We may collect the following types of information:
a) Personal Information
Name
Contact information (email, phone number, postal address)
Farmer / stakeholder details (e.g. FPO / FIG membership, location)
Any information you voluntarily provide via forms (feedback, applications, registrations)
b) Non-Personal / Technical Information
Device information (browser type, operating system)
IP address
Usage data (pages visited, time spent, referring/exit pages)
Cookies and similar tracking technologies
Via forms you fill out on the Website (e.g., registration, feedback)
Automatically through your use of the Website (logs, analytics)
Through cookies or tracking technologies
Possibly from third party sources, if you choose to sign in via external services, or if we obtain data via government / scheme databases (if applicable)
We use collected information for purposes including but not limited to:
To provide, maintain, and improve our services and Website
To process applications, registrations under MOVCDNER, Farmer Producer Organizations, etc.
To send you updates, notifications, or communications relevant to the scheme
For promoting awareness, training, marketing (if consented)
To analyze usage of the Website for user experience, site performance, and improvements
To comply with legal / regulatory requirements
We will not share your personal information with third parties except as necessary for:
Scheme implementation: government agencies, Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs), implementing partners
Service providers (e.g., web hosting, analytics) under confidentiality obligations
Legal or regulatory authorities when required by law
Other cases with your explicit consent
We will store your data on secure servers, protected by appropriate technical and organizational measures.
Access to personal data will be limited to authorized personnel who need it for the purposes described above.
We will take reasonable steps to safeguard data against unauthorized access, loss, or alteration.
We will retain personal data only as long as necessary for the purposes set out in this Policy, or as required by law or governmental regulation.
After that, we will securely delete or anonymize your personal information.
Depending on applicable law, you may have the following rights:
To access the personal information we hold about you
To correct or update information
To request deletion / erasure of your personal data
To restrict or object to processing in certain cases
To withdraw consent where processing is based on consent
To lodge a complaint with a data protection authority if you believe your rights are violated
Our Website may use cookies or similar technologies to store session and usage data.
You may be able to refuse or disable cookies via your browser settings, although this may affect how some parts of the site function.
The site is not intended for use by minors (under 18) without parental consent.
If you are a minor, do not submit any personal information without consent of a parent or guardian.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time.
Changes will be posted here with an updated “Effective Date”.
We encourage you to review the Policy periodically.
If you have questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, or wish to exercise your rights, you can contact us at:
Megnolia
Department of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare, Meghalaya
Email:
megnolia.gov@gmail.com
Address: 3rd Floor, Shalom Building,
Lower Lachaumiere,
Shillong 793001,
Meghalaya
Phone: +91 90000 90000