This privacy policy outlines the privacy practices, collection, storage, processing, and conditions associated with the personal data of users of ‘MyWellBeingShelf’, a web-based repository ("website") that is designed and maintained by NIMHANS and E-Health Research Centre, IIITB, as a part of the ICMRs multistate implementation research study on improving mental wellbeing among school and college students. The phrases ‘You’ or ‘‘Your’ relate to you as the website’s user, while ‘We’, ‘Us’, and ‘Our’ refer to NIMHANS. Your privacy is of the utmost importance to us, and we strive hard to keep the user's personal information safe. This Privacy Notice is formulated pursuant to the provisions of the DPDP Act.
‘MyWellBeingShelf’ is a web-based repository of self-help materials such as videos, infographics, and worksheets, which users can access and utilize the resources by viewing on the web or downloading the infographics and worksheets. These are aimed at enhancing mental health awareness and providing self-help techniques for maintaining wellbeing of students. It also contains a gallery of photographs of events and an announcement section for current events for youth to participate in.
‘MyWellBeingShelf’ was developed jointly by NIMHANS and E-Health Research Centre IIITB, with funding support from ICMR for the above-mentioned implementation project. The resources offered on ‘MyWellBeingShelf’ are based on the contributions from 8 sites where this implementation project is being conducted ( Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Rajasthan, Delhi, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Andaman and Nicobar)
We do not ask you for any personal information, and hence do not store or process any personal information. You use the site without the need to register or logging into the site.
When you visit the site, you will be asked to select the region/state from where you are accessing the site. This information is used specifically to collect aggregate statistics on the regional distribution of users of the site and for other research purposes, and does not relate back to any specific user.
We use session cookies to maintain information about your selection of region and language. experience. Information from the cookies is not sent to any servers and stored on your device and the browser. The cookies will be retained for 10 months if you select the region and provide consent to save these cookies at the time of your first visit. Otherwise, the cookies will be stored only for the duration of the session, and you will be requested to select the region each time you visit.
We track statistics on the number of visitors and views of pages and resources. However, these do not involve any personal information of users.
The essence of the Platform is to respect the confidentiality of the users’ Personal Data. As per current law, we will not share it with any third Parties except for specific use cases such as to:
We have adequate safeguards to ensure the security of the personal data, if any, to avoid data breaches. We use appropriate technological and organizational measures commensurate to the nature of data collected to secure the Personal Data in our care.
You have the Rights prescribed under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act as applicable. In case of any requirement please contact us at: [email protected]
No personal data is collected or stored by the website.
Some of our services may include links to third-party material over which we have no control. We are not responsible for those third-party privacy practices, and neither this privacy policy nor any of our other policies address their information practices. NIMHANS does not endorse external links or recommend specific tests, providers, products, or procedures mentioned in the forum.
NIMHANS maintains the right to update this privacy policy from time to time. We shall not limit your rights under this privacy policy and will always uphold the rights granted to you under the DPDP Act. We will constantly indicate when the most recent modifications were published, and you will have access to the archived version for review. If there are substantial changes, we will issue a more prominent notice.
We secure your personal data whenever it is in our possession and under our control by using reasonable security measures to avoid breaches. If there is a personal data breach, we notify the relevant authorities and each affected data principal in the form and manner stipulated in DPDPA, 2023.
For questions related to privacy of data, you can contact us at:[email protected]
Version 1.0/1-Sept-2024; Updated: 5 Sept 2024
