Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy applies to this website and other
websites associated with such URL (collectively the "Website")
operated by Vikrant Group of Institutions. By using the Website, you consent to
the practices described herein. We may update this Privacy Policy from time to
time to reflect company and customer feedback. You should periodically review
this Privacy Policy to stay informed of our practices. Your continued use of
the Website following any changes to this Privacy Policy constitutes your
acceptance of those changes.
Collection of your Personal Information
Vikrant Group of Institutions may collect through some
portions of the Website personal identifiable information, such as your name,
address, telephone number, and email address ("Personal
Information"). We may also collect anonymous demographic and usage pattern
information which is not unique to you, such as your geographic area, age,
gender, preferences, interests, favorites, log-in frequency, purchase history,
and usage history. This demographic and usage pattern information is not
considered Personal Information except when it is used in conjunction with
other information that personally identifies you.
When you access or use the Website and any features
contained therein, we also automatically collect technical information about
your computer hardware and software. This information can include your IP
address, browser type, domain names, access times, and referring web site
addresses, etc. This technical information is not considered Personal
Information except when it is used in conjunction with other information that
personally identifies you.
We may aggregate your demographic and/or technical
information to help us understand our users' trends and needs, and to improve
the quality of our services. Such aggregated data will remove
personally-identifying information and will not be considered Personal
Information.
Please keep in mind that any information you post on or
send through the Website's discussion forums, chat rooms, or messaging
functions is publicly available and not confidential. If you disclose your
Personal Information or other personally sensitive data through such channels,
it may be collected and used by others, and Vikrant Group of Institutions shall
not be liable for any resulting claims, losses, or damages.
Please also note that when you visit third-party websites
linked to or from the Website, any information you disclose on those
third-party websites is subject to their privacy policies and practices. Vikrant
Group of Institutions shall not be responsible for the practices of any
third-party websites. You should carefully review each third-party website's
privacy policy.
Use of your Personal Information
We use your Personal Information to:
(a) Operate the Website and provide the services we
offer;
(b) Deliver the services you request;
(c) Provide technical support;
(d) verify any online payment, telephone payment, and
pre-paid card transactions, which are solely processed through third-party service
providers with their own privacy policies for which we are not responsible;
(e) Investigate alleged fraud, infringement, or other
misconduct;
(f) Send you newsletters; and
(g) Inform you about other products, services, events,
and promotions available from Vikrant Group of Institutions or its affiliates.
We may also use your Personal Information to contact you via surveys or other
research regarding your opinion of any current and potential services.
We may share Personal Information with our service
providers who need access to such information in order to complete the work
they have been engaged to do. In some cases, such service providers may
directly collect Personal Information from you on our behalf. Although we
require such service providers to safeguard any Personal Information received
from us or collected on our behalf, we are not responsible or liable in any way
for the acts or failure to act by any such service providers.
If you opt-in to receive newsletters, announcements, or
advertisements of any kind from our business partners, we may share your
Personal Information with such third parties, so that they can directly contact
you regarding such offers. You may opt-out of any marketing offers from us or
our business partners by informing us during your account sign-up process or
through communications to us via email at info@vitm.edu.in. Your opt-out does
not apply to communications from Vikrant Group of Institutions regarding any
changes or updates to your account, or the non-marketing use of your Personal
Information as described elsewhere in this Privacy Policy.
We may disclose your Personal Information without notice
if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is
necessary to:
(a) Conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal
process served on us;
(b) Protect and defend the rights or property of Vikrant
Group of Institutions and
(c) Act under exigent circumstances to protect the
personal safety of users of the Website or the public.
Use of Cookies
The Website uses "cookies" to save you time and
personalize your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on
your hard disk by a web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or
deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can
only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you. A
cookie tells the web server that you have returned to a specific page and helps
the web server to recall your customized features. Information transmitted
through cookies is not considered Personal Information unless it contains
information that personally identifies you.
You have the ability to accept or decline cookies; please
refer to your web browser's instructions. However, if you choose to decline
cookies, you may not be able to experience certain interactive features of the
Website. We may use third parties to better understand your user preferences
and deliver targeted advertisements to you. These third parties may also place
cookies on your computer. This policy does not apply to, and Vikrant Group of
Institutions is not responsible for, cookies placed or data collected by such
third parties. Monitoring
We may, but are not obligated to, monitor and retain any
and all data you transmit through our servers, including without limitation
communications sent through or posted on the Website's discussion forums, chat
rooms, and messaging functions, whether or not marked "private" by
you. You acknowledge and agree that you have no expectation of privacy with
respect to any such data transmitted, and you consent to any monitoring we may
conduct.
Security of your Personal Information
We use commercially reasonable efforts to secure your
Personal Information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. We secure
the Personal Information you provide on computer servers in a controlled,
secure environment, protected from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. We
also use industry-standard encryption, such as the Secure Socket Layer (SSL)
protocol, to protect certain kinds of information transmitted through the
Website, such as your account password. Unfortunately, there are many factors
beyond our control that could result in disclosure of Personal Information or
any other information that you provide to us, and no data transmission over the
Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, we cannot ensure,
and we disclaim any warranties or representations relating to, the security of
any information you transmit to us, and you do so at your own risk.
Updating your Personal Information
You may review, correct, update, or delete your Personal
Information maintained by us. Please provide us with sufficient proof of your
identity and appropriate documentation of corrections to be made. You can
contact us at: info@vitm.edu.in.
Please note that certain Personal Information, such as
your date of birth or age, cannot be deleted from a user account unless you
cancel your account. We also reserve the right to retain your Personal
Information after account cancellation if such information is necessary to
resolve any disputes or to comply with legal requirements.
Contact Information
Please contact us at email address: info@vitm.edu.in. If
you have any questions or comments regarding this Privacy Policy.