Privacy Policy
Effective Date: 18 September 2026
The Indian Association of Physician Assistants (IAPA) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information you provide when you visit our website, apply for membership, make payments, participate in our activities, or communicate with us.
This Privacy Policy explains how IAPA collects, uses, stores, and protects personal information through its website and related services.
1. About IAPA
The Indian Association of Physician Assistants (IAPA) is a professional association established to unify and promote the Physician Associate profession in India. IAPA provides a national platform for Physician Associates, clinicians, educators, students, and researchers and supports professional development, education, research, advocacy, and recognition of the profession.
For the purposes of this Privacy Policy, “IAPA”, “we”, “us” or “our” refers to the Indian Association of Physician Assistants.
2. Information We Collect
When you interact with the IAPA website, we may collect information such as:
- Full name
- Date of birth or age-related information, where required
- Gender, where provided
- Nationality
- Residential or professional address
- Email address
- Telephone/mobile number
- Educational and professional qualifications
- Institution, organisation, hospital, college or workplace details
- Professional designation
- Membership-related information
- Information submitted through membership applications or forms
- Payment and transaction-related information
- Communications and correspondence with IAPA
- Information required for events, conferences, educational activities, awards, research or other IAPA programmes
We may also automatically collect limited technical information such as IP address, browser type, device information, operating system, website usage information and access times.
3. Membership Information
IAPA currently offers Life Membership, which is available only to Indian nationals.
Membership is obtained by paying a one-time membership fee of ₹5,000 (Indian Rupees Five Thousand only).
Information collected during the membership application process may be used to:
- Verify membership eligibility
- Process and administer membership applications
- Maintain the IAPA membership database
- Communicate with members
- Issue membership confirmation or credentials
- Provide member services and benefits
- Maintain appropriate professional and organisational records
- Contact members regarding IAPA activities, meetings, conferences, educational programmes and other relevant matters
4. Payment Information
Membership payments may be processed through third-party payment gateways or service providers.
IAPA generally does not need to receive or store your complete debit card, credit card, banking password, UPI PIN or other confidential payment credentials. Such information is normally handled directly by the applicable payment service provider.
Payment providers may collect and process information in accordance with their own privacy policies and terms.
5. How We Use Your Information
IAPA may use personal information for legitimate organisational and administrative purposes, including:
- Processing membership applications.
- Verifying eligibility for membership.
- Maintaining membership records.
- Providing membership-related support.
- Communicating important membership information.
- Sending information about IAPA conferences, educational programmes, professional activities and events.
- Managing registrations and participation in IAPA programmes.
- Responding to enquiries and requests.
- Maintaining website security and preventing misuse.
- Complying with applicable legal, regulatory and administrative requirements.
- Improving our website, services and member experience.
- Conducting legitimate organisational, professional, educational or research activities where applicable.
6. Communications
By providing your contact details to IAPA, you may receive communications relating to:
- Your membership
- Membership administration
- Important organisational announcements
- Conferences and events
- Educational programmes
- Professional opportunities
- Association activities
- Research or academic initiatives
You may contact IAPA if you have concerns about receiving non-essential communications.
7. Sharing of Information
IAPA does not sell or rent members’ personal information.
We may share relevant information with trusted third parties where reasonably necessary to provide services or fulfil organisational functions, including:
- Payment gateway providers
- Website hosting and technology service providers
- Email and communication service providers
- Event registration or management providers
- Professional service providers
- Government, regulatory or law-enforcement authorities where legally required
Where third-party service providers are used, IAPA will seek to use appropriate measures to protect personal information.
8. Data Security
IAPA takes reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect personal information against unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure, misuse, loss or destruction.
However, no internet transmission or electronic storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure. Accordingly, IAPA cannot guarantee absolute security of information transmitted through the internet.
9. Data Retention
IAPA may retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary to:
- Maintain membership records
- Provide membership services
- Meet accounting and administrative requirements
- Fulfil legal or regulatory obligations
- Resolve disputes
- Maintain organisational records
Because IAPA Life Membership is a continuing membership category, relevant membership information may need to be retained for the duration of the membership and for an appropriate period thereafter.
10. Your Rights
Subject to applicable law, you may have rights relating to your personal information, including the right to:
- Request access to information held about you
- Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information
- Ask questions about how your information is being used
- Raise concerns regarding the processing of your personal information
- Request deletion where legally applicable
Certain information may need to be retained where IAPA is legally or administratively required to do so.
11. Cookies and Website Technologies
The IAPA website may use cookies and similar technologies to:
- Maintain website functionality
- Improve user experience
- Understand website usage
- Maintain website security
- Analyse website performance
You may be able to control cookies through your browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may affect some website functionality.
12. Third-Party Websites
The IAPA website may contain links to websites operated by third parties.
IAPA is not responsible for the privacy practices, content or security of external websites. Users are encouraged to review the privacy policies of those websites before providing personal information.
13. Children’s Privacy
IAPA does not knowingly seek to collect personal information from children through its website without appropriate consent or legal basis.
Where participation in an IAPA programme involves students or younger individuals, applicable requirements relating to consent and personal information will be considered.
14. Changes to This Privacy Policy
IAPA may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our services, technology, legal requirements or organisational practices.
The updated version will be published on this page with a revised effective date.
15. Contact Us
For questions relating to membership or privacy matters, please contact IAPA:
Membership-related enquiries: president@iapaonline.org, secretary@iapaonline.org
Membership support: iapaonline.org@gmail.com