BVM Skill School

This Privacy Policy explains how BVM Skill School and BVM Academic Tuitions collect, use, store, and protect information when students, parents, teachers, and administrators use our website, student portal, mobile application, and related educational services.

By using our services, you agree to the practices described in this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with this policy, please do not use our website or application.

1. Who We Are

BVM Skill School provides academic tuition, learning support, STEM workshops, assessments, student progress tracking, and parent communication services for students.

For the purpose of this policy, “BVM”, “we”, “our”, or “us” refers to BVM Skill School / BVM Academic Tuitions, Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh.

2. Information We Collect

We collect only the information required to provide our educational and communication services. This may include:

Student name, class, grade, curriculum, batch, and admission details
Parent or guardian name, phone number, and WhatsApp number
Login and account information
Homework, tasks, curriculum progress, practice activity, and learning records
Exam schedules, marks, results, feedback, and monthly review data
Fee payment status and tuition-related records
Community posts, reactions, announcements, and teacher updates
Workshop, event, project, or STEM activity participation details
Device, browser, app usage, and basic technical information needed for security and troubleshooting

3. How We Use Information

We use collected information for the following purposes:

To create and manage student and parent accounts
To provide academic tuition and learning support
To assign homework, tasks, curriculum topics, practice, and learning resources
To conduct exams, publish results, and track academic progress
To generate monthly student performance reviews
To send important updates to parents and students
To manage fee records and payment status
To conduct STEM workshops, events, and learning activities
To improve the quality, security, and reliability of our platform
To comply with applicable legal, safety, and administrative requirements

4. Children’s Privacy and Parental Supervision

Our services are intended for students and parents associated with BVM Skill School / BVM Academic Tuitions. Student accounts are created and managed under the supervision of parents, guardians, teachers, or authorized administrators.

We do not knowingly collect unnecessary personal information from children. Student information is used only for educational, administrative, progress tracking, and parent communication purposes.

Parents or guardians may contact us to review, correct, or request deletion of their child’s information, subject to academic, administrative, and legal record-keeping requirements.

5. Photographs and Videos

Photos and videos may be captured during classes, STEM workshops, science fairs, academic events, student projects, celebrations, and other educational activities.

Such photos and videos may be used for educational reports, internal updates, certificates, community updates, website content, social media, and promotional materials related to BVM Skill School.

If a parent or guardian does not want their child’s photo or video to be used for public or promotional purposes, they may contact us using the details provided below.

6. Communication Through Phone, WhatsApp, SMS, and Email

We may contact parents or guardians through phone calls, WhatsApp, SMS, email, or app notifications for academic updates, homework reminders, exam schedules, results, fee reminders, workshop updates, and important announcements.

Some communication services may be processed through third-party communication providers such as WhatsApp Business or Twilio. These providers process messages only for communication delivery and related service purposes.

7. Sharing of Information

We do not sell student or parent personal information. We may share limited information only when necessary with:

Teachers, administrators, and authorized BVM staff
Parents or guardians of the concerned student
Technology, hosting, database, analytics, and communication service providers
Legal, regulatory, or government authorities when required by law

Third-party service providers are expected to use the information only for providing services to BVM and not for their own independent marketing purposes.

8. Data Security

We use reasonable technical and administrative safeguards to protect personal information from unauthorized access, misuse, loss, or disclosure.

These safeguards may include secure login, password protection, restricted admin access, HTTPS-based communication, database security, and access controls. However, no online system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

9. Data Retention

We retain student, parent, academic, fee, and communication records for as long as necessary to provide educational services, maintain academic history, resolve disputes, comply with legal obligations, and support administrative requirements.

When information is no longer required, we may delete, archive, or anonymize it in a reasonable manner.

10. User Rights and Requests

Parents, guardians, students, and users may contact us to request:

Access to their personal information
Correction of inaccurate information
Deletion of information, where applicable
Withdrawal from non-essential communication
Clarification about how information is used

Some records may need to be retained for academic, fee, safety, or legal purposes even after a deletion request.

11. App Permissions

Our mobile application may request only the permissions required for app functionality. If future features require camera, storage, notification, or media access, we will use those permissions only for the purpose explained at the time of access.

We do not request access to contacts, location, microphone, or camera unless a specific feature requires it and the user grants permission.

12. Third-Party Links

Our website or application may contain links to external websites, learning resources, videos, or third-party platforms. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of external websites. Users should review the privacy policies of those third-party services.

13. No Sale of Personal Data

We do not sell student, parent, teacher, or user personal information to advertisers, data brokers, or other third parties.

14. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our services, legal requirements, or technology practices. Updated versions will be posted on this page with a revised “Last Updated” date.

15. Contact Us

If you have questions, requests, or concerns about this Privacy Policy or how your information is handled, please contact us:

BVM Skill School / BVM Academic Tuitions
Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh, India
Email: office@bvmskillschool.com
Phone: +91 9880650890
Website: bvmskillschool.com