The following privacy policy has been published as per the provisions of the Information Technology Act, 2000 and other applicable Rules thereunder, including but not limited to the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 ("IT Rules").
This Privacy Policy explains the policies of Addhyan Online (hereinafter referred “the Company”, “It”, “Its”, “We” and “Us”) - addhyanonline.in/ addhyanonline.com/ addhyan.online, (hereinafter referred to as "the Websites") and Addhyan Online mobile application- co.addhyanonline.android, (hereinafter referred to as "the App" and “the Application”), related to the disclosure, collection, storage, usage and protection of user-information during the course of His/Her interaction with the same Website and App. User in general, hereinafter, is referred as “You”, “He/She”, “His/Her” and “Him/Her”. For the purposes of this Policy, accessing of the Website and the App together with any study material or any technical update made available or uploaded therein or downloaded, embedded therefrom shall collectively be referred to as the "Services". The Website and the App shall be collectively referred to as "the Platform".
Users are requested to kindly read this Privacy Policy carefully and the Terms of Use as well. In case of inability to understand this policy, or unwillingness to accept any part of it, then users are suggested to NOT to use the Platform, as the case may be. Your use and/or continued use of the Platform shall be considered expressed consent by you to the terms of this Privacy Policy as well as the Terms of Use.
This Privacy Policy forms part and parcel of the Terms of Use for the Addhyan Online Services and shall be read as a whole. Capitalized terms used here, but undefined, shall have the same meaning as attributed to them in the Terms of Use.
1. When User uses the Website or the App by way of registration, log in, creation of a user account or creation of a post, purchase of subscription, etc. or by way of interaction via third party websites and/or mobile applications or by way of any other communication with the Platform, Addhyan Online may collect His/Her personally identifiable information including name, date of birth, gender, demographic information, photos, e-mail address, telephone number, mobile phone number, geographic location, mailing address, social media account details including list of contacts/friends and examination preference.
2. This information will be used by Addhyan Online to validate the User when using the Platform, to provide the Service to Him/Her, including administration of His/Her user-account, to notify Him/Her of changes to the Service or about any changes to the Company’s terms and conditions or this privacy policy, to manage its business, including financial reporting and billing of its Service, for the development of new products and services, to send Him/Her newsletters, offers and promotion coupons to market and advertise its products and services by email and SMS, to comply with applicable laws, court orders and government enforcement agency requests, for research and analytic purposes including to improve the quality of the Service and to ensure that the Service is presented in the most effective manner to same User and His/Her device as well.
3. By registering on the Platform, User confirms His/Her agreement and consent to provide Addhyan Online with His/Her aforementioned personal information, which is lawful, necessary and permissible. User at all times has the right to discontinue the use of the Platform. Addhyan Online is not liable to provide the User with its Services in the absence of the aforesaid information or His/Her refusal to provide the aforesaid information. Also, Addhyan Online is not liable to ensure or maintain the same quality of its Services to the User not proving aforementioned information, as it may for such a User who provides all aforementioned information.
4. Any information provided by User under Addhyan Online "Community" feature, comments, upvotes or otherwise any information that User provides on the Platform shall not be personal information and shall become part of Addhyan Online published content. Addhyan Online may use the aforementioned information without User’s consent for purposes including but not limited to improving its products and services, developing new products and services and sending Users messages about promotions and offers.
1. When User visits or interacts with the Platform, apart from Addhyan Online, certain third-party advertisers and/or service-providers may use technologies that automatically collect information about Him/Her for both transactional (e.g., confirmation of registration, notification of purchase made, etc.) and promotional (e.g., promotions, offers, newsletters, etc.) purposes. User-information may be collected by Addhyan Online or such third-party advertisers and/or service providers in the following ways:-
1. Log Files: Every time User visits the Platform, Addhyan Online servers may automatically receive and log information from His/Her browser and device which is used to access the Platform (such as IP address, device ID, details of User’s network operator and type, User’s device’s operating system, browser type and version, CPU speed, and connection speed). This enables us to validate you as a User, to understand your usage of the Platform. Also, it helps us to make changes and updates most suited to your needs and interests.
2. Mobile Device: When User registers your mobile device or uses the mobile device to access the App, In addition to the aforesaid, Addhyan Online may also collect device information such as mobile device ID, model and manufacturer details, operating system etc. for improving the App’s overall functionality and displaying the content according to His/Her preferences.
3. Cookies: Cookies are data files placed on User’s device, used to keep track of information such as User’s interaction with social media websites, the content User clicks on, downloads, uploads or shares and other activities on the Platform. Addhyan Online may use cookies in order to improve User’s experience of the Platform by personalizing it to His/Her preferences and usage trends.
4. Web Beacons: Web beacons are transparent graphic images used in email sent by us to communicate you, in order to improve the overall quality, functionality and interactivity of the Platform. Addhyan Online may use web beacons as well.
5. Payment /Purchase Information: In order to access certain paid features and services on the Platform, User may be required to create or log into a separate account on a payment gateway or website such as “RazorpayX” or “Razorpay”. Once such an account is created, in order to process User’s payments/ purchases on the Platform, such payment gateway provider may require and collect His/Her details such as name, address, phone number, email address and credit or debit card information, net banking information or details of any web wallets maintained by Him/Her. Any/all payment(s) made/processed or details provided to or shared with such authorized payment gateway providers shall be stored directly by such payment gateway providers without any information passing through or relayed to Addhyan Online. Addhyan Online is NOT liable in respect of such payments and/or information shared with or provided to such authorized payment gateway providers. It is further clarified that the aforementioned information is only used in accordance with the provisions of the applicable law and in strict adherence to this Privacy Policy.
6. Discussion Forum/Community: Any information that is disclosed by User in the comments section or by way of the “create a post” feature, becomes published information and Addhyan Online shall not be held liable for the security of the same or any personal information that User discloses herein. User shall agree to exercise caution when disclosing any personal information or personally identifiable information in this regard.
2. Please note that Addhyan Online only uses the aforesaid information to communicate with and/or improve the Service and to understand our users' operating systems better than before, for system administration and to audit the use of the Service. Addhyan Online does not use any of the aforesaid data to identify the name, address or other personal details of any individual.
3. For the purpose of this Privacy Policy, any passwords, financial information and any additional information prescribed by law to be sensitive that may be collected by Addhyan Online during your use of the Platform and the Services provided thereon, shall be referred to as "Sensitive Personal Data or Information".
The Platform may include links that redirect you to other websites. This Privacy Policy does not cover these third-party websites. User shall agree that once He/She leaves servers of Addhyan Online, any third-party websites that He/She goes to or interacts with are at His/Her own risk. Addhyan Online shall not be held liable for any default, loss of function or any risk that His/Her Sensitive Personal Data or Information may be exposed to, as a result of His/Her interaction with these third-party websites.
1. As a strict policy, Addhyan Online shall not disclose, share or exploit User’s information with anyone without His/Her expressed permission.
2. However, Addhyan Online may be mandated under law or under contracts to make certain limited disclosures under the circumstances discussed below:
1. Legal Necessity: Addhyan Online may share any of the aforesaid information, including User’s personally identifiable information or Sensitive Personal Data or Information, without obtaining a separate consent from Him/Her, if and when such information is requested or required by law or by any court or governmental agency or authority to disclose, for the purpose of verification of identity, or for the prevention, detection, investigation of any criminal activity, or for prosecution and punishment of offences.
2. Limited Disclosure to Service Providers: Addhyan Online may disclose User’s information, but not Sensitive Personal Data or Information, to Its service providers and business partners for the purposes of betterment and improvement of Its services including but not limited to hosting the Platform, payment processing, analysing data, providing customer service, etc, for the purpose of making various features, services and products of Addhyan Online available to User and investigating or redressing grievances. This will be in the form of aggregated anonymized data and will be under strict contractual arrangements that preserve the confidentiality and security of User’s personal information in accordance with this Privacy Policy;
3. Limited Disclosures for improvement of services: Addhyan Online may share the aforesaid information including User’s personally identifiable information, but not Sensitive Personal Data or Information, when it is required to be shared with sponsors, partners, advertisers, analytics companies or third parties for the purpose of marketing, advertising promotional offers, offering product information and market research, in connection with the Service. This will be in the form of aggregated anonymized data and will be under strict contractual arrangements that preserve the confidentiality and security of User’s personal information in accordance with this Privacy Policy;
1. Addhyan Online shall take the security of User’s personal information seriously and shall use appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect User’s personal information against unauthorized or unlawful processing and against accidental loss, destruction or damage. Unfortunately, User shall acknowledge that the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although Addhyan Online shall do Its best to protect User’s personal data, it cannot guarantee the security of User’s data which is transmitted to or from the Service. Any transmission is at User’s own risk.
2. Addhyan Online shall keep your personal information for no longer than is necessary for Its business purposes or for legal requirements.
All User needs to do is send an email to connect@addhyanonline.in asking us to delete His/Her account and the associated data with same account. Once He/She receives a reply from Us, He/She will have seven days to reply to their email with a valid ID proof and confirmation to delete the account. If User fails to send the confirmation, His/Her account won’t be deleted, and the request will be abandoned.
If you have any questions or concerns regarding the Privacy Policy, kindly contact us at connect@addhyanonline.in