Privacy Policy
At Institution India ("we", "our", "us"), accessible through https://www.institutionindia.com/, we respect the privacy of our visitors, readers, educational institutions, contributors, advertisers, subscribers and business partners.
This Privacy Policy explains what information we may collect, how we use it, how it may be shared and the choices available to individuals when using our website and related services.
By accessing or using our website, you acknowledge that you have read this Privacy Policy.
1. Information We Collect
We may collect the following categories of information:
A. Personal Information
Information voluntarily provided by visitors through contact forms, subscriptions, institutional feature requests, interview submissions, advertising enquiries or other communications, including:
- Name and professional designation.
- Email address and contact number.
- Name of school, college, university or organisation.
- Institutional and professional details.
- Website and social media information, where provided.
- Information included in messages, submissions or enquiries.
B. Automatically Collected Information
When you visit our website, certain technical information may be collected automatically, including:
- IP address.
- Browser type and version.
- Device and operating system information.
- Pages visited and time spent on the website.
- Referring website or source.
- General website usage and interaction information.
C. Cookies and Similar Technologies
We may use cookies and similar technologies to improve website functionality, understand visitor behaviour, analyse website traffic and support advertising activities.
You may control cookies through your browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may affect some website functionalities.
2. How We Use Your Information
The information collected may be used to:
- Respond to enquiries and requests.
- Review institutional profiles and editorial submissions.
- Process school, college and university feature requests.
- Facilitate academic leadership interviews and podcast collaborations.
- Publish institutional stories, academic achievements and professional profiles.
- Provide editorial updates and newsletters where requested.
- Process advertising and media partnership enquiries.
- Improve website performance and user experience.
- Understand readership patterns and website traffic.
- Communicate relevant updates, announcements and services.
- Prevent fraudulent activity, misuse and security threats.
- Comply with applicable legal and regulatory requirements.
We will use personal information for legitimate and disclosed purposes, subject to applicable law and required permissions or consent.
3. Institutional Submissions and Published Information
Institution India may receive photographs, institutional profiles, campus images, biographies, academic achievements, faculty profiles, research information, articles, interviews, videos, logos and other materials from schools, colleges, universities and individuals for editorial consideration.
By submitting such material, you confirm that you have the necessary rights and permissions to share it with us and that its publication does not knowingly infringe the rights of any third party.
If your submission is selected for publication, certain information, including institutional details, names, professional designations, photographs, achievements, campus information and submitted content, may become publicly accessible.
Please ensure that appropriate permissions have been obtained before submitting photographs or personal information relating to students, children, faculty members or other individuals.
Please do not submit confidential or sensitive personal information unless it is necessary and you have a lawful basis and appropriate authorisation to share it.
4. Sharing of Information
We do not sell personal information to third parties as a business practice.
However, information may be shared where necessary with:
- Website hosting and technical service providers.
- Website analytics and performance service providers.
- Email communication and newsletter platforms.
- Advertising and digital marketing service providers.
- Professional advisers and legal authorities, where required.
- Other service providers supporting our website operations.
Such sharing will be limited to relevant purposes and subject to applicable legal requirements.
5. Third-Party Websites and Services
Our website may contain links to external websites, educational institutions, social media platforms, advertisers and other third-party services.
We do not control the privacy practices, content or security policies of these external platforms. Visitors are encouraged to review the privacy policies of those websites before sharing personal information with them.
6. Data Security
We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect personal information against unauthorised access, disclosure, alteration, loss or misuse.
However, no method of internet transmission or electronic storage can be guaranteed to be completely secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security of information transmitted through the internet.
7. Data Retention
We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected, including editorial, administrative, institutional, business, contractual and legal requirements.
Information may be retained for longer periods where required by applicable law or where necessary to establish, exercise or defend legal claims.
8. Your Privacy Rights
Subject to applicable laws, you may have the right to:
- Request information about personal data collected about you.
- Request correction or updating of inaccurate information.
- Request deletion of personal information where legally permissible.
- Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent.
- Raise concerns regarding the use of your personal information.
- Exercise other rights available under applicable data protection laws.
Requests may be submitted through our official contact email.
9. Children's Privacy
Institution India covers school education and may publish institutional content involving students and educational activities.
We do not knowingly seek to collect children's personal information without appropriate authorisation and compliance with applicable laws.
Where photographs, videos or personal information of children are submitted for publication, the submitting institution or individual must ensure that all legally required permissions and consents have been obtained.
If you believe that a child's personal information has been submitted or published without appropriate authorisation, please contact us so that the matter can be reviewed.
10. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to update or modify this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our operations, technology or applicable laws.
Any revised policy will be published on this page with an updated revision date.
11. Contact Us
For questions, concerns, requests or complaints relating to this Privacy Policy or the handling of personal information, please contact:
Privacy Enquiries – Institution India