Background and Applicability
This web-site is owned and operated by National Skill Development Corporation (“NSDC” / “We”).
This privacy policy delineates how NSDC collects, utilizes, and shares personal data / information of visitors and users of this website including mobile applications (collectively referred to as “Website”).
This privacy policy is applicable to all individuals who visit the Website or for whose benefit / behalf, NSDC receives the information whether directly from the individual himself / herself or from some other person (hereinafter collectively referred to as “User” / “You” / “Your”).
By registering on the Website and consenting to the terms of this privacy policy, you agree that NSDC may use, share and process your personal information with persons/entities/authorities for the purposes/reasons stated in this privacy policy. You further agree to be bound by the provisions of this privacy policy as they may be modified and/or supplemented any time by NSDC without notice. If you do not agree to be bound by any term, please stop accessing or using this website immediately, and inform us to accordingly take consequent actions regarding your personal information.
Personal Information
Personal information is collected and held to provide a better service to you. We may collect, store and use the following kinds of information:
• Information about your computer and about your visits to and use of Website (including your IP address, geographical location, browser type and version, operating system, referral source, length of visit, page views, website navigation.);
• Information that you provide to us for the purposes of using our Website services (including your name, contact details, company name, email, telephone and fax numbers, a record of our contact with you and your areas of interest e.g., sectors, events, publications, etc.);
• When you interact with NSDC or use the Website to interact with other Users, we collect information about your communication and any information you choose to provide; and
• Any other information that you choose to send to us.
Before you disclose to us the personal information of another person, you must obtain that person's consent to both the disclosure and the processing of that personal information in accordance with the terms of this privacy policy and applicable laws.
Using your personal information
Personal information submitted to us via this Website is used for the purposes specified in this privacy policy or in relevant parts of the Website.
We may use, share and process your Personal Information to:
• Administer the Website.
• Enable your use of the information available on the Website.
• Send you email notifications which you have specifically requested.
• Send you our communications, publications, newsletter, invitations relating to our activities and such like as you may select, request or as we may consider being may be of interest to you, by post / courier or, where you have specifically agreed to this, by email or similar technology (and you can choose to ‘opt-out’ of these mailings by informing us at any time if you no longer require communications).
• Provide you the services available on / through Websites.
• Send you the information about our Website and services for marketing purposes and promotions.
• Improve the Website and its content.
• Conduct market research and survey with respect to our Website and services.
• Measure the success of specific campaigns and for general market research; and for registration for events.
• Provide third parties with statistical information about our users –but this information will not be used to identify any individual user
• Deal with enquiries and complaints made by or about you concerning the Website.
• Keep the Website secure and prevent fraud.
• Verify compliance with the terms governing the use of the Website and
• Security and Retention of Personal Data.
We will take reasonable technical and organisational precautions to prevent the loss, misuse or alteration of your personal information.
We will store all the personal information you provide on our secure (password and firewall-protected) servers.
Only authorised people have access to, custody of and the means of using personal data NSDC collects.
NSDC retains personal information so long as the information is still required for the purposes mentioned above and elsewhere in this privacy policy.
You acknowledge that the transmission of information over the Internet is not inherently secure, and we cannot guarantee the security of data sent over the Internet.
NSDC promotes a privacy-aware culture that respects and is sensitive to the rights of its external contacts.
Retention of your personal information
We will only retain your personal information for as long as necessary for the purposes for which it was collected/processed, or as required by law. After expiry of these periods, the personal information shall be either deleted or archived in adherence to relevant laws.
Cookies
We may use both session cookies and persistent cookies on the Website. Session cookies will be deleted from your computer when you close your browser. Persistent cookies will remain stored on your computer until deleted, or until they reach a specified expiry date.
We will use the session cookies to keep track of you whilst you navigate the website.
We will use the persistent cookies to enable our website to recognise you when you visit and keep track of your preferences in relation to your use of our website.
We use Google Analytics and Microsoft Clarity to analyse the use of this website, which generates statistical and other information about website use by means of cookies, which are stored on users' computers. The information generated relating to our website is used to create reports about the use of the website. Google and Microsoft will store this information. The privacy policy of Google and Microsoft is available at: www.google.com/privacypolicy.html and https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-us/privacystatement respectively.
Most browsers allow you to reject all cookies, whilst some browsers allow you to reject just third party cookies. Please note that blocking all cookies may have a negative impact on the usability of many website/applications, including this one.
Basis for collection, and processing of your personal information
NSDC collects and processes your personal information based on the following legal grounds depending upon the nature of Personal Information and the purposes for which it is processed:
• In case of any specific requirement of applicable privacy and data protection laws, NSDC shall take your consent at the time of collection and / or sharing of your relevant personal information. In such cases, the processing of your personal information including sharing, retention etc. shall be pursuant to the consent provided by you. You may also choose to withdraw your consent at any time by informing us in this regard.
• NSDC may process your personal information to ensure and in accordance with the legal/statutory compliance/mandate.
Disclosure
We may disclose your personal information to any of our employees, officers, agents, associates, affiliates and / empaneled partners in India and / or outside India insofar as reasonably necessary for the purposes set out in this privacy policy. By registering on the Website and consenting to the terms of this privacy policy, you agree that NSDC may use, share and process your information with persons/entities/authorities for the purposes/reasons stated in this privacy policy.
In addition, we may disclose your personal information:
• To the extent that we are required to do so by law or order.
• In connection with any on-going or prospective legal proceedings or investigation.
• In order to establish, exercise or defend our legal rights.
• To any person who we reasonably believe may apply to a court or other competent authority for disclosure of that personal information where, in our reasonable opinion, such court or authority would be reasonably likely to order disclosure of that personal information.
In case any Personal Information is provided by you to NSDC, which is not required by NSDC during registration or otherwise (whether mandatorily or optionally), NSDC will not be liable for any disclosure or information security breach concerning such information.
Policy Amendments
We may update this privacy policy from time to time by posting a new version on our website which shall also govern you concerning your personal information with us. You should check this page occasionally to keep yourself updated with the latest version of the privacy policy.
Your Rights
You are entitled to the rights which are granted to Data Principals concerning their personal information in accordance with the relevant law(s).
If you would like to (i) update your personal information in any manner or (ii) obtain a copy of your personal information which is in our possession, or (iii) alter or withdraw your consent for sharing or processing of your personal information, or (iv) obtain any information concerning your personal information which is in our possession e.g. its processing etc., you may contact us at our contact details provided in this privacy policy later. Please note that provision of such information will be subject to the supply of appropriate evidence (as deemed by NSDC) of your identity, and also shall be subject to the restrictions/limitations (if any) provided in the relevant laws.
Third Party Websites
This Website may contain links to other websites. We are not responsible or accountable for the privacy policies or practices of third-party websites. We make no representations or warranties regarding how your information is stored or used on third-party websites. We recommend that you review the applicable privacy statements and policies of each such third-party website to determine their use of your personal information.
Grievance Officer
In case you need to contact us for any purpose provided in this privacy policy or have any complaints and/or grievances in relation to the processing of your Personal Information, you can contact us / send your complaints via e-mail to our grievance officer:
Grievance Officer
National Skill Development Corporation
Email: grievance@nsdcindia.org