Privacy Policy
Greenland Ashram
Operated by Sai Khazana – Proprietorship
Sathya Sai Nagar, Enlightenment Road
Paliapattu P.O.
Tiruvannamalai – 606704
Tamil Nadu, India
Email: greenlandashram@gmail.com
Website: www.greenlandashram.com
Last Updated: 23 August 2026
1. Introduction
Greenland Ashram, operated by Sai Khazana Proprietorship (“Greenland Ashram”, “we”, “us”, or “our”), respects the privacy of visitors to our website and of people who contact, visit, register with, or participate in activities organised by Greenland Ashram.
This Privacy Policy explains how we may collect, use, store, share, and protect personal information when you visit our website, contact us, register for an event or programme, make an enquiry, or otherwise interact with Greenland Ashram.
We aim to handle personal information responsibly and in accordance with applicable data-protection and privacy laws.
2. Who Is Responsible for Your Personal Data
The organisation responsible for personal information collected through this website is:
Greenland Ashram
Operated by Sai Khazana – Proprietorship
Sathya Sai Nagar, Enlightenment Road
Paliapattu P.O.
Tiruvannamalai – 606704
Tamil Nadu, India
Email: greenlandashram@gmail.com
For questions about privacy or the use of your personal information, please contact us at the email address above.
3. Information We May Collect
Depending on how you interact with Greenland Ashram and our website, we may collect information including:
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Your name
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Email address
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Telephone or WhatsApp number
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Country or place of residence
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Information submitted through contact or enquiry forms
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Information provided when registering for programmes, retreats, gatherings, events, accommodation, or other activities
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Details of communications you send to us
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Information you voluntarily provide when communicating with Greenland Ashram
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Technical information relating to your use of our website
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IP address
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Browser and device information
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Approximate geographic location derived from your IP address
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Cookie and website usage information
We only seek to collect personal information reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it is required.
4. How We Collect Personal Information
We may collect personal information when you:
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Visit our website
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Complete a contact or enquiry form
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Contact Greenland Ashram by email, telephone, WhatsApp, or another communication service
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Register for a retreat, gathering, spiritual programme, seminar, conference, event, accommodation, or other activity
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Subscribe to newsletters or updates
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Make a donation or payment where such facilities are offered
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Stay at or visit Greenland Ashram
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Voluntarily provide information to us
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Accept optional cookies through our website's cookie consent system
Certain technical information may also be collected automatically by our website platform and related technologies.
5. How We Use Your Information
We may use personal information for purposes including:
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Responding to enquiries and requests
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Communicating with visitors and participants
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Processing registrations and reservations
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Organising retreats, spiritual programmes, gatherings, seminars, cultural activities, or other events
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Managing accommodation or services requested by visitors
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Providing information about Greenland Ashram and its activities
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Sending newsletters, announcements, or programme information where you have agreed to receive them
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Processing payments or donations where applicable
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Maintaining appropriate administrative and accounting records
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Improving our website and services
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Maintaining the safety and security of our website and organisation
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Understanding how visitors use our website
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Complying with applicable legal, tax, accounting, regulatory, or governmental requirements
Greenland Ashram does not sell personal information to third parties.
6. Legal Basis for Processing
Where applicable privacy legislation requires a legal basis for processing, we may process your personal information on the basis of:
Consent
Where you have voluntarily agreed to the collection or use of your information for a particular purpose.
For example, this may apply when you subscribe to communications or consent to non-essential website cookies.
You may withdraw your consent at any time by contacting us.
Providing a Requested Service
We may process information where necessary to respond to an enquiry, register you for a programme, arrange accommodation, process a reservation, or provide another service you have requested.
Legal Obligations
We may retain or process information where necessary to comply with applicable laws, regulations, accounting requirements, tax requirements, or lawful requests from public authorities.
Legitimate Organisational Interests
We may process limited personal information where reasonably necessary for the legitimate administration, operation, security, and improvement of Greenland Ashram, provided that such use does not improperly override your privacy rights.
7. Cookies
Our website may use cookies and similar technologies.
Cookies are small files stored on your computer, mobile telephone, tablet, or other device when you visit a website.
Cookies may be used to:
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Enable essential website functionality
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Remember visitor preferences
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Maintain website security
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Analyse website traffic and performance
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Understand how visitors interact with our website
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Enable embedded content or third-party services
Cookies may be classified as:
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Essential cookies
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Functional cookies
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Analytics cookies
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Marketing or advertising cookies
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Third-party cookies
Where required by law, non-essential cookies will only be activated after you have provided appropriate consent.
You may accept or reject non-essential cookies through the cookie consent banner available on our website.
You may also change your cookie choices through the privacy or cookie settings available on the website.
8. Wix Website Platform
Our website is built and hosted using the Wix platform.
Wix and its affiliated service providers may process certain technical and personal information necessary to provide website hosting, security, analytics, communications, and other website functions.
Information processed through Wix may be stored or processed in different countries depending on Wix's infrastructure and service providers.
Visitors may consult Wix's own privacy documentation for further information concerning Wix's handling of personal information.
9. Website Analytics
We may use website analytics services provided by Wix or other providers to help us understand how visitors use the website.
Analytics information may include:
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Pages visited
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Time spent on the website
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Device type
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Browser type
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General geographic region
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Referring website
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Website interactions
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Technical performance information
Where consent is legally required, analytics cookies will only be activated after the visitor has provided consent.
10. Third-Party Services
Our website may contain or integrate third-party services.
These may include services such as:
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YouTube
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Google Maps
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Google services
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Facebook
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Instagram
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WhatsApp
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Video or audio platforms
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Payment providers
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Booking or registration services
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Email communication or newsletter services
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Social-media platforms
When you interact with such services, the third-party provider may collect or process information in accordance with its own privacy policy.
Greenland Ashram does not control the privacy practices of independent third-party websites and services.
We encourage visitors to review the privacy policies of those providers.
11. Embedded Videos, Maps and Social Media
Our website may display embedded content, including videos, maps, social-media content, or other material provided by third parties.
Such embedded content may function in a similar manner to visiting the third-party provider's website directly.
Depending on your cookie preferences, these services may collect technical information or place cookies on your device.
Where technically supported, optional third-party content may remain blocked until appropriate consent has been provided.
12. Communications and Newsletters
If you subscribe to receive communications from Greenland Ashram, we may use your contact information to send you:
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Programme announcements
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Retreat information
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Event information
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Ashram news
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Spiritual or organisational updates
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Information that we believe may be relevant to your previous enquiry or participation
Where communications are based upon your consent, you may withdraw that consent at any time.
You may unsubscribe by following an unsubscribe option provided in the communication, where available, or by contacting:
13. Payments and Donations
Where the website permits payments, donations, reservations, or other financial transactions, these transactions may be processed by an independent payment service provider.
Greenland Ashram may receive information confirming the transaction, but payment card or banking information may be processed directly by the payment provider according to its own privacy and security practices.
We recommend reviewing the relevant payment provider's privacy policy before making a transaction.
14. Sharing Personal Information
We may share personal information only where reasonably necessary.
Recipients may include:
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Wix and website service providers
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Hosting and technical service providers
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Payment processors
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Email and communication providers
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Booking or registration providers
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Accountants, auditors, legal advisers, or other professional advisers
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Service providers assisting with Greenland Ashram activities
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Governmental or regulatory authorities where disclosure is legally required
We do not sell or rent your personal information to third parties for their independent marketing purposes.
15. International Visitors and International Data Transfers
Greenland Ashram welcomes visitors from India and other countries.
Because our website and some service providers operate internationally, personal information may in some circumstances be stored or processed outside the country in which you live.
Where required under applicable privacy law, we seek to ensure that reasonable safeguards are used when personal information is transferred internationally.
16. How Long We Keep Personal Information
We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected.
The appropriate retention period may depend on:
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The nature of the information
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The reason it was collected
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Whether you continue to have a relationship with Greenland Ashram
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Administrative requirements
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Accounting and taxation requirements
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Legal or regulatory obligations
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The need to establish or defend legal claims
When information is no longer reasonably required, we may delete, destroy, or anonymise it.
17. Security of Personal Information
Greenland Ashram takes reasonable administrative, organisational, and technical measures to protect personal information against:
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Unauthorised access
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Loss
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Misuse
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Unauthorised disclosure
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Alteration
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Destruction
Our website platform and service providers may also apply their own technical and security measures.
However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
18. Your Privacy Rights
Depending on the laws applicable to you and your place of residence, you may have rights regarding your personal information.
These may include the right to:
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Ask whether we hold personal information about you
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Request access to personal information we hold about you
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Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information
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Request deletion of your information where legally applicable
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Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent
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Object to certain uses of your information
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Request restriction of certain processing
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Request information concerning how your personal information is being used
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Lodge a complaint with an appropriate data-protection authority
To make a privacy-related request, please contact:
We may need to verify your identity before processing certain requests.
19. European Union and European Economic Area Visitors
If you are located in the European Union or European Economic Area, you may have additional rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
These may include rights of access, correction, erasure, restriction, objection, data portability, and withdrawal of consent where applicable.
You may also have the right to lodge a complaint with the data-protection supervisory authority in your country of residence.
20. Privacy of Children
Greenland Ashram does not knowingly seek to collect personal information from children through this website without appropriate consent where parental or guardian consent is legally required.
If activities or programmes involve minors, additional information may be requested from a parent or legal guardian where necessary for registration, safeguarding, health, safety, or legal purposes.
If you believe that information relating to a child has been provided to us improperly, please contact us at:
21. Sensitive Personal Information
Please avoid sending sensitive or confidential personal information through general website forms unless it is reasonably necessary for a service or programme you have requested.
Where sensitive information is voluntarily provided to us and its processing is necessary, we aim to handle such information with appropriate care and confidentiality.
22. External Links
Our website may contain links to websites operated by third parties.
Greenland Ashram is not responsible for the privacy policies, security practices, or content of independent third-party websites.
Visitors should review the privacy policy of any external website they choose to visit.
23. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect:
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Changes to our website
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Changes to our activities or services
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New technologies
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Changes in applicable laws or regulations
The most recent version will be published on this website together with the date on which it was last updated.
24. Contact Us
If you have any questions, requests, or concerns about this Privacy Policy or about how Greenland Ashram handles personal information, please contact:
Greenland Ashram
Operated by Sai Khazana – Proprietorship
Sathya Sai Nagar, Enlightenment Road
Paliapattu P.O.
Tiruvannamalai – 606704
Tamil Nadu, India
Email: greenlandashram@gmail.com
Website: www.greenlandashram.com