1. Information We May Collect
Depending on how you interact with the Academy, we may collect information voluntarily provided by you, including:
- Student or parent/guardian name
- Mobile number, email address and other contact information
- Course, batch or examination preference
- Enquiry or message submitted through the website
- Admission and academic information reasonably required to provide Academy services
- Payment or transaction reference information where applicable
2. How We Use Information
Information may be used for legitimate Academy purposes such as responding to enquiries, discussing courses and admissions, processing enrolment, managing batches, providing academic support, communicating schedules/notices, maintaining student records, responding to requests and improving Academy services.
We do not treat submission of an enquiry form as permission to publicly disclose a student's personal information.
3. Student Information, Photographs & Results
Student personal information, photographs, videos, testimonials, marks, selection details or result-related information should not be published on the Academy website or promotional channels without appropriate permission or another lawful basis.
Where a student is a minor, appropriate parent/guardian involvement or consent will be obtained where required by applicable law.
Privacy Commitment: Student information is collected for genuine academic, admission and administrative purposes—not for unauthorized public disclosure.
4. Sharing of Personal Information
Target Defence Academy does not sell student or parent personal information.
Information may be shared only where reasonably necessary with authorized service providers supporting Academy operations, where you have requested or authorized the sharing, or where disclosure is required by applicable law, legal process or competent authority.
5. Online Payments & Financial Information
If online payment facilities are introduced or used, payments may be processed through a third-party payment service provider. The Academy should avoid storing complete card, UPI PIN, banking password or other sensitive authentication credentials on its own website.
The payment provider's own privacy and security terms may also apply to information processed directly by that provider.
6. Cookies, Analytics & Website Data
The website may use essential cookies or similar technologies required for normal website functionality. If analytics, advertising, remarketing or other non-essential tracking technologies are introduced, this Privacy Policy and any required consent mechanism should be updated accordingly.
Technical information such as browser type, device information, approximate location derived from network information, pages visited and basic usage data may be processed by hosting or analytics services where such services are enabled.
7. Data Security
The Academy will take reasonable administrative and technical measures appropriate to its operations to protect personal information against unauthorized access, misuse, alteration, disclosure or loss.
However, no website, internet transmission or electronic storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
8. Data Retention
Personal information should be retained only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, for legitimate academic or administrative records, or where retention is required by applicable law.
Information that is no longer reasonably required should be deleted, anonymized or otherwise handled in accordance with applicable requirements and Academy record-management practices.
9. Access, Correction & Communication Choices
Students or parents may contact the Academy to request correction of inaccurate contact or admission information held by the Academy, subject to reasonable verification and applicable law.
If you no longer wish to receive optional promotional communication, you may ask the Academy to stop such communication. Essential academic, admission, fee or administrative messages may still be sent where necessary.
10. Privacy of Minor Students
Because Academy courses may be used by students below 18 years of age, we recognize the need for additional care when handling their information. Information relating to minor students should be collected and used only for legitimate educational, admission and administrative purposes and handled with appropriate parent/guardian involvement where legally required.
11. Third-Party Websites & Services
The website may link to government recruitment portals, social-media platforms, maps, video platforms, payment services or other external websites. These third parties operate under their own privacy policies and practices.
Target Defence Academy is not responsible for the privacy practices or content of third-party websites that it does not control.
12. Website Forms & Enquiries
When you submit an enquiry form, the information you provide may be used to contact you about the course or service you asked about, answer your questions and provide admission-related support.
Please avoid submitting passwords, banking PINs, OTPs or other unnecessary sensitive credentials through enquiry forms.
13. Changes to This Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy may be updated when the Academy changes its website, forms, admission systems, analytics, cookies, payment services, third-party integrations or legal/compliance requirements.
The latest version published on this page will display its updated date.
14. Consent & Applicable Rights
Where consent is the appropriate basis for a particular use of personal information, the Academy will seek it in a manner appropriate to that use and applicable law. Nothing in this Privacy Policy is intended to restrict privacy or data-protection rights that cannot lawfully be waived.
Important: This policy should be reviewed whenever the website adds online admission, payment gateway, analytics, advertising pixels, WhatsApp/API integrations or other services that collect additional user information.