This Privacy Policy (“Policy”) outlines how indianmediastudies.com (“we,” “us,” “our”) collects, stores, uses, shares, and protects personal data following the Indian Information Technology Act, 2000 (IT Act) and the Information Technology (Reasonable Security Practises and Procedures and Sensitive Personal Data or Information) Rules, 2011.
1. Data Collection:
We collect personal data from users when they register for online UGC NET coaching classes on our website. This data includes, but is not limited to:
- Name
- Contact Information (email address, phone number)
- Address
- Educational Background
2. Data Storage:
All personal data collected is stored securely on our servers, located in compliance with the data protection laws of India.
3. Data Usage:
Personal data is used for the following purposes:
- Providing access to Online UGC NET Coaching classes
- Sending course-related updates and information
- Responding to user inquiries and providing customer support
- Analysing user preferences to enhance our services
4. Data Sharing:
We may share personal data with:
- Third-party service providers involved in course delivery and website maintenance
- Legal authorities, when required by law or to protect our rights and interests
5. Data Security Measures:
We implement reasonable security measures to safeguard personal data against unauthorized access, disclosure, or destruction. These measures include encryption, firewalls, and access controls.
6. Users’ Rights:
Users have the following rights regarding their data:
- Access: Request access to the personal data we hold.
- Correction: Request corrections to inaccuracies in their data.
- Deletion: Request the deletion of their data.
- Objection: Object to the processing of their data for specific purposes.
7. Exercising Users’ Rights:
Users can exercise their rights by contacting us at contact@indianmediastudies.com. We will respond to such requests within a reasonable timeframe.
8. Cookies:
Our website may use cookies to enhance the user experience. Users can manage cookie preferences through their browser settings.
9. Amazon Affiliate Advertising Program
We participate in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn commissions by linking to Amazon. As an Amazon affiliate, we may share your information with Amazon to facilitate order processing and for other purposes in accordance with Amazon’s Affiliate Privacy Policy. We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to third parties for marketing purposes without your explicit consent.
As an Amazon Associate, Indian Media Studies earns from qualifying purchases. Affiliate links on this site are marked as paid links where they appear. Clicking one costs you nothing extra, and the commission does not influence which books or products we recommend. Purchases made on Amazon are subject to Amazon’s own privacy policy, terms, and returns process, not ours.
10. Advertising and Google AdSense
This website displays advertising served by Google AdSense. Google and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this website and other websites.
Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visit to this and other sites on the Internet. You can opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google’s Ads Settings at adssettings.google.com, and you can opt out of third-party vendor cookies for personalized advertising at aboutads.info.
Third-party vendors, including Google, may use cookies, web beacons, and device identifiers to collect information such as your IP address, device type, browser type, pages viewed, and time spent on the site, for the purpose of ad measurement and ad personalization.
If you are located in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, or Switzerland, we present a consent notice before any personalized advertising cookie is set. You may accept, reject, or change your choices at any time through the “Privacy and cookie settings” link presented by that notice.
We also use Google Analytics 4 and Google Search Console to understand how visitors find and use the site. Google Analytics collects usage data in aggregate. IP addresses are anonymized by Google before storage. You can prevent Google Analytics from collecting your data by installing the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on.
11. Your Rights over your Data
If you are in India — Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023
As a Data Principal under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, you have the right to:
- obtain a summary of the personal data we process about you and the processing activities we have undertaken;
- obtain the identities of any other Data Fiduciaries and Data Processors with whom your personal data has been shared, and a description of what was shared;
- request correction, completion, updating, or erasure of your personal data;
- nominate another individual to exercise these rights on your behalf in the event of your death or incapacity;
- have any grievance redressed by us before approaching the Data Protection Board of India.
To exercise any of these rights, write to contact@indianmediastudies.com. We will respond within a reasonable period and in any case within the time prescribed under the Act. If you are not satisfied with our response, you may lodge a complaint with the Data Protection Board of India.
If you are in the European Economic Area or the United Kingdom — GDPR and UK GDPR
If you are in the EEA or the UK, you have the right to access, rectify, erase, restrict, or object to our processing of your personal data, the right to data portability, and the right to withdraw consent at any time where processing is based on consent. Withdrawing consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before withdrawal.
We process personal data on the following bases: your consent, where you have given it, for advertising and analytics cookies and for email subscriptions; and our legitimate interests in operating, securing, and improving this website.
Where data is transferred outside your jurisdiction — for example to Google or Amazon, whose servers are located in other countries — that transfer is carried out under the safeguards those providers maintain, including standard contractual clauses where applicable.
To exercise any of these rights, write to contact@indianmediastudies.com. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local supervisory authority.
Grievance contact
Dr. Amit Kumar, Indian Media Studies, amit.kumar@indianmediastudies.com
Children
This website is intended for students in higher education and for adult readers. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children as defined under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023. If you believe a child has provided personal data to us, write to the address above, and we will delete it.
12. Changes to Privacy Policy:
We may update this policy from time to time. Users will be notified of any significant changes.
13. Contact Information:
For any inquiries or concerns related to privacy or this Policy, users can contact us at
Email: contact@indianmediastudies.com
Address: Ashok Rajpath, Patna, 800006, Bihar, India.
By using our website and services, users consent to the terms outlined in this privacy policy.