Your Privacy Matters

1. Information We Collect

Personal Information

When you create an account or use unimark, we may collect the following types of personal information:

• Full name, email address and institutional ID
• Role information (student, faculty, administrator)
• Institution name and department details
• Login credentials (passwords are securely hashed)
• Profile photo (optional)

Usage Data

We automatically collect certain information when you interact with unimark:

• Attendance session records and timestamps
• Device type and browser information
• IP address and approximate location (for session verification only)
• Feature usage analytics (anonymized)

Attendance Verification Data

To prevent proxy attendance, unimark uses local network verification. We do not collect or store:

• GPS coordinates or precise location data
• Camera images or video recordings
• Biometric templates on our servers (biometric data stays on-device)

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the collected information for the following purposes:

• Providing and maintaining the unimark attendance tracking service
• Verifying student presence in classroom environments
• Generating attendance reports and academic analytics
• Communicating platform updates and important notifications
• Improving our services through anonymized usage patterns
• Ensuring platform security and preventing abuse

3. Data Sharing & Disclosure

We do not sell your personal information. We may share data in the following limited circumstances:

• With your institution: Attendance records and academic data are shared with authorized administrators and faculty at your enrolled institution.
• Service providers: Third-party services that help us operate unimark (hosting, analytics), bound by confidentiality agreements.
• Legal requirements: When required by law, regulation, or valid legal process.
• With consent: When you explicitly authorize us to share specific data.

4. Data Security

We implement industry-standard security measures to protect your information:

• AES-256 encryption for data at rest
• TLS 1.3 encryption for all data in transit
• Regular security audits and penetration testing
• Role-based access controls and audit logging
• Automated threat detection and incident response

5. Your Rights

Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:

• Access: Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
• Correction: Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data.
• Deletion: Request deletion of your personal data, subject to legal obligations.
• Portability: Receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format.
• Objection: Object to certain processing of your personal data.

To exercise any of these rights, contact your institutional administrator or reach out to us at privacy@unimark.in.

6. Data Retention

We retain personal information for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide services. Attendance records are retained per your institution's data retention policy. When an account is deactivated, personal data is deleted within 90 days, unless required for legal or regulatory purposes.

7. Cookies & Tracking

unimark uses essential cookies for authentication and session management. We do not use advertising trackers or sell data to third parties. Analytics cookies are anonymized and used solely to improve platform performance.

8. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the updated policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date. Continued use of unimark after changes constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.

9. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us:

• Email: support@theunimark.in
• Website: theunimark.in/contact