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NU Privacy Policy
Privacy Statement
This Privacy Statement is issued in accordance with applicable data protection and information technology laws, including relevant amendments under the Information Technology Act and related regulations. It constitutes an electronic record generated by a computer system and, as such, does not require any physical or digital signature for its validity or authenticity.
Introduction
NIIT University (“NU”) is committed to protecting the personal information you provide or that is collected when you access or use our website (niituniversity.in- in short “the Portal”). We value your privacy and ensure that our services remain safe, secure, and transparent.
To achieve this, NU follows consistent practices for the collection, use, disclosure, storage, retention, disposal, access, transfer, and other processing of personal information. These practices are designed to ensure that your information is handled fairly, lawfully, and only under appropriate circumstances. NU does not sell, rent, or forward your personal information to any third party for marketing or related purposes without your explicit consent.
This Privacy Policy explains how NU collects, uses, and protects personal information through the Portal. It will be updated periodically to reflect changes in information collection practices, business activities, or compliance with applicable legal and regulatory requirements. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy whenever you visit the Portal to understand how your personal information will be used.
Please note that this Privacy Policy applies exclusively to the Portal. If you access external websites through links available on the Portal, their privacy practices may differ, and you are advised to review their policies separately. By using the Portal, you signify your acceptance of this Privacy Policy.
Fairness and Purpose
NIIT University (“NU”) collects only such personal information that is adequate, relevant, and necessary for the specific purpose for which it is obtained. All information will be processed fairly, lawfully, and in alignment with the stated objectives. The purpose of collection will be clearly specified at or before the time of data collection, and in case of any change in purpose, it will be communicated to the individual prior to further processing.
Why We Collect Your Data
As part of your academic journey, the University collects and processes the following Personally Identifiable Information (PII) to:
- Communicate information about academic programmes and services
- Provide student support and advising
- Provide information about the university
What Data We Collect
We may collect the following types of data:
- Identity Data: such as your first name, middle name and last name
- Contact Data: your email address and phone number
- Location Data: your state and city of residence
- Academic/Programme Data: including details of the programme or course you are interested in and your preferred specialisation
NU’s Principles to Protect Privacy
In order to protect your privacy, NU has adopted the following principles for the Portal:
a) Security
b) Choice
c) Notice
d) Access/Accuracy
a) Security
Wherever your Personal Information may be held within the Portal, NU intends to take reasonable steps to protect it from unauthorized access or disclosure. NU is committed to protecting the security of your personal information. We use a variety of security technologies and procedures to help protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. For example, we store the personal information you provide on computer systems with limited access, which are located in controlled facilities. When we transmit highly confidential information (such as a credit card number or password) over the Internet, we protect it using encryption, such as the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol.
b) Choice
You may choose whether or not to provide Personal Information to NU on the Portal. The notice by NU on the Portal intends to provide at the point where it collects Personal Information on the Portal, should help you to make this choice. If you choose not to provide the Personal Information we request, you may not be able to access most parts of the Portal in as much as you may be unable to access certain options, offers, and services that involve our interaction with you. If you choose to have a relationship with NU on the Portal, such as program or academic engagement or other business relationship, the Portal will naturally continue to contact you in connection with that academic/business relationship.
c) Notice
Where NU collects Personal Information on the Portal, the Portal intends to post a purpose statement that explains why Personal Information will be collected and whether NU on the Portal plans to share such Personal Information outside of the Portal or with those working on NU’s behalf on the Portal. Unless the transfer of Personal Information is legally required, NU does not intend to transfer Personal Information without your permission to third parties who are not bound to act on NU’s behalf.
d) Access/Accuracy
To the extent that you do provide to NU on the Portal with Personal information, NU wishes to maintain accurate Personal Information. Where NU collects Personal Information from you on the Portal, its aim is to provide a means of contacting the Portal should you need to update or correct that Information. We also collect certain information from your computer hardware and software, and your activity on our services. This information may include: your IP address, browser type, operating system, domain name, access times and referring web Portal addresses. This information is used for the operation of our service, to maintain quality of our service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the Portal. If for any reason those means are
unavailable or inaccessible, you may send updates and corrections about your Personal Information to the Portal and NU will make reasonable efforts to incorporate the changes.
Your Consent
By using the Portal, you consent to the terms of the Portal’s Privacy Policy and to the Portal’s processing of Personally Identifiable Information (PII) for the purposes given above. Usually, the personal information NU collects are used only by it to respond to your enquiry, process an order or allow you to access specific account or academic information. Occasionally, NU may make the data, of those who provide information, available to other reputable organizations whose products or services it thinks you may find interesting. In these cases, you will be offered an opportunity to limit access to your information. In case NU does not receive any response from you on the Portal to limit the access of your information, it shall be deemed that you consent to such distribution of your Personal Information as mentioned above.
Your Rights
You have the:
- Right to Access and review your personal data
- Right to be Informed: Know how your data is used, retained, stored and shared
- Right to Request deletion of data (where legally permissible)
- Right to Rectification – Inaccurate personal data can be corrected and incomplete data can be completed.
- Right to Restrict Processing – Individuals can request that their data be blocked from further processing in certain cases
- Right to Withdraw Consent – Where processing is based on consent, individuals can withdraw that consent at any time without affecting prior lawful processing
Affiliated/connected Sites
We offer some of our services in connection with other web sites. Personal information that you provide to those sites may be sent to NU in order to deliver the service. We process such information in accordance with this Policy. All affiliated/ connected sites or third parties are bound by confidentiality and data protection agreements. If the affiliated sites have different privacy practices then the user is required to read their privacy policies.
Data Retention
Your Personally Identifiable Information (PII) will be retained only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected and processed, or as required to comply with applicable laws. The specific retention period depends on the nature of the information, its intended use, and legal or regulatory obligations. Once the retention period has ended, your information will be securely deleted or anonymized, unless it is required to establish, exercise, or defend NU’s legal rights.
Data Storage
Your personal information is stored on our systems or third-party cloud provider with industry best security certifications and practices.
Use of Cookies
The cookies installed on the Portal shall be exclusively for the purpose of retrieving information from you which pertain to be useful for the purpose of the activities of NU. Cookies shall, have limited scope, for the purpose of user’s access to various information. We use cookies on our Portal for load balancing requests between the servers, as session identifiers, and to facilitate automatic login. Cookies are small data files that are transferred from a Web server to your browser. These files contain information that may later be read back by the web server for identification purposes. Cookies provide you the ability to re-enter the Portal without logging in if you have chosen the auto login option. You can configure your browser to refuse cookies, or to warn you before a cookie is placed. If you disable cookies, some parts of our websites may not function properly or at all.
Changes in Privacy Policy
Please note that this Privacy Policy may change from time to time. Your rights under this Policy may be revised without your explicit consent though we foresee most such changes will be minor. Regardless, we will post any Policy changes on this page and, if the changes are significant, we will provide a more prominent notice. Each version of this Policy will be identified at the top of the page by its effective date. If you have any questions or concerns about this Policy, please contact us any time through this web Portal.
Questions or Suggestions
If you have any questions about The Portal Privacy Policy, collection, use, or disclosure of your personal information, please e-mail us at privacy@niituniversity.in. NU reserves its right to change, modify or update this privacy statement at any time without notice.
Last Updated: 25-09-2025