Effective Date: 09/01/2026
Last Updated: 08/01/2026
Website: www.diverseloopers.com
Contact: contact@diverseloopers.com | +91 98393 50961

This document governs your use of the Diverse Loopers platform and applies equally to all categories of users including Students, Business Partners, University & Institutional Partners, Visitors, and Mentors. By accessing or using this website, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by all terms stated herein.

PART A — PRIVACY POLICY

1. Our Commitment to Privacy

Diverse Loopers ("we", "us", "our", or "the Platform") is committed to protecting the privacy and personal data of every individual who interacts with our platform. This commitment is grounded in the fundamental right to privacy recognized by the Supreme Court of India in K.S. Puttaswamy v. Union of India (2017) 10 SCC 1, which held that the right to privacy is an intrinsic part of the right to life and personal liberty guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution of India.

We further operate in compliance with:

The Information Technology Act, 2000 and its amendments
The Information Technology (Reasonable Security Practices and Procedures and Sensitive Personal Data or Information) Rules, 2011 ("SPDI Rules")
The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 ("DPDP Act")
The Consumer Protection Act, 2019
All applicable rules and regulations issued by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY)

2. Who This Policy Applies To

This Privacy Policy applies to:

2.1 Students and Learners — Individuals who register for programs, enroll in the Hybrid Hustle model, use the Career Analyzer, Path Analyzer, SkillSynth tools, attend webinars or workshops, or interact with our mentors.
2.2 Business Partners — Companies, startups, entrepreneurs, or organizations that submit project delivery requests, talent hiring inquiries, or partnership proposals through our Business portal.
2.3 University and Institutional Partners — Educational institutions, colleges, universities, placement cells, or faculty members who engage with Diverse Loopers for academic collaboration, departmental pilots, or innovation lab partnerships.
2.4 Mentors and Professionals — Industry professionals who register on the platform to offer mentorship, career guidance, or technical reviews.
2.5 General Visitors — Any individual who browses the website at www.diverseloopers.com without formally registering.

3. What Personal Data We Collect

We collect the following categories of personal data, depending on how you interact with our platform:

3.1 Identity and Contact Information: Full name, email address, phone number, college or institution name, roll number, course year, semester details, designation, and official business email.
3.2 Academic and Professional Information: Domain of study or work, technology interest areas, academic performance inputs, career preference assessment responses, course enrollment data, and project contribution records.
3.3 Business and Organizational Information: Company name, business contact person, type of inquiry, preferred hiring roles, technology stack requirements, and custom project scope details.
3.4 Usage and Technical Data: IP address, browser type and version, device type and operating system, pages visited, time spent on each page, referring URL, session duration, and interaction data such as clicks and form submissions.
3.5 Communication Data: Messages sent through the contact form, WhatsApp community participation, emails exchanged with our team, and feedback provided during programs or mentorship sessions.
3.6 Portfolio and Performance Data: Project work submitted through the platform, peer review records, mentor-approved portfolio entries, and Wall of Fame recognition data.

4. How We Collect Your Data

We collect data through the following means:

Directly from you when you fill in registration forms, enrollment forms, contact forms, or partner inquiry forms on our website
Automatically through cookies, analytics scripts, and server logs when you visit our website
Through third-party integrations such as Google Sign-In, Google Analytics, WhatsApp, and LinkedIn when you interact with our platform
Through communications you initiate with us via email, phone, or WhatsApp

5. Why We Collect Your Data — Purpose of Processing

In accordance with Section 5 of the DPDP Act, 2023, personal data shall be processed only for a lawful purpose for which the Data Principal has given consent or which is permitted by law. We collect and process your data for the following specific, lawful purposes:

For Students: To enroll you in programs, provide career analysis, connect you with mentors, authenticate your login credentials, display achievements (with consent), and issue certificates.
For Business Partners: To process inquiries, match requirements with contributors, communicate timelines, and maintain NDA records.
For University Partners: To manage co-creation discussions, share pilot outcomes, and coordinate faculty training.
For All Users: To authenticate identity, operate our website, comply with Indian law, protect against fraud, and respond to queries.

6. Legal Basis for Processing

We process your personal data on the following legal bases:

Consent — Where you have voluntarily provided your data. As required under Section 6 of the DPDP Act, 2023, consent is free, specific, informed, and unambiguous.
Contractual Necessity — Where processing is necessary to fulfill our obligations to you.
Legitimate Interests — For internal analytics, platform improvement, and security monitoring.
Legal Compliance — Where required by applicable Indian law.

7. Data Sharing and Disclosure

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal data. We may share your data in limited circumstances with mentors, business partners (opt-in only), service providers (hosting, analytics, authentication), university partners (aggregated data), and for legal compliance as permitted under Section 8 of the DPDP Act, 2023.

8. Data Retention

We retain your personal data for as long as necessary. Student data is retained for 3 years from last activity, business inquiries for 2 years, contact forms for 1 year, and analytics in anonymized form for up to 3 years. Legal records are retained as required by Indian law.

9. Your Rights as a Data Principal

Under the DPDP Act, 2023, you have the Right to Access, Correction and Erasure, Grievance Redressal, Withdraw Consent, and Nominate another individual to exercise rights on your behalf. To exercise these rights, email contact@diverseloopers.com.

10. Data Security

We implement reasonable security practices as per Rule 8 of the IT (SPDI) Rules, 2011, including secure HTTPS transmission, encrypted authentication tokens, access controls, and regular vulnerability audits.

11. Contact & Grievance Redressal

If you have any questions or grievances regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact our Grievance Officer:

Email: contact@diverseloopers.com
Phone: +91 98393 50961
Website: https://diverseloopers.com