Privacy Policy

Sri Sri Academy is a CBSE school located in Siliguri, West Bengal.

Depending on how you interact with our website, we may collect the following information:

Information provided by you

When you submit an enquiry, admission request, school-tour request, contact form, or other online form, we may collect:

• Parent or guardian name
• Student name
• Phone number
• Email address
• City or location
• Class or grade being considered
• Admission-related information
• Information included in your message or enquiry
• Any other information that you voluntarily provide

We may collect additional information when required for a specific school service, admission process, event, or application.

Information collected automatically

When you use our website, certain technical information may be collected automatically, such as:

• IP address
• Browser type and version
• Device type
• Operating system
• Pages visited
• Date and time of visits
• Referring website
• General website usage information
• Cookies and similar technologies

We may use personal information for legitimate school and website-related purposes, including:

• Responding to enquiries
• Processing admission enquiries and applications
• Arranging school tours
• Communicating with parents and guardians
• Providing information about the school
• Responding to requests and questions
• Improving our website and user experience
• Managing school events and activities
• Maintaining website security
• Preventing fraud, misuse, or unauthorized activity
• Complying with applicable legal and regulatory requirements
• Sending relevant school communications where permitted and appropriate

We will not use personal information for purposes that are incompatible with the purpose for which it was collected, except where permitted or required by applicable law.

Sri Sri Academy is a school and may process information relating to students, including children.

We recognize the importance of protecting children's personal information.

Where applicable, we will seek consent from a parent or lawful guardian before processing a child's personal data in accordance with applicable data protection requirements.

We will use children's personal information only for appropriate and legitimate school-related purposes, such as:

• Admission and enrolment
• Academic and administrative activities
• School communication
• Student safety and welfare
• School transportation and related arrangements
• Participation in educational activities
• School events and activities
• Other purposes permitted by applicable law

We do not intend to use children's personal information for targeted advertising.

Parents and lawful guardians may contact us regarding the personal information of a child for whom they have legal responsibility.

Sri Sri Academy may photograph or record students, parents, staff, and visitors during school activities, events, celebrations, competitions, and other school-related activities.

Where consent is required, appropriate consent may be obtained before using identifiable photographs or videos for purposes such as:

• School website
• School publications
• News and announcements
• Social media
• Promotional or informational material
• School events and communications

Parents or guardians may contact the school regarding concerns about the use of a student's photograph or video.

Where appropriate, the school may maintain a separate Photo & Video Consent Policy.

Our website may use cookies and similar technologies to:

• Make the website function properly
• Remember preferences
• Understand website usage
• Improve website performance
• Measure website traffic
• Improve user experience

Some third-party services used on the website may also use cookies or similar technologies.

You may be able to control or disable cookies through your browser settings. However, disabling certain cookies may affect website functionality.

For more information, please refer to our Cookie Policy.

Our website may use third-party service providers for purposes such as:

• Website hosting
• Website analytics
• Communication
• Maps and location services
• Online forms
• Security
• Payment processing, where applicable
• Marketing or advertising, where applicable

These providers may process information according to their own privacy policies and applicable contractual or legal requirements.

We encourage users to review the privacy policies of third-party services when appropriate.

We do not sell your personal information.

We may share personal information with trusted service providers, contractors, technology providers, or other parties where reasonably necessary to provide our services, operate the website, process enquiries, maintain security, or perform legitimate school functions.

We may also disclose information where required or permitted by applicable law, regulation, court order, or government authority.

Where appropriate, we take reasonable steps to ensure that third parties handling personal information maintain appropriate safeguards.

We take reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect personal information against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, alteration, disclosure, or destruction.

However, no website, electronic transmission, or storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

Users should avoid submitting highly sensitive information through ordinary website forms unless specifically requested through an appropriate secure process.

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, to provide school services, maintain appropriate records, resolve disputes, comply with legal obligations, or protect our legitimate interests.

Retention periods may vary depending on the type of information and the purpose for which it was collected.

When information is no longer required, we may securely delete, anonymize, or otherwise dispose of it in accordance with applicable requirements.

Subject to applicable law and the circumstances of the processing, individuals may have rights relating to their personal information, including rights to:

• Request information about personal data being processed
• Request correction of inaccurate information
• Request deletion of personal information where applicable
• Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent
• Raise concerns regarding the processing of personal information
• Submit a grievance regarding privacy or data protection

Requests relating to a child should generally be made by the child's parent or lawful guardian, where applicable.

Where we process personal information based on consent, you may withdraw that consent by contacting us.

Withdrawal of consent will not affect processing that was already carried out lawfully before the withdrawal.

Some information may need to be retained where required for legal, regulatory, administrative, safety, or legitimate school purposes.

If we become aware of a personal data breach that requires notification under applicable law, we will take appropriate steps to assess, contain, investigate, and respond to the incident and provide notifications where legally required.

Our website may contain links to external websites, including social media platforms, educational resources, maps, or other third-party websites.

Sri Sri Academy is not responsible for the privacy practices, content, security, or policies of external websites.

Users should review the privacy policies of external websites before providing personal information.

Where permitted by applicable law, Sri Sri Academy may contact parents, guardians, or prospective families regarding admissions, school events, programs, or other relevant school information.

You may request that we stop sending non-essential promotional communications by contacting us.

Essential communications relating to an enquiry, admission, school service, or legal requirement may still be sent where necessary.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our website, services, legal requirements, or data protection practices.

The updated version will be published on this page with a revised "Last Updated" date.

We encourage users to review this page periodically.

If you have questions, concerns, requests, or complaints regarding this Privacy Policy or the handling of personal information, please contact us.

This Privacy Policy is intended to operate in accordance with applicable laws and regulations of India, including applicable data protection and privacy requirements.

Where provisions of this Privacy Policy conflict with mandatory requirements of applicable law, the applicable law will prevail.