Vidhigyata (“Website”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal data you share with us. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, store, share, and safeguard your personal information when you visit our website [https://vidhigyata.in], register an account, purchase digital goods, access educational courses, attempt quizzes, or use any of our services.
By accessing or using Vidhigyata, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agreed to the practices described in this Privacy Policy.
1. Information We Collect
We collect information directly from you, automatically through your use of the Website, and from third-party services.
- Personal Identification & Contact Data: Name, email address, phone number, educational background (e.g., school/college level, law student status), and account login credentials provided when registering, subscribing to updates, or enrolling in a course.
- Transaction & Financial Data: Order details and billing information when purchasing digital PDFs, courses, or quizzes. Note: All online payments are processed through secure, RBI-compliant third-party payment gateways (e.g., Razorpay, Cashfree). Vidhigyata does not store raw credit/debit card numbers, CVVs, or online banking passwords on its servers.
- Academic & Activity Data: Quiz scores, progress in courses, video viewing history, downloaded PDF records, and comments or posts published on our blogs or forum threads.
- Automatically Collected Technical Data: IP address, device type, browser type, operating system, unique device identifiers, pages visited, time spent on pages, and referral URLs collected via cookies, log files, and analytics tools.
2. Legal Basis and Purpose of Processing
We collect and process your personal data strictly for the following operational, contractual, and educational purposes:
- Service Delivery: To provide access to digital PDFs, process course enrollments, deliver interactive quizzes, and display job and internship opportunities.
- Order Processing: To execute transactions, verify payments, and issue invoices or receipts.
- Communication & Support: To respond to support queries, send transaction confirmations, administrative notifications, and platform updates.
- Content Customization & Improvement: To analyze how users interact with our blogs, quizzes, and study materials in order to refine our educational offerings.
- Platform Security: To detect, prevent, and mitigate fraud, unauthorized sharing of course materials, software scraping, or security breaches.
- Marketing Communications: To send informational newsletters regarding new job updates, law/school study materials, or promotions (you may opt out at any time).
3. Minors and Students Under 18 Years
Vidhigyata offers educational materials, quizzes, and resources that may be accessed by school students and individuals under 18 years of age (“Minors”).
- Parental/Guardian Consent: Minors may browse public blogs and listings. However, account creation, course enrollment, purchasing digital PDFs, or submitting personal data must be done under the supervision and with the consent of a parent or legal guardian.
- Prohibition of Profiling: In compliance with the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, Vidhigyata does not engage in targeted advertising, behavioral tracking, or profiling directed at Minors, nor do we process data in any manner likely to cause harm to a child.
- Parental Rights: A parent or legal guardian may review, correct, or request the deletion of personal data collected from their minor child by submitting a written request to our Grievance Officer at
[support@vidhigyata.com].
4. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
We use cookies, web beacons, and standard local storage mechanisms to enhance user experience:
- Essential Cookies: Necessary for account authentication, maintaining login sessions, and securing checkout processes.
- Analytics Cookies: Help us understand user traffic patterns, popular blogs, and quiz engagement levels.
- Preference Cookies: Remember your settings, such as language preferences or course progress.
You can disable cookies through your web browser settings; however, doing so may impact the functionality of certain interactive features (e.g., course playback or quiz saving).
5. Data Sharing and Disclosure
Vidhigyata does not sell, rent, or trade your personal data to third parties. We share information only under the following strictly defined circumstances:
- Third-Party Service Providers: We engage trusted vendors to manage website hosting, cloud storage, payment gateway integration, and automated email delivery. These providers access your data solely to perform specific tasks on our behalf and under strict confidentiality obligations.
- External Job & Internship Links: Our Website aggregates and links to third-party employer websites, Google Forms, or application portals. Clicking on external links redirects you away from Vidhigyata. We hold no responsibility for the privacy policies or practices of external sites.
- Legal Obligations: We may disclose your data if required to do so by applicable law, court order, subpoena, or governmental directive, or to enforce our Terms of Use and protect our legal rights.
6. Data Security and Retention
- Data Security: We employ appropriate technical and organizational safeguards, including SSL encryption (HTTPS), restricted server access, and secure database management, to protect your data against loss, misuse, or unauthorized access.
- Data Retention: We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this policy, maintain active user accounts, comply with legal/tax accounting requirements, or resolve disputes. When data is no longer required, it is permanently deleted or anonymized.
7. Your Rights Under Indian Data Protection Laws
Subject to the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (DPDP Act) and applicable rules, you possess the following rights regarding your personal data:
- Right to Access & Summary: Request a summary of personal data held by us and the processing activities undertaken.
- Right to Correction & Erasure: Request the correction of inaccurate or incomplete data, or the deletion of your personal data (subject to statutory retention obligations).
- Right to Withdraw Consent: Withdraw consent for data processing at any time. Withdrawal does not affect the legality of processing completed prior to withdrawal, but may terminate access to paid courses or accounts.
- Right to Grievance Redressal: Seek resolution for any privacy concerns or grievances through our designated Grievance Officer.
8. Intellectual Property & Digital Products Safeguard
All digital PDFs, quiz modules, course videos, and blog content hosted on Vidhigyata are protected by intellectual property laws. Account credentials and purchased materials are non-transferable. We monitor account activity to prevent automated scraping, unauthorized PDF sharing, or credential distribution.
9. Amendments to This Policy
We reserve the right to revise or update this Privacy Policy at any time to reflect operational changes, new website features, or evolving legal requirements. The updated date at the top of this document will reflect the latest revisions. Continued use of the Website after updates are published constitutes acceptance of the revised Privacy Policy.
10. Governing Law & Dispute Resolution
This Privacy Policy shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of India. Any legal action, claim, or dispute arising out of or related to this Privacy Policy or personal data handling shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the competent courts located in Sagar, Madhya Pradesh, India.
11. Grievance Officer & Contact Information
In accordance with the Information Technology Act, 2000, and the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, if you have any questions, concerns, or grievances regarding your privacy or data processing, please contact our designated Grievance Officer:
- Grievance Officer: Ashutosh Pathak
- Platform: Vidhigyata
- Email: teamvidhigyata@gmail.com
- Operating Hours: Monday to Friday, 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM IST