PRIVACY POLICY

At Hamstech, we care about your privacy. The purpose of this Privacy Policy is to inform and describe for You the types of information collected from You on accessing the Hamstech Webpage and other Webpages that are linked to this webpage / site or affiliated with this website (collectively “Sites”).

Please carefully review the Privacy Policy herein, because by viewing and using the Sites, you are accepting to this Privacy Policy with respect to information collected by the Sites. This document supersedes any prior communication on this topic and reflects the entire and exclusive Privacy Policy for this Site.

This Policy is subject to our Terms of Use and shall be read in consonance with the Terms of Use, which take precedence over any conflicting Policy provision.

Please Note: This Privacy Policy may be modified at any time and from time to time so you should visit this page periodically to check for updates.

The information contained in the Sites is for general information purpose(s) only. The information is provided by Hamstech and while we endeavour to keep the information up to date and correct, we make no representation or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability with respect to the Sites or the information, products, services, or related graphics contained on the website for any purposes.

Any reliance you place on such information is therefore strictly at your own risk.

  1. This Privacy Policy explains what information is collected from visitors to www.hamstech.com, why the information is collected and how it is used. It also explains user options for accessing and managing information, our data security practices and other matters. www.hamstech.com is operated and owned by Hamstech. This Policy is subject to our Terms and conditions.
  2. The Sites may collect and store certain identifiable personal information from You during Your use of the Sites. The information is collected and stored only to ensure that, the interface between You and Hamstech is safe, faster, efficient. Information collected enables us to give you convenient access to our service offerings and products, and may help us tailor your educational experience.
  3. We collect information to provide more effective services. We ask for your name, email address, and other personal information when you register to use certain features of our Sites. If you use a feature that requires payment of a fee, we collect your credit card data or payment account information.
  4. The information collected depends upon what you do during your visit(s) to the Sites. Notwithstanding anything contained herein, by providing any personal information to Hamstech through the Sites (including your Student Records if applicable, “Personal Information”), you are consenting to the collection, storing, processing and transfer ofsuch information in and to India and other countries and territories, in accordance with this Privacy Policy and the applicable laws in India.
  5. On sharing identifiable personal information, the user shall no longer be anonymous to Hamstech and certain information based on the usage pattern shall be tracked.
  6. When you use one of our paid products, we track the web pages, and information that have been accessed by you, and store it on our servers. This enables us to track items that you have completed, and those that you need to see.
  7. Hamstech collects and stores, through its Student Portal, additional information and materials personal to or provided by students enrolled in the Hamstech program, such as course assignment work, exams, academic records, confidential enrolment information, and student personal program-related communications with Hamstech (“Student Records”).
  8. We send cookies (small files containing a string of characters) to your computer, thereby uniquely identifying your browser. Cookies are used to track your preferences, help you login faster, and aggregated to determine user trends. This data is used to improve our offerings, such as providing more content in areas of greater interest to a majority of users.
  9. All information is collected using “Cookies”. You may decline Hamstech’s Cookies. Such tracked information is used for mapping Your demographics, interests and thereby to better understand, protect and serve You and also to ensure that the interface is made simple and easy.
  10. We may use third parties (including contractors, business partners and service providers) to help us with certain aspects of our operations and this may require disclosure of your Personal Information to them. We may also use third parties to help us to operate the Sites, deliver products and provide student services. We expect these third parties to use your Personal Information only as necessary to perform the services they are asked to perform.
  11. Personal Information shall be disclosed, when compelled or requested to do so by government or law enforcement authorities or when otherwise required or permitted by law, such as to respond to court orders and subpoenas or regulatory agency requests. We also may disclose Personal Information when we have reason to believe that someone is causing or threatening to cause injury to, or interfering or threatening to interfere with, the rights or property interests of Hamstech or its affiliates (or their respective employees, agents, consultants, contractors or representatives), Hamstech students or alumni, other Site Users, Hamstech business partners (including Education Partners and service providers), accrediting/licensing/certifying bodies, or other persons or entities that could be harmed by such activities.
  12. You acknowledge that transmission of information to or through the Sites is at your own risk.
  13. We may alert you by email or phone (through sms/call) to inform you about new service offerings or other information which we feel might be useful for you.
  14. When you use certain features on our website like the discussion forums and you post or share your personal information such as comments, messages, files, photos, will be available to all users, and will be in the public domain. All such sharing of information is done at your own risk. Please keep in mind that if you disclose personal information in your profile or when posting on our forums this information may become publicly available.
  15. If use a feature requiring payment of a fee, we transmit your credit card data to our bank for processing. If we encounter a problem with payment, we may review the order information with you and our bank to resolve it. We do not otherwise disclose your credit card information. We do not share your email address or your personal information with third party marketers.
  16. We offer secure pages to collect sensitive information on our order form, such as credit card information. We also use administrative, physical and technical precautions to help protect the confidentiality, security and integrity of personal information stored on our system. We host the Site at a commercial-grade data center that employs extensive security practices. While no computer system is completely secure, we believe the measures implemented by our Site reduce the likelihood of security problems to a level appropriate to the type of data involved.
  17. Other than the above mentioned sharing of data related to credit card information, we only share personal information with other companies or individuals outside of Hamstech in limited circumstances.
  18. We have a good faith belief that access, use, preservation or disclosure of such information is reasonably necessary to :

    (a) Satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process or enforceable governmental request

    (b) Enforce applicable Terms of Use, including investigation of potential violations thereof

    (c) Detect, prevent, or otherwise address fraud, security or technical issues, or

    (d) Protect against imminent harm to the rights, property or safety of Hamstech, its users or the public as required or permitted by law. We may share with third parties certain pieces of aggregated, non-personal information, such as the number of users subscribed to a particular product, or the number of users registered on our website. Such information does not identify you individually.

  19. Users of the Websites may modify or delete any of their personal information, Profile information or User Submissions at any time by logging into their account. Information will be updated immediately. Individuals who wish to deactivate their account may do so. Removed information may persist in backup copies for a reasonable period of time but will not be generally available to other Users. Currently, we plan to retain user data while an account is active and for at least three years afterward. We may alter this practice according to legal and business requirements. For example, we may lengthen the retention period for some data if needed to comply with law or voluntary codes of conduct. Unless otherwise prohibited, we may shorten the retention period for some types of data if needed to free up storage space.
  20. Due care shall be taken to ensure that the personal information is not misused.
  21. Not with standing anything contained in this Policy or elsewhere, Hamstech shall not be held responsible for any loss, damage or misuse of the visitors Personal Information. The user hereby expressly agrees to this clause of the Privacy Policy on accessing and using the website.
  22. The Sites may contain links to third party Websites which are neither operated nor controlled by Hamstech. This Privacy Policy does not address the information practicesof those third party Websites, and we encourage you to read the legal notices posted on such websites, including their Terms of Use and Privacy Policies. To be clear, Hamstech has no responsibility or liability for your experience with, and the data collection and use practices of, such third party websites. All inquiries concerning the terms and policies of third party websites should be addressed to the third party hosting the respective website.
  23. Hamstech shall not be responsible for any breach of security or for any actions of any third parties that receive You personal information on accessing their websites.
  24. If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or its application, or for general questions about the Sites, please contact Hamstech at 2nd floor, R.K Plaza, Punjagutta, Hyderabad 500082.
  25. Any entries in the contest from existing students of Hamstech will not be eligible for any discounts or scholarships upon winning any contest at Creative Carnival, the LIVE Digital edu-fair.