Privacy Policy
Updated: March 29, 2023
This “Privacy Policy” describes the privacy practices of Academic Pot (OPC) Private Limited, and our subsidiaries and affiliates, (collectively, “Academic Pot”, "website(s)", "platform(s)", “we,” “us” or “our”). This Privacy Policy describes the privacy practices of Academic Pot in connection with our website and publications. This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, disclose and otherwise process personal information, and explains the rights and choices available to individuals with respect to their information. Academic Pot (OPC) Private Limited may provide additional or supplemental privacy notices to individuals at the time we collect their data. This privacy notice will govern how we may process the information you provide at that time.
Personal Information We Collect
Information you give us
We collect personal information about individuals who interact with Academic Pot (OPC) Private Limited, including by using our website and subscribing to our publications. The types of personal information we collect include but are not limited to:
Contact information, such as your name, email address, home address and social media handles
Feedback and correspondence, such as information you provide when emailing us or posting public comments
Usage information, such as information about how you use our websites and interact with us, and information you provide when you use any interactive features of the websites
Subscription information, such as your preferences for receiving communications about our activities, events, and publications, and details about how you engage with our communications
User information, such as your photograph, your date of birth, your prior work experience, your educational qualifications, etc. that are provided by you during registering with us.
Invoicing information; such as banking details, like name, address, email id, PAN card details and financial information that corresponds to your bank. including but not limited to, bank name, branch, account number, IFSC code etc.
Billing details, such as name, address, email id and other financial information that corresponds to your mode of payment including but not limited to, credit card/ debit card details, net banking information, bank details etc. Please note that confidential information such as the CVV/ PIN Number and the net banking credentials will not be stored by Academic Pot (OPC) Private Limited.
Conversational data; such as your transcripts, recordings, and any personal or professional information shared by you.
Surveys and assessment data; such as surveys and assessments about your problems, health or experiences, surveys about our Services, etc.
Information automatically collected
When you access our websites, we, our service providers and partners may automatically log information about you, your computer or mobile device, and your activity on our websites. The information that may be collected automatically includes your device’s operating system type and version number, manufacturer and model, device identifier, browser type, screen resolution, IP address, the website you visited before browsing to our websites, general location information such as city, state or geographic area, and information about your use of and actions on our websites, such as pages you viewed, how long you spent on a page, navigation paths between pages, information about your activity on a page, access times and length of access. This information is collected using cookies, pixel tags and similar technologies. Pixel tags (which are also known as web beacons and clear GIFs) are used on our websites and HTML-formatted emails to track the actions of users on our websites. Unlike cookies, which are stored on the hard drive of your computer or mobile device by a website, pixel tags are embedded invisibly on webpages or within HTML-formatted emails. Pixel tags measure the success of our marketing campaigns and compile statistics about usage of our websites or engagement with email notices so that we can manage our content more effectively. Please refer to Wix Cookies Policy for more details about our use of cookies.
How We Use Your Personal Information
To provide our services
We use your personal information to provide our services in the following ways:
to operate, maintain, administer and improve our website
to publish our newsletters, magazines and other communications
to manage and communicate with you regarding your account with us, if you have one
to better understand your needs and interests and to personalize your experience with the website
to provide support and maintenance for the website
to respond to your requests, questions and feedback
To communicate with you
If you request information from us (such as signing up for our newsletter or publications) or register on our website, we may send you Academic Pot (OPC) Private Limited–related communications. You will have the ability to opt-out of such communications.
To comply with law
We use your personal information as we believe necessary or appropriate to comply with applicable laws, lawful requests and legal processes.
With your consent
We will request your consent to use your personal information where required by law, such as where we use certain cookies or similar technologies or would like to send you certain marketing messages. You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time in the manner that was indicated when we requested the consent or at any time by contacting us. If you have consented to receive marketing communications from our third-party partners, you may withdraw your consent by contacting those partners directly.
To create anonymous data for analytics
We may create anonymous data from your personal information and other individuals whose personal information we collect. We make personal information into anonymous data by excluding information that makes the data personally identifiable to you, and use that anonymous data for business purposes.
For compliance, fraud prevention and safety
We use your personal information as we believe necessary or appropriate to (a) enforce the terms and conditions that govern the service; (b) protect our rights, privacy, safety or property, and/or that of you or others; and (c) protect, investigate and deter against fraudulent, harmful, unauthorized, unethical or illegal activity.
As stated in a supplemental privacy notice
In some circumstances, we may provide a supplemental privacy notice that explains how we use personal information in a specific context
How We Share Your Personal Information
We never sell or share your personal data with advertisers.
Affiliates
We may disclose your personal information to our subsidiaries and corporate affiliates for purposes consistent with this Privacy Policy.
Service providers and professional advisors
We may employ third-party companies and individuals to administer and provide our services on our behalf (such as hosting, email delivery, database management services). These third parties may use your information only as directed by the Academic Pot (OPC) Private Limited and in a manner consistent with this Privacy Policy and are prohibited from using or disclosing your information for any other purpose.
Partners
We may sometimes share your personal information with partners or enable partners to collect information via our website. For example, our website is based on Wix which further uses Ascend, a third-party service that enables our visitors to interact with our website. You may view the Wix Privacy Policy here and Ascend Marketing Privacy Policy here.
Professional advisers
We may disclose your personal information to professional advisers, such as lawyers, bankers, auditors and insurers, where necessary in the course of the professional services that they render to us.
Compliance with laws and law enforcement; protection and safety
We may disclose information about you to the government or law enforcement officials or private parties as required by law, and disclose and use such information as we believe necessary or appropriate to (a) comply with applicable laws and lawful requests and legal processes, such as to respond to subpoenas; (b) enforce the terms and conditions that govern our websites; (c) protect our rights, privacy, safety or property, and/or that of you or others; and (d) protect, investigate and deter against fraudulent, harmful, unauthorized, unethical or illegal activity.
Corporate transfers
In the event that Academic Pot (OPC) Private Limited sells or transfers some or all of its businesses, operations or assets (or enters into negotiations for such a sale or transfer), such as via a merger, consolidation, acquisition, reorganization or sale of assets, or bankruptcy proceeding, your personal information typically will be included as part of that sale or transfer. We will make reasonable efforts to require the recipient to honour this Privacy Policy.
Your Choices
Access, update, correct or delete your information
An individual who has registered for an account with us may review, update, correct or delete the personal information in their account profile by logging into their account.
Marketing communications
You may opt out of marketing-related emails by following the instructions contained at the bottom of our emails, or by contacting us at support@academicpot.com. You may continue to receive service-related and other nonmarketing emails.
Online behavioural advertising
Some of the partners that collect information about users’ activities on our websites may be members of organizations or programs that provide choices to individuals regarding targeted advertising. Users may opt out of receiving targeted advertising on websites through members of the Network Advertising Initiative by clicking here or the Digital Advertising Alliance by clicking here. European users may opt out of receiving targeted advertising on websites through members of the European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance by clicking here, selecting the user’s country, and then clicking “Choices” (or similarly titled link). If you choose to opt out of targeted advertisements, you will still see advertisements online, but they may not be relevant to you. Even if you do choose to opt out, not all companies that serve online behavioral advertising are included in this list, and so you may still receive some cookies and tailored advertisements from companies that are not listed.
“Do Not Track” signals
Some Internet browsers may be configured to send “Do Not Track” signals to the online services that you visit. We currently do not honour “Do Not Track” signals. To find out more about “Do Not Track,” please visit http://www.allaboutdnt.com.
Choosing not to share your personal information
You may choose not to provide personal information to us. However, we may not be able to provide services to you if we are required to collect your personal information or if we need your personal information in order to provide the services. We will tell you what information you must provide to receive our services by designating it as required or through other appropriate means.
Security
We take a number of organizational, technical and physical measures designed to protect the personal information we collect, both during transmission and once we receive it. However, no security safeguards are 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee the security of your information.
Children
Our website is not intended for children under 18. If you become aware that a child has provided us with information without parental or guardian consent, please contact us. We will delete such information from our files as soon as reasonably practicable.
International Transfer
Academic Pot (OPC) Private Limited is headquartered in India and may have service providers in other countries. Your personal information may be transferred to India or other locations outside of your state, province, country or other governmental jurisdiction where privacy laws may not be as protective as those in your jurisdiction.
Other Sites And Services
Academic Pot may maintain social media pages. Any personal data you share on the public sections of our social media pages is public and, unless otherwise required by applicable laws, is not covered by this privacy policy. Please exercise caution before sharing information that may identify you on the public sections of our social media pages. In addition, our Services may contain social media buttons. Use of, or sharing personal data, with a social media service will also be subject to the social media service’s terms of service and privacy policy.
Our websites may contain links to other websites and services. These links are not an endorsement, authorization or representation that we are affiliated with that third party. We do not exercise control over third-party websites or services and are not responsible for their actions. Other websites and services may follow different rules regarding the use or disclosure of the personal information you submit to them. We encourage you to read the privacy policies of the other websites you visit and the services you use.
Additional Policy
Changes To This Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to modify this Privacy Policy at any time. We encourage you to periodically review this page for the latest information on our privacy practices. If we make material changes to this Privacy Policy, we will notify you by updating the date of this Privacy Policy and posting it on our websites. We may (and, where required by law, will) also provide notification of changes in another way that we believe is reasonably likely to reach you, such as via e-mail (if you have an account where we have your contact information) or another manner through the Service (which may include posting an announcement on our websites).
Any modifications to this Privacy Policy will be effective upon our posting of the new terms and/or upon implementation of the new changes on the Service (or as otherwise indicated at the time of posting). In all cases, your continued use of our websites after the posting of any modified Privacy Policy indicates your acceptance of the terms of the modified Privacy Policy.
Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns at all about our Privacy Policy, please feel free to email us at support@academicpot.com
Or write to us at:
Academic Pot (OPC) Private Limited
Attn: Privacy
#925, Sector 21, Nadha Sahib,
Panchkula, Haryana, India, 134116
Additional information and policies can be found in our Terms Of Use document.