Privacy Policy

This web portal is owned by "The Wildlife Odisha", a registered body under the Society Registration Act of 1860 and operating in the O/o PCCF (WL) & CWLW, Odisha, Forest Environment and Climate Change Department, Govt. of Odisha. This website is committed to safeguarding any personal information provided via this web portal.

This Privacy Policy explains the practices regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of your information. By using this site, you consent to this Privacy Policy.

(a) Intellectual Property

All content on this site is protected by copyright and other intellectual property laws. You may not modify, publish, distribute, repost, perform, display or commercially exploit any content in any way.

(b) Privacy Commitment

This website respects and protects your privacy. Personally identifiable information is not disclosed to third parties without your consent, except as described in this Privacy Policy.

(c) Consent

By using this web portal, you agree to this Privacy Policy. When submitting information, you consent to its collection, use, and disclosure in accordance with this policy.

(d) Active Information Collection

• This site may actively collect information from users, such as names, email addresses, phone numbers, etc., when you submit forms or subscribe to services. Required and optional information will be clearly indicated.
• No financial data (e.g., bank account or credit card numbers) is collected or stored during payment processes.
• SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) encryption is used to protect your information during transmission.

(e) Passive Information Collection

• Passive data (like navigation details) may be collected as you browse the portal using technologies such as cookies and log files.
• This site may use your IP address to diagnose server issues, manage traffic, improve performance, and enhance site experience. IP addresses are typically non-personally identifiable.

(f) Use and Disclosure of Information

This website would like to safeguard the information you provide to us about yourself. This Privacy Policy is designed to tell you about our practices regarding collection, use, and disclosure of information that you may provide via this site. Please be sure to read this entire Privacy Policy before using, or submitting information, to this site. Use of this site constitutes your consent to our Privacy Policy.

(g) Links from Other Web Sites

Web sites that have links on this website web portal may collect personally identifiable information about you. The data protection practices of those Web sites linked to this website are not covered by this policy statement. You are advised to check the data protection policies of these third-party Web sites yourself before using those sites.

(h) Security

This website takes reasonable steps to protect your personally identifiable information as you transmit your information from your computer to this web portal and to protect such information from loss, misuse, and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. However, no data transmissions over the internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while THIS WEBSITE strives to protect your personal information it cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to this web portal via the internet, and you do so at your own risk. Once this website receives your transmission, it will use best efforts to ensure the security of your data/information on this website.

(i) Disclaimer

The materials on this Web site may contain inaccuracies and typographical errors. This website does not warrant the accuracy or completeness of the data or materials or the reliability of any advice, opinion, statement or other information displayed or distributed through this web portal. You acknowledge that any reliance on any such opinion, advice, statement, memorandum, or information shall be at your sole risk. This website reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to correct any error or omission in any portion of the site. This website may make any other changes to the web portal, the materials and the products, programs, services or prices described in this web portal at any time without notice.

The information and materials on this Web site, and the software made available here, are provided "As Is" without any representation or warranty, express or implied, of any kind, including, but not limited to, warranties of merchantability, non-infringement, or fitness for any particular purpose. Some jurisdictions do not allow for the exclusion of implied warranties, so the above exclusions may not apply to you.

(j) How to Contact Us?

If you have any questions, comments, or concerns about this Privacy Policy or the information practices of this site, please use the "Contact Us" link on this Web portal or you may send an email to this website at odishawildlife@gmail.com.

(k) Changes to This Privacy Policy

If this Privacy Policy changes, the revised policy will be posted on this web portal. Please check back periodically, and especially before you provide any personally identifiable information.