1. Membership Form: means the application for membership form to be completed and submitted online through the link given in our web site- www.csavachennai.into become a Member of the Chennai Small Animal Veterinarians Association (CSAVA).
2. Agreement to these Terms:
   When applying for Membership of Chennai Small Animal Veterinarians Association (CSAVA), the Member confirms that he/she has read and agrees to be bound by these Terms and Conditions. Upon membership being accepted by the association.
3. CSAVA 2025 MEMBERSHIP    ELIGIBILITY

• Basic Veterinary Degree from a VCI recognized university.
• Tamil Nadu state veterinary council registration / V C I regn ( copy to be enclosed during registration for membership)
• Evidence of Small Animal Clinic – Photo  of Practice name in the building/ visiting consultant of the practice

4. Membership
5. Term: Annual membership means a period of one year from 01.01.2025 to 31.12.2025 only

• CSAVA 2025 annual / life membership is open to small animal practitioners in Chennai and suburbs ONLY –  
• CSAVA 2025 affiliate membership TN is now open to all small animal practitioners out of Chennai, anywhere in India.
• CSAVA 2025 affiliate membership IND is now open to all small animal practitioners out of Tamil Nadu,, anywhere in India.
• Affiliate  Members of CSAVA cannot have electoral rights,  cannot  participate in the General body meetings, and related CSAVA administrative  activities
• Affiliate  Members of CSAVA cannot become Life members 
• Affiliate  Members of CSAVA are eligible for FREE ACCESS to all CPD events ON A FIRST COME FIRST SERVE BASIS

1. Life membership means for the entire period of member and CSAVA’s existence
2. Annual membership is renewable once in a year until the agreement is terminated by either party in accordance with these terms.
3. Annual membership is valid till the year end only. Eg – if a veterinarian registers him/herself as an annual member on any time of the year, the annual membership will be valid till the respective year end.
4. Each User shall only register once.
5. The User shall register online through the link given in our web site- www.csavachennai.in to become a Member of CSAVA
6.   d. Members of the Association are Members of CSAVA with additional accesses allowing them to participate in the General body meetings, CPD’s, family events and related activities which will be posted regularly in our website/ whatsapp group
7.  Members of the Association shall expressly accept CSAVA statutes/ bye laws on registration and are bound to comply with them.
8. By registering with CSAVA, the User accepts that most communications with CSAVA and its Members will take place electronically.
9. It is the User’s responsibility to make sure that she/he has sufficient access to Internet to participate to the activities at the desired extent.
10. CSAVA board screens registration applications and reserves itself the right to reject a registration without stating the reasons at any point of time in the respective year.
11. Members vouch that data supplied on registration are true and complete, and that they are kept up-to-date after registration.
12. It is expressly forbidden to place accounts at the disposal of third parties and to disclose access details to third parties.
13. CSAVA reserves the right to modify, suspend or discontinue individual services and/or sections of the Members Area, or all of them, at any time and without prior notice, in whole or in part. CSAVA reserves the further right to limit or deny access to individual or all services, without prior notice at any time.
14. Termination of Membership

• Members can resign their membership with CSAVA  at any time by communicating their decision by mail or email.
  The resigning Member shall pay the current year’s membership, if any, in full.
• The membership can be terminated by decision from the Board of Directors. The concerned person has the right to appeal against this decision at the General body meeting. Cases where the membership has been repeatedly left unpaid (for two years) lead to the expulsion without a right to appeal at the General Assembly.
• After the resignation or the termination of a membership, CSAVA  is entitled to continue without time limitation, to freely use in the Website, emails, publications and advertisements, in full or in part, the contributions (text and other material) the Member submitted to CSAVA before resignation or termination, if any.
• . Resigned Members can apply to revive their registration at any time. The decision to revive a registration is taken by the Board of Directors.

5. Membership Fees

• CSAVA 2025 annual membership fees – 5000/ per year/
• CSAVA 2025 Life Membership fees – Rs 20,000/- applicable for small animal practitioners in Chennai and suburbs ONLY –  
• CSAVA 2025 affiliate membership – Rs 15,000/ year – applicable for all small animal practitioners out of Tamil Nadu, anywhere in India.

6. Membership fees are decided by the administrative committee members.
   b. Members are required to pay the membership fees, if any, in due time through CSAVA Online portal www.csavachennai.in
   c. The Board of Directors may decide to grant partial or full membership fee waivers to specific Members.
   6. Cancellation and refund Policy
7. For membership registration through CSAVA portal-www.csavachennai.in, you agree that we may start your membership process immediately upon our accepting your application. This means that you are not entitled to a refund if you change your mind after we have provided the membership.
   b. Except as set out in the previous section, you do not have any right to cancel your subscription or any part of it until the end of your then current subscription period.
   c. Although you may notify us of your intention to cancel at any time, such notice will only take effect at the end of your then current subscription period, and you will not receive a refund.

The membership rules are in concurrence, within the bye laws and discretion of the CSAVA board and the board can take decisions on the approval / non approval / of the members at any time of the year

CSAVA PRIVACY POLICY

This Privacy Policy governs the manner in which CHENNAI SMALL ANIMAL VETERINARIANS ASSOCIATION – (CSAVA)   collects, uses, maintains and discloses information collected from users (each, a “User”) of the https://www.csavachennai.in  website (“Site”). This privacy policy applies to the Site and all products and services offered by CHENNAI SMALL ANIMAL VETERINARIANS ASSOCIATION

1. PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION

We may collect personal identification information from users in a variety of ways, including, but not limited to, when users visit our Site, registers on the Site, places an order, and in connection with other activities, services, features or resources we make available on our Site. Users may be asked for, as appropriate, Name, Email, Date of birth, Mobile Number, Aadhar Number, VCI Number, Clinic Name, Clinic Address, Town/City, Pincode, Zone and member photo etc. Users may, however, visit our Site anonymously. We will collect personal identification information from Users only if they voluntarily submit such information to us. Users can always refuse to supply personally identification information, except that it may prevent them from engaging in certain Site related activities.

2. NON-PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION

We may collect non-personal identification information about Users whenever they interact with our Site. Non-personal identification information may include the browser name, the type of computer and technical information about Users means of connection to our Site, such as the operating system and the Internet service providers utilized and other similar information.

3. WEB BROWSER COOKIES

Our Site may use “cookies” to enhance User experience. User’s web browser places cookies on their hard drive for record-keeping purposes and sometimes to track information about them. User may choose to set their web browser to refuse cookies, or to alert you when cookies are being sent. If they do so, note that some parts of the Site may not function properly.

4. HOW WE USE COLLECTED INFORMATION

CHENNAI SMALL ANIMAL VETERINARIANS ASSOCIATION- CSAVA – may collect and use Users personal information for the following purposes:

• To get Membership for CSAVA
• To participate Events, Conferences and Webminars conducted by CSAVA.
• To personalize user experience – We may use information in the aggregate to understand how our Users as a group use the services and resources provided on our Site.
• To improve our Site – We may use feedback provided by user to improve our products and services.
• To process payments – We may use the information provided by user when registering as member, registering for event, conference, webminar and placing an order for product or services. We do not share this information with outside parties except to the extent necessary to provide the service.
• To run a promotion, contest, survey or other Site features – To send users information they agreed to receive about topics we think will be of interest to them.
• To send periodic emails – We may use the email address to send service emails to the user. It may also be used to respond to their inquiries, questions, and/or other requests. If user decides to opt-in to our mailing list, they will receive emails that may include news, updates, related product, or service information, etc. If at any time the user would like to unsubscribe from receiving future emails, we include detailed unsubscribe instructions at the bottom of each email or user may contact us via our Site.

5. HOW WE PROTECT YOUR INFORMATION

We adopt appropriate data collection, storage and processing practices and security measures to protect against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure or destruction of your personal information, username, password, transaction information and data stored on our Site.Sensitive and private data exchange between the Site and its users happens over a SSL secured communication channel and is encrypted and protected with digital signatures.

6. SHARING YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

We may use third party service providers to help us operate our Association and the Site or administer activities on our behalf, such as sending out newsletters or surveys. We may share your information with these third parties for those limited purposes provided you have given us your consent.

You acknowledge, agree and authorise us to share your personal information with third party service providers who help us operate our services and the Site or administer activities on our behalf, such as sending out newsletters or surveys. We may share your information with these third parties for those limited purposes.

7. LINK TO OTHER SITES

Our platform provides link to other Sites. Such Sites may collect user information. We recommend user to review privacy policy of such Site as we are not responsible for their privacy practices.

8. COMPLIANCE WITH CHILDREN’S ONLINE PRIVACY PROTECTION ACT

Protecting the privacy of the young is especially important. For that reason, we never collect or maintain information at our Site from those we know are under 13years, and no part of our Site is structured to attract anyone under 13.

9. CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

CSAVA has  the discretion to update this privacy policy at any time. When we do, we will send you an email. We encourage users to frequently check this page for any changes to stay informed about how we are helping to protect the personal information collected. You acknowledge and agree that it is your responsibility to review this privacy policy periodically and become aware of modifications. The continued use of our platform and our services will denote your acceptance of our modified policy and will be adequate proof that you have agreed to the terms of this policy which shall apply from the first day of your use of the platform. If changes are significant, we will provide more prominent notice.

10. CONTACT US

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, the services of this site, or your dealings with this site, please contact us at:
The President ,CHENNAI SMALL ANIMAL VETERINARIANS ASSOCIATION – (CSAVA)  

 ph 7305070550
— Last Updated: 24.02.2025—