Privacy Policy

1. Introduction & Scope

Welcome to CareerMaps India ("we," "our," or "us"). We are committed to protecting your personal information and your right to privacy. This Privacy Policy governs the data collection, processing, and usage practices for our website (careermapsindia.com) and all associated digital tools, including our Career Assessment Quiz and Executive Compare Engine.

By accessing or using our platform, you signify that you have read, understood, and agree to our collection, storage, use, and disclosure of your personal information as described in this Policy. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, please do not use our platform.

2. Information We Collect

We collect information that you voluntarily provide to us when you express an interest in obtaining information about us or our products, when you participate in activities on the platform (such as taking the Career Assessment Quiz), or otherwise when you contact us.

A. Personal Information Provided by You

• Contact Data: If you reach out to our Editorial Board or Support team, we collect your email address and any content included in your correspondence.
• Assessment Data: Information inputted into our Career Matrix Assessment is processed locally to generate optimal career trajectories.

B. Automatically Collected Information

When you visit, use, or navigate the platform, we automatically collect certain information. This information does not reveal your specific identity (like your name or contact information) but may include device and usage information, such as:

• Log and Usage Data: Service-related, diagnostic, usage, and performance information our servers automatically collect when you access our platform.
• Device Data: Information about your computer, phone, tablet, or other device you use to access the platform, including IP addresses, browser type, and operating system.

3. How We Use Your Data

We use personal information collected via our platform for a variety of business purposes described below. We process your personal information for these purposes in reliance on our legitimate business interests, in order to enter into or perform a contract with you, with your consent, and/or for compliance with our legal obligations.

• To Facilitate Platform Delivery: To deliver the requested career roadmaps, comparison matrices, and assessment results efficiently.
• To Improve User Experience: To identify usage trends and determine the effectiveness of our platform's layout and tools.
• To Respond to Inquiries: To address user feedback, editorial correction requests, and partnership proposals.
• To Protect our Platform: As part of our efforts to keep our platform safe and secure (for example, for fraud monitoring and prevention).

4. Data Sharing & Disclosure

We operate under a strict policy of data minimization. We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third-party data brokers or marketing agencies. We only share information with your consent, to comply with laws, to provide you with services, to protect your rights, or to fulfill business obligations.

We may process or share your data that we hold based on the following legal basis:

• Legal Obligations: We may disclose your information where we are legally required to do so in order to comply with applicable law, governmental requests, a judicial proceeding, court order, or legal process.
• Vital Interests: We may disclose your information where we believe it is necessary to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding potential violations of our policies, suspected fraud, situations involving potential threats to the safety of any person, or illegal activities.

5. Cookies & Tracking Technologies

We may use cookies and similar tracking technologies (like web beacons and pixels) to access or store information. Specific information about how we use such technologies and how you can refuse certain cookies is set out in our dedicated Cookie Policy.

Most Web browsers are set to accept cookies by default. If you prefer, you can usually choose to set your browser to remove cookies and to reject cookies. If you choose to remove cookies or reject cookies, this could affect certain features or services of our platform.

6. Data Security Protocols

We have implemented appropriate technical and organizational security measures designed to protect the security of any personal information we process. However, despite our safeguards and efforts to secure your information, no electronic transmission over the Internet or information storage technology can be guaranteed to be 100% secure.

We cannot promise or guarantee that hackers, cybercriminals, or other unauthorized third parties will not be able to defeat our security and improperly collect, access, steal, or modify your information. Transmission of personal information to and from our platform is at your own risk.

7. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on your geographical location and applicable data protection laws (such as the Digital Personal Data Protection Act of India), you may have certain rights regarding your personal information:

• Right to Access: You can request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
• Right to Rectification: You can request that we correct any inaccurate or incomplete personal data.
• Right to Erasure (Right to be Forgotten): You can request the deletion of your personal data, subject to certain legal exceptions.

If you wish to exercise any of these rights, please contact our legal compliance team via the contact details provided in Section 8.

8. Contact Information

If you have questions or comments about this notice, you may email our legal and compliance team or reach out to our general support desk.

• Legal & Compliance: contact@careermapsindia.com
• General Support: support@careermapsindia.com

Upon receiving a data inquiry, our compliance team aims to respond within an operational window of 7-10 business days.