Here at BVIS (Bhaktivedanta International School) Bhagalpur, accessible from bvisbhagalpur.com, one of our main priorities is the privacy of our visitors in the best possible way. This privacy policy document contains the types of information that is collected and recorded by BVIS Bhagalpur and how we use it.

Definitions

Personal data – any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person.

Processing – any operation or set of operations that is performed on Personal Data or on sets of Personal Data.

Data subject – a natural person whose Personal Data is being Processed.

Client, You and Your refers to you, the person who logs on to this website and is compliant with the organization’s privacy policy.

Organization, Company, Ourselves, We, Our, and Us refers to BVIS Bhagalpur.

Party, Parties, or Us refers to both the client and ourselves.

Data Protection Principles

We promise to follow the following data protection principles:

• Processing is lawful, fair, and transparent. Our processing activities have lawful grounds. We always consider your rights before processing personal data. We will provide you with information regarding processing upon request.
• Processing is limited to the purpose. Our processing activities fit the purpose for which personal data was gathered.
• Processing is done with minimal data. We only gather and process the minimal amount of personal data required for any purpose.
• Processing is limited to a time period. We will not store your personal data for longer than needed.
• We will do our best to ensure the accuracy of the data.
• We will do our best to ensure the integrity and confidentiality of data.

Data Subject’s Rights

The data subject has the following rights:

• Right to information – You have to right to know whether your personal data is being processed, what data is gathered, from where it is obtained and why and by whom it is processed.
• Right to access – You have the right to access the data collected from/about you. This includes your right to request and obtain a copy of your personal data gathered.
• Right to rectification – You have the right to request rectification or erasure of your personal data that is inaccurate or incomplete.
• Right to erasure – In certain circumstances, you can request for your personal data to be erased from our records.
• Right to restrict processing – Where certain conditions apply, you have the right to restrict the processing of your personal data.
• Right to object to processing – In certain cases, you have the right to object to the processing of your personal data, for example, in the case of direct marketing.
• Right to object to automated processing – You have the right to object to automated processing, including profiling, and not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing. This right you can exercise whenever there is an outcome of the profiling that produces legal effects concerning or significantly affecting you.
• Right to data portability – You have the right to obtain your personal data in a machine-readable format or, if it is feasible, as a direct transfer from one processor to another.
• Right to lodge a complaint – In the event that we refuse your request under the rights of access, we will provide you with a reason as to why. If you are not satisfied with the way your request has been handled, please contact us.
• Right for the help of supervisory authority – You have the right to the help of a supervisory authority and the right to other legal remedies such as claiming damages.
• Right to withdraw consent – You have the right to withdraw any given consent for the processing of your personal data.

Information may Automatically be Collected About You

BVIS Bhagalpur may automatically receive and log certain types of information when you visit or interact with our website(s), services, mobile applications, or other products, including:

• Browser information
• Operating system information
• Mobile device information (e.g., device identifier, mobile operating system, etc.)
• IP address
• Internet service provider
• Content viewed
• Geographic location
• Connection speed
• Time of visit
• Referring site, application, or service
• Registration time

Information from Our Partners

BVIS Bhagalpur may offer the ability to use certain third-party websites to facilitate your registration on BVIS Bhagalpur. We may also use information about your profile and connections on third-party websites to allow you to share or connect with your friends and contacts on BVIS Bhagalpur or to personalize your experience. In addition, BVIS Bhagalpur uses “plugins” and “widgets” from various third-party websites that allow them to collect necessary information for a great user experience on BVIS Bhagalpur.

Your decision to use or share with a third-party website when accessing or using BVIS Bhagalpur is completely voluntary. BVIS Bhagalpur is not responsible for compliance with the policies or practices of any third-party website. You should ensure that you are comfortable with the information such third-party websites may make available to BVIS Bhagalpur by reviewing those websites’ privacy policies and service terms and by modifying your privacy settings and preferences on those services.

Any information we receive from third-party websites will be governed by this privacy policy.

Publicly Available Information

We might gather information about you that is publicly available.

Log Files

BVIS Bhagalpur follows a standard procedure of using log files. These files log visitors when they visit websites. All hosting companies do this and are a part of hosting services’ analytics. The information collected by log files includes internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, internet service provider, date and time stamp, referring/exit pages, and possibly the number of clicks. These are not linked to any information that is personally identifiable. The purpose of the information is to analyze trends, administer the site, track users’ movement on the website, and gather demographic information.

Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Cookies

Like any other website, BVIS Bhagalpur uses cookies. These cookies are used to store information, including visitors’ preferences and the pages on the website that the visitor accessed or visited. The information is used to optimize the users’ experience by customizing our web page content based on visitors’ browser type and/or other information.

A cookie is a tiny text file stored on your computer. Cookies store information that is used to help make sites work. Only we can access the cookies created by our website. You can control your cookies at the browser level. Choosing to disable cookies may hinder your use of certain functions.

We use cookies for the following purposes:

• Necessary cookies – These cookies are required for you to be able to use some important features on our website, such as logging in. These cookies don’t collect any personal information.
• Functionality cookies – These cookies provide functionality that makes using our service more convenient and makes providing more personalized features possible. For example, they might remember your name and e-mail in comment forms, so you don’t have to re-enter this information next time when commenting.
• Analytics cookies – These cookies are used to track the use and performance of our website and services
• Advertising cookies – These cookies are used to deliver advertisements that are relevant to you and to your interests. In addition, they are used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement. They are usually placed on the website by advertising networks with the website operator’s permission. These cookies remember that you have visited a website, and this information is shared with other organizations, such as advertisers. Often targeting or advertising cookies will be linked to site functionality provided by the other organization.

You can remove cookies stored in your computer via your browser settings. Alternatively, you can control some third-party cookies by using a privacy enhancement platform. For more information about cookies, visit allaboutcookies.org.

Google Analytics

Google Analytics is a web analysis service provided by Google. Google utilizes the data collected to track and examine the use of this application, prepare reports on its activities and share them with other Google services.

Google may use the Data collected to contextualize and personalize the ads of its own advertising network.

The staff of BVIS Bhagalpur has full rights to monitor and analyze web traffic and can be used to keep track of user behavior.

Personal data collected – cookies and usage data.

What Rights You have Over Your Data?

You can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

What do We Use Your Information For?

Any of the information we collect from you may be used in one of the following ways:

• To personalize your experience – Your information helps us to better respond to your individual needs.
• To improve our website – We continually strive to improve our website offerings based on the information and feedback we receive from you.
• To improve customer service – Your information helps us to respond to your customer service requests and support needs more effectively.
• To send periodic emails – The email address you provide may be used to send you information, respond to inquiries, and/or other requests or questions.

How We Secure Your Data?

We do our best to keep your personal data safe.  We use safe protocols for communication and transferring data (such as HTTPS). We use anonymizing and pseudonymizing where appropriate. We monitor our systems for possible vulnerabilities and attacks. Stored data is encrypted when possible.

Even though we try our best, we can not guarantee the security of information. However, we promise to notify appropriate authorities of data breaches. We will also notify you if there is a threat to your rights or interests. We will do everything we reasonably can to prevent security breaches and to assist authorities should any breaches occur.

If you have an account with us, note that you have to keep your username and password secret.

Third-Party Privacy Policies

BVIS Bhagalpur’s privacy policy does not apply to other advertisers or websites. Thus, we are advising you to consult the respective privacy policies of these third-party ad servers for more detailed information. It may include their practices and instructions about how to opt out of certain options.

You can choose to disable cookies through your individual browser options. To know more detailed information about cookie management with specific web browsers, it can be found on the browsers’ respective websites.

Third-party ad servers or ad networks use technologies like cookies, javascript, or web beacons that are used in their respective advertisements and links that appear on BVIS Bhagalpur, which are sent directly to users’ browsers. They automatically receive your IP address when this occurs. These technologies are used to measure the effectiveness of their advertising campaigns and/or to personalize the advertising content that you see on websites that you visit.

Note that BVIS Bhagalpur has no access to or control over these cookies that are used by third-party advertisers.

Children’s Information

Another part of our priority is adding protection for children while using the internet. We encourage parents and guardians to observe, participate in, and/or monitor and guide their online activity.

Should you believe that your child has shared any information on our website that should not be present, we urge you to promptly contact us. We are committed to swiftly removing any such information from our records upon notification.

Online Privacy Policy Only

This privacy policy applies only to our online activities and is valid for visitors to our website with regard to the information that they share and/or collect in BVIS Bhagalpur. This policy is not applicable to any information collected offline or via channels other than this website.

Consent

By using this website, you agree to our privacy policy.

Contacting Us

If you have any questions regarding the privacy policy, you may contact us from our contact page.

Updates to this Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to update the privacy policy, and the date of the last update can be viewed at the top of this page.