Privacy Policy

This privacy policy sets out how ICAR unit CMFRI or CMFRI in short, uses and protects any information that the visitor gives CMFRI when he/ she uses this website. CMFRI is committed to ensuring that user’s privacy is protected. If at any point of browsing relay, the user is to be asked to provide certain information with which the user can be identified (for example feedback etc.) when using this site, he / she can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this statement of privacy. CMFRI may change this policy from time to time by updating this page. User should check this page from time to time to ensure that you are happy with any changes. This policy is effective from 1^st January 2024.

What CMFRI collects

We may collect the following information:

• Name and job title
• Contact information including email address
• Other information relevant to user- institute symbiosis

What CMFRI does with the information it gathers

CMFRI require this information to understand your needs and provide you with services sought for or to improve its own functioning

• Internal record keeping.
• To classify the user requirements for further use
• To utilise for betterment of quality of information and ease of its dispenation and to customise the site accordingly
• From time to time, CMFRI may also use your information to contact the user for research purposes. CMFRI may contact you by email, phone, fax or mail.

Security

CMFRI is committed to ensuring that user’s information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure, it have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information that is collected online.

Links to other websites

CMFRI website may contain links to other websites of interest. However, once the user has used these links to leave the site, it is to be noted that CMFRI does not have any control over that other website. Therefore, CMFRI cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which user provides whilst visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this privacy statement. User should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question.

Sharing users’ personal information

CMFRI will not transfer, distribute or lease user’s personal information to third parties. CMFRI may use your personal information to send you specific information about developments that the user may find interesting if he/ she tells CMFRI so. User may request details of personal information which CMFRI holds about you under the RTI Act, 2005. A small fee will be payable. If you would like a copy of the information held on you please write to Public Information Officer, CMFRI Unit ICAR, PB# 1603, Ernakulam (North) (PO), Ernakulam, Kochi – 682 018, India. If user believes that any information CMFRI is holding on him/ her is incorrect or incomplete, please write to or email as soon as possible, at the above address. Any information found to be correct would be immediately updated.