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    1. Genesis Foundation is committed to the ethical collection, retention, protection and use of information that you provide to us about yourself (“Personal Information”) on this site www.genesis-foundation.net (“Site”). Our Privacy Policy is designed and developed to ensure the privacy and security of your Personal Information provided to us.

    2. Your Personal Information is any information that can be used to uniquely identify a person and may comprise the following:

    a) your name
    b) your age
    c) your occupation
    d) a user ID and password of your choice
    e) your email and mailing address
    f) your telephone number
    g) your payment processing details
    h) limited personal details

    3. The following Privacy Policy sets forth our understanding with you on the collection, use and protection of your Personal Information. Please read the entire Privacy Policy.

    4. YOUR USE OF THE SITE CONSTITUTES YOUR CONSENT TO THE ALL THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS CONTAINED IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY (AS AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME) AND YOU SHALL BE BOUND BY THE SAME.

    5. Collection of Information

    5.1: Site Browsing: You browse the Site anonymously. We do not require you to identify yourself or reveal any Personal Information while browsing through the Site. However, you may not be able to access certain sections of the Site or interact with us without supplying us with Personal Information. For instance, you would not be able to transact at the Site or make any donations at the Site, without providing the Site with Personal Information. If you desire to register yourself at the Site, you would be required to provide your Personal Information.

    5.2: While you are browsing through the Site, the Site’s operating system may automatically record some general information (“General Information”) about your visit such as:

    (i) the date and time you visit the Site, along with the address of the previous website your were visiting, if you linked to us from another website
    (ii) the type of browser you are using (such as Internet Explorer version ‘X’)
    (iii) which ‘hit’ it is on the Site

    5.3: The General Information is not Personal Information. Genesis Foundation’s tracking system does not record personal information about individuals or link this information to any Personal Information collected from you.

    5.4: The General Information may be used by Genesis Foundation for statistical analysis, for tracking overall traffic patterns on the Site and to gauge the public interest in Genesis Foundation and the Site. Such General Information may be shared by Genesis Foundation with any person, at its discretion.

    5.5: Cookies:

    “Cookies” are small amounts of data that a website can send to a web browser on a visitor’s computer. The cookie is stored on a visitor’s computer. A cookie may enable the site holder to track how a visitor navigates through its site and the areas in which they show interest. This is similar to a traffic report: it tracks trends and behaviors, but does not identify individuals. Information gathered may include date and time of visits, pages viewed, time spent at the site, and the site visited just before and just after the Genesis Foundation site.

    Types of Cookies

    Cookies can be set to expire: on a specified date after a specific period of time when a transaction has been completed or when a user turns off his/her browser.

    A cookie that is erased from memory when a visitor’s browser closes is called a “session” cookie. Cookies that expire based on a time set by the Web server are called “persistent” cookies.

    Persistent cookies may be used in some cases, for example, to recognize when a visitor returns to a website. The web browser will send the cookie information from the initial visit back to the website. This is useful to the visitor if he or she has established a password at a particular website and wants to be identified by that site to perform a function or transaction.

    To browse anonymously, you may set your browser to disable cookies or delete cookies. Please note that disabling cookies for some services will impact ability to use that service.

    Refusing Cookies on Genesis Foundation’s Website

    Customers may choose not to accept cookies. Your web browser may alert and permit you to refuse cookies. When you receive an alert, you may choose at that time to refuse that cookie. If the use of cookies is a concern to you, then please make sure your browser has this capability, and that you set your browser to alert you accordingly.

    Newer browser versions allow you to be alerted or to automatically refuse cookies. You may need to download a more current version of your web browser from your service provider in order to obtain this option.

    Note: Some features and services provided by Genesis Foundation site require you to accept a cookie in order to be able to use the particular functionality or service. These cookies are used to establish a link between the user and the application server. The cookies contain unique session IDs, and no customer data is stored on the cookies.

    6.0 Usage of Information

    6.1: Personal information may be used by Genesis Foundation for internal purposes including the following:

    (i) sending you inter alia emails, features, promotional material, surveys, brochures, catalogues, Annual Report, reminders for donations, updates on the utilisation of donations by Genesis Foundation and other updates.
    (ii) processing your donations to Genesis Foundation and purchases of Genesis Foundation products on the Site, including but not limited to tickets to events organised by Genesis Foundation.
    (iii) delivering products you have purchased on the Site /Receipt for donations made by you to Genesis Foundation.
    (iv) maintaining an internal confidential database of all the Personal Information collected from visitors to the Site
    (v) evaluating and administering the Site and Genesis Foundation’s activities, responding to any problems that may arise and gauging visitor trends on the Site.

    7. Disclosure of Personal Information by Genesis Foundation

    7.1: Within Genesis Foundation, access to Personal Information collected by it will be given only to those persons who are authorised by Genesis Foundation and third parties hired by Genesis Foundation to perform administrative services. Genesis Foundation will provide access to third parties for inter alia entering and managing Personal Information in Genesis Foundation’s Database, processing your orders or donations preparing address labels, sending emails, which require such third parties to have access to your Personal Information. While such third parties will generally be subject to privacy and confidentiality obligations, Genesis Foundation cannot guarantee that such parties will keep your Personal Information confidential and Genesis Foundation will not be liable in any manner for any loss of confidentiality attributable to such third parties.

    7.2: Genesis Foundation may share Personal Information with any of persons who are associated with Genesis Foundation, including companies and non-governmental organisations affiliated with Genesis Foundation in any manner. Genesis Foundation will retain ownership rights over such information and will share only such portions of the Personal Information as it deems fit.

    7.3: Genesis Foundation is not liable in any manner whatsoever for the loss, damages(whether direct, indirect, punitive, special, consequential or incidental) or harm caused to you by the misuse of your Personal Information by a third party who is not an employee of Genesis Foundation.

    7.4: Notwithstanding anything contained herein or any other contract between you and Genesis Foundation, Genesis Foundation reserves the right to disclose any Personal Information about you without notice or consent as needed to satisfy any requirement of law, regulation, legal request or legal investigation, to conduct investigations of breaches of law, to protect the Site, to protect Genesis Foundation and its property, to protect our visitors and other persons and if required by the policy of Genesis Foundation.

    8. Security

    8.1: Genesis Foundation endeavours to use up-to-date security measures to protect your Personal Information. The Site is approved by Google Webmaster.

    8.2: Genesis Foundation is committed to protecting the information we receive from you. We take industry standard security measures possible to protect your information against unauthorised access to or unauthorised alteration, disclosure or destruction of data.

    8.3: Genesis Foundation however does not make any express or implied warranty with respect to the security measures that it may employ from time to time for the protection of the Personal Information.

    9. Links to other Websites

    The Site contains links to other websites for the benefit of its visitors. This Privacy Policy does not apply to such other websites. Genesis Foundation is not expressly or impliedly responsible for, or liable to any loss or damage caused to you by the collection, use and retention of Personal Information by such website in any manner whatsoever. It is important that you review the privacy policies of all websites you visit before you disclose any information to such websites.

    10. Variation of the Privacy Policy

    Genesis Foundation shall be absolutely entitled at its sole discretion from time to time add to, alter, delete or modify any of the terms and conditions contained herein. Such changes, additions, alterations, deletions or modifications shall be binding on you once you visit the Site after the Privacy Policy has been so amended.

    11. Copyright Protection

    All content on this Site including graphics, text, icons, interfaces, audio clips, logos, images and software is the property of Genesis Foundation and/or its content suppliers and is protected by Indian and international copyright laws. The arrangement and compilation (meaning the collection, arrangement, and assembly) of all content on this Site is the exclusive property of Genesis Foundation and protected by Indian and international copyright laws. Permission is given to use the resources of this Site only for the purposes of making enquiries, making a donation or placing an order for the purchase of Genesis Foundation products. Any other use, including the reproduction, modification, distribution, transmission, republication, display or performance, of the content on this Site can only be made with the express permission of Genesis Foundation. All other trademarks, brands and copyrights other than those belonging to Genesis Foundation belong to their respective owners and are their property.

    12. Genesis Foundation Donation Refund Policy

    Genesis Foundation takes the utmost care to process donations as per the instructions given by our donors, online and offline. Under ordinary ocurse donations once made shall not be refunded. However, in case of an unlikely event of an erroneous donation or if the donor would like to cancel his donation, Genesis Foundation will respond to the donor within 7 working days of receiving a valid request for refund from the donor. The timely refund of the donation will depend upon the type of credit card/banking instrument used during the transaction. The donor will have to send Genesis Foundation a written request for a refund within 2 days of making the donation to Genesis Foundation, c/o K&S Partners, 2nd Floor, Chimes 61, Sector 44, Gurugram, Haryana, India, email: [email protected] along with-

    1. Proof of the deduction of the donation amount.
    2. In cases where the donation receipt has already been issued to the donor, the donor will have to return the original receipt to us at our office addresses.
    3. If the tax exemption certificate is already issued, then we regret to inform you that we will not be able to refund the donation. However, in case of a valid refund request due to any error on Genesis Foundation’s part, Genesis foundation will refund the donation and bear the costs of the same.
    4. International donations will need minimum 10 days for the refund process.

    Our Code of Business Conduct states:

    We will not give, offer or accept bribes, whether in cash or otherwise, to or from any third party, including but not restricted to government officials, intermediaries, donors, funding agencies, CSR partners, hospitals, doctors, patients and prospective patients or their families.

    We will collectively ensure that all member of GF understand this policy through training, communication and by example.

    What is a bribe?

    Bribery is illegal. We cannot promise to make, pay or receive bribes.

    A bribe is
    (i) giving or promising to give, or,
    (ii) requesting or accepting or agreeing to accept,
    something of “value” to induce a person to act improperly in course of performance of his or her duties whether as an employee or in any other position.

    By acting improperly, a person could make decisions that are influenced by the bribe.

    The bribe may secure a grant, a donation, a contract, or benefit from that person or the organization; better payment terms or tax treatment; or it may expedite visas, permits or licenses.

    The value may be financial or otherwise. It could be cash; it could be a gift, lavish hospitality or the benefit such as offer of job or work experience to a family member.

    If the value were routed via a third party, it would still be a bribe.

    How do you apply the policy?

    The Trust does not allow any member of GF to receive or give any gifts or benefits from or to the people we deal with including but not limited to government officials, intermediaries, hospitals, doctors, patients and prospective patients or their families. The Trust seeks to ensure GF members are aware of the specific risks of bribery and corruption in their business and interactions with outside agency.

    If any GF member encounters a situation of possible or actual bribery or corruption in any of the activities and interactions of GF, such member must immediately bring it to the notice of the Trustees.

    Adviser Payment Policy:

    GF does not engage middlemen, intermediaries, or other go-between type of people.

    It is imperative that while acting for GF, the member knows with whom business is being conducted:: for example, what services are being offered; is the payment for such services appropriate; are you confident that none of that remuneration will be paid illegally to other parties – i.e., a corrupt payment or a bribe; is the party you are dealing with known to have a history of bribery or corruption?

    GF members should be aware that this policy applies to any business relationship that has an inherently higher risk of bribery or corruption, including amount paid by families of children directly to hospitals. In the event, the Trust becomes aware of any illegal activity or malpractice, the Trust will take legal or other appropriate action.

    Gifts and entertaining / hospitality:

    The giving or receiving of gifts or hospitality could be deemed as bribery if (a) its timing is coincidental with an important decision involving the two parties; (b) it is of such a value that it could be perceived as influencing decision making; or (c) is so frequent that it could be perceived as influencing decision making. Gifts and entertaining are not prohibited by the Trust as long as they are not excessive either in value or volume and are not associated with a decision.

    Adherence to Legislations:

    We expect all persons we deal with to adhere to the Prevention of Corruption Act 1988, The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act 1977 and the UK Bribery Act 2010 in letter and spirit.

    GF/2019

    Genesis Foundation (GF) is a not for profit organization set up with a very simple thought that no child should die due to lack of funds for treatment.

    GF facilitates medical treatment for critically ill under-privileged children suffering from serious life-threatening congenital heart disorders (CHD). The support required in CHD varies from specific surgeries (including neonatal), Cath Lab Interventions, along with recovery and recuperation post-surgery.

    We Save Little Hearts

    As on April 1, 2023, GF has supported medical treatment of over 3500 critically ill children. The children supported by the Foundation belong to families with an income of less than Rs 20,000 (USD 240 approximately) per month and the parents (or caregivers) are unable to afford treatment of these children.

    100% of funds raised are used towards treatment of children as all overhead costs are borne by the founder trustees. GF is registered under Section 12-A and 80-G of the Income Tax Act, which entitles 50% tax exemption. GF is also registered under FCRA allowing it to receive foreign funds.

    The following are the guiding principles for GF in all their interactions with all of its stakeholders including members of GF, government officials, donors, funding agencies, CSR partners, intermediaries, hospitals, doctors, patients and prospective patients or their families.

    • We do not discriminate people based on race, religion, national origin, colour, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age or disability;
    • We believe that a workplace should be safe and civilised; we do not tolerate sexual harassment, discrimination or offensive behaviour of any kind, which includes the persistent demeaning of individuals through words or actions, the display or distribution of offensive material, or the use or possession of weapons on our or client premises;
    • We do not tolerate the use, possession or distribution of illegal drugs, or our people reporting for work under the influence of drugs or alcohol;
    • We do not undertake activities which are intended or designed to mislead, including in relation to social, environmental and human rights issues;
    • We will not consider potential donors, funding agencies, CSR partners, intermediaries, hospitals, doctors, or vendors who could damage the Trust’s reputation.
    • We will not, for personal or family gain, directly or indirectly, engage in any activity which is detrimental to the interest of the Trust;
    • We will not give, offer or accept bribes, whether in cash or otherwise, to or from any third party, including but not restricted to government officials, donors, funding agencies, CSR partners, intermediaries, hospitals, doctors, patients and prospective patients or their families. We will collectively ensure that all members of GF understand this policy through training, communication and by example;
    • We will not offer any items of personal inducement to secure donors or funding or any other arrangements;
    • We will not accept for our personal benefit goods or services of more than nominal value from any stakeholders, suppliers, potential suppliers;
    • We will continue to strive to make a positive contribution to society and the environment by maintaining high standards of ethics; respecting human rights; respecting the environment; supporting community organisations; supporting development of all those we engage with; and managing significant corporate responsibility risks.

    Any violation of these Guiding Principles should be reported immediately to the Trustees either through mail or in person. The Trust has an open- door policy for any complaints of whatsoever nature.

    All sensitive situations will be treated confidentially and will be promptly investigated. No retaliatory behaviour against anyone making bona fide reports will be tolerated. If the result of the investigation indicates that corrective action is called for, such action may include disciplinary measures up to and including termination of GF’s relationship with the offender.