Privacy Policy

We collect information you provide when you: • Submit an inquiry or application form (name, phone, email) • Register for a course or program • Use our Student Verification portal (registration numbers) • Subscribe to our newsletter • Contact us via email We also collect non-personal technical data such as browser type, device type, IP address, and pages visited through standard web analytics tools.

We use the information collected to: • Process course applications and enrollment requests • Verify student credentials via our certificate verification system • Respond to inquiries and provide customer support • Send program updates, newsletters, and important notices (with your consent) • Improve our website and services • Comply with legal obligations

Our website uses cookies to: • Maintain your session preferences (such as dark mode settings) • Analyse website traffic using privacy-compliant analytics tools • Remember your language and accessibility preferences You may disable cookies through your browser settings. Note that some features of the website may not function properly without cookies.

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to any third party. We may share information with: • Service providers who assist in operating our website (under strict confidentiality agreements) • Government authorities when required by law • Placement partners (only with your explicit consent) We do not use your data for advertising or profiling purposes.

We take reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. Student certificate data stored in our verification system is accessed only through secure authenticated interfaces. We regularly review and update our security practices.

Student enrollment and certificate records are retained indefinitely to support lifelong verification of credentials. Contact form submissions and newsletter subscriptions are retained for up to 3 years unless you request deletion. Analytics data is retained in anonymized form.

You have the right to: • Access the personal information we hold about you • Request correction of inaccurate data • Request deletion of your data (subject to legal retention requirements) • Withdraw consent for marketing communications at any time • Lodge a complaint with the relevant data protection authority To exercise any of these rights, contact us at krtcodisha@gmail.com.

Our programs may enroll students who are minors (under 18) with parental consent. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children without appropriate parental or guardian consent. If you believe we have inadvertently collected information from a minor without consent, please contact us immediately.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we make significant changes, we will notify users via a notice on our website or via email. The date of the latest revision is noted at the bottom of this page. Continued use of our website after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

For any privacy-related questions, concerns, or requests, please contact: Kalinga Research and Technology Centre Email: krtcodisha@gmail.com Address: Odisha, India We will respond to all privacy-related requests within 30 days.