Privacy Policy

Brilliant Study Centre, Pala - ERP & Admissions Portal

Effective Date: 11-09-2026

Brilliant Study Centre, Pala (“Brilliant”, “we”, “our”, or “us”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information of students, parents/guardians, applicants, staff, and other users of our ERP, Admissions Portal, Student Portal, website, and related digital services.

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, disclose, and protect personal information when you access or use our services.

By registering with, accessing, or using the Brilliant Pala ERP or Admissions Portal, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy.

1. Scope of This Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy applies to personal information collected through:

  • Brilliant Pala ERP systems
  • Admissions Portal
  • Student Portal
  • Online registration and admission forms
  • Screening and scholarship test registration
  • Online fee payment services
  • Course and batch management systems
  • Examination and result management systems
  • Hostel-related services, where applicable
  • Study material and merchandise services
  • Customer support and communication channels
  • Other digital services operated by Brilliant Study Centre, Pala

This Policy should be read together with our Terms & Conditions and Refund & Cancellation Policy.

2. Information We Collect

Depending on the services used, Brilliant may collect the following information.

2.1 Personal Information

This may include:

  • Student name
  • Parent/guardian name
  • Date of birth
  • Gender, where required
  • Residential and communication address
  • Pincode
  • Mobile number
  • Email address
  • Student ID
  • Login credentials and account information
  • Emergency contact information, where required
2.2 Academic Information

We may collect:

  • School/college details
  • Class and course information
  • Academic qualifications
  • Examination marks
  • Entrance examination information
  • Screening test results
  • Scholarship test results
  • Rank and merit information
  • Attendance and academic performance
  • Course and batch information
  • Certificates and supporting documents
2.3 Identification and Documents

Where required for admission, verification, scholarship, examination, or other institutional purposes, we may collect:

  • Identity documents
  • Certificates
  • Mark sheets
  • Photographs
  • Signature
  • Other documents submitted by the student or parent/guardian

Users are responsible for ensuring that documents and information submitted through the Portal are accurate and genuine.

2.4 Payment Information

When fees or other charges are paid through our Portal, we may collect information necessary to process and verify the transaction, such as:

  • Transaction reference number
  • Payment amount
  • Payment date
  • Payment status
  • Payment method
  • Order/application details
  • Relevant payment gateway response information

Payment card, bank account, UPI, or other financial credentials may be processed directly by the applicable payment gateway or financial service provider. Brilliant generally does not require users to provide their complete card or banking credentials directly to us.

2.5 Technical and Usage Information

When you use our digital services, certain technical information may be automatically recorded, including:

  • IP address
  • Browser type
  • Device information
  • Operating system
  • Login date and time
  • Portal activity
  • Pages or services accessed
  • Error and diagnostic information
  • Security and authentication logs

This information may be used to maintain security, troubleshoot technical problems, and improve our services.

3. How We Collect Information

Information may be collected when you:

  • Create an account
  • Submit an admission application
  • Register for a course
  • Register for a screening or scholarship test
  • Update your student profile
  • Upload documents
  • Make a payment
  • Access the Student Portal
  • Participate in examinations
  • Request a refund or cancellation
  • Contact our support team
  • Communicate with Brilliant through approved channels
  • Use our website, ERP, or other digital services

We may also receive information from parents/guardians, schools, authorised representatives, payment service providers, or other authorised sources where appropriate.

4. Purpose of Collecting and Using Information

Brilliant may use personal information for legitimate institutional, educational, administrative, and operational purposes, including:

Admission and Registration
  • Creating and maintaining student accounts
  • Processing applications
  • Verifying eligibility
  • Managing admissions
  • Allocating courses, batches, centres, or hostels
  • Verifying submitted information and documents
Academic Services
  • Managing courses and classes
  • Conducting examinations and tests
  • Publishing results
  • Preparing rank lists and merit lists
  • Administering scholarships
  • Maintaining academic records
  • Providing learning resources and student services
Payments and Financial Administration
  • Processing course and other payments
  • Confirming payment transactions
  • Maintaining fee records
  • Processing eligible refunds and cancellations
  • Resolving payment-related issues
  • Maintaining financial and accounting records
Communication

We may use your contact information to send:

  • Admission updates
  • Application status notifications
  • Payment reminders
  • Examination notifications
  • Hall ticket notifications
  • Result notifications
  • Scholarship information
  • Course and batch information
  • Academic announcements
  • Student portal notifications
  • Important administrative notices

Where permitted by applicable law, we may also send promotional or educational communications.

Security and Fraud Prevention

Information may be used to:

  • Protect user accounts
  • Detect unauthorised access
  • Prevent fraudulent transactions
  • Detect misuse of the Portal
  • Investigate suspicious activity
  • Maintain system security
  • Protect Brilliant, students, parents, and other users
Legal and Institutional Requirements

Information may also be processed where necessary to:

  • Comply with applicable laws and regulations
  • Respond to lawful requests from government or regulatory authorities
  • Establish, exercise, or defend legal claims
  • Maintain required institutional records
  • Protect the rights and safety of Brilliant and its users

5. Communication Through Third-Party Platforms

Brilliant may communicate with students and parents/guardians through services such as:

  • SMS
  • WhatsApp
  • Email
  • Telephone
  • Push notifications
  • Student Portal notifications

Such communications may be facilitated through third-party service providers.

These providers may process information according to their own privacy policies and applicable laws.

Where applicable, users may opt out of promotional communications. However, essential service-related communications, such as admission, payment, examination, academic, security, or account notifications, may continue to be sent where necessary.

6. Sharing of Personal Information

Brilliant does not sell personal information for monetary consideration.

Personal information may be shared with authorised parties where reasonably necessary for providing our services, including:

  • Payment gateways and banking partners
  • SMS and communication service providers
  • WhatsApp or messaging service providers
  • Email service providers
  • Hosting and cloud service providers
  • Technology and software service providers
  • Examination or educational service providers
  • Device or merchandise service providers, where applicable
  • Government or regulatory authorities where legally required
  • Professional advisers, auditors, or legal representatives where necessary

Third-party service providers are expected to handle information in accordance with applicable contractual, security, and legal requirements.

7. Payment Processing

Online payments may be processed through authorised payment gateways or banking partners.

Brilliant may receive transaction-related information necessary to confirm and reconcile payments.

Brilliant does not intend to store complete payment card credentials, such as full card numbers, CVV numbers, or banking passwords, on its ERP systems unless specifically required and lawfully permitted.

Users should never share their:

  • ATM PIN
  • UPI PIN
  • Internet banking password
  • OTP
  • Card PIN
  • Other confidential payment credentials

with Brilliant staff or any third party.

8. Data Security

Brilliant takes reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect personal information against:

  • Unauthorised access
  • Unauthorised disclosure
  • Loss
  • Misuse
  • Alteration
  • Destruction
  • Unauthorised processing

Security measures may include access controls, authentication mechanisms, system monitoring, restricted administrative access, and other safeguards appropriate to the nature of the information.

However, no electronic transmission or storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

Users are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of their Student ID, password, OTPs, and other account credentials.

9. Student Account Security

Students must:

  • Keep their login credentials confidential
  • Avoid sharing passwords with others
  • Use strong and secure passwords
  • Log out after using shared devices
  • Immediately notify Brilliant if they suspect unauthorised access

Brilliant will not normally request a user’s password or confidential authentication credentials through unsolicited communication.

10. Data Retention

Brilliant may retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy.

Information may be retained for purposes including:

  • Student and academic records
  • Admission records
  • Examination and result records
  • Scholarship records
  • Financial and payment records
  • Legal and regulatory requirements
  • Audit requirements
  • Dispute resolution
  • Security and fraud prevention
  • Institutional record keeping

When information is no longer required and there is no legal, regulatory, operational, or legitimate reason to retain it, Brilliant may securely delete, anonymise, or otherwise dispose of it in accordance with applicable requirements.

11. Children’s and Student Information

Brilliant provides educational services that may be used by students who are minors.

Where required, information relating to minors may be collected or processed with the involvement, consent, or authorisation of a parent or lawful guardian, subject to applicable law.

Parents or lawful guardians may contact Brilliant regarding the personal information of a student for whom they are legally responsible.

Brilliant will take appropriate measures required by applicable law when processing children’s personal information.

12. Cookies and Similar Technologies

The Portal or related digital services may use cookies, session technologies, or similar mechanisms to:

  • Maintain user sessions
  • Support login functionality
  • Improve website performance
  • Remember relevant settings
  • Maintain security
  • Understand service usage
  • Troubleshoot technical problems

Where applicable, users may control cookies through their browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of some Portal features.

13. Links to Third-Party Websites

Our Portal may contain links to websites or services operated by third parties.

Brilliant is not responsible for the privacy practices, security, content, or policies of third-party websites.

Users are advised to review the privacy policies of such third parties before submitting personal information.

14. User Responsibilities

Users are responsible for ensuring that the information they submit is:

  • Accurate
  • Complete
  • Current
  • Genuine
  • Lawfully provided

Users should not upload another person’s personal information or documents unless they are authorised to do so.

Users must not attempt to gain unauthorised access to another user’s account or Brilliant’s systems.

15. Your Privacy Rights

Subject to applicable laws and any conditions or limitations prescribed by law, users may have rights relating to their personal information, including rights to:

  • Request information about the processing of their personal information
  • Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information
  • Request deletion of information where legally applicable
  • Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent, subject to applicable limitations
  • Raise a grievance regarding the handling of personal information
  • Exercise other rights available under applicable data protection laws

Certain information may need to be retained where required for legal, regulatory, contractual, security, academic, or legitimate institutional purposes.

16. Withdrawal of Consent

Where processing is based on consent, a user may request withdrawal of consent by contacting Brilliant.

Withdrawal of consent may not affect processing that:

  • Has already been lawfully carried out
  • Is required by law
  • Is necessary to provide certain services
  • Is required for contractual or institutional purposes
  • Is necessary for legal claims or security purposes

Withdrawal of consent may also affect the availability of certain services.

17. Data Accuracy and Correction

Students and parents/guardians should promptly notify Brilliant if any personal information becomes inaccurate or outdated.

Requests for correction may be submitted through the applicable student portal facility or by contacting Brilliant.

Brilliant may request appropriate verification before making changes to account or personal information.

18. Data Breach and Security Incidents

If Brilliant becomes aware of a personal data breach or security incident affecting personal information, we will take appropriate steps to investigate, contain, mitigate, and address the incident.

Where required by applicable law, Brilliant may provide notifications to affected individuals and/or relevant authorities.

19. Changes to This Privacy Policy

Brilliant may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect:

  • Changes in our services
  • Changes in technology
  • Changes in applicable laws
  • Changes in institutional practices
  • Changes in security requirements

The revised Privacy Policy will be published on the relevant Portal or website.

The Effective Date displayed at the beginning of this Policy will indicate the latest version.

Users are encouraged to review this Privacy Policy periodically.

20. Governing Law

This Privacy Policy shall be governed by the applicable laws of India.

Subject to applicable law, disputes relating to this Privacy Policy shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the competent courts in Kottayam, Kerala.

This is consistent with the jurisdiction provision in the existing Admissions Portal Terms & Conditions.

21. Contact Us

If you have questions, concerns, requests, or complaints relating to this Privacy Policy or the processing of your personal information, you may contact us at:

Brilliant Study Centre, Pala
Address:
Mutholy Main Campus
Mutholy, Puliyannoor P.O.
Kottayam District, Kerala – 686573, India
Email: info@brilliantpala.org
Phone: +91 04822-206100 / 206800
Website: www.brilliantpala.org

The Admissions Portal currently publishes the same contact email and principal contact details.

22. Grievance and Privacy Requests

For privacy-related requests or complaints, users should contact:

Privacy / Data Protection Queries
Brilliant Study Centre, Pala
Email: info@brilliantpala.org
Phone: +91 04822-206100 / 206800

Please include sufficient information to identify the relevant account or request. Brilliant may request reasonable verification before processing a privacy request.

23. Acceptance of This Privacy Policy

By registering for an account, submitting an application, using the Student Portal or ERP, accessing our services, or making a payment through the Portal, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy.

Where applicable law requires a separate consent, notice, or authorisation, Brilliant will obtain or provide the same through the appropriate process.

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