Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy This statement is intended to provide you with information about how Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences (Deemed to be University) may use and process the information you share when you use the Karunya websites and portals as part of our commitment to protecting your privacy.

Information you provide directly to Karunya Karunya stores Personal Data, which is personal information about you. When you register or fill out a form on the Karunya websites and portals, your personal data is collected. This includes information you share when you apply for admission, register to utilize our services, or post on our discussion boards. Your personal data, such as name, address and telephone number, e-mail address, as well as any information about you that is associated with or related to, or might be linked to, any of the above data, is included in the information you give us, depending on the individual services you use.

Log, Cookie and Device Data We also capture log data, which is information gathered each time you visit the websites and portals. Your Internet Protocol address and some settings, the date and time of your request, how you used the service, and cookie data are all included in this log data. We may use "cookies" (small text files kept by your device when you visit our site) or similar technologies depending on how you utilize the services. We gather information about the device you're using to access the services, such as the type of device, operating system, device settings, unique device identifiers, and crash data, in addition to log and cookie data. Whether we gather some or all of this data is frequently determined by the sort of device you are using and its settings. Check the policies of your device's maker or software supplier to discover more about what information your device makes available to us.

Data Usage Karunya uses your Personal Data for the following purposes and on the following grounds: ● Use personal information acquired via the Karunya portals for future communication with online enrollees, such as campus programmes, symposia, and/or special events, but only if you are given the option to opt out of that type of use. ● Use browser-IP-address information and anonymous-browser history to report information about site accesses and for profiling purposes. This data is typically

used to improve web presentation and utilization. The campus may also use IP address information for troubleshooting purposes. ● Online activity sites may use "cookies" to deliver web content tailored to individual users' preferences or to track online purchasing transactions. Cookies do not contain any sensitive personal information..

Karunya may be required to acquire your consent to collect and process your Personal Data for a specific purpose in some circumstances. This is dependent on the type of data collected and the data's intended purpose. In these cases, Karunya will notify you of the specific category of Personal Data that will be collected as well as the intended purpose of the collection, and you will be asked to affirmatively indicate that you consent to the intended collection of your Personal Data for that purpose before the data is collected.

If you do not consent to the collection and intended processing purpose in certain cases, we will not collect or process your Personal Data.

Recipients of Your Personal Data Karunya may disclose your Personal Data to the following: ● Departments Departments in order to provide you with academic and non-academic service. ● Service Providers Vendors who require access to your Personal Data to provide Karunya's services. ● Partners and Collaborators Karunya may share Personal Data with other academic research institutions, for example, when permitted by law, in order to further the research mission. ● Public and Governmental Authorities Regulatory authorities, law enforcement, public bodies, and judicial bodies are some of the entities that have jurisdiction over Karunya.

If Karunya shares your Personal Data with a third party, Karunya will require the third party to take reasonable steps to ensure the confidentiality and security of your Personal Data.

We may also need to share your Personal Data in response to lawful requests and legal process; to protect our rights and property, as well as the rights and property of our agents, customers, and others, including to enforce our agreements and policies; and, in an emergency, to protect Karunya and the safety of our students, faculty, and staff or any third party.

Security Karunya protects Personal Data through suitable physical, administrative, and technical safeguards that are in accordance with existing privacy and data security laws and regulations of India.

Personal Data Retention and Deletion Karunya will only keep your Personal Data for as long as is necessary for the abovementioned data collection purposes, unless there is a legal necessity to keep it for a longer period of time.