1 Introduction
Dream India ("we," "our," or "us") is committed to protecting the privacy and personal information of all users who visit our website, submit inquiries, or interact with our services. This Privacy Policy outlines our practices regarding the collection, use, storage, sharing, and protection of your personal data when you use our website located at dreamindia.life and any associated services.
By accessing or using our website and services, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with any part of this policy, please discontinue use of our website and services immediately. This policy applies to all visitors, users, job seekers, employers, and any other individuals who interact with Dream India.
Our company is registered and operates from Shop No. 3, Kharadi IT Park Plaza, Pune, Maharashtra 411014, India. All data processing activities described in this policy are conducted in compliance with applicable Indian data protection laws and regulations.
2 Information We Collect
We collect several types of information to provide and improve our career services to you. The categories of data we collect include:
- Personal Identification Information: Your full name, mobile number, email address, and other contact details that you provide when filling out our inquiry form, contact form, or creating a profile on our platform.
- Professional Information: Your resume or curriculum vitae, work experience details, educational qualifications, skills, preferred job roles, expected salary, preferred work location, and current employment status that you share with us for job matching purposes.
- Technical Information: Your IP address, browser type and version, operating system, device type, screen resolution, pages visited, time spent on pages, referring URLs, and other technical data collected automatically when you access our website through cookies and similar tracking technologies.
- Communication Data: Records of all communications between you and Dream India, including emails, SMS messages, WhatsApp messages, phone call logs, and any other correspondence related to our services.
- Location Data: Your approximate location based on IP address or GPS data (if you provide consent) to help us match you with relevant job opportunities in your area and provide location-specific content.
- Feedback and Survey Data: Any feedback, reviews, ratings, survey responses, or testimonials that you voluntarily provide about our services.
3 How We Use Your Information
The personal information we collect is used for the following purposes:
- To process and respond to your job inquiries, contact form submissions, and service requests in a timely and efficient manner.
- To match your profile with suitable job openings from our partner companies and employers based on your skills, experience, and preferences.
- To communicate with you about job opportunities, interview schedules, application status updates, and career-related guidance through various channels including email, SMS, WhatsApp, phone calls, and push notifications.
- To provide career counseling services, resume building assistance, interview preparation guidance, and skill development recommendations tailored to your professional goals.
- To send you promotional communications, service updates, new job alerts, newsletters, and information about events, workshops, or training programs that may be relevant to your career interests.
- To improve and optimize our website, services, user experience, and content based on usage patterns and feedback analysis.
- To detect, prevent, and address fraudulent activities, security threats, technical issues, and violations of our terms of service.
- To comply with legal obligations, regulatory requirements, and to respond to lawful requests from government authorities or legal processes.
- To generate aggregated, anonymized statistical data and analytics reports for internal business intelligence and decision-making purposes.
4 Notification and Communication Consent
By accepting this policy, you acknowledge and consent to receive notifications and promotional communications from us through various channels, including but not limited to email, mobile push notifications, SMS, RCS (Rich Communication Services), WhatsApp, or any other digital communication platforms.
These communications may include, but are not limited to:
- Job opportunity alerts and recommendations matched to your profile and preferences
- Application status updates and interview scheduling notifications
- Career tips, industry insights, and professional development resources
- Promotional offers, discounts on training programs, and service announcements
- Event invitations for job fairs, webinars, workshops, and networking events
- Service updates, new feature announcements, and platform improvement notices
- Feedback requests, satisfaction surveys, and review invitations
The frequency of these communications may vary based on your activity, preferences, and the nature of the service. We strive to keep our communications relevant and valuable, and we respect your time and attention.
If you prefer not to receive such updates or marketing communications, you may opt out by contacting us at info@dreamindia.life. Upon receiving your opt-out request, we will process it within a reasonable timeframe and cease sending you non-essential communications. Please note that even if you opt out of marketing communications, you may still receive transactional communications related to your active inquiries, applications, or account activities.
You can also unsubscribe from marketing emails by clicking the "Unsubscribe" link provided at the bottom of each promotional email we send. For SMS and WhatsApp communications, you can reply with "STOP" or "UNSUBSCRIBE" to opt out of receiving further messages on that channel.
5 Data Sharing and Disclosure
We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties for their marketing purposes. However, we may share your information in the following circumstances:
- With Employers and Partner Companies: We share your professional profile, resume, and contact details with prospective employers and our partner companies when you apply for a job or when we identify a suitable match for your skills and preferences. This sharing is essential for the core functionality of our job placement services.
- With Service Providers: We may share data with trusted third-party service providers who assist us in operating our platform, including hosting providers, email service providers, SMS gateway providers, analytics tools, and customer support services. These providers are bound by confidentiality agreements and are only permitted to use your data for the specific purposes we instruct them to perform.
- With My Inbox Media: We work with My Inbox Media for communication delivery services including SMS, email, OBD (Outbound Dialing), Google RCS, and WhatsApp messaging. Your contact information may be shared with My Inbox Media solely for the purpose of delivering communications you have consented to receive.
- Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information if required by law, regulation, legal process, or governmental request. This includes responding to subpoenas, court orders, or other lawful demands from competent authorities.
- Business Transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, restructuring, bankruptcy, or sale of all or a portion of our assets, your personal information may be transferred as part of such transaction. We will notify you of any such transfer via email or a prominent notice on our website.
- Protection of Rights: We may disclose your information when we believe in good faith that such disclosure is necessary to protect our rights, your safety, or the safety of others, to investigate fraud, or to respond to a government request.
6 Cookies and Tracking Technologies
Our website uses cookies, web beacons, pixels, and similar tracking technologies to enhance your browsing experience, analyze website traffic, and understand user behavior. These technologies help us:
- Remember your preferences and settings for a personalized experience
- Understand how you navigate and interact with our website pages
- Measure the effectiveness of our content, features, and marketing campaigns
- Provide analytics and insights that help us improve our services
- Deliver relevant job recommendations based on your browsing patterns
We use both session cookies (which expire when you close your browser) and persistent cookies (which remain on your device for a set period). You can control cookie settings through your browser preferences. However, disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality and performance of our website. We also use Google Analytics and similar tools for website analytics, which may set their own cookies.
7 Data Security
We implement appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect your personal information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. Our security measures include:
- SSL/TLS encryption for all data transmitted between your browser and our servers
- Secure server infrastructure with firewalls, intrusion detection systems, and access controls
- Regular security audits, vulnerability assessments, and penetration testing
- Restricted access to personal data on a need-to-know basis among our employees and authorized personnel
- Employee training on data protection practices and confidentiality obligations
- Regular data backups and disaster recovery procedures
While we strive to protect your personal information, no method of transmission over the internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security of your data and advise you to take appropriate precautions when sharing information online.
8 Data Retention
We retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required by law. Specifically:
- Active Inquiries: Data related to active job inquiries and applications is retained until the inquiry is resolved or you request deletion.
- Placed Candidates: Placement records are retained for a period of 3 years from the date of placement for reference and compliance purposes.
- Marketing Data: Your contact preferences and marketing communication records are retained until you opt out or request deletion.
- Legal Compliance: Certain data may be retained for longer periods as required by applicable Indian laws, regulations, or legal proceedings.
Upon expiration of the applicable retention period, your data is either securely deleted or anonymized in accordance with our data disposal procedures.
9 Your Rights
Depending on applicable laws, you may have the following rights regarding your personal information:
- Right to Access: You can request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
- Right to Correction: You can request correction of any inaccurate or incomplete personal data.
- Right to Deletion: You can request deletion of your personal data, subject to legal and contractual obligations.
- Right to Opt Out: You can opt out of marketing communications at any time by contacting us at info@dreamindia.life.
- Right to Data Portability: You can request your data in a structured, commonly used, machine-readable format.
- Right to Withdraw Consent: Where processing is based on your consent, you can withdraw that consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing prior to withdrawal.
- Right to Lodge a Complaint: You have the right to lodge a complaint with a relevant data protection authority if you believe our processing of your data violates applicable laws.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at info@dreamindia.life. We will respond to your request within 30 days. We may need to verify your identity before processing your request.
10 Children's Privacy
Our services are not directed to individuals under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you are a parent or guardian and become aware that your child has provided us with personal information without your consent, please contact us immediately at info@dreamindia.life and we will take steps to delete such information from our systems promptly.
11 Changes to This Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to update, modify, or replace this Privacy Policy at any time. Changes will be effective immediately upon posting the revised policy on our website with an updated "Last Updated" date. We encourage you to review this page periodically for the latest information on our privacy practices. If we make material changes to this policy that affect how we use your personal data, we will notify you through a prominent notice on our website or via email to the address associated with your account.
Your continued use of our website and services after any changes to this Privacy Policy constitutes your acceptance of the revised terms.
12 Contact Us
If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us using the following details:
Dream India
Shop No. 3, Kharadi IT Park Plaza,
Kharadi, Pune, Maharashtra 411014, India
Phone: +91 71212 30098
Email: info@dreamindia.life
Website: dreamindia.life
We are committed to addressing your privacy concerns promptly and transparently. Your trust is important to us, and we will make every effort to resolve any issues to your satisfaction.