Privacy Policy

Effective Date: November 9, 2026 · Vinthra Technologies

1. Introduction & Statutory Scope

Vinthra Technologies ("Vinthra", "we", "us", or "our") is committed to safeguarding the privacy and personal data of our users, students, mentors, and institutional partners. This Privacy Policy outlines our data collection, handling, and protection practices in compliance with the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (DPDP Act) and the Information Technology Act, 2000 along with its relevant rules.

By accessing our website, enrolling in our mentorship programs, or registering for campus bootcamps, you consent to the collection and lawful processing of your personal information as set forth herein.

2. Grounds for Processing Personal Data

We process your personal data strictly under lawful grounds recognised by the DPDP Act 2023:

  • Explicit Consent: Voluntarily provided by you during program application, enrollment, or communication.
  • Contractual Performance: Necessary to schedule mentor sessions, conduct technical sprints, issue invoices, and award verified credentials.
  • Legal & Tax Obligations: Compliance with applicable Indian statutory accounting and tax retention regulations (such as GST).

3. Information We Collect

We only collect data that is adequate, relevant, and necessary for program fulfillment:

  • Personal Identifiers: Full legal name, email address, mobile contact number, and city/state of residence.
  • Academic & Professional Profile: College or university name, department/branch of engineering, semester/year of study, technical skills, resume/CV, and public project repositories (e.g., GitHub, GitLab).
  • Financial & Transaction Records: Transaction reference IDs, invoice amounts, billing names, and dates of payment. Note: All electronic payments are processed through certified PCI-DSS compliant third-party payment gateways. Vinthra never stores or processes raw credit/debit card numbers, CVVs, or UPI PINs.
  • Client-Side Storage: Our website uses local browser storage (localStorage) strictly to preserve your selected visual theme (light or dark mode). We do not deploy third-party advertising cookies, cross-site tracking pixels, or intrusive analytics scripts.

4. Purposes of Data Use

Personal data is used exclusively for legitimate educational and contractual purposes:

  • Onboarding students into guided capstone development sprints and matching them with industry mentors.
  • Reviewing Git commit histories, verifying student code authorship, and preparing viva defense documentation.
  • Generating and authenticating verifiable completion certificates and project credentials.
  • Processing program fee transactions, receipts, and statutory GST invoices.
  • Coordinating with colleges and departments for turnkey hackathons, bootcamps, and faculty development.

Vinthra strictly adheres to a zero-brokerage policy: We do not sell, rent, monetize, or lease your personal data to external marketing companies or data aggregators.

5. Data Sharing & Third-Party Disclosures

We share personal data only on a strict need-to-know basis with trusted partners bound by written confidentiality agreements:

  • Industry Mentors: Provided access to student project repos, design architecture, and scheduled session links for mentoring purposes.
  • Authorized Payment Gateways: Payment details transmitted directly via secure, encrypted channels to complete enrollment transactions.
  • Partner Institutions: Aggregate participation progress and completion metrics shared with respective placement cells and college authorities for institutional cohorts.
  • Legal Authorities: Disclosed only when strictly required by a court of competent jurisdiction or Indian statutory law.

6. Data Security & Retention

Vinthra implements comprehensive administrative, physical, and technical safeguards (including HTTPS encryption in transit, strict Content Security Policies, and access control boundaries) to safeguard against unauthorized access, loss, or misuse.

Personal data is retained only for as long as necessary to fulfill the academic program and support lifetime credential verification, except where statutory accounting laws mandate longer financial retention periods.

7. Rights of the Data Principal (Under DPDP Act 2023)

As a Data Principal, you are entitled to exercise the following statutory rights:

  • Right to Access: Request a summary of the personal data held about you and the processing activities undertaken.
  • Right to Correction & Erasure: Request the correction of inaccurate data or deletion of personal data no longer necessary for the purpose collected.
  • Right of Grievance Redressal: Avail of an accessible mechanism to resolve grievances regarding data processing.
  • Right to Nominate: Nominate another individual to exercise rights on your behalf in the event of incapacity.

8. Designated Grievance Redressal Officer

In accordance with Rule 3(2) of the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 and Section 13 of the DPDP Act, 2023, the details of our designated Grievance Officer are as follows:

  • Designation: Grievance Officer, Vinthra Technologies
  • Email: contact@vinthra.com
  • Phone: +91 91006 52703
  • Turnaround Time: Grievance acknowledgments are issued within 24 hours, with complete investigation and redressal within 15 working days.