Privacy Policy for PYQora

1. Information We Collect

We collect information in two main ways: data you provide voluntarily and data collected automatically when you use our website.

A. Information You Provide Voluntarily

• Contacting Us: If you contact us directly via email or our Contact page, we may receive your name, email address, the contents of the message, and any other information you choose to provide. Messages sent through the Contact page may be processed by a third-party form service such as Web3Forms so the message can reach our inbox.
• Community Contributions: When you submit PYQs, college insights, or resources through our Contribution Form, we may collect your name, email, and college details to verify the authenticity of the data. If your contribution qualifies for a monetary reward, we may request payment details (such as a UPI ID) solely for the purpose of processing that specific reward.

B. Student Tools and Local Saved Data

Some student tools on PYQora may save form values in your own browser using localStorage. This can include details such as countdown names, marks rows, attendance rows, study topics, or report front page text, depending on the tool. This helps the page stay filled when you return from the same browser. This locally saved tool data is not uploaded by the tool itself.

C. Information Collected Automatically (Log Files)

PYQora follows a standard procedure of using log files. These files log visitors when they visit websites. The information collected by log files includes:

• Internet Protocol (IP) addresses.
• Browser type and version.
• Internet Service Provider (ISP).
• Date and time stamp.
• Referring/exit pages, and possibly the number of clicks.

Note: These are not linked to any information that is personally identifiable. The purpose of the information is for analyzing trends, administering the site, and tracking users' movement on the website.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect in various ways, including to:

• Provide, operate, and maintain our website smoothly.
• Improve, personalize, and expand our educational resources.
• Understand and analyze how students use our platform to navigate PYQs and college data.
• Develop new features, functionalities, and academic sections.
• Communicate with you, either directly or through one of our channels, including for customer service and to provide you with updates.
• Process and verify user-submitted contributions and distribute rewards.
• Find and prevent fraud or spam.

3. Cookies and Web Beacons

Like any other website, PYQora uses "cookies". These cookies are used to store information including visitors' preferences, and the pages on the website that the visitor accessed or visited. The information is used to optimize the users' experience by customizing our web page content based on visitors' browser type and/or other information.

4. Google DoubleClick DART Cookie & AdSense

Google is one of a third-party vendor on our site. It also uses cookies, known as DART cookies, to serve ads to our site visitors based upon their visit to PYQora and other sites on the internet. However, visitors may choose to decline the use of DART cookies by visiting the Google Ad and Content Network Privacy Policy at the following URL: https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads.

Third-party ad servers or ad networks uses technologies like cookies, JavaScript, or Web Beacons that are used in their respective advertisements and links that appear on PYQora, which are sent directly to users' browser. They automatically receive your IP address when this occurs.

Note that PYQora has no access to or control over these cookies that are used by third-party advertisers.

5. Third-Party Privacy Policies & External Links

PYQora's Privacy Policy does not apply to other advertisers or websites. Our website contains links to official counseling portals (like JoSAA, UPTAC) and other external resources. We have no control over, and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.

We may also use third-party form handling services, such as Web3Forms, to process Contact page submissions. These services receive only the details you submit in the form, such as your name, email address, selected reason, and message.

Thus, we are advising you to consult the respective Privacy Policies of these third-party ad servers and websites for more detailed information.

You can choose to disable cookies through your individual browser options. To know more detailed information about cookie management with specific web browsers, it can be found at the browsers' respective websites.

6. GDPR & CCPA Data Protection Rights (User Rights)

We would like to make sure you are fully aware of all of your data protection rights. Every user is entitled to the following:

• The right to access: You have the right to request copies of your personal data.
• The right to rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate.
• The right to erasure: You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.

If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us.

7. Children's Information

Another part of our priority is adding protection for children while using the internet. We encourage parents and guardians to observe, participate in, and/or monitor and guide their online activity.

PYQora does not knowingly collect any Personal Identifiable Information from children under the age of 13. If you think that your child provided this kind of information on our website, we strongly encourage you to contact us immediately and we will do our best efforts to promptly remove such information from our records.

8. Contact Us

If you have any questions or suggestions about our Privacy Policy, do not hesitate to contact us.

• Email: contactpyqora@gmail.com
• Contact Page: Visit our Contact Form