ScholarshipKart Privacy Policy Notice
1. Introduction
ScholarshipKart provides information and advice about university, college and boarding school as well as information on the scholarships and application services. At ScholarshipKart the privacy and security of our partners, customers and website visitors are of paramount importance. ScholarshipKart is committed to protecting the data of its user and visitor who has shared with us. This privacy policy explains how ScholarshipKart processes information that can be used to directly or indirectly identify an individual (“Personal Data”) collected through use of our websites.
For the purposes of this policy, ScholarshipKart defines the term “User” as an entity with which ScholarshipKart has an established relationship, and the term “Visitor” as an individual that visits our front-end public website www.scholarshipkartcom.
Any information stored on ScholarshipKart’s servers is treated as confidential. All information is stored securely and is accessed by authorized personnel only. ScholarshipKart implements and maintains appropriate technical, security and organisational measures to protect Personal Data against unauthorized or unlawful processing and use, and against accidental loss, destruction, damage, theft or disclosure.
2. Collection and use
2.1 General
The following sections cover the specifics of each of the two groups from which data is collected: Website Visitors and Users.
2.2 Website Visitors
If you are a Visitor to our website, whether or not a registered client with ScholarshipKart, then this section is relevant for you.
By visiting this website, you consent to the collection and use of your Personal Data as described herein. If you do not agree with the terms set out herein, please do not visit this website. If required by applicable law, we will seek your explicit consent to process Personal Data collected on this website or volunteered by you. Note that any consent will be entirely voluntary. However, if you do not grant the requested consent to the processing of your Personal Data, the use of this website may not be possible.
ScholarshipKart may collect, record and analyze information of Visitors to its website. We may record your IP address and use cookies that you opt in to receiving. ScholarshipKart may add information collected by way of pageview activity. Furthermore, ScholarshipKart may collect and process any Personal Data that you volunteer to us in our website’s forms, such as when you register for a consultation or sign up for events and newsletters. If you provide ScholarshipKart with your social media details, ScholarshipKart may retrieve publicly available information about you from social media.
Such Personal Data may comprise your IP address, first and last name, your postal and email address, your telephone number, data for social networks, your areas of interest, interest in ScholarshipKart products and services, and information as to the type of relationship that exists between ScholarshipKart and yourself.
ScholarshipKart gathers data about visits to the website, including numbers of Visitors and visits, geolocation data, length of time spent on the site, pages clicked on or where Visitors have come from.
2.2.1 Purpose of processing personal data
ScholarshipKart uses the collected data to communicate with Visitors, to customize content for Visitors, to show ads on other websites to Visitors, and to improve its website by analysing how Visitors navigate its website.
2.2.2 Sharing personal data
ScholarshipKart may also share such information with service vendors or contractors in order to provide a requested service or transaction or in order to analyze the Visitor behavior on its website.
2.2.3 Cookies
We ask for your consent before placing third party cookies on your device.
2.2.4 Links to other sites
Please be aware that while visiting our site, Visitors can follow links to other sites that are beyond our sphere of influence. ScholarshipKart is not responsible for the content or privacy policy of these other sites such as Universities, government, private and other educational and non educational institution, companies websites.
2.3 Enquiries and Users
2.3.1 General
In order to provide Universities application advice and services to its Users, ScholarshipKart collects certain types of data from them. This section will describe how this data is collected and used by ScholarshipKart.
2.3.2 Collection of User data
During a User’s registration, they provide information such as name, email address, postal address, telephone number, and other relevant data. This information is used by ScholarshipKart to identify the User and provide them with services regarding University application support and advice. ScholarshipKart will not retain User data longer than is necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected or as required by applicable laws or regulations.
3. Retention and Deletion
ScholarshipKart will not retain data longer than is necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected or as required by applicable laws or regulations.
4. Acceptance of these Conditions
We assume that all Visitors of our website and users of ScholarshipKart services have carefully read this document and agree to its contents. If someone does not agree with this privacy policy, they should refrain from using our website and services. We reserve the right to change our privacy policy as necessity dictates. Continued use of ScholarshipKart websites and services after having been informed of any such changes to these conditions implies acceptance of the revised privacy policy. This privacy policy is an essential part of our terms of use.
5. Our Legal Obligation to Disclose Personal Information
We will reveal a user’s personal information without his/her prior permission only when we have reason to believe that the disclosure of this information is required to establish the identity of, to contact or to initiate legal proceedings against a person or persons who are suspected of infringing rights or property belonging to ScholarshipKart or to others who could be harmed by the user’s activities or of persons who could (deliberately or otherwise) transgress upon these rights and property. We are permitted to disclose personal information when we have good reason to believe that this is legally required.
6. ScholarshipKart’s Data Protection Officer
ScholarshipKart has a “Data Protection Officer” who is responsible for matters relating to privacy and data protection. This Data Protection Officer can be reached at the following address:
ScholarshipKart
Attn: Puneet Soin
#127, Basement level, Hargobind Encalve, Delhi 110092, India
Puneet@ScholarshipKart.com
7. For Further Information
If you have any further questions regarding the data ScholarshipKart collects, or how we use it, then please feel free to contact us by email at: info@ScholarshipKart.com, or in writing at:
#127, Basement level, Hargobind Encalve, Delhi 110092, India