academicsphere

Privacy Policy

PRIVACY POLICY

Effective Date: 2 October 2026
Last Updated: 2 October 2026

AcademicSphere (“AcademicSphere”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) operates the website https://academicsphere.online/ and provides educational, academic, research, training, professional-development, consultancy, course, workshop, conference, publication-support and related services.

We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy explains how AcademicSphere collects, uses, processes, stores, protects and discloses personal data when you visit or use our website or use our services.

By accessing or using AcademicSphere, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy.

1. INFORMATION WE COLLECT

We may collect personal data that you voluntarily provide to us when you use our website, submit an enquiry, register for a course or event, communicate with us, or use our services.

Depending on the service you use, this may include:

1.1 Contact Information

  • Full name
  • Email address
  • Mobile/telephone number
  • City, state and country
  • Postal or correspondence address, where required

1.2 Academic and Professional Information

Where necessary for providing academic or professional services, we may collect:

  • Educational qualifications
  • Institution or organization
  • Designation
  • Course or programme information
  • Research interests
  • Academic/professional information supplied by you
  • Information required for certificates, workshops, FDPs, conferences or training programmes

1.3 Registration and Service Information

We may collect information relating to:

  • Course registrations
  • Workshop registrations
  • Conference registrations
  • FDP participation
  • Consultancy enquiries
  • Research-support requests
  • Training programmes
  • Certificate details
  • Enquiries and communications

1.4 Payment and Transaction Information

Where you purchase a paid service, course, workshop, conference registration or other product/service, payment may be processed through a third-party payment gateway.

AcademicSphere may receive information such as:

  • Transaction/reference number
  • Payment status
  • Amount paid
  • Date of transaction
  • Payment method

AcademicSphere does not require users to provide their UPI PIN, ATM PIN, card PIN, CVV, internet-banking password or similar confidential authentication credentials to AcademicSphere.

Payment information may be processed directly by the applicable payment service provider under its own terms and privacy policy.

1.5 Automatically Collected Information

When you visit our website, certain technical information may be automatically collected, including:

  • IP address
  • Browser type
  • Device type
  • Operating system
  • Pages visited
  • Date and time of access
  • Referring website
  • Basic website usage information

This information may be used for website security, administration, analytics and improving website performance.

2. PURPOSES FOR WHICH WE PROCESS PERSONAL DATA

AcademicSphere may process personal data for the following purposes:

  1. To provide educational and academic services.
  2. To process course, workshop, conference and programme registrations.
  3. To respond to enquiries and requests.
  4. To provide research, training and consultancy services.
  5. To process payments and maintain transaction records.
  6. To issue certificates and maintain participation records.
  7. To communicate with users regarding services they have requested.
  8. To send information about relevant courses, workshops, conferences, FDPs and other AcademicSphere activities where permitted by law.
  9. To improve our website, services and user experience.
  10. To maintain website security and prevent fraud, misuse or unauthorized access.
  11. To maintain appropriate business, accounting and legal records.
  12. To comply with applicable laws, regulations, court orders or lawful governmental requests.
  13. To protect the rights, property and safety of AcademicSphere, users and other persons.

We will seek to collect and process only information reasonably necessary for the relevant purpose.

3. LEGAL BASIS FOR PROCESSING

AcademicSphere may process personal data:

  • With the user’s consent, where consent is required;
  • Where necessary to provide a service requested by the user;
  • Where processing is necessary for compliance with applicable law;
  • Where otherwise permitted or required under applicable law.

Where consent is required, it will be requested in a clear and understandable manner.

Under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, consent is required to be free, specific, informed, unconditional and unambiguous, with a clear affirmative action.

4. WITHDRAWAL OF CONSENT

Where processing is based on consent, you may withdraw your consent by contacting AcademicSphere at:

Email: rajeshdasari100@academicsphere.online

Withdrawal of consent will not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before the withdrawal.

Please note that withdrawal of consent may affect our ability to provide certain services where the relevant personal data is necessary to provide those services.

5. COOKIES

AcademicSphere may use cookies and similar technologies to:

  • Enable essential website functions;
  • Remember user preferences;
  • Improve website functionality;
  • Understand website traffic and usage;
  • Maintain website security; and
  • Improve user experience.

You may configure your browser to block or delete cookies. Some website functions may not operate properly if certain cookies are disabled.

Where required by applicable law, appropriate information and choices will be provided regarding non-essential cookies.

6. DISCLOSURE OF PERSONAL DATA

AcademicSphere does not sell personal data to third parties.

We may share or disclose personal data where reasonably necessary with:

  • Website hosting and technology providers;
  • Payment gateway providers;
  • Email and communication service providers;
  • Course or learning-management service providers;
  • Website analytics and security providers;
  • Trainers, instructors or authorized personnel involved in providing requested services;
  • Professional service providers assisting AcademicSphere;
  • Government authorities or law-enforcement agencies where legally required;
  • Courts or other lawful authorities pursuant to applicable legal requirements.

We will seek to limit disclosure to information reasonably necessary for the relevant purpose.

7. THIRD-PARTY SERVICES

AcademicSphere may use third-party services for website hosting, payment processing, email communication, analytics, security, forms, course delivery and other technical functions.

Such third parties may process personal data in accordance with their own terms and privacy policies.

AcademicSphere is not responsible for the privacy practices of independent third-party websites or services.

Users are encouraged to review the privacy policies of third-party services before providing information to them.

8. DATA SECURITY

AcademicSphere takes reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect personal data against unauthorized access, misuse, loss, alteration, disclosure or destruction.

However, no electronic transmission or storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

Users should take reasonable precautions when accessing the website and should not share passwords, OTPs, UPI PINs, card PINs or other confidential authentication information with AcademicSphere or any third party claiming to represent AcademicSphere.

9. DATA RETENTION

AcademicSphere may retain personal data for as long as reasonably necessary to:

  • Provide requested services;
  • Maintain course and certificate records;
  • Complete transactions;
  • Maintain accounting and tax records;
  • Resolve disputes;
  • Prevent fraud and misuse;
  • Comply with legal obligations; and
  • Protect legitimate business interests.

When personal data is no longer required, AcademicSphere may delete, anonymize or securely dispose of it, subject to applicable legal and operational requirements.

10. YOUR RIGHTS

Subject to applicable law, individuals may have rights concerning their personal data, including rights to:

  • Obtain information about processing of their personal data;
  • Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete personal data;
  • Request erasure of personal data where applicable;
  • Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent;
  • Raise a grievance concerning processing of personal data; and
  • Exercise other rights available under applicable data-protection law.

The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 provides a framework for rights of Data Principals, including consent withdrawal and grievance-related rights.

Requests may be submitted using the contact information provided in this Privacy Policy.

11. GRIEVANCE REDRESSAL

If you have any concern, complaint, question or request relating to the collection or processing of your personal data by AcademicSphere, you may contact us.

Privacy / Grievance Contact:
AcademicSphere

Email: rajeshdasari100@academicsphere.online
Phone: +91 9059674162

We will review and respond to privacy-related requests in accordance with applicable law.

12. CHILDREN’S DATA

AcademicSphere does not intentionally seek to collect personal data from children except where such collection is lawfully permitted and appropriate safeguards and consent requirements apply.

Where services involve children, AcademicSphere will comply with applicable legal requirements concerning children’s personal data.

Parents or lawful guardians who believe that personal data relating to a child has been provided to AcademicSphere improperly may contact us using the details provided below.

13. INTERNATIONAL PROCESSING

Some technology, hosting, payment, communication, analytics or cloud-service providers used by AcademicSphere may process information from locations outside India.

Where personal data is transferred or processed outside India, AcademicSphere will take reasonable steps to comply with applicable Indian data-protection requirements and other applicable laws.

14. EXTERNAL LINKS

The AcademicSphere website may contain links to third-party websites, educational platforms, publishers, payment gateways, social-media platforms, conference websites and other external services.

AcademicSphere does not control the privacy practices of those third-party websites.

Users should review the privacy policies of external websites before providing personal information.

15. ACCURACY OF PERSONAL DATA

Users are responsible for providing accurate and up-to-date information.

If any personal information provided to AcademicSphere is incorrect or requires updating, users may contact us at:

rajeshdasari100@academicsphere.online

We will take reasonable steps to correct information where appropriate.

16. CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

AcademicSphere may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect:

  • Changes in our services;
  • Changes in technology;
  • Changes in applicable law;
  • Changes in data-processing practices; or
  • Other operational requirements.

The updated Privacy Policy will be published on this page with the revised Last Updated date.

Users are encouraged to review this Privacy Policy periodically.

17. APPLICABLE LAW

This Privacy Policy shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the applicable laws of India.

AcademicSphere intends to comply with applicable Indian data-protection and privacy requirements, including the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 and the Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025, to the extent applicable to its activities.

The Government of India notified the DPDP Rules, 2025 on 14 November 2025 and has provided for a phased implementation framework.

18. CONTACT INFORMATION

AcademicSphere

Website: https://academicsphere.online/

Email: rajeshdasari100@academicsphere.online

Phone: +91 9059674162

Location: Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India

For privacy-related enquiries, requests or complaints:

Email: rajeshdasari100@academicsphere.online

Last Updated: 2 October 2026