PLEASE BE INFORMED

• This Privacy Policy applies only to our online activities and is applicable only to the users of our https://www.smartkidz.co.in website with regards to the information shared and/or collected in the website. Any information collected offline or through modes other than https://www.smartkidz.co.in are not covered by this Privacy Policy.
• https://www.smartkidz.co.in's Privacy Policy does not apply to other advertisers or websites. We recommend that you check the privacy and security policies and procedures of the third-party servers for more detailed information.
• Reasonable care shall be observed by us to use the personal data provided by you only for the relevant services requested by you, in accordance to the laws, rules and regulations governing the jurisdictions where our services are provided. If we need to use your personal data for an unrelated purpose, we will notify you and explain the legal basis for the same.
• Whenever personal information is requested from you, please provide us accurate and the most recently updated data.
• We do not collect details about your race, ethnicity, religious, sex life, criminal records, political opinions, health particulars and genetic and biometric data unless specifically provided by you as part of your use of our service.

CHANGES TO THE PRIVACY POLICY

This Privacy Policy document is subjected to changes from time to time. You are requested to visit this document regularly to keep yourself updated with amendments, if any.

DATA COLLECTED BY US

• We may collect, use, store and transfer different kinds of personal data about you which we require to associate with you and provide you the appropriate services requested by you.
• Personal Identification Data including but not limited to your/your child’s first name, middle name, last name, username or similar identifier, date of birth, gender, family card no:, passport or national ID card data
• Your child’s School Related Data including but not limited to the name of the school, grade, subjects, syllabus, medium of education, examination board
• Communication Related Data including but not limited to your postal address, email address, whatsapp and other related messaging details, telephone numbers.
• Banking Transaction Related Data including but not limited to bank account details, mobile/internet account details and credit/debit card details, previous transactions via https://www.smartkidz.co.in.
• Technical Data includes internet protocol (IP) address, your login data, browser type and version, time zone setting and location, locale, UTM parameters, attribution parameters, browser plug-in types and versions, and operating system, platform and other technology on the devices you use to access our Site.
• Account Related Data including but not limited to your username and password, feedback, testimonials, referral details and survey responses.
• Marketing Related Data including but not limited to your preferences in receiving marketing information from us and other third parties, mode of receiving such information, surveys relating to your interests, preferences, choice of services, etc.
  The above list is not exhaustive. In addition to the above, we may collect, collate, use, log and share data such as statistical or demographic data for any purpose. Such collated data may be derived from your personal data but is not considered personal data so far that it does not directly or indirectly reveal your identity, in which case, we will consider the same as your personal data and follow our privacy policy protocols. For example, based on the marks secured by your ward in the previous assessments, we may recommend additional sessions or other improvisation techniques.

HOW WE USE YOUR PERSONAL DATA

Personal data about you or your child is not collected except where it is directly related to the services requested by you. The information that you provided is utilized by us for the following among other purposes:
• Support the internal operations of the services, including but not limited to support activities necessary to maintain or analyze the Services, network communications, user authentication of users or personalization of content, activities necessary to perform authorized educational purposes and security of users
• Child’s school related details are used to provide customized service for the child. For example: Examination board of the school will help us to use the appropriate books and syllabus for the child
• Determine the child's current geographic location and/or language so that we may provide localized content and services
• Comply with the requirements of our publisher, library and retail partners
• Provide recommendations for digital content we think the child may enjoy learning
• Integrate with additional service providers. For example, we may recommend skill providers to improve additional skills of your child.
• Customize our services based on your particular interests and preferences
• Improve the user experience
• Provide, operate and maintain our website
• To facilitate financial transactions through our Site
• To record your response to surveys
• Develop new products, services, features, and functionality
• To circulate marketing materials, newsletters and articles
• Device measures to detect and prevent fraud and to forewarn you, whenever possible
• Collect your feedbacks and provide suitable services

THIRD PARTY SHARING

As a general rule, information supplied to us are kept confidential. However, certain data are needed to be shared with third parties, for the purpose of catering to the services requested by you, to maximize user experience or when obligated by law and/or to protect our legal rights including our intellectual property rights. Some third parties with whom we are likely to share your data include:
• Companies associated with Sunshine Education Academy worldwide and/or which provide technical and financial assistance to us
• Technical support services who provide IT, infrastructure, software and hardware solutions, graphic designers, data processing and system administration services
• Professional such as teachers, trainers, tutors, content providers, marketing service providers, designers, consultants, lawyers, bankers, insurers, banking, legal, insurance and accounting and auditing services
• Government bodies
• In case of merger, sale or otherwise, where the control of business is transferred, potential purchaser, under an agreement to maintain confidentiality
• In good faith
• We instruct third parties to respect the security of your personal data and to treat it in accordance with the law. We do not allow our third-party service providers to use your personal data for their own purposes and only permit them to process your personal data for specified purposes and in accordance with the terms of this Privacy Policy. Sunshine Education Academy does not sell personal data of your child to any third party

INTERNATIONAL TRANSFERS

In order to provide with quality products and services, we may need to store or transfer your personal data to our service providers based in countries outside India, some of which do not protect privacy rights as extensively as in India. Your personal data will be transferred to our overseas partners and affiliates to contact you about our products and services. By submitting your personal data, you agree to this transfer, storing and/or processing. Please contact us if you require specific details

TRANSFER OF FINANCIAL DATA

To facilitate your financial transactions through our site, we transfer your personal data, including financial data to banks and financial institutions, which uses your personal data (governed by their privacy policy). This website does not store your financial data after completion of the transaction

NON-PERSONAL INFORMATION

All non-personal information, communications and material share by you in this site or our email address do not come under the purview of personal information and are hence free to be utilized by us on a non-confidential basis. We may use or reproduce any such information freely and for any purpose whatsoever, including but not limited to developing, manufacturing or marketing our products

DATA SECURITY

https://www.smartkidz.co.in takes all reasonable measure to be abreast with the changing technologies towards securing the privacy and confidentiality of the information shared with us. When data is to third parties, we will use commercially reasonable means to secure your personal data. Notwithstanding the foregoing, we assume no liability for interception, alteration or misuse of information transmitted over the internet, except for losses incurred as a result of our gross negligence or default. In case of any suspected personal data breach we will notify you of any applicable regulator of a breach as required by law.

LOG FILES

The information collected by log files include internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, Internet Service Provider (ISP), date and time stamp, referring/exit pages and possibly the number of clicks. These are not linked to any information that is personally identifiable.

COOKIES

https://www.smartkidz.co.in uses 'cookies' to store information about user preferences to optimize user experience. You can choose to disable cookies through your individual browser options.

USER’S LEGAL RIGHTS

Subject to certain restrictions, users have the legal right to request access, correct or delete your personal data and to withdraw consent, under intimation to us in info.sunshine@smartkidz.co.in.

RESPONSE TO QUERIES

We take necessary steps to respond to queries within 30 working days, except under valid reasons

INFORMATION PERTAINING TO CHILDREN

Sunshine Education Academy and its affiliates are committed to ensuring the privacy of children under the age of 18 years who use our websites, software, technologies, services and applications. It is strongly recommended that parents and guardians monitor and guide their ward’s online activity. https://www.smartkidz.co.in does not knowingly collect any personal identifiable information from children under the age of 18, except for those that are directly associated with the services requested by you. When a child shares information, it is made public and is not subject to this Privacy Policy. We are not responsible for any third party's use of information publicly shared by your child. If you have reasonable doubts that your child has shared any personal information with us, please intimate us at info.sunshine@smartkidz.co.in at the earliest and we will take possible efforts to delete such information. Parents are allowed to access, edit, update, reset and delete their child’s account by signing into their account. A child's information is only retained by us for the time period necessary to support the authorized educational purposes

CONTACT DETAILS

Our Site is operated by _Infinite Infotech_, acting as a data controller,
Office Address: No. 1963, J Block, Anna Nagar, Chennai 600040
Phone No: +91 99411 67097 , +91 97908 41081
E-mail Address: info.sunshine@smartkidz.co.in