Privacy Policy
This website www.collegesearch.in (hereinafter referred to as "Website") is operated and owned by
‘Sunstone Education Technology Private Limited’. We are committed to respecting your online
privacy and we recognize your need for protection of any personally identifiable information
("Personal Information") that you share with us. In general, you can visit the website without telling
us who you are or revealing any Personal Information.
This privacy, security and cookies policy (“Privacy Policy”) sets forth what information we collect
from and/or about you and how we use this information. Your visit and use of the Website are subject
to this Privacy Policy.
This Privacy Policy is an electronic record in the form of an electronic contract formed under the
Information Technology Act, 2000, rules made thereunder, and any other applicable statutes, as
amended from time to time. This Privacy Policy does not require any physical, electronic or digital
signature.
Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. By using the Platform, you indicate, agree and acknowledge
that you understand, agree and consent to this Privacy Policy and to the collection and use of
information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
Our Privacy Policy governs your use of the Services on the Platform, and explains how we collect,
safeguard and disclose information that results from your use of the Service. We reserve the right to
amend and supplement to complete this Privacy Policy at any time. Whenever there is a change to our
Privacy Policy, we post updates on our Website and/or Application. We encourage you to regularly
review this Privacy Policy to get the latest updates to ensure you know and exercise the right to
manage your Personal Information.
Information from Cookies etc
AThis website utilizes "cookies" and other tracking technologies. A cookie, also known as a web
cookie, browser cookie, and HTTP cookie, is a piece of text stored by a user's web browser. When
you login to CollegeSearch.in, we store small cookies in your computer, to provide a better browsing
experience for you. You can use your browser to notify you when a cookie is stored or disable cookies
altogether.
Tracking technologies may record information such as Uniform Resource Locator (URL), Internet
domain and host names; Internet protocol (IP) addresses that are used to connect your computer to the
Internet; computer information such as version, operating system and platform; connection
information such as browser software and version; dates and times that the website is accessed and
content that you viewed or searched for on the website. Cookies and other tracking technologies are
used by us to improve the Website and your usage experience. We may also use information for
analysing trends and statistics.
Personal Information
Users of the website are sometimes prompted to provide personal information. The information
collected from a user is strictly voluntary and may include but is not restricted to contact information
such as the user's name, e-mail address, and phone number.
In order to access certain features and/or services and to make use of the full functionality of the
website such as My Shortlisted Colleges, Send Profile, etc. we ask you to register and obtain a
personal User Name and Password. You may be prompted to register when you:
- Click on the ‘Login’ or ‘Register’ link from the home page or login screens
- Click on ‘Add to Shortlist’ link on college profile page
- Other unlisted functionality which may be updated and/or incorporated at anytime
The information collected from the registration form that is presented to users when they click on
‘Register’ may include contact information such as the user's name, gender, e-mail address, contact
details, description, extracurricular activities and country.
Information collected by the website during registration also includes but is not restricted to
educational information including exams given, education level, marks, grade or rank obtained and
expected year of admission.
This Website reserves the right to use the user information compiled during the registration process or
otherwise for analysis purposes. The website also reserves the right to provide this information to its
business partners / relevant third party for any purpose, including monetary gains.
The Website also reserves the right to contact the student based upon the information that they have
provided. This contact can be initiated by any possible means on the basis of the information that has
been provided by the user at registration or through any other mode of contact.
Any user who is not agreeable to the above policy shall not register themselves with the web site. By
registering with the website or by filling up any form requiring user information, the user is deemed to
have agreed to this privacy policy of the website.
The terms of this privacy policy are subject to change from time to time without any prior consent or
notice.
Security
The security of your personal information is important to us. When you enter your personal
information we treat the data as an asset that must be protected and use tools (encryption, passwords,
physical security, etc.) to protect your personal information against unauthorized access and
disclosure. However, no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is
100% secure, therefore, while we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your
personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security nor can we guarantee that third parties
shall not unlawfully intercept or access transmissions or private communications, and that other users
may abuse or misuse your personal information that you provide. Therefore, although we work hard
to protect your information, we do not promise, and you should not expect, that your personal
information or private communications will always remain private.
Retention of Data
We will retain your personal data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this
Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your personal data to the extent necessary to comply with our
legal obligations (for example, if we are required to retain your data to comply with applicable laws),
resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies.
We will also retain the other data for internal analysis purposes. The other data collected is generally
retained for a shorter period, except when this data is used to strengthen the security or to improve the
functionality of our service, or we are legally obligated to retain this data for longer time periods.
Mailing list information, discussion posts and email are kept for only the period of time considered
reasonable to facilitate the user's requests.
We reserve the right to retain the aggregated and anonymized data derived from the personal data
collected from the users of the Website including your personal data, for any purposes (commercial
and non-commercial) as the Company deem fit and proper.
Withdrawal of Consent
To the extent possible, we provide you with the option of not divulging any specific information that
you wish for us not to collect, store or use. You may also choose not to use a particular service or
feature on the Website and opt-out of any non-essential communications from the Website.
You may withdraw your consent given for collecting any information and personal data under this
Privacy Policy and pursuant to use of the Website, at any time by sending an email to
grievance@collegesearch.in. In such an event, the Company reserves the right to not allow you
further usage of the Website or provide/use any services thereunder, without any obligations or
liability, whatsoever, whether in contract, tort, law, equity or otherwise, in this regard.
Grievance Officer
In accordance with Information Technology Act 2000 and the Information Technology (Reasonable
Security Practices and Procedures and Sensitive Personal Data or Information) Rules, 2011 made
there under, the name and contact details of the Grievance Officer are provided below:
The Grievance Officer
Anmol Jain
AVP - Product Management
Address: Tower B Unitech Cyber Park Gurgaon | Email: grievance@collegesearch.in
Transfer of Data
The information, including Personal Data, we obtain from or about you may be maintained, processed
and stored by us on the systems situated in the territory of Republic of India.
However, subject to applicable laws, your information, including Personal Data, may be transferred to
– and maintained on – computers located in the countries other than India where the data protection
laws may differ from those of the Data Protection Rules applicable in India. If you are located outside
India and choose to provide information to us, please note that we transfer the data, including
Personal Data, to India and process it there.
Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by your submission of such information represents your
agreement to that transfer. The Company will take all the steps reasonably necessary to ensure that
your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy and no transfer of your
Personal Data will take place to an organisation or a country unless there are adequate controls in
place including the security of your data and other Personal Information.
We comply with generally accepted industry standard regulations regarding the collection, use, and
retention of data under the Information Technology Act, 2000 and Data Protection Rules. By using
the Website and/or services, you consent to the collection, transfer, use, storage and disclosure of your
information as described in this Privacy Policy, including to the transfer of your information outside
of your country of residence.
Links to Other Sites
Our Website may contain links to third party websites and mobile applications that are not operated
by us. If you click such link, you may be directed to such third party’s websites and mobile
applications. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit.
We also use APIs, tools and other services of third party for offering our services to the Users. We
have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any
third party websites and mobile applications or any services offered by such third parties. You agree
that we shall not be liable for any breach of your privacy of Personal Information or loss incurred by
your use of such websites or services.
We may host surveys for survey creators for our Website who are the owners and users of your survey
responses. We do not own or sell your responses. Anything you expressly disclose in your responses
will be disclosed to survey creators. Please contact the survey creator directly to better understand
how they might share your survey responses.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy will remain in effect except with respect to any changes in its provisions in the
future. We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by
posting the new Privacy Policy on this page, which will be in effect immediately after being posted on
this page.
We reserve the right to update or change our Privacy Policy at any time and you are advised to review
this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Your continued use of the Website and our Service
after we post any modifications to the Privacy Policy on this page will constitute your
acknowledgment of the modifications and your consent to abide and be bound by the modified
Privacy Policy.
We may let you know via email and/or a prominent notice on our Website, prior to the material
change becoming effective and update “effective date” at the top of this Privacy Policy.
Copyright, Trademark, and other Intellectual Property Protection
TAll wordmarks and logos of CollegeSearch are intellectual property of the Company, all materials on
the Website are protected by copyright laws, trademark laws, and other intellectual property laws.
Any unauthorized use of any such information or materials may violate copyright laws, trademarks
laws, intellectual property laws, and other laws and regulations.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us by email at
info@collegesearch.in.
