Privacy Policy
Thank you for visiting Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling Monastery (KNSL). We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information. The following Privacy Notice applies to information collected at www.knsl.org.
1. Information Collected
Personally Identifiable Information
We may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide when using our website. This may include your name, email address, phone number, postal address, or other information you provide when contacting us, making a donation, registering for an event or program, subscribing to our newsletter, or using other services available through our website.
We collect only the information reasonably necessary to provide the requested service, respond to your inquiry, or support the activities and services offered through our website.
Device and Location Information
When you visit our website, we may automatically collect certain technical information about your device and how you access the website. This may include your IP address, browser type, operating system, device information, pages visited, and general geographic location.
This information helps us understand how our website is used and maintain and improve its performance and accessibility.
Cookies / Other Tracking Technologies
Our website uses cookies and similar technologies to help ensure that the website functions properly and to understand how visitors use it.
Essential cookies are necessary for certain features and services on the website to operate properly. We may also use analytics cookies, with your permission where required, to better understand how visitors interact with our website and to help us improve their experience.
You can manage your cookie preferences through our cookie settings or through your browser settings. Please note that disabling certain essential cookies may affect the functionality of some parts of the website.
2. Use of Information
Personal Information
We may use the information we collect to:
- Respond to your questions or requests
- Provide services or information you have requested
- Process donations and other transactions
- Manage registrations for events, programs, retreats, or other activities
- Send newsletters or other communications when you have chosen to receive them
- Maintain, protect, and improve our website and services
- Understand how visitors use our website
- Meet applicable legal, administrative, or regulatory requirements
Sharing
We do not sell or rent your personal information.
We may share information when necessary to provide requested services, process transactions, comply with legal obligations, or protect the security and proper operation of our website and services.
Service Providers
We may work with trusted third-party service providers that help us operate our website and provide services. These may include providers for payment processing, email communications, website hosting, and analytics.
For example, we may use services such as Stripe for payment processing, SendGrid for email communications, and Google Analytics to understand how visitors use our website.
These service providers may process personal information only as necessary to provide their services and in accordance with their applicable privacy practices and legal obligations.
Retention
We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, provide requested services, meet legal or administrative requirements, resolve disputes, and maintain appropriate records.
When information is no longer required, we will take reasonable steps to delete or securely dispose of it in accordance with applicable requirements.
3. Security
We take reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures to protect personal information against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, alteration, or disclosure.
However, no method of transmitting information over the internet or storing information electronically can be guaranteed to be completely secure. While we make reasonable efforts to protect your information, we cannot guarantee absolute security.
4. Linked Websites
Our website may contain links to websites operated by third parties. These linked websites are not under our control, and we are not responsible for their content, privacy practices, or security.
We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any external website before providing personal information.
5. Cross-Border Transfers
As an organization serving visitors and supporters from different parts of the world, information collected through our website may be processed or stored in countries other than the country in which you are located.
Our third-party service providers, including payment, email, hosting, and analytics providers, may process information through systems located in different countries.
Where personal information is transferred internationally, we take reasonable steps to ensure that it is handled in accordance with applicable privacy and data protection requirements.
6. Changes to This Privacy Notice
We may update or modify this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, services, or applicable requirements.
If we make significant changes to this Privacy Policy, we will provide notice where appropriate. The most current version of the Privacy Policy will always be available on this page.
We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically to stay informed about how we handle information.
7. Questions
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or the privacy practices of this website, please contact us at: