Introduction

         We, Pearson India Education Services Private Limited are committed to respect your privacy and recognize your need for appropriate protection and management of any Personal Information you share with us. Personal Information is information about you that is personally identifiable like your name, age, sex, address, email address, or phone number, and that is not otherwise publicly available.
         By using Pearson portal, you consent to the terms of our Privacy Policy and in processing your Personal Information.
We are sensitive to privacy issues and have established this Policy so that you can understand the care with which we intend to treat your Personal Information.

         Coverage

         Personal Information means any information that may be used to identify an individual, including, but not limited to, a first and last name, a home or other physical address and an email address or other contact information, whether at work or at home. The personal information collected on this site is used for the purpose for which it is requested.
This Policy covers how Pearson portal treats Personal Information that it collects and receives.
If you choose to provide Pearson portal with your Personal Information, Pearson portal may transfer that Personal Information within its group or to its third-party service providers. Pearson India Education Services Private Limited provides protection for your Personal Information no matter where that Personal Information is collected, transferred or retained.
This Policy does not apply to any information which you have disclosed publicly or to information for which you have consented that this Policy does not apply to information which is required to be disclosed in public interest or to information which is required to be disclosed pursuant to valid court orders or regulatory orders.

         Information Collection and Use

         Pearson portal will only collect, store, use, and share your personal information (including email address) as it is defined by our privacy statement and as regulated by Indian laws. Information collected on the Pearson portal website is stored & used to evaluate your eligibility for purchasing/using our products, as well as notify you when new/enhanced products and services become available. We do not disclose user’s information (including email address) to third parties except when the user requests to utilise services from other service providers. We will disclose information to the appropriate government officials if the law so compels us.
         Only information you have given us (including email address) is stored by us. We do not supplement your information with information from other companies.
         In the event of leakage of any information from the site for any reason beyond our control & for whatsoever reason Pearson portal shall not be responsible under any circumstances and no action shall lie against Pearson portal. A maximum relief granted in such an event would be subject to the payment you have made for that service or product, which we may refund to you & that Pearson portal or Pearson India Pvt Limited would be deemed to have discharged its limited liability towards you.
         If you do not want to receive promotional e-mail from us in the future, please let us know by contacting our customer services via information available on the portal and telling us that you do not want to receive e-mails from our company.
         If you prefer not to be notified of any release or to receive any product information from Pearson portal, please contact us via email, phone, or mail to make your request to be removed from our email list. Please refer to our privacy policy.

Information Sharing and Disclosure

Pearson portal does not rent, sell, or share Personal Information about you with other people or non-affiliated companies except to provide products or services you’ve requested, when Pearson portal has your permission, or under the following circumstances:

   Provides information to trusted partners who work on behalf of or with Pearson portal under confidentiality agreements. These companies may use your Personal Information to help Pearson portal communicate with you about offers from Pearson portal.   However, these companies do not have any independent right to share this information.

   Transfer is legally required in response to court orders, warrants, legal process, or to establish or exercise its (Pearson portal ) legal rights or defend against legal claims etc.,

   Pearson portal  believes it is necessary to share Personal Information in order to investigate, prevent, or take action  against illegal activities, suspected fraud, situations involving potential threats to the physical safety of any person, violations of Pearson portal ’s ‘s terms of use, or as otherwise required by law.

   Transfers information about you if Pearson India Education Services Private Limited is acquired by or merged with another company. In such an event, you shall be governed by such companies’ privacy policy. Confidentiality

   Pearson portal has implemented reasonable security measures in order to protect both personal and non-personal information from loss, misuse and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration or destruction.

   Pearson portal has safeguards that protect Personal Information about you. Pearson portal may contain links to other sites such as Pearson portal  partners and affiliates. While we try to link only to sites that share our high standards and respect for privacy, we are not responsible for the content or the privacy practices employed by other sites.

   If you choose to provide Pearson portal  with your Personal Information, Pearson portal  may transfer that Personal Information within its group or to its third-party service providers. We are not responsible for the content or the privacy practices employed by the third party service providers.

   This Policy does not apply to any information which you have disclosed publicly or to information for which you have consented that this Policy does not apply or to information which is required to disclosed in public interest or to information which is required to be disclosed pursuant to valid court orders or regulatory orders.

         Consent to Transfer

         This Web Site is operated in India. If you are located outside India, please be aware that any information you provide to us will be transferred to India.   By using Pearson portal, participating in any of our services and/or providing us with your information, you consent to this transfer.

         Changes

         Pearson portal may update this policy from time to time and notify you about significant changes in the way Pearson portal treats personal information by sending a notice to the primary email address specified in your account or by placing a prominent notice on this Web-site for a reasonable period of time. You are required to periodically check this website to know the changes.

         Security Measures

         Our primary concern is that your personal and other information (including email address) is private and secure. All information (including email address) you enter while using Pearson portal is used to provide the services requested by our customers. We maintain physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards to protect your personal information (including email address). All data is stored on Pearson portal servers and is backed up to prevent the loss of data.  Access to (and the use thereof) personally identifiable customer information (including email address) is restricted to authorized personnel and is permitted only when prompted by you, or as dictated by service support, and/or fulfillment requirements.