Privacy Notice

Gurukul of Ramana (“Data Fiduciary” under the DPDP Act, “Data Controller” under GDPR) is the entity responsible for deciding how and why your personal data is processed through this website. Any questions or requests relating to this notice should be sent to the contact details in Section 11.

We collect personal data only when you voluntarily provide it to us — currently, this happens through our contact/inquiry form. When you submit an inquiry through our website, we may collect:

• Name
• Email address
• Phone number (if provided)
• Message/inquiry details you choose to share with us

We use cookies and third-party analytics and advertising technologies on this website to understand how visitors use the site and to improve our services and marketing. These currently include Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager (usage analytics), and AdRoll and Shown.io (advertising and retargeting). These tools may set cookies or similar identifiers and may collect information such as pages visited, time on site, approximate location, device and browser type, and interactions with our contact buttons. You can control non-essential cookies through the cookie consent banner shown on your first visit, and through your browser settings. We do not collect payment information through this website.

We may also automatically receive limited technical information (such as your IP address and browser type) through our web hosting provider’s standard server logs, purely for security and website functioning purposes.

We use the personal data submitted through our contact form solely to:

• Respond to your inquiry, question, or request for information
• Communicate with you about the services, programs, or content you asked about
• Maintain a record of correspondence for reference and quality purposes

We do not use your data for automated decision-making, profiling, or any purpose unrelated to responding to your inquiry.

• Under the DPDP Act (India): We process your data based on your consent, which you give by voluntarily filling out and submitting the contact form.
• Under GDPR (EU/UK visitors): Our legal basis is your consent (Art. 6(1)(a)) and, where applicable, our legitimate interest in responding to inquiries you initiate (Art. 6(1)(f)).
• Under CCPA/CPRA (California visitors): We do not sell or share your personal information with third parties for monetary or other valuable consideration.

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal data. We may share your data only with:

• Service providers who help us operate our website or email systems (e.g., hosting or email delivery providers), under confidentiality obligations, and only to the extent needed to provide their service
• Legal authorities, if required to comply with a valid legal obligation, court order, or government request
• Successors, in the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets — with prior notice to you where required by law

We do not transfer your data to any third party for marketing or advertising purposes.

Because we welcome inquiries from visitors around the world, your data may be processed on servers located outside your home country, including in India. Where we transfer personal data internationally, we take reasonable steps to ensure it receives an adequate level of protection consistent with the DPDP Act, GDPR, and other applicable laws, including through contractual safeguards with our service providers where required.

We retain personal data submitted via the contact form only for as long as necessary to respond to your inquiry and maintain reasonable business records, after which it is securely deleted or anonymized, unless a longer retention period is required by law.

We implement reasonable technical and organizational measures — such as secure transmission (HTTPS/SSL) and restricted access to inquiry data — to protect your personal data against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no method of transmission or storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Depending on where you are located, you may have some or all of the following rights:

If you are in India (DPDP Act, 2023):

• Right to access information about your personal data and its processing
• Right to correction, completion, and updating of your personal data
• Right to erasure of your personal data once it is no longer needed for the purpose collected
• Right to withdraw your consent at any time, as easily as it was given
• Right to nominate another individual to exercise these rights on your behalf in the event of death or incapacity
• Right to grievance redressal (see Section 10)

If you are in the EU/UK (GDPR):

• Right to access, rectify, or erase your personal data
• Right to restrict or object to processing
• Right to data portability
• Right to withdraw consent at any time
• Right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority

If you are in California (CCPA/CPRA):

• Right to know what personal information we collect and how it is used
• Right to request deletion of your personal information
• Right to opt out of sale/sharing (note: we do not sell or share your data)
• Right to non-discrimination for exercising your privacy rights

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details in Section 11. We will respond to verified requests within the timeframe required by applicable law.

If you have any concerns about how your personal data has been handled, please contact us first at the details below so we can address your concern directly. In accordance with the DPDP Act and Information Technology Rules, you may also escalate unresolved grievances to the Data Protection Board of India, once constituted, or the relevant supervisory authority in your jurisdiction.

For any questions, requests, or concerns about this Privacy Notice or your personal data, please contact:

Our website is not directed at children under the age of 18 (or the applicable age of consent in your jurisdiction), and we do not knowingly collect personal data from children. If we learn that a child’s data has been submitted without appropriate consent, we will delete it promptly.

We may update this Privacy Notice from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, our website, or applicable law. The “Last updated” date at the top of this page indicates when it was last revised. We encourage you to review this notice periodically.