and process personal information across our website (rashtrasevadal.org) and offline membership drives.

2. Information We Collect

We only collect personal information that is voluntarily provided by you when filling out our volunteer enrollment form, event registration, or contact inquiries:

• Contact Identification: Full Name, Email Address, Phone / WhatsApp Number, City and State.
• Engagement Preferences: Area of interest (e.g. Shakhas, Cultural Kala Pathak, Shramdaan, Women's Movement, Constitutional Studies).
• Technical & Marketing Metadata: Anonymised IP addresses, browser user agent, referring URLs, and campaign attribution parameters (UTM tags) for statistical and outreach performance analysis.

3. How We Use Your Data

Your data is processed strictly for social, educational, and organisational objectives, including:

• Connecting you with your district or state Seva Dal branch and local youth coordinators.
• Dispatching invitations to conferences, seminars, shramdaan camps, and national sammelans.
• Responding to user inquiries and sending official updates or organizational publications.
• Ensuring platform integrity, security, and spam prevention.

We never sell, rent, commercialize, or trade your personal data to commercial third parties or advertisers.

4. Security & Data Storage

We implement industry-standard encryption, secure socket layer (SSL/TLS) protocols, and role-based access controls to safeguard your data against unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction.

5. Cookies and Web Analytics

Our website uses basic functional session cookies and privacy-friendly performance analytics to provide smooth navigation, bilingual language preferences (English/Marathi), and secure form submissions. You can disable cookies in your browser settings without impacting core browsing.

6. Third-Party Links & Platforms

Our website may provide links to external official social handles (such as Facebook and Instagram) or affiliated research bodies. We encourage you to review their respective privacy notices when visiting third-party platforms.

7. Contact & Grievance Officer

If you have any questions, wish to access, update, or request the deletion of your personal records from our volunteer registry, please contact: