Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Welcome to Ujjwal Bhavishya ("we," "our," or "us"). We are committed to protecting your personal information and your right to privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website www.ujjawalbhavishya.online and use our platform services.

2. Information We Collect

We collect information that you provide directly to us, including:

• Account Information: Name, email address, password, profile picture, and other details you provide during registration.
• Profile Data: Educational background, skills, career interests, resume content, and professional information you add to your profile.
• Usage Data: Information about how you interact with our platform, including AI interview sessions, career guidance conversations, course progress, and assessment results.
• Communication Data: Messages sent through mentor sessions, support requests, and feedback you provide.
• Device & Log Data: IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, and access timestamps collected automatically.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the collected information for the following purposes:

• To provide, maintain, and improve our AI-powered career readiness services.
• To personalize your experience, including AI mock interviews, career guidance, and job recommendations.
• To generate certifications and verified credentials based on your course completions and assessments.
• To facilitate mentor-student connections and session scheduling.
• To send transactional emails such as password resets, session confirmations, and account notifications.
• To analyze platform usage and improve our services.
• To comply with legal obligations and enforce our terms of service.

4. Data Sharing & Third-Party Services

We may share your information with the following third-party service providers:

• Anthropic (Claude AI): Interview and career guidance conversation data is processed by Claude AI to provide intelligent responses. We do not share personally identifiable information beyond what is necessary for the AI interaction.
• Cloudinary: Profile images and uploaded media are stored securely via Cloudinary.
• Resend: Email delivery service used for transactional emails.
• Google Cloud: Our backend infrastructure is hosted on Google Cloud Run.
• Turso: Database hosting for application data.

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties for marketing purposes.

5. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect your personal information. This includes encrypted data transmission (HTTPS/TLS), secure JWT-based authentication, hashed passwords, and access controls on our infrastructure. However, no method of electronic transmission or storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

6. Cookies & Local Storage

We use cookies and local storage to maintain your authentication session and remember your preferences. These are essential for the platform to function and are not used for advertising or tracking purposes. You can control cookie settings through your browser, but disabling them may affect platform functionality.

7. Your Rights

You 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 account and associated data.
• Data Portability: Request your data in a structured, machine-readable format.
• Withdrawal of Consent: Withdraw consent for data processing at any time.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at hello@ujjawalbhavishya.online.

8. Data Retention

We retain your personal information for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide you with our services. If you request account deletion, we will delete your data within 30 days, except where we are required to retain it for legal or regulatory purposes.

9. Children's Privacy

Our platform is intended for users aged 16 and above. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 16. If we become aware that we have collected data from a child under 16, we will take steps to delete such information promptly.

10. 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 with a revised "Last updated" date. Your continued use of the platform after any changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

11. Contact Us

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