Privacy Policy

At National Public School, Agaraa (NPS Agaraa), we deeply value the trust placed in us by students, parents, guardians, alumni, faculty applicants, and website visitors. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, process, store, and safeguard personal information collected through our official website (npsagara.com), admission enquiry forms, campus registration desks, and integrated school management platforms.

1. Information We Collect

We may collect and process the following categories of personal information when you interact with our website or apply for admission/employment:

• Admission & Enquiry Details: Student’s full name, date of birth, gender, grade applied for, previous school records, parent/guardian names, residential address/locality, email address, and telephone/mobile numbers.
• Enrolled Student & Parent Records: Academic assessments, attendance logs, medical/health disclosures (for infirmary care), emergency contact details, and school bus route/GPS preferences via our official Edchemy ERP portal.
• Career & Faculty Applications: Applicant’s full name, contact information, educational qualifications, employment history, and uploaded curriculum vitae (CV/resume).
• Technical & Usage Information: IP address, browser type, device type, pages visited, and interaction timestamps collected via standard cookies and analytics tools to enhance website security and usability.

2. How We Use Your Information

National Public School, Agaraa uses collected information strictly for legitimate educational, administrative, and communication purposes, including:

• Processing admission enquiries, scheduling campus visits, conducting diagnostic interactions, and completing student enrollment.
• Communicating academic updates, circulars, fee schedules, examination notifications, and event invitations to parents and guardians.
• Ensuring child safety across our 15-acre campus and school bus fleet via CCTV surveillance, RFID/attendance records, and live GPS transport notifications.
• Evaluating job applications for teaching, sports coaching, and administrative positions.
• Complying with statutory requirements mandated by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), New Delhi, and the Department of Public Instruction, Government of Karnataka.

3. Student Privacy & Campus Media

Protecting the privacy and dignity of our students is paramount. Photographs or videos of school events, sporting championships, science exhibitions, and cultural assemblies featured on our website or official publications are used solely to celebrate student achievements and showcase campus life. We never sell, rent, or commercialize student data or photographs to third-party marketers.

4. Data Sharing & Third-Party Services

We do not sell or trade your personal information. Personal data is shared only on a strict need-to-know basis with:

• Authorized School ERP Partner (Edchemy): To facilitate secure online admission registration, parent communication, and academic record management.
• Educational Boards & Regulatory Authorities: Such as CBSE and state education departments for board registration and statutory compliance.
• Authorized Service Providers: IT security, transport GPS providers, and communication gateways bound by strict confidentiality obligations.

5. Data Security & Retention

We implement appropriate administrative, technical, and physical safeguards—including encrypted connections (SSL/HTTPS), restricted role-based access, and secure database servers—to protect personal data against unauthorized access, alteration, or disclosure. Information is retained only for as long as necessary to fulfill educational, statutory, or archival obligations.

6. Cookies & External Links

Our website uses essential session cookies and analytics cookies to provide a smooth browsing experience (such as remembering enquiry modal states and navigation preferences). You may disable cookies in your browser settings at any time. Our website also contains links to external portals (such as npsagara.edchemy.com and official social media pages); we encourage users to review the privacy policies of those respective platforms.

7. Parental Rights & Updates

Parents and guardians have the right to review, update, or request corrections to their child’s personal and contact records through the school office or the Edchemy ERP portal. NPS Agaraa reserves the right to update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect technological or regulatory changes.

8. Contact Us Regarding Privacy

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our data protection practices, please contact our administrative office: