Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy explains what personal data ExamsRepo ("we", "us", "our") collects when you use ExamsRepo at https://examsrepo.com/ (the "Platform"), why we collect it, who we share it with, and the rights you have over it. It should be read with our Terms of Use.

We are the data fiduciary (data controller) for the personal data described here.

1. Data we collect

a. Data you give us

• Account registration - your username, email address and a password. The password is stored only as a cryptographic hash; we never store it in readable form and cannot recover it.
• Discussion forum - the content of comments you post, and the votes you cast. Your username is shown publicly alongside anything you post.
• Question reports - if you report a question as wrong, the report reason and the question concerned, linked to your account.
• Email subscription - the email address you give when subscribing to updates.
• Contact messages - anything you send us by the contact form or by email, including your name, email address and the content of your message.

b. Data collected automatically

• Technical and usage data - your IP address, browser and device type, operating system, referring page, the pages you view, and the dates and times of your visits. We record the IP address alongside forum votes to detect duplicate voting.
• Cookies and similar technologies - see section 4.

We do not ask for, and you should not send us, sensitive personal data such as government identity numbers, financial account details, health information or biometric data. We do not collect payment card details, because the Platform does not currently charge for access.

2. Why we use your data, and our legal basis

We do not sell your personal data, and we do not use your data for automated decision-making that produces legal or similarly significant effects on you.

3. Publicly visible information

Your username and anything you post in the discussion forum are visible to anyone who visits the Platform, and may be indexed by search engines or copied by others. Do not post anything in the forum that you would not want to be public. Your email address is never displayed publicly.

4. Cookies and tracking

Cookies are small files placed on your device. We use:

• Strictly necessary cookies - a session cookie that keeps you signed in and maintains your session as you move between pages. The Platform cannot work properly without it.
• Analytics cookies - Google Analytics 4 (measurement ID G-CL0R42CDQ9), which helps us understand which pages are used and how the Platform performs. Google acts as an independent controller for this data. See Google's Privacy Policy, and opt out with the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
• Social plugin cookies - our footer embeds the Facebook Page Plugin (application ID 717440398380953), which loads content from Meta and may set cookies and receive your IP address and page address, whether or not you have a Facebook account. See Meta's Privacy Policy.
• Translation - if you choose a language other than English from the language menu, the page is translated by Google Translate. Your browser then sends the page text and your IP address to Google, and a googtrans cookie remembers your choice. Nothing is sent to Google while you read in English. See Google's Privacy Policy.
• Advertising and affiliate cookies - where we use affiliate or sponsored links, or display advertising from third-party networks, those parties may set cookies to attribute referrals and measure campaigns.

You can block or delete cookies in your browser settings. Blocking strictly necessary cookies will stop you from signing in.

5. Who we share data with

We do not sell or rent personal data. We share it only:

• with service providers who host the Platform, deliver email or provide analytics, acting on our instructions;
• with Google and Meta, in respect of the cookies described above;
• where required by law, court order, or a lawful request from a government or law-enforcement authority;
• to establish, exercise or defend legal claims, or to protect the rights and safety of our users or the public; and
• with an acquirer, if the business is reorganised, merged or sold - in which case this Policy continues to apply until you are told otherwise.

6. How long we keep it

• Account data - while your account is open, and for a reasonable period afterwards to resolve disputes and meet legal obligations.
• Forum content - published until you or we remove it. If you close your account, we may keep posts in place with the author removed, so that discussions remain coherent.
• Subscription email addresses - until you unsubscribe, plus a record of the unsubscribe so we do not contact you again.
• Technical logs and analytics - for a limited period consistent with security and analytics needs.

7. Security

We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect personal data. Account passwords are stored as salted hashes, and access to the database is restricted. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security. If a personal data breach occurs, we will notify the Data Protection Board of India and affected users as the law requires.

8. Your rights

Under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act 2023 you may:

• ask for a summary of the personal data we hold about you and how we process it;
• ask us to correct or complete inaccurate or incomplete data;
• ask us to erase your data where it is no longer needed for the purpose it was collected for;
• withdraw consent at any time, without affecting processing already carried out;
• nominate another person to exercise your rights if you die or become incapacitated; and
• complain to us, and then to the Data Protection Board of India if you are not satisfied.

To exercise any of these, write to our Grievance Officer at tech.examsrepo@gmail.com. We may ask you to verify your identity. We will acknowledge your request within 24 hours and respond within the period the law allows. Every subscription email also carries an unsubscribe link.

9. Children's data

The Platform is intended for people preparing for competitive examinations, and some are under 18. We do not knowingly process a child's personal data without verifiable consent from a parent or lawful guardian, and we do not undertake tracking, behavioural monitoring or targeted advertising directed at children. If you believe a child has given us personal data without that consent, write to tech.examsrepo@gmail.com and we will delete it.

10. Visitors from the EEA and the UK

If you are in the European Economic Area or the United Kingdom, the UK/EU GDPR gives you the rights to access your data; to have it rectified or erased; to restrict or object to processing; to data portability; and to withdraw consent at any time. The legal bases we rely on are in the table in section 2.

You may lodge a complaint with your national supervisory authority, or with the Information Commissioner's Office in the United Kingdom.

Our servers and staff are located in India. Where data is transferred from the EEA or UK to India, we rely on appropriate safeguards such as the European Commission's standard contractual clauses (or the UK International Data Transfer Agreement), copies of which are available on request from tech.examsrepo@gmail.com.

11. Third-party sites

The Platform links to sites we do not control, including examination bodies, recruiters and social networks. This Policy does not apply to them. Read their privacy policies before giving them your data.

12. Changes to this Policy

We may update this Policy. The "Last updated" date above shows when it last changed, and we will take reasonable steps to tell you about material changes.

13. How to contact us

Grievance Officer: ExamsRepo
Email: tech.examsrepo@gmail.com
Privacy enquiries: tech.examsrepo@gmail.com
General enquiries: tech.examsrepo@gmail.com
Address: ExamsRepo, Kolkata