At CollegePedia, we value the trust you place in us when sharing your personal information. This Privacy Policy outlines our data management practices in strict adherence to India’s Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (DPDP Act).
1. Specific Personal Data We Collect
We collect only the minimum necessary information required to provide you with admissions counselling. This is limited to:
- Student or Parent Name: Used to personalize communication and address you correctly.
- Mobile Phone Number: Used to contact you via telephone calls, SMS, or WhatsApp regarding your counselling query.
- Preferred Course or B.Tech Branch: Used to analyze which academic options best fit your score profiles.
- Technical Logs: Minimal server logs (such as IP address, browser type, and referrer URL) recorded automatically by the hosting provider for security and website operations.
We do not collect sensitive personal data such as Aadhaar numbers, PAN cards, bank details, or exam portal passwords through our public enquiry forms.
2. Purpose of Data Collection
We collect and process your personal data for one primary purpose: to deliver independent, ethical, and rank-based admissions guidance. Specifically, this includes:
- Responding to your requested counselling enquiries and phone callbacks.
- Providing B.Tech choice-filling advice and cutoff reports based on predictor inputs.
- Sending updates about counselling dates, registration timelines, and fee slabs.
3. Data Access Limits
Your personal data is strictly protected. Access to your name, contact numbers, and preferences is restricted to our internal counseling team at CollegePedia Admissions Consultancy. No external agents or unauthorized staff members have access to your database details.
4. Third-Party Sharing Policy
We maintain an absolute non-sharing policy to protect your privacy:
- No College Sharing: We do not share your name, phone number, or preferences with SRMIST, VIT, Manipal MIT, Amity, or any other university listed on this site.
- No Lead Selling: We do not sell, rent, or lease your contact information to third-party student recruiters, marketing agencies, or private lead brokers.
- Legal Disclosures: We will only disclose personal data if required by law or to protect the safety and rights of CollegePedia and its clients.
5. Data Retention Period
We do not retain your personal data indefinitely. We store your contact details and preferences only for the duration of the current academic admission cycle (typically 12 months from the date of submission). Once the cycle concludes and data is no longer necessary to perform counseling services, the records are permanently and securely deleted from our databases, unless a longer retention period is mandated by law.
6. Your Rights under India's DPDP Act, 2023
As a Data Principal under the DPDP Act, you possess the following rights regarding the personal data we hold about you:
- Right to Access: You can request a summary of the personal data we hold about you and how it has been processed.
- Right to Correction: You can request that we update or correct any inaccurate or incomplete details.
- Right to Erasure (Right to be Forgotten): You have the right to request the permanent deletion of your personal data from our systems.
- Right to Withdraw Consent: You can withdraw your consent to be contacted at any time. Upon withdrawal, we will cease contact immediately and delete your records.
7. Grievance Redressal & Contact Information
To exercise your rights (such as requesting data deletion or correction), or if you have any questions or grievances regarding our privacy practices, please contact our designated Grievance Officer:
- Email: info@collegepedia.in
- Subject Line: Please use “DPDP Data Request” or “Data Deletion Request” for fast processing.
- Address: YCO MULTIVERSE PRIVATE LIMITED (CollegePedia Admissions Consultancy), Registered Office: C/O RAMESH CHANDRA ROY, PALKOT ROAD, Gumla-835207, Jharkhand | Operations Office: 18/23, Ramapuram, Guindy Industrial Estate, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600032.