Privacy Policy

When you use CollegePIPE's college predictor tool, we collect the following information that you voluntarily provide:

• Full Name — to personalise your report
• Email Address — to identify your account and deliver your report
• Mobile Number — for order confirmation related to paid reports
• JEE Rank / Percentile — to generate your college prediction
• Category, Gender, Home State, Branch Preference — to filter results accurately

We also automatically collect certain technical information when you visit our website:

• IP address and approximate geographic location
• Browser type and operating system
• Pages visited, time spent, and referral source
• Device information (mobile, desktop, screen size)

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

• To generate and display your personalised college prediction report
• To process payments and verify paid report access via Razorpay
• To send you your report or order confirmation via email (if applicable)
• To improve and optimise our prediction algorithms and website experience
• To analyse usage patterns through Google Analytics (anonymised)
• To display relevant advertisements through Google AdSense
• To respond to support queries sent to our email

We do not use your information for automated decision-making that produces legal or similarly significant effects on you.

CollegePIPE uses Google AdSense to display advertisements. Google AdSense uses cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to our website or other websites on the internet.

• Google may use cookies to personalise ads shown to you
• Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your browsing history
• The DoubleClick cookie is used by Google to serve interest-based ads

We also use Google Analytics (via Google Tag Manager) to understand how visitors interact with our site. This data is anonymised and aggregated — we cannot identify you personally from Analytics data.

Types of cookies we use:

• Essential cookies — Required for the predictor tool to function (local storage for form data)
• Analytics cookies — Google Analytics to measure traffic and behaviour
• Advertising cookies — Google AdSense to serve relevant ads

CollegePIPE integrates with the following third-party services, each with their own privacy policies:

• Razorpay — Payment processing for paid reports. We do not store any card or payment details. All transactions are handled securely by Razorpay.
• Google Analytics — Website traffic analysis. Data is anonymised.
• Google AdSense — Advertisement delivery. Subject to Google's Privacy Policy.
• Google Apps Script — Backend processing for form submissions and report generation.

We encourage you to review the privacy policies of these third-party services. CollegePIPE is not responsible for the privacy practices of external websites linked from our platform.

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to any third party. We may share your data only in these limited circumstances:

• Service providers: We share data with Razorpay solely to process your payment. They are contractually bound to keep your data confidential.
• Legal requirements: We may disclose your information if required by law, court order, or government authority.
• Business transfer: In the unlikely event of a merger or acquisition, your data may be transferred as part of that transaction.

We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect your personal information from unauthorised access, loss, or misuse:

• Our website is served over HTTPS (SSL/TLS encrypted)
• Payment processing is handled entirely by Razorpay — we never see or store card details
• Form data is stored only in your browser's local storage and on Google's secure infrastructure
• Access to any user data is limited to authorised personnel only

However, no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure. While we strive to protect your data, we cannot guarantee absolute security.

You have the following rights with respect to your personal data:

• Access: You may request a copy of the personal data we hold about you
• Correction: You may request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data
• Deletion: You may request deletion of your personal data from our records
• Opt-out of communications: You may unsubscribe from any emails we send
• Cookie preferences: You may disable cookies via your browser settings (note: this may affect site functionality)

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at support.collegepipe@gmail.com. We will respond within 30 days.

CollegePIPE is designed for JEE students who are typically 17 years of age or older. Our service is not directed at children under the age of 13.

We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child under 13 has provided us with personal information, please contact us immediately and we will delete that data.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. When we do:

• We will update the "Last updated" date at the top of this page
• Significant changes will be announced on our homepage
• Continued use of CollegePIPE after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy

We encourage you to review this page periodically to stay informed.

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or how we handle your data, please reach out to us:

• Email: support.collegepipe@gmail.com
• Website: collegepipe.in
• Response time: Within 2–3 business days