Your privacy is important to us.
The User (defined below) of this Application (defined below), agrees to be bound by this privacy policy (“Policy”). In the event the terms and conditions of the Policy are not agreeable to the User, the User is requested to refrain from using this Application.
Patanjali IAS Academy (“Developer”) is concerned about the privacy of the data and information of the Users accessing the Application, Patanjali Civil Academy, and the other associated/ancillary applications, websites and services managed by the Developer (“Application”) and otherwise engaging with the Developer through the Application.
This Policy is a legally binding document between the User and Developer. The terms of this Policy will be effective upon the User's acceptance of the same (directly or indirectly in electronic form, by use of the Application) and will govern the relationship between the User and Developer.
This Policy forms an electronic contract within the provisions of the Information Technology Act, 2000 (“IT Act”), the rules made thereunder and the amended provisions pertaining to electronic documents/records in various statutes as amended by the IT Act, from time to time. This Policy does not require any physical, electronic or digital signature.
This Policy shall, at all times be read and construed in consonance and along with the terms of use and access available at (“T&Cs”).
Developer will not differentiate between who is using the device to access the Application, so long as the log in/access credentials match with yours. In order to make the best use of the Application and enable your Information (defined below) to be captured accurately on the Application, it is essential that you have logged in using your own credentials.
This Policy highlights inter alia the type of data shared/collected from a User in the course of the User’s usage of the Application. The Policy further intends to apprise the User of the purposes for which the data of the User is collected and the Application’s policy with regard to sharing such personal information with third party entities.
Developer may during the course of the User’s usage of the Application collect the following personal and non-personal information and such other information from the Users for accessing the Application (“Information”), as part of the voluntary registration process, any on-line survey or interaction on the Application or combination thereof, as may be required from time to time. The Information shall be collected in order to conduct operations on the Application. The Application collects or can request the below mentioned Information from the Users:
Every User hereby represents and warrants to the Developer that:
Developer represents and warrants to every User that:
All Information collected/stored by the Application shall be used for:
Every User hereby expressly agrees that Developer may share the Information collected from such User with its affiliates, employees, and such other individuals and institutions located within or outside India from time to time to ensure efficient management of Application traffic, to detect and prevent identity theft and other illegal acts, and to respond to legal, judicial, quasi-judicial law enforcement agencies or in connection with an investigation on matters related to public safety, as required and permitted by law and for such other purposes that the Developer may deem fit from time to time.
Developer shall retain Information for as long as is reasonably necessary in relation to the purposes for which this data was collected. In many instances, Developer shall retain Information that is necessary for operation of the Application by the User, which may include maintaining this Information beyond when the User ceases using the Application.
However, all Information pertaining to chats and student side test attempts shall be retained by Developer for a minimum period of 2 years from date of receipt of such Information, after which such Information, if deemed fit by the Developer, shall be erased from the Developer servers and databases.
6.1 The Application sends cookies (small files containing a string of characters) to your computer, thereby uniquely identifying your browser. Cookies are used to track your preferences, help you login faster, and aggregated to determine user trends. This data is used to improve offerings, such as providing more content in areas of greater interest to a majority of users.
6.2 Most browsers are initially set up to accept cookies, but you can reset your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. Some features of the Application may not function properly if your cookies are disabled.
6.3 The Application may also contain links to other third-party applications. Such third-party applications are governed by their respective privacy policies, which are beyond Developer's control. Once the User leaves Developer's servers, use of any information provided by the User is governed by the privacy policy of the operator of the application the User is visiting, which may differ from Developer's own privacy policy.
Developer adopts reasonable security practices and procedures to include, technical, operational, managerial and physical security control measures in order to protect the Information in its possession from loss, misuse and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration and destruction.
The Developer may amend this Privacy Policy as it may deem fit from time to time, to reflect changes in the law, Application, products, and services offered by Developer. Therefore, it is your responsibility to check this Privacy Policy periodically for changes. Your continued use of the Application following the posting of changes to this Privacy Policy will be deemed your acceptance of those changes.
If you find any discrepancies or have any grievances in relation to the collection, storage, use, disclosure, and transfer of your Information under this Privacy Policy, you may contact us at the contact information provided below:
Email Address: patanjaliacademy@gmail.com
10.1 This Policy is to be read in conjunction with and shall be deemed to be part of the Application’s terms and conditions of use.
10.2 The validity, interpretation, construction, and performance of this Privacy Policy shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of India. The Developer and the User agree that all disputes will be subject to arbitration in accordance with the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. The seat of arbitration shall be Ranchi, and the language of the arbitration shall be English. The award of the arbitrator shall be final and binding on the parties.