The purpose of this Privacy Policy is to describe how Dayal Academy collects, uses and shares information about you through our online interfaces (e.g., websites and mobile applications) owned and controlled by us, including www.dayalacademy.in (collectively referred to herein as the “Dayal Academy Sites” or “Sites”). Please read this notice carefully. If you do not understand any aspects of our Privacy Policy, please feel free to contact us at [email protected]. Your use of our Sites is also governed by our Terms of Use.
Key Terms Used in this Policy
Cookies are unique identifiers usually in the form of small data files placed on your device that send certain information about your activity on the Dayal Academy Sites or in an email communication back to Dayal Academy or the authorized third party that served the cookie. Dayal Academy or third parties may also use Flash cookies.
Dayal Academy Sites consists of all content and pages located within the www.dayalacademy.in web domain.
Personal Information is information that specifically identifies you or that, when combined with other information, could be used to identify you, such as your name, location, IP address or other similar identifiers specific to you.
Tracking Technologies are web beacons, pixels, and similar technologies that are also unique identifiers used to track your online activity.
Who we are
We provide a one-stop solution for the learning needs of students who are enrolled in an undergraduate course in the University of Delhi, especially those who are enrolled in the School of Open Learning. We provide not only notes, ppts and links of recorded lectures but previous years’ question papers and important information and tips related to examinations also. Our website address is: https://dayalacademy.in.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
All media uploaded on the website is copyright-protected including photos, pdfs and other file formats. Visitors to the website are free to download the files only for educational purposes. Visitors shall not alter or modify any file for sharing purposes.
Cookies and Tracking Technologies
Like many companies, Dayal Academy uses Cookies and other common Tracking Technologies, such as Google Analytics, on the Dayal Academy Sites and in email communications to help Dayal Academy better understand your use and needs of the Dayal Academy Sites, and how Dayal Academy can improve. For example:
- based on your cookie settings, Dayal Academy may track information indicating, among other things, which pages of the Dayal Academy Sites were visited, the order in which they were visited, when they were visited, and which hyperlinks and other user interface controls were used;
- Dayal Academy may log the IP address, operating system, and browser software (including mobile use and device type when you use Dayal Academy native mobile apps) you used when accessing the Dayal Academy Sites, and Dayal Academy may be able to determine from an IP address your Internet Service Provider and the geographic location of your point of connectivity; and
- Dayal Academy may track and collect information from emails that Dayal Academy sends to you, for example whether you opened the email or clicked on any links from the email.
If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
Dayal Academy also partners with third parties to help us track and understand your activity on the Dayal Academy Sites, how you interact with Dayal Academy’s social media, and how you find or may be referred to the Dayal Academy Sites. Dayal Academy uses Cookies and other Tracking Technologies for the following purposes:
- when necessary for system administration, security, and integrity to ensure the Dayal Academy Sites works properly for you. Without these technologies, the Dayal Academy Sites may not function correctly;
- to enable analytics, performance and functionality, to help Dayal Academy gather information about how visitors use the Dayal Academy Sites and monitor Dayal Academy Sites performance, and to enhance your experience by recognizing and remembering whether you have visited the Dayal Academy Sites before and may have any personal preferences.
You have some options for managing Cookies and other Tracking Technologies. These include:
- Modifying your browser settings: You should be able to control how and whether your web browser accepts Cookies by adjusting its privacy and security settings. The “help” feature of the menu bar on most browsers will tell you how to stop accepting new Cookies, how to receive notification of new Cookies, and how to disable existing Cookies. If you reject Dayal Academy’s Cookies, some functions and conveniences of the Dayal Academy Sites may not work properly.
- Opting-out of certain third-party tracking and advertising: Some of the third parties used by Dayal Academy for Cookies and Tracking Technologies offer the ability to opt-out from their tracking by following processes described on their websites. Dayal Academy is not responsible for the effectiveness of any third-party opt-out options.
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.
How Your Information is Used
Dayal Academy uses information, including Personal Information, to carry out the following purposes:
- Operate and improve the Dayal Academy Sites – This includes creating and improving features that support the Dayal Academy community and enable Dayal Academy Sites usage at scale. This also may include personalizing the Dayal Academy Sites, so your learning experience is tailored to your interests and needs.
- Develop and maintain the security and performance of the Dayal Academy Sites – This includes tracking Dayal Academy Sites outages and creating software solutions, detecting violations of the Honor Code and Terms of Service, and monitoring uses, misuses, and potential misuses of the Dayal Academy Sites.
- Communicate with you – This includes answering your questions, notifying you of Dayal Academy Sites maintenance and updates, marketing to you about course offerings, programs, news, and related products and services of Dayal Academy.
- Track Dayal Academy Sites usage against goals and mission – This includes performing analytics to evaluate access to and performance in courses and course-related products and services and to report aggregate usage information (not Personal Information) to business partners and external audiences.
- Exercise, enforce, and comply with legal rights and obligations – This includes responding to subpoenas, court orders, or other legal process; and investigating, preventing, or taking action regarding illegal activities, suspected fraud, security or technical issues, or to protect the rights, property, or safety of Dayal Academy, or others, and as otherwise required by applicable law.
Dayal Academy may also seek your consent for additional uses of information, including Personal Information, and will use it only for the purpose described to you. All use of Personal Information is subject to applicable law.
How Your Information is Shared
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue. Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
Dayal Academy shares information, including Personal Information, with third parties for the following purposes:
- With service providers, contractors, and other third parties that help carry out the uses described above – Dayal Academy requires third parties to: (1) abide by this Privacy Policy and applicable law; (2) handle Personal Information in a confidential manner and maintain adequate security; and (3) use Personal Information only as needed to fulfill the relevant purpose(s). In some cases, the Dayal Academy Sites and individual courses are integrated with third-party services or contain links to websites published by third parties, including other content providers as well as service providers. These third parties are responsible for their own privacy practices, so you should pay attention anytime you are redirected to a third-party websites and be sure to review its privacy policy.
- With other learners in courses that you take and with other visitors to the Dayal Academy Sites, to create an interactive learning environment, support class participation, and share course information – This includes sharing comments or other information or content that you submit to a portion of the Dayal Academy Sites, such as our blog posts section designed for viewing by other students or for public communication. This also includes providing opportunities for you to communicate with other users who may have similar interests or educational goals.
- With affiliates of Dayal Academy, or with successors in the event of a merger, acquisition, or reorganization, for their use consistent with this Privacy Policy.
Dayal Academy may also seek your consent for additional disclosures of information, including Personal Information, and will share it only as described to you. In addition, Dayal Academy may share with the public and with third parties, including but not limited to researchers and business partners, information and Personal Information that is anonymized or aggregated in a manner that does not personally identify you.
What rights you have over your data
If you have left comments on this site, 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.
Privacy Policy Updates
This Privacy Policy will be reviewed and updated from time to time. When changes are made, the Privacy Policy will be labeled as “Revised (date),” indicating that you should review the new terms, which will be effective immediately upon posting on this page, with an updated effective date. By accessing the Dayal Academy Sites after any changes have been made, you accept the modified Privacy Policy and any changes contained therein. In case you miss the notification referenced above, be sure to return to this page periodically to ensure familiarity with the most current version of this Privacy Policy.
Contact Information
If you have privacy concerns, have disclosed data you would prefer to keep private, or would like to access the Personal Information that Dayal Academy maintains about you, please contact us at [email protected].