Privacy Policy

This privacy policy along with our terms and conditions and any other documents maintained in it governs the procedures of how we collect your data and use them during your access and use of our website www.vhu.ac

The Website here onward (Site/We/Us/Our/VHU) furnishes the use and collection of private data in compliance with Arizona law (A.R.S. 18-202) about privacy, confidentiality and related policies for users accessing and browsing our website and other electronic services. Our policy and practice also comply with FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, 1974)

The Vedic Hindu University collects and controls the information we gather when you visit the website. It means we have the authority to decide how we use your information and are responsible for supervising its storage in compliance with the GDPR.

We suggest you go through the following carefully to thoroughly understand our practices and views concerning the collection and use of personal data. We continually update this policy to ensure compliance with regulations and standards.

Glossary

'Personal data' referred to in this policy means any recorded information about you and from which you can be identified. It is exclusive of the data where your identity is removed (anonymous data)

The term "Processing personal data" in this policy implies anything VHU does with the information, including collection, storage, use, disclosure, deletion, or retention.

What Personal Information/Data We collect?

VHU automatically collects, stores, and uses the following types of information/data when you browse and access our site, if you accept our use of cookies:

Technical information: This may include the type of device you use for accessing our site (device identifier), the Internet protocol (IP) address used to connect your device to the Internet, the type and version of browser, login information, time zone setting, types and versions of plug-in types, operating system, mobile network information and platform

Information of site visit: This may include

  • URL (Uniform Resource Locators)
  • Clickstream to, from and through the website (with date and time)
  • Pages you viewed
  • Page response times
  • Download Errors
  • Duration/Length of visits to certain pages,
  • Information on Page interaction (including mouse-overs, clicks, and scrolling)
  • Methods of browsing away from the page.

Personally Identifiable Information: We collect the following information when you sign up for any study programs at VHU, fill out and complete an online application for enrolment/admissions to the programmes/ employment or your engagement with us for any other purposes like public service, administrative or research purposes. The PII we collect includes:

  • Name
  • Home/work address
  • Contact number
  • Email address

Credit Card Information: VHU collects this information when you purchase or enrol in our programmes.

Anonymous demographic information: We collect the following information for analytics and statistical purposes to gauge interest and traffic of the multiple areas of websites that VHU owns and controls.

  • Age and gender
  • Interests, preferences, and Favourites
  • Zip Code

Use of Data

VHU processes your data as per your use of our website, to understand on our part who uses our website and how it is used. This process is done to ensure the improvement, website analysis and security of our site.

VHU will use your data only for the purpose it was collected, except for reasons we are required to. We will take your consent in such cases.

Use of Cookies

Our site uses “cookies” to offer a personalized experience for our users. Cookies can be defined as text files with small bits of data fixed on your hard drive by a web server. Cookies are usable for running programs or delivering viruses to your computer. Each user will get a unique cookie, readable only by the web server that issues the cookie.

When you personalize the pages at the VHU site or sign up for services at Vedic Hindu University, cookies become handy for the site in remembering your specific information for future visits. This will facilitate the swift and seamless entering of personal details. This information can be accessed later when you return to our site, enabling you to use our site’s customized features.

You have the choice to either accept or decline cookies. Many browsers have automatic cookie acceptance feature. However, if you do not wish to accept, you may decline it by making necessary changes in your browser settings. Make note that you may be exempted from experiencing interactive features of our site if you decline cookies.

Data Sharing with Third Parties

VHU may share your information with any third party associated with us and provide services on our behalf, those helping us in operating our website. All our third parties also commit to taking appropriate security measures to protect and secure your data in compliance with our policies.

VHU restricts our third party (s) the use of your data for their own purpose. We give them the right to process your data only for the intended purpose and in compliance with our instructions and policies.

We are liable to share your personal information with a third party (s) or law enforcement if we are obligated to disclose your personal data to comply with any legal obligation, or in order to enforce or for the application of the terms and conditions of this site, or for protecting the rights, safety and property of our site and other legal reasons. We ensure to share the least amount necessary in the event of sharing your data.

Data Storage

VHU stores the site-collected data, electronically or manually, on a secure server on or in our premises within Arizona.

We do not claim complete security of the transmission of data through the Internet. However, we take extreme care and measures to protect your personal information. VHU however cannot claim to ensure the complete security of the data transmitted to the website. You consent to take the risk of any such transmissions done.

Third-Party Links/ Websites

Our site includes links to and from the websites of different third parties. Following and browsing these links is at your own risk. We do not claim ownership, control, liability or responsibility of these links. These websites have their own policies and practices, accessing them is at your own risk. You are advised to go through the policies before accessing or making any submission of your personal information.

Data Retaining

VHU retains your data for the duration of your study course and also for as long as we require them to fulfil our purposes. This includes legal obligations, accounting and reporting purposes.

User’s Right

VHU grants you the following rights, by law and under any circumstances

  • Subject Access Request: You can request access to your own data, and get a copy of your data to see that your data is lawfully processed by VHU.
  • Data Correction: You may request for correction of any error, incomplete or inaccurate information we have about you.
  • Data Removal/Deletion: You may request for deletion/removal of your data under any circumstances.
  • Object to data processing: You may object to the data processing that we are performing for our legitimate interests or our third parties
  • Request for suspension of data processing: You may request us to suspend the processing of your data in case you want us to establish its accuracy.
  • Request for data transfer to another party.

However, your request to suspend data processing may not be granted under circumstances where we have to fulfil statutory, contractual or legal obligations.

Changes/Updates to this policy
VHU is liable to make changes/updates to this privacy policy at any time. Any such changes maintained will be notified via a prominent post on the site. You are advised to frequently check back for updates on any changes in the privacy policy.

Contact
For any concerns or queries about our privacy policy, you may get in touch with us at info@vhu.ac

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