We collect only the information needed to provide our services and run our internship programmes. • Account Information: When you sign in to the ApnoAI dashboard, we may collect your name, email address, authentication details, access key, track/cohort, and internship status. • Internship Applications: When you apply for an ApnoAI internship, we may collect your name, email, WhatsApp number, selected track/domain, resume link or resume details, education status, college/university, degree/year, skills, GitHub/LinkedIn links, and your answer to application questions. • Submissions and Reviews: If you participate in an internship, we may store task names, submission links, notes, AI-usage declarations, mentor feedback, review status, and completion-related records. • Certificates and Verification: For issued certificates, we may store certificate ID, access key, student name, track, cohort, issue date, verification status, and related records needed to validate credentials. • Usage Data: We collect information about how you interact with our website and dashboard, including pages visited, tabs opened, features used, and basic event logs. • Device and Security Information: We may collect device type, browser type, IP address, and security-related logs to prevent abuse and keep the platform safe. • Browser-Based Tools: For certain tools, data may be processed directly in your browser and not stored on our servers unless you explicitly save, submit, or share it.

We use cookies, local storage, and similar technologies to keep the platform working properly. • Essential Storage: Required for authentication, session management, dashboard preferences, selected track, XP, streak, and similar user experience features. • Analytics: We may use first-party or third-party analytics to understand how visitors and students use our website and dashboard. • Verification and Embedding: QR verification links, certificate links, and shared dashboard links may contain identifiers needed to validate records. You can control cookies and site data through your browser settings. Disabling essential storage may affect login, dashboard, or tool functionality.

We use collected information to: • Provide, maintain, and secure our website, tools, and internship dashboard • Review internship applications and communicate application status • Send offer letters, onboarding information, task updates, and certificate emails • Authenticate users and protect accounts from unauthorised access • Track internship progress, submissions, mentor reviews, and completion status • Issue, verify, and archive certificates when applicable • Improve our programmes, content, tools, and user experience • Respond to support requests and legal obligations We do not sell your personal information to third parties.

We may use trusted third-party services to operate ApnoAI. These services process data according to their own privacy policies. • Supabase: Used for authentication, database records, storage, and dashboard-related data. • Resend: Used to send transactional emails such as application updates, offer letters, certificate emails, and notifications. • Google: May be used for sign-in/authentication, fonts, and analytics depending on configuration. • Vercel: Used for website hosting and infrastructure. • QR Generation Services: Used to create verification QR codes for offers/certificates. • Payment Partners: If paid certificate upgrades or future paid services are enabled, a payment provider may process payment-related information. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of these third-party services.

Depending on your location and applicable law, you may have the following rights regarding your personal information: • Access: Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you. • Correction: Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data. • Deletion: Request deletion of your personal data, subject to legal, academic, verification, or record-keeping requirements. • Opt-out: Unsubscribe from non-essential marketing communications at any time. • Data Portability: Request transfer of your data in a machine-readable format where applicable. To exercise these rights, please contact us at hello.apnoai@gmail.com. Note: Some records may need to be retained for internship verification, certificate validity, abuse prevention, accounting, or legal compliance.

We implement reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect your information. • Encryption in Transit: Data transmitted between your browser and our services is protected using HTTPS/SSL-TLS. • Authentication Controls: Dashboard access is protected through authentication and access keys. • Limited Access: Internal access is restricted to authorised team members who need the data for review, support, or operations. • Secure Service Configuration: API keys and service credentials are intended to be kept confidential and used only for permitted platform operations. • Browser-Based Processing: Certain tools process data locally in your browser and do not send it to our servers unless you submit or save it. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security, but we work to protect your data using industry-standard practices.

Our services are generally intended for students, interns, and adult users. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 without appropriate consent. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us at hello.apnoai@gmail.com, and we will take reasonable steps to review and delete it where required by law.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our services, legal requirements, or operational practices. When we make material changes, we will: • Update the “Last updated” date on this page • Post the revised policy on this page • Notify users by email or dashboard notice where appropriate and feasible We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us: • Email: hello.apnoai@gmail.com • Website: apnoai.com • Business Identity: ApnoAI, India • MSME/Udyam Registration: UDYAM-UP-47-0062074 We aim to respond to privacy-related inquiries within 48 hours where reasonably possible.