Privacy & Data Protection Policy

1 Introduction & Institutional Scope

C. M. Science College (Chandradhari Mithila Science College), Darbhanga, a constituent unit of Lalit Narayan Mithila University, Darbhanga, is committed to respecting and protecting the privacy of all students, parents, alumni, faculty, and visitors who access our digital portals.

This Privacy Policy details how we collect, process, securely store, and protect your personal identification, demographic information, and educational records in strict compliance with the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (DPDP Act), the Information Technology Act, 2000, and statutory guidelines of the University Grants Commission (UGC).

2 Information We Collect

A. Demographic Data

Full Name, Gender, Date of Birth.
Father’s Name, Mother’s Name, Guardian details.
Category (SC/ST/EBC/BC/EWS) for statutory reservation and welfare verification.
Disability status (PwD) for barrier-free facilitation.

B. Contact Information

Active mobile telephone numbers of student and parent.
Personal and institutional email addresses.
Permanent and correspondence postal addresses.
Emergency contact person information.

3 Technical Safeguards & Data Security

C. M. Science College implements robust technical and organizational security measures to protect your data against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or accidental destruction:

Bcrypt Password Encryption: High-cost cryptographic bcrypt hashing.

SQL Injection Defense: 100% parameterized PDO prepared statements.

Role-Based Access Control: Strict permission barriers.

CSRF & Session Guards: Anti-CSRF tokens and HttpOnly session cookies.

Policy Navigation

1. Scope & Legal Framework 2. Information We Collect 3. Lawful Purpose & Usage 4. Technical Security Safeguards 5. Non-Disclosure Guarantee 6. Rights under DPDP Act 7. Cookie Tracking Policy

Data Protection Officer (DPO)

For any inquiries, data rectification requests, or privacy concerns:

Nodal Officer: Dr. Arvind Kumar Jha (Bursar)
Office: Administrative Block, Ground Floor
Email: privacy@cmsc.ac.in
Phone: +91 6272 222144
Working Hours: Mon - Sat: 10:00 AM – 05:00 PM

Related Statutory Portals

Terms & Conditions Fee Refund Policy Right to Information (RTI)

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