Privacy Policy

www.bahaiacademy.org

The Baha’i Academy

The Baha’i Academy is a subsidiary of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’is of India. This privacy notice for bhaiacademy.org  ("we," "us," or "our"), describes how and why we might collect, store, use, and/or share ("process") your information when you use our services ("Services"), such as when you:

• Visit our website at bhaiacademy.org, and https://bahaiacademyonline.com/  or any website of ours that links to this privacy notice

• Engage with us in other related ways, including joining our courses, send articles for our peer-reviewed journal, events, or purchase of our publications

Questions or concerns? Reading this privacy notice will help you understand your privacy rights and choices. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, please do not use our Services.

PRIVACY

Visitors to this website of the Baha’i Academy as well as Baha’i Academy’s learning management system (BALMS https://bahaiacademyonline.com/ ) are not tracked, except to for generating  comprehensive data about visitors to these sites without detecting individual users. So we do not process sensitive personal information and we do not receive any information from third parties.

 Details of those who register for the Baha’i Academy courses or submit article for The Compass, the peer reviewed Journal of the Baha’i Academy are maintained in the database for the specific purposes mentioned above.  In other words we collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you register on the Services, express an interest in obtaining information about us or our products and Services, when you participate in activities on the Services, or otherwise when you contact us. The personal information that we collect depends on the context of your interactions with us and the Services, the choices you make, and the products and features you use. The personal information we collect may include the following:

• phone numbers

• names

• mailing addresses

We do not process any sensitive information.

In Short: We process your information to provide, improve, and administer our Services, communicate with you, for security and fraud prevention, and to comply with law.

We process your personal information for a variety of reasons, depending on how you interact with our Services, including:

• To facilitate account creation and authentication and otherwise manage user accounts. We may process your information so you can create and log in to your account, as well as keep your account in working order.

• To save or protect an individual's vital interest. We may process your information when necessary to save or protect an individual’s vital interest, such as to prevent harm.

• We may also process your information for other purposes with your consent.
• When we have no ongoing legitimate business need to process your personal information, we will either delete or anonymize such information, or, if this is not possible (for example, because your personal information has been stored in backup archives), then we will securely store your personal information and isolate it from any further processing until deletion is possible.

• Legal Obligations. We may process your information where we believe it is necessary for compliance with our legal obligations, such as to cooperate with a law enforcement body or regulatory agency, exercise or defend our legal rights, or disclose your information as evidence in litigation in which we are involved.
• Vital Interests. We may process your information where we believe it is necessary to protect your vital interests or the vital interests of a third party, such as situations involving potential threats to the safety of any person.
• Affiliates. We may share your information with our affiliates, in which case we will require those affiliates to honor this privacy notice. Affiliates include our parent body and any subsidiaries, joint venture partners, or other companies that we control or that are under common control with us.

 If cookies are used for smooth functioning of the websites, they do not track website users or collect personal restricted information. The privacy policies of the websites whose links are included in this website are different from this website.  

Account Information:If you would at any time like to review or change the information in your account or terminate your account, you can:

• Log in to your account settings and update your user account.

• Contact us using the contact information provided.

Upon your request to terminate your account, we will deactivate or delete your account and information from our active databases. However, we may retain some information in our files to prevent fraud, troubleshoot problems, assist with any investigations, enforce our legal terms and/or comply with applicable legal requirements.

 TERMS OF USE

If you wish to use the content of this website, please follow the conditions mentioned here below:

• It’s not permissible to use the content of this website in ways that present wrongly the original purpose of this site.
• If you wish to use any Content, it must be accompanied by the following notice: “Copyright © Bahá’í Academy, Panchgani and provide attribution to this source. Attribution must follow the APA style of referencing . No alteration should be made to the content. The same applies to phots and videos, maps, graphs etc.
• Permission to use reproduce, distribute, link and/or display the Audio-Visual content of this website is limited and restricted, if the purpose, character, nature or meaning of the content remains intact, and credit is given as stated above.
• Separate permission should be sought in advance for commercial use of the content of this website. Contact director@bahaiacademy.org for this purpose. 
• The Baha’i Academy may withdraw permission to use the Content of this website at any time and for any use. This implies immediate termination of the use of the Content.
• The Baha’i Academy is not responsible if any third party uses the Content. Moreover the Baha’i Academy will not be blameable by or accountable to any person or organization for any punitive damages -- whether direct, incidental, consequential, indirect --that may result from access to or use of the Content.
• These conditions may be revised by the Baha’i Academy at any time without prior notice.

COPYRIGHT

All content on this website, such as text, photographs, images, illustrations, maps, audio clips, and video clips etc., is protected by copyrights, trademarks, and other intellectual property rights. The Baha’i Academy reserves its rights for full legal protection of its content under all appropriate national and international laws.

REFUNDS/CANCELLATIONS
Our Return and Refund Policy was last updated 29 Feb. 2024.

Thank you for shopping at www.bahaiacademy.org / www.bahaiacademyonline.com  .

If, for any reason, You are not completely satisfied with a purchase (i.e. the Journal, or other publications) we invite You to review our policy on refunds and returns.

The following terms are applicable for any products that you may purchase with us.

Definitions

For the purposes of this Return and Refund Policy, the following definitions shall have the same meaning regardless of whether they appear in singular or in plural.

• “Company” (referred to as either "the Company", "We", "Us" or "Our" in this Agreement) refers to the Baha’i Academy, Panchgani
• “Goods” refers to the items offered for sale on the service here.
• “Orders” means a request by you to purchase goods or avail services from us.
• “Service” refers to the what is available through this website.
• “Website” refers to Baha’i Academy, accessible from www.bahaiacademy.org www.bahaiacademyonline.com 
• “You” means the individual accessing or using the service, or the company, or any other legal entity on behalf of which such individual is accessing or using the service, as applicable.

Your Order Cancellation Rights

You are entitled to cancel your order within 10 days without giving any reason for doing so.

The deadline for cancelling an order is 10 days from the date on which you receive the goods or on which a third party you have appointed, who is not the carrier, takes possession of the product delivered.

In order to exercise Your right of cancellation, you must inform Us of your decision by means of a clear statement. You can inform us of your decision by:

• By sending us an email: director@bahaiacademy.org

 We will reimburse You no later than 10 days from the day on which We receive the returned goods. We will use the same means of payment as you used for the order, and you will not incur any fees for such reimbursement.

Conditions for Returns

In order for the Goods to be eligible for a return, please make sure that:

• The Goods were purchased in the last 14 days
• The Goods are in the original packaging
• The following Goods cannot be returned:
  • The supply of Goods made to Your specifications or clearly personalized.
  • The supply of Goods which according to their nature are not suitable to be returned, deteriorate rapidly or where the date of expiry is over.
  • The supply of Goods which are not suitable for return due to health protection or hygiene reasons and were unsealed after delivery.
  • The supply of Goods which are, after delivery, according to their nature, inseparably mixed with other items.

We reserve the right to refuse returns of any goods that does not meet the above return conditions in our sole discretion.

Returning Goods

You are responsible for the cost and risk of returning the Goods to Us. You should send the Goods at the following address: Baha’i Academy, Shivajinagar, Panchgani-412805, Dist. Satara, Maharashtra

 We cannot be held responsible for Goods damaged or lost in return shipment. Therefore, we recommend an insured and trackable mail service. We are unable to issue a refund without actual receipt of the Goods or proof of received return delivery.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about our Returns and Refunds Policy, please contact us by sending us an email: director@bahaiacademy.org

 

SHIPPING POLICY 
Our Shipping Policy was last updated on 29 Feb. 2024

 

Interpretation and Definitions

Interpretation

The words of which the initial letter is capitalized have meanings defined under the following conditions. The following definitions shall have the same meaning regardless of whether they appear in singular or in plural.

Definitions

For the purposes of this Disclaimer:

Definitions

For the purposes of this, the following definitions shall have the same meaning regardless of whether they appear in singular or in plural.

• “Company” (referred to as either "the Company", "We", "Us" or "Our" in this Agreement) refers to the Baha’i Academy, Panchgani
• “Goods” refers to the items offered for sale on the service here.
• “Orders” means a request by you to purchase goods or avail services from us.
• “Service” refers to the what is available through this website.
• “Website” refers to Baha’i Academy, accessible from www.bahaiacademy.org www.bahaiacademyonline.com 
• “You” means the individual accessing or using the service, or the company, or any other legal entity on behalf of which such individual is accessing or using the service, as applicable.

 Thank you for visiting and shopping at www.bahaiacademy.org www.bahaiacademyonline.com  . The following terms and conditions constitute our Shipping Policy. This Shipping was generated by TermsFeed Shipping Policy Generator.

Domestic Shipping Policy

Shipment processing times:

All Orders are processed within 2-3 business days. Orders are not shipped or delivered on weekends or holidays.

If We are experiencing a high volume of orders, shipments may be delayed by a few days. Please allow additional days in transit for delivery. If there will be a significant delay in shipment of Your Order, We will contact You via email or telephone.

Shipping rates & delivery estimates

Shipping charges for Your Orders will be calculated and displayed at checkout.

• Shipping method within India: Speed Post/Registered Parcel through Indian Postal Department
  Shipment cost: Free
  Estimated delivery time: 3-5 business days

• Shipping method for international delivery: Blue Dart/DHL/FedEx
  Shipment cost: $95 USD
  Estimated delivery time: 5-8 business days

Delivery delays can occasionally occur.

Shipment confirmation & Order tracking

You will receive a Shipment Confirmation Email once Your Order has shipped containing your tracking number(s). The tracking number will be active sometime after booking.

Customs, Duties and Taxes

www.bahaiacademy.org / www.bahaiacademyonline.com  is not responsible for any customs and taxes applied to Your Order. All fees imposed during or after shipping are the responsibility of the customer (tariffs, taxes)

Damages

www.bahaiacademy.org / www.bahaiacademyonline.com is not liable for any products damaged or lost during shipping. If You received Your Order damaged, please contact the shipment carrier to file a claim.

Please save all packaging materials and damaged goods before filing a claim.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Shipping Policy, You can contact Us by sending us an email: director@bahaiacademy.org

CONTACT US ABOUT THIS NOTICE:

If you have questions or comments about this notice, you may contact us by post at:

Director, Baha’i Academy, Shivajinagar, Panchgani-412805, Dist. Satara, Maharashtra

Email: director@bahaiacademy.org

Last updated 27 Feb. 2024. We encourage you to review this privacy notice frequently to be informed of how we are protecting your information.