This privacy policy applies between you, the User of this Website and ISKCON MayapurTV, the owner and provider of this Website. ISKCON MayapurTV takes the privacy of your information very seriously. This privacy policy applies to our use of any and all Data collected by us or provided by you in relation to your use of the Website.
Please read this privacy policy carefully.
In this privacy policy, the following definitions are used:
collectively all information that you submit to ISKCON MayapurTV via the Website. This definition incorporates, where applicable, the definitions provided in the Data Protection Laws;
any applicable law relating to the processing of personal Data, including but not limited to the Directive 96/46/EC (Data Protection Directive) or the GDPR, and any national implementing laws, regulations and secondary legislation, for as long as the GDPR is effective in the UK;
the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679;
ISKCON MayapurTV
ISKCON MayapurTV is part of ISKCON, a company incorporated in England and Wales with registered number 962009 whose registered office is at ISKCON Central Office, 1 Watford Road, Radlett, Hertfordshire, WD7 8LA;
any third party that accesses the Website and is not either (i) employed by ISKCON MayapurTV and acting in the course of their employment or (ii) engaged as a consultant or otherwise providing services to ISKCON MayapurTV and accessing the Website in connection with the provision of such services; and
the website that you are currently using, www.mayapur.tv, and any sub-domains of this site unless expressly excluded by their own terms and conditions.
In this privacy policy, unless the context requires a different interpretation:
the singular includes the plural and vice versa;
references to sub-clauses, clauses, schedules or appendices are to sub-clauses, clauses, schedules or appendices of this privacy policy;
a reference to a person includes firms, companies, government entities, trusts and partnerships;
"including" is understood to mean "including without limitation";
reference to any statutory provision includes any modification or amendment of it;
the headings and sub-headings do not form part of this privacy policy.
This privacy policy applies only to the actions of ISKCON MayapurTV and Users with respect to this Website. It does not extend to any websites that can be accessed from this Website including, but not limited to, any links we may provide to social media websites.
For purposes of the applicable Data Protection Laws, ISKCON MayapurTV is the "data controller". This means that ISKCON MayapurTV determines the purposes for which, and the manner in which, your Data is processed.
We may collect the following Data, which includes personal Data, from you:
name;
contact Information such as email addresses and telephone numbers;
in each case, in accordance with this privacy policy.
We collect Data in the following ways:
data is given to us by you; and
data is collected automatically.
ISKCON MayapurTV will collect your Data in a number of ways, for example:
when you contact us through the Website contact message, by e-mail or through any other means;
when you register with us and set up an account to chat online or receive our newsletter;
when you make payments to us, through this Website or otherwise;
when you enter a website competition;
in each case, in accordance with this privacy policy.
To the extent that you access the Website, we will collect your Data automatically, for example:
we automatically collect some information about your visit to the Website. This information helps us to make improvements to Website content and navigation, and may include your IP address, the date, times and frequency with which you access the Website and the way you use and interact with its content.
Any or all of the above Data may be required by us from time to time in order to provide you with the best possible service and experience when using our Website. Specifically, Data may be used by us for the following reasons:
transmission by email of devotional materials and opportunities that may be of interest to you;
online chat;
in each case, in accordance with this privacy policy.
We may use your Data for the above purposes if we think it may be useful for you. If you are not satisfied with this, you have the right to object in certain circumstances (see the section headed "Your rights" below).
For the delivery of devotional content to you via e-mail, we'll need your consent, whether via an opt-in or soft-opt-in:
soft opt-in consent is a specific type of consent which applies when you have previously engaged with us (for example, you contact us to ask us a question about Krishna Consciousness, and we think a newsletter may be of particular interest). Under "soft opt-in" consent, we will take your consent as given unless you opt-out.
for other types of e-mails if you are an EEC resident, we are required to obtain your explicit consent; that is, you need to take positive and affirmative action when consenting by, for example, checking a tick box that we'll provide. Non EEC residents can opt out of e-mails at any time by clicking the unsubscribe button, or changing their preferences by logging in with their name/password to https://mayapur.tv/slpw/mtv_updateGDPRcompliant.php
if you are not satisfied about our approach to marketing, you have the right to withdraw consent at any time. To find out how to withdraw your consent, see the section headed "Your rights" below.
When you register with us and set up an account for chat and/or emai contact, the legal basis for this processing is the performance of a contract between you and us and/or taking steps, at your request, to enter into such a contract.
We will use technical and organisational measures to safeguard your Data, for example:
access to your account is controlled by a password and a user name that is unique to you.
we store your Data on secure servers.
Technical and organisational measures include measures to deal with any suspected data breach. If you suspect any misuse or loss or unauthorised access to your Data, please let us know immediately by contacting us via this e-mail address: [email protected]
If you want detailed information from Get Safe Online on how to protect your information and your computers and devices against fraud, identity theft, viruses and many other online problems, please visit www.getsafeonline.org. Get Safe Online is supported by HM Government and leading businesses.
Unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law, we will only hold your Data on our systems for the period necessary to fulfil the purposes outlined in this privacy policy or until you request that the Data be deleted.
Even if we delete your Data, it may persist on backup or archival media for legal, tax or regulatory purposes.
You have the following rights in relation to your Data:
Right to access or modify - the right to freely access or modify all the information we hold about you at any time by logging in with your name/password to https://mayapur.tv/slpw/mtv_updateGDPRcompliant.php.
Right to correct - the right to rectify your data if it is inaccurate or incomplete (see above).
Right to erase - the right to delete your Data from our systems by logging in with your name/password to https://mayapur.tv/slpw/mtv_deleteall.php.
Right to restrict our use of your Data - the right to "block" us from using your Data or limit the way in which we can use it by logging in with your name/password to https://mayapur.tv/slpw/mtv_updateGDPRcompliant.php and changing your preference "Would you like to connect to MayapurTV through email?"
The right to data portability You have the right to request that we transfer some of your data to another controller. We will comply with your request, where it is feasible to do so. We will inform you if we are unable to comply with this request.
The right to withdraw your consent to the processing at any time for any processing of data to which consent was sought. You can withdraw your consent easily by contacting us on [email protected]
The right to object to the processing of personal data where applicable.
The right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioners Office.
To make enquiries, exercise any of your rights set out above, or withdraw your consent to the processing of your Data (where consent is our legal basis for processing your Data), please contact us via this e-mail address: [email protected]
If you are not satisfied with the way a complaint you make in relation to your Data is handled by us, you may be able to refer your complaint to the relevant data protection authority. For the UK, this is the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO). The ICO's contact details can be found on their website at https://ico.org.uk/.
It is important that the Data we hold about you is accurate and current. Please keep us informed if your Data changes during the period for which we hold it.
This Website may, from time to time, provide links to other websites. We have no control over such websites and are not responsible for the content of these websites. This privacy policy does not extend to your use of such websites. You are advised to read the privacy policy or statement of other websites prior to using them.
MayapurTV makes no claim of ownership on any content broadcast/posted/recorded etc on MayapurTV. MayapurTV is a platform-service for ISKCON devotees to use freely, maintaining full ownership of their work.
You may not transfer any of your rights under this privacy policy to any other person. We may transfer our rights under this privacy policy where we reasonably believe your rights will not be affected.
If any court or competent authority finds that any provision of this privacy policy (or part of any provision) is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that provision or part-provision will, to the extent required, be deemed to be deleted, and the validity and enforceability of the other provisions of this privacy policy will not be affected.
Unless otherwise agreed, no delay, act or omission by a party in exercising any right or remedy will be deemed a waiver of that, or any other, right or remedy.
This Agreement will be governed by and interpreted according to the law of England and Wales. All disputes arising under the Agreement will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English and Welsh courts.
ISKCON MayapurTV reserves the right to change this privacy policy as we may deem necessary from time to time or as may be required by law. Any changes will be immediately posted on the Website and you are deemed to have accepted the terms of the privacy policy on your first use of the Website following the alterations.You may contact ISKCON MayapurTV by email at [email protected]
This privacy policy was created using a document from Rocket Lawyer (https://www.rocketlawyer.co.uk).
MayapurTV wishes to inform all concerned that all live and recorded content, comments and texts that appear on this website are copyrighted. Therefore they can only be reproduced with the prior written permission of the author and/or publisher.
For more information contact [email protected]
MayapurTV is not responsible for the content of external internet sites that may carry a link on our MayapurTV site as well as those sites we link to via iFrame.
Updated 02 Nov 2022
MayapurTV's aim is to share the living experience of the amazing personalities, wonderful temples and incredible events of Srila Prabhupada's world-wide movement with devotees across the globe, and to enable those viewers to be a part of the history that ISKCON is making.
MayapurTV's focus is to use technologies such as internet and related broadcasts.
MayapurTV provides a live-streaming platform free to ISKCON temples, paid for by the viewing congregation and other well-wishing devotees.
MayapurTV began life as a congregational preaching resource.
In 2004, MayapurTV started out under the name of Iskconlife.tv, as a text chat program to serve the UK congregation. As the technology became available, webcam broadcasts of classes and book readings from devotees homes were introduced.
In 2008, MayapurTV installed cameras in the temle room of ISKCON London, and soon other temples began to use the MayapurTV broadcast service. Los Angeles (who had already pioneered this service), Bhaktivedanta Manor, Ujjain to name a few, soon followed.
In 2009, Sri Dham Mayapur had its first broadcast on the day of the Pancha Tattva's Maha-abhisek.
By 2018, over 150 ISKCON centres, sannyasis and leading devotees broadcast with MayapurTV. Over 20,000 registered viewers as well as numerous casual visitors have immediate access to live ISKCON activities worldwide. MayapurTV regularly facilitates the broadcast of events of international interest such as Rathayatras, Kirtan festivals including the famous Radhadesh Mellows and Mayapur Kirtan Mela, the annual Sri Mayapur Festival including the parikrama, London Janmasthami, etc.. On festival days like Gaura Purnima and Nrsimha Caturdasi there are upwards of 2,000 homes/temples viewing online and over 20,000 unique visits, making these truly worldwide ISKCON celebrations.
Also in 2014, MayapurTV initiated its first cable television broadcast serving over 25,000 West Bengal homes. By 2018, MayapurTV on Cable networks had reached over 3 million homes, with five additional chanels waiting to get connected.
Because of the great potential, plans are in place to start producing content locally specifically for Bengali Cable TV to improve the broadcast, and on Radhasthami, 2018, a purpose-built studio was officially opened.
