Privacy and Policy

Last Updated: 10-July-2024

In this policy, the usage of the words – “we”, “our” and “us” refer to Arpita Karkarey’s Walnut Learning System – Walmiki app. We respect the privacy of our users and to honour your privacy we use ethical standards to gather, use and safeguard any information you provide.

This privacy policy explains how we collect, use, disclose and safeguard your information when you use our application. Our privacy policy governs all the apps, websites, and other products and services we manage. For this document, these entities will be referred to as applications.

PLEASE READ THE PRIVACY POLICY CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU PROCEED.

We reserve the right to make changes to this privacy policy at any time and for any reason. We will alert you about any changes by updating the “Last updated” date of this privacy policy. You are encouraged to periodically review this privacy policy to stay informed of updates. You will be deemed to have been made aware of, will be subject to, and will be deemed to have accepted the changes in any revision of the privacy policy by your continued use of the application after the date at which such revision is posted.

  • Information We Collect

    • Personal Information

      • We may collect personal information, such as students’ names, parents’ contact details, class schedules, and other relevant educational information necessary for the App’s functioning.
    • Non-Personal Information

      • We may collect certain information automatically when you use our application. This information includes, and not limited to, your Internet protocol (IP) address, the type of mobile device you use, your operating system, browser type, your Internet service provider and other server log information.
      • Along with the third parties that provide content or functionality on our Sites, we may use cookies, pixel tags, Local Shared Objects, and similar technologies to automatically collect information. For more information about cookies, pixel tags, Local Shared Objects, and similar technologies, please see the “Cookies” section below.
  • How We Use Your Information?

    • Educational Purposes

      • We use the collected information to provide educational services, including class schedules, assignments, grades, and communication between teachers, students, and parents.
    • Communication

      • We may use contact information to send important announcements, updates, and information related to school activities, events, and other relevant matters.
  • Information Sharing and Disclosure

    • School Personne

      • We may share information with the school staff to facilitate communication and ensure the proper functioning of educational services. We may share information with the school staff to facilitate communication and ensure the proper functioning of educational services.
    • Third-Party Service Providers

      • We may engage third-party service providers to assist in app development, hosting, and maintenance. These providers will have access to the necessary information but are obligated not to disclose or use it for other purposes.
    • Legal Requirements

      • We may disclose information if required by law or in response to legal requests to protect our rights, safety, and property or that of others.

Refund Policy

  • If the Customer leaves the SCHOOL before they complete their Programme, there shall be no entitlement to a refund of any Fees.
  • Refunds, if applicable, at the discretion of the Management, will only be made to the debit/credit card used for the original transaction. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Policy shall require the SCHOOL to refund the Fees (or part thereof) unless such Fees (or part thereof) have previously been paid.
  • The “Walnut School” supports the students. However, if there is a clear error in the amount of payment or payee, please contact our office within 07 days between the hours of 10 am and 5 pm Indian Standard Time to resolve the issue.

Security

  • Communications to and from the Service Provider’s site are encrypted.
  • We value your trust in providing us with your personal information, so we are striving to use commercially acceptable means of protecting it. But remember that no method of transmission over the internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure and reliable, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Cookies

Cookies are files with a small amount of data that are commonly used as anonymous unique identifiers. These are sent to your browser from the websites that you visit and are stored on your device’s internal memory.

This application won’t use these “cookies” explicitly. However, the application may use third-party code and libraries that use “cookies” to collect information and improve their services. You have the option to either accept or refuse these cookies and know when a cookie is being sent to your device. If you choose to refuse our cookies, you may not be able to use some parts of this application.

Changes to this policy

We reserve the right to make changes to this Privacy Policy at any time and for any reason. We will alert you about any changes by updating the “Last updated” date of this Privacy Policy. You are encouraged to periodically review this Privacy Policy to stay informed of updates.

How long do we retain data?

Currently, we plan to retain user information while an account is active and for at least four years afterwards.

Your Consent

By registering with us, you are expressly consenting to our collection, processing, storing, disclosing and handling of your information as outlined in this policy now and as amended by us. Processing, your information in any way, including, but not limited to, collecting, storing, deleting, using, combining, sharing, transferring and disclosing information, all of which activities will take place in India. If you reside outside India, be informed that your information will be transferred, processed and stored by the applicable data protection laws of India.

Contact info

If you have questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at feedback@walnutedu.in