We, Technofunctional Institute (TechnoFunc) (also trading as "technofunc.org"), is committed to protecting your personal data. This privacy policy explains how we, handle the personal data which we hold including the personal data which we collect when you use this website or otherwise when we collect personal data from you such as when you sign up for a course or if you call us or write to us.
This policy also explains your privacy rights and how the law protects you including how we comply with the General Data Protection Regulation ("GDPR") and other related legislation which relates to the use of personal data.
Additional information may be provided on particular pages of this website for example, on any specific pages where we collect personal data and you should also refer to those. We also operate cookies on our website and information about that is also provided.
The TechnoFunc Privacy Statement explains what personal data TechnoFunc collects and how the company uses it. It is important that you read this privacy policy together with any other statements or fair processing notices we may provide on specific occasions when we collect or process personal data so that you are fully aware of how and why we are using your data.
INTRODUCTION
We, at Chartered Technofunctional Institute (hereinafter referred to as "TechnoFunc"), are committed to respecting the privacy of all our users. We understand the need for safe and secure user experience. Therefore, we put forth our Privacy policy which aims at securing personal information. "Personal Information" means any information that may be used to identify an individual, including, but not limited to, a first and last name, a home or other physical address and an email address or other contact information, whether at work or at home. In general, you can visit TechnoFunc.Org without telling us who you are or revealing any Personal Information about yourself.
YOUR OBLIGATIONS
It is important that the personal data we hold about you is accurate and current. Please keep us informed if your personal data changes during your relationship with us. If you provide us with personal data about any other person, for example any other individuals within your organisation, then you must ensure that you have their consent to pass those details to us and for us to use those details in accordance with this privacy policy. You should also make sure that you bring this privacy policy to their attention.
DATA WE COLLECT AND YOU PROVIDE TO US
Personal data means any information about an individual from which that person can be identified. It does not include data which has been anonymised such that a person’s identity is removed. We collect certain data from you directly, like information you enter yourself, data about your consumption of content, and data from third-party platforms you connect with TechnoFunc. We also collect some data automatically, like information about your device and what parts of our Services you interact with or spend time using. All data listed in this section is subject to the following processing activities: collecting, recording, structuring, storing, altering, retrieving, encrypting, pseudonymizing, erasing, combining, and transmitting.
The following information explains the types of personal data which we collect, use, store and transfer. We will only use your personal data as the law allows us to. We may collect different data from or about you depending on how you use the Services. Below are some examples to help you better understand the data we collect.
When you create an account and/or use the services, including through a third-party platform, we collect any data you provide directly, including:
Identity and Contact Data
Such as names, titles and other identifiers together with address, email address and telephone numbers. In order to use certain features (like accessing content), you need to create a user account, which requires us to collect and store your email address, password, and account settings. To create an instructor account, we collect and store your name, email address, password, and account settings. As you use certain features on the site, you may be prompted to submit additional information including occupation, government ID information, verification photo, date of birth, race/ethnicity, skill interests, and phone number. Upon account creation, we assign you a unique identifying number.
Technical Data
Including internet protocol (IP) address, your login data, browser type and version, browser plug-in types and versions, access times, operating system and platform and other technology on the devices you use to access this website. This may also include information about how you use our website.
Profile Data and Learning Data
Such as username and password details. Career Data including your CV, career history information and information about you, including references.
Financial Data (if you are a consumer using the website www.technofunc.org) such as bank account or card payment details when you place an order by signing up to buy any paid or free course. You can also choose to provide profile information like a photo, headline, biography, language, website link, social media profiles, country, or other data. Your Profile Data will be publicly viewable by others.
When you access content, we collect certain data including which courses, assignments, labs, workspaces, and quizzes you’ve started and completed; content and subscription purchases and credits; subscriptions; completion certificates; your exchanges with instructors, teaching assistants, and other students; and essays, answers to questions, and other items submitted to satisfy course and related content requirements.
When you make purchases, we collect certain data about your purchase (such as your name, billing address, and ZIP code) as necessary to process your order and which may optionally be saved to process future orders. You must provide certain payment and billing data directly to our payment service providers, including your name, credit card information, billing address, and ZIP code. We may also receive limited information, from payment service providers to facilitate payments. For security, TechnoFunc does not collect or store sensitive cardholder data, such as full credit card numbers or card authentication data. Similarly, If you are an instructor, you can link your PayPal or other payment account to the Services to receive payments.
MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS DATA
Includes preferences in receiving marketing from us and your communication preferences. Parts of the Services let you interact with other users or share content publicly, including by uploading courses and other educational content, posting reviews about content, asking or answering questions, sending messages to students or instructors, or posting photos or other work you upload. Such shared content may be publicly viewable by others depending on where it is posted. We may obtain certain information through your social media or other online accounts if they are connected to your TechnoFunc account. If you contact us for support or to report a problem or concern (regardless of whether you have created an account), we collect and store your contact information, messages, and other data about you.
DATA COLLECTED THROUGH AUTOMATED MEANS
When you access the Services (including browsing content), we collect certain data by automated means, including technical data about your computer or device, like your IP address, device type, operating system type and version, unique device identifiers, browser, browser language, domain and other systems data, and platform types. Usage statistics about your interactions with the Services, including content accessed, time spent on pages or the Service, pages visited, features used, your search queries, click data, date and time, referrer, and other data regarding your use of the Services. Legitimate interests (service provisioning, user experience improvement, product improvement), Approximate Geographic Data, including information like country, city, and geographic coordinates, calculated based on your IP address.
Log Files
Like many other Web sites, www.technofunc.org makes use of log files. The information inside the log files includes internet protocol ( IP ) addresses, type of browser, Internet Service Provider ( ISP ), date/time stamp, referring/exit pages, and the number of clicks to analyse trends, administer the site, track user’s movement around the site, and gather demographic information. IP addresses and other such information are not linked to any information that is personally identifiable.
Cookies and Web Beacons
Some of our Web pages utilize "cookies" and other tracking technologies. A "cookie" is a small text file that may be used, for example, to collect information about Web site activity. Some cookies and other technologies may serve to recall Personal Information previously indicated by a Web user. Most browsers allow you to control cookies, including whether or not to accept them and how to remove them. You may set most browsers to notify you if you receive a cookie, or you may choose to block cookies with your browser, but please note that if you choose to erase or block your cookies, you will need to re-enter your original user ID and password to gain access to certain parts of the Web site.
Tracking technologies may record information such as Internet domain and host names; Internet protocol (IP) addresses; browser software and operating system types; clickstream patterns; and dates and times that our site is accessed. Our use of cookies and other tracking technologies allows us to improve our Web site and your Web experience. We may also analyse information that does not contain Personal Information for trends and statistics.
TechnoFunc does use cookies to store information about visitors’ preferences, record user-specific information on which pages the user access or visit, customize Web page content based on visitor’s browser type or other information that the visitor sends via their browser.
DoubleClick DART Cookie
Google, as a third-party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads on www.technofunc.org.
Google's use of the DART cookie enables it to serve ads to users based on their visit towww.technofunc.org and other sites on the Internet.
Users may opt-out of the use of the DART cookie by visiting the Google ad and content network privacy policy at the following URL - http://www.google.com/privacy_ads.html
Advertising Partners
Some of our advertising partners may use cookies and web beacons on our site. Our advertising partners include...
- Google Adsense
- Amazon
These third-party ad servers or ad networks use technology to the advertisements and links that appear on www.technofunc.org send directly to your browsers. They automatically receive your IP address when this occurs. Other technologies ( such as cookies, JavaScript, or Web Beacons ) may also be used by the third-party ad networks to measure the effectiveness of their advertisements and / or to personalize the advertising content that you see. www.technofunc.org has no access to or control over these cookies that are used by third-party advertisers.
You should consult the respective privacy policies of these third-party ad servers for more detailed information on their practices as well as for instructions about how to opt-out of certain practices. www.technofunc.org's privacy policy does not apply to, and we cannot control the activities of, such other advertisers or web sites. If you wish to disable cookies, you may do so through your individual browser options. More detailed information about cookie management with specific web browsers can be found at the browsers' respective websites.
Use of web beacons
TECHNOFUNC Web pages may contain electronic images known as Web beacons (sometimes called single-pixel gifs) that allow us to count users who have visited those pages and to deliver co-branded services. Web beacons are not used to access your personally identifiable information; they are a technique we use to compile aggregated statistics about our Web site usage. Web beacons collect only a limited set of information including a cookie number, time and date of a page view, and a description of the page on which the Web beacon resides.
You may not decline web beacons, however, they can be rendered ineffective by declining all cookies or modifying your browser setting to notify you each time a cookie is tendered and permit you to accept or decline cookies on an individual basis.
THIRD-PARTY LINKS
This website may include links to third-party websites, such as our Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn social media pages. Clicking on those links may allow third parties to collect or share data about you. We do not control these third-party websites and are not responsible for their privacy policies. You should read any policies and other statements on such websites carefully.
Third parties provide certain services available on www.technofunc.org on TECHNOFUNC’S behalf. TECHNOFUNC may provide information, including Personal Information that TECHNOFUNC collects on the Web to third-party service providers to help us deliver programs, products, information, and services. Service providers are also an important means by which TECHNOFUNC maintains its Web site and mailing lists. TECHNOFUNC will take reasonable steps to ensure that these third-party service providers are obligated to protect Personal Information on TECHNOFUNC’s behalf. Third parties are not permitted to use Web beacons on the TECHNOFUNC Sites.
TECHNOFUNC does not intend to transfer Personal Information without your consent to third parties who are not bound to act on TECHNOFUNC’s behalf unless such transfer is legally required. Similarly, it is against TECHNOFUNC’s policy to sell Personal Information collected online without consent.
ACCESS TO AND MODIFICATION OF YOUR INFORMATION
We use appropriate security based on the type and sensitivity of data being stored. As with any internet-enabled system, there is always a risk of unauthorized access, so it’s important to protect your password and to contact us if you suspect any unauthorized access to your account. You may review, correct, update or change your account information at any time. To change your account information, simply log into your account, go to your Account Profile, review your account information and, if you wish, edit it with the options provided. If you opted to receive newsletters, commercial e-mails or other communications from TECHNOFUNC or third parties at the time you created an account, but subsequently changed your mind, you may opt-out by editing your Account Profile as described above. If you previously opted not to receive such communications, you may later opt-in by editing your Account Profile as well.
We retain indefinitely all the information we gather about you in an effort to make your repeat use of TECHNOFUNC more efficient, practical, and relevant. Of course, you can delete your resume from TECHNOFUNC's online database, close your account at any time in which event we will remove all our copies of your resume from TECHNOFUNC, your account information except for an archival copy which is not accessible on the Internet. You have certain rights around the use of your data, including the ability to opt out of promotional emails, cookies, and collection of your data by certain third parties. You can update or terminate your account from within our Services, and can also contact us for individual rights requests about your personal data. Parents who believe we’ve unintentionally collected personal data about their underage child should contact us for help deleting that information.
COLLECTION AND USE OF INFORMATION
We use your data to do things like provide our Services, communicate with you, troubleshoot issues, secure against fraud and abuse, improve and update our Services, analyse how people use our Services, serve personalized advertising, and as required by law or necessary for safety and integrity. We retain your data for as long as it is needed to serve the purposes for which it was collected. Provide and administer the Services, including to facilitate participation in educational content, issue completion certificates, display customized content, and facilitate communication with other users (Account Data; Shared Content; Learning Data; System Data; Usage Data; Approximate Geographic Data); Process your requests and orders for educational content, products, specific services, information, or features (Account Data; Learning Data; Student Payment Data; System Data; Communications and Support); As required or permitted by law (all data categories); or As we, in our sole discretion, otherwise determine to be necessary to ensure the safety or integrity of our users, employees, third parties, the public, or our Services (all data categories).
We use the information we gather on TechnoFunc, whether personal, demographic, collective or technical, for the purpose of operating and improving the site, fostering a positive user experience, and delivering the products and services that we offer. We may use your contact information in order to send you e-mail or other communications regarding updates at TechnoFunc, and if you have information on new opportunities and additional job postings which may be of interest to you. The nature and frequency of these messages will vary depending upon the information we have about you.
We have areas on the site where you can submit feedback, write blogs and submit a forum entry. Any such information in these areas becomes our property, and we can use it (such as success stories) for marketing purposes or to contact you for further information. If you require any more information or have any questions about our privacy policy, please feel free to contact us by email. You can reach out to us at info@technofunc.org. At www.technofunc.org, the privacy of our visitors is of extreme importance to us. This privacy policy document outlines the types of personal information is received and collected by www.technofunc.org and www.technofunc.org how it is used.
Information Sharing and Disclosure
- TECHNOFUNC does not rent, sell, or share personal information about you with other people (save with your consent) or non-affiliated companies except to provide products or services you've requested, when we have your permission, or under the following circumstances
- We provide the information to trusted partners who work on behalf of or with TECHNOFUNC under confidentiality agreements. These companies may use your personal information to help TECHNOFUNC communicate with you about offers from TECHNOFUNC and our marketing partners. However, these companies do not have any independent right to share this information.
- We respond to subpoenas, court orders, or legal process, or to establish or exercise our legal rights or defend against legal claims;
- 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 TECHNOFUNC’s terms of use, or as otherwise required by law.
- We transfer information about you if TECHNOFUNC is acquired by or merged with another company. In this event, TECHNOFUNC will notify you before information about you is transferred and becomes subject to a different privacy policy.
CONFIDENTIALITY AND SECURITY
We limit access to personal information about you to employees who we believe reasonably need to come into contact with that information to provide products or services to you or in order to do their jobs.
We have physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards that comply with the laws prevalent in India to protect personal information about you. We seek to ensure compliance with the requirements of the Information Technology Act, 2000 and Rules made thereunder to ensure the protection and preservation of your privacy.
TechnoFunc takes appropriate security measures to protect against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction of your personal data that we collect and store. These measures vary based on the type and sensitivity of the data. Unfortunately, however, no system can be 100% secured, so we cannot guarantee that communications between you and TechnoFunc, the Services, or any information provided to us in connection with the data we collect through the Services will be free from unauthorized access by third parties. Your password is an important part of our security system, and it is your responsibility to protect it. You should not share your password with any third party, and if you believe your password or account has been compromised, you should change it immediately and contact our Support Team with any concerns.
We take appropriate security measures to protect against unauthorized access to or unauthorized alteration, disclosure or destruction of data. We restrict access to your personally identifying information to employees who need to know that information in order to operate, develop or improve our services.
YOUR CONSENT
By using this Web site, you consent to the terms of our Online Privacy Policy and to TECHNOFUNC’s processing of Personal Information for the purposes given above as well as those explained where TECHNOFUNC collects Personal Information on the Web.
UPDATES & CONTACT INFO
TECHNOFUNC reserves the right to update, change or modify this policy at any time. The policy shall come to effect from the date of such update, change or modification. When we make a material change to this policy, we’ll notify users via email, in-product notice, or another mechanism required by law. Changes become effective the day they’re posted. Please contact us via email or postal mail with any questions, concerns, or disputes. As permitted by applicable law, if you continue to use the Services after the effective date of any change, then your access and/or use will be deemed an acceptance of (and agreement to follow and be bound by) the revised Privacy Policy. The revised Privacy Policy supersedes all previous Privacy Policies.
If at any time, you have questions or concerns about this Privacy Statement or believe that we have not adhered to this Privacy Statement, please feel free to email us at
