Privacy Policy

The ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education (IFHE) is committed to respecting and protecting your privacy and ensuring the appropriate management of the personal information you share with us—such as your name, email ID, address, phone number, and education details, etc. This policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your information when you interact with our website.

1. Data Collection

In general, you can visit https://dlp.ifheindia.org/ and payment section http://www.secure.ifheindia.org/ on the World Wide Web without informing us who you are or revealing any information about yourself.

However, when you visit https://dlp.ifheindia.org/ or the payment section at http://www.secure.ifheindia.org/, our servers may automatically record general data such as your domain name, browser type, IP address, device information, pages visited, and other analytics-related information. This data helps us analyze trends and improve site performance while keeping individual users anonymous.

If you choose to share personal information (e.g., via forms, inquiries, or registrations), we will collect and use this data to:

  • Respond to your inquiries
  • Provide requested services
  • Process applications or payments
  • Offer access to specific site features

You may choose not to provide certain personal details; however, this may limit access to some features or services.

2. Use of Information

Personal information you provide is used only for its intended purposes, such as:

  • Communicating program or service information
  • Improving user experience
  • Sending occasional newsletters or updates (with your consent)
  • Conducting internal research and collecting feedback

We do not sell personal information. Data including your email address and contact information may be forwarded to relevant departments within IFHE only to support your queries or service requests.

The ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education does not engage in or support spamming or misuse of email addresses. When you provide us your email address to register as a member, you may receive occasional newsletters informing you of updates to our site, new features added, and News. The user’s acceptance of this additional information is by subscription and the users are free to opt-out or unsubscribe at any time they want to.

3. Communication Consent

By using this website and/or registering for our services, you authorize IFHE (Distance), its representatives, affiliates, or partners to contact you via Email, SMS, WhatsApp, RCS, and Voice Calls between 9:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m., even if your number is registered under DND, DNC, or NCPR. This consent will remain valid unless revoked by you or your account is deactivated.

4. Opt-Out & User Rights

We respect your right to privacy. You may:

  • Opt out of receiving emails, calls, RCS, or SMS by unsubscribing or contacting us at enrol.cdoe@ifheindia.org
  • Request access to your data
  • Correct or delete your personal information
  • File a privacy-related complaint, if necessary

To unsubscribe from promotional emails, you can send an email to newsletter.cdoe@ifheindia.org with “UNSUBSCRIBE” in the subject line.

5. Interactive Forms

Our website may include forms that request personal details for activities like counselling, workshops, seminar, webinar, quizzes, paid campaigns (i.e. Google, Microsoft, Social Media Platforms etc.) and other engagements. This information is collected voluntarily and used strictly for the stated purpose. It is not shared with third parties.

6. Data Security & Retention

We maintain appropriate technical and organizational measures to safeguard your data against unauthorized access, disclosure, or misuse. Personal data is retained only as long as necessary to fulfill its intended purpose or comply with legal obligations, after which it is archived or securely deleted.

7. Third-Party Links & External Sites

This Privacy Policy applies only to IFHE’s official websites. While we try to link to 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. Such links provided to third-party or external sites are beyond our control. These sites may collect their own data or use cookies. We encourage you to review their respective privacy policies before providing any personal information.

8. Policy Updates & Acceptance

By using this site, you signify your acceptance of IFHE’s Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with the policy, please refrain from using our website. Continued use following updates to the policy will be deemed as acceptance of those changes.

We are committed to privacy. Personal data privacy is a new and evolving area, and the University is evolving to meet these demands. Mistakes are possible; miscommunication is possible.If you have any questions, suggestions, or concerns regarding our privacy practices, feel free to contact us at enrol.cdoe@ifheindia.org. We will address your concern to the best of our ability.

We thank you for your support of these policies.

This Privacy Policy is subject to change periodically at our discretion.