Privacy Policy

• Account data: name, email, password (stored hashed, never in plain text), college, roll number if you give it, your sign-in method, and your profile picture if you sign in with Google.
• Learning data: progress, quiz and aptitude answers, mock test scores, XP, streaks, badges.
• Code submissions: the code you run or submit, languages used, and test results.
• Class attendance: when you join live classes, polls and quiz answers, chat and questions you post.
• Resumes and profile content: anything you upload or write in resume or portfolio tools, and referral requests you send.
• Payment records: plan, amount, order and payment IDs, status and time. Card or UPI details go directly to the payment gateway and are not stored by us.
• Technical data: basic logs such as IP address and browser type, used for security and fixing bugs.

You can create an account or sign in with your Google account. If you do, Google shares only these basic details with us, after you agree on Google's screen:

• Your name, to show on your profile, certificates and reports.
• Your email address and whether Google has verified it, to create your CodeSutra account, sign you in and send you account emails such as receipts and password resets.
• Your profile picture, to show as your avatar inside CodeSutra.

We do not get your Google password, and we do not access your Gmail, Google Drive, contacts, calendar or any other Google data. We use these details only to run your CodeSutra account. We do not sell them, use them for advertising, or share them with anyone except the service providers listed below who help us run CodeSutra.

CodeSutra's use of information received from Google APIs follows the Google API Services User Data Policy, including its Limited Use requirements.

You can remove CodeSutra's access at any time from your Google Account at myaccount.google.com/permissions. To delete the data we already hold, see "Your rights" below.

When you start a study session in a study room, we measure how much of your time is genuinely focused study, so that hours on leaderboards and in reports are fair and your mentor can see real effort.

• What we look at, only while a session is running: whether the CodeSutra tab is visible and focused, how many key presses, mouse moves, scrolls and taps happened (counts only), which CodeSutra page you are on (for example a lesson, problem, quiz or forum thread), and actions such as running code or choosing an answer.
• What we do not do: no screenshots or screen recording, no recording of what you type (we never read key values), no camera or microphone, and nothing outside CodeSutra is watched.
• Who sees it: you see your full report. Your college staff (mentor, TPO or college admin) see weekly credited hours, focus score, number of sessions and last active time for students in their cohort.
• How long we keep it: minute-by-minute detail is deleted after 180 days. Session totals are kept with your account until you ask for deletion.
• Offline study blocks are self-declared by you, shown separately and never counted as credited time.

The session ends when you leave, close the page or stop sending activity for about a minute. You can pause or end it at any time.

• To run your account, grade your work, track progress and show your readiness.
• To provide live classes, mentorship and the referral centre you choose to use.
• To process payments and send receipts.
• To keep the platform safe, detect cheating and abuse, and improve the product using aggregated statistics.
• To let your college's training and placement staff see batch progress if you are in their cohort.

We do not sell your personal data. We do not show third-party ads.

• Your college staff (if you are in a college cohort): your progress, scores and attendance for that cohort.
• Mentors and referrers: only what you choose to share, such as a referral request. Your contact details stay hidden from a referrer until they accept your request.
• Service providers who help us run the platform, such as hosting, payments and email delivery. They may process data only on our instructions.
• Authorities, when the law requires it.

We keep your data while your account is active. If you delete your account we remove or anonymise your personal data within 30 days, except records we must keep by law (for example payment and tax records, generally up to 8 years) and backups that expire on their normal cycle.

• Access a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
• Correct data that is wrong or out of date.
• Delete your account and personal data.
• Export your data in a common format.
• Withdraw consent for optional uses at any time. This does not affect what we did before.
• Nominate someone to exercise these rights for you if you cannot, as the DPDP Act allows.

To use any of these, email us at support@codesutra.co.in. We will verify it is you and reply within 30 days.

We use your browser's local storage to keep you signed in and remember simple preferences such as the last tab you opened. We do not use advertising cookies. If you clear site data you will be signed out.

Passwords are hashed, traffic is encrypted over HTTPS, and student code runs in a restricted sandbox. No system is perfectly secure; if a breach affects your data we will inform you and the authorities as the law requires.

CodeSutra is meant for users aged 18 and above. If you are younger, you may use it only with verifiable consent from a parent or legal guardian. We do not knowingly profile or track children for advertising. If you believe a child has signed up without consent, contact us and we will remove the account.

If we change this policy in a meaningful way we will tell you in the app or by email before it takes effect.

Data questions and complaints go to our Grievance Officer:

• Name: Shubham Bhatt
• Email: shubham@codesutra.co.in
• Address: 24, D-11 DB City, near Marigold Club, Hurawali, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh 474011, India

If we do not resolve your complaint, you may approach the Data Protection Board of India once it is operational.