Privacy Policy

Welcome to Sharda Academy. We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy will inform you as to how we look after your personal data when you visit our website (regardless of where you visit it from) or use our educational services.

Note: This policy is strictly compliant with applicable Indian laws, including the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act.

We may collect, use, store and transfer different kinds of personal data about you which we have grouped together as follows:

• Identity Data: First name, last name, username, title, date of birth.
• Contact Data: Billing address, email address, and telephone numbers.
• Academic Data: Educational records, transcripts, examination scores.
• Financial Data: Payment details (processed securely via gateways).

Most commonly, we will use your personal data in the following circumstances:

1. To perform the contract we are about to enter into or have entered into with you (e.g., enrolling you in a course).
2. To manage our relationship with you, including notifying you about changes to our terms or privacy policy.
3. To administer and protect our business and this website (troubleshooting, data analysis, system maintenance).
4. To deliver relevant educational content and updates to you securely.

We do not sell your personal data to third parties. We may share your data with the parties set out below for the purposes outlined in this policy:

• Service Providers: Acting as processors based in India who provide IT and system administration services, payment processing, and email communication services.
• Regulatory Authorities: Relevant government bodies, regulators, and other authorities in India who require reporting of processing activities in certain circumstances.

We have put in place appropriate security measures to prevent your personal data from being accidentally lost, used, or accessed in an unauthorized way, altered, or disclosed. In addition, we limit access to your personal data to those employees, agents, contractors, and other third parties who have a business need to know.

Under certain circumstances, you have rights under data protection laws in relation to your personal data. These include the right to request access, request correction, request erasure, object to processing, and withdraw consent.

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