1. INFORMATION THAT WE COLLECT

ACIPL collects data to operate effectively and provide you the best experience with our services. You will provide some of this data directly, such as when you sign up for our email communication or register for our program through our Website or Landing pages. We also collect the information in other various ways such as on social media channels, in-person communication, or during the pre-counselling process when we may contact you for additional clarification regarding your profile or to organize one-to-one meetings for you.

We also obtain data from third parties. We protect data obtained from third parties according to the practices described in this policy, plus any additional restrictions imposed by the source of the data. These third-party sources vary over time, but have included:

  • Database providers from trusted sources
  • Social networks when you grant permission to access your data
  • Partners with which we offer co-branded services or engage in joint marketing activities
  • Publicly-available sources such as open government databases or other data in the public domain

Please note that in relation to any data provided by third-party database provider it is their responsibility to ensure that they have obtained the necessary consent from you to share your personal information.

 

You have choices about the data we collect. When you are asked to provide personal data, you may decline. But if you choose not to provide data that is necessary to provide a service, you may not be able to use that service.

The data we collect depends on the context of your interactions with ACIPL. The data we collect can include the following:

  • Name and contact data. We collect your first and last name, email address, postal address, phone number, and other similar contact data.
  • Credentials. We collect your username and password when you create your personal account on our websites.
  • Demographic data. We collect data about you such as your date of birth, Parents/Guardian Name, Photograph, Address, age, gender, country, blood group, citizenship and preferred language.
  • Educational and professional background. We collect data about your employment history, education history and possibly your standardized test scores.
  • Videos and pictures. Photographs or video recordings may be taken during our physical events; we may use the visual or video captures of your person on our websites or promotional material.
  • Other information you may provide to us, such as in feedback forms or through the “Contact Us” feature on our websites.
  • Information Collected by Automated Means When you visit our websites, we may collect certain information by automated means, such as cookies, web beacons and web server logs. The information we may collect in this manner includes:
    • IP address
    • Unique device identifier
    • Browser characteristics
    • Device characteristics
    • Operating system
    • Language preferences
    • Referring URLs
    • Information on actions taken on our websites
    • Dates and times of visits to our sites and other usage statistics
    • Location data

The kinds of sensitive personal information which we may process are:


 

2. HOW DO WE USE YOUR INFORMATION

2.1 GENERAL

We may use information to protect ACIPL, our students or our Website. We may disclose personal information when we are required to or we believe it is appropriate to comply with the law (e.g., a lawful subpoena, warrant or court order); to enforce or apply this Policy or our other policies or agreements; to initiate, render, bill, and collect for amounts owed to us; to protect our or our users’ rights, property or safety; to protect our users from fraudulent, abusive, or unlawful use of the Services; or if we believe that an emergency involving the danger of death or serious physical injury to any person requires or justifies disclosure of personal information or we may also share it if a government agency or investigatory body wants us to do so, or anytime when we are investigating potential fraud. We may use information for general legal and compliance requirements.

We use information as otherwise permitted by law. To such extent, we may share your information for reasons not described in this policy.

2.2 PERSONAL INFORMATION

We use personal information to facilitate our Services, to process your requests or transactions, to provide you with information, products and services you request, to administer and assist us with the operation of our business, and for the purpose for which the information was provided. We may use the information we collect to send you news relevant to you or in accordance with your preferences. These might be our own offers or products, or third-party offers or products we think you might find interesting. We may also send you advertisements and promotional material from third parties.

2.3 LEGAL USE

The information shall be used as otherwise permitted by law.

2.4 THIRD PARTY SERVICE PROVIDERS

In the event that we engage with third party service providers in connection with our Services, we may share personal information with such service providers who need access to such information to carry out their work for us. For example, we may use credit card processing or verification companies to verify credit card information or to verify your identity. Other than such service providers, we do not share personal information with third parties unless (1) you have indicated to us that you wish to receive information from such parties; (2) you otherwise give us your consent to do so; or (3) in response to a request for information.

2.5 TRANSACTIONAL COMMUNICATIONS

The information provided by you will be used to contact you for confirmation of our educational services. We might send emails or SMS, WhatsApp messages, or Calls or Invite in Events offline/online in case you are a Subscribed User. We provide all Users with the opportunity to opt-out of receiving non-essential (promotional, marketing-related) communications from us on behalf of our partners, and from us in general, after providing Us with personal information. If the User wants to opt-out from receiving promotional SMS, he/she please register your phone number with DND processes as per our Terms & Conditions of Use.