WHO WE ARE

Sarnath International Nyingma Institute (SINI) is a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving and sharing Buddhist wisdom. Our website address is: https://www.sinibridge.org

WHAT PERSONAL DATA WE COLLECT AND WHY WE COLLECT IT

CONTACT FORM

When you submit a message through our contact form, we collect your name, email address, and message. This data is processed by Formspree, a third-party form service, and forwarded to our team by email. We use this information solely to respond to your inquiry. Formspree's privacy policy is available at: https://formspree.io/legal/privacy-policy/

DONATIONS

When you make a donation through our website, your payment is processed securely by Stripe. We do not store any credit card or payment information on our servers. Stripe collects the information necessary to process your payment, including your name, email address, and payment details. Stripe's privacy policy is available at: https://stripe.com/privacy. All donations made in the US are tax-deductible under EIN 23-7072008.

COOKIES

This website does not use cookies for tracking or advertising purposes. Third-party services embedded on the site (such as Stripe for donations or Formspree for the contact form) may set their own cookies as necessary to provide their services.

EMBEDDED CONTENT FROM OTHER WEBSITES

Pages on this site may include embedded content (e.g., maps, videos, or external links). Embedded content from other websites behaves exactly the same way as if you had visited the other website. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content.

HOW LONG WE RETAIN YOUR DATA

Contact form submissions are retained in our email system for as long as necessary to respond to your inquiry. Donation records are retained as required by applicable tax and financial regulations.

WHAT RIGHTS YOU HAVE OVER YOUR DATA

You can request to receive a copy of the personal data we hold about you, or request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are required to keep for administrative, legal, or financial purposes. To make a request, please contact us using the information below.

OUR CONTACT INFORMATION

Please refer to our Contact Page for ways to get in touch, or email us at info@sinibridge.org.