Privacy Policy.

Effective date: 5 September 2026

1. Who we are

This website is operated by the Seed Transformation Network - South Asia chapter("STN South Asia", "we", "us" or "our"). We are a peer community of past participants of the Stanford Seed Transformation Program across India, Nepal, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.

If you have any questions about this policy or how we handle your data, please contact us at hello@stnsa.org.

2. What information we collect

We collect information that you provide directly to us, such as when you:

• Fill out the contact form on our website (name, email, phone and message);
• Register for an event or express interest in membership;
• Correspond with us by email, phone or social media.

We also collect limited technical information automatically when you browse the site, including your IP address, browser type, device information, pages visited and the dates/times of your visits.

3. Cookies and analytics

We use cookies and similar technologies to help the site work properly, understand how visitors use it, and improve the experience. Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website.

We use Google Analytics to collect anonymised information about how visitors interact with our site. Google Analytics uses cookies to track usage patterns, such as which pages are visited and how long visitors spend on the site. This data helps us understand what content is useful and improve the website.

When you first visit our site, you will see a cookie banner that lets you accept or decline non-essential cookies. You can change your preference at any time by clearing your browser cookies for this site; the banner will reappear on your next visit.

For more details about how Google processes analytics data, please see Google's Privacy Policy.

4. How we use your information

We use the information we collect to:

• Respond to your enquiries and provide information about STN South Asia;
• Process event registrations and membership-related requests;
• Improve our website, content and communications;
• Send occasional updates about events, programmes and community activities (only where you have agreed to receive them);
• Comply with legal obligations and protect our rights.

5. How we share your information

We do not sell your personal information. We may share your information with:

• Service providers who help us operate the website and communications (such as hosting, email and analytics providers);
• Other members or volunteers of STN South Asia where necessary to follow up on your enquiry or event registration;
• Regulators, courts or other authorities where required by law.

6. Data retention

We keep your personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected, including any legal, accounting or reporting requirements. Contact form submissions and correspondence are typically retained for up to two years unless you ask us to delete them earlier.

7. Your rights

Depending on where you are located, you may have rights over your personal information, including the right to:

• Access the personal information we hold about you;
• Request correction or deletion of your personal information;
• Object to or restrict certain processing activities;
• Withdraw your consent at any time (where processing is based on consent).

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at hello@stnsa.org. We will respond to your request within a reasonable timeframe.

8. Security

We take reasonable precautions to protect your information from loss, misuse, unauthorised access or disclosure. However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.

9. Links to other websites

Our website may contain links to other websites, including the Stanford Seed Transformation Program site and our members' platforms. This privacy policy applies only to our website, so we encourage you to read the privacy policies of any third-party sites you visit.

10. Changes to this policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated effective date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

11. Contact us

If you have any questions about this privacy policy or our data practices, please contact us:

Seed Transformation Network - South Asia
Email: hello@stnsa.org
Phone: +91 7200 791 357