Collegify | Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

Introduction

Welcome to https://collegify.com, a website (the “Website”) owned by CG Collegify Pvt. Ltd. (“Collegify”, “Us” or “We”). This privacy policy (the “Privacy Policy”) is designed to tell you about Collegify practices regarding collection, use, and disclosure of information that you may provide for using our services via this Website (collectively referred to as the “Services”). Please be sure to read this entire Privacy Policy before using or submitting information to this Website. By using this Website, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.

Collection and Use of Personal Information

You may be asked to provide your personal information when you use our Website. You agree to provide information, which shall be true, correct and accurate, based on your knowledge. You may amend, alter or require deletion of certain details of your information by contacting the Website at the contact details provided below.

This Website is intended for use by all persons of all ages. However, when collecting personal information from any person who is under 18 years, we require the consent from an adult, preferably minor’s parent or guardian.

Given below are some examples of the type of personal information that Collegify may collect and how we may use it:

What personal information we collect

When you submit information upon registration, we may collect a variety of information, including your name, password, mailing address, phone number, email address and contact preferences, including any other usage and interaction details with Collegify. You may be required to update your information from time to time for which you shall be sent notifications.

How we use your personal information:

  1. We use personal information to keep you posted on announcements on offers and upcoming events.
  2. We also use personal information to help us develop, deliver, and improve our Services and to personalize and improve your experience.
  3. We shall use your personal information for studying customer trends and preferences.
  4. From time to time, we may use your personal information to send important notices, such as communications and changes to our terms, conditions and policies.
  5. We may also use personal information for internal purposes such as auditing, data analysis and research to improve Collegify Services and customer communications.

Collection and Use of Non-Personal Information

We also collect non-personal information (data in a form that does not permit direct association with any specific individual). We may collect, use, transfer and disclose non-personal information for any purpose.

Given below are some examples of non-personal information that we collect and how we may use it:

  1. We may collect information such as industry, language, pin code, area code, unique device identifier, location and the time zone where the Services are used so that we can better understand customer behavior and improve our Services.
  2. We also may collect information regarding customer activities on our Website and from our affiliate businesses. This information may be aggregated and used to help us provide more useful information to our customers and to understand which parts of our Website and Services are of most interest. Such aggregated data shall be considered as non-personal information for the purposes of this Privacy Policy.

In the event we combine any non-personal information along with any personal information, the combined information will be treated as personal information for as long as it remains combined.

Cookies and Other Technologies

Collegify Website, online Services, email messages and advertisements may use “cookies” and othertechnologies such as pixel tags. These technologies help us better understand user behavior, tells us which parts of our Website users have visited and facilitates and measures the effectiveness of advertisements and web searches. A cookie is a small piece of information that a website can send to your browser which may then be stored on your computer's hard drive. It acts as an anonymous tag that identifies your computer, but not you personally. Cookies have the ability to store information about web pages viewed and the advertisements viewed or clicked. For registered customers, cookies can also save user information and screen preferences. We treat information collected by cookies and other technologies as non-personal information. However, to the extent that Internet Protocol (IP) addresses or similar identifiers are considered personal information by law, we also treat these identifiers as personal information.

We use cookies and other technologies to remember personal information when you use our Website, online services and applications. Our goal, in these cases, is to make your experience with Collegify more convenient and personal. We gather some information automatically and store it in log files. This information includes Internet Protocol (IP) addresses, browser type and language, internet service provider (ISP), referring and exit pages, operating system, date/time stamp and click-stream data. We use this information to understand and analyze trends, to administer the Website, to learn about user behavior on the Websiteand to gather demographic information about our user base as a whole. Collegify and its affiliates may use this information in marketing and advertising services as well. Pixel tags, also known as a clear GIF or web beacon, are invisible tags placed on certain pages of our website but not on your computer. When you access these pages, pixel tags generate a generic notice of that visit. They usually work in conjunction with cookies, registering when a particular computer visits a particular page. If you turn off cookies, the pixel tag will simply detect an anonymous website visit. Pixel tags enables Us to send email messages in such a format that customer can read and they tell us whether the email has been opened by the customer. We may use this information to reduce or eliminate messages sent to customers.

If you want to disable cookies you can modify your settings on your browser in order to reject automatic acceptance of cookie. You can check with your provider to find out how to disable cookies. However, certain features of the Website may not be available once cookies are disabled.

Disclosure to Third Parties

Collegify may provide certain personal information to strategic partners such as an email service provider to send out emails on our behalf. Personal information will only be shared to provide or improve our Services and advertising, however, it will not be shared with third parties for their marketing purposes. You shall be contacted for a confirmation on any of your contact information being shared with a third party and if you wish not to share any such information with the third party, We shall respect such request.

Information Sharing

Notwithstanding anything contained to the contrary, your information may be shared by us:

  1. with our legal counsel/s or upon a law enforcement agency's request or in response to a legal process(for instance, in response to a court order or a subpoena);
  2. during investigations, for prevention of any illegal activities or suspected fraud;
  3. situations involving potential threats to the physical safety of any person;
  4. violations of any of the terms of the Privacy Policy and to verify or enforce compliance with the policies governing the Website or its Applications and applicable laws or as otherwise required or permitted by law or as consistent with the legal requirements of India;
  5. to operate its systems properly; or
  6. to protect other Website users; or
  7. with third party subcontractors solely for the purpose of or in connection with the services, who are contractually bound to protect your information from unauthorized use or transfer. Additionally, in the event of reorganization, bankruptcy, merger, or sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business to another company, we may transfer any and all personal information we collect to the relevant third party. You will have the opportunity to opt out of any such transfer if the new entity's planned processing of your information differs materially from that set forth in this Privacy Policy.

Security

The security of your personal information is important to us. We take precautions, including administrative, technical and physical measures, to safeguard your personal information against loss, theft and misuse, as well as against unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration and destruction. When you enter sensitive information on our registration or order forms, we encrypt that information using secure socket layer technology (SSL).

This Website has various electronic, procedural and physical security measures in place to protect the loss, misuse and alteration of information, or any accidental loss, destruction or damage to data. When you submit your information via the Website, your information is protected through Collegify security systems. There may be instances where We requires proof of identity before disclosing any of your information to you. You agree to be responsible to protect the security of your username and password and other registration details, if any.

We may create links to other websites. You are requested to be aware that We do not provide any personally identifiable information to such other websites and that We are not responsible for the privacy practices of third parties. You agree that Collegify cannot control these links and We shall not be responsible for any use of such websites. If you have any questions about the security at the Website, you may contact us. Please be aware, however, that despite our efforts, no security measures are impenetrable.

Integrity and Retention of Data

Collegify makes it easy for you to keep your personal information accurate, complete and up to date. We will retain your personal information and any data for the period necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.

Modification

Collegify reserves the right to amend this Privacy Policy at any time. The policies, as and how modified, shall be updated on the Website and the same shall be notified on the Website. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy whenever you visit our Website to understand how your personal information is used.

Contact for any query

In case, you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, our Services, or this Website, or your dealings with this Website, you may contact a representative of Collegify by e-mailing us at info@collegify.com.