Privacy & Data Protection Policy

1. Institutional Privacy Pledge

BishnoiAtlas.in operates strictly as a public utility and cultural repository for the Bishnoi community worldwide. We are firmly committed to individual dignity, personal privacy, and ethical handling of member data. We do not sell, rent, or monetize personal information under any circumstances.

2. Blood Donor Contact Protection

Unlike conventional unmoderated directories, voluntary blood donors' phone numbers and personal emails are encrypted at rest in our database and are NEVER exposed in public web pages or raw API endpoints. Contact between patients and voluntary donors is mediated through regional volunteer coordination desks to eliminate spam and commercial harassment.

3. Member Profile Visibility Controls

Registered community members maintain granular control over their profile visibility via their dashboard:

• Private: Visible only to platform administrators for official seva/scholarship processing.
• Members Only (Default): Visible only to verified logged-in community members.
• Public: Discoverable in the public directory for mentorship and community outreach.

4. Cookies and Security Logging

We use secure, HTTP-only session cookies strictly necessary for login authentication, CSRF prevention, and rate-limiting brute force attacks. Security audit logs record IP addresses and administrative operations to ensure institutional integrity.

5. Contact Grievance Officer

For data access requests, deletion requests, or privacy questions, contact our designated privacy desk at: privacy@bishnoiatlas.in.