1. Introduction
We, at GAHARWAR INSTITUTE and our affiliated institutions worldwide (hereinafter collectively referred to as "GAHARWAR"), are committed to respecting your online privacy and recognize the need for appropriate protection and management of any personally identifiable information you share with us. This Privacy Policy ("Policy") describes how GAHARWAR collects, uses, discloses and transfers personal information of users through its websites and applications, including through WWW. GAHARWARINSTITUTE.IN, mobile applications and online services (collectively, the "Platform"). This policy applies to those who visit the Platform, or whose information GAHARWAR otherwise receives in connection with its services (such as contact information of individuals associated with GAHARWAR including partners) (hereinafter collectively referred to as "Users"). For the purposes of the Privacy Policy, "You" or "Your" shall mean the person who is accessing the Platform.

2. Types of Personal Information collected by GAHARWAR
"Personal information" (PI) - means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person including common identifiers such as a name, an identification number, location data, dob, an online identifier or one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person and any other information that is so categorized by applicable laws. We collect information about you and/or your usage to provide better services and offerings. The Personal Information that we collect, and how we collect it, depends upon how you interact with us. We collect the following categories of Personal Information in the following ways:

• Information that one would usually include in a admission application form, including name, contact details including e-mail address and mobile number, educational qualifications, data relating to your temporary and permanent address, guardian information, work experience etc. when you register on the Platform
• Information about the services that you use and how you use them, including log information and location information, when you are a user of the services through the Platform
• When you communicate with GAHARWAR or use the Platform to communicate with other Users (such as partners), we collect information about your communication and any information you choose to provide
• When you use a device to access the Platform, GAHARWAR may collect technical or other related information from the device as well as the device location
• To the extent permitted by law, GAHARWAR may record and monitor your communications with us to ensure compliance with our legal and regulatory obligations and our internal policies. This may include the recording of telephone conversations
• If you choose to sign in with your social media account to access the Platform, or otherwise connect your social media account with the services of the Platform, you consent to our collection, storage, and use, in accordance with this Privacy Policy, of the information that you make available to us through the social media interface. Please see your social media provider's privacy policy and help centre for more information about how they share information when you choose to connect your account.

3. How GAHARWAR may use your Personal Information
We will only use your personal data in a fair and reasonable manner, and where we have a lawful reason to do so. Our use of your personal data depends on the purpose for which you interact with us. We may process your Personal Information for the following purposes:

• Providing our services and educational products (courses/services) to you including to send you admission open alerts, calendar alerts, relevant courses search results, recommended courses and other social media communication facilities
• Protecting our Users and providing you with customer support
• Improving the Platform and its content to provide better features and services.
• Conducting market research and surveys with the aim of improving our products and services.
• Sending you information about our products and services for marketing purposes and promotions
• Preventing, detecting, investigating and taking action against crimes (including but not limited to fraud and other financial crimes), any other illegal activities, suspected fraud, or violations of GAHARWAR’s Terms of Use in any jurisdiction
• To the extent required for identity verification, government sanctions screening and due diligence checks.
• Establishing, exercising or defending legal rights in connection with legal proceedings (including any prospective legal proceedings) and seeking professional or legal advice in relation to such legal proceedings.

4. The Basis/ Grounds which we rely on for collection and processing of your Personal Information:
Your Personal Information is collected and processed by GAHARWAR based on the following legal grounds depending upon the nature of Personal Information and the purposes for which it is processed.

• Consent:

  GAHARWAR relies on your consent in order to process your Personal Information in certain situations. If GAHARWAR requires your consent to collect and process certain Personal Information, as per the requirements under the applicable data protection laws, your consent is sought at the time of collection of your Personal Information and such processing will only be performed where consent is secured.

• Compliance with a legal obligation:

  Your Personal Information may be processed by GAHARWAR, to the extent that such processing is necessary to allow GAHARWAR to comply with a legal obligation. An example of this would be if GAHARWAR is required to disclose your Personal Information to respond to a court order or if GAHARWAR is required to retain specific records for a fixed period to comply with requirements under any applicable law.

5. Information Sharing and Disclosure
We restrict access to your Personal Information to other Education Institutions who we believe reasonably need to know/or that information to fulfil their application/admission to provide, operate, develop, or improve our products or services.

GAHARWAR does not disclose, transfer or share your Personal Information with others except with:

• Our affiliates and group institutions to the extent required for our internal business and/or administrative purposes and/or general corporate operations and for provision of services;
• Third parties including enforcement, regulatory and judicial authorities, if we determine that disclosure of your Personal Information is required to a) respond to subpoenas, court orders, or legal process, or to establish or exercise our legal rights or defend against legal claims; or b) investigate, prevent, or take action regarding illegal activities, suspected fraud, situations involving potential threats to the physical safety of any person, violations of GAHARWAR’s Terms of Use or as otherwise required by law;
• In the event of a merger, acquisition, financing, or sale of assets or any other situation involving the transfer of some or all of GAHARWAR’s business assets we may disclose Personal Information to those involved in the negotiation or transfer.
• Third party service providers and marketing partners that GAHARWAR engages to a) provide services over the Platform on GAHARWAR’s behalf; b) maintain the Platform and mailing lists; or c) communicate with you on GAHARWAR’s behalf about offers relating to its products and/or services. GAHARWAR will take reasonable steps to ensure that these third-party service providers are obligated to protect your Personal Information and are also subject to appropriate confidentiality / non-disclosure obligations.
• Third party advertisers to display advertisements to you when you visit the Platform. The third-party advertisers include financial service providers (such as banks, insurance agents, stock brokers and mortgage lenders) and non-financial companies (such as stores, airlines, and software companies). These companies may use information about you and your visits to this Platform and other web sites to provide advertisements on this Platform.

GAHARWAR does not intend to transfer Personal Information without your consent to third parties who are not bound to act on GAHARWAR's behalf unless such transfer is legally required.

If your Personal Information is transferred outside India, we take the necessary steps to protect your Personal Information in accordance with applicable data protection laws.

6. Third Party Content:
Please be aware that the Platform sometimes contains links to other sites that are not governed by this Privacy Policy. Users may be directed to third-party sites for more information, such as advertisers, blogs, content sponsorships, vendor services, social networks, etc.
GAHARWAR makes no representations or warranties regarding how your information is stored or used on third-party servers. We recommend that you review the applicable privacy statements and policies of each third-party site linked from the Platform to determine their use of your personal information.

7. Retention of Personal Information:
Your Personal Information will not be retained by GAHARWAR any longer than it is necessary for the purposes for which the Personal Information is processed and/or in accordance with legal, regulatory, contractual or statutory obligations as applicable.
At the expiry of such periods, your Personal Information will be deleted or archived in compliance with applicable laws

8. Controlling your personal information
You have the right to invoke your rights which are available to data principals or data subjects (as per applicable laws and regulations) in relation to your Personal Information which is being processed by GAHARWAR.
GAHARWAR provides you the ability to keep your Personal Information accurate and up-to-date. If at any time you would like to a) rectify, update or correct your Personal Information; b) obtain confirmation on whether or not your Personal Information is processed by it; c) access your Personal Information or exercise your right to data portability; or d) exercise your right to restrict the continuing disclosure of your Personal Information to any third party by GAHARWAR in certain circumstances, you are requested to contact us using the contact details mentions in paragraph 13 below. We will require you to provide a valid proof of your identity, in order to ensure that your rights are respected.
For the exercise of certain rights, you may be required to approach the relevant authority / designated officer as per the provisions of the applicable data protection laws/ GAHARWAR may in accordance with the provisions of applicable data protection laws, charge a fee for fulfilling your request, in particular in case of excessive or manifestly unfounded request. Further you acknowledge that the abovementioned rights are not absolute and are subject to limitations as per the applicable data protection laws.

9. Confidentiality and Security

• The security and confidentiality of your Personal Information is important to us and GAHARWAR has invested significant resources to protect the safekeeping and confidentiality of your personal data. When using external service providers acting as processors, we require that they adhere to the same standards as GAHARWAR does. Regardless of where your Personal Information is transferred or stored, we take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that personal data is kept secure.
• We seek to ensure compliance with the requirements of the Information Technology Act, 2000 and Rules made there under to ensure the protection and preservation of your privacy.

10. Social media
GAHARWAR operates channels, pages and accounts on some social media sites to inform, assist and engage with customers. GAHARWAR monitors and records comments and posts made on these channels about itself in order to improve its products and services.
Please note that you must not communicate the following information to GAHARWAR through such social media sites:
Sensitive personal data including (i) special categories of personal data meaning any information revealing racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, or trade union membership, and the processing of genetic data, biometric data for the purpose of uniquely identifying a natural person, data concerning health or data concerning a natural person's sex life or sexual orientation and (ii) other sensitive personal data such as criminal convictions and offences and national identification number ; - Excessive, inappropriate, offensive or defamatory content. GAHARWAR is not responsible for any information posted on those sites other than the information posted by its employees on its behalf. GAHARWAR is only responsible for its own use of the Personal Information received through such sites.

11. Changes to this Privacy Policy
GAHARWAR reserves the right to update, change or modify this Privacy Policy at any time. The Privacy Policy shall come to effect from the date of publication of such update, change or modification.

12. Disclaimer
GAHARWAR does not store any account related information or any credit / debit card details. GAHARWAR shall not be liable for any loss or damage sustained by Users as a result of any disclosure (inadvertent or otherwise) of any information concerning the User's account, credit cards or debit cards in the course of any online transactions or payments made for any products and/or services offered through the Platform.
In case any Personal Information is shared by you with GAHARWAR, which is not requested by GAHARWAR during registration, (whether mandatorily or optionally), GAHARWAR will not be liable for any information security breach or disclosure in relation to such information.
If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy or the protection of your Personal Information, please contact GAHARWAR’s Data Protection Officer/ Grievance Officer at the following:

13. Data Protection Officer/ Grievance Officer
In case you have any complaints and/or grievances in relation to the processing of your Personal Information you can send your complaints via e-mail or letter to our grievance officer:

Grievance Officer
GAHARWAR INSTITUTE
120/3 Ashapur, Sarnath
Varanasi- 221007
Uttar Pradesh, INDIA.
Email: [email protected]