Tattva Minds

Nature of the Platform

Tattva Minds (referred to herein as “the Platform”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) is a digital platform that enables content sharing, community interaction, research-based insights, quizzes, school rankings, and engagement initiatives related to education and learning.

Tattva Minds is not an educational institution, school, college, university, board, accreditation body, examination authority, or regulatory agency. The Platform does not provide formal education, instruction, tutoring, certification, degrees, diplomas, or qualifications recognised by any statutory or governmental authority.

All services offered through the Platform are for informational, participatory, and developmental purposes only. Any facts and statements made by users are to be independently validated by the user before further reliance or use.

No Endorsement or Professional Advice

Information, content, opinions, rankings, quizzes, and discussions made available on the Platform do not constitute professional, academic, legal, career, or educational advice.

Users are advised to exercise independent judgment and, where required, seek appropriate professional guidance before relying on or acting upon any information available on the Platform.

User-Generated Content

Tattva Samaj functions as a community-driven networking and content-sharing space.

All content posted, shared, or expressed by users, including opinions, comments, recommendations, and experiences, are solely those of the individual users.
Such content does not represent the views, opinions, or positions of Tattva Mind.
Tattva Mind does not verify the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of user-generated content and shall not be responsible or liable for the same.

Tattva Minds reserves the right, but not the obligation, to moderate, restrict, edit, or remove any content that violates platform policies, applicable laws, or community guidelines, without prior notice.

Rankings & Methodology

Tattva Shrinkhala presents school rankings prepared using a proprietary, multi-parameter evaluation methodology developed by Tattva Minds, incorporating the Quantitative Performance Index (QPI), Holistic Development Quotient (HDQ), Pedagogical Effectiveness Score (PES), Physical Learning Environment Standard (PLES), and Community Trust Index (CTI).

Rankings are based on internal research frameworks, publicly available information, submitted data (where applicable), community reviews, and analytical assessment.
The methodology, parameters, weightages, scoring logic, and evaluation processes are confidential and proprietary.
Tattva Minds reserves the absolute right to revise, update, modify, or withdraw rankings or methodology at any time without obligation to disclose detailed evaluation criteria.
Community reviews forming part of the ranking methodology are sourced from verified registered users. While Tattva Minds employs a three-layer verification framework, it does not warrant the absolute accuracy of community-submitted inputs.

Rankings are intended to provide comparative reference insights only and shall not be construed as official ratings, certifications, guarantees, endorsements, or representations regarding the quality, performance, or suitability of any institution.

Quizzes, Challenges & Events

Tattva Quest includes quizzes, challenges, leaderboards, and periodic events designed for engagement and learning exploration.

All quiz formats, rules, scoring systems, eligibility criteria, selection processes, and reward structures are determined solely by Tattva Minds.
Tattva Mind reserves the right to modify, suspend, cancel, or discontinue any quiz, event, leaderboard, or related activity at its discretion.
Decisions made by Tattva Minds regarding participation, scores, rankings, results, recognitions, or rewards shall be final and binding.

Participation in Tattva Quest does not constitute formal assessment, examination, or certification of academic competence or achievement.

Personally Identifiable Information (PII) – Collection

Tattva Minds collects Personally Identifiable Information (“PII”) from users as part of the registration, verification, and platform usage process. The categories of PII collected may include, but are not limited to:

Identity data: Full name, date of birth, gender
Contact data: Email address, mobile number, city and state of residence
Academic data: School name, board/affiliation, class/grade, subjects of interest
Account credentials: Login ID and encrypted password
Verification documents: School ID card, admission receipts, affiliation certificates (where submitted)
School-specific data (for institutional registrations): Principal’s name and contact, Manager/Owner details, Point of Contact designation, Registration ID, address details, student and teacher counts
Behavioural data: Quiz participation records, streak data, scores, leaderboard rankings, Samaj activity, and community engagement metrics
Device and technical data: IP address, browser type, device identifiers, and session data collected through cookies and similar technologies

PII is collected only where voluntarily provided by the user or their authorised representative, or as necessarily generated by the user’s engagement with the Platform.

Personally Identifiable Information (PII) – Purpose of Use

PII collected by Tattva Minds is used strictly for the following purposes:

Creating, verifying, and maintaining user and school accounts on the Platform
Personalising the user experience across Tattva Quest, Tattva Samaj, Tattva Shrinkhala, and Tattva Shreshtha
Sending transactional communications including OTPs, registration approvals, rejection notices, and system notifications
Administering and evaluating quiz participation, leaderboard rankings, badges, and streak data
Processing and verifying school registration applications and facilitating admin approvals
Generating anonymised and aggregated analytics for internal platform improvement and research
Complying with applicable legal, regulatory, and judicial obligations
Communicating platform updates, new features, educational content, and promotional communications where the user has provided consent

Tattva Minds will not sell, rent, or commercially transfer PII to any third party for their independent marketing or commercial purposes.

Personally Identifiable Information (PII) – Security & Protection

Tattva Minds is committed to protecting the PII of all users in accordance with applicable Indian data protection law, including the Information Technology Act, 2000 (“IT Act”), the Information Technology (Reasonable Security Practices and Procedures and Sensitive Personal Data or Information) Rules, 2011 (“SPDI Rules”), and, upon enactment and notification, the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (“DPDP Act”).

Tattva Minds implements the following security measures to safeguard PII:

Encryption: All passwords are stored using industry-standard one-way hashing algorithms. Sensitive PII in transit is protected using TLS/SSL encryption.
Access controls: PII is accessible only to authorised personnel of Tattva Minds on a need-to-know basis, enforced through role-based access control (RBAC) policies.
Storage security: User data is stored on secured servers with appropriate physical and digital safeguards, including firewalls, intrusion detection systems, and regular security audits.
Verification protocols: School registrations and user verifications involve a multi-step document and identity check process before accounts are activated.
Data minimisation: Tattva Minds collects only the PII necessary for the specific purposes described herein and does not retain PII beyond the period necessary for those purposes.
Incident response: In the event of a data breach or unauthorised access to PII, Tattva Minds will take prompt remedial action and notify affected users and relevant authorities in accordance with applicable law.

Notwithstanding the above, no method of electronic transmission or storage is completely secure. Tattva Minds cannot guarantee absolute security of PII and shall not be liable for any unauthorised access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction of data resulting from circumstances beyond its reasonable control, including but not limited to cyberattacks, force majeure events, or third-party system failures.

Personally Identifiable Information (PII) – Minor Users & Parental Consent

Tattva Minds serves students from Class 6 onwards, a significant proportion of whom are below 18 years of age (“Minor Users”). The Platform takes the protection of Minor Users’ PII with the highest degree of seriousness.

Minor Users are required to confirm, at the point of registration, that they either have parental or guardian consent to join the Platform, or that they are using the Platform under the knowledge and supervision of a parent or guardian.
The Platform’s community features (Tattva Samaj) are school-verified and moderated to prevent exposure of Minor Users to inappropriate content or unverified individuals.
Tattva Minds does not knowingly collect PII from children below the age of 13 without verified parental consent. Where such collection is identified, the data will be deleted promptly upon discovery.
Parents or guardians of Minor Users may request access to, correction of, or deletion of their child’s PII by contacting Tattva Minds at the address specified in Section 14 of this document.

Personally Identifiable Information (PII) – Retention & Deletion

Tattva Minds retains PII only for as long as is necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, or as required by applicable law.

Active user accounts: PII is retained for the duration of the account’s active status on the Platform.
Deactivated or deleted accounts: Upon account deletion, personal data is anonymised or permanently deleted within 30 days, except where retention is required for legal, regulatory, or dispute resolution purposes.
Verification documents: Documents submitted for school or user verification are retained only for the period necessary to complete the verification process and shall be deleted upon completion of verification or rejection, subject to applicable legal requirements.
Audit logs and technical data: System logs and technical metadata may be retained for up to 12 months for security audit and fraud prevention purposes.

Users may submit a request for deletion of their PII at any time by contacting Tattva Minds. Such requests will be processed within a reasonable period, subject to applicable law.

Personally Identifiable Information (PII) – User Rights

Subject to applicable law, users have the following rights in relation to their PII held by Tattva Minds:

Right of Access: The right to request confirmation of whether PII is being processed and to obtain a copy of the PII held.
Right of Correction: The right to request correction of inaccurate or incomplete PII.
Right of Erasure: The right to request deletion of PII, subject to legal retention requirements.
Right to Withdraw Consent: Where processing is based on consent, the right to withdraw such consent at any time, without affecting the lawfulness of processing carried out prior to withdrawal.
Right to Nominate: Under the DPDP Act, 2023, users may nominate another individual to exercise data rights on their behalf in the event of death or incapacity.
Right to Grievance Redressal: The right to have grievances relating to PII processing addressed by Tattva Minds in accordance with the process described in Section 14.

To exercise any of the above rights, users may contact Tattva Minds at the address set out in Section 14. Tattva Minds will respond to such requests within the timeframe prescribed under applicable law.

Rights & Conditions of Platform Use

User Rights

Tattva Minds grants registered users a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable right to access and use the Platform, subject to these terms, for personal, non-commercial, and educational purposes only.

Users have the right to access, participate in, and engage with Platform features (Quest, Samaj, Shrinkhala, Shreshtha) for which they are registered and verified.
Users have the right to view and manage their personal profile, quiz history, streak data, badges, and community activity.
Users have the right to request correction of inaccurate information displayed on their Shrinkhala school profile or Samaj community profile.
Verified schools have the right to respond publicly to community reviews displayed on their Shrinkhala profile through the official dispute resolution mechanism provided by Tattva Minds.
Users have the right to opt out of promotional communications at any time by using the unsubscribe mechanism in any such communication or by contacting Tattva Minds directly.

User Obligations & Conditions

As a condition of use of the Platform, all users agree to the following obligations:

Users must provide accurate, current, and complete information at the time of registration and must promptly update such information if it changes.
Users must not share their login credentials with any other person or allow any other person to access the Platform using their account.
Users must not post, upload, share, or transmit any content that is unlawful, defamatory, obscene, offensive, threatening, harassing, abusive, fraudulent, or in violation of any third-party rights.
Users must not impersonate any person or entity, misrepresent their affiliation with any person or entity, or provide false information about themselves or their institution during registration or at any time.
Users must not attempt to reverse-engineer, disassemble, decompile, or otherwise tamper with any part of the Platform, its software, or its proprietary methodologies.
Users must not engage in scraping, crawling, data mining, or any automated data extraction from the Platform without express written consent from Tattva Minds.
Users must not use the Platform to solicit, collect, or store PII of other users without their explicit consent.
Registered schools must ensure that only authorised representatives submit or modify school profile data and that all submitted information is accurate and verifiable.
Users must comply with all applicable laws of India, including but not limited to the IT Act 2000, the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (as amended by the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023), and the DPDP Act, 2023, in their use of the Platform.

Suspension & Termination of Access

Tattva Minds reserves the right to suspend, restrict, or permanently terminate a user’s or school’s access to the Platform, without prior notice, in the event of:

Breach of any of the user obligations set out in Section 12.2 above
Submission of false, misleading, or unverifiable information during registration or at any time thereafter
Conduct that is harmful to other users, the Platform, or the reputation of Tattva Minds
Any activity that Tattva Minds reasonably believes constitutes a violation of applicable law
Attempts to manipulate, game, or artificially influence rankings, quiz outcomes, leaderboard positions, or community feedback mechanisms

Tattva Minds shall not be liable to any user for any loss, damages, or consequences arising from the suspension or termination of access under this section.

Intellectual Property Rights

All platform elements, including but not limited to content, design, software, rankings framework, methodologies, quizzes, trademarks, logos, branding, and the proprietary indices (QPI, HDQ, PES, PLES, CTI) associated with Tattva Minds are the exclusive intellectual property of Tattva Minds, unless otherwise stated.

Unauthorised copying, reproduction, redistribution, modification, or commercial exploitation of any part of the Platform is strictly prohibited and may constitute a civil and criminal offence under applicable law.

Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, Tattva Minds shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or special damages arising out of or in connection with:

Use of or reliance on Platform content
User-generated content or community interactions
Rankings, quizzes, events, or outcomes
Technical issues, interruptions, data breaches, or inaccuracies beyond Tattva Minds’ reasonable control
Unauthorised access to or alteration of a user’s PII arising from the user’s own disclosure of credentials or negligence

Use of the Platform is at the user’s own risk.

Third-Party Links & Content

The Platform may contain links to third-party websites or content for convenience or reference. Tattva Minds does not control, endorse, or assume responsibility for any third-party content, services, or privacy practices. Users are encouraged to review the privacy policies of any third-party sites they access through the Platform.

Grievance Redressal

In accordance with the IT Act 2000 and the SPDI Rules 2011, and in anticipation of obligations under the DPDP Act 2023, Tattva Minds has designated a Grievance Officer to address concerns relating to the processing of PII and platform use.

Users may submit a grievance or a request to exercise any of their rights under Section 11 by writing to:

Grievance Officer – Data & Platform Compliance
Tattva Minds
[Registered Address]
Email: support@tattvaminds.com
Response timeline: Within 30 days of receipt of a grievance, in accordance with applicable law.

Governing Law & Jurisdiction

These Disclaimers, Legal Notice, and Data Protection Policy shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of India, including but not limited to the IT Act 2000, the SPDI Rules 2011, the DPDP Act 2023 (upon notification), and all other applicable regulations. Any disputes arising out of or relating to the Platform shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court.

Amendments to this Document

Tattva Minds reserves the right to amend, update, or modify these Disclaimers, Legal Notice, and Data Protection Policy at any time. Users will be notified of material changes via the Platform or by email to the registered address. Continued use of the Platform following the publication of any changes constitutes acceptance of such changes.

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