Privacy Policy

RAHUL INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS

Under the Banner of Rahul Education

Rahul International Schools, operating under the banner of Rahul Education, is committed to maintaining the privacy, confidentiality and trust of its students, parents, guardians, employees, prospective families, alumni and visitors.

This Privacy Policy explains how Rahul International Schools (“the School”, “we”, “our” or “us”) collects, uses, stores, protects and, where necessary, shares personal information obtained through the School’s admission processes, websites, applications, school management systems, educational activities and other interactions.

We recognise that schools handle information relating to children and young people and therefore take appropriate care to ensure that such information is handled responsibly, securely and only for legitimate educational, administrative, safety and statutory purposes.

1. INFORMATION WE COLLECT

Rahul International Schools collects personal information only where it is reasonably required for educational, administrative, admission, communication, safety, statutory or operational purposes.

Information may be collected when an individual:

  • Enquires about admission
  • Completes an enquiry, registration or admission form
  • Applies for admission of a child
  • Communicates with the School through email, telephone, WhatsApp, website or other channels
  • Participates in surveys, events, competitions or activities
  • Uses the School’s website, mobile application, ERP or other digital platforms
  • Makes payments to the School
  • Submits documents or information required by the School
  • Enrols for transportation, activities, examinations, competitions or other school services
  • Otherwise voluntarily provides information to Rahul International Schools

2. PERSONAL INFORMATION WE MAY COLLECT

Depending upon the nature of the interaction with the School, information collected may include:

Student Information

  • Student’s full name
  • Photograph
  • Date of birth and age
  • Gender
  • Residential address
  • Contact information
  • Admission number and student identification details
  • Previous school and academic records
  • Examination and assessment records
  • Attendance information
  • Subject choices and academic progress
  • Co-curricular and extracurricular participation
  • Achievements, awards and certifications
  • Behavioural, disciplinary or counselling-related records, where applicable
  • Transport details
  • Information relating to siblings studying in the School
  • Information required by educational boards, examination authorities or government departments

Parent / Guardian Information

  • Name of parent(s) or guardian(s)
  • Relationship with the student
  • Residential and correspondence address
  • Email address
  • Telephone and mobile numbers
  • Profession or occupation
  • Emergency contact details
  • Information required for verification of guardianship or parental responsibility

Medical and Health Information

Where necessary for the student’s health, safety and wellbeing, the School may collect information regarding:

  • Allergies
  • Medical conditions
  • Medication requirements
  • Physical or learning support requirements
  • Emergency medical information
  • Disabilities or special educational requirements, where disclosed
  • Medical certificates or reports voluntarily submitted to the School.

Such information will be accessed only by authorised persons and used for legitimate health, safety, educational and student-support purposes.

Payment and Financial Information

Where applicable, the School may collect information relating to:

  • School fee payments
  • Transaction references
  • Bank transfer information
  • Cheque details
  • Payment gateway transaction details
  • Other financial records necessary for accounting and statutory purposes

Where payments are made through an authorised external payment gateway, credit/debit card or banking information may be processed directly by the respective payment service provider in accordance with its applicable security and privacy practices.

3. HOW WE USE PERSONAL INFORMATION

Rahul International Schools may use personal information for purposes including:

  • Processing enquiries, registrations and admissions
  • Maintaining student academic and administrative records
  • Delivering teaching and learning programmes
  • Conducting examinations, assessments and evaluations
  • Communicating academic progress to parents and guardians
  • Maintaining attendance records
  • Providing student support, counselling and wellbeing services
  • Ensuring the health, security and safety of students and staff
  • Managing school transportation
  • Collecting and managing school fees
  • Organising events, educational visits, competitions, field trips and activities
  • Registering students for Board examinations, Olympiads, sports competitions and other educational programmes
  • Providing information to recognised educational boards and authorities
  • Communicating notices, circulars, examination schedules and school announcements
  • Managing parent-teacher interactions
  • Issuing certificates, identity cards and academic records
  • Managing scholarships, concessions or financial assistance, where applicable
  • Improving the quality of educational and administrative services
  • Maintaining institutional records
  • Complying with legal, regulatory, affiliation and governmental requirements
  • Protecting the rights, property and safety of students, staff and the School community.

4. STUDENT PHOTOGRAPHS, VIDEOS AND MEDIA

During the academic year, photographs, audio recordings or videos may be taken during:

  • Classroom activities
  • Assemblies
  • Sports events
  • Annual Day
  • Competitions
  • Exhibitions
  • Educational programmes
  • Field visits
  • Celebrations
  • Award ceremonies
  • School functions
  • Other authorised school activities

Subject to applicable consent requirements and School policy, such material may be used for legitimate institutional purposes including:

  • School newsletters
  • School magazines
  • School website
  • Official social media pages
  • Educational presentations
  • Displays and exhibitions
  • School prospectuses or brochures
  • Reports of School activities
  • Communication relating to achievements and events

Where specific consent is required, the School will seek appropriate permission from the parent/guardian or other authorised person.

The School will make reasonable efforts to ensure that photographs and videos are used appropriately and in a manner consistent with the dignity and safety of students.

5. CCTV AND CAMPUS SECURITY

For the safety and security of students, employees and visitors, CCTV surveillance may be used at appropriate locations within School premises.

CCTV footage may be used for:

  • Student and staff safety
  • Campus security
  • Prevention or investigation of incidents
  • Protection of School property
  • Compliance with lawful requests from authorised authorities

Access to such footage will be restricted to authorised personnel and will not normally be disclosed to third parties except where required for legitimate security, disciplinary, regulatory or legal purposes.

6. SCHOOL ERP, APPLICATIONS AND DIGITAL LEARNING PLATFORMS

Rahul International Schools may use School Management Systems, ERP platforms, learning management systems, mobile applications, digital assessment platforms, communication applications and other educational technologies.

Information shared through such systems may include:

  • Attendance
  • Homework and assignments
  • Examination results
  • Academic reports
  • Fee information
  • School notices
  • Student performance information
  • Parent communication
  • Other educational information

Where third-party technology providers are engaged, the School will make reasonable efforts to ensure that such providers handle information appropriately and only for authorised purposes.

Parents and students are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of passwords and login credentials provided for School systems.

7. INFORMATION SHARING

Rahul International Schools does not ordinarily sell or commercially trade personal information belonging to students, parents or staff.

Personal information may, however, be shared where reasonably necessary with:

  • Rahul Education and its authorised administrative departments
  • Affiliating educational boards
  • Examination authorities
  • Government departments
  • Education authorities
  • Statutory and regulatory bodies
  • Law enforcement agencies, where legally required
  • Medical practitioners or hospitals during emergencies
  • Insurance providers, where relevant
  • School transportation service providers
  • Educational technology providers
  • Payment processors
  • Auditors and authorised professional advisers
  • Service providers engaged for legitimate School operations
  • Event, examination, competition or educational programme organisers
  • Any person expressly authorised by the parent, guardian, student or employee, as applicable

Where appropriate, only the information reasonably necessary for the relevant purpose will be shared.

8. CONSENT

Where consent is required for the collection, use or disclosure of personal information, Rahul International Schools will obtain consent from the appropriate individual.

In the case of children and students, consent may be obtained from the parent, lawful guardian or other authorised person, where required.

By voluntarily providing information to the School for admission, educational, administrative or other legitimate purposes, individuals acknowledge that such information may be processed for purposes reasonably connected with providing School services and fulfilling the School’s statutory obligations.

Consent may be specifically sought for certain activities including publication of photographs/videos, participation in external programmes or sharing information with third parties where required.

9. INFORMATION RELATING TO CHILDREN

Rahul International Schools recognises the importance of protecting children’s personal information.

Information concerning students will be handled with appropriate care and will be accessible only to individuals who require the information for legitimate educational, administrative, safeguarding, health or statutory purposes.

Parents and guardians are requested to provide accurate information and promptly inform the School if any information relating to their child changes.

10. INFORMATION SECURITY

Rahul International Schools takes reasonable administrative, technical and physical measures designed to protect personal information from:

  • Unauthorised access
  • Loss
  • Misuse
  • Disclosure
  • Alteration
  • Accidental destruction
  • Unauthorised processing

Access to confidential student and parent information is restricted, as far as practicable, to authorised personnel who require such information to perform their duties.

While reasonable security measures are implemented, no electronic transmission or storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

11. DATA RETENTION

Personal information may be retained for as long as reasonably necessary for:

  • Educational purposes
  • Maintaining academic records
  • Issuing certificates and transcripts
  • Statutory and regulatory obligations
  • Financial and audit requirements
  • Affiliation and Board requirements
  • Legal requirements
  • Student safety and safeguarding
  • Legitimate institutional record-keeping

Certain academic records may be retained for longer periods where required for verification, certification, alumni records or regulatory purposes.

Information that is no longer required may be securely deleted, destroyed, archived or anonymised in accordance with applicable School procedures and legal requirements.

12. ACCURACY OF INFORMATION

Parents, guardians, students and employees are requested to ensure that personal information provided to the School is accurate and current.

Any changes to:

  • Residential address
  • Telephone number
  • Email address
  • Emergency contact information
  • Guardianship details
  • Medical information
  • Other important personal details

should be communicated to the School as soon as possible.

13. COOKIES

Rahul International Schools’ website may use cookies.

Cookies are small data files placed on a user’s device that help websites recognise visitors, remember preferences and improve the browsing experience.

Cookies may be used to:

  • Improve website functionality
  • Understand how visitors use the website
  • Remember user preferences
  • Provide relevant website features

Users may configure their browser to block cookies or receive notification when cookies are being sent. However, disabling cookies may affect the functionality of certain sections of the website.

14. THIRD-PARTY LINKS

The Rahul International Schools website or digital platforms may contain links to external websites.

Rahul International Schools is not responsible for the privacy practices, security or content of independent third-party websites.

Users are encouraged to review the privacy policies of external websites before submitting personal information to them.

This Privacy Policy applies to information collected and controlled by Rahul International Schools and Rahul Education.

15. SOCIAL MEDIA AND PUBLIC COMMUNICATION PLATFORMS

Users should exercise caution while posting personal information on publicly accessible platforms connected with School activities.

Comments, photographs, posts or other information voluntarily posted on public blogs, discussion boards, social media pages or similar platforms may be visible to other users.

Parents and students are encouraged not to disclose confidential or sensitive personal information through public forums.

16. COMMUNICATION WITH PARENTS AND GUARDIANS

The School may communicate with parents and guardians through:

  • SMS
  • Email
  • Telephone
  • WhatsApp
  • School ERP
  • School mobile applications
  • Circulars
  • Notices
  • Other officially approved communication platforms

Contact details provided to the School may be used for legitimate School communication including academic, administrative, emergency, safety, event and fee-related information.

17. MEDICAL EMERGENCIES

In the event of a medical emergency involving a student, the School may disclose relevant information to:

  • Doctors
  • Hospitals
  • Ambulance services
  • Emergency medical personnel
  • Other appropriate authorities

where such disclosure is reasonably necessary for protecting the student’s health or safety.

The School will make reasonable efforts to contact the parent or guardian at the earliest possible opportunity.

18. DISCLOSURE REQUIRED BY LAW

Rahul International Schools may disclose personal information where disclosure is required:

  • By law
  • Pursuant to a court order
  • At the request of a government or statutory authority
  • For a lawful investigation
  • For student safeguarding
  • For protection of life or property
  • For compliance with educational, affiliation, examination or regulatory requirements

19. RIGHTS AND REQUESTS REGARDING PERSONAL INFORMATION

Subject to applicable laws, rules and School record-retention obligations, individuals may contact the School regarding:

  • Correction of inaccurate personal information
  • Updating personal information
  • Clarification about how information is being used
  • Withdrawal of consent where processing is based specifically upon consent
  • Concerns regarding unauthorised use or disclosure of information
  • Other reasonable privacy-related requests

Some information may need to be retained even after such a request where retention is necessary for academic records, statutory requirements, legal obligations or legitimate institutional purposes.

20. DATA BREACH OR SECURITY INCIDENT

If Rahul International Schools becomes aware of a significant security incident involving personal information, the School will take reasonable steps to:

  • Identify and contain the incident
  • Assess its nature and impact
  • Take corrective action
  • Protect affected information
  • Make notifications where required under applicable law

21. CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

Rahul International Schools reserves the right to amend or update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect:

  • Changes in School operations
  • Technological developments
  • Changes in regulatory requirements
  • Changes in educational practices
  • Applicable legal requirements

Significant changes will, wherever appropriate, be communicated through the School website or other official School communication channels.

The revised Privacy Policy will become effective from the date specified in the updated policy.

22. APPLICABLE LAW

Rahul International Schools will handle personal information in accordance with applicable laws, rules and regulations in force in India and the requirements of relevant educational and statutory authorities.

23. CONTACT INFORMATION

For any queries, concerns, corrections or requests relating to this Privacy Policy or the handling of personal information, please contact:

Rahul International Schools Under the Banner of Rahul Education

Rahul Education
Navghar Road,
Bhayandar (East),
Thane – 401105,
Maharashtra, India

Email: contact@rahuleducation.com

Parents and other stakeholders may also contact the respective Rahul International School campus administration for matters relating specifically to a student or campus.

OUR COMMITMENT

At Rahul International Schools, protecting the privacy, dignity and safety of every child and every member of our School community is an integral part of the trust placed in us.

We remain committed to using personal information responsibly, transparently and only for legitimate educational, administrative, safety and statutory purposes.

Rahul International Schools
Under the Banner of Rahul Education

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