Privacy Policy
Last Updated: 31/01/2025
At CSC Services, we prioritize your privacy and data security. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and protect your information when you use our services. By using our website and services, you agree to the practices described in this policy.
1. Who We Are
CSC Services is an authorized Common Service Center (CSC) provider. We facilitate access to various government services such as PAN card applications, voter ID registration, Aadhaar updates, and other documentation services.
Our website address is: https://ashokaonlinecenter.in.
2. Information We Collect
We collect the following types of information to provide our services effectively:
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Personal Information: Name, contact details, address, and other identification details required for government applications.
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Document Information: Aadhaar number, PAN card details, voter ID, and other necessary government-related documents.
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Usage Data: Technical information such as IP address, browser type, and access time for security purposes.
3. Purpose of Data Collection
We collect data for the following purposes:
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To process applications for government services.
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To verify your identity as per government regulations.
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To provide customer support and service-related updates.
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To ensure data security and prevent fraud.
4. Data Storage and Retention
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We only store your data for a short period necessary to complete the requested service.
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Once the service is completed, all user data is permanently deleted from our system.
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We do not store or retain sensitive user data beyond the required period.
5. Data Security Measures
To ensure your data is protected, we implement the following security measures:
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Secure encryption of sensitive data.
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Restricted access to personal information, available only to authorized personnel.
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Regular security audits to prevent data breaches.
6. Data Sharing Policy
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We do not share, sell, or rent your personal data to third parties.
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Your data is shared only with official government portals for service processing.
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In case of legal requirements, we may disclose information to comply with government laws and regulations.
7. User Rights and Consent
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By using our services, you provide consent for data collection and processing.
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You have the right to request access to your data and ask for corrections or deletions.
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You may contact us anytime to inquire about how your data is being used.
8. Changes to Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to modify this Privacy Policy at any time. Any updates will be posted on this page.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
f you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Who we share your data with
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
What rights you have over your data
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where your data is sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.