Privacy policy and consent notice

This notice explains what personal data Career Paathshala collects and why, as required by the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023.

What we collect

Your name, WhatsApp number, and the counselling details you enter (rank, category, PwD status, home state, quota and course preferences, current seat, questions). For payments, our payment partner Cashfree processes your card/UPI/bank details; we never see or store them. We record when you gave consent and basic technical data (a one-way hash of your IP address) to prevent abuse.

Why we use it

To show your snapshot and report, send them and counselling updates to you on WhatsApp, call you about admissions if you asked us to, process your payment, and measure which of our ads work (Meta Pixel / Conversions API, using a one-way hashed phone number). We never send your rank, category, PwD status or other form answers to Meta, and automatic form matching is switched off. You can turn ad measurement off any time from the notice at the bottom of the site; we then stop loading the pixel in your browser.

Who sees it

Our counsellors, and service providers that run the site for us (hosting, database, payments, WhatsApp messaging). We never sell your data or share your number with colleges or agents.

How long we keep it

For the current admission season plus 2 years, or until you ask us to delete it, unless the law requires us to keep payment records longer.

Your rights

You can withdraw consent anytime (reply STOP on WhatsApp), and ask to see, correct or delete your data by emailing study@careerpaathshala.com. Grievance contact: study@careerpaathshala.com.

Security

Your report is visible only after you log in with a code sent to your WhatsApp. Our database restricts every record to its owner, and secret keys are kept only on our servers.