At Cyber Skillshala (hereinafter referred to as "Cyber Skillshala," "we," "our"), we value and respect your privacy. We are committed to conducting the lawful, fair, and transparent processing of your personal data while ensuring its security and compliance with data protection and privacy laws such as the Indian Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (DPDPA), and additional legislations that confer powers or obligations upon us.
This privacy policy outlines the processing of Personal Data provided or gathered on Cyber Skillshala's website www.cyberskillshala.com, the applications where this policy is published, and processing done by all Cyber Skillshala entities. It is important to note that when you share information with us on a third-party site or platform (e.g., through our applications), that information may be independently collected by the third-party site or platform. The data we collect is governed by this privacy policy, while the information collected by the third-party website or third-party link on our website or platform is subject to its own privacy practices and policies. Any privacy preferences you set on the third-party site or platform do not affect our use of the information directly collected through our applications.
Additionally, our sites and applications may feature links to external sites not under our ownership or control, and we are not accountable for the privacy practices of those sites. We advise you to exercise caution and review the privacy policies of such external sites upon leaving our platforms, as they may collect your Personal Data.
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We collect Personal Data that you share with us when you request or purchase our products or services, provide your details, sign up with us, engage in public forums, or participate in various activities on our websites and applications. This includes your involvement in guest surveys or visits to our physical locations.
We collect Personal Data through technologies like your IP address and cookies. To understand the purpose, description, and functioning of cookies, please refer to our cookie policy, which outlines the relevant details.
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We collect and utilize your Personal Data when we have lawful grounds for such actions. In these instances, we acquire Personal Data that is reasonably essential to deliver our services to you.
Cyber Skillshala may process your personal data based on your consent. This means that we will obtain your consent before processing your personal data for specific purposes. Your consent is voluntary, and you have the right to refuse or withdraw it at any time without detriment. Upon withdrawal of your consent, we will cease processing your data for the specified purposes. Cyber Skillshala ensures that your personal data is processed securely and in accordance with applicable data privacy laws and regulations.
Cyber Skillshala may process your personal data under the lawful basis of contractual necessity when it is crucial for the performance of a contract in which you are a participant or for taking steps before entering such a contract at your request. This means that we handle your personal data to fulfil our contractual obligations to you or to establish a contract with you. For instance, if you engage Cyber Skillshala's services, we must process your personal data to provide the requested services, manage the client relationship, and manage associated administrative tasks.
Cyber Skillshala may process your personal data when necessary to fulfil a legal obligation imposed on us. This legal basis mandates the processing of personal data to meet our legal responsibilities, such as adhering to obligations under applicable laws, regulations, or court orders. For example, if there is a legal requirement to retain specific records, conduct due diligence checks, or report information to regulatory authorities, we will process the necessary personal data to fulfil these obligations.
Cyber Skillshala relies on legitimate interests as a legal basis for processing your personal data, ensuring that these interests do not override your rights and interests. Our legitimate interests encompass various business purposes, including enhancing our services, developing new features, conducting research and analysis, ensuring the security of our systems, and promoting our business. When utilizing this legal basis, we thoroughly assess the impact on your privacy rights and only proceed with processing if it is reasonably expected and does not unduly infringe on your rights and freedoms.
In specific cases, Cyber Skillshala may process your personal data based on the legitimate interests pursued by a third party, ensuring that such interests do not override your rights and interests. This means we may process personal data on behalf of a third party if it is necessary for their legitimate interests and does not disproportionately affect your rights. For example, if Cyber Skillshala acts as a data processor for a client, we may process personal data on their behalf to support their legitimate business purposes, such as providing HR or project management services.
We do not share any Personal Data unless explicitly consented or agreed in the contract or mandated by law. For the reasons stated, your Personal Data may be disclosed to third-party entities engaged to support service provision, including maintenance, improvement, administration, technical issue resolution, hardware delivery oversight, or participation in customer research projects. Except for these designated third parties, we refrain from sharing information about you with any other entities, except:
Cyber Skillshala implements robust technical and organizational measures to safeguard your personal data. These measures include, but are not limited to, firewall protection, encryption, password protection, access control mechanisms, log monitoring, Data Loss Prevention (DLP) tools, and Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA). These measures are designed to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of your personal data, and to protect it against unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. Cyber Skillshala continually reviews and enhances these measures to mitigate risks and comply with applicable data privacy laws and regulations.
We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes outlined in our privacy policy and internal data retention policy, including legal, accounting, or reporting requirements. The specific retention period may vary depending on the nature of the data and the applicable laws or regulations.
Once the retention period expires, or when your personal data is no longer needed for the specified purposes, we undertake to securely delete, anonymize, or irreversibly de-identify the information.
If there are statutory obligations that require us to retain certain data for a more extended period, we will ensure compliance with such requirements.
We do not intentionally target our products or services towards individuals under the age of 16, and we do not knowingly gather personal information from children under 16 years of age. If you become aware that a person under the age of 16 has unintentionally provided us with personal data, kindly contact us immediately. We will promptly take necessary measures to delete such information and ensure compliance with applicable data protection laws concerning children.
Cyber Skillshala reserves the right to update or make changes to this privacy policy as necessary. Any modifications will be communicated through a notification on our platform or by other appropriate means. It is advisable to regularly review this privacy policy to stay informed about how your information is being handled. Continued use of our website, products or services after the effective date of any changes indicates your acceptance of the modified privacy policy.
For any inquiries or concerns regarding your privacy or this privacy policy, please reach out to us at info@cyberskillshala.com. We are committed to addressing your questions and ensuring the protection of your Personal Data.