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Why Bright Minds Collects Data

You may be asked to provide your personal information anytime you are in contact with Bright Minds. You are not required to provide the personal information that we have requested, but, if you do not provide the information, in most cases we will not be able to register you for our events or respond to any queries you may have. We use the information we collect from all our events, websites, and programs for the following purposes:

1. We use your information to ensure our services are working as intended, such as troubleshooting issues that you report to us. And we use your information to make improvements to Bright Minds’ programs.
2. We use the information we collect in existing programs to help us develop new ones.
3. We use data for analytics to understand how our services are used. For example, we analyze data about your visits to our sites to do things like optimizing our programs.
4. We use the information we collect, like your email address, to interact with you directly. For example, your email address will be used to tell you when your registration is successful and release details necessary for your participation in the competition, such as essay prompt. You will also be entered on Bright Minds mailing lists and will receive our frequent newsletters. We will occasionally send you information about Bright Minds events. If you contact Bright Minds, we’ll keep a record of your email in order to help solve any issues you might be facing.
5. We use the information to help improve the safety and reliability of our services. This includes detecting, preventing, and responding to fraud, abuse, security risks, loss prevention, and technical issues that could harm us, our users, or the public.
6. We use the information to bill and collect money owed to us for our programs and events. This includes sending you emails, invoices, and receipts.

Your Information

Bright Minds may collect data and information in a variety of ways:

1. Registration Information: Some information is required to register for the Competition, such as your real name, email, age, your mobile number, AADHAR number. This is the only information you have to provide to create an account with us. This information is treated as personally identifiable information.
2. Cookie Information: Bright Minds uses cookies and similar technologies in our Websites that help us collect other information.
3. Additional Information Provided to Bright Minds: We receive other information when submitted to our Websites if you participate in an activity or event, request help or support, interact with our social media accounts, or otherwise communicate with Bright Minds. Here are some examples of situations in which you transmit data to us:
   1. When you register for an event on our websites, we have to retain certain data relating to your order, such as your email and billing address.
   2. When you register for the Competition allows you to use Bright Minds services. You need to provide us with certain data to identify yourself in the Competition and to access registrant-only events and content on our Websites. Registering for the Competition allows you to access and control the Personal Data that you provide.

Email and Other Communications

We may use your personal information to send important notices, such as communications about updates for Bright Minds events you have registered for and changes to our terms, conditions, and policies. We will do this via the email address you provide when you register. Because this information is important to your interaction with Bright Minds.
We will also want to contact you about Bright Minds programs, general competition announcements and website updates.

Modifications

We may change this Privacy Policy at any time. The most recent version of the Privacy Policy is reflected by the version date located at the top of this Privacy Policy. All updates are effective immediately upon notice, which we may give by any means, including, but not limited to, by posting a revised version of this Privacy Policy or other notice on the Websites. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy often to stay informed of changes that may affect you, as your continued use of the Website signifies your continuing consent to be bound by this Privacy Policy.