Privacy Policy

Last updated: August 31, 2025

🔒 Privacy Notice

The School of Options (“we,” “our,” or “us”) values your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, share, and protect personal information when you use theschoolofoptions.com and our services (“Services”). This Policy is designed to comply with the Information Technology Act, 2000, the Information Technology (Reasonable Security Practices and Procedures and Sensitive Personal Data or Information) Rules, 2011 (“SPDI Rules”), and the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (“DPDP Act”).

1. Who We Are & Contact Information

The School of Options is an educational platform providing training and mentorship in options trading. For privacy-related queries, you may contact:

Email: hello@theschoolofoptions.com
Website: theschoolofoptions.com
Postal Address: D 1/4, first floor, South City - 2, Gurugaon, Haryana, India - 122018
Grievance Officer (as per IT Rules, 2021):Name: Kundan Kishore Email: kundan@theschoolofoptions.com

2) Scope

This Privacy Policy applies to personal information collected through our Site and Services. It does not apply to third-party websites, tools, or services that we do not control.

3. Information We Collect

Basic identifiers: name, email, phone, postal address.
Account & transaction data: enrollment details, payment details (processed by secure third-party payment gateways).
Sensitive personal data (as per SPDI Rules): passwords, financial information (bank account/card numbers, if provided), and other information classified under Indian law.
Device & usage data: IP address, browser type, device information, and website interaction data via cookies.

4. Purpose of Use

We process your personal information for:

Providing and improving our Services.
Processing transactions and maintaining accounts.
Sending educational material, updates, and newsletters.
Complying with legal obligations under Indian law.
Ensuring security, fraud prevention, and dispute resolution.
Marketing, with your explicit consent where required.

6. Data Security

In accordance with Section 43A of the IT Act and the SPDI Rules, we implement reasonable security practices (such as ISO/IEC 27001 compliance or equivalent standards) to protect your personal data. However, no system is entirely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute protection.

7. Data Retention

We retain personal information only as long as necessary for the purposes outlined above, or as required under applicable Indian law (e.g., tax or regulatory requirements).

8. Your Rights

Under the DPDP Act, 2023 and SPDI Rules, you have the following rights:

Right to access your personal data.
Right to correction and erasure of inaccurate information.
Right to withdraw consent for processing (does not affect prior lawful processing).
Right to nominate another individual to exercise rights in case of incapacity or death (as per DPDP Act).
Right to grievance redressal by contacting our Grievance Officer.

9. Children’s Privacy

We do not knowingly collect personal information from children below 18 years, in line with the DPDP Act, 2023. If you are a parent/guardian and believe your child has provided data, please contact us for deletion.

10. Changes to this Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically. Material changes will be notified via email or on this page with the revised date.

11. Contact & Grievance Redressal

If you have any questions about this Policy, or wish to file a complaint regarding personal data handling, please contact our Grievance Officer at: kundan@theschoolofoptions.com