Bharat Institute of Secondary Education (BISE) respects the privacy of its students, candidates, parents/guardians, affiliated institutions, study centres, visitors, and users of its website and online services. This Privacy Policy explains how information may be collected, used, stored, protected, and disclosed when you access or use BISE services.
Information We Collect
BISE may collect information necessary for admission, registration, examination, certification, affiliation, verification, communication, and administrative purposes, including:
- Candidate/student name
- Father's/Mother's/Guardian's name
- Date of birth
- Gender and other basic identification details
- Residential and correspondence address
- Mobile number and email address
- Photograph and signature
- Identity and address proof
- Previous academic/educational records
- Registration, admission, examination, and result details
- Payment and transaction-related information
- Information submitted by affiliated/authorised centres
- Any other information required for providing BISE services
How We Use Information
Information collected by BISE may be used for:
- Processing admission and registration applications
- Maintaining student and candidate records
- Conducting examinations and assessments
- Issuing admit cards, mark sheets, certificates, and other documents
- Verifying identity and academic information
- Communicating important notices, updates, schedules, and results
- Processing applicable fees and transactions
- Managing affiliated/authorised centres
- Responding to queries, complaints, and requests
- Preventing fraud, impersonation, malpractice, and misuse
- Improving website functionality and online services
- Complying with applicable legal, regulatory, and administrative requirements
Information Accuracy
Applicants and users are responsible for ensuring that the information submitted to BISE is accurate, complete, and up to date. BISE shall not be responsible for errors resulting from incorrect or incomplete information submitted by the applicant or user.
Protection of Information
BISE takes reasonable administrative, technical, and
organisational measures to protect personal information
against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure,
misuse, or loss.
However, no electronic transmission or online storage
system can be guaranteed to be completely secure. Users
acknowledge that information submitted electronically
carries inherent security risks.
Sharing of Information
BISE does not ordinarily disclose personal information except where reasonably necessary for legitimate institutional, administrative, examination, verification, payment, security, or legal purposes.
- Authorized personnel and departments of BISE
- Authorized/affiliated centres where necessary for service delivery
- Examination or academic service providers
- Payment processors and service providers
- Government, regulatory, or law-enforcement authorities where legally required
- Other parties where disclosure is necessary to protect the rights, safety, security, or integrity of BISE, its users, or its services
Payment Information
Where online payments are available, transactions may
be processed through authorized third-party payment
gateways. BISE may receive transaction-related information
such as payment status, transaction reference, date,
and amount.
Users should review the privacy and security practices
of the relevant payment service provider before completing
a transaction.
Cookies and Website Technologies
The BISE website may use cookies or similar technologies
to improve website functionality, remember user
preferences, understand website usage, and enhance
the user experience.
Users may be able to control or disable cookies through
their browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may
affect the functionality of some website services.
Third-Party Websites
The BISE website may contain links to external websites,
payment gateways, services, or other third-party platforms.
BISE is not responsible for the privacy practices,
security, content, or policies of such external websites.
Users are advised to review the privacy policies of
third-party websites before providing personal information.
Data Retention
BISE may retain personal, academic, examination,
registration, certification, and administrative records
for as long as reasonably necessary for institutional,
verification, historical, legal, regulatory, or
administrative purposes.
Certain academic and examination records may need to
be retained for extended periods for future verification
and certification purposes.
Children's Privacy
Where services are used by minors, information may be submitted by the student, parent/guardian, school, institution, or authorized centre as applicable. Parents/guardians and institutions are responsible for ensuring that information submitted on behalf of a minor is accurate and provided for legitimate educational purposes.
User Responsibilities
Users must:
- Provide genuine and accurate information
- Not impersonate another person
- Not submit forged or unauthorized documents
- Keep login credentials and passwords confidential
- Not attempt to gain unauthorized access to BISE systems
- Not misuse BISE's website, documents, certificates, or online services
Data Correction or Update
Where applicable, users may request correction or updating
of inaccurate personal information by following the
prescribed BISE procedure and providing appropriate
supporting documents.
Corrections to academic, examination, or certification
records shall be subject to the applicable BISE rules
and verification requirements.
Data Security Incidents
In the event of a suspected or confirmed unauthorized access, security incident, or data breach, BISE may take appropriate measures to investigate, contain, and address the incident and provide notifications where required by applicable law.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
BISE may update or modify this Privacy Policy from time
to time to reflect changes in its services, procedures,
technology, legal requirements, or institutional policies.
The updated Privacy Policy will be published on the
official BISE website. Users are encouraged to review
this page periodically.
Consent
By using the BISE website, submitting an application, registering for an examination, applying for certification, or using BISE's online services, the user acknowledges that they have read and understood this Privacy Policy and consent to the collection and use of information as described herein, subject to applicable law.
Contact & Grievances
For privacy-related questions, requests, or complaints, users may contact BISE through the official contact details published on its website.
Bharat Institute of Secondary Education (BISE)
Policy Acknowledgement
By continuing to use the BISE website and services, the user acknowledges and agrees to this Privacy Policy and understands that the policy may be updated from time to time.
Privacy Acknowledgement
By using BISE website and online services, you confirm that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy and agree to the collection, use, protection, and processing of information as described herein, subject to applicable law.