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Official privacy statement outlining how Annai College of Law collects, safeguards, and processes applicant and student information.

Data Protection Commitment

Institutional Privacy & Data Governance Statement

At Annai College of Law (Annai Educational and Charitable Trust), we are deeply committed to protecting the personal privacy, confidential data, and sensitive academic records of our prospective applicants, enrolled law students, alumni, faculty, and website visitors. This policy outlines how information submitted through our online application portal, enquiry forms, and campus records is collected, stored, and processed in strict compliance with the Information Technology Act, 2000, and applicable data protection principles in India.

1. Information We Collect

When you interact with our website, apply for admission, or submit an enquiry, we may collect the following data:

  • Personal Identity: Full name, date of birth, gender, nationality, and category (for statutory quota compliance).
  • Contact Coordinates: Mobile telephone number, active email address, and permanent residential address.
  • Academic Credentials: Secondary school (10th/SSLC) marks, higher secondary (12th/HSC) marks, degree transcripts, passing years, and institutions attended.
  • Admission Application Data: Choice of programme (5-Year B.A. LL.B. or 3-Year LL.B.), counseling preferences, and scholarship eligibility documentation.
  • Technical Usage Data: Browser type, operating system, IP address, and anonymized access analytics collected through security logs.

2. Purpose & Legitimate Use of Data

The information collected is used solely for legitimate educational, regulatory, and administrative operations:

  • Evaluating admission eligibility against Bar Council of India (BCI) and TNDALU regulatory benchmarks.
  • Issuing admission offers, provisional allotment orders, and official correspondence.
  • Processing government post-matric scholarship applications and merit concession verification.
  • Responding to prospective student enquiries submitted via our contact desks.
  • Maintaining statutory enrollment registers and permanent university academic transcripts.

3. Data Sharing & Non-Disclosure Guarantee

Zero Commercial Monetization: Annai College of Law strictly does NOT sell, lease, rent, or trade applicant contact details or student personal records to third-party commercial marketing agencies or external advertisers under any circumstances.

Statutory Sharing: Data is disclosed only to recognized statutory and regulatory authorities—specifically the Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University, the Bar Council of India, state government scholarship portals, and competent judicial bodies when required by law.

4. Data Security & Storage Safeguards

We employ industry-standard administrative, physical, and digital safeguards to prevent unauthorized access, accidental alteration, disclosure, or destruction of personal data.

All online application transmissions are protected with SSL/TLS encryption. Internal administrative database access is restricted strictly to authorized admissions officers and university coordinators protected by multi-factor authentication and role-based access controls.

Data Protection Officer & Grievance Redressal

Applicants and students possess the right to review, rectify, or request updates to their submitted personal records. For data privacy inquiries, record correction, or questions regarding our information practices, please contact:

Grievance & Privacy Officer: Administrative Registrar, Annai College of Law
Postal Address: Annai College of Law, Kumbakonam, Thanjavur District, Tamil Nadu, India