Privacy Policy

Personal Data

DSCI commits to collect as minimum and necessary personal data like name, job title, contact information including email address, as well as other relevant information, both online and offline, through its various channels like surveys, programs, career interests, events and memberships for their respective functions.

DSCI does not collect any personal data from visitors to this site who merely browse or access any content. However, if a visitor wishes to access additional services of members, download reports or participate through surveys, polls, blogs, discussion board, they might be requested to register. Registration entails filling up of a form that may contain some attributes of personal data based on the consent of the user.

Device and Usage Information

When you visit the DSCI website, we may automatically collect non-personal information such as your browser type, device type, geographical region, and general usage patterns. This information helps us understand how visitors interact with our website and allows us to enhance functionality and user experience.

The information collected by DSCI is used for the purpose it is intended and to provide specific and better services to individuals. As applicable, the information you provide to us may be used to:

• Contact you for Events, trainings, webinars, programs, certifications, outreach, and other specific updates.
• Contact you for membership offers and status.
• Contact you for the programs for which you are associated with the website.
• Update you on reports, studies, papers, articles and surveys carried out by DSCI.
• For aggregating information such as demographics and site usage statistics.

DSCI may share your information with organizations affiliated with DSCI for internal business functions. However, collected information will not be sold, exchanged, transferred or given to any other company for any reason whatsoever without your consent, other than the exceptions like required by law, search warrants, other court orders or national exigent circumstances.

User Rights

• Access and Review : You have the right to access and review the personal information that DSCI holds about you. This includes information collected directly from you or obtained from third parties. Upon request, we will provide you with access to the personal information we hold, along with details about how we use it.
• Correction and Update : You can request correction of any inaccuracies or incompleteness in your personal information held by DSCI. We strive to ensure that your information is accurate and up to date. If you believe that any information we are holding is incorrect or incomplete, please contact us promptly to correct or update it.
• Deletion : You have the right to request deletion of your personal information held by DSCI, subject to legal and contractual obligations. Upon receiving a valid deletion request, we will securely delete or anonymize your personal information from our records, unless retention is necessary for legitimate business purposes or legal compliance.
• Restriction of Processing : You may request that we restrict the processing of your personal information under certain circumstances, such as when you contest the accuracy of the data or the processing is unlawful. While processing is restricted, we will continue to store your information but will not actively process it.
• Objection to Processing : You have the right to object to the processing of your personal information, including for direct marketing purposes. If you object to such processing, we will no longer process your personal information for those purposes unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing that overrides your interests, rights, and freedoms.
• Withdrawal of Consent : If we rely on your consent to process your personal information, you have the right to withdraw that consent at any time. Withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.

How to Exercise Your Rights

To exercise your rights regarding your personal information held by DSCI, please contact us using the contact details provided at the end of this Privacy Policy. We will respond to your request promptly and in accordance with applicable laws.

Data Minimization

DSCI adheres to the principle of data minimization, ensuring that we collect only the personal information that is necessary for our specified purposes. We limit the collection of personal information to what is adequate, relevant, and not excessive in relation to those purposes. This approach helps us maintain the integrity and privacy of your data while ensuring that our services remain effective and tailored to your needs.

Data Retention

We retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, unless a longer retention period is required by law.

Data Security

DSCI implements appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, misuse, loss, or alteration. These measures include encryption, access controls, and regular security audits.

Third-Party Disclosure

Your personal information may be shared with third-party service providers, affiliates, or partners to facilitate our operations and improve service delivery, subject to your consent. We take appropriate measures to ensure that these entities adhere to the same data protection standards as DSCI.

Legal Disclosure

DSCI may disclose your personal information without your consent in the following circumstances:

• Legal Compliance : When required by law, regulatory authorities, or legal processes.
• Protection of Rights : To protect and defend the rights, property, or safety of DSCI, our users, or the public.
• Fraud Prevention : To prevent or investigate potential fraud or illegal activities.

In the event of a data breach involving your personal information, DSCI is committed to notifying you promptly if the breach poses a significant risk to your rights and freedoms. We will also notify relevant authorities as required by applicable data protection laws. We will notify via email to all our subscribed users whose data is breached. Our notification will include details about the nature of the breach, the types of information affected, and our mitigation efforts.

Our website may contain links to third-party websites for your convenience. Once you leave our site, we do not have control over the privacy practices or content of those websites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any site you visit.

If you have any questions or concerns about our Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us at: info@dsci.in

Data Security Council of India 
4th Floor, NASSCOM Campus, 
Plot No- 7-10, Sector 126, 
Noida (UP) 201303, India 
Phone: +91-120-4990253 
Email: info@dsci.in