Terms & Conditions

This website www.collegesearch.in (hereinafter referred to as "Website") is operated and owned by 'SET Education Pvt Ltd'. We are committed to respecting your online privacy and we recognize your need for protection of any personally identifiable information ("Personal Information") that you share with us. In general, you can visit the website without telling us who you are or revealing any Personal Information.

This privacy, security and cookies policy (“Privacy Policy”) sets forth what information we collect from and/or about you and how we use this information. Your visit and use of the Website are subject to this Privacy Policy.

This Privacy Policy is an electronic record in the form of an electronic contract formed under the Information Technology Act, 2000, rules made thereunder, and any other applicable statutes, as amended from time to time. This Privacy Policy does not require any physical, electronic or digital signature.

Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. By using the Platform, you indicate, agree and acknowledge that you understand, agree and consent to this Privacy Policy and to the collection and use of information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

Our Privacy Policy governs your use of the Services on the Platform, and explains how we collect, safeguard and disclose information that results from your use of the Service. We reserve the right to amend and supplement to complete this Privacy Policy at any time. Whenever there is a change to our Privacy Policy, we post updates on our Website and/or Application. We encourage you to regularly review this Privacy Policy to get the latest updates to ensure you know and exercise the right to manage your Personal Information.

Information from Cookies etc AThis website utilizes "cookies" and other tracking technologies. A cookie, also known as a web cookie, browser cookie, and HTTP cookie, is a piece of text stored by a user's web browser. When you login to CollegeSearch.in, we store small cookies in your computer, to provide a better browsing experience for you. You can use your browser to notify you when a cookie is stored or disable cookies altogether.

Tracking technologies may record information such as Uniform Resource Locator (URL), Internet domain and host names; Internet protocol (IP) addresses that are used to connect your computer to the Internet; computer information such as version, operating system and platform; connection information such as browser software and version; dates and times that the website is accessed and content that you viewed or searched for on the website. Cookies and other tracking technologies are used by us to improve the Website and your usage experience. We may also use information for analysing trends and statistics.

Personal Information

Users of the website are sometimes prompted to provide personal information. The information collected from a user is strictly voluntary and may include but is not restricted to contact information such as the user's name, e-mail address, and phone number.

In order to access certain features and/or services and to make use of the full functionality of the website such as My Shortlisted Colleges, Send Profile, etc. we ask you to register and obtain a personal User Name and Password. You may be prompted to register when you:

1. Click on the 'Login' or 'Register' link from the home page or login screens
2. Click on 'Add to Shortlist' link on college profile page
3. Other unlisted functionality which may be updated and/or incorporated at anytime

The information collected from the registration form that is presented to users when they click on 'Register' may include contact information such as the user's name, gender, e-mail address, contact details, description, extracurricular activities and country.

Information collected by the website during registration also includes but is not restricted to educational information including exams given, education level, marks, grade or rank obtained and expected year of admission.

This Website reserves the right to use the user information compiled during the registration process or otherwise for analysis purposes. The website also reserves the right to provide this information to its business partners / relevant third party for any purpose, including monetary gains.

The Website also reserves the right to contact the student based upon the information that they have provided. This contact can be initiated by any possible means on the basis of the information that has been provided by the user at registration or through any other mode of contact.

Any user who is not agreeable to the above policy shall not register themselves with the web site. By registering with the website or by filling up any form requiring user information, the user is deemed to have agreed to this privacy policy of the website.

The terms of this privacy policy are subject to change from time to time without any prior consent or notice.

Security

The security of your personal information is important to us. When you enter your personal information we treat the data as an asset that must be protected and use tools (encryption, passwords, physical security, etc.) to protect your personal information against unauthorized access and disclosure. However, no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure, therefore, while we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security nor can we guarantee that third parties shall not unlawfully intercept or access transmissions or private communications, and that other users may abuse or misuse your personal information that you provide. Therefore, although we work hard to protect your information, we do not promise, and you should not expect, that your personal information or private communications will always remain private.

Retention of Data

We will retain your personal data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your personal data to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations (for example, if we are required to retain your data to comply with applicable laws), resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies.

We will also retain the other data for internal analysis purposes. The other data collected is generally retained for a shorter period, except when this data is used to strengthen the security or to improve the functionality of our service, or we are legally obligated to retain this data for longer time periods. Mailing list information, discussion posts and email are kept for only the period of time considered reasonable to facilitate the user's requests.

We reserve the right to retain the aggregated and anonymized data derived from the personal data collected from the users of the Website including your personal data, for any purposes (commercial and non-commercial) as the Company deem fit and proper.

Withdrawal of Consent

To the extent possible, we provide you with the option of not divulging any specific information that you wish for us not to collect, store or use. You may also choose not to use a particular service or feature on the Website and opt-out of any non-essential communications from the Website.

You may withdraw your consent given for collecting any information and personal data under this Privacy Policy and pursuant to use of the Website, at any time by sending an email to grievance@collegesearch.in. In such an event, the Company reserves the right to not allow you further usage of the Website or provide/use any services thereunder, without any obligations or liability, whatsoever, whether in contract, tort, law, equity or otherwise, in this regard.

Grievance Officer

In accordance with Information Technology Act 2000 and the Information Technology (Reasonable Security Practices and Procedures and Sensitive Personal Data or Information) Rules, 2011 made there under, the name and contact details of the Grievance Officer are provided below:

The Grievance Officer
Anmol Jain
AVP - Product Management
Address: Tower B Unitech Cyber Park Gurgaon | Email: grievance@collegesearch.in

Transfer of Data

The information, including Personal Data, we obtain from or about you may be maintained, processed and stored by us on the systems situated in the territory of Republic of India.

However, subject to applicable laws, your information, including Personal Data, may be transferred to – and maintained on – computers located in the countries other than India where the data protection laws may differ from those of the Data Prot

Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by your submission of such information represents your agreement to that transfer. The Company will take all the steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy and no transfer of your Personal Data will take place to an organisation or a country unless there are adequate controls in place including the security of your data and other Personal Information.

We comply with generally accepted industry standard regulations regarding the collection, use, and retention of data under the Information Technology Act, 2000 and Data Protection Rules. By using the Website and/or services, you consent to the collection, transfer, use, storage and disclosure of your information as described in this Privacy Policy, including to the transfer of your information outside of your country of residence.

Links to Other Sites

Our Website may contain links to third party websites and mobile applications that are not operated by us. If you click such link, you may be directed to such third party’s websites and mobile applications. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit.

We also use APIs, tools and other services of third party for offering our services to the Users. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third party websites and mobile applications or any services offered by such third parties. You agree that we shall not be liable for any breach of your privacy of Personal Information or loss incurred by your use of such websites or services.

We may host surveys for survey creators for our Website who are the owners and users of your survey responses. We do not own or sell your responses. Anything you expressly disclose in your responses will be disclosed to survey creators. Please contact the survey creator directly to better understand how they might share your survey responses.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy will remain in effect except with respect to any changes in its provisions in the future. We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page, which will be in effect immediately after being posted on this page.

We reserve the right to update or change our Privacy Policy at any time and you are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Your continued use of the Website and our Service after we post any modifications to the Privacy Policy on this page will constitute your acknowledgment of the modifications and your consent to abide and be bound by the modified Privacy Policy.

We may let you know via email and/or a prominent notice on our Website, prior to the material change becoming effective and update “effective date” at the top of this Privacy Policy.

Copyright, Trademark, and other Intellectual Property Protection

Tall word marks and logos of CollegeSearch are intellectual property of the Company, all materials on the Website are protected by copyright laws, trademark laws, and other intellectual property laws. Any unauthorised use of any such information or materials may violate copyright laws, trademarks laws, intellectual property laws, and other laws and regulations.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us by email at info@collegesearch.in.