Introduction and Scope

The Centre for Sustainable Governance & Environment (CSGE) respects the privacy of individuals and is committed to protecting personal data collected in the course of its research, advisory, policy engagement, capacity-building programmes, collaborations, events, and digital operations. This Privacy Policy sets out the manner in which CSGE collects, processes, uses, stores, and safeguards personal information in accordance with applicable laws and regulatory standards.

By accessing the CSGE website or engaging with the organisation in any capacity, individuals acknowledge and consent to the practices described herein. For any clarification, CSGE may be contacted at info@csge.in

Collection of Information

CSGE may collect personal and professional information including, but not limited to, name, email address, contact number, institutional affiliation, designation, correspondence address, and other relevant professional credentials. In the context of advisory roles, research collaboration, institutional partnerships, or expert empanelment, curriculum vitae and professional profiles may be collected with prior consent.

Information may also be collected during event registrations, consultations, workshops, surveys, and stakeholder interactions. In addition, the website may automatically collect technical data such as IP address, browser type, device identifiers, and usage analytics through cookies or similar technologies for operational and security purposes.

CSGE collects only such information as is necessary for legitimate institutional functions.

Purpose of Processing and Disclosure

Personal information is processed for lawful and legitimate purposes including responding to communications, administering research and advisory engagements, managing events and institutional activities, publishing expert or advisory profiles with consent, disseminating reports or updates where opted in, and ensuring regulatory compliance.

CSGE does not sell, lease, or commercially exploit personal data. Information may be disclosed to government authorities, statutory bodies, academic or research partners, service providers, or collaborators strictly where required for institutional operations and subject to appropriate confidentiality safeguards. Disclosure may also occur where mandated by law or competent authority.

Data Security, Retention and External Links

CSGE implements reasonable administrative, technical, and organisational safeguards to protect personal data against unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. While best efforts are undertaken to maintain data security, no electronic transmission or storage system can be guaranteed to be entirely secure.

Personal data shall be retained only for as long as necessary to fulfil institutional, contractual, research, archival, or legal obligations, following which it shall be securely deleted or anonymised.

The CSGE website may contain links to third-party websites. CSGE does not assume responsibility for the privacy practices, content, or security standards of such external platforms.

Rights of Individuals and Policy Amendments

Subject to applicable law, individuals may request access to their personal information, seek correction of inaccuracies, withdraw consent where applicable, or request deletion of personal data, by contacting info@csge.in. CSGE shall take reasonable steps to address such requests in accordance with legal requirements.

CSGE reserves the right to amend or update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in legal, regulatory, or institutional requirements. Any revised version shall be published on the official website with an updated effective date.