PRIVACY POLICY
Our Privacy Policy is fueled by our commitment to these Privacy Principles:
  1. We’re committed to creating a safe and secure online environment for you.
  2. We do not sell your personal information to third parties. We established Nirmaan Learning Platform as a nonprofit organization so that our mission of education and your trust will not be in conflict with a for-profit motive.
  3. We strive to provide you with access to and control over the information you give us, and we take the protection of your information very seriously.
  4. We take extra precautions for our younger learners as described in our Children’s Privacy Notice.
  5. Our mission is to provide you with a world class education.
Overview
Nirmaan Learning Portal, Inc. (“Nirmaan Learning Portal”, “our”, “us”, or “we”) is an Indian-based NGO. We use the information we collect to provide you with a better experience and fulfill our mission of providing a free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere.
We are committed to protecting your privacy. We understand how important privacy is to you, and we are committed to protecting your privacy and to creating a safe and secure environment for learners of all ages. This Privacy Policy explains how information is collected, used, shared, and protected by Nirmaan Learning Platform.
Note: For each section in this Privacy Policy, you can view the general privacy practices at the beginning of the section, and see more information by reviewing “Learn More” for the relevant section.
Use by Children and Students
For specific information about how we collect, use, and process personal information when providing the Portal to schools, school districts, and teachers, please review the School and Student Section.
Collection of information
We collect information in the following ways, depending on your use of the Portal and your account settings:
  • We collect information from you directly, such as when you create an account, communicate with us, participate in activities, enroll for a course, or otherwise provide information during your use of the Portal.
  • We may collect information from others, such as your parent, teacher, or School, or third parties (meaning organizations outside of Nirmaan Learning Portal), such as third-party applications that you use to connect to the Portal.
Examples of information we may collect includes:
  • Account registration information (username, school, class, location and email).
  • Information about your browser or device, and general location.
  • Information you choose to include in your profile or post in public areas of the Portal.
  • Non-personal information which may be linked to your personal information, including Information about your use of our Portal.
Nirmaan Learning Platform uses information collected for the purposes of:
  • providing the Portal.
  • personalizing your experience.
  • communicating with you about your account and our Portal.
  • enabling your participation in special programs that we may offer in partnerships with third parties.
  • understanding and improving our Portal, and developing new or improved educational offerings.
  • connecting weekly for clarifications of doubts.
Sharing and disclosure of information
Nirmaan Learning Platform takes great care to protect the personal information you provide to us. We do not sell your personal information to third parties. This section explains circumstances in which we may share personal information with third parties.
We may share personal information:
  • with other users of our Portal, if you use features that enable you to share your information with (or make it accessible to) others.
  • with donors and other Portal providers working on our behalf.
  • with other users that are associated with your account, such as a parent, teacher or trainer.
  • with your school, if you are using our Portal for school purposes .
  • for compliance purposes, such as when reasonably necessary to protect the security and safety of our users or Portal, or when permitted by law.
Sponsorship and Advertising
As a nonprofit organization, Nirmaan Learning Platform relies on our sponsors, donors, and other contributors to provide funding necessary to provide the free Portal to our users. From time to time, we permit third parties to sponsor content displayed on our Portal.
  • For example, for-profit organizations may wish to sponsor all content related to a particular educational topic.
  • Nirmaan Learning Platform does not share any of your personal information with these sponsors without your consent. We do not provide these sponsors with the ability to track or collect information about our site visitors or users.
Nirmaan Learning Platform does not display third party advertisements on our Portal. We may, from time to time, incorporate content or link to content provided by third parties that may be of interest to you and relevant to the educational context of our Portal. Some of these materials or websites may include branding or advertisements as permitted by the third-party owner or operator.
Please note that we use our best efforts and take multiple steps to avoid the collection of information for targeted advertising purposes when we believe the Portal is being used by Students or Children.
Your account settings
We want you to have access to your information, so that you can help keep it as accurate as possible. If you register and provide Nirmaan Learning Platform with information, you may update or correct your account and information at any time by reviewing your profile information and preferences on your account settings page.
Security of your personal information
Nirmaan Learning Platform is committed to securing your personal information. Some of the ways in which we protect your personal information include:
  • We encrypt your personal information when it is stored at rest.
  • We protect your personal information with encryption during transmission over the public Internet.
  • We use reasonable organizational and technical safeguards designed to help protect the privacy and security of your personal information.
Some of the ways in which we encourage you to protect your personal information include:
  • We encourage you to create a username that does not reveal your identity.
  • We encourage you to create (and keep) a strong password.
  • We encourage you to be thoughtful about what you post and continue to learn about online safety.
We use reasonable safeguards to protect our Portal and your personal information, but no security measures are perfect.
Links to Third Parties
The Portal may link to and may be linked by websites operated by other entities or individuals. If we include links to third-parties and you click on that link, you will be leaving Nirmaan Learning Platform and the privacy policy of that third-party applies. Similarly, if you see a link to Nirmaan Learning Platform on a third-party website, then the privacy policy of that third party applies.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
Nirmaan Learning Platform may modify or revise this Privacy Policy from time to time. Nirmaan Learning Platform will notify users of any changes to our Privacy Policy by posting the revised Privacy Policy with an updated date of revision on our Portal. If we change this Policy in a material manner, we will do our best to notify you of the changes by posting a notice on our website. We recommend that you review the Privacy Policy each time you visit the Portal to stay informed of our privacy practices. We will not make any material changes to our Privacy Policy that relate to the collection or use of Student Personal Data without first giving notice to the school and providing a choice before Student Personal Data are used in a materially different manner than was disclosed when the information was collected.
Contact Nirmaan Learning Portal
Please contact Nirmaan Learning Platform with any questions or comments. By mail: Nirmaan Learning Portal, Flat No: 401, Nirmaan Organization, Jai Hind Enclave, Madhapur, Hyderabad, Telangana - 500081
Schools and Student Use
Nirmaan Learning Platform is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing free educational content. We strive to implement best practices to protect the privacy of all of our student and non-student users, alike. We have implemented additional controls and procedures for schools, school districts and teachers (collectively referred to as “Schools”) when they use the Portal for educational purposes. When the Portal is used as part of the school’s educational program, the personal information related to the school’s student users (“School Users”) may include information defined as “education records” or other information protected by similar state student data privacy laws. We refer to this information as “Student Personal Data”.
Children’s Privacy Notice
This privacy notice supplements our Privacy Policy and provides additional information about how we collect, use and share personal information from children under the age of 13 (a “Child” or “Children”).
Nirmaan Learning Platform is committed to Children’s privacy.
Protecting the privacy of Children is especially important to Nirmaan Learning Portal. For that reason, we created certain features designed to help protect personal information relating to Children (“Child Users”). When a Child creates an account, we seek the consent of a parent or legal guardian (“Parent”) for that account. When Nirmaan Learning Platform is used by a School in an educational setting, we rely on the school to provide the requisite consent, on behalf of the Parent, for Nirmaan Learning Platform to collect information from a School User under the age of 13.
Please review “Learn More” for more information about:
  • How Children can use and register for our Portal.
  • Restrictions placed on Accounts for Child Users.
  • Information collected and how the information is used.
  • Information disclosed.
  • No Third-Party Tracking and No Targeted Advertising.
  • Choice: Access, Modify and Delete Child Accounts.
Donor information
This Donor information notice supplements our Privacy Policy in connection with donors. If you donate to Nirmaan Learning Platform and do not donate anonymously, we obtain information such as your name, email address, and mailing address. If you donate using our online form, our payment processor will also collect your credit or debit card number or other payment information. Please note that information collected by these payment processors is subject to their own privacy policy. We may use donor information to communicate with you about your contribution and to send fundraising updates and information regarding the advancement of our mission. We do not share personally identifiable donor information except with your consent or as required by law. If you have registered for an account with us, then you may update your preferences in your account settings to opt out of donor emails. If you do not have an account with us, then you may opt out by clicking the unsubscribe link on the donor email message or responding back to the email asking to be removed. Please note that if you have previously unsubscribed but subsequently donate (or attend a donor event), then we may send you follow up communications regarding your support of our mission.