Privacy Policy

Welcome to EVCSM SKILLS (EVCSM). We operate under the National Programme for Skills & Vocational Education as an autonomous vocational council. We are deeply committed to protecting the privacy, confidentiality, and integrity of the personal data entrusted to us by students, faculty, authorized franchise coordinators, and online portal users.

This Privacy Policy clarifies how EVCSM collects, stores, processes, and protects personal information in accordance with applicable Indian IT and data privacy regulations.

• Personal Identification Data: Full name, father's/guardian's name, date of birth, gender, passport-size photographs, and government-issued ID proofs (Aadhaar / Voter ID) provided during course admission or center affiliation.
• Contact Details: Verified mobile phone numbers, permanent/correspondence postal address, and primary email address.
• Academic Records: Prior educational qualifications, course enrollments, attendance metrics, examination answer logs, marks cards, and certification records.
• Technical & Usage Telemetry: Log data including IP addresses, browser specifications, operating system details, referring URLs, timestamps, and page interaction diagnostics collected automatically via secure web servers.

• Service Delivery: Enrolling students, generating authentic Student ID Cards and Fee Cards, scheduling examinations, and issuing verifiable diplomas and marksheets.
• Online Verification & Validation: Powering our 24/7 QR-based certificate verification portal for prospective employers, institutions, and state entities.
• Center Administration: Evaluating franchise affiliation requests, validating center infrastructure compliance, and facilitating inter-center student transfer protocols.
• Institutional Communication: Sending critical academic notifications, exam schedules, result announcements, and compliance advisories.
• Legal Compliance: Retaining mandatory academic and operational archives required under state and national statutory mandates.

EVCSM strictly does not sell, trade, rent, or monetize personally identifiable data with third-party marketing companies. Data is only shared in the following controlled circumstances:

• Authorized Franchise Centers: Sharing student verification records with the designated center coordinator responsible for local training delivery.
• Verification Inquiries: Enabling employers and recruiting departments to verify credentials via our online verification tool.
• Trusted Service Providers: Secure hosting vendors, SMS gateways, and cloud service providers under strict confidentiality agreements.
• Statutory Authorities: When disclosure is mandatory by law, court order, or official request by state/federal law enforcement agencies.

• Encrypted Connections: Web interactions and administrative portal sessions are safeguarded via SSL/TLS 256-bit encryption.
• Access Controls: Role-based access control (RBAC) ensures only authorized central registry personnel can access examination data and records.
• Physical & Cloud Security: Servers are hosted in ISO/IEC-certified data centers with automated data backups and intrusion monitoring firewalls.

Our website utilizes minimal session cookies necessary for portal navigation, remembering form submissions, and securing online authentication. We do not use intrusive third-party cross-site behavioral tracking cookies. Visitors can modify their browser settings to decline cookies, although some interactive features may experience reduced functionality.

EVCSM reserves the right to periodically update this Privacy Policy to reflect changing technical infrastructures, academic practices, or legal requirements. When updates occur, the revised date at the top of this document will be amended accordingly. Continued use of our digital platforms confirms acceptance of any modifications.

For any inquiries, requests to review personal data, or questions regarding our privacy practices, please contact our central support desk: