Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy explains what information OpenStudyInfo may collect, why we use it, and the choices available to our visitors.
About this policy
Who We Are and What This Policy Covers
OpenStudyInfo is an independent educational information website available at https://openstudyinfo.com/. We publish student guides and updates concerning DU SOL, IGNOU, NIOS, study-abroad processes, and related educational topics.
This policy applies to information collected through our website, contact form, cookies, log files, and any analytics or advertising services that may be enabled on the website. It does not apply to information collected by external websites that you visit through our links.
Information practices
Information We May Collect
Information You Provide
When you contact us, we may receive your name, email address, phone number, message, selected enquiry type, and any information or attachment you voluntarily submit.
Information Collected Automatically
Our hosting, security, analytics, or advertising systems may process an IP address, browser and device type, referring page, pages visited, date and time, approximate location, and interaction data.
How We Use Information
- To operate, secure, maintain, and improve the website.
- To respond to enquiries, feedback, and support requests.
- To understand which guides and resources are useful to visitors.
- To prevent spam, fraud, misuse, and technical problems.
- To comply with legal obligations and enforce our website terms.
- To display and measure advertising when advertising services are enabled.
We retain information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, to resolve disputes, maintain security, and meet legal requirements.
Cookies and technology
Cookies, Analytics and Advertising
Cookies are small files stored on a visitor’s device. OpenStudyInfo and its service providers may use cookies or similar technologies to remember preferences, protect the website, understand traffic, measure performance, and support advertising.
| Cookie category | Typical purpose |
|---|---|
| Essential | Security, website functionality, form operation, and preference storage. |
| Analytics | Understanding aggregated website traffic and content performance when analytics is enabled. |
| Advertising | Serving, limiting, personalising where permitted, and measuring advertisements when advertising is enabled. |
Google Services and Third-Party Advertising
When Google advertising or measurement services are enabled, Google and other third-party vendors may place and read cookies on your browser or use web beacons, IP addresses, and other identifiers to collect information as a result of ad serving or measurement on this website.
Google may use data collected from websites and apps that use its services as described in How Google uses information from sites or apps that use its services. You can learn more about advertising technologies and available controls through Google’s advertising policies and controls and Google Ad Settings.
Where consent is legally required, including for certain visitors in the United Kingdom, European Economic Area, and Switzerland, advertising and non-essential cookies will be managed through an appropriate consent mechanism. Visitors can use the consent message, where displayed, to accept, reject, or manage available choices.
Sharing and security
How Information May Be Shared
We do not sell personal information. We may share limited information with hosting, security, analytics, contact-form, email, or advertising service providers that process information to provide their services. Information may also be disclosed when required by law, to protect users or the website, or in connection with a legitimate business transfer.
We use reasonable administrative and technical safeguards, but no internet transmission or storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure. Please avoid submitting passwords, payment-card information, identity documents, or other sensitive information through our contact form.
Your choices
Your Privacy Rights
Depending on your location and applicable law, you may have rights to request access to, correction of, deletion of, restriction of, or a copy of your personal information. You may also have the right to object to certain processing and to withdraw consent where processing is based on consent.
Residents of the United Kingdom or European Economic Area may also have the right to lodge a complaint with their local data-protection authority. To submit a privacy request, email us at contact@openstudyinfo.com. We may need to verify the request before responding.
Younger visitors
Children’s Privacy
Some OpenStudyInfo guides may be useful to school-age students. We do not knowingly ask children to submit sensitive personal information. A child should use the website and contact features with the involvement of a parent or guardian where appropriate.
If you believe that a child has submitted personal information that should be removed, please contact us and provide enough information for us to locate the relevant record.
Other websites
External Links
Our educational guides may link to university, government, examination, or other third-party websites. OpenStudyInfo does not control the privacy practices or content of those websites. Review the privacy policy of any external service before submitting personal information or making a payment.
Questions and updates
Contact Us
We may update this Privacy Policy when our services, technologies, or legal obligations change. The revised date will be displayed at the top of this page.