1. Introduction

When you enroll in courses or use the digital services of OM GROUP OF INSTITUTION, you are trusting us with your information. We understand this is a significant responsibility and work hard to protect your data while providing you with an excellent educational experience.

This Privacy Policy is meant to help you understand what information we collect, why we collect it, and how you can update, manage, export, and delete your information.

2. Information We Collect

We collect information to process admissions, manage academic records, and provide better educational services to our students. The types of information we collect include:

2.1 Information You Provide

When you submit an enrollment request, contact form, or create a student account, you provide us with personal information that includes:

• Your full name, date of birth, and gender
• Contact information (Email, Mobile Number, Address)
• Academic history, previous qualifications, and educational goals
• Account credentials (usernames and passwords)
• Payment and fee transaction records

2.2 Automatic Information

We automatically collect and store certain technical information when you browse our website or use our student portal:

• Device information and identifiers
• Log information and usage statistics on our learning platforms
• Browser type, IP address, and settings

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to provide, maintain, and improve our educational services. Specifically, we use your information to:

• Process your admission for Degree, Diploma, IT, or NIOS programs
• Generate and issue official certificates, mark sheets, and ID cards
• Provide access to course materials and learning management systems
• Process fee payments and issue receipts
• Send notifications regarding exams, classes, and administrative updates
• Maintain academic security and verify student identity

4. Information Sharing and Disclosure

We do not share your personal information with companies, organizations, or individuals outside of OM GROUP OF INSTITUTION except in the following cases:

4.1 With Educational Boards & Universities

We share necessary academic and personal information with our partner universities, UGC/DEB recognized bodies, NIOS boards, and IT certification authorities (like NIELIT) exclusively for the purpose of your registration, examination, and certification.

4.2 For Legal Reasons

We will share personal information if we have a good-faith belief that access, use, preservation, or disclosure of the information is reasonably necessary to:

• Meet any applicable law, regulation, legal process, or enforceable governmental request
• Enforce applicable student guidelines and Terms of Service
• Detect, prevent, or otherwise address academic fraud or security issues
• Protect against harm to the rights, property, or safety of our institution, students, or the public

5. Data Security

We work hard to protect our students and our institution from unauthorized access to or unauthorized alteration, disclosure, or destruction of information we hold. In particular:

• We secure our website and student portal using SSL encryption
• We securely store student data, certificates, and payment records in our database
• We restrict access to personal and academic information strictly to authorized administrative staff and faculty who need that information to process it

6. Your Rights and Choices

As a student or user, you have certain rights regarding your personal information, including:

• The right to access your personal profile and academic records via your student dashboard
• The right to correct inaccurate contact information
• The right to request clarification on how your data is submitted to examination boards

7. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in educational regulations or technological updates. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the effective date at the top.