Privacy Policy
CertifiD works with schools, educators, students, and supporters. We are committed to protecting your information and handling it responsibly, in accordance with India's Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023.
01 Introduction
CertifiD is a brand of Certifi Digital Learning Foundation, a Section 8 nonprofit building a national ecosystem for technology-enabled education, connecting institutions, educators, learners, industry, and CSR partners. Certifi Digital Learning Foundation is the Data Fiduciary for the personal data described below.
Legal entity: Certifi Digital Learning Foundation
Contact: info@certifi-d.com
A note on children's data
Some of our programs involve students under 18. In such cases, we collect and process personal data only with verified parental or guardian consent. We do not track, profile, or target children with advertising, and all student data is handled responsibly and securely.
If you're a parent or guardian and want to know what we hold about your child, or want it removed, write to us. We'll act on it quickly.
02 Information We Collect
Depending on how you engage with CertifiD, we may collect:
Personal Information
From institutions and educators: name, role, institution name, contact details, and program participation data submitted through our partner and program forms
From students: name, age or grade, institution, and competency or certification data tied to a specific program, always routed through the enrolling institution
From donors and CSR partners: name, organisation, contact details, and payment information needed to process a contribution and issue an 80G tax receipt
From website visitors: browsing data such as pages viewed and device type, collected through standard analytics tools
Note on Donation Data
All donation information is handled securely and used only for processing contributions, reporting impact, and maintaining transparency.
03 How We Use Your Data
We use this information to:
- Run certification programs and issue verified credentials
- Track and report program outcomes to institutions, partners, and funders
- Process donations and CSR contributions, including tax receipts under Section 80G
- Respond to partnership enquiries and onboard new partners
- Improve our programs and website
We don't use your data for anything beyond what's stated here.
04 How our forms work
Our "Partner With Us" and program registration forms collect information solely for the purpose stated on the form. We access and use the data you provide only to process your request and communicate with you where necessary.
05 Donations and payments
When you contribute to CertifiD, your payment is processed through our payment partner, not stored on our own systems. We retain only what's needed to issue your 80G tax receipt and maintain donor records as required by law.
08 How long we keep it
We retain personal data only as long as needed for the program, certification record, or legal requirement it relates to. Certification and credential records may be retained longer to preserve their verifiability.
09 Keeping it safe
We use reasonable technical and organisational safeguards to protect your data against unauthorised access, loss, or misuse.
10 Your rights
Under the DPDP Act, you (or a parent/guardian on a child's behalf) have the right to:
- Know what personal data we hold and how it's used
- Correct or update inaccurate or incomplete data
- Request erasure, where applicable
- Withdraw consent at any time, as easily as it was given
- Nominate someone to exercise these rights on your behalf in the event of death or incapacity
- Raise a grievance if you believe your rights haven't been respected
Under the DPDP Act, you (or a parent/guardian on a child's behalf) have the right to:
Grievance Officer: Abhay Prahaladhan
Email: compliance@certifi-d.com
If you're not satisfied with our response, you may approach the Data Protection Board of India.
11 Withdrawing consent
You can withdraw consent at any time by writing to us. For institutions and educators, this won't affect program records already certified before withdrawal. Withdrawing consent won't affect the lawfulness of anything done with your data before that point.
12 Changes to this policy
We'll update this page when our practices change, and post the revised date at the top. Material changes affecting institutions or donors will be communicated directly.
13 Questions
If anything here doesn't make sense, tell us. We'd rather explain it than have you guess.
Email: info@certifi-d.com