Data Deletion Policy

Effective Date: March 1, 2025

Data Deletion Policy

This policy explains what personal data we hold, how long we keep it, and how you can request its deletion

1. Your Right to Data Deletion

Sun Technologies respects your right to control your personal data. If you have provided us with personal information — through our enrollment form, contact form, student portal or any other channel — you have the right to request that we delete it, subject to certain legal obligations that require us to retain some records.

This policy applies to students, prospective students, website visitors, parents/guardians and anyone else whose personal data we may hold. To submit a deletion request, see Section 5 below.

2. What Personal Data We Hold

Depending on how you have interacted with us, we may hold the following types of personal data:

2.1 Enrollment & Student Records

  • Full name, date of birth and photograph
  • Contact details — phone number, email address and residential address
  • Educational qualification and course enrolled
  • Fee payment records and receipt history
  • Attendance records and assessment results
  • Certificate issuance records
  • Placement referral details (if consented)

2.2 Contact & Enquiry Data

  • Name, email address and phone number submitted via our contact form
  • Course interest and message content
  • IP address and approximate location at time of form submission

2.3 Website Usage Data

  • Anonymised page visit statistics (no personal identifiers attached)
  • Session cookies (automatically deleted when browser is closed)

3. How Long We Keep Your Data

We retain personal data only as long as necessary for the purpose it was collected or as required by applicable Indian laws:

Student enrollment records — retained for a minimum of 5 years after course completion, as required for certificate verification and audit purposes.
Certificate records — retained indefinitely. Certificates are permanent credentials and must remain verifiable at any time by employers or institutions.
Fee payment and receipt records — retained for 7 years as required under Indian income tax and accounting regulations.
Contact form enquiries — retained for 12 months, after which they are permanently deleted from our systems.
Placement referral data — retained while the consent is active. Deleted within 30 days of consent withdrawal.
Session and cookie data — automatically deleted within 2 hours or when the browser is closed.

4. What Can Be Deleted vs. What Must Be Retained

When you submit a deletion request, we will delete all data we are not legally required to retain. The following table explains what we can and cannot delete:

Data We Can Delete on Request

Contact form submissions and enquiry messages
Marketing communications preferences and subscription data
Placement referral consent and associated referral data
Student portal login credentials and account profile (photo, bio)
Personal contact details from enrollment records after the mandatory retention period has lapsed

Data We Are Legally Required to Retain

Legal Retention Obligations

Certain records cannot be deleted regardless of your request due to legal requirements under Indian law.

Certificate issuance records — cannot be deleted. Certificate verification must remain possible permanently for the benefit of employers and institutions.
Fee payment and financial transaction records — cannot be deleted for 7 years as required under the Income Tax Act and GST regulations.
Core enrollment records — a minimal record of enrollment (name, course, dates) must be retained for 5 years for academic and compliance purposes.

5. How to Submit a Data Deletion Request

You can request deletion of your personal data by contacting us through any of the following channels. We will acknowledge your request within 5 business days and complete the deletion within 30 days of verification.

Email: Send a deletion request to gnt.suntechnologies@gmail.com with subject line: "Data Deletion Request – [Your Full Name]"
Phone: Call +91 888 555 24 77 during working hours (Mon–Sat, 8 AM – 8 PM) and ask to speak with our data officer.
In person: Visit our Guntur centre at Sri Sai Complex, Lakshmipuram Main Road, Guntur – 522007 and submit a written request.

Information to Include in Your Request

  • Your full name as registered with us
  • Your phone number or email address on record
  • Course name and approximate year of enrollment (if applicable)
  • A description of which data you would like deleted
  • A copy of a valid government-issued ID for verification (Aadhaar, PAN, Voter ID)

We may contact you to verify your identity before processing a deletion request. This is to ensure that data is not deleted based on an unauthorised third-party request.

6. What Happens After Deletion

Once your deletion request is processed:

  • Your data will be permanently removed from our active database systems
  • Any backup copies containing your data will be purged within the next scheduled backup cycle (within 60 days)
  • We will send you written confirmation (email or letter) that the deletion has been completed
  • Any data we are legally required to retain will be clearly identified in our confirmation to you

Deletion is permanent and irreversible. If you wish to re-enroll at Sun Technologies after your data has been deleted, you will need to provide your information again as a new student.

7. If You Are Unhappy With Our Response

If you are not satisfied with how we have handled your deletion request, you have the right to raise a complaint. Under India's Digital Personal Data Protection Act (DPDPA), 2023, you may approach the Data Protection Board of India once it becomes fully operational.

In the meantime, we encourage you to contact us directly so we can resolve your concern as quickly as possible. We take all data rights requests seriously and will do our utmost to resolve any issue within our stated timelines.

8. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Data Deletion Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or applicable law. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated effective date. We encourage you to review this page periodically.

Submit a Data Deletion Request

Sun Technologies
Sri Sai Complex, Beside Nightingale Hospital,
Opp. SBI & Domino's Pizza Point,
Lakshmipuram Main Road, Guntur – 522007, AP

Phone: +91 888 555 24 77 / +91 888 521 47 77
Email: gnt.suntechnologies@gmail.com
Subject line: Data Deletion Request – [Your Full Name]

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