Privacy Policy

At VMAT Vedic Math Academy (vmatwebsite.com), we are committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy details how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your personal information when you access our portal or make a transaction.

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1. Information We Collect

We collect information that you voluntarily provide to us when you create an account, purchase courses or textbooks, or interact with us. This includes:

• Personal Identity: Name, Email Address, WhatsApp/Phone Number, and User Account Password.
• Transaction Data: Details of payments made through our secure partner, Razorpay. We do not store your raw credit card or netbanking credentials on our servers.
• Academic Data: Exam scores, course progress, and points earned.

2. How We Use Your Information

We process your personal information for purposes based on legitimate business interests, including:

• To facilitate account creation, login, and identity verification (including WhatsApp OTPs).
• To process secure course enrollments and merchandise orders via Razorpay.
• To send WhatsApp automated notifications, welcome messages, and class reminders.
• To calculate leaderboard rankings and score visual podium standings.

3. Secure Payment Gateway (Razorpay)

All online checkouts on our platform are processed securely by Razorpay Software Private Limited. VMAT adheres to standard PCI-DSS specifications. During checkout, your payment information is transmitted directly using secure 256-bit SSL encryption to Razorpay's servers. We only receive a transaction success callback consisting of a secure payment ID and signature to verify your order in our database.

4. Information Sharing

We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to third parties. We only share information with third-party service providers (like our SMS/WhatsApp notification gateway and Razorpay gateway) strictly necessary to run active systems and complete your requests.

5. Data Security and Retention

We implement appropriate technical and administrative security measures to protect your personal data. We retain your information for as long as necessary to fulfill your registered learning profiles or as required by financial auditing guidelines.

6. Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy, please get in touch with us: