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Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy explains how the District Skill Development-cum-Employment Office, Dhenkanal collects, uses, shares, retains, and protects information in connection with the Dhenkanal Skill Professional and Dhenkanal Skill Partner mobile applications.
1. Introduction
Dhenkanal Skill Professional and Dhenkanal Skill Partner are official mobile applications intended to support employment, skilling, worker discovery, job posting, job applications, and related communication for users connected with Dhenkanal district. The applications are published by the District Skill Development-cum-Employment Office, Dhenkanal.
This policy applies to users of both applications, including workers, employers, partners, and authorized personnel who use the services for employment-related purposes.
2. Information We Collect
Depending on how you use the applications, we may collect the following categories of information:
- Account information, such as name, phone number, email address, login information, account type, and authentication status.
- Google Sign-In information, if you choose to sign in with Google, such as relevant account information received from Google for authentication.
- Profile information, such as worker or employer profile details, skills, work preferences, location-related information, organization or business details, and other information you provide.
- Profile photographs and certificate images that users may upload for profile or verification-related purposes.
- Job-related information, including job applications, job posts, saved jobs, active jobs, completed jobs, ratings, reviews, and reports.
- App activity and notification information, such as actions taken in the applications, notification preferences, notification delivery information, and service messages.
- Device and technical information where necessary, such as device identifiers, operating system details, app version, language settings, network information, security logs, and diagnostic information.
3. How We Use Information
We use collected information for official service purposes, including:
- Creating and managing user accounts.
- Authenticating users and helping protect accounts from unauthorized access.
- Managing worker, employer, and partner profiles.
- Helping workers discover, save, apply for, and track jobs.
- Helping employers and partners post jobs, manage applications, and communicate about employment opportunities.
- Sending service communications, alerts, and notifications related to accounts, jobs, applications, reports, reviews, and official updates.
- Supporting security, fraud prevention, misuse detection, dispute resolution, and legal compliance.
- Improving application reliability, accessibility, user experience, and service quality.
4. Google Sign-In
You may choose to use Google Sign-In to access the applications. If you use Google Sign-In, we may receive relevant account information from Google, such as your name, email address, profile identifier, and authentication confirmation, for the purpose of signing you in and maintaining account security.
Your use of Google services is also subject to Google's applicable terms and privacy policy.
5. Profile Photographs and Certificate Images
Workers may upload profile photographs and certificate images for profile or verification-related purposes. Users should upload only information that is accurate, relevant, and necessary for the intended employment or verification purpose.
Please do not upload passwords, OTPs, identity documents, financial information, health information, or other unnecessary sensitive information unless it is specifically requested through an official and lawful process.
6. Data Sharing
We do not sell personal information. Information may be shared only where reasonably necessary for the operation, protection, or legal compliance of the applications, including with:
- Authorized personnel who administer, verify, review, or support the official services.
- Service providers who help operate the applications, such as hosting providers, storage providers, authentication providers, notification providers, and technical support providers.
- Employers, partners, or workers as needed for job posting, job application, communication, review, reporting, and related employment workflows within the applications.
- Government authorities, law enforcement agencies, courts, or regulators where disclosure is legally required or necessary for official purposes.
Profile photographs and certificate images are not made available to employers through the current application functionality.
7. Data Retention
We retain information only as long as necessary for the purposes described in this policy, including account operation, job and application management, legal obligations, dispute resolution, security, fraud prevention, audit needs, and official record-keeping.
When information is no longer required, it may be deleted, anonymized, or retained in a restricted form where required for lawful or official purposes.
8. Data Security
We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards designed to protect information from unauthorized access, misuse, alteration, or loss. However, no online system, mobile application, or method of electronic storage can guarantee absolute security.
Users are responsible for keeping their login information secure and for promptly reporting suspected unauthorized use of their account.
9. User Responsibilities
Users must provide accurate and up-to-date information and must use the applications only for lawful employment-related purposes. Users must not upload or submit unlawful, fraudulent, misleading, offensive, or third-party content without proper permission.
Users should avoid sharing unnecessary sensitive information through profiles, reports, reviews, job posts, or communications.
10. Children's Privacy
The applications are not directed toward children. Users below the applicable legal age should not provide personal information or use employment-related features without appropriate permission from a parent, guardian, or other legally authorized person, where required.
11. Account Deletion Requests
Users may request deletion of their account by following the instructions on the Account Deletion Request page. Some information may be retained where required for legal compliance, fraud prevention, security, dispute resolution, or official record-keeping.
12. Policy Changes
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the applications, official processes, legal requirements, or service practices. Updated versions will be posted on this page with a revised effective date.
13. Contact Us
For privacy questions, account deletion requests, or concerns about the applications, please contact:
District Skill Development-cum-Employment Office, Dhenkanal
Email: dhenkanalskillconnect@gmail.com