Bapu Ayurvedic Medical College & Hospital (“College”, “we”, “our” or “us”) respects the privacy of visitors, students, applicants, parents and other users of our official website.

This Privacy Policy explains how information may be collected, used, stored and protected when you visit or use our website, submit an enquiry/application form, register for admission-related services, or make an online payment through the website.

1. Information We Collect

Depending on the services you use, we may collect information such as:

• Full name
• Father’s/Mother’s/Guardian’s name, where required
• Date of birth
• Contact number
• Email address
• Residential/address details
• Academic and admission-related information
• NEET or counselling-related information, where required
• Application/registration/admission number
• Documents or information submitted for admission or verification
• Payment and transaction-related information
• Communication and enquiry details
• Information voluntarily submitted through website forms

We only seek information that is reasonably required for the relevant admission, academic, administrative, enquiry or payment-related purpose.

2. Online Payments

The College may accept online payments through its authorized payment gateway, including ICICI Bank Payment Gateway, for applicable admission, application, registration, tuition/college, hostel and other institutional fees.

Payment transactions may involve the payment gateway, acquiring bank, card networks, UPI service providers, issuing banks and other authorized payment service providers.

The College does not intend to collect or store complete card numbers, CVV numbers, PINs, passwords or other authentication credentials submitted directly to the payment gateway.

Payment information is processed through the authorized payment/payment-gateway infrastructure and is subject to the applicable terms and privacy practices of the concerned payment service providers.

3. Purpose of Collecting Information

Information collected through the website may be used for:

• Processing admission and application enquiries
• Registration and admission-related activities
• Verifying applicant/student information
• Communicating admission or academic information
• Processing and reconciling online payments
• Issuing payment acknowledgements or receipts
• Responding to enquiries and requests
• Providing institutional services
• Maintaining administrative and financial records
• Complying with applicable legal, regulatory, government, university and counselling requirements
• Preventing fraud, unauthorized transactions or misuse of the website
• Improving the functionality, security and user experience of the website

4. Payment and Transaction Information

When you make an online payment, transaction-related information may be generated or received, such as:

• Transaction/reference number
• Payment amount
• Date and time of transaction
• Payment status
• Order/application/admission reference
• Payment method or payment channel, where available

This information may be used for payment verification, reconciliation, refunds, dispute resolution, accounting and customer support.

5. Sharing of Information

The College may share necessary information with authorized third parties or service providers where required for legitimate institutional purposes, including:

• Authorized payment gateways and banking/payment service providers
• University or counselling authorities
• Government or regulatory authorities
• Authorized technology/service providers
• Auditors, professional advisers or service providers, where necessary
• Law enforcement or other competent authorities when required by applicable law

The College does not intend to sell or commercially trade personal information collected through its website.

6. Cookies and Website Technologies

Our website may use cookies and similar technologies to improve website functionality, security, performance and user experience.

Cookies may help the website remember user preferences, maintain sessions, understand website usage and support certain website functions.

Users may control or disable cookies through their browser settings. However, disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of some portions of the website.

7. Third-Party Websites and Services

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

Examples may include payment service providers, government/counselling websites, university websites, social media platforms or other external services.

The College is not responsible for the privacy practices, content or security practices of third-party websites. Users are advised to review the privacy policies and terms of the respective third-party services before providing information.

8. Data Security

The College takes reasonable administrative, technical and organizational measures to protect information collected through the website against unauthorized access, misuse, alteration, disclosure or destruction.

However, no internet transmission or electronic storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure. Therefore, users should also take appropriate precautions while using the internet and sharing information online.

9. Data Retention

Personal and transaction-related information may be retained for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, including admission records, academic administration, accounting, payment reconciliation, legal compliance, regulatory requirements and dispute resolution.

Certain records may need to be retained for longer periods where required by applicable law, government directions, university regulations, counselling authorities or regulatory requirements.

10. Admission and Student Information

Information submitted for admission, registration or academic purposes may be used to process the relevant application, verify eligibility, communicate with the applicant/student, maintain institutional records and comply with applicable admission and regulatory requirements.

Applicants and students are responsible for ensuring that the information submitted by them is accurate and complete.

11. Communications

The College may contact applicants, students, parents or users using the contact information provided through the website for legitimate purposes, including:

• Admission-related communication
• Application updates
• Payment confirmation
• Transaction-related issues
• Important institutional notifications
• Requests for additional information or documents
• Responses to enquiries

Users may contact the College if they believe that communication has been sent incorrectly or if they have concerns regarding their information.

12. Children’s and Minor’s Information

Where information relating to a minor is required for a legitimate admission, academic, hospital or institutional purpose, such information should be provided by or with the involvement of the parent/guardian, as applicable.

The College does not knowingly seek unnecessary personal information from children through the website.

13. Fraudulent or Unauthorized Transactions

If the College receives information indicating that a transaction may be fraudulent, unauthorized or suspicious, relevant transaction information may be used or shared with the payment service provider, bank or competent authority for verification, investigation, dispute resolution or prevention of further misuse.

Users should immediately notify the College and their bank/payment provider if they identify an unauthorized transaction.

14. Your Responsibility

Users are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of their account credentials, passwords and other authentication information used to access any protected service.

Users should not share passwords, OTPs, UPI PINs, card PINs or other authentication credentials with College staff or any third party.

The College will not ask users to disclose their UPI PIN, card PIN, CVV or online banking password through email, telephone or website forms.

15. Changes to This Privacy Policy

The College may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in website functionality, payment services, institutional processes, applicable laws, regulations or regulatory requirements.

The updated version will be published on this page with the revised “Last Updated” date.

16. Grievance and Privacy Queries

For questions, concerns or complaints relating to privacy, personal information, online payments or website-related services, users may contact the College.

Bapu Ayurvedic Medical College & Hospital

Laadanpur, Kopaganj, Mau
Uttar Pradesh – 275101

Admission Contact:
Phone: +91 9792000299 / +91 9792000221
Email: BamchAdmissionCell@gmail.com

Administrative Office:
NH-29, Brahmsthan Sahadatpura, Mau
Phone: 0547-2226535 / +91 9792379630
Email: prakash0manish@gmail.com

17. Consent

By using this website, submitting information through its forms, registering for an admission-related service or making an online payment, the user acknowledges that they have read and understood this Privacy Policy.

Where specific consent is required by applicable law or for a particular service, such consent may be obtained separately.

Bapu Ayurvedic Medical College & Hospital
Laadanpur, Kopaganj, Mau, Uttar Pradesh – 275101