ICES – Indian Counsel For Education Services

Last Updated: [08-09-2026]

This Privacy Policy is published and shall be interpreted in accordance with the Information Technology Act, 2000, and the Information Technology (Reasonable Security Practices and Procedures and Sensitive Personal Data or Information) Rules, 2011, as applicable.

Under the applicable provisions of the above-mentioned legislation and rules, organisations dealing with the collection, use, storage, processing, and transfer of Sensitive Personal Data or Information are required to maintain and publish an appropriate Privacy Policy.

This Privacy Policy constitutes an electronic record and forms part of the electronic contractual framework governing the relationship between the user and ICES – Indian Council For Educational Services.

This Privacy Policy is also subject to the applicable provisions relating to electronic documents and electronic records under the Information Technology Act, 2000 and other applicable laws, as amended from time to time.

No physical signature, electronic signature, or digital signature is required for the validity or acceptance of this Privacy Policy, to the extent permitted under applicable law.

LEGALLY BINDING AGREEMENT

This Privacy Policy constitutes a legally binding document between you and ICES – Indian Counsel For Education Services, subject to applicable law.

For the purposes of this Privacy Policy:

·        “Company”, “ICES”, “we”, “us”, or “our” shall refer to ICES – Indian Council For Educational Services.

·        “You”, “Your”, or “Yourself” shall refer to the individual user or users accessing or using the Website or Mobile Application.

The provisions of this Privacy Policy shall become effective upon your acceptance of this Privacy Policy.

You may be deemed to have accepted this Privacy Policy by:

·        Expressly accepting it electronically;

·        Clicking on an “I Accept” button or similar acceptance mechanism;

·        Accessing or using the Website or Mobile Application; or

·        Using the Website or Mobile Application through any other applicable means that indicates acceptance.

This Privacy Policy governs the relationship between you and ICES in connection with your use of the ICES Website and the “ICES APP”.

Please read this Privacy Policy carefully.

By accessing or using the Website or App, you acknowledge that you:

·        Have read and understood this Privacy Policy;

·        Accept the terms of this Privacy Policy; and

·        Consent to the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

If you do not agree with the terms of this Privacy Policy, you should not access or use the Website or App.

By providing your Information to us or by using the facilities and services made available through the Website or App, you consent to ICES collecting, storing, processing, and transferring your Personal Information and Non-Personal Information in accordance with this Privacy Policy and applicable law.

You further acknowledge that ICES shall take reasonable measures in accordance with applicable law in relation to the collection, use, storage, processing, and transfer of your Information.

USER INFORMATION

In order to access or use certain services available through our Website and App, users may be required to provide certain information during the registration process.

Such information may include:

a) Your Name

b) Email Address

c) Password

d) Other information as may be reasonably required for providing the relevant service

The information provided by users may be used to improve our Websites and Apps and to provide users with a more convenient, efficient, and user-friendly experience.

The information required may vary depending upon the nature of the service being accessed or requested.

ICES may use User Information for purposes including:

·        Maintaining our services;

·        Securing our services and systems;

·        Improving our services and user experience;

·        Providing advertising-related services, where applicable; and

·        Developing new services, features, and facilities.

Information that is publicly available or information furnished pursuant to the Right to Information Act, 2005, or any other applicable law in force from time to time, shall not be treated as Sensitive Personal Data or Information to the extent permitted under applicable law.

COOKIES

To improve the responsiveness, functionality, performance, and overall user experience of our Websites, ICES may use “Cookies” or similar electronic technologies.

Cookies may be used to assign a unique and randomly generated number as a User Identification (User ID) for each visitor.

Cookies may assist us in understanding user preferences and interests based on interactions with our Website.

Unless you voluntarily identify yourself to us, for example, by completing the registration process, the presence of a Cookie on your computer does not by itself enable us to identify you personally.

Any Personal Information associated with a Cookie will be limited to information that you voluntarily provide to us.

For example, this may include information provided when you request personalised preferences or features.

A Cookie cannot read or access unrelated data stored on your computer's hard drive.

If you click on advertisements or links displayed on other Websites, those Websites may place their own Cookies on your browser. Such Cookies and related activities are outside the control of ICES and shall be governed by the privacy policies of the respective third-party websites.

IP ADDRESS

When you visit our Website, our web servers may automatically collect certain limited information relating to your Internet connection.

This may include your IP Address.

An IP Address is a numerical identifier assigned to a device connected to the Internet and is used to facilitate the transmission of data, including the Web Pages requested by you.

An IP Address, by itself, does not necessarily identify you personally.

ICES may use such information for purposes including:

·        Delivering the Web Pages requested by you;

·        Customising or improving our Website based on user interests and usage patterns;

·        Measuring Website traffic and usage;

·        Analysing general geographic information relating to our visitors; and

·        Providing relevant aggregated information to advertisers or service providers, where applicable.

LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES

This Privacy Policy applies only to the privacy practices of the ICES Website and App.

Our Website or App may contain links to third-party websites that are outside the control of ICES.

ICES shall not be responsible for the privacy practices, content, security, availability, or activities of such third-party websites.

Any use of third-party websites through such links shall be subject to the respective terms and privacy policies of those websites.

Users are advised to review the applicable privacy policies before providing personal information to any third-party website.

INFORMATION SHARING

ICES shall not knowingly disclose or share a user's Sensitive Personal Data or Information with any third party without obtaining the user's consent, except where such disclosure is permitted or required under applicable law.

Information may, however, be disclosed in the following limited circumstances:

(a) Legal Requirements

Information may be disclosed where ICES is required or legally compelled to do so by:

·        A Court of Law;

·        A Government Authority;

·        A Government Agency; or

·        Any other competent authority having lawful jurisdiction.

Such disclosure may be made for purposes including:

·        Verification of identity;

·        Prevention of offences;

·        Detection of offences;

·        Investigation;

·        Investigation of Cyber Incidents;

·        Initiation or conduct of criminal proceedings; and

·        Enforcement of applicable law.

Any such disclosure shall be made in good faith and to the extent reasonably necessary to comply with applicable legal requirements.

Information may also be disclosed where ICES reasonably believes that such disclosure is necessary to enforce these Terms and Conditions, protect its rights or interests, prevent misuse, or comply with applicable laws and regulations.

INFORMATION SECURITY

ICES takes reasonable and appropriate security measures to protect information against:

·        Unauthorised Access;

·        Unauthorised Alteration;

·        Unauthorised Disclosure; and

·        Unauthorised Destruction.

Such measures may include internal reviews of our:

·        Data Collection Practices;

·        Data Storage Practices;

·        Data Processing Practices; and

·        Security Measures.

Where appropriate, security measures such as Encryption and Physical Security Measures may be used to help prevent unauthorised access to systems in which Personal Data is stored.

Information collected through our Website and App may be stored in databases and systems maintained under the control of ICES or its authorised service providers, subject to applicable law.

Where appropriate, such systems may be protected through security controls, including firewalls, access controls, authentication mechanisms, and password protection.

Access to systems containing Personal Information shall be restricted to authorised persons on a need-to-know basis, subject to applicable security practices.

However, notwithstanding the security measures implemented by ICES, no security system or method of transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be completely secure or impenetrable.

Accordingly, ICES cannot guarantee the absolute security of its databases or systems.

Similarly, ICES cannot guarantee that information transmitted to us over the Internet will never be intercepted, accessed, altered, or disclosed by unauthorised persons.

Any information posted by users in publicly accessible areas, discussion forums, comments, or similar areas may be accessible to other persons having Internet access.

Users should therefore exercise appropriate caution before voluntarily publishing Personal Information in publicly accessible areas.

CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

The Internet is an evolving medium, and ICES may amend, modify, or update this Privacy Policy from time to time as necessary.

Any revised Privacy Policy shall be published or made available through the Website or App, as applicable.

Information collected by ICES shall be handled in accordance with the Privacy Policy applicable at the time such information was collected, subject to applicable law and any lawful updates or changes.

Users are advised to periodically review this Privacy Policy for any amendments or updates.

GRIEVANCE REDRESSAL

Grievance Redressal Procedure

Any complaints, concerns, reports of misuse, or alleged violations relating to:

·        Content;

·        Comments;

·        Abuse or misuse;

·        Privacy-related concerns; or

·        Violations of these Terms or this Privacy Policy

may be submitted in writing or by email to the designated Grievance / Compliance Officer of ICES.

Upon receipt of a grievance, ICES shall review and address the matter in accordance with applicable law and its internal procedures.

Grievance Officer

Name: Murugan.k

Designation: Grievance Officer

Organisation:

ICES – Indian Counsel For Education Services

Office Address:

No. 2/68,

KV Complex, Salem Main Road,

ODDAPATTI, Dharmapuri – 636 705,

Tamil Nadu, India.

Email: ices.consultancies@gmail.com

Phone: 6385563945

Website: icesindia.co/contact

CONTACT INFORMATION

For privacy-related questions, concerns, or requests, you may contact ICES at:

ICES – Indian Counsel For Education Services

Email: ices.consultancies@gmail.com

Phone: 6385563945

Office Address:

No. 2/68,

KV Complex, Salem Main Road,

ODDAPATTI, Dharmapuri – 636 705,

Tamil Nadu, India.

Website: icesindia.co/contact