Privacy Policy

Information We Collect

Information you provide to us. This website is primarily an information service and does not require you to create an account or log in to browse it. If you contact us by email or through a form on the site, we receive the information you choose to send us — such as your name, email address and the content of your message.

Information collected automatically. Like most websites, our web servers and our content-delivery and security provider automatically record standard technical information when you visit, which may include your IP address, browser type and version, device and operating system, the pages you visit, and the date and time of access. This information is used to operate the site securely and reliably and to understand usage in aggregate. It is not used to identify individual visitors.

Cookies

A cookie is a small text file stored on your device. This website uses only a limited number of cookies:

• Essential and security cookies set by the site and by our security/content-delivery provider to keep the website secure, available and functioning correctly.
• Session cookies that are set only when a member of staff logs in to manage content; these are not set for ordinary visitors.
• Third-party cookies that may be set when a page includes embedded content from another service (see "Third-party links and embedded content" below).

You can set your browser to refuse some or all cookies, or to alert you when a cookie is being set. Blocking essential cookies may affect how parts of the site function.

How We Use Your Information

We use the information described above only for legitimate College purposes, including to:

• provide, maintain and secure the website and its services;
• respond to enquiries, feedback and grievances you send to us;
• understand, in aggregate and non-identifying form, how the site is used so that we can improve it;
• protect the website against fraud, misuse and security threats; and
• comply with legal and regulatory obligations.

We do not sell your personal data, and we do not use it for commercial advertising.

Information Published About Faculty and Staff

Profiles of the College's faculty, officers and departments published on this website contain official, professional information — such as name, designation, department, qualifications, research areas and official contact details — made available in the public interest and in connection with the person's official role. This is distinct from the personal data of website visitors described above. Personal contact details such as a private telephone number are not published unless the individual has expressly chosen to make them public.

Sharing and Disclosure

We do not disclose personal data of visitors to third parties except: where you have asked us to; to service providers who operate the website's hosting, security and delivery on our behalf under appropriate safeguards; or where we are required or permitted to do so by law, including under the Right to Information Act, 2005 and lawful requests from authorised government agencies.

Third-Party Links and Embedded Content

This website links to, and sometimes embeds content from, other services — for example admission and examination portals, video hosted on platforms such as YouTube, and maps. When you follow such a link or interact with embedded content, the third party's own privacy policy applies. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of external websites.

Data Retention

We keep personal data only for as long as necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, or as required by applicable law and the College's records-retention obligations. Technical server logs are retained for a limited period for security and diagnostic purposes and are then deleted or anonymised.

Data Security

The website is served over a secure encrypted (HTTPS) connection and is protected by a web application firewall and standard security controls. While we take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect information, no method of transmission over the internet can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

Your Rights

Subject to the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 and other applicable law, you have the right to:

• request access to the personal data we hold about you;
• request correction or updating of inaccurate or incomplete data;
• request erasure of your personal data, where we are not required to retain it for legal, administrative or security purposes;
• withdraw any consent you have given; and
• raise a grievance about how your data has been handled.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details below.

Children and Students

We do not knowingly collect personal data from children through this website beyond information provided by a parent, guardian or institution in the ordinary course of the College's functions. Any processing of a child's data is carried out in accordance with the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or in the law. The current version is always available on this page.

Contact and Grievance Redressal

If you have any question about this Privacy Policy, wish to exercise your rights, or want to raise a grievance about the handling of your personal data, please contact us at info@aryacollege.co.in. If you are not satisfied with our response, you may escalate the matter to the Data Protection Board of India, or in matters concerning accessibility or the rights of persons with disabilities, to the Office of the Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities, Government of India.