Privacy Policy

Last updated: 15 August 2026

Parikshawallah ("we", "us") runs a paid, timed online assessment platform. This page explains, in plain language, what information we collect when you register and take an exam with us, why we collect it, and what choices you have — including how our exam-monitoring camera and microphone actually work, since that's the part students usually have the most questions about.

1. Information we collect

We collect information in three ways: what you give us directly, what's generated as you use the platform, and what a payment or sign-in provider passes back to us.

Account details — name, email address, and phone number (if you provide one) when you register, either directly or via "Continue with Google".
Profile details — date of birth, gender, city, state, school or college, class/grade, and target exam category, if you choose to add them to your profile.
Payment records — which exam you purchased, the amount, and the payment status. We do not collect or store your card number, UPI ID, or bank details — those go directly to our payment partner, Razorpay, and never touch our servers.
Exam activity — your answers, the time you spend on each question, your score, and (for proctored exams) a count of any monitoring warnings. See the section below for exactly what this does and doesn't include.
Technical data — standard things like IP address and browser type, collected automatically by our hosting infrastructure for security and abuse prevention.

2. Camera & microphone during exams

Some exams on Parikshawallah are strictly proctored. Before one of these starts, we ask for camera and microphone permission and explain this on-screen before you begin — you can decline and choose not to take that exam instead.

What we do not do: we never record, save, transmit, or store your camera feed or audio. Nothing from your camera or microphone leaves your device.

What actually happens: your browser analyses the live video locally, on your own device, to check that a single person is present and facing the screen, and separately measures how loud the microphone input is. This all happens in real time and is thrown away immediately after each check — none of it is ever sent to us.

The only thing that reaches our servers is a small number: how many times a check flagged a possible issue (for example, no face visible, more than one face visible, looking away for a sustained period, leaving fullscreen, switching tabs, or sustained talking). We store that count against your exam attempt so it can be reviewed if needed — never the video or audio itself. After three flagged warnings, the exam is submitted automatically; you're shown a warning each time it happens so it's never a surprise.

3. How we use your information

To create and secure your account, and let you log in.
To process payments and grant access to the exam you purchased.
To run the exam itself — timing, saving your answers, and scoring it.
To calculate your result, percentile, rank, and topic-wise strengths/weaknesses.
To detect and act on proctoring violations during a strict exam, as described above.
To respond when you contact us for support.
To meet legal, accounting, and payment-partner recordkeeping requirements.

We do not use your data for advertising, and we do not sell your personal information to anyone.

5. Data storage & security

Your data is stored in a dedicated database with row-level access controls, meaning even our own application code has to authenticate as you (or as an authorised admin) before it can read your records. Traffic between your browser and our servers is encrypted (HTTPS). Sensitive exam data — like correct answers — is never sent to your browser before you submit, so it can't be intercepted or inspected mid-exam.

6. How long we keep your data

We keep your account and exam history for as long as your account is active, so you can keep coming back to your past results and certificates. If you ask us to delete your account, we'll remove your personal profile information, while retaining the minimum transaction and exam records we're legally required to keep (for example, for tax and payment-dispute purposes) for the period required by Indian law.

7. Your rights

Under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 and applicable Indian law, you can ask us to:

Give you a copy of the personal information we hold about you.
Correct any information that's inaccurate or out of date.
Delete your account and associated personal information, subject to the retention note above.
Withdraw consent for optional data (like profile fields) at any time.

To exercise any of these, email us at the address in the Contact section below.

8. Students under 18

Many of our students are preparing for school or entrance exams and may be under 18. If you're under 18, please have a parent or guardian review this policy and register on your behalf, or supervise your registration. We don't knowingly collect more information from a minor than is needed to run the exam and payment described above.

9. Cookies

We use one essential cookie to keep you logged in between visits. We don't use advertising or cross-site tracking cookies. If we ever add analytics in the future, we'll update this section first.

10. Changes to this policy

If we make a material change to how we handle your data, we'll update the date at the top of this page and, where the change is significant, let you know by email.

11. Grievance officer & contact

For any privacy question, data request, or complaint, contact us at support@parikshawallah.com. We aim to acknowledge every request within 48 hours and resolve it within the timelines set out under Indian law.