Legal & Compliance

Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. They allow us to:

• Provide essential services
• Improve site functionality and user experience
• Analyze traffic and usage patterns
• Offer personalized content and advertising
• We use both first-party and third-party cookies.

• Essential Cookies: Required for core website functions (e.g., security, session management, cookie preferences).
  Retention Period: Session or up to 1 year
• Preference Cookies: Remember your preferences (e.g., language, region).
  Retention Period: Up to 1 year
• Statistics Cookies: Help us understand how visitors use our site (aggregated and anonymized where possible).
  Retention Period: 1 day to 2 years
• Marketing Cookies: Enable personalized advertising and social media features; may track browsing behavior across sites.
  Retention Period: Up to 2 years

• European Union: Non-essential cookies are used only with your explicit consent under Article 6(1)(a) GDPR and §25 TTDSG.
• India: Personal data, including cookie-based data, is processed only with explicit consent under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (DPDP Act).
• California (USA): Under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA/CPRA), you have the right to opt out of the sale or sharing of your personal information.
• Brazil: We comply with the Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados (LGPD) and request your consent for non-essential cookies.
• China: In compliance with the Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL), we obtain explicit consent before processing personal data and transferring it to third countries.

We partner with third-party providers like Google, Facebook, YouTube, and others. Your data may be transferred to countries outside your residence, including the United States and other jurisdictions that may not provide an equivalent level of data protection.
We use:

• Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) for EU residents
• Contractual commitments under DPDP for India
• Separate consent for transfers required under PIPL (China)

Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have the right to:

• Access, correct, or delete your personal data
• Restrict or object to the processing of your data
• Withdraw your consent at any time
• California: Opt out of the “sale or sharing” of your personal data
• China: Be informed about cross-border data transfers

You can change or withdraw your consent anytime via: [Open Cookie Settings]

For more details, see our [Privacy Policy]

You can also manage cookies through your browser settings:

• Chrome: Instructions
• Firefox: Instructions
• Safari: Instructions

We respect your privacy.

We use cookies and similar technologies to:

• Operate our website securely
• Improve performance and analyze usage
• Deliver personalized content and advertising

Important regional notices:

• EU, India, Brazil: Non-essential cookies are set only with your consent
• California: You can opt out of the “sale or sharing” of personal data
• China: Consent is required for data transfers to third countries

You can change or withdraw your consent at any time. Essential cookies are necessary for site functionality and cannot be disabled.

[Accept All Cookies]
[Customize Settings]
[Use Only Necessary Cookies]
[Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information] (for California residents)

• Blocks all non-essential cookies until consent is given (GDPR & DPDP compliant)
• Adds site-wide persistent links for:
  • Cookie Settings
  • “Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information” (CCPA/CPRA)
• Provides explicit opt-in for China’s PIPL third-country transfers
• Explains profiling/tracking for marketing cookies (GDPR requirement)

Bhartiya Skill Development University BSDU is committed to protecting your personal data and respecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy complies with:

• EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
• India’s Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (DPDP Act)
• California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA/CPRA)
• Brazil’s Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados (LGPD)
• China’s Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL)

This policy applies to all students, applicants, staff, partners, and visitors of ruj-bsdu.in and related services.

We may collect and process the following data categories:

• Identity Data: Name, date of birth, nationality, government-issued ID numbers
• Contact Data: Address, email, phone numbers
• Academic Data: Enrollment details, course participation, grades
• Financial Data: Bank account details, payment information
• Technical Data: IP address, device and browser data, cookies (see Cookie Policy)
• Media Data: Photos and videos from events, webinars, workshops
• Sensitive Data: Health or biometric data (only if required for academic or security purposes)

• Enrollment and academic administration:
  Legal Basis (EU – GDPR)- Article 6(1)(b) – Contract performance
  Legal Basis (India – DPDP Act) - Necessary for education
• Communication (emails, notifications)
  Legal Basis (EU – GDPR) - Article 6(1)(f) – Legitimate interest
  Legal Basis (India – DPDP Act) - Consent
• Marketing and newsletters
  Legal Basis (EU – GDPR) - – Article 6(1)(a) – Explicit consent
  Legal Basis (India – DPDP Act) - Explicit consent
• Event photography and video
  Legal Basis (EU – GDPR) - Article 6(1)(a) – Explicit consent
  Legal Basis (India – DPDP Act) - Explicit consent
• Sharing data with partners/service providers
  Legal Basis (EU – GDPR) - Article 6(1)(b) – Contractual necessity
  Legal Basis (India – DPDP Act) - Necessary for services or explicit consent
• Legal compliance
  Legal Basis (EU – GDPR) - Article 6(1)(c) – Legal obligation
  Legal Basis (India – DPDP Act) - Legal obligation
• Processing sensitive data
  Legal Basis (EU – GDPR)- Article 9(2)(a) – Explicit consent
  Legal Basis (India – DPDP Act) - Explicit consent

We may share personal data with:

• Partner institutions and accreditation bodies
• IT service providers and cloud platforms
• Government authorities where legally required

Cross-border transfers:
Your data may be transferred to countries including the EU, India, USA, and others.
We ensure adequate protection through:

• EU Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs)
• DPDP-compliant contracts
• Separate explicit consent for transfers to countries without adequate protection (e.g. China)

Under the GDPR (EU)

• Right to access, rectify, erase, or restrict your data
• Right to data portability
• Right to object to processing
• Right to withdraw consent at any time
• Right to lodge a complaint with a data protection authority

Under the DPDP Act (India)

• Right to information and access
• Right to correction and erasure
• Right to withdraw consent
• Right to appoint a Data Principal Representative

Under the CCPA/CPRA (California)

• Right to know what data is collected
• Right to delete personal data
• Right to opt out of sale or sharing of data
• Permanent footer link: "Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information"

Under the PIPL (China)

• Right to explicit consent for international data transfers
• Right to access and minimize processing of your personal data

We retain personal data only as long as necessary for the purposes outlined in this policy and to meet legal obligations.

We use cookies and similar technologies to improve user experience.

Non-essential cookies (e.g., analytics, marketing) are only used with your explicit opt-in consent.

For more details, please see our Cookie Policy.

We obtain explicit consent before recording participants at physical or digital events. You may withdraw your consent at any time by contacting us.

Data Protection Officer (DPO)
Mr. Ajay Sahu
Bhartiya Skill Development University BSDU
Email: info@ruj-bsdu.in
Phone: +91-141 6655440/41

We may update this policy from time to time to reflect legal or operational changes. The current version will always be available at ruj-bsdu.in.

Bhartiya Skill Development University BSDU is committed to protecting your personal data and respecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy aligns with our [Cookie Policy] and complies with:

• EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
• India’s Digital Personal Data Protection Act (DPDP Act, 2023)
• California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA/CPRA)
• Brazil’s Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados (LGPD)
• China’s Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL)

This policy applies to students, applicants, staff, partners, and visitors to bsduskills.edu.in.

We may process the following categories of data:

• Identity Data: Name, date of birth, nationality, government-issued ID documents
• Contact Data: Address, email address, phone number
• Academic Data: Enrollment details, course participation, grades, certifications
• Financial Data: Bank details, payment information
• Technical Data: IP address, browser type, device data, cookies (see Cookie Policy)
• Media Data: Photos/videos from events (only with explicit consent)
• Sensitive Data: Health information, biometric data (only if necessary and with explicit consent)

• Academic administration and enrollment
  Legal Basis (GDPR – EU) - Art. 6(1)(b) – Contract performance
  Legal Basis (DPDP Act – India) - Necessary for education
• Communication (emails, notifications)
  Legal Basis (GDPR – EU) - Art. 6(1)(f) – Legitimate interests
  Legal Basis (DPDP Act – India) - Consent
• Marketing and newsletters
  Legal Basis (GDPR – EU) - Art. 6(1)(a) – Explicit consent
  Legal Basis (DPDP Act – India) - Explicit consent
• Event photography and video recordings
  Legal Basis (GDPR – EU) - Art. 6(1)(a) – Explicit consent
  Legal Basis (DPDP Act – India) - Explicit consent
• Data sharing with partners/service providers
  Legal Basis (GDPR – EU) - Art. 6(1)(b) – Contract performance
  Legal Basis (DPDP Act – India) - Necessary or explicit consent
• Legal obligations
  Legal Basis (GDPR – EU) - Art. 6(1)(c) – Legal obligation
  Legal Basis (DPDP Act – India) - Legal obligation
• Processing sensitive data
  Legal Basis (GDPR – EU) - Art. 6(1)(c) – Art. 9(2)(a) – Explicit consent

  Legal Basis (DPDP Act – India) - Explicit consent

Privacy means protecting your personal data and your rights. We only process as much data as necessary and as little as possible. Particularly sensitive data (e.g. health, religion, political views, or criminal records) is only processed if absolutely required and with your explicit consent.

• Identity data (e.g. name, date of birth, ID numbers)
• Contact data (address, email, phone number)
• Academic data (enrollment, courses, certifications)
• Technical data (IP address, browser info, cookies – only with your consent)
• Sensitive data (health, biometrics – only where necessary and with explicit consent)
• User content (comments, blog posts on our website)
• Social media interactions (only if you are logged into services and choose to share content)

• To provide and secure our website
• For academic administration and communication
• To send newsletters (if you subscribed)
• For anonymous statistics to improve our services
• To comply with legal obligations

• No third-party advertising
• No sharing of your browsing data with third parties
• No profiling or automated decision-making based on your data
• No apps requiring access to your personal data

We only use cookies that are technically necessary. All others (for statistics or marketing) are activated only with your consent. Our system respects “Do Not Track” requests and offers opt-out options.

• Your data is primarily processed within the EU/EEA.
• Transfers to third countries (e.g. the USA) only occur with additional safeguards (EU Standard Contractual Clauses, DPDP-compliant agreements) or your explicit consent.
• Security logs are stored for a maximum of 14 days and then deleted—except in cases where extended storage is legally or technically necessary.

• Access: Find out what data we hold about you.
• Correction & Deletion: Correct or delete incorrect data.
• Withdraw & Object: Withdraw consent or object to processing at any time.
• Data Portability: Receive your data in a standard format.
• Lodge a Complaint: Contact your local data protection authority.

Data Protection Officer (DPO)
Mr. Ajay Sahu
Bhartiya Skill Development University BSDU
Email: info@ruj-bsdu.in
Phone: +91-141 6655440/41

For extra privacy, consider visiting our website in a browser where you are not logged into social media accounts (like Facebook, Google, Instagram, ff). This prevents those services from tracking your browsing activity here.

We strive to use gender-neutral and inclusive language throughout this website to address all individuals equally. Where gender-specific terms are used for reasons of readability or space, they areintended to include all people – regardless of gender, gender identity, age, origin, culture, religion, disability, social background, or any other personal characteristic. This explicitly includes children, adolescents, and adults alike.

This service collects personal data from its users.

• Provider: Bhartiya Skill Development University Jaipur (BSDU)
• Contact: RM22+XJP, Kalwara, Rajasthan 302026, Indien
• Email: info at ruj-bsdu.in
• Phone: +91-8239-500-500
• Web: https://bsduskills.edu.in
• Concept, Design, Development, Tech Updates & Hosting:
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  +91 141 222 87 14

Content Responsibility under § 18(2) MStV (Germany) and International Standards

Rolf Siebold
c/o Bhartiya Skill Development University Jaipur (RUJ-BSDU)
RM22+XJP, Kalwara, Rajasthan 302026, India
Email: info@ruj-bsdu.in

This responsibility also applies to our official accounts on the following platforms:

• Linkedin
• Facebook
• Instagram
• X (formerly Twitter)
• YouTube

The use of our social media pages is also subject to the privacy policies of the respective platform providers. For details on how your personal data is collected and processed in these contexts, as well as your rights, please refer to our [Privacy Policy] and [Cookie Policy].

For readability, we use gender-neutral or simplified wording. All personal references apply equally to all genders and identities. For more details, see our [Gender Inclusion Statement].

On some pages of our website, we use so-called social media plugins provided by third-party platforms (such as Meta, X (formerly Twitter), YouTube, Instagram). To protect your personal data, we implement a "2-click solution":

A connection to the servers of these providers is only established after you actively click on the plugin icon. Only then is the plugin loaded and data may be transferred.

The integration and activation of social plugins is carried out exclusively on the basis of your explicit consent in accordance with:

• Article 6(1)(a) GDPR (European Union)
• Section 5(2) DPDP Act (India)
• Section 1798.120 CCPA/CPRA (California)
• Articles 13 and 38 PIPL (China)

You may withdraw your consent at any time via the “Change privacy settings” link in the footer of this website.

This website and all associated content are protected by national and international copyright and intellectual property laws, including:

• Swiss Copyright Act (URG)
• EU Directive 2001/29/EC & Digital Services Act (DSA)
• Indian Copyright Act, 1957
• US Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA)
• Berne Convention, WIPO, and TRIPS Agreements

The following elements are covered under copyright and/or related rights:

• Texts, images, videos, graphics, audio, animations
• Website structure, design, layout, and navigation
• Source code, scripts, software components, databases, APIs
• All legal documents including the Privacy Policy, Cookie Policy, Legal Notice, and all related texts and disclaimers
• The visual design, layout, user interface, typography, and graphic identity of the domain https://bsduskills.edu.in

Any copying, modifying, translating, publishing, or derivative use of these contents — including templates, clones, white-label implementations, or AI-generated policy derivatives — is strictly prohibited without prior written consent.

Some elements (e.g., icons, stock photos, scripts) may be licensed from third parties or published under open-source licenses (e.g., MIT, GPL, Creative Commons). Such content is marked accordingly, and the associated license terms must be followed without exception.

Images, audio, or video content that displays identifiable individuals is considered personal data under data protection laws. Its use is governed by our:

• [Global Privacy Policy]
• [Cookie Policy]
• [Social Media Plugins Policy]
• [Gender & Inclusion Statement]

Publication or redistribution of such media is only permitted with documented explicit consent of the data subject.

To safeguard our digital assets, this website actively prevents:

• Scraping, automated data harvesting, and mass duplication
• Framing, embedding, or mirroring by external domains
• Reuse of policy texts or layout structures in external systems (e.g., policy generators, AI tools, or template services)

Violations will be pursued under applicable civil and criminal law.

Data Protection Officer (DPO)
Mr. Ajay Sahu
Bhartiya Skill Development University BSDU
Email: info@ruj-bsdu.in
Phone: +91-141 6655440/41
Web: https://bsduskills.edu.in

This copyright notice is legally integrated with the following policy documents:

• [01] Global Cookie Policy
• [02] Data – Customers & Partners
• [03] Global Privacy Policy
• [04] Privacy Policy Compact
• [05] Gender & Inclusion Statement
• [06] Legal Disclosure / Impressum
• [07] Content Responsibility
• [08] Social Media Plugins Policy
• [09] Copyright & Intellectual Property Notice (this document)

AI tools such as ChatGPT were used to enhance the text during the creation of this document. The author confirms that all AI-assisted content has been carefully reviewed, editorially revised, and is fully endorsed in terms of content. The document accurately reflects the author’s expertise and intended message in its entirety.