Effective Date: May 14, 2026
Welcome to Shantha Group of Institutions [SGI]. We value your privacy and are committed to protecting the personal information shared with us through our website, admission forms, Meta Ads lead forms, social media campaigns, WhatsApp communication, and other digital platforms.
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and protect your information when you interact with our institution online or offline.
We may collect personal and admission-related information such as your name, mobile number, email address, location, educational qualification, course interest, admission preferences, documents submitted during admission inquiry, IP address, browser/device information, and information submitted through Meta/Facebook/Instagram lead forms.
Information may be collected through website inquiry forms, admission application forms, Meta Ads lead forms, Facebook and Instagram campaigns, WhatsApp chats, phone calls, emails, event registrations, cookies, analytics tools, and third-party advertising platforms.
We use your information for admission counseling, course communication, responding to inquiries, sending admission updates, providing brochures, WhatsApp/SMS/email/call follow-ups, improving website performance, marketing activities, analytics, reporting, advertisement optimization, and legal or educational compliance.
When users submit information through Meta platforms such as Facebook or Instagram advertisements, SGI may use the submitted details for admission follow-up, counseling support, educational promotions, scholarship updates, event notifications, course recommendations, WhatsApp communication, and phone call assistance.
We do not sell or rent personal data to third parties. Users may request removal of their data at any time by contacting us through our official email.
Our website may use cookies, Meta Pixel, Google Analytics, and similar tracking technologies to understand user behavior, improve website performance, measure advertisement effectiveness, deliver relevant educational advertisements, and enhance user experience.
Users may disable cookies through their browser settings.
We take reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect personal information from unauthorized access, misuse, loss, alteration, or disclosure. However, no online transmission or storage system can be guaranteed as completely secure.
SGI may share information only with authorized admission counselors, internal academic departments, technology or communication service providers, and government or regulatory authorities when legally required.
We do not sell personal information to external marketing agencies or unrelated third parties.
Our website or advertisements may contain links to third-party websites or social media platforms. SGI is not responsible for the privacy practices, content, or policies of external websites.
Users have the right to request access to their personal data, correct inaccurate information, request deletion of submitted information, withdraw consent for marketing communication, and opt out of promotional emails or messages.
Requests can be made through the official contact details mentioned below.
Our services are primarily intended for students and educational applicants. Parents or guardians are encouraged to supervise the online activities of minors where applicable.
SGI reserves the right to update or modify this Privacy Policy at any time. Updated policies will be published on the official website.
For privacy-related concerns, data removal requests, or inquiries, please contact:
Shantha Group of Institutions [SGI]