This Privacy Policy (the “Policy”) governs the manner in which the Platform collects, uses, maintains and discloses information of its users. The Policy also describes the practices that We apply to such user information, user’s privacy rights and choices regarding their information. To clarify, this Policy applies to all users of the Platform (referred to as “Learners”, “You”, “Your”).
By accessing and using the Platform, providing Your Personal Information, or by otherwise signalling Your agreement when the option is presented to You, You consent to the collection, use, and disclosure of information described in this Policy and Terms of Use and we disclaim all the liabilities arising therefrom. If You do not agree with any provisions of this Policy and/or the Terms of Use, You should not access or use the Platform or engage in communications with us and are required to leave the Platform immediately. If any information You have provided or uploaded on the Platform violates the terms of this Policy or Terms of Use, we may be required to delete such information upon informing You of the same and revoke Your access if required without incurring any liability to You. Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Privacy Policy can be found in our Terms of Use. Please read this Policy carefully prior to accessing our Platform and using any of the services or products offered therein. If you have any questions, please contact us at the contact information provided below.
TERMS APPLICABLE IF YOU ARE AN INDIAN RESIDENT
Your Rights: If you are located in India, you may have the following rights under the Personal Data Protection Bill (PDPB) when it becomes a legislation. All requests can be made by using the option provided to you within the Platform upon your login. You may also write to us as stated in the “Grievances” section above, and we will address you concerns to the extent required by law.
Right to Confirmation and Access: You have the right to get confirmation and access to your Personal Information that is with us along with other supporting information.
Right to Correction:
You have the right to ask us to rectify your Personal Information that is with us that you think is inaccurate. You also have the right to ask us to update your Personal Information that you think is incomplete or out-of-date.
Right to Data Portability: You have the right to ask that we transfer the Personal Information you gave us to another organisation, or to you, under certain circumstances.
Right to be Forgotten: You have the right to restrict or prevent the continuing disclosure of your Personal Information under certain circumstances.
Right to Erasure: If you wish to withdraw/remove your Personal Information from our Platform, you have the right to request erasure of your Personal Information from our Platform. However, please note that such erasure will remove all your Personal Information from our Platform (except as specifically stated in this Policy) and may result in deletion of your account on the Platform permanently, and the same will not be retrievable.
Your Rights: If you are located in the United Kingdom (UK) or European Union (EU) or European Economic Area (EEA), you have the following rights under the UK and EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) respectively. All requests should be sent to the address noted in the “Grievances” section above, and we will fulfil requests to the extent required by applicable law.
Right to access Your Personal Information: You have the right to receive confirmation as to whether or not Personal Information concerning you is being processed and, where that is the case, access to the Personal Information can be sought;
Right to Rectification: Our goal is to keep your Personal Information accurate, current and complete. Please contact us if you believe your information is inaccurate or incomplete;
Right to Erasure: In some cases, you have a legal right to request that we erase your Personal Information;
Right to object to Processing: You have the right to object to our processing of your Personal Information under certain conditions;
Right to restrict Processing: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your Personal Information, under certain conditions;
Right to Data Portability: You have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions;
Right to make a complaint to a government supervisory authority: If you believe we have not processed your Personal Information in accordance with applicable provisions of the GDPR, we encourage you to contact us at email address provided in the ‘Grievances’ section above. You also have the right to make a GDPR complaint to the relevant Supervisory Authority or seek a remedy through the courts. A list of Supervisory Authorities is available at: https://edpb.europa.eu/about-edpb/board/members_en. If you need further assistance regarding your rights, please contact us using the contact information provided below, and we will consider your request in accordance with applicable law. You can identify the supervising authority of your concern by visiting https://edpb.europa.eu/about-edpb/board/members_en.
Right to not be subject to automated decision-making, including profiling: You have the right not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling, which produces legal or similarly significant effects concerning you. We collect and process Personal Information about you only where we have a legal rationale to do so. Specific legal rationale applied for the same will depend on the type of Personal Information collected and the context in which the same is being processed, including the Services involved.
TERMS APPLICABLE IF YOU ARE A CALIFORNIA STATE RESIDENT If you are a California state resident, then you have the following rights to the extent, and in the manner, set out in the CCPA:
The right to access the Personal Information that we hold on you; The right to know what Personal Information we intend on collecting from them before the point of collection;
The right to opt in or out of marketing, analytics, and other similar activities;
The right to equal services without discrimination; and
The right to request deletion of Personal Information. The above rights, the manner in which you can exercise the same and the category of and the manner in which we collect your information, are detailed below.
CCPA NOTICE AT COLLECTION: For purposes of the CCPA, in collecting the information described above, we collect the categories of Personal Information listed below from you:
Identifiers: We may collect your name, email address, mobile number, username, unique personal identifier, and Internet Protocol (IP) address. We use Identifiers as set forth in the “How We Use and Share the Information Collected” section of this Policy, like your name, contact information, and device and online identifiers.
Characteristics of Personal Information described in the California Customer Records statute:
We may collect your name, email address, username, unique personal identifier, and gender. We use Categories of Personal Information described in the California Consumer Records statute as set forth in the ‘How We Use and Share the Information Collected’ section of this Policy.
Internet or other electronic network activity information: We collect cookies as described above, we will automatically receive information from your browser and your device, which includes the date and time of your visit to the Platform as well as your location, Internet Protocol (IP) address, domain server, browser type, access time, and data about which pages you visit on the Platform. We use Internet or other electronic network activity information as set forth in the “How We Use and Share the Information Collected” section of this Policy.
Geolocation data: We may collect your IP address.
We may use Geolocation Data as set forth in the “How We Use and Share the Information Collected” section of this Policy.
Audio, electronic, visual or similar information: We may collect your profile picture or other audio or visual information uploaded as content to the Platform. We use audio, electronic, visual or similar information as set forth in the “How We Use and Share the Information Collected” section of this Policy
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Inferences: We may make inferences based upon the Personal Information collected (such as likelihood of retention or attrition). We use Inference information as set forth in the “How We Use and Share the Information Collected” section of this Policy.
CCPA DATA PRACTICES DURING THE LAST 12 MONTHS:
Personal Information collected: As described in this Policy, we have collected the categories of Personal Information listed below during the preceding 12 months: I
dentifiers
Characteristics of Personal Information described in the California Customer Records statute Internet or other electronic network activity information
Geolocation data Commercial information Audio, electronic, visual, thermal, olfactory, or similar information Inferences
Categories of sources: We have collected the Personal Information identified in this Policy from you and our payment processors.
Business and commercial purposes for collecting: We have collected the categories of Personal Information listed above for the following purposes:
Operate the Platform; Provide our Services to you; Honor our Terms and Conditions and contracts;
* Ensure the privacy and security of our Platform and Services;
* Manage our relationships with you; Communicate with you;
* Analyze use of the Platform and our Services;
* Enhance your experience;
* Track visits to the Platform;
* Provide you with a more personal and interactive experience on the Platform; and
* Usage analytics purposes.
Personal Information sold: We have not sold categories of Personal Information during the preceding 12 months.
Personal Information disclosed for a business purpose: We have disclosed for a business purpose the categories of Personal Information listed below during the preceding 12 months:
Identifiers
Characteristics of Personal Information described in the California Customer Records
statute Internet or other electronic network activity information
Geolocation data
Commercial information
Audio, electronic, visual, thermal, olfactory, or similar information Inferences
We have disclosed each category of Personal Information to the following categories of third parties: (1) corporate parents, subsidiaries, and affiliates; (2) advisors (accountants, attorneys); (3) service providers (data analytics, data storage, mailing, marketing, website and platform administration, technical support); and (4) operating systems and platforms.
CONSUMER RIGHTS AND REQUESTS UNDER THE CCPA
The CCPA gives consumers the right to request that we (1) disclose what Personal Information we collect, use, disclose, and sell, and (2) delete certain Personal Information that we have collected or maintained. you may submit these requests to us as described below, and we honor these rights where they apply.
If a request is submitted in a manner that is not one of the designated methods for submission, or if the request is deficient in some manner unrelated to our verification process, we will either (i) treat the request as if it had been submitted in accordance with the designated manner, or (ii) provide you with specific directions on how to submit the request or remedy any deficiencies with the request, as applicable.
Request to Know: As a California resident, you have the right to request: (1) the specific pieces of Personal Information we have collected about you; (2) the categories of Personal Information we have collected about you; (3) the categories of sources from which the Personal Information is collected; (4) the categories of Personal Information about you that we have sold and the categories of third parties to whom the Personal Information was sold; (5) the categories of Personal Information about you that we disclosed for a business purpose and the categories of third parties to whom the Personal Information was disclosed for a business purpose; (6) the business or commercial purpose for collecting, disclosing, or selling Personal Information; and (7) the categories of third parties with whom we share Personal Information. Our response will cover the 12-month period preceding our receipt of a verifiable request.
Request to Delete: As a California resident, you have a right to request the erasure/deletion of certain Personal Information collected or maintained by us. As described herein, we will delete your Personal Information from our records and direct any service providers (as defined under applicable law) to delete your Personal Information from their records. However, we are not required to honor a deletion request if an exemption applies under the law.
Submitting a Request: Submission of Instructions: You may submit a request to know or to delete by email to the address provided in the ‘Grievances’ section above or by submitting a request via mail to address provided by us in our Terms of Use or the Platform page. Regarding requests to delete, we may present you with the choice to delete select portions of your Personal Information, but a global option to delete all Personal Information will be offered and more prominently presented.
Verification Process: We are required by law to verify the identities of those who submit requests to know or to delete. To determine whether the individual making the request is the consumer about whom we have collected information, we will verify your identity by matching the identifying information provided by you in the request to the Personal Information that we already maintain about you. As a part of this process, you will be required to provide your name and email address, and mobile number (if the same have been voluntarily provided by you at the time of registering on the Platform or otherwise while using the Platform). We will inform you if we cannot verify your identity. Please note-
If we cannot verify the identity of the person making a request for categories of Personal Information, we may deny the request. If the request is denied in whole or in part for this reason, we will provide a copy of, or direct you to, our Privacy Policy.
If we cannot verify the identity of the person making the request for specific pieces of Personal Information, we are prohibited from disclosing any specific pieces of Personal Information to the requestor. However, if denied in whole or in part for this reason, we will evaluate the request as if it is seeking the disclosure of categories of Personal Information about the consumer.
If we cannot verify the identity of the person making a request to delete, we may deny the request. If there is no reasonable method by which we can verify the identity of the requestor to the degree of certainty required, we will state this in our response and explain why we have no reasonable method by which we can verify the identity of the requestor.
Authorized Agents: Authorized agents may submit requests via the methods identified in this Policy. If you use an authorized agent to submit a request to know or a request to delete, we may require you to: (1) provide the authorized agent with signed permission to do so; (2) verify your identity directly with us; and (3) directly confirm with us that you provided the authorized agent permission to submit the request. However, we will not require these actions if you have provided the authorized agent with power of attorney pursuant to the California Probate Code.
Excessive Requests: If requests from a User are manifestly unfounded or excessive, in particular because of their repetitive character, we may either (1) charge a reasonable fee, or (2) refuse to act on the request and notify the User of the reason for refusing the request. If we charge a fee, the amount will be based upon the administrative costs of providing the information or communication or taking the action requested.
CCPA Non-Discrimination: You have the right not to receive discriminatory treatment by us due to your exercise of the rights provided by the CCPA. We do not offer financial incentives and price or service differences, and we do not discriminate against Users/consumers for exercising their rights under the CCPA.