LiDAI takes its obligation seriously to protect the personal data that it collects, users, shares, and processes. This privacy notice tells you what to expect when you provide information to the Lighting Designers Association of India (LiDAI).

Users of our website

Analytics

When someone visits the LiDAI website (the Site), we use a third-party service to collect standard internet log information and details of visitor behaviour. We may use this information to determine how many people are visiting different portions of the website and help us better tailor the user experience over time. This information is processed in a way that does not identify anyone. 

What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files placed that a website transfers to your device through your web browser for record-keeping purposes. The site uses per-session cookies to log you into the site and to process payments and registrations. With your permission, we will also enable session cookies that make it easier for you to navigate the site and to allow us to track your activities on our site for marketing purposes. 

We also use cookies and similar technologies to provide our services and help collect data. Cookies allow us, among other things, to store your preferences and settings; provide interest-based advertising; and analyze how our services are performing. We also use web beacons to help deliver cookies and gather usage and performance data about our products and services. Our services may include web beacons and cookies from third-party service providers. You have a variety of tools to control cookies, web beacons, and similar technologies, including browser controls to block and delete cookies and controls from some third-party analytics service providers to opt-out of data collection through web beacons. Your browser and other choices may impact your experiences with our services.

Clear gifs, pixel tags, and other technologies

Clear GIFs are graphics with a unique identifier that functions similarly to cookies. However, while cookies are stored on your computer’s hard drive, clear GIFs are embedded invisibly on web pages. With your permission, we may use clear GIFs (web beacons, web bugs, or pixel tags) on the site to provide a better user experience, help us manage content, determine how you learned about our site, and compile statistics about Site usage. We and our third-party service providers may also use clear GIFs in HTML emails to help us track e-mail response rates, identify when our e-mails are viewed, and track whether our e-mails are forwarded.

People who receive email from us

Marketing emails and newsletters

We use a third-party providerto deliver our e-newsletters and direct emails from LiDAI. The third-party gathers statistics on our behalf about email opening and clicks to help us monitor and improve our emails. We only send messages to people who have opted in to receive communications from us. Individuals can opt out of receiving messages from us at any time by clicking the “update your profile” or “unsubscribe” links at the bottom of all of our communications.

Membership communications

We use our member database to send membership-relevant information to members of the organization. This may include, but is not limited to, dues renewal communication, information about elections, and LiDAI governance issues. We may send messages of this kind to any member of LiDAI in good standing as part of your membership with us.

How do we use your data?

Credit Card Account Information

LiDAI does not disclose credit card account information provided by its members and customers. When members and customers choose to pay using their credit cards, LiDAI uses secure protocols to submit the information needed to obtain payment to the appropriate clearinghouse. All payment information is encrypted and secure. Please never send LiDAI – or anyone – your credit card information via email.

Disclosures to Third Parties

When a LiDAI member provides information for the LiDAI Member Directory, that information is made available to all website visitors who are IES members.

Links to other websites

This privacy notice does not cover the links within this site linking to other websites. We encourage you to read the privacy statements on the other websites you visit.

Changes to this privacy notice

This privacy notice was last updated on 14 July 2024. We will notify members and users when this notice changes.

Contact Information

For general privacy requests or concerns, contact:

Lighting Designers Association of India
R/o 207, CORE The Latitude, NIBM Road, Bhatnagar Colony, Kondhwa. Pune 411048
Email: info@lidai.in