Green Smith Nepal
Privacy Policy
Last
Updated: 04 July,
2025
Welcome to Green Smith
Nepal (“we,” “us,” or “our”). We respect your privacy and are committed to
protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we
collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our
website [www.greensmithnepal.com.np] (the
“Site”) and interact with our services.
Please read this policy
carefully to understand our views and practices regarding your personal data
and how we will treat it.
1. Introduction
Green Smith Nepal is
dedicated to environmental sustainability and community development. In
providing information and services through our website, we collect certain
types of information from our visitors and users to improve our services and
communicate effectively.
This Privacy Policy
applies to all visitors, users, and others who access the Site.
Contact Information:
Address: Kadaghari, Kageshwori
Manohara Municipality, Kathmandu, Nepal
2.
Information
We Collect
We collect information
to support our mission and enhance your experience, categorized as follows:
a.
Personal
Information (Information You Voluntarily Provide)
This refers to data
that can identify you directly. We collect this when you interact with our Site
through voluntary actions, such as:
·
Contact
Information: Your
full name, email address, and phone number when you subscribe to our
newsletters, fill out contact forms, register for events, or send us inquiries.
·
Feedback
and Engagement Data:
Comments or responses you submit via surveys, polls, feedback forms, or
interactive sections of our Site.
b.
Information
Collected Automatically
This refers to data that does not
directly identify you but provides insights into your browsing behavior and
technical environment. This information is collected automatically through
various technologies when you visit our Site:
- Device
and Connection Information:
Your Internet Protocol (IP) address, approximate geographical location
(derived from IP address), device type (e.g., mobile, desktop), browser
type and version, and operating system.
- Usage
Data: Details
of your visits to our Site, including the pages you view, the time spent
on those pages, the dates and times of access, referring/exit pages, and
clickstream data.
- Cookies
and Tracking Technologies:
Information collected through cookies, web beacons, pixels, and similar
technologies (as detailed in Section 6).
3.
How
We Use Your Information
We use the information we gather to
fulfill our organizational objectives, improve our services, and enhance your
engagement with Green Smith Nepal. Our primary uses include:
- Communication
and Engagement:
To respond to your inquiries, provide requested information or services,
send you updates, newsletters, or campaign announcements (only if you have
explicitly opted in).
- Website
Improvement:
To enhance the functionality, performance, and user experience of our
Site, diagnose technical issues, and ensure content is presented
effectively for your device.
- Content
Personalization and Advertising:
To customize the content you see and to display relevant advertisements
through platforms like Google AdSense, making your experience more
engaging and supporting our operational costs.
- Analytics
and Impact Measurement:
To conduct internal research and analysis on website traffic, user
demographics, and browsing patterns. This helps us understand the impact
of our outreach efforts, optimize our content strategies, and report on
our progress.
- Legal
Compliance and Security:
To comply with applicable legal obligations, industry standards, and
platform policies (such as Google AdSense Terms of Service 1), and to
protect our rights, property, and the safety of our users.
We do not use
your information for purposes other than those described here without your
consent.
4.
Legal
Basis for Processing (Where Applicable)
While Nepal is
developing comprehensive personal data protection laws, we adhere to principles
of fairness, transparency, and user consent. We process your personal data
based on:
- Your consent, when you provide
information voluntarily.
- Legitimate interests in
improving our services and ensuring website security.
5.
Sharing
and Disclosure of Information
We are committed to
maintaining the confidentiality of your personal information. We do not sell,
rent, or trade your personal information to third parties. However, we may
share limited data under specific circumstances:
·
Trusted
Third-Party Service Providers:
We engage third-party companies and individuals to facilitate our Site
operations, perform Site-related services, or assist us in analyzing how our
Site is used. This includes services for website hosting, data analytics (e.g.,
Google Analytics), email delivery, and advertising (e.g., Google AdSense).
These third parties are contractually obligated to protect your data and are
authorized to use your personal information only as necessary to provide these
services to us. They must adhere to privacy standards consistent with this
policy.
·
Legal
Compliance and Protection:
We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to
valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court order or government agency
request), or when we believe in good faith that such action is necessary to:
o
Comply
with a legal obligation.
o
Protect
and defend our rights or property.
o
Prevent
or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Site.
o
Protect
the personal safety of users of the Site or the public.
o
Protect
against legal liability.
Whenever possible, data
shared externally (especially with analytics and advertising partners like
Google) is anonymized or aggregated to prevent direct identification.
6.
Cookies
and Tracking Technologies
Our Site utilizes cookies and other
tracking technologies to collect non-personally identifiable data. These tools
are crucial for website functionality, analytics, and advertising.
- Cookies: Small text files placed on
your device by websites that you visit. They are widely used to make
websites work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the
owners of the site.
- Google
AdSense: We
use Google AdSense to display advertisements on our Site. AdSense uses
cookies or web beacons to serve ads based on your prior visits to our Site
or other websites. This enables Google and its partners to serve ads to
you based on your visit to our Site and/or other sites on the Internet 12.
- Google
Analytics: We
use Google Analytics to help us understand how visitors engage with our
Site. Google Analytics uses cookies to collect information and report
website usage statistics without personally identifying individual
visitors to Google 3.
Your Choices Regarding Cookies and
Personalized Ads:
- Browser
Settings:
Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You
can typically configure your browser to refuse all cookies, notify you
when a cookie is being sent, or delete existing cookies. Please note that
disabling cookies may affect the functionality and features of our Site
and other websites you visit.
- Google
Ad Settings:
You can opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google's Ad
Settings at https://www.google.com/settings/ads.
- Industry
Opt-Outs: You
may also opt out of some third-party vendors’ use of cookies for
personalized advertising by visiting www.aboutads.info/choices (for the
USA) or www.youronlinechoices.eu (for Europe).
7.
Data
Security
We implement robust
technical and organizational security measures to protect your personal
information from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction.
These measures include:
·
SSL
Encryption: Our
website uses Secure Socket Layer (SSL) encryption to secure data transmitted
between your browser and our servers.
·
Regular
Software Updates:
We maintain our systems and software with regular updates to patch
vulnerabilities and enhance security.
·
Access
Control: Access to
personal data is strictly limited to authorized personnel who require the
information to perform their specific job functions.
·
Data
Minimization: We
only collect personal data that is necessary for the stated purposes.
Despite our diligent
efforts, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is
entirely foolproof. Therefore, while we strive to use commercially acceptable
means to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
In the unlikely event of a data breach, we commit to notifying affected users
and relevant authorities promptly, in accordance with applicable laws.
8.
Data
Retention
We retain your personal
information only as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this
Privacy Policy or as required by law.
9.
Your
Rights and Choices
We respect your privacy
rights and provide you with mechanisms to control your personal information:
·
Opt-Out
of Marketing Communications: You can unsubscribe from our email newsletters or
marketing communications at any time by following the "unsubscribe"
link provided in those emails.
·
Access
and Correction: You have the right to request access to the personal
information we hold about you and to request that we correct any inaccurate or
incomplete data.
·
Deletion
(Right to Erasure): You may request the deletion of your personal information,
subject to certain legal exceptions.
·
Cookie
Management: As detailed in Section 3, you can manage cookies through your
browser settings or opt-out tools.
·
Withdraw
Consent: Where we process your data based on your consent, you have the right
to withdraw that consent at any time. This will not affect the lawfulness of
processing based on consent before its withdrawal.
·
Lodge
a Complaint: While Nepal's data protection framework is evolving, you have the
right to lodge a complaint with a relevant data protection authority if you
believe your privacy rights have been violated.
To exercise any of
these rights, please contact us using the information provided in Section 14.
We will respond to your request in accordance with applicable laws.
10. Third-Party Links
Our website may contain
links to external websites not operated by Green Smith Nepal. We are not
responsible for the privacy practices or content of these third-party sites. We
encourage you to review their privacy policies before providing any personal information.
11. Children’s Privacy
Our website is designed
for a general audience and is not intended for individuals under the age of 13.
We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children
under 13. If we become aware that we have inadvertently collected personal data
from a child under 13 without verifiable parental consent, we will take
immediate steps to remove that information from our servers. If you are a
parent or guardian and believe that your child has provided us with personal
information, please contact us.
12. International Data Transfers
If you are accessing
our Site from outside Nepal, please be aware that your information may be
transferred to, stored, and processed in Nepal or other countries where our
servers or service providers are located. By using our Site, you consent to
such transfers.
13. Changes to This Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy may
be revised periodically to reflect changes in our data practices, technological
advancements, or new legal obligations.
We will post any
updates on this page with a revised "Last Updated" date. We encourage
you to review this Privacy Policy from time to time to stay informed about how
we are protecting the personal information we collect. Significant changes will
be communicated prominently on our Site.
14. How to Contact Us
If you have any
questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our data
practices, please contact:
Green Smith Nepal
Email: greensmithnepal@gmail.com
Phone: +977-9860391181
Address: Kadaghari, Kageshwori Manohara
Municipality, Kathmandu, Nepal
Website: www.greensmithnepal.com.np
Summary
This Privacy Policy aims to be transparent about how Green Smith Nepal collects, uses, and protects your personal information when you engage with our website and services. We are committed to respecting your privacy and complying with applicable data protection principles as Nepal’s legal framework evolves.
