Last updated: January 1, 2025
We collect information you provide directly when you register on our platform, including your name, email address, phone number, educational background, institution name, and company details. We also collect information automatically through cookies and similar technologies, such as IP address, browser type, device information, and usage patterns on our website.
We use the collected information to provide, maintain, and improve our career ecosystem services. This includes matching students with mentors, connecting institutions with companies, facilitating placements, sending relevant career recommendations, and communicating important updates about our services. We may also use anonymized data for analytics and platform improvement.
We implement industry-standard security measures including encryption in transit and at rest, regular security audits, and strict access controls. Your personal data is stored on secure servers with restricted access. We regularly review our security practices to protect against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction of your personal information.
We do not sell your personal information to third parties. We may share your information with your consent or as necessary to provide our services — for example, sharing student profiles with partner companies during placement processes, or sharing institutional data with accreditation bodies. We may also disclose information if required by law.
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance your browsing experience, analyze site traffic, and understand where our users come from. You can control cookie preferences through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect certain features of our website. We use both session cookies and persistent cookies for different purposes.
Our platform may contain links to third-party websites or services. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these third parties. We encourage you to review their privacy policies before providing any personal information. We may use third-party analytics and authentication services that comply with applicable data protection laws.
You have the right to access, update, or delete your personal information at any time through your account settings. You can also request a copy of the data we hold about you, withdraw consent for specific processing activities, and lodge complaints with relevant data protection authorities. Contact us at privacy@teamcareergurus.com for any data-related requests.
We retain your personal information for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide you with our services. We may retain certain information longer for legitimate business purposes or as required by law. When data is no longer needed, we securely delete or anonymize it.
Our services are available to students from Class 8 onward. For students under 18, we require parental or institutional consent. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children without appropriate consent. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information without consent, please contact us immediately.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the new policy on this page and updating the 'Last Updated' date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically. Your continued use of our services after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact our Data Protection Officer at privacy@teamcareergurus.com or write to us at Team Career Gurus, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
