Boost Consulting Private Limited (herein referred to as “Boost”, “we”. “us” or “Our”) owns, operates and maintains the website: https://www.collegeaccessprogram.in (“Website”). The College Access Program (CAP) by Boost offers career and college counselling, application related resources, tools, information, guidance, consulting and other services. 

 This Website provides information about the CAP as well as update on sessions, tools, information for schools, students, universities. In order to deliver the Programs in an efficient manner and to make available the information about the Programs, CAP collects certain information regarding the User. We value the trust placed by Users and therefore, we follow the highest standards to protect your Personal Information.

Boost is committed to respecting your online privacy and recognize your need for appropriate protection and management of any “Personal Information” you share with us. Should we ask you to provide certain information by which you can be identified when using our website, mobile site, mobile app etc. (hereinafter ‘Platforms’), then you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this privacy statement. By using the Platforms, you indicate that you understand, agree and consent to this Privacy Policy. This Policy is subject to the ‘Terms and Conditions’ of the Platforms.

The types of Personal Information that we collect and hold

As a visitor, you can browse our platforms to view the content on various exams, details of schools, colleges, universities, service providers, organizations, courses, programs etc. and other information available on our Platforms. You are not required to provide any personal data as a visitor.

Some of our services may require you to register on www.collegeaccessprogram.in. When you register, we may ask for your personal information and education preferences to provide you with the requested services.

Registration

We may collect the following information to register you on our platforms to allow you to use our products and/or avail the various services we offer, and to provide you better services:

Your name

Contact information such as email address and phone number

Demographic information such as current location

Education details such as education Interest, school, current education level, year of passing etc.

Educational preferences / interests (including but not limited to preferred location of study, choice of exams / programs / courses, etc.)

Age

Details of marks

Further, Platforms may collect information like IP address, device details, operating system, behavioural patterns, your engagement on various pages / products of the platforms, test results, transactional information etc.

We will only collect Personal Information by lawful and fair means.  Personal Information may be collected directly from you or your authorised representative, or may be collected from a third party such as a licensee or representative authorised by us to provide services to you. 

The above information is collected to help us provide you with improved and personalized content and services, analyse trends, conduct research and to aid evolution of our product/service offerings to benefit the end user that is you.

We do not collect Personal and Sensitive information unless the information is reasonably necessary for conducting our business functions/activities and provide you with the right recommendation.

Log files, IP Addresses and Information about your Computer and Mobile Device

Due to the communications standards on the internet, when you visit our platforms we automatically receive the URL of the site from which you came and the site to which you are going to when you leave our platforms.

We also receive the internet protocol (“IP”) address of your computer and additional information including but not limited to your computer operating system, your mobile device and its operating system (if you are accessing our platforms using a mobile device),web/mobile browser you are using as well as the name of your ISP or your mobile network carrier.

 

Use of your personal information

By providing information for the purposes of registering or availing services under CAP, you are expressly and voluntarily accepting the terms and conditions of this Privacy Policy and User Agreement that allow us to process information about you.

We require this information to understand your needs and to provide you better service; in particular for all or some of the following reasons:

To customise experience on our platforms based on your profile and interests

To recommend the ‘best fit college/program ’ with the information provided by you

To keep you informed about upcoming events and sessions that match your profile

To process your interest to our partner Colleges, Universities, Service Providers, Contractors, Vendors, Programs etc. which require the information to assess your suitability for admission

To send you updates / information about the exams, schools / colleges / universities / service providers, courses, programs, events and other information that you may be interested in

To tailor the communications that we send you about our products and services based on your profile

To allow you to participate in surveys, reviews, promotional offers or interactive features of our products/services when you choose to do so

To respond appropriately to any questions or comments that you submitted to use on our platforms or otherwise.

 

For Internal record keeping

To enhance products, functionalities and services offered by us

We may periodically send promotional emails/SMS/WhatsApp about new products, special offers or other information which we think you may find interesting using the email address which you have provided

From time to time, we may also use your information to contact you for market research purposes. We may contact you by phone, sms, WhatsApp or e-mail. We may use this information to customize the platform according to demographic interests

You can at any time ask us to stop sending you marketing information or withdraw the permission to contact you by mailing us at [email protected]

 

Sharing of your information

We work with a range of educational institutions and other organisations to offer services that may benefit your career advancement. Your personal data will only be shared with educational institutions or other organisations that you have chosen to engage with via our websites. For example, when you make an enquiry, show interest, apply or request a prospectus to an institution, your details relating to that enquiry will be provided to the institution so that they may engage with you directly.

We may also share the information under the following circumstances

We believe it is necessary to share information in order to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding illegal activities, suspected fraud, situations involving potential threats to the physical safety of any person, violations of terms of services of Boost  / CAP platforms or as otherwise required by law. This may be in case we are responding to subpoenas, court orders, legal process or to establish our legal rights or defend against legal claims.

Please note, that those educational institutions or third party organisations (which you have expressed interest in) using your data are not governed by our privacy policy. For further information on how such educational institutions or such third party organisations etc. or advertisers use your information, please visit the applicable policy of that aforesaid entity.

Cookies

Like most platforms, we use “Cookies” and web log files to track site usage and trends, to improve the quality of our service, to customize your experience on our platforms, as well as to deliver Boost and third-party advertising to Users both on and off our platforms.

A cookie is a tiny data file that resides on your computer, mobile phone, or other device, and allows us to recognize you as a User when you return to our platforms using the same computer and web browser. You can remove or block cookies using the settings in your browser.

In the course of serving advertisements or optimizing the services to our Users, we may allow authorized third parties to place or recognize a unique cookie on your browser. Any information provided to third parties through cookies will not be personally identifiable but may provide general segment information (e.g., your industry or geography or information about your professional or educational background) for the enhancement of your user experience by providing more relevant advertising. Most browsers are initially set up to accept cookies, but you can reset your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. Our platforms do not store unencrypted personally identifiable information in the cookies.

 

Advertising

To support the services, we provide at no cost to our Users, as well as provide a more relevant and useful experience for our Users, we in the future may target and serve our own ads and third-party ads.

 If in the future we show advertising on our platforms, the advertiser may use cookies to track the number of anonymous users responding to the campaign. We will not have access to or control of cookies placed by third parties.

You have the ability to accept or decline cookies by modifying your browser preferences. You can accept all cookies, be notified when a cookie is set, or reject all cookies.

 

Links to Other platforms

Our platforms may contain links to other platforms of interest. However, once you have used these links to leave our platform, you should note that we do not have any control over that other platform you have voluntarily chosen to visit by clicking on that link. Therefore, we are not responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such platforms as these aforesaid platforms are not governed by this privacy statement. You should exercise caution and review the privacy statement applicable to the platform in question to understand your rights and/or protect your interests.

Your Obligations

As a User, you have certain obligations towards other Users. Some of these obligations are imposed by applicable laws and regulations, and others have become commonplace to support a user-friendly interface and environment. Your obligations include but are not limited to:

You must, at all times, abide by the terms and conditions of the then-current Privacy Policy and Terms of use.

You must respect all intellectual property rights that may belong to third parties

You must not download /upload or otherwise disseminate any information that may be deemed to be injurious, violent, offensive, racist or xenophobic, or which may otherwise violate the purpose and spirit of Boost / CAP and its community of Users

You must not provide us and/or other Users information that you believe might be injurious or detrimental to your person or to your professional or social status.

You must keep your password confidential and not share it with others.

Collegaccessprogram.in operates channels, pages on some social media sites to inform, assist and engage with you. We monitor and record comments and posts made on these channels to improve our products and services. Please note, you must not communicate with collegeaccessprogram.in through such social media sites by divulging the following information:

– Sensitive personal data including information revealing racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, or trade union membership, and the processing of genetic data, biometric data for the purpose of uniquely identifying a natural person, data concerning health or data concerning a natural person’s sex life or sexual orientation

– Other sensitive personal data such as criminal convictions and offences and national identification number

– Excessive, inappropriate, offensive or insulting information directed towards individuals/entities

Any violation of these guidelines may lead to the restriction, suspension or termination of your access to this platform and services at our sole discretion.

 

Your Consent

By registering with us, you are expressly consenting to our collection, processing, storing, disclosing and handling of your information as set forth in this Policy now and as amended by us from time to time. Processing your information in any way, includes collecting, storing, deleting, using, combining, sharing, transferring and disclosing information. We believe that every user of our Platforms must be in a position to provide an informed consent prior to providing any Information required for the use of any of the Platforms. Even if you reside outside India, your information will be transferred, processed and stored in accordance with the applicable data protection laws of India.

At any time, if you wish to withdraw your consent to processing your data, please email us at [email protected].

 

Changes to our Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to update, change or modify this policy at any time. Changes to our policy will be updated on our platforms only. You are advised to review this Policy regularly for any changes, as continued use is deemed approval of all changes. This policy was last updated on April 15, 2024.

 

Authorization

In purview of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) guidelines, you hereby authorise us and our affiliates/partners or otherwise who are accessing your Information by virtue of their association with the company to communicate with you through telephone/mobile, Email, SMS, WhatsApp or other modes of communication even if Your number/numbers(s) is/are registered in the National Do Not Call Registry (NDNC) or www.nccptrai.gov.in

You are providing your express consent to receive information, including telemarketing, about products and services from us and you hereby agree and consent to our contacting you using the information you have provided to us. We may contact you by e-mail, phone, including automated dialling equipment, SMS, WhatsApp and other kinds of text message, social networks or any other means of communication.

 

User communications

When you send an email or other communication to the company, it may retain those communications in order to process your inquiries, respond to your requests and improve our Services.

 

Security Measures

We take utmost care to secure your information from unauthorized access, usage or disclosure or alteration. We take appropriate steps and security measures to safeguard your information and make sure that your Information is secured as mandated by law. For this purpose, we adopt reasonable security practices and procedures, in line with the industry standards, to include, technical, operational, managerial and physical security controls in order to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, or disclosure while it is under our control.

While we protect your personal information as per industry standards, you acknowledge that the internet or computer networks are not fully secure and we cannot provide any absolute assurance regarding the security of your personal information. Therefore, you shall not hold us responsible for any loss of your information, or any other data which you have shared.