Security & Your Account

Security & your account

How NPPA keeps your account safe

Your membership, your details and your payments are protected at every step: when you sign in, when you pay, and while your information is stored with us.

Two-step login for every member Encrypted connection (HTTPS) Payments through Razorpay
Signing in

Only you can get into your account

A password alone is not enough to open an NPPA account.

Two-step login, for everyone

Every sign-in needs a one-time code sent to your email, as well as your password. There are no exceptions, so a stolen password on its own is useless.

Protection against guessing

Repeated wrong passwords or codes are blocked for a while, and too many requests for codes or reset links are refused.

A backup email

Add a second email address under My NPPA → Login & email settings. If you lose access to your main email, you can still sign in and reset your password.

Safe email changes

Changing your login email needs your current password and a code sent to the new address, so nobody can quietly take over your account.

Signed out everywhere else

When your password changes, every other device signed in to your account is signed out automatically.

“I’m not a robot” checks

Sign-up and password-reset forms check that a real person is using them, which keeps spam and automated attacks away from members’ inboxes.

Passwords & payments

Your password and your money

Your password

  • Stored only in scrambled (hashed) form. Nobody at NPPA can see or read it.
  • At least 8 characters, and your current password is needed to change it.
  • Reset links work once, expire after 24 hours, and stop working if you ask for a newer one.
  • We email you whenever your password is changed, so you would know straight away if it wasn’t you.

Your payments

  • Membership fees are paid on Razorpay’s secure payment pages.
  • NPPA never sees or stores your card, UPI or bank details.
  • Receipts are available on My NPPA through private links made for you.
  • Your membership certificate carries a code that anyone can use to check it is genuine.
Behind the scenes

How we protect the website

The website itself is built and run to keep your information safe.

Encrypted everywhere

Every page is served over HTTPS, so what you type and read cannot be seen by others on your network.

Protected network

The site sits behind Cloudflare, which filters out attacks and harmful traffic before it reaches us.

Built against common attacks

Forms can only be sent from our own pages, our pages can’t be framed by other sites, and every address and input is checked before it is used.

Kept up to date

The website’s software and the libraries it uses are kept on current, supported versions with the latest security fixes.

Strict admin access

NPPA administrators also sign in with two-step codes, and are signed out automatically after a period of inactivity.

Monitoring & backups

The site is checked every hour for unexpected changes, unusual sign-in activity raises an alert, and data is backed up every night.

Your privacy

You decide what others see

On the Members List

  • Your email, phone number and address are hidden unless you choose to share them.
  • Change your choices at any time under Manage Profile → Privacy.
  • The Members List is visible only to signed-in members.

Our promise

  • We use your details only to run your membership and NPPA activities.
  • We never sell your information.
  • You can unsubscribe from newsletters with one click in any email.
Staying safe

A few simple habits

Never share your code

NPPA will never ask for your password or login code by phone, WhatsApp or email. Anyone who asks is not us.

Use a unique password

Choose a password you don’t use on any other website, ideally saved in a password manager.

Check the address

Sign in only at nppassociation.org, and look for the padlock in your browser’s address bar.

Something not right?

Tell us straight away

If you get an email about a sign-in or password change that wasn’t you, reset your password from the login page and write to us. If you think you have found a security problem on the website, please let us know privately so we can fix it.

[email protected]

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