Privacy Policy

The following privacy policy is being published in accordance with the provisions of the Information Technology Act, 2000 (“IT ACT”), Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines) Rules, 2011, Information Technology (Reasonable Security Practices and Procedures and Sensitive Personal Data or Information) Rules, 2011.

This Privacy Policy explains the policy of TestEgy’s website (hereinafter referred to as “the Website”) and TestEgy’s mobile application (hereinafter referred to as “the App”), with respect to the disclosure, collection, storage, usage, and protection of your information during the course your interaction with the Website and the App.

Please read this Privacy Policy carefully and in conjunction with the Terms of Use. If you do not understand this policy or do not accept any part of it, then you should not use the Platform, as the case may be. Your use and/or continued use of the Platform, as the case may be, amounts to expressed consent to the terms of this Privacy Policy as well as the Terms of Use.

For the purposes of this Policy, accessing of the Website and the App together with any study material made available or uploaded therein or downloaded, embedded therefrom shall collectively be referred to as the “Services”. The Website and the App shall be collectively referred to as “the Platform”.

This Privacy Policy forms part and parcel of the Terms of Use for the TestEgy Services and shall be read as a whole. Capitalized terms used here, but undefined, shall have the same meaning as attributed to them in the Terms of Use.

The influence of all the pointers mentioned in this page extend to other properties associated with TestEgy, including Gibbon. Thereby, TestEgy exercises hegemony over the property known as Gibbon.

What data do we gather?

TestEgy gathers information in two formats as explained below.

Data Shared Automatically
Data Shared through User Approval

1. Data Shared Automatically

When you visit or interact with the Platform, apart from TestEgy certain third-party advertisers and/or service providers may use technologies that automatically collect information about you for both transactional (e.g., confirmation of registration, notification of purchase made, etc.) and promotional (e.g., promotions, newsletters, etc.) purposes. Your information may be collected by TestEgy or such third-party advertisers and/or service providers in the following ways:

Log Files: Every time you visit the Platform, TestEgy servers automatically receive and log information from your browser and device used to access the Platform (such as IP address, device ID, details of your network operator and type, your operating system, browser type, and version, CPU speed, and connection speed). This enables us to validate you as a User, to understand your usage of the Platform, and helps us to make changes and updates most suited to your needs and interests.
Mobile Device: When you register your mobile device or use the mobile device to access the App, In addition to the aforesaid, TestEgy will also collect device information such as mobile device ID, model, and manufacturer details, operating system, etc. for the purpose of improving the App’s overall functionality and displaying the content according to your preferences.
Cookies: Cookies are data files placed on your device, used to keep track of information such as your interaction with social media websites, the content you click on, download, upload, or share, and other activity on the Platform, etc. in order to improve your experience of the Platform by personalizing it to your preferences and usage trends.
Web Beacons: Web beacons are transparent graphic images used in our email communication to you, in order to understand customer behavior and improve the overall quality, functionality, and interactivity of the Platform.
Mobile Analytics: Mobile analytics software is used by TestEgy to better understand and customize the functionality of the App’s software on your phone. This is done by collecting information such as your frequency of the App’s usage, the features you prefer to use on the App, where the App was downloaded from, Device Id, name of other mobile applications on your device, etc.
Payment /Purchase Information: In order to access certain paid features and services on the Platform, you may be required to create or log into a separate account on a payment gateway or website such as “PayU” or “PayTM”. Once such an account is created, in order to process your payments/ purchases on the Platform, such payment gateway provider may require and collect your details such as name, address, phone number, email address and credit or debit card information, net banking information or details of any web wallets maintained by you. Any and all payments made/processed or details provided to or shared with such authorized payment gateway providers shall be stored directly by such payment gateway providers without any information passing through or relayed to TestEgy. TestEgy assumes no liability in respect of such payments and/or information shared with or provided to such authorized payment gateway providers. It is further clarified that the aforementioned information is only used in accordance with the provisions of the applicable law and in strict adherence to this Privacy Policy.
Public Forums: Any information that is disclosed by you in the comments section or by way of the “create a post” feature, becomes published information and TestEgy shall not be held liable for the security of the same or any personal information that you disclose herein. You agree to exercise caution when disclosing any personal information or personally identifiable information in this regard.

Please note that we only use the aforesaid information to communicate with and/or improve the Service and to better understand our users’ operating systems, for system administration, and to audit the use of the Service. We do not use any of the aforesaid data to identify the name, address or other personal details of any individual.
For the purpose of this Privacy Policy, any passwords, financial information such as credit or debit card details or other payment instrument details, and any other information prescribed by law to be sensitive that may be collected by TestEgy during your use of the Platform and the Services provided thereon, shall be referred to as “Sensitive Personal Data or Information”.

2. Data shared through user approval

This includes information as mentioned below, like,

Profile Image
User name
Password
Date of Birth
Exam Preference
E-mail ID
Phone Number
Location
Language Preferences
Activation Key (Purchased through third party E-commerce sites)
Payment /Purchase Information (Payment Medium, Payment Service, other Payment related information).

How do we process information?

When you use the Platform by way of registration, login, creation of a user account or creation of a post, purchase of a test series, attempting a mock test, etc. or by way of interaction via third party websites and/or mobile applications or by way of any other communication with the Platform, TestEgy may collect your personally identifiable information including name, date of birth, gender, demographic information, photos, e-mail address, telephone number, mobile phone number, credit card or debit card details, geographic location, mailing address, social media account details including a list of contacts/friends and examination preference.
By registering on the Platform, you agree and confirm your consent to providing TestEgy your aforementioned personal information, which is lawful, necessary, and permissible. You at all times have the right to discontinue the use of the Platform. TestEgy is not liable to provide you with its Services in the absence of or your refusal to provide the aforesaid information. Additionally, TestEgy is not liable to ensure or maintain the same quality of its Services to you, as it may for a user who provides all the aforementioned information.
Activation Key is a 10 digit number which can be purchased through TestEgy’s various e-commerce outlets. This activation key is entered in the “Activation Key” option right beside the Login option on our website. On the mobile app the activation key can be entered in the Menu. Users having the activation key can access the mock tests on our portals. The activation key is kept confidential for all the users.
Any information provided by you under TestEgy’s “create a post” feature, comments, upvotes, or otherwise any information that you provide on the Platform is not personal information and shall become part of TestEgy’s published content. TestEgy may use the aforementioned information without your consent for purposes including but not limited to improving its products and services, developing new products and services, and sending you messages about promotions and offers.
TestEgy will be using the information provided by the user to send promotional/transactional/occasional offers via Call, SMS, WhatsApp, and Email. The shared details will also be used by TestEgy’s Sales Person to contact the user through the aforementioned mediums.

Our Purposes behind processing your information?

TestEgy will use this information to validate you as a user when using the Platform, to provide the Service to you, including administration of your user account, to notify you of changes to the Service or about any changes to our terms and conditions or this privacy policy, to manage its business, including financial reporting and billing of its Service, for the development of new products and services, to send you newsletters, offers and promotion coupons to market and advertise its products and services by email, to comply with applicable laws, court orders and government enforcement agency requests, for research and analytic purposes including to improve the quality of the Service and to ensure that the Service is presented in the most effective manner for you and your device.
Link to Third Parties- The Platform may include links that redirect you to other websites. These third-party websites are not covered by this Privacy Policy. You agree that once you leave our servers, any third-party websites that you go to or interact with are at your own risk. TestEgy shall not be held liable for any default, loss of function, or any risk that your personal sensitive information may be exposed to as a result of the same.

TestEgy shares your personal information with third parties under limited circumstances. As per TestEgy, such sharing is necessary to provide you with the services you agreed with or, that TestEgy is legally bound to provide.
As a strict policy, we will not disclose, share or exploit your information with anyone without your express permission.
However, we may be mandated under law or under contracts to make certain limited disclosures under the following circumstances:

Legal Necessity: TestEgy may share any of the aforesaid information, including your personally identifiable information or Sensitive Personal Data or Information, without obtaining separate consent from you, if and when such information is requested or required by law or by any court or governmental agency or authority to disclose, for the purpose of verification of identity, or for the prevention, detection, investigation of any criminal activity, or for prosecution and punishment of offenses.
Limited Disclosure to Service Providers: We may disclose your information (but not Sensitive Personal Data or Information) to our service providers and business partners (“Service Providers”) for the purposes of betterment and improvement of our services including but not limited to hosting the Platform, payment processing, analyzing data, providing customer service, etc., for the purpose of making various features, services, and products of TestEgy available to you and investigating or redressing grievances. This will be in the form of aggregated anonymized data and will be under strict contractual arrangements that preserve the confidentiality and security of your personal information in accordance with this Privacy Policy;
One example of such data sharing includes the user information we share with MoEngage, for various services that TestEgy is legally bound to deliver and agreed upon by you.

Limited Disclosures for improvement of services: TestEgy may share the aforesaid information including your personally identifiable information (but not Sensitive Personal Data or Information) when it is required to be shared with sponsors, partners, advertisers, analytics companies, or third parties for the purpose of marketing, advertising promotional offers, offering product information and market research, in connection with the Service. This will be in the form of aggregated anonymized data and will be under strict contractual arrangements that preserve the confidentiality and security of your personal information in accordance with this Privacy Policy;
TestEgy uses the information provided by you to enhance your experience on the platform. We may use the contact information provided by you to send notifications regarding new services/products/offers by TestEgy and its partners that we concur you may find to be helpful. TestEgy may also send you announcements related to our services from time to time through the general service operations.
You may choose to opt-out of receiving such E-mails but TestEgy reserves the right to send you notices regarding your account with TestEgy, even if the E-mail notifications have been turned off from your end.
All the “Data shared through user approval” for your Profile is displayed back at you and can be edited by you alone.

How you may request deletion of your personal information?

ALL INFORMATION THAT IS PROVIDED TO TESTEGY BY YOU IS ERASABLE. There may be a variety of ways you can delete your personal information from TestEgy. You can remove all the information that you have voluntarily provided us through the following steps.

Fill this attested Google form, to initiate the process of your information/profile deletion from TestEgy.
Fill it as per your preferences and specify to us all the information that you would like to erase from TestEgy.
Your request will be processed within a day and all the information specified by you will be permanently deleted from TestEgy and all its extensions.
Contact TestEgy in case of any discrepancy, Email us at- support@TestEgy.com

Security of collected Information

We take the security of your personal information seriously and use appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information against unauthorized or unlawful processing and against accidental loss, destruction, or damage. Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although we will do our best to protect your personal data, we cannot guarantee the security of your data that is transmitted to or from the Service. Any transmission is at your own risk.
We keep your personal information for no longer than is necessary for our business purposes or for legal requirements.

Amendments to the Privacy Policy

TestEgy may amend the Privacy Policy posted on the Website from time to time at its sole discretion. Your continued access or use of the Platform or Services constitutes your acceptance of the amendments. Your access and use of the Platform and Services will be subject to the most current version of the Terms of Use, rules, and guidelines posted on the Website at the time of such use. Please regularly check the link on the home page to view the most current Privacy Policy.

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