We may collect your personal information directly from you (e.g. when you visit our Platform); in the course of our relationship with you (e.g., if you utilize our services by enrolling for a Program); when you make your personal information public (e.g. if you make a public post about us on social media); when you download, install or use any of our Services. We may also receive information about you from third parties (e.g., our partners). We may also create information about you, such as records of your interactions with us, or combine data you have provided to us with data obtained from third parties such as social networks and other data collection entities. OC Academy is not responsible for the personal information you volunteer about yourself in the public domain. This Privacy Policy does not cover the practices of third parties who may provide information about you to OC Academy. Some of the information that we may collect includes but is not limited to:
- Information provided to us during sign-up/registering or using our Platform such as your username or login details; e-mail id; contact number(s)
- General information which includes information about your education, qualifications, specialization, place of residence, place of practise of your work, communication address etc
- Demographic information such as gender, nationality, age/date of birth
- Location information that describes the precise geographic location of your device
- Purchase and payment related information such as records of purchases and prices; invoice records; payment records; payment method; cardholder or account-holder name; payment amount; and payment date
- Data either created by you or by a third party and which you wish to store on our servers such as image files, documents etc.
- Some sensitive personal information such as your health information or Covid 19 vaccination status or certificate in case you wish to avail any services that requires us to process the certificate/vaccination status or other such similar information strictly required in order to ensure safety from the spread of communicable diseases as required under the local regulatory requirements
- Any other information that you may share with us or collected from you while you visit, access or use our Platform or contact us for query resolution (e.g., the type of device you are using, I.P address, the internet service provider, browsing history, device identity, mobile operator, WI FI connection, service set identifier (“SSID”), International Mobile Subscriber Identity (“IMSI”) and International Mobile Equipment Identity, etc.)
We will collect your information related to your transactions on Platform and such third-party business partner platforms. When such a third-party business partner collects your personal information directly from you, you will be governed by their privacy policies. We shall not be responsible for the third-party business partner’s privacy practices or the content of their privacy policies and we request you read their privacy policies prior to disclosing any information.
In general, you can browse the Platform without telling us who you are or revealing any personal information about yourself. Once you give us your personal information, you are not anonymous to us. Where possible, we indicate which fields are required and which fields are optional. You always have the option to not provide information, by choosing not to use a particular service or feature on the Platform.
Our primary goal in collecting your personal information is to provide you with a safe, efficient, smooth and customized experience. This allows us to provide services and features that most likely meet your needs and to customize our Platform to make your experience safer and easier. Furthermore, the information we collect will strictly be used for legitimate, business, contractual and lawful purposes only.
If you receive an email, or a call from a person/association claiming to be from OC Academy seeking sensitive personal information like debit/credit card PIN, net banking or mobile banking password, we request you to never provide such information. We at OC Academy or our partners do not at any time connect with you requesting for such information. If you have already revealed such information, report it immediately to an appropriate law enforcement agency.
