Padhashala’s Privacy Principles

Our Privacy Policy is fuelled by our commitment to these Privacy Principles:

  • We’re deeply committed to creating a safe and secure online environment for you.
  • We do not sell your personal information to third parties.
  • We strive to provide you with access to and control over the information you give us, and we take the protection of your information very seriously.
  • We take extra precautions for our younger learners as described in our Children’s Privacy Notice, including restricting child accounts to automatically block features that would allow a child to post or disclose personal information.

Collection of information

We collect information in the following ways, depending on your use of the Service and your account settings:

  • We collect information from you directly, such as when you create an account, communicate with us, participate in activities, events or surveys, or otherwise provide information during your use of the Service.
  • We may collect information from others, such as your parent, teacher, or School, or third-party applications that you use to connect to the Service.
  • We collect some information automatically, such as information about your use of the Service and the devices you use to access the Service. We may use cookies, web beacons, and similar technologies to collect information as explained in our Cookie Notice.

Examples of information we may collect includes:

  • Account registration information (username, birthdate, and email)
  • Information about your browser or device, and general location
  • Information you choose to include in your profile or post in public areas of the Service
  • Information you may provide in connection with specific features or special programs
  • Non-personal information which may be linked to your personal information, including Information about your use of our Service

Use of information

‘Padhashala’ uses information collected for the purposes of:

  • providing the Service
  • personalizing your experience
  • communicating with you about your account and our Service (including responding to inquiries and sharing information about new features and offerings that may be of interest)
  • enabling your participation in special programs that we may offer in partnerships with third parties (if you choose to participate in such special programs)
  • understanding and improving our Service, and developing new or improved educational offerings

We may also use de-identified or aggregated information for product development, research, analytics and other purposes, including for the purpose of analysing, improving or marketing our Service, for demonstrating the impact of our Service, or conducting educational research.

Sharing and disclosure of information

‘Padhashala’ takes great care to protect the personal information you provide to us. We do not sell your personal information to third parties. This section explains circumstances in which we may share personal information with third parties.

We may share personal information:

  • with other users of our Service, if you use features that enable you to share your information with (or make it accessible to) others.
  • with Vendors, consultants and other service providers working on our behalf
  • with other users that are associated with your account, such as a parent, teacher or coach.
  • with your school, if you are using our Service for school purposes.
  • with your consent (including third party applications that you choose to use, such as complementary services or an Authentication Service). If you choose to use a third-party application or service, the use of your information by the third party will be governed by that party’s privacy policy.
  • in connection with business transfers (due to mergers and acquisitions).
  • for compliance purposes, such as when reasonably necessary to protect the security and safety of our users or Service, or when permitted by law

We may also share de-identified or aggregated information that does not reasonably identify any individual.

Transparency and your choice

We take privacy very seriously. We strive to put you in control of the choices and decisions regarding your personal information.

We understand that your personal information is important to you, and that is why you have choices in how your personal information is used and shared. We want you to have access to your personal information, so that you can help keep it as accurate as possible.

For example, you can choose whether to create an account (or use the Service without registering). If you register for an account, you can:

Limit optional information you provide

  • Choose whether you wish to share personal information with (and use) third party services
  • Choose whether to add a coach to your account
  • Choose whether you wish to receive optional email
  • Update, correct, and delete your account information through your account settings

In some cases, administrative controls for accounts used in a school setting, including the ability to modify or delete the account, are held by the school. For more information, please review our Children’s Privacy Notice and Schools and Student Use.

Your account settings

We want you to have access to your information, so that you can help keep it as accurate as possible. If you register and provide ‘Padhashala’ with information, you may update, correct, or delete your account and information at any time by reviewing your profile information and preferences on your account settings page.

Parents (not Children) can modify or delete Child User accounts, as described in our Children’s Privacy Notice. Parents or school users who request to modify or delete School Accounts may be directed to the school.

Further information about how you can access, update, correct, or delete your account in the account settings is provided under “Learn More”.

Security of your personal information

‘Padhashala’ is committed to securing your personal information.

Some of the ways in which we protect your personal information include:

  • We encrypt your personal information when it is stored at rest
  • We protect your personal information with encryption during transmission over the public Internet
  • We use reasonable organizational and technical safeguards designed to help protect the privacy and security of your personal information

Some of the ways in which we encourage you to protect your personal information include:

  • We encourage you to create a username that does not reveal your identity
  • We encourage you to create (and keep) a strong password
  • We encourage you to be thoughtful about what you post and continue to learn about online safety

We use reasonable safeguards to protect our Service and your personal information, but no security measures are perfect.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

‘Padhashala’ may modify or revise this Privacy Policy from time to time. ‘Padhashala’ will notify users of any changes to our Privacy Policy by posting the revised Privacy Policy with an updated date of revision on our Service. If we change this Policy in a material manner, we will do our best to notify you of the changes by posting a notice on our website. We recommend that you review the Privacy Policy each time you visit the Service to stay informed of our privacy practices.