Privacy Policy

This policy (“Privacy Policy”) is applicable to Nirmala Matha Central School and all its subsidiaries and/or branch offices in India. It provides the practices and policies applicable to Nirmala Matha Central School (including its employees, interns, contractors, consultants, clients, customers or any other party directly or indirectly engaged for the purpose of business or otherwise) for handling of or dealing in Personal Information, including Sensitive Personal Data or Information (as defined below) that is lawfully collected by Nirmala Matha Central School, hereby referred to as Nirmala Matha Central School. We collect personal data of our employees, potential employees, clients, suppliers, business contacts, shareholders and website users or any other individual or entities wherever required for business purposes or otherwise. Nirmala Matha Central School attaches great importance to your right to privacy and the protection of your personal data. We want you to feel secure that when you deal with Nirmala Matha Central School, your personal data are in good hands. Nirmala Matha Central School protects your personal data in accordance with applicable laws and our data privacy policies. In addition, Nirmala Matha Central School maintains the appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorized or unlawful processing and/or against accidental loss, alteration, disclosure or access, or accidental or unlawful destruction of or damage thereto.

General Definitions

Reference to you or your in this Privacy Policy refers to any natural person (including the employees of Nirmala Matha Central School) who provides to Nirmala Matha Central School any information referred of this document. Act shall mean the Information Technology Act, 2000 and Rules thereunder as amended from time to time. Information shall mean and include Personal Information and Sensitive Personal Data and Information as may be collected by Nirmala Matha Central School. Personal Information (PI) shall have the same meaning as under Rule 2 (i) of the Information Technology (Reasonable security practices and procedures and sensitive personal data or information) Rules, 2011 as amended from time to time. For ease of reference Rule 2 (i) of the Information Technology (Reasonable security practices and procedures and sensitive personal data or information). Rules shall mean the Information Technology (Reasonable security practices and procedures and sensitive personal data or information) Rules, 2011 as amended from time to time. Registered User shall mean such user whose registration is accepted by Nirmala Matha Central School. Sensitive Personal Data and Information (SPDI) shall mean and include information under Rule 3 of the Information Technology (Reasonable security practices and procedures and sensitive personal data or information) Rules, 2011 as amended from time to time. For ease of reference Rule 3 of the Information Technology (Reasonable security practices and procedures and sensitive personal data or information) Rules, 2011 is re-produced under Schedule 1. All words and expressions used and not defined in this document but defined in the Act or the Rules shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in the Act or the Rules. Nirmala Matha Central School is fully committed to respecting your privacy and shall ensure that your Information is safe. This privacy policy sets out the practices adopted in respect of Information, including the types of Information that is collected, how the Information is collected, how the Information is used, how long the Information is retained and with whom it is shared (Privacy Policy). This Privacy Policy is published in compliance with the provisions of the Act and the Rules made thereunder that require publishing the privacy policy on Nirmala Matha Central Schools website.

Collection of Information:

You may use Nirmala Matha Central Schools website to access Information, learn about its products and services, read publications and check career opportunities etc. without providing any PI/SPDI. Nirmala Matha Central School may collect and process PI/ SPDI provided by you in the following forms: 1.Should you opt to access such services of Nirmala Matha Central School, which are available only to Registered Users, information is required to be provided by you at registration (refer Appendix 1). 2.Information that you provide directly to Nirmala Matha Central School via email or electronic communication. 3.Information that you provide to Nirmala Matha Central School over telephone. Nirmala Matha Central School may make and keep a record of such information shared by you. 4.Information that you provide to Nirmala Matha Central School in physical form whether sent through post or courier or handed over to a Nirmala Matha Central School representative in person. 5.PI/SPDI collected by Nirmala Matha Central School from its employees (refer Appendix 2), suppliers, clients, prospects or onsite consultants or by lead generation for the purpose of employment, availing/providing services etc. You will at all times have the option of not providing Nirmala Matha Central School with PI/SPDI that Nirmala Matha Central School seeks to collect. Even after you have provided Nirmala Matha Central School with any PI/SPDI, you will have the option to access, modify, rectify or withdraw the consent given earlier by contacting Nirmala Matha Central School at info@nirmalamatha.in or contact us on www.refined.co.in. In such cases, Nirmala Matha Central School will have the right to not provide or discontinue the provision of any service that is linked with such PI/SPDI.

Use of Information Collected:

Any information, if collected will be used in connection with the relevant purpose as communicated by Nirmala Matha Central School to you via verbal or written method of any sort. The provider of information availing any Services from Nirmala Matha Central School shall be deemed to have consented to Nirmala Matha Central School for the use of such information as under this policy. Employees, suppliers, clients, prospects or consultants of Nirmala Matha Central School shall be duly advised about the purpose for which any Information is being collected at the time of such collection. We will not use your personal data for purposes that are incompatible with the purposes of which you have been informed, unless it is required or authorized by law, or it is in your own vital interest (e.g. in case of a medical emergency) to do so.

Sharing of Information:

Where PI/SPDI is required to be shared, arising out of any contractual obligation, Nirmala Matha Central School shall part with such PI/SPDI only in accordance with your consent for the same. To the extent necessary to provide you the requested Services or to the extent required under applicable law, we may transfer personal data with individuals or following third parties in connection with a (potential) corporate or commercial transaction. Before we do so, we shall take the necessary steps to ensure that your personal data will be given adequate protection as required by relevant data privacy laws and Nirmala Matha Central Schools internal policies. Nirmala Matha Central School may also transfer your personal data to any of its global affiliates/partners in furtherance of any visits to our Nirmala Matha Central School locations: 1.Employees or Consultants (including auditors, authorized vendors) on a ‘need to know’ basis under a Non-Disclosure Agreement. 2.Governmental authorities, in such manner as permitted or required by applicable law; and 3.Legal proceedings: In the event, Nirmala Matha Central School is required to respond to subpoenas, court orders or other legal process, your PI/SPDI may be disclosed pursuant to such subpoena, court order or legal process, which may be without notice to you.

Security of Information:

Nirmala Matha Central School strives to ensure the security, integrity and privacy of your PI/SPDI and adequacy of protection of your Information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure or destruction. Stringent security measures (physical, electronic and managerial) are in place to protect against the loss, misuse, and alteration of the PI/SPDI under our control. Nirmala Matha Central Schools servers are accessible only to authorized personnel and your Information is shared with employees and authorized personnel strictly on a ‘need to know’ basis. Nirmala Matha Central School periodically assesses, audits and updates its information security protocols and policies to achieve the highest standards on a continuous and ongoing basis. You may review the Information you have provided to Nirmala Matha Central School at any time. On your request, Nirmala Matha Central School will ensure that any PI/SPDI notified to be inaccurate or deficient, shall be corrected or amended. However, Nirmala Matha Central School shall not be responsible for the authenticity of the PI/ SPDI. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Privacy Policy or elsewhere, Nirmala Matha Central School shall not be held responsible for any loss, damage or misuse of your PI/SPDI, if such loss, damage or misuse is attributable to a Force Majeure Event.

Retention and Revocation of Information:

It is Nirmala Matha Central School policy to retain certain Personal Data of the relevant individuals when they cease to be employed/ engaged by Nirmala Matha Central School. This Personal Data may be required for Nirmala Matha Central School legal and business purposes, including any residual activities relating to the employment/engagement, including for example, provision of references, processing of applications for re-employment/re-engagement, matters relating to retirement benefits (if applicable) and allowing Nirmala Matha Central School to fulfil any of its contractual or statutory obligations. We will retain your personal data only for as long as is necessary. We maintain specific records management and retention policies and procedures, so that personal data is deleted after a reasonable time according to the following retention criteria: We retain your data as long as we have an ongoing relationship with you (in particular, if you have an account with us) We will only keep the data while your account is active or for as long as needed to provide services to you We retain your data for as long as needed in order to comply with our global legal and contractual obligations Once Nirmala Matha Central School no longer requires the Personal Data, it is destroyed appropriately and securely or anonymized in accordance with the law. Services transactional data is retained for three years.