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Mission Statement: In the Bhagavad Gita, Sri Krishna tells Arjuna -
The Vedic Scriptures tell of the three constituents of life - the Qualities. Rise above all of them, O Arjuna, above all the pairs of opposing sensations; be steady in truth, free from worldly anxieties and centred in the Self.
Thereafter, He says -
The soul who meditates on the Self is content to serve the Self and rests satisfied within the Self; there remains nothing more for him to accomplish.
Svayam stands for the Self.
Not myself, himself, herself, themselves..but just the Self.
The Self, is our true and natural state. One may also call it ‘Being’.
It is what we are without any name tags, labels, designations, titles etc.
It is the essence of who we are and the only reality of our existence.
Everything else is either temporary, passing, imposed, changeable and momentary and hence, is not an absolute truth.
The Narrative: In the fast, frantic and hurrying world of today, there is little time or focus we give to the Self.
It remains mostly an unknown word and yet is the very core of our existence. We are lost in various non-realities that the world shows or thrusts upon us; and we believe them all to be true as this is the conditioning we have grown up with and which we believe to be our only reality.
This alignment to the changeable aspect of our being only leads to further illusion and binding; and if our prime focus continues to lie in the dimension of the changeable, we can never be free - in the true sense.
We also see that there is great disparity and conflict in the present day world due to an overload of social, political and religious beliefs; leading to fixed and rigid thinking, thereby resulting in inflexible life patterns and systems: most of which are driven by power, money and self-motivated objectives, which makes the individual entity more bound than free.
It is like a continuous, vicious circle which eventually drains us of our peace, balance and sensibilities.
The common man or human being appears to be left out of the world equation most of the time in this mad rush to establish correctness, right, title and supremacy; all aspects being variants of the human ego.
The world of today needs an immediate change and this change can only happen inside-out i.e. by generating a change from within, which can only take place if the focus is shifted from the individual or the collective to the very source of existence - which is the Self.
Svayam and all those associated with it, endeavours to steer clear of the confining and limiting systems and patterns of thinking, feeling and acting, which no longer serve the human cause.
Svayam brings forth, through this initiative, different spiritually-based perspectives and initiatives founded on simple human principles and basic common sense, using the background of love, compassion, truth, universality and one-ness.
Svayam also sees a responsibility in bringing the core aspect of humanity to the fore and providing present and future generations a totally different perspective to life - one which is which is devoid of inequality, comparison and inter-personal conflict.
Purpose: To create and bring a diverse quality of spiritual awareness of the all-pervading Self to the human being.
Provide a different insight to those who may be seeking a different perspective, understanding and awareness beyond one-dimensional and limited dogmatic teachings and rituals which only make us more God-fearing instead of God-loving; bound to set patterns of thinking and living.
Svayam also seeks to focus on the young - impressionable youth through various kinds of simple and easy to comprehend awareness programs.
It may use basic aspects of wise counsel and spiritual teaching in a simplified form to all who choose to align with the core principles outlined in our mission statement.
In essence: awareness through examples, parables and down to earth teachings which are easily understood would also be created.
Svayam is a Non Profit Initiative: set up purely as a service based intention towards humanity as a whole.
Further information, events, courses: svayam.one@gmail.com
1. Introduction
svayam.net.in is committed to protecting your privacy. We have prepared this Privacy Policy to describe to you our practices regarding the Personal Data (as defined below) we collect from users of our website, located at [www.svayam.net.in], (“Site”) and Services (as defined in the Terms of Use). Capitalized terms not defined in this Privacy Policy have the meanings given in our Terms of Use.
2. Types of Data We Collect
“Personal Data” means data that allows someone to identify or contact you, including, for example, your name, address, telephone number, email address, as well as any other non-public information about you that is associated with or linked to any of the foregoing data. “Anonymous Data” means data that is not associated with or linked to your Personal Data; Anonymous Data does not, by itself, permit the identification of individual persons. We collect Personal Data and Anonymous Data, as described below.
Information You Provide to Us
We may collect Personal Data from you, such as your first and last name, email and password when you log in to our network (“Account”).
When you create an Account on the Site you may provide additional information, for example, a website address or social media URLs.
If you provide us feedback or contact us via email, we will collect your name and email address, as well as any other content included in the email, in order to send you a reply.
We also collect other types of Personal Data that you provide to us voluntarily, such as your operating system and version, and other requested information if you contact us via email regarding support or further information.
We may also collect Personal Data, such as at other points in our Site that state that Personal Data is being collected.
Typically the main data collected is your name and email address, but other data may be collected by the online platforms used to power these offerings in accordance with their terms and conditions.
Information Collected via Technology
To make our Site and Services more useful to you, our servers (which may be hosted by a third party service provider) collect information from you, including your device type, browser type, operating system, Internet Protocol (IP) address (a number that is automatically assigned to your device when you use the Internet, which may vary from session to session), domain name, and/or a date/time stamp for your visit.
We also use cookies and URL information to gather information regarding the date and time of your visit and the information for which you searched and which you viewed. “Cookies” are small pieces of information that a website sends to your computer’s hard drive while you are viewing a web site. We may use both session Cookies (which expire once you close your web browser) and persistent Cookies (which stay on your computer until you delete them) to provide you with a more personal and interactive experience on our Site. Persistent Cookies can be removed by following Internet browser help file directions.
This Site may use cookies served by a third party service provider to help us analyze how users use the Site through the collection of anonymous user information.
3. Use of Your Personal Data
General Use
In general, Personal Data you submit to us is used either to respond to requests that you make, or to aid us in serving you better. We use your Personal Data in the following ways:
to facilitate the creation of and secure your Account on our network;
identify you as a user in our system;
provide improved administration of our Site and Services;
provide the Services you request;
improve the quality of experience when you interact with our Site and Services;
send you a welcome email to verify ownership of the email address provided when your Account was created;
send you administrative email notifications, such as updates, security or support and maintenance advisories;
respond to your inquiries;
send you newsletters, surveys, offers, and other promotional materials related to our Services and for other marketing purposes of svayam.net.in.
Creation of Anonymous Data
We may create Anonymous Data records from Personal Data by excluding information (such as your name) that make the data personally identifiable to you. We use this Anonymous Data to analyze request and usage patterns so that we may enhance the content of our Services and improve Site navigation. svayam.net.in reserves the right to use Anonymous Data for any purpose and disclose Anonymous Data to third parties in its sole discretion.
4. Disclosure of Your Personal Data
We disclose your Personal Data as described below and as described elsewhere in this Privacy Policy.
Third Party Service Providers
We may share your Personal Data with third party service providers to: provide you with the Services that we offer you through our Site; to conduct quality assurance testing; to facilitate creation of accounts; to provide technical support; and/or to provide other services to svayam.net.in. These third party service providers are required not to use your Personal Data other than to provide the services requested by us.
Other Disclosures
Regardless of any choices you make regarding your Personal Data (as described below), svayam.net.in may disclose Personal Data if it believes in good faith that such disclosure is necessary (a) in connection with any legal investigation; (b) to comply with relevant laws or to respond to subpoenas or warrants served on svayam.net.in; (c) to protect or defend the rights or property of svayam.net.in or users of the Services; and/or (d) to investigate or assist in preventing any violation or potential violation of the law, this Privacy Policy, or Terms of Use.
5. Lawful Basis For Processing Personal Data
Our lawful basis for processing Personal Data depends on how the data is collected. For Personal Data collected via activity on the Site related to a request (e.g. making a booking or reservation request) our basis for processing is performance of a contract.
When responding to a direct enquiry via email or other means our basis for processing is legitimate interest.
You have the right to complain to your local data protection authority if you are not satisfied with the way your data is being handled.
6. Social Networking Sites
If you associate your account with your login credentials from a social networking site (e.g. Google, Facebook or Twitter) (“SNS”), we may receive Personal and/or Anonymous Data about you from such SNS, in accordance with the terms and conditions (e.g., terms of use and privacy policy) of the SNS. If you elect to share your information with these SNS, we will share information with them in accordance with your election. The terms and conditions of these SNS will apply to the information we disclose to them. For example, we may offer a feature that allows you to share information from our Site with your SNS.
7. Third Party Websites
When you click on a link to any other website or location, you will leave our Site and go to another site and another entity may collect Personal Data or Anonymous Data from you. We have no control over, do not review, and cannot be responsible for, these outside websites or their content. Please be aware that the terms of this Privacy Policy do not apply to these outside websites or content, or to any collection of data after you click on links to such outside websites.
8. Your Choices Regarding Your Personal Data
Choices
We offer you choices regarding the collection, use, and sharing of your Personal Data.
We will periodically send you free newsletters and emails that directly promote the use of our Site or Services. When you receive newsletters or promotional communications from us, you may indicate a preference to stop receiving further communications from us and you will have the opportunity to “opt-out” by following the unsubscribe instructions provided in the email you receive or by contacting us directly.
Despite your indicated email preferences, we may send you service related communication, including notices of any updates to our Terms of Use or Privacy Policy.
Changes to Personal Data
You may change any of your Personal Data in your Account [by editing your profile within your Account or by sending an email to us [at the email address set forth below]. You may request deletion of your Personal Data by us, but please note that we may be required to keep this information and not delete it (or to keep this information for a certain time, in which case we will comply with your deletion request only after we have fulfilled such requirements). When we delete any information, it will be deleted from the active database, but may remain in our archives. We may retain your information for fraud or similar purposes.
9. Your Rights Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
If you are a resident of the European Union or the European Economic Area, you have the following data protection rights under the GDPR:
You can access, correct, update, or request deletion of your Personal Data by emailing svayam.one@gmail.com
You can object to the processing of your Personal Data, or ask us to restrict the processing of your Personal Data by emailing svayam.one@gmail.com
You can request an archive of Personal Data by emailing svayam.one@gmail.com We will provide you with a .csv file or files containing your Personal Data.
You have the right to opt-out of marketing communications. To do so, click on the "unsubscribe" link in the email.
You have the right to complain to a data protection authority about our use of your Personal Data. For more information, please contact your local data protection authority.
We respond to all requests from individuals wishing to exercise their data protection rights within 30 days, and do not charge a fee for fulfilling such requests.
10. Security of Your Personal Data
svayam.net.in is committed to protecting the security of your Personal Data. We use a variety of industry-standard security technologies and procedures to help protect your Personal Data from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. We also require you to enter a password to access your Account information. Please do not disclose your Account password to unauthorized people. No method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure, however. Therefore, while svayam.net.in uses reasonable efforts to protect your Personal Data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
11. Data Retention
We retain Personal Data only as long as we have an ongoing legitimate business need to do so (e.g. to provide you with a service or to comply with legal or tax requirements). At your request, we will delete your Personal Data or anonymize it so that it no longer identifies you, unless otherwise required by law.
12. Children
We do not intentionally gather Personal Data from visitors who are under the age of 13, and and children under 13 are prohibited from using our service.
13. International Data Transfers
Your Personal Data may be processed in the country in which it was collected and in other countries, including the United States, where laws regarding processing of Personal Data may be less stringent than the laws in your country.
14. Changes to This Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy is subject to occasional revision, and if we make any material changes in the way we use your Personal Data, we will notify you by sending you an email to the last email address you provided to us and/or by prominently posting notice of the changes on our Site. Any changes to this Privacy Policy will be effective upon the earlier of thirty (30) calendar days following our dispatch of an email notice to you or thirty (30) calendar days following our posting of notice of the changes on our Site. These changes will be effective immediately for new users of our Service. Please note that at all times you are responsible for updating your Personal Data to provide us with your most current email address. In the event that the last email address that you have provided us is not valid, or for any reason is not capable of delivering to you the notice described above, our dispatch of the email containing such notice will nonetheless constitute effective notice of the changes described in the notice. In any event, changes to this Privacy Policy may affect our use of Personal Data that you provided us prior to our notification to you of the changes. If you do not wish to permit changes in our use of your Personal Data, you must notify us prior to the effective date of the changes that you wish to deactivate your Account with us. Continued use of our Site or Service, following notice of such changes shall indicate your acknowledgement of such changes and agreement to be bound by the terms and conditions of such changes.
15. Contact Information
svayam.net.in welcomes your comments or questions regarding this Privacy Policy. Please email at svayam.one@gmail.com
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Last Revised: December 25th 2021