Welcome to Dostbox. Your privacy is important to us. This Privacy Policy explains how Dostbox collects, uses, stores, protects, and shares information when you use our website, mobile applications, and related services.
By accessing or using Dostbox, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with this policy, please do not use our services.
- 1. Information We Collect
- We may collect information that you provide when creating an account, completing your profile, communicating with other users, participating in events, or using our services.
This may include:
- Name
- Email address
- Phone number
- Profile photo
- Date of birth or other profile information you choose to provide
- Educational institution, course, department, and graduation details
- Professional information and career interests
- Skills, experience, and areas of expertise
- Location information that you choose to provide
- Information submitted for alumni or student verification
- Event registration and participation details
- Messages, feedback, and other communications you send through the platform
We may also automatically collect certain technical information, including IP address, browser type, device information, operating system, pages visited, and usage activity.
- 2. How We Use Your Information
Dostbox may use collected information to:
- Create and manage your account
- Build and maintain student, alumni, and institution profiles
- Help users discover and connect with relevant members
- Facilitate mentorship and networking opportunities
- Manage events, registrations, and activities
- Provide career and professional networking opportunities
- Communicate important account and service updates
- Improve the functionality, security, and performance of our platform
- Prevent fraud, misuse, and unauthorized activity
- Respond to questions, requests, and support inquiries
- Personalize your experience on Dostbox
- Comply with applicable laws and legal obligations
- 3. Profile and Community Information
- Dostbox is designed to facilitate networking between students, alumni, and institutions. Depending on your account settings and the features you use, certain profile information may be visible to other authorized users.
You should avoid publishing information that you do not want other users to see. Please review your profile and privacy settings carefully before sharing personal information.
- 4. Mentorship and Networking
When you participate in mentorship, networking, or career-related activities, information from your profile may be used to help connect you with suitable students, alumni, mentors, coaches, or institutions.
Dostbox does not guarantee the accuracy, suitability, qualifications, or conduct of any individual user or mentor. Users are responsible for exercising appropriate judgment when communicating or interacting with other users.
- 5. Event Information
- If you register for or participate in an event through Dostbox, we may collect information such as your registration details, attendance, preferences, and participation history.
Event organizers or participating institutions may receive information reasonably necessary to manage the event.
- 6. Information Sharing
- We may share information in the following circumstances:
- With other users: Where necessary to provide networking, mentorship, community, or profile-related features.
- With institutions: Information may be shared with educational institutions or authorized administrators where required to provide institution-related services.
- With service providers: We may use trusted third-party providers for hosting, analytics, communications, security, and other technical services.
- For legal reasons: We may disclose information where required by law, regulation, court order, or governmental request.
- For safety and security: Information may be disclosed when reasonably necessary to protect Dostbox, its users, or the public from fraud, abuse, security threats, or other harmful activity.
We do not sell your personal information simply for the purpose of selling personal data to third parties.
- 7. Cookies and Similar Technologies
- Dostbox may use cookies and similar technologies to maintain sessions, remember preferences, understand website usage, improve functionality, and enhance security.
You may be able to control cookies through your browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may affect the availability or functionality of some features.
- 8. Data Security
- We take reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect personal information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, loss, or misuse.
However, no website, application, or internet transmission can be guaranteed to be completely secure. Users should also take appropriate steps to protect their account credentials and personal information.
- 9. Data Retention
- We retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary to provide our services, maintain accounts, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, enforce agreements, and protect our legitimate interests.
When information is no longer required, we may delete, anonymize, or securely dispose of it in accordance with applicable requirements.
- 10. Your Choices and Rights
- Depending on applicable law, you may have rights to:
- Access personal information we hold about you
- Request correction of inaccurate information
- Request deletion of certain personal information
- Update or modify your profile information
- Manage certain communication preferences
- Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent
- Request information about how your personal data is processed
To make a privacy-related request, please contact us using the contact information provided on the Dostbox website.
- 11. Children's Privacy
- Dostbox is not intended to knowingly collect personal information from children in violation of applicable laws.
If you believe that a child has provided personal information without appropriate authorization, please contact us so that we can review and take appropriate action.
- 12. Third-Party Links and Services
Dostbox may contain links to third-party websites, applications, or services. We are not responsible for the privacy practices, content, or security of third-party services.
We recommend reviewing the privacy policies of third-party services before providing them with personal information.
- 13. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our services, technology, legal requirements, or privacy practices.
When we make changes, we will update the “Last Updated” date at the beginning of this policy. Your continued use of Dostbox after an updated policy is posted may constitute acceptance of the revised policy, where permitted by applicable law.
- 14. Contact Us
- If you have questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or the handling of your personal information, please contact Dostbox through the contact details provided on our website.
Dostbox
Website: https://dostbox.com
