Capital & Society (“C&S”, “we”,
“us” or “our”) respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy
explains how Capital & Society collects, uses, stores and protects personal
information when you visit capitalandsociety.com (the “Website”),
create an account, become a member, subscribe to our communications or
otherwise interact with C&S.

By using the Website or providing personal information to
us, you acknowledge the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

1. Information We Collect

Depending on how you use the Website, we may collect:

– your name;

– email address;

– account login and membership information;

– information you provide when contacting us;

– membership and subscription details;

– payment and transaction-related information;

– information relating to your use of the Website, such as
pages visited and interactions with the Website;

– technical information such as IP address, browser type,
device information and operating system; and

– information collected through cookies and similar
technologies.

We collect only information that is reasonably necessary for
the relevant purpose. We do not ask you to provide sensitive personal
information unless it is necessary for a specific purpose and permitted by
applicable law.

2. How We Use Your Information

We may use your information to:

– create and administer your C&S account;

– provide and manage your C&S membership;

– provide access to members-only content;

– process membership payments and maintain transaction
records;

– communicate with you about your account or membership;

– send C&S editorial communications where you have
subscribed to receive them;

– respond to enquiries and requests;

– maintain and improve the Website;

– understand Website usage and performance;

– protect the security and integrity of the Website;

– prevent fraud, misuse or unauthorised access; and

– comply with applicable legal and regulatory requirements.

We do not sell or rent your personal information to third
parties.

3. Membership and Account Information

If you become a C&S member, we may collect and retain
information necessary to create and maintain your membership account,
administer your membership period and provide access to members-only
content. You are responsible for keeping your account login information
confidential and for notifying us if you believe your account has been accessed
without authorisation.

4. Payments

C&S uses third-party payment services to process
membership payments.

Payment transactions may be processed through Razorpay and
related payment infrastructure used by C&S. C&S does not ordinarily
receive or store complete payment-card details such as your full card number or
CVV. The relevant payment service provider handles payment information in
accordance with its own terms and privacy practices.

C&S may retain transaction information necessary for
membership administration, accounting, customer support and legal compliance.

5. Email and Editorial Communications

If you subscribe to C&S communications, we may use your
email address to send you editorial updates, dossiers, information about C&S,
membership-related communications and other communications relevant to your
subscription. C&S may use MailPoet or another email-delivery service
to manage and deliver such communications. You may unsubscribe from
non-essential editorial or promotional communications at any time using the
unsubscribe mechanism provided in the communication. We may continue to
send essential communications relating to your account, membership, payments,
security or transactions where reasonably necessary.

6. Cookies and Similar Technologies

The Website may use cookies and similar technologies to:

– enable essential Website functions;

– maintain login and membership sessions;

– remember preferences;

– improve Website performance; and

– understand how visitors use the Website.

Third-party services used by C&S may also use cookies or
similar technologies. You can control cookies through your browser
settings. Disabling certain cookies may affect some Website functionality.

7. Third-Party Services

C&S may use third-party service providers for functions
including:

– website hosting and infrastructure;

– membership and account management;

– payment processing;

– email delivery;

– website security;

– analytics and performance measurement; and

– other technical services necessary to operate C&S.

These providers may process information in accordance with
their own terms and privacy policies and, where applicable, on behalf of
C&S.

8. How Long We Keep Information

We retain personal information for as long as reasonably
necessary to provide our services, administer memberships, maintain appropriate
business and transaction records, comply with legal obligations, resolve
disputes and protect our rights.

Where information is no longer required, we may delete or
anonymise it, subject to applicable law.

9. Your Privacy Rights

Subject to applicable law, you may have rights relating to
the personal information we hold about you, including rights to request access
to, correction of or deletion of personal information and to withdraw consent
where processing is based on consent. You may contact us using the details
provided below to exercise applicable rights or raise a concern
regarding the processing of your personal information. Where
consent is the basis for processing, you may withdraw that consent. Withdrawal
of consent will not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before the
withdrawal.

10. Data Security

We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to
protect personal information against unauthorised access, loss, misuse,
alteration or disclosure. However, no online service or method of
transmitting or storing information can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

11. Children’s Privacy

The Website is intended for a general audience and is not
specifically directed at children. We do not knowingly seek to collect
personal information from children in circumstances where applicable law
prohibits such collection.

12. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect
changes in our Website, services, technology or applicable law.

The latest version will always be published on this page,
showing the date of the most recent update.

13. Contact and Privacy Requests

For questions, concerns or requests relating to this Privacy
Policy or your personal information, please contact:

Capital & Society

Website: capitalandsociety.com

Email: ask@capitalandsociety.com

We will consider and respond to requests in accordance with
applicable law.