EdifyPath has designed this privacy policy in order to show our firm commitment to privacy. The following explains in detail, the gathering and dissemination of information practices for the EdifyPath site.

Users of the Service may be Instructor/Mentors and Learners.

By using the EdifyPath site and accepting the User Agreement you also agree to this Privacy Policy. If you are not in agreement to this Privacy Policy, you should not use the EdifyPath site. The terms "We," "Us," "Our," or "EdifyPath" includes EdifyPath Pvt. Ltd and our affiliates. 

1. Gathering your Information

i.        EdifyPath gathers details of your information when you register on the EdifyPath site and when you visit any of the EdifyPath WebPages.

ii.        Personal Information: We may gather personal information in order to permit the use and access to the EdifyPath site, services and tools, and for any additional purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. The details of the personal information collected is as follows but may not be limited to the following

          ·            Name, and contact information, such as email address, landline phone number, mobile telephone number, physical residential or official address and (depending on the service used) sometimes financial information, such as bank account numbers;

          ·            transactional information based on your activities on the sites (such as bidding and content you generate or that relates to your account), billing and other information you provide to bid for a project;

          ·            personal information you make available to us through communication, correspondence, chats, dispute resolution, or shared by you from other social Networking applications, services or websites;

          ·            any further personal information we request you to submit to validate/authenticate yourself if we believe you are breaching site policies (for example, we may ask you to send us an ID to answer additional questions online to help verify your identity);

          ·            information from your interaction with our sites, services, content and advertising, including, but not limited to, device ID, device type, location, geo-location information, computer and connection information, statistics on page views, traffic to and from the sites, ad data, IP address and standard web log information.

iii.        Aggregate Information: EdifyPath collects non-identifying, generic, general and aggregate information to improve design our Web site and services.

iv.        Non-Personal Information: EdifyPath may gather non-personal information as you use EdifyPath. When you use the site, EdifyPath, the third-party service providers (e.g. Google Analytics), and partners may receive and record non-personal information from cookies, server logs, and similar technology from your browser or mobile device, including your IP address.

v.        We may combine some Non-Personal Information with the Personal Information we collect. Where we do so, we will treat the combined information as Personal Information if the resulting combination may be used to readily identify or locate you in the same manner as Personal Information alone.

vi.        Note that any content posted to a Community Forum is public and can be used for unrestricted viewing. General public will have unrestricted access to the content so posted on User Forum and may use it. They can also share it with third parties. If you choose to disclose personal information Content posted on in your User Forum or use Community Forums to link to your Profile, that information will be considered public information and in such cases the security of this Privacy Policy will not be valid.

2. Storing your Information

We use hosting provider -------------------[D2] , therefore your information may be transferred to and stored on servers in various locations both in and outside of India. EdifyPath maintains control of your information. We ensure protection of your information using various technical and administrative security measures. This is to reduce the risks of misuse, loss, unauthorized access, modification and disclosure.

3. Using your Information

i.        When you use the EdifyPath site, we may request certain information. EdifyPath does not share any of your personal particulars or transactional information with any person or entity, other than as stated in this policy. The information we collect is used to improve the content of our web site, used to notify consumers about updates to our web site and for communications, such as customer service.

ii.        Email Communications: We may send you a welcome email to verify your account and other transactional emails for operational purposes, such as billing, account management, or system maintenance. You may only stop those emails by terminating your account. We may also send you promotions, surveys, newsletters, developer updates, product evaluations, and event information or other marketing or commercial e-mails. You can choose to opt out from receiving these email communications from EdifyPath by unsubscribing using the unsubscribe link within each email and updating your e-mail preferences on your EdifyPath account. You can  email us requesting us to remove your contact information from our email list or database.

iii.        SMS communications: We may send you SMS messages to your secure phone number for operational purposes, such as informing you about the status of your project(s). You can opt out of receiving these SMS messages from EdifyPath at any time by updating your notifications preferences on your EdifyPath account or by replying 'STOP' to any message we send.

iv.        Marketing: You agree that we may use your personal information to tell you about our services and tools, deliver targeted marketing and promotional offers based on your communication preferences, and customize measure and improve our advertising. You can unsubscribe from emails at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link in the email.

v.        We do not rent, sell, or share Personal Information about you with other people or non- affiliated companies for marketing purposes, including direct marketing purposes, without your explicit consent. We may use and share Non-Personal Information for our marketing purposes, including, without limitation, marketing on other websites. For example, we may use the information to control the number of times you have seen an ad, deliver ads tailored to your interests, and measure the effectiveness of ad campaigns. You can prevent us from tailoring our ads to you on other websites by deleting your cookies (see cookies section below).

4. 1 Cookies

1. Cookies are pieces of data assigned by a web server that uniquely identify the browser on your Personal Computer. EdifyPath uses cookies called "persistent" cookies to enable the site to remember you on subsequent visits, speeding up or enhancing your experience of services or functions offered. Cookies also enable our systems to gather information about your navigational patterns through the site. You have the option to disable cookies at any time through your browsers. We may also store your website/application activity in cookies which may be used by third party vendors, including Google, to serve ads based on your behaviour on our website/application.
2. The third party vendors (e.g. Google Analytics) may receive and record non-personal information from cookies, server logs, and similar technology from your browser or mobile device, including your IP address. You may opt out of Google's use of cookies by visiting the Google advertising opt-out page.[D3] 
3. If you access our Services with your login credentials from a social networking site (e.g., Facebook, Linkedin or Twitter) or if you otherwise agree to associate your EdifyPath account with any social networking account, we may receive personal information about you from such social networking site, in accordance with the terms of use and privacy policy of the social networking site. For example, Facebook may share with us your friends list, birthday, or other personal information, in order to help us establish your account, customize services to you and find other current or potential site users that you know. We may add this information to the information we have already collected from you via other aspects of the Site. You are also subject to the social networking site's terms of use and privacy policy. We use the OAuth (open authorisation) [D4] protocol to enable us to access this information without collecting your password when you agree allow another application to access your account information.

5. Sharing your Information

i.        We disclose personal information to respond to legal requirements, enforce our policies, respond to claims that a listing or other content violates the rights of others, or protect anyone's rights, property, or safety. Such information will be disclosed in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. As stated above, we do not disclose your personal information to third parties for their marketing purposes without your permission.

ii.        We may disclose personal information to our related bodies corporate and third party suppliers and service providers located overseas for some of the purposes listed above. We take reasonable steps to ensure that the overseas recipients of your personal information do not breach the privacy obligations relating to your personal information.

iii.        We may disclose your personal information upon a business transition, i.e, At the sale or transfer of EdifyPath and/or all or part of its assets, your personal information may be among the items sold or transferred.

iv.        We may disclose your personal information to entities located outside of India, including our related bodies corporate.

v.        We may share aggregate data with advertisers and other third parties. EdifyPath uses latest encryption technologies when transferring and receiving consumer and transaction data exchanged with our site.

 

6. Access/updating your Information

You can update your information through your account profile settings. If there is a change in your personal information, then you may request us to modify it.

Additionally, you may request access to any personal information we hold about you at any time by contacting us at [email protected]. [D5] If we hold information that you are permitted to access, we will mail or email it to you or  try to provide you with other suitable means of accessing it. We may charge you a fee to cover our administrative and other reasonable costs in providing this information to you. However, we will not charge for merely making the request or for making any corrections to your personal information.

There may be instances where we cannot grant you access to the personal information we hold, where it would interfere with the privacy of others or if it would result in a breach of confidentiality. In such instances, we will give you written reasons for any refusal.

 

7. SECURITY

EdifyPath ensures utmost protection and security of information it collects and stores about EdifyPath Users.  Access to the Sites is encrypted using industry-standard transport layer security technology (TLS).  When sensitive information is entered, the information is encrypted and transmitted using secure socket layer technology (SSL). HTTP strict transport security is also used to add an additional layer of protection for our EdifyPath Users.  [D6] 

8. LINKS TO OTHER SITES

Our Service contains links to other websites. If you choose to click on a third party link, you will be directed to that third party’s website/application. The link to a website/application is not an endorsement, authorization or representation of our affiliation with that third party, nor is it an endorsement of their privacy or information security policies or practices. We do not exercise control over third party websites. These other websites may place their own cookies or other files on your computer, collect data or solicit Personal Information from you. We encourage you to read the privacy policies or statements of the other websites you visit.

9. PHISHING

Phishing websites duplicate genuine websites in order to obtain personal or financial information. Identity theft and the practice currently known as “phishing” are of great concern to EdifyPath. If you believe you have received an email or had a similar interaction with a third party pretending to be EdifyPath, please report it at https://support.EdifyPath.com.[D7] 

10. Account deletion request

We understand that users may, at times, wish to discontinue their association with our platform. To facilitate this process, we have established a straightforward account deletion policy. Users can request the deletion of their account by following the outlined procedure:

(1) Submission of Deletion Request: Users must initiate the account deletion process by submitting a formal request through contact us section available on the platform. It is required for users to provide essential information, such as their email address associated with the account, and a brief reason for the deletion request.

(2) Verification: To ensure the security of the account deletion process, we will perform a verification check to confirm the identity of the requester. This may involve sending a confirmation email or employing other appropriate authentication methods.

(3) Processing Time: Once the request is verified, our team will promptly process the account deletion. Users can expect their accounts to be permanently deleted within a reasonable timeframe, and they will receive a confirmation email upon successful completion.

(4) Data Removal: We commit to responsibly handling user data. Deleted accounts will have their personal information permanently removed from our systems, ensuring compliance with privacy regulations.

This policy aims to provide a transparent and efficient process for users seeking account deletion while maintaining the security and integrity of our platform.

11. Changes to our privacy policy

We may change this privacy policy from time to time. Any updated versions of this privacy policy will be posted on our website/application. Please review it regularly.

This privacy policy was last updated on  Date.

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at https://support.EdifyPath.com; [D8] or by mail addressed to Attn: Legal,