IFindex respects the privacy of its users and is committed to protecting their personal information. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, and disclose personal data.
Information We Collect
We collect personal data you voluntarily provide to us, such as when you fill out forms, take surveys, or email us with questions. The types of data include:
- Name, email address, institution
- Survey responses and feedback
- Comments, questions, or suggestions you send us
We also automatically collect anonymous data about site traffic and interactions. This includes IP addresses, browser type, pages visited, referring sites/apps, clicks, device type, and timestamps.
How We Use Information
- To respond to inquiries and fulfill requests
- To send updates, newsletters, surveys, and promotional offers
- To customize site content and improve our services
- For market research, data analysis, and academic research
- To prevent fraud, abuse, security risks, and enforce our Terms of Service
We only process personal data for the purposes stated in this Policy. If we intend to use data for other purposes, we will ask for consent beforehand.
Data Sharing and Disclosure
We do not sell or rent personal data. We only share it with service providers acting on our behalf, like email marketing tools, payment processors, data storage services, and analytics companies.
We may disclose data if required by law, regulation, subpoena, or court order. We also reserve the right to transfer data in the event of a sale, merger, bankruptcy, or acquisition.
Data Retention
We retain personal data as long as needed to provide our services, comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, analyze activity trends, and support business operations.
Security
We take reasonable precautions to protect data from unauthorized access, tampering, and loss. Measures include encryption, firewalls, site monitoring, limited employee access, and physical access controls.
Cookies
We use cookies and similar technologies like pixels and local storage to collect data, remember your preferences, measure site effectiveness, and customize ads. You can disable cookies in your browser if desired.
Third Party Sites
Our site may contain links to third party sites like social networks. Since we do not operate these sites, we encourage you to review their privacy policies. We are not responsible for the content or practices of linked sites.
Children’s Privacy
Our services are not designed for or targeted toward children. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children under 16 without parental consent. If we learn we have collected data from a child without approval, we will take steps to delete it.
California Resident Rights
If you are a California resident, you have the right to request information about how we share certain categories of personal data with third parties for direct marketing purposes. You also have the right to request the specific pieces of personal data we have collected about you in the past year.
International Data Transfers
We are headquartered in India. When we share data with parties outside India, we take measures to appropriately safeguard that data as described in this Policy.
Changes to this Policy
We may occasionally revise this Policy to reflect updates in our services and user feedback. We will notify users of significant changes by email or on our site. Previous versions can be accessed in our Privacy Policy archive.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our use of your data, please email us at info@ifindex.com.