PRIVACY POLICY

Welcome to Upstairs Techno Pvt. Ltd. (“Upstairs Techno,” “we,” “our,” or “us”).

We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting the personal information that you provide to us or that we collect when you use our website, applications, platforms, products, services, recruitment services, training programs, and other digital services (collectively, the “Services”).

This Privacy Policy explains:

• What information we may collect
• How we collect information
• Why we use information
• How we protect information
• When information may be shared
• How long information may be retained
• Your rights and choices
• How you can contact us regarding privacy matters

By accessing or using our Services, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy.

Depending on how you interact with Upstairs Techno, we may collect different types of information.

If you apply for a position, internship, OJT, training opportunity, or other career-related opportunity through Upstairs Techno, we may collect information contained in your application and resume.

This may include:

• Name and contact details
• Education
• Skills
• Projects
• Employment history
• Certifications
• Professional experience
• Portfolio information
• Resume/CV
• Interview-related information
• Assessment results
• Other information you voluntarily provide during the recruitment process

We may use this information to:

• Process your application
• Evaluate your qualifications against the relevant opportunity
• Communicate with you regarding your application
• Schedule interviews or assessments
• Administer recruitment or training processes
• Maintain recruitment records
• Contact you about relevant future opportunities where appropriate

Submitting an application does not guarantee employment, internship, OJT placement, or selection.

When you visit or interact with our Website, certain technical information may be collected automatically.

This may include:

• IP address
• Browser type
• Device type
• Operating system
• Approximate location derived from technical information
• Pages visited
• Date and time of access
• Referring website
• Website interaction information
• Error and diagnostic information
• Security-related information

This information may be used to:

• Operate the Website
• Improve performance
• Maintain security
• Detect suspicious activity
• Troubleshoot technical problems
• Understand general Website usage
• Improve our Services

Where applicable, cookies and similar technologies may be used. Please refer to our Cookie Policy for more information.

In certain circumstances, we may receive information from third parties.

For example, information may be provided through:

• Recruitment platforms
• Professional networking platforms
• Educational institutions
• Business partners
• Service providers
• Authentication providers
• Payment providers
• Other platforms through which you interact with Upstairs Techno

The information we receive depends on the service involved and your interaction with that service.

We may use personal information for legitimate business and operational purposes, including:

Where applicable law requires a legal basis for processing personal information, we may process information based on one or more of the following:

• Your consent
• Performance of a contract or requested service
• Compliance with legal obligations
• Legitimate business purposes, where permitted by law
• Protection of rights, safety, security, or property

The applicable basis may depend on the type of information and the purpose of processing.

We do not sell your personal information as a general business practice.

When you submit a resume for a specific employment, internship, OJT, or career opportunity, your resume may be reviewed by authorized personnel involved in the relevant recruitment or selection process.

Where a third-party employer or recruitment partner is directly involved in an opportunity, your information may be shared with that party where appropriate for the recruitment process.

We encourage applicants to avoid including unnecessary sensitive personal information in their resumes.

If our Services require payment, payments may be processed through third-party payment providers.

Depending on the payment method, payment providers may collect information such as:

• Transaction information
• Payment status
• Payment reference
• Billing information
• Other information necessary to process the transaction

Unless specifically stated otherwise, Upstairs Techno does not need to store complete payment card information on its own systems.

Payment providers may process information according to their own privacy policies and terms.

We may use cookies and similar technologies to:

• Maintain sessions
• Support authentication
• Improve Website functionality
• Remember preferences
• Maintain security
• Understand Website usage
• Improve performance

For more information, please review our Cookie Policy.

We take reasonable technical and organizational measures designed to protect personal information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, loss, misuse, or destruction.

Depending on the nature of the information and Services, security measures may include:

• Access controls
• Authentication mechanisms
• Encryption where appropriate
• Secure communication protocols
• Monitoring and logging
• Regular technical maintenance
• Restricted access to personal information

However, no internet-based system or method of electronic storage can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by applicable law.

Retention periods may depend on:

• The purpose for which information was collected
• Whether you maintain an account
• Recruitment or application requirements
• Legal and regulatory obligations
• Dispute resolution requirements
• Security requirements
• Legitimate business needs

When information is no longer required, we may delete, anonymize, or securely dispose of it where reasonably practicable.

Depending on your location and applicable law, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information.

These may include the right to:

• Request access to personal information we hold about you
• Request correction of inaccurate information
• Request deletion where legally applicable
• Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent
• Request information about how your personal information is processed
• Raise concerns regarding our handling of personal information
• Exercise other rights provided by applicable law

Some requests may be subject to legal or operational limitations.

To exercise applicable privacy rights, please contact us using the details provided below.

If our Services allow you to create an account, you are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account credentials.

You should:

• Use a strong password
• Keep your login credentials confidential
• Avoid sharing your password
• Notify us if you suspect unauthorized account activity

We may collect account-related information necessary to provide and secure the account.

Our Services may include educational, training, technology, recruitment, and professional-development content.

Unless specifically stated otherwise for a particular service, our Services are not intended to knowingly collect personal information from children in circumstances where such collection is prohibited by applicable law.

If you believe that a child has provided personal information to us inappropriately, please contact us.

Depending on the technologies, hosting providers, cloud services, business partners, or service providers we use, personal information may be processed or stored in locations outside your state, region, or country.

Where applicable law requires safeguards for international transfers, we will take reasonable steps to comply with those requirements.

Our Website may contain links to third-party websites, platforms, or services.

These third-party services may have their own:

• Privacy policies
• Cookie policies
• Terms and conditions
• Data-processing practices

We are not responsible for the privacy practices of independent third-party websites or services.

We recommend reviewing the privacy policies of any third-party service before providing personal information.

Where permitted by applicable law and where appropriate, we may use contact information to communicate with you about:

• Our Services
• Training programs
• OJT opportunities
• Internship opportunities
• Career opportunities
• Company updates
• Events
• Other relevant business communications

Where consent is required, we will seek appropriate consent.

You may request that we stop sending non-essential promotional communications by following available unsubscribe instructions or contacting us.

Service-related communications may continue where necessary.

We rely on the information provided by users for many of our Services.

You are responsible for providing accurate, complete, and up-to-date information and for notifying us when relevant information changes.

In particular, applicants should ensure that resumes, educational information, experience, contact details, and other application information are accurate.

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect:

• Changes to our Services
• Changes to our technology
• Changes in our business practices
• Changes to applicable laws
• Improvements to our privacy practices

When we update this policy, we will revise the “Last Updated” date at the top of the page.

We encourage you to periodically review this Privacy Policy.

If you have questions, requests, or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy or the handling of your personal information, please contact us.

Upstairs Techno Pvt. Ltd.

Email: contact@upstairstechno.com

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By using our Website or Services, you acknowledge that you have had an opportunity to review this Privacy Policy.

Where applicable law requires consent for a particular processing activity, we will obtain consent through an appropriate mechanism.

Your continued use of the Website does not override any consent requirements imposed by applicable law.