Privacy Policy

2. HOW DO WE USE YOUR INFORMATION?

We may use personal information for the following purposes:

• To process registrations for our Vedic Maths demonstrations and programmes
• To arrange personal assessments
• To respond to enquiries submitted through our Contact page
• To communicate with parents or guardians about registrations, assessments, classes, and related services
• To send class or assessment information through WhatsApp where you have provided your number and consented to receive such communications
• To understand and respond to your child's learning needs
• To provide, administer, and improve our services
• To maintain the security and proper functioning of our website
• To prevent fraud, misuse, or security incidents
• To maintain appropriate records
• To comply with applicable legal obligations
• To respond to lawful requests from authorities where required

We do not currently use the personal information collected through this website for behavioural advertising or retargeting.

3. WHAT LEGAL BASES DO WE RELY ON TO PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?

Where applicable law requires a legal basis for processing personal information, we may rely on:

• Consent — where you have given us permission to use your information for a specific purpose.
• Performance of a service or arrangement — where processing is necessary to provide a programme, assessment, respond to a request, or otherwise provide a service you have requested.
• Legitimate interests — where processing is reasonably necessary for operating, securing, and improving our services and those interests are not overridden by your rights.
• Legal obligations — where processing is necessary to comply with applicable laws or legal requirements.

Where we rely on consent, you may withdraw that consent by contacting us using the details provided in this Privacy Policy. Withdrawal of consent does not affect processing that took place before consent was withdrawn.

4. WHEN AND WITH WHOM DO WE SHARE PERSONAL INFORMATION?

We do not sell your personal information.

We may share personal information with service providers that help us operate the website and provide our services. These providers may process information on our behalf and only to the extent necessary for the services they provide.

These may include:

• Website and database infrastructure providers, including Supabase, which we use to securely store information submitted through our website forms.
• Website and hosting infrastructure providers, as necessary to operate and secure the website.
• Third-party map services, where necessary to display the location map on our Contact page.
• Other service providers where reasonably necessary to operate our services, communicate with you, maintain security, or comply with legal obligations.

We do not permit service providers to use personal information provided through our forms for purposes unrelated to the services they provide to us, subject to their own applicable privacy policies and legal obligations.

We may also disclose information where required by law, legal process, or a lawful request from a government authority.

Business transfers

If The Vedic School is involved in a merger, acquisition, restructuring, sale of assets, or similar business transaction, personal information may be transferred as part of that transaction, subject to applicable law.

5. DO WE USE COOKIES AND OTHER TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES?

Our website may use cookies and similar technologies that are necessary for the website to function properly.

We do not currently use Google Analytics, advertising cookies, or retargeting technologies on the website.

Our website also uses third-party services, such as the map displayed on our Contact page. These third-party services may use their own technologies when their content is loaded.

For more information about cookies and similar technologies, please see our Cookie Policy.

If we introduce analytics, advertising, or other non-essential tracking technologies in the future, we may update this Privacy Policy and our Cookie Policy accordingly.

6. HOW LONG DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION?

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, including to provide services, respond to enquiries, maintain appropriate business records, resolve disputes, and comply with applicable legal obligations.

The exact retention period may vary depending on:

• The nature of the information
• Why it was collected
• Whether we have an ongoing relationship with you
• Legal or regulatory requirements
• Legitimate business requirements

When personal information is no longer required, we will take reasonable steps to delete it or anonymise it, subject to applicable legal and operational requirements.

7. YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS

Depending on where you live and which privacy laws apply to you, you may have rights regarding your personal information.

These may include the right to:

• Request access to personal information we hold about you
• Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information
• Request deletion of your personal information
• Request restriction of certain processing
• Object to certain processing
• Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent
• Request a copy of your information where a right to data portability applies
• Lodge a complaint with an applicable data protection authority

To exercise an applicable privacy right, contact us at sharang.fleetforum@gmail.com.

We may need to verify your identity before responding to certain requests.

We will consider and respond to requests in accordance with applicable privacy laws.

8. CHILDREN'S INFORMATION

The Vedic School provides educational services for children, and some of the information submitted through our registration and assessment forms relates to children.

Parents or guardians should provide information about a child only where they are authorised to do so.

We collect children's information only for legitimate purposes connected with providing or arranging our educational services, responding to enquiries, assessments, registrations, and related communications.

We do not knowingly use children's information for behavioural advertising or targeted advertising.

If you believe that information relating to a child has been provided to us improperly, please contact us at sharang.fleetforum@gmail.com.

9. DO-NOT-TRACK FEATURES

Some web browsers provide a "Do Not Track" setting.

There is currently no universally accepted standard for responding to such browser signals. Accordingly, our website may not respond to all Do Not Track signals.

10. DO WE MAKE UPDATES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY?

Yes.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our services, website, information practices, or applicable legal requirements.

When we make changes, we will update the Last updated date at the beginning of this Privacy Policy.

We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically.

11. HOW CAN YOU CONTACT US ABOUT THIS PRIVACY POLICY?

If you have questions, concerns, or requests relating to this Privacy Policy or our handling of personal information, please contact us:

Email: sharang.fleetforum@gmail.com

You may also use our Contact page: Contact The Vedic School

12. HOW CAN YOU REVIEW, UPDATE, OR DELETE YOUR INFORMATION?

If you would like to review, correct, update, or request deletion of personal information that you have provided to us, please contact us at sharang.fleetforum@gmail.com.

Please include enough information for us to identify your request and, where necessary, verify your identity.

We will handle your request in accordance with applicable privacy laws.