Introduction:

We, at Yourdegree (owned and operated by our Company) - located at Nishuvi, Ground Floor, 75, Dr. Annie Besant Road, Worli, Mumbai, Maharashtra, 400018, are committed to respecting your online privacy and ensuring the appropriate protection and management of personally identifiable information ("Personal Information") you share with us. This Privacy Policy outlines our practices regarding the collection, use, and protection of your personal information in accordance with applicable data protection laws and regulations.

This Policy is subject to the terms of use of Yourdegree. It applies to individuals who register on the Platform provided by Yourdegree or whose information Yourdegree otherwise receives in connection with its services.

Personal Information (PI):

Personal information refers to any information relating to an identified or identifiable living person. This includes but is not limited to a person's name, email address, telephone number, educational qualification, and any other information as per applicable laws and regulations.

Core Purpose and Scope:

Yourdegree provides a platform to assist students in discovering, researching, and connecting with universities and educational programs. The core purpose of the platform is to facilitate the exchange of information between students and educational institutions. User's contactable information may be shared with educational institutions for admission purposes.

This policy control applies to all systems, people and processes that constitute the organization's information systems, including board members, directors, employees and other third parties who have access to Personal Data available within Yourdegree.

The company is also committed to ensure that its employees conduct themselves in line with this, and other related, policies. Where third parties process data on behalf of Yourdegree, the Company endeavours to obtain assurances from such third parties that your Personal Data will be safeguarded consistently.

Consent:

We may obtain your consent to collect and use certain types of Personal Data when we are required to do so by law.

Once consent is obtained from the individual to use his or her information for those purposes, YourDegree has the individual's implied consent to collect or receive any supplementary information that is necessary to fulfil the same purposes. Express consent will also be obtained if, or when, a new use is identified.

Consent may also be implied where a user is given notice and a reasonable opportunity to opt-out of his or her personal information being used for mail-outs, the marketing of new services or products, and the client, customer, member does not opt-out.

Subject to certain exceptions (e.g., the personal information is necessary to provide the service or product, or the withdrawal of consent would frustrate the performance of a legal obligation), individuals can withhold or withdraw their consent for YourDegree to use their personal information in certain ways.

Further, by using this website/ acknowledging this privacy policy / by voluntarily providing us with your Personal Data, you consent to collection, storage, and processing of your Personal Data in accordance with this privacy policy and our Terms of Service.

If you refuse or withdraw your consent, or if you choose not to provide us with any required Personal Data, we may not be able to provide you the services that can be offered on our Platform.

Information Collection:

Registration/sign up: Personal information such as name, email address, and telephone number is collected to create/update your account.
Profile information: Additional details like educational background and work experience may be collected to provide tailored services.
Usage information: Data on the services you use and how you use them is collected for analysis and improvement.
Communication: Information is collected when you communicate with YourDegree or other users on the platform.

Processing Personal Information:

Improving user experience through cookies and other technologies.
Providing customized search results, recommendations, and promotions.
Sending alerts, newsletters, and marketing communications.
Conducting market research and surveys.
Preventing, detecting, and investigating crimes.
Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies:

We utilize cookies and tracking technologies to enhance website functionality and user experience. These technologies may record information such as IP addresses, browser software, and clickstream patterns. Users have the option to control cookies through browser settings.

Third Party Services:

We may engage third-party service providers to assist in delivering our services. Personal information may be shared with these providers under confidentiality agreements. Transfers of personal information outside India are subject to standard data protection laws.

Information Sharing:

Personal information may be shared with trusted partners and educational institutions for relevant services. We do not rent, sell, or share personal information for unrelated purposes unless required by law.

Retention of Personal Information:

Personal information is retained for as long as necessary for the purposes for which it was processed. Legal, regulatory, and contractual obligations are taken into consideration for retention periods.

User Rights:

Users have certain rights regarding their personal information[ih1] , including the right to access, rectify, erase, or restrict processing. Users can exercise these rights by contacting YourDegree's Data Protection Officer.

User Conduct:

Belongs to another person and to which the user does not have any right;
Is defamatory, libellous, fraudulent, threatening, obscene, indecent, profane, pornographic, paedophilic, invasive of another’s privacy including bodily privacy, discriminating, harmful, insulting or harassing on the basis of gender, libellous, racially or ethnically objectionable, relating or encouraging money laundering or gambling, or otherwise inconsistent with or contrary to the laws in force;
Is harmful to children;
Infringes any patent, trademark, copyright, or other proprietary rights;
Violates any law for the time being in force;
Deceives or misleads the addressee about the origin of the message or knowingly and intentionally communicates any information which is patently false or misleading in nature but may reasonably be perceived as a fact;
Impersonates another person;
Threatens the unity, integrity, defence, security, or sovereignty of India, friendly relations with foreign States, or public order, or causes incitement to the commission of any cognisable offence or prevents the investigation of any offence or is insulting to other nations;
Contains software virus or any other computer code, file, or program designed to interrupt, destroy, or limit the functionality of any computer resource;
Is patently false and untrue and is written or published in any form, with the intent to mislead or harass a person, entity, or agency for financial gain or to cause any injury to any person;
Discusses illegal activities with the intent to commit them;
Is disclosed without having the right to do so;
Constitutes advertising or any form of commercial solicitation;
Is related to partisan political activities;
Contains intentionally inaccurate information or is posted with the intent of misleading others;
Includes viruses, Trojan horses, worms, time bombs, cancelbots, or other disabling devices or other harmful components intended to or that may damage, detrimentally interfere with, surreptitiously intercept, or expropriate any system, data, or personal information;
Consists of any high volume, automated, or electronic means to access the Platform (including without limitation robots, spiders, or scripts);
Violates the rights of other users of the Platform; or
Violates any applicable local, state, national, or international law or otherwise advocates or encourages any illegal activity.

Users found to be engaging in any of the aforementioned activities may be subject to appropriate action, including but not limited to suspension or termination of their account, as per the Terms of Use of YourDegree.

Conflicts of Law

This Policy is intended to comply with the laws and regulations in the place of establishment and of the countries in which the company operates. In the event of any conflict between this Policy and applicable laws and regulations, the latter shall prevail.

Children's Data

Children's data privacy is important to us. Our Sites are not intended for children age to constitute a user as children are different for different jurisdictions. The age (for valid consent) of children varies across jurisdictions.

As a general policy, our company does not engage in the collection, processing, storage, use, dissemination, and transfer of Personal Data of children.

In case such a collection becomes necessary for the performance of our contractual obligations, or when required under the concerned law, we shall notify you in a time-bound and appropriate manner, informing the purposes and reasons for such collection and seek your explicit consent, and where applicable, parental authorization, prior to the processing of such data.

Confidentiality and Security:

We implement physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards to protect personal information. Compliance with applicable data protection laws and regulations, including the Information Technology Act, 2000, is ensured.

Social Media:

We monitor and engage with users on social media channels. Users are advised against sharing sensitive personal data through these channels.

Changes to this Privacy Policy:

YourDegree reserves the right to update, change, or modify this policy at any time. Changes will be effective upon posting on the website.

Data Controller/ Company Details:

The "Data Controller" (i.e., Yourdegree) means the entity that will make the decisions about how your data is used and that is responsible for deciding how it holds personal information about you. We retain user data for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.

Disclaimer:

Yourdegree shall not be liable for any loss or damage resulting from the disclosure of user information. Users are advised to refrain from sharing sensitive information not requested by Yourdegree.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update Our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify You of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page.

We will let You know via notice on Our Service, prior to the change becoming effective and update the "Last updated" date at the top of this Privacy Policy. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.

Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

For any questions regarding this privacy policy or the protection of personal data, users can contact YourDegree’s Data Protection Officer [IH4] at the provided contact details.

DPO details:
Name: Raj Dogra
EMail ID - support@yourdegree.com