Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and protect information when you visit or interact with our website, www.tfsodisha.com, contact us, subscribe to our communications, participate in our founder features, or engage with our services and content.

By using our website or submitting information to us, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy.

1. Information We Collect

Depending on how you interact with TFS Odisha, we may collect the following information.

Information You Provide

You may voluntarily provide information such as:

• Full name
• Email address
• Phone number
• Company or organisation name
• Job title or professional information
• Business or founder information
• Social media profiles or handles
• Messages, enquiries, and information submitted through contact forms
• Information provided when applying to be featured on TFS
• Information provided for sponsorship, partnership, collaboration, or media enquiries

Please do not submit sensitive personal information unless it is specifically required and you are comfortable providing it.

Information Collected Automatically

When you visit our website, certain technical information may be collected automatically, including:

• IP address
• Browser type
• Device type
• Operating system
• Pages visited
• Approximate location
• Referring website
• Date and time of access
• Website usage and interaction information

2. How We Use Your Information

We may use the information we collect to:

• Respond to your enquiries and messages
• Contact you regarding your request
• Review founder feature and podcast applications
• Communicate with founders, businesses, sponsors, partners, and collaborators
• Organise interviews, podcast appearances, and content collaborations
• Provide and improve our website and services
• Understand how visitors use our website
• Improve our content and user experience
• Send newsletters or other communications where you have requested or permitted them
• Promote TFS Odisha and its content across relevant platforms
• Maintain website security and prevent misuse
• Comply with applicable legal and regulatory requirements

3. Founder & Guest Information

If you participate in The Founders Show Odisha, we may collect information necessary to plan and produce your feature, interview, podcast, or related content.

This may include:

• Your name
• Professional biography
• Company information
• Photographs
• Video and audio recordings
• Business information you choose to share
• Social media handles
• Website links
• Other information relevant to your feature

Content recorded or submitted for publication may be edited, distributed, and promoted through TFS Odisha’s website, social media channels, YouTube, podcast platforms, promotional materials, and other communication channels, subject to the applicable agreement, consent, or arrangement with the participant.

4. Cookies & Similar Technologies

Our website may use cookies and similar technologies to:

• Make the website function properly
• Remember preferences
• Understand website traffic and usage
• Improve website performance
• Analyse visitor behaviour
• Support relevant website functionality

You may be able to control or disable cookies through your browser settings.

For more information, please refer to our Cookie Policy.

5. Analytics & Third-Party Services

We may use third-party services such as website analytics, hosting, email, embedded media, social media, or other technology providers.

These services may process certain information according to their own privacy policies and terms.

Where third-party services are used, we take reasonable steps to use reputable providers and limit information sharing to what is reasonably necessary for the relevant purpose.

6. How We Share Information

We do not intend to sell your personal information.

We may share information with trusted service providers or partners where reasonably necessary to:

• Operate and maintain our website
• Provide technical services
• Manage communications
• Analyse website performance
• Produce or distribute content
• Support sponsorships and collaborations
• Provide services requested by you
• Comply with applicable law or legal obligations
• Protect our rights, property, users, or service security

Where appropriate, third-party service providers may process information on our behalf.

7. Publicly Available Information

TFS Odisha is a media and founder-focused platform.

Information that you voluntarily provide for public publication, such as your professional biography, company information, website, social media handles, photographs, videos, or interview content, may become publicly accessible when published through our platforms.

Please consider carefully what information you choose to share publicly.

8. Data Security

We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect personal information against unauthorised access, misuse, alteration, disclosure, or loss.

However, no method of transmitting or storing information online can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

9. Data Retention

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, including providing services, maintaining records, managing relationships, resolving disputes, and meeting applicable legal or regulatory obligations.

The appropriate retention period may vary depending on the type and purpose of the information.

10. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on applicable law, you may have rights relating to your personal information, including rights to:

• Request information about the processing of your personal data
• Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information
• Request deletion of personal information where applicable
• Withdraw consent where consent is the basis for processing
• Raise a concern or complaint regarding the processing of your information

To make a privacy-related request, please contact us using the details provided below.

11. Children’s Privacy

Our website and services are not intentionally designed to collect personal information from children without appropriate consent or legal basis.

If you believe that a child has provided personal information to us without appropriate authorisation, please contact us so that we can review and take appropriate action.

12. External Links

Our website and content may contain links to third-party websites, social media platforms, video platforms, or other external services.

TFS Odisha is not responsible for the privacy practices, content, security, or policies of those third-party websites.

We encourage you to review their respective privacy policies before providing personal information.

13. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our website, services, technology, business practices, or applicable laws.

When we make changes, we may update the “Last Updated” date at the top of this page.

We encourage you to review this page periodically.

14. Contact Us

If you have questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or your personal information, please contact us.

Privacy Enquiries

For privacy-related requests, please include “Privacy Request” in the subject line of your email so that we can identify your request efficiently.