Infosys Foundation USA, hereinafter referred as 'Foundation,' is committed to respect your privacy and choices while using our website. The statement highlights our privacy practices regarding Personal Information that we hold about you.

I. Personal Information we may collect and process:

For the purposes of this privacy statement, ‘Personal Information’ is any data which relates to an individual who may be identified from that data, or from a combination of a set of data, and other information which is or may be in possession of Foundation.

In general, you may browse our website without providing any Personal Information about yourself. However, certain information such as your IP address, demographics, your computers’ operating system, and browser type may be collected in order to provide better usability, troubleshooting, site maintenance, and to understand which parts of the website are visited and how frequently. In order to provide relevant content based on your preferences, when you register to our website, we require you to provide us with certain Personal Information such as your name, email address, telephone number, and details related to user ID creation.

II. Consequences of not providing Personal Information

If you choose not to provide your Personal Information that is mandatory to process your request, we may not be able to provide the corresponding service.

III. Data recipients, transfer, and disclosure of Personal Information:

Foundation does not share your Personal Information with third parties for marketing purposes without seeking your prior permission. Foundation will seek your consent prior to using or sharing Personal Information for any purpose beyond the requirement for which it was originally collected.

We may share your Personal Information within Foundation or with any of its affiliated entities (including but not limited to Infosys Limited), partners, service vendors, authorized third-party agents, or contractors located in any part of the world for the purposes of data processing, storage, or to provide a requested service or transaction, after ensuring that such entities are contractually bound by data privacy obligations. Without limitation of the foregoing, by continuing to access Foundation’s website, you consent to the storage of any resulting data on servers maintained by Foundation, Infosys Limited, and/or any other designee of Foundation, in Foundation’s sole discretion. You are advised that any Personal Information you share with us, and any data generated by your use of the website, may be stored on servers located in countries including but not limited to the United States and India.

When required, Foundation may disclose Personal Information to external law enforcement bodies or regulatory authorities, in order to comply with legal obligations.

IV. Use of cookies:

Cookies are small text files that, like most other Web servers, we place in your device that you use to access our website. This is done to recognize your device during a session or in your future visits to our website, primarily in order to provide better user experience.

Types of cookies used:

Session cookie: Session cookies remain only as long as a browsing session is active, and are intended to avoid user inconvenience during browsing. These cookies allow websites to link the actions of a user during a browser session and expire at the end of the browsing session. Session cookies also assist the user in navigating the website, and allow the user to access secure parts of the webpage when logged in.

Persistent cookie: Persistent cookies are stored on a user’s device even after termination of a browsing session. It helps in recalling the preferences or actions of the user. Persistent cookies are used for a variety of purposes such as retaining the visitor’s language and regional preference(s) at the end of each browsing session. We may use services of third-party analytics service provider to analyze cookies to carry out a behavioral analysis in order to enhance user experience and convenience, and also to provide targeted and relevant content to visitors.

Depending on the type and settings of your browser, cookies may be accepted by default. You may change the settings of your browser to delete existing cookies or prevent future cookies from being automatically accepted. If you disable cookies, certain parts and functions of our website may not be available. You can learn more about cookies at www.aboutcookies.org

V. Access, correction, objection of your Personal Information:

Depending on local law, you may access, update, or correct your Personal Information that we hold, including your profile and preferences. You may do so in the corresponding sections where such information was provided. If you have difficulty in updating or accessing your Personal Information as stated above, you may contact us at privacy@infosys.com

VI. Data Security

Infosys adopt reasonable and appropriate security practices and procedures including administrative, physical security, and technical controls in order to safeguard your Personal Data.

VII. Data Retention

Personal Data will not be retained for a period more than necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined herein unless a longer retention period is required by law or for directly related legitimate business purposes.

VIII. Linked websites

The site may provide links to third-party websites and services. However, Infosys is not responsible for the privacy statements, practices, or the contents of such third-party websites.

The comments by website visitors and Events may have links to other sites. Please be aware that if you click on any such links, Infosys will not be responsible for the privacy practices and or policies of such websites

IX. Children’s Information:

This site does not knowingly collect information from children/individuals under the age of 13. If you become aware of information that has been collected from children/individuals under the age of 13, please contact us at privacy@infosys.com.

X. Your California Privacy Rights:

California residents who provide personal information in obtaining products or services for personal, family, or household use are entitled to request and obtain from us once a calendar year information about the customer information we shared with third parties for their own direct marketing purposes, including the categories of information and the names and addresses of those businesses with which we have shared such information. As discussed elsewhere in this Privacy Policy, we do not currently share the personal information of California residents with third parties for their own direct marketing purposes. However, if you have further questions about our privacy practices and compliance with California law, please contact us as explained below.

XI. How to contact Infosys

If you have any queries, comments or requests pertaining to your personal data, please contact our data protection officer by writing to privacy@infosys.com

XII. Updates to this Privacy Notice

Infosys may change the data privacy practices and update this privacy notice as and when the need arises, and the same will be made available on the website. But our commitment to protect the privacy of website users will continue to remain.