Privacy Policy
Purpose and Scope of the Privacy Policy
We at Torus Skillforce Private Limited (operating under the brand name Torus SkillForce) (“the Company”) (together with its subsidiaries, group companies and affiliates) value our customer’s (“You”, “Your”, “User”) trust and protecting your privacy and treating the personal information of all users of our Website (“Platform”) is of utmost importance to us. Your use of the Platform in connection with the products or services as offered by the Company from time to time (“Services”), or registrations with us through any modes or usage of any products including through mobile phones, tablets or other storage/transmitting device shall signify your acceptance of this Privacy Policy and your agreement to be legally bound by the same.
Company does not use or share User’s information with anyone except as described in this Privacy Policy, or in relevant parts of the Platform. This Privacy Policy shall form an integral part of the Terms and Conditions of the Platform and shall be read along with the Terms and Conditions. We understand that by using our Platform you may be entrusting us with personal information and we assure you that we take our duty to protect and safeguard this information very seriously and hence, this Privacy Policy is framed in accordance with the requirements of the Information Technology (Reasonable Security Practices and Procedures and Sensitive Personal data or information) Rules, 2011 (“Information Security Rules 2011”) and any other relevant legislation and amendments as applicable from time to time. Also, it is subjected to any further amendments and/or rules as made applicable in relation to the Information Technology Act, 2000 and includes information about;
- What personal information we collect
- Purpose for which we use personal information
- Disclosure of Personal Information
1. What personal information we collect
We collect, use and process various types of personal information about the customer to the extent appropriate for your relationship with us.Depending upon the Services offered, the personal information that we collect about you may include but is not limited to name, address, email address, telephone and mobile number, date of birth, PAN Card, GST Certificate, Cancelled Cheque or such other company details as required while providing Services along with skill interests, course preferences, data about your consumption of content, other personally identifiable information, your mobile devices unique device ID, the IP address of your mobile device/electronic device and about the way you use the Services/Platform and sensitive personal data or Information as defined in the Information Security Rules, 2011.
The collection of personal information about you is from a variety of sources, including but not limited, through:
- Online and electronic interactions including via website of our company / group companies, mobile applications, text messaging programs or applications on third party social networks
- Offline interactions, including via direct marketing campaigns, hard copy registration / application forms, competition entries and contacts through Company’s or its affiliate’s call centres; and
- Your interaction with online targeted content (such as advertisements) or service providers on our behalf, provide to you ia third party websites or applications.
By agreeing to this Privacy Policy, you consent to our collection /recording and use of your personal information for the below mentioned purposes.
2. Purpose for which we use personal information
We use the collected Information to analyze trends, to conduct research, to administer the Platform and its Services, to learn about each user’s learning patterns and movements around the Platform and the Services and to gather demographic information and usage behavior about our user base as a whole.
We use and process customer’s personal information for a range of purposes, which may include but is not limited to:
- To contact User about Company’s Services;
- To deliver administrative notices or alert relevant to use of service or opportunities related to skill development;
- To facilitate transactions;
- To ensure the security and operation of our Information Technology environment;
- To use it for marketing and advertising measures (e.g. newsletters via e-mail, online advertising);
- To detect, prevent and investigate fraud and to comply with applicable laws, rules and regulations;
- To comply with the legal process to respond to requests from public, regulatory or government authorities;
- To perform internal business processes such as data analysis, audits, developing and improving new products and services;
- To third party services entity that provide services to the Company and are bound by these same privacy restrictions;
- As part of sale, merger or similar change of the business or its parent company, subsidiaries, affiliates and related group companies;
- to protect against imminent harm to the rights, property or safety of the Platform or its users or the public as required or permitted by law;
We process all your personal information in accordance with the applicable laws on data protection and for as long as required.
3. Disclosure of Personal Information
Company will not sell, rent or trade personal information to any third party. However, Company may share personal information with authorized representative of third party for carrying out business and/or required by applicable law. We may share personal information with our parent company, subsidiaries, affiliates and related group companies. Our parent company, subsidiaries, affiliates and related group companies are committed to protecting your personal information as its own and to use it only for legitimate business purposes.
The Company may without prior intimation share any information collected by it including personal information with any regulatory and/or governmental authority as and when such information is legally sought from the Company. We may share such personal information with government agencies mandated under the law to obtain personal information including sensitive personal data or information for the purposes of verification of identity or for prevention, detection, investigation including cyber incidents, prosecution and punishment of offences.
We may also share your personal information with our trusted service providers who work on our behalf, who do not have an independent use of the information and have agreed to adhere to the rules set forth in this Privacy Policy.
Governing Law
The Privacy Policy shall be governed in accordance with the laws of India and any disputes arising out of or in connection with the Privacy Policy shall be subject to exclusive jurisdiction of courts in Mumbai, India.
Consent
We believe that every user of our Platform and Services must be in a position to provide an informed consent prior to providing any Information required for the use of the Platform/Services. By registering with us, you are expressly consenting to our collection, processing, storing, disclosing and handling of your information as set forth in this Privacy Policy now and as amended by us from time to time.
We shall obtain your consent in writing (which includes electronic consent) before collecting personal information for providing Services. Personal information for purposes of this Private Policy includes information that identifies you, such as your name, date of birth, bank account details, phone number, mobile number, fax number or email address etc., and include gender, marital status, city of residence. All Personal information so provided will be on an ‘as on’ basis and Company shall not be responsible for the authenticity of the personal information supplied by you.
Services shall include all provisions of services and facilities and connected activities which are provided in connection with offering of products and services as a customer of the Company.
Review of Information / Account deactivation / Removal of Information
If at any time a user wishes to review the Information provided to us at the time of registering with us or with our group companies, subsidiaries, associates, affiliates or at any time thereafter, you may do so by contacting us at +91 98338 33675
If you have any other query or require information of clarification from this Site, please send us an email at support.bd@torusgroup.in
In the event of revocation of Your consent, the Company will have the right to discontinue the provision of Services through the Platform, or access to the Platform in whole or part to You. The revocation for withdrawal of consent shall not affect the lawfulness of processing of any data or information based on the consent before its withdrawal.
Use of Cookies
We use data collection devices such as “Cookies” on certain pages of the Site to help analyze our web page flow, measure promotional effectiveness, and promote trust and safety. “Cookies” are small files placed on your hard drive that assist us in providing our Services. We offer certain features that are only available through the use of a “Cookie”. Cookies themselves do not personally identify you, but they do identify your computer, computer resources and devices connected with computer resources and include Mobile phones. You are also being made aware that Company cannot control the use of cookies or the resulting information by advertisers or third parties hosting data on respective Company website. If you do not want information collected through the use of cookies, you can reset the settings in the browsers that allows to deny or accept the cookie feature as per your discretion and in the manner agreed by you.
Use of Mobile Applications(APP) for accessing website
In case of use of facilities/products/services through any APP, additional terms and conditions, if any, governing the manner of usage of APP including collection and disclosure of personal information shall be applicable and is to be read along with this Privacy Policy.
Third Party Services
Company may grant access to personal information to third-party service providers such as training partners, training centers, project monitoring unit, banks etc. in connection with the performance or the improvement of its Platform and Services. Before sharing any personal information with any of its third-party service providers, Company will request that the third party maintains reasonable data protection practices for maintaining the confidentiality and security of personal information and preventing unauthorized access. However, Company is not responsible for any actions or policies of such third parties, and you should check the applicable privacy policy of such party when providing personally identifiable information. Further, Company will not be responsible if you do not get the benefits announced if any, by the said third parties permitted to offer subscription or services on its site.
Retention of Personal Information
The Company or any Third-Party Service Entity shall not retain personal information longer than the purpose for which it is sought, however, the Company will retain the information when it is required under any other law for the time being in force or in accordance with the data retention policy, if any. The personal information so collected shall be used only for the purpose for which it is collected and, in the manner, agreed by you. Personal information however may remain on the servers unless otherwise deleted or purged permanently.
Links to Other Sites
Our website(s) has links to other website(s) in the World Wide Web. The privacy policies of these website(s) are not under our control. Once you leave our servers, use of any information you provide is governed by the privacy policy of the operator of the site you are visiting. It is advisable to read their privacy policies for further information.
Reasonable Security Practices
We are concerned about safeguarding the personal information of our users. We will make every effort to take appropriate technical and organizational security measures to ensure that your personal information processed within the IT environment is controlled and protected against unauthorized access, misuse, loss and/or destruction, taking account of the applicable legal and regulatory requirements.
We take both physical and electronic process-specific security measures, including firewalls, personal passwords, and encryption and authentication technologies. Our employees and the service providers commissioned by us are bound by professional secrecy and must comply with all data protection provisions.
Blocking IP Addresses
The Company uses the help of Internet Protocol (“IP”) addresses to diagnose any problems with its server and to administer its web site including by blocking certain addresses that it feels are inappropriately using its website. IP addresses are used to gather broad demographics information, such as browser types, visitor’s country, visiting frequency, operating systems, etc.
Notice of Change
Please note that we may amend this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our information practices. The applicable version is always the current one, as referenced above. Please check our Privacy Policy periodically.