NOTE: The policies are getting updated with time to time, RFCSR requests you to visit this page regularly to know the details and make yourself updated.

This website is controlled and maintained by Rosalind Franklin Council of Scientific Research (RFCSR). If you would like to provide feedback regarding the website, please submit the contact us form in the connect page.

• Information Collected

RFCSR collects information from you when you subscribe to a newsletter, submit any forms and submit a donation.

When donating, registering or submitting any forms on this website, as appropriate, you may be asked to enter certain personal details such as your name, occupation, address, e-mail address etc. or financial details such as bank account or credit card or debit card or other payment instrument details. You may, however, also visit the website anonymously. By providing the above information, you consent to authorize RFCSR to use such information in the manner and for the purposes prescribed in this Privacy Policy.

• Advertisements

Google, as a third party vendor, uses cookies to serve advertisements on our site. Google’s use of the DART cookie enables it to serve advertisements to users based on their visit to the websites and other sites on the Internet. Users may opt out of the use of the DART cookie by visiting the Google ad and content network privacy policy.

• Use of Information Collected

Any of the information RFCSR collect from you may be used in any one or more of the following ways:

• To process donations

Your information, whether public or private, will not be sold, exchanged, transferred, or given to any other person for any reason whatsoever, without your consent.

• To send periodic emails

The email address you provide for processing, may be used to send you information and updates pertaining to your order. In addition, if you have selected the option to receive our newsletter, you will receive occasional news, updates, related information or news information, etc.

If at any time you would like to unsubscribe from receiving future emails, you can send email to us to unsubscribe, and if you receive any unsubscribe instructions at the bottom of each email, you can process accordingly.

• Protection of Information

As per Indian law, RFCSR is required to comply with reasonable security practices and procedures which include a comprehensive documented information security program and information security policy that contain managerial, technical, operational and physical security control measures.

RFCSR implements a variety of security measures to maintain the safety of your personal information and sensitive personal information or data provided, subject to applicable law (Information Technology Act and its corresponding rules). Please note that RFCSR complies with globally accepted security practices and norms as regards the protection of information of the users.

RFCSR use secure servers for our financial transactions, including when you make a donation. All supplied sensitive/credit information is transmitted via Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology and then encrypted into our Payment gateway providers database only to be accessible by those authorized with special access rights to such systems, and are required to keep the information confidential. After a transaction, your private information (credit cards, social security numbers, financials, etc.) will not be stored on our servers.

In some places on this website, RFCSR ask for your feedback, opinion or suggestions, and provide you with a link for emailing us your response e.g. the contact us form and any other forms. But again RFCSR will only use the email address, received from you for the purpose of responding to your questions or suggestions, or any other communication purpose.

RFCSR and some affiliates may share / sell some or all of your personal information with another business entity should we plan to merge with or be acquired by that business entity, or reorganization, amalgamation, restructuring of business. Should such a transaction occur, that other business entity (or the new combined entity) will be required to follow this Privacy Policy with respect to your personal information.

• Use of Cookies

Cookies are small files that a site or its service provider transfers to your computer’s hard drive through your Web browser (if you allow) that enables the sites or service providers systems to recognize your browser and capture and remember certain information.

The website uses cookies to compile aggregate data about site traffic and site interaction so that RFCSR can offer better site experiences and tools in the future. Also, RFCSR may contract with third-party service providers to assist us in better understanding the website visitors. These service providers are not permitted to use the information collected on this website behalf except to help RFCSR conduct and improve its services and/or website.

• Disclosure of Information to Third-Parties

RFCSR do not disclose, sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties your personal information. This, however, does not include trusted third parties who, amongst other activities, assist RFCSR in operating the website, coordinating donations, or servicing you, so long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential. RFCSR may also release your information when RFCSR believes release is appropriate to comply with applicable law, enforce the website policies, or protect RFCSR’s or others rights, property, or safety. By providing the personal information, you consent to the disclosure or transfer of your personal information for the purposes mentioned above. However, non-personally identifiable visitor information may be provided to other parties for marketing, advertising, or other uses. Subject to the above mentioned and applicable law, RFCSR will endeavor to protect the privacy of your information.

• Third Party Links

Occasionally, at RFCSR’s discretion, may include or offer links or notices for third parties on our website. These third party sites have separate and independent privacy policies. RFCSR therefore has no responsibility or liability for the content and activities of these linked sites. Nonetheless, RFCSR seeks to protect the integrity of the website and welcome any feedback about these sites.

• Children’s Online Privacy Protection

RFCSR does not collect any information from anyone under 13 years of age. The website and services are all directed to people who are at least 13 years old or older.

• ​Online Privacy Policy Only

This online Privacy Policy applies only to information collected through the website and not to information collected offline.

• ​Your Consent

By using the website and/or by providing your information, you consent to and agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of the Privacy Policy, including the collection and use of the information you disclose on the website in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

• Changes to our Privacy Policy

RFCSR has the right to modify the terms and conditions under this Privacy Policy without notice. If RFCSR decides to change our Privacy Policy, RFCSR will post those changes on this page.

• Obscenity

RFCSR neither posts/circulates/issues nor allows any person to submit/post/circulate/issue any content, slide, film, writing, drawing, painting, photograph, representation or figure on its website which contains/indicates/promotes indecent representation of women in any form, pornography, obscenity, or human depravity, etc. Further, RFCSR shall not indulge in any activity which qualifies to be an offence under applicable law, including under the provisions of the Information Technology Act, 2000, the Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act, 1986 and the Indian Penal Code, 1860.

• Copyright

Content published on our website, including graphics, written content, logos, pictures, images and software are the property of RFCSR and its partners or associates. In case of any articles, posts or comments by a user published on this website, such post/comment/article are the personal views expressed by the author.

Users must seek formal permission to use any content from RFCSR website failing which RFCSR will hold the (mis) user (whether an individual or an organization) liable for the same.

• ​Applicable Law

The terms of this Privacy Policy are subject to all applicable Indian laws, including the provisions of the (Indian) Information Technology Act, 2000 and its corresponding rules and regulations.

• 50 years of secrecy policy

In some cases, where RFCSR decides its appropriate. Name of members and scientific reviewers details to maintain its internal regulation and not to involve in any biases in review and awards of any grant application.

The Committee does not itself announce the names of nominees, neither to the media nor to the candidates themselves. In so far as certain names crop up in the advance speculations as to who will be awarded any given year’s prize, this is either sheer guesswork or information put out by the person or persons behind the nomination. Information in the committee’s nomination database is not made public until after fifty years.

• Grievance Cell

In case of any grievance or complaints, the grievance officer may be contacted using the connect web page.

NOTE: The terms and conditions are getting updated with time to time, RFCSR requests you to visit this page regularly to know the details and make yourself updated.

The terms “We” / “Us” / “Our” / “Organization” / “Institution” individually and collectively refer to RFCSR and the terms “Visitor”, “User”, “Member”, “Associate”, “Advisor”, and any other related words refer to the users. This page states the Terms and Conditions under which you (Visitor) may visit this website (“Website”). Please read this page carefully. If you do not accept the Terms and Conditions stated here, we would request you to exit from this website immediately. The business and activities, any of its divisions and or its subsidiaries, associate companies or subsidiaries to subsidiaries or such other investment companies (in India or abroad) reserve their respective rights to revise these Terms and Conditions at any time by updating this post. You should visit this page periodically to re-appraise yourself of the Terms and Conditions, because they are binding on all users of this website.

• Membership

Membership at RFCSR(rfcsr.org) is defined as user member that defines user of RFCSR website (https://www.rfcsr.org). User members do not have any rights with RFCSR, other than as a website user.

RFCSR holds the full rights to revoke membership of any member and cancel at any time. Membership in the RFCSR demonstrates your support for science research and RFCSR developments. All members are part of the Rosalind Franklin Council of Scientific Research (RFCSR) collaborative network, Help grow the RFCSR by contributing and developing new projects, and share science as a contributor to RFCSR’s article posts. Members can ask RFCSR to endorse (inter)national initiatives on science and research. Members can ask RFCSR to promote their science research initiatives through the RFCSR network. Members are eligible for different programs at RFCSR, as per the program guidelines.

• Use of content

All logos, brands, marks headings, labels, names, signatures, numerals, shapes or any combinations thereof, appearing in this site, except as otherwise noted, are properties either owned, or collected from open source, or used under licence, by the business and / or its associate entities who feature on this website. The use of these properties or any other content on this website, except as provided in these terms and conditions or in the site content, is strictly prohibited. You may not sell or modify the content of this website or reproduce, display, publicly perform, distribute, or otherwise use the materials in any way for any public or commercial purpose without the respective organization’s or entity’s written permission.

• Acceptable website use

– Security Rules Visitors are prohibited from violating or attempting to violate the security of the website, including, without limitation,

– Accessing data not intended for such user or logging into a server or account which the user is not authorised to access,

– Attempting to probe, scan or test the vulnerability of a system or network or to breach security or authentication measures without proper authorisation,

– Attempting to interfere with service to any user, host or network, including, without limitation, via means of submitting a virus or “Trojan horse” to the Website, overloading, “flooding”, “mail bombing” or “crashing”, or

– Sending unsolicited electronic mail, including promotions and/or advertising of products or services. Violations of system or network security may result in civil or criminal liability. The business and / or its associate entities will have the right to investigate occurrences that they suspect as involving such violations and will have the right to involve, and cooperate with, law enforcement authorities in prosecuting users who are involved in such violations.

• General rules

Visitors may not use the website in order to transmit, distribute, store or destroy material.

– That could constitute or encourage conduct that would be considered a criminal offence or violate any applicable law or regulation,

– In a manner that will infringe the copyright, trademark, trade secret or other intellectual property rights of others or violate the privacy or publicity of other personal rights of others, or

– That is libellous, defamatory, pornographic, profane, obscene, threatening, abusive or hateful.

• Indemnity

The User unilaterally agree to indemnify and hold harmless, without objection, the organization, its officers, directors, employees and agents from and against any claims, actions and/or demands and/or liabilities and/or losses and/or damages whatsoever arising from or resulting from their use of https://www.rfcsr.org/ or their breach of the terms.

• Liability

User agrees that neither Organization nor its group companies, directors, officers or employee shall be liable for any direct or/and indirect or/and incidental or/and special or/and consequential or/and exemplary damages, resulting from the use or/and the inability to use the service or/and for cost of procurement of substitute goods or/and services or resulting from any goods or/and data or/and information or/and services purchased or/and obtained or/and messages received or/and transactions entered into through or/and from the service or/and resulting from unauthorized access to or/and alteration of user’s transmissions or/and data or/and arising from any other matter relating to the service, including but not limited to, damages for loss of profits or/and use or/and data or other intangible, even if Organization has been advised of the possibility of such damages. User further agrees that Organization shall not be liable for any damages arising from interruption, suspension or termination of service, including but not limited to director/and indirect or/and incidental or/and special consequential or/and exemplary damages, whether such interruption or/and suspension or/and termination was justified or not, negligent or intentional, inadvertent or advertent. User agrees that Organization shall not be responsible or liable to user, or anyone, for the statements or conduct of any third party of the service. In sum, in no event shall Organization’s total liability to the User for all damages or/and losses or/and causes of action exceed the amount paid by the User to Organization, if any, that is related to the cause of action.

• Disclaimer of consequential damages

In no event shall Organization or any parties, organizations or entities associated with the corporate brand name us or otherwise, mentioned at this website be liable for any damages whatsoever (including, without limitations, incidental and consequential damages, lost profits, or damage to computer hardware or loss of data information or business interruption) resulting from the use or inability to use the website and the website material, whether based on warranty, contract, tort, or any other legal theory, and whether or not, such organization or entities were advised of the possibility of such damages.

NOTE: The disclaimers are getting updated with time to time, RFCSR requests you to visit this page regularly to know the details and make yourself updated.

​This site is maintained by RFCSR, a not-for-profit organization started by likeminded working professionals, with a mission to make societal impacts on science, research, education and any other objectives that RFCSR decides. RFCSR’s main efforts are focused into education, support and related objectives.

The information is provided by RFCSR and whilst we endeavour to keep the information up-to-date and correct, we make no representations of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability with respect to the website or the information and related graphics contained on the website for any purpose. Any reliance you place on such information is therefore strictly at your own risk.

In no event will we be liable for any loss or damage including without limitation, indirect or consequential loss or damage, or any loss or damage whatsoever arising from loss of data or profits arising out of or in connection with the use of this website.

Through this website, you are able to link to other websites which are not under the control of RFCSR. We have no control over the nature, content, and availability of those sites. The inclusion of any links does not necessarily imply a recommendation or endorse the views expressed within them.

• General Disclaimer

RFCSR provides support both financially and non-financially based on RFCSR’s objectives. We partner with leading institutions and organizations to support many objectives of RFCSR. We collaborate with multiple channels and the tasks carried out by working professionals and RFCSR’s volunteers.

The materials provided herein are “AS IS” without warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose. Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of implied warranties, so the above exclusion may not apply to some users.

Use of information and features on this site are at the user’s sole risk. RFCSR, will in no event be liable to any person or entity for any direct, indirect, consequential, incidental or other damages under any provision / interpretation, for any errors in the information and the features on this site, or for the use of any information or features available on this site, including without limitation, damages for lost profits, business losses (includes notional & actual), damage to computer systems, even if RFCSR, has been advised of such damages.

• Accuracy of Information

This website has been compiled in good faith by RFCSR, but no representation is made or warranty given (either express or implied) as to the completeness or accuracy of the information it contains. No representations, warranties or guarantees whatsoever are made as to the accuracy, adequacy, reliability, completeness, suitability or applicability of the information to a particular situation. Care has been taken in the compilation of this web site. The statements contained on this site are believed to be correct. However, RFCSR, shall not be liable for any loss, damage or inconvenience arising from inaccuracies. By accessing this website, you agree that RFCSR, will not be liable for any direct or indirect loss arising from the use of the information and the material contained in this website.

• Site Content

Any information browsed, downloaded or otherwise obtained through the use of this site is done at your own discretion and risk. Although RFCSR takes full precaution and care against viruses in the content present or sent through the website, RFCSR, does not warrant that this site, its servers, or any mail sent from RFCSR, will not have viruses or harmful components. If any damage is caused to your computer system and any losses accrue, it will not be the responsibility of RFCSR.

NOTE: The refund policies are getting updated with time to time, RFCSR requests you to visit this page regularly to know the details and make yourself updated.

RFCSR offers a refund policy to the donors only in case there has been an error/technical reason for the transfer due to which donors have mistakenly made double payments or donated extra amounts.

We will be happy to refund the donation provided the donor informs RFCSR via email/letter and claims his/her refund from the date of donation and can expect to receive the refund.

The information regarding the refund will be notified via email/letter with the complete details. The refund will be decided by the RFCSR in the name of the donating party only.

Please note that the refund will be done based on the current currency rates and all refunds will be made in INR only.

• Donation Cancellation Fee

A donation cancellation fee will be deducted from the donation amount for all the transactions. The cancellation fee will be decide by the RFCSR.