Privacy Policy

Last updated: February 10, 2026

This Privacy Policy describes Our policies and procedures on the collection, use and disclosure of Your information when You use the NSS IITB Application (the "Service") and tells You about Your privacy rights and how the law protects You.

1. Interpretation and Definitions

The words of which the initial letter is capitalized have meanings defined under the following conditions. The following definitions shall have the same meaning regardless of whether they appear in singular or in plural.

• Account means a unique account created for You to access our Service or parts of our Service.
• Organization (referred to as either "the Organization", "We", "Us" or "Our" in this Agreement) refers to NSS IIT Bombay.
• Device means any device that can access the Service such as a computer, a cellphone or a digital tablet.
• Personal Data is any information that relates to an identified or identifiable individual.

2. Collecting and Using Your Personal Data

Types of Data Collected

Personal Information

While using Our Service, We may ask You to provide Us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify You. Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to:

• First name and last name
• Roll Number (Institute ID)
• Email address
• Phone number
• Department and Year of study

Location Data

We collect and store information about Your location only while You are using the Application to mark attendance for NSS events. We use this data to verify Your physical presence at the event venue. We do not track Your location when the Application is closed or not in use.

Use of Your Personal Data

The Organization may use Personal Data for the following purposes:

• To provide and maintain our Service, including to monitor the usage of our Service.
• To manage Your Account: to manage Your registration as a user of the Service. The Personal Data You provide can give You access to different functionalities of the Service that are available to You as a registered user.
• To verify attendance: Your Roll Number and Location Data are used to authenticate your participation in mandatory NSS activities.
• For Service Administration: To contact You regarding event updates, changes to schedules, or certificate issuance.

3. Retention of Your Personal Data

The Organization will retain Your Personal Data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use Your Personal Data to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations (for example, if we are required to retain your data to comply with applicable laws), resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies.

4. Disclosure of Your Personal Data

We do not share your personal data with third-party companies, organizations, or individuals outside of NSS IIT Bombay, except in the following cases:

• With Institute Authorities: Data may be shared with IIT Bombay administration for academic credit verification purposes.

5. Security of Your Personal Data

The security of Your Personal Data is important to Us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While We strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect Your Personal Data, We cannot guarantee its absolute security.

We use secure HTTPS connections for data transmission and restrict access to personal data to authorized NSS personnel only.

7. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, You can contact us:

• By email: nssiitb.web@gmail.com
• By visiting this page on our website: https://nss.gymkhana.iitb.ac.in