At The Scholar Centre for Research & Consultancy (The SCRC), we respect your privacy and are committed to protecting the personal information you share with us. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, protect, and disclose your information when you visit our website, contact us, submit an enquiry, or use our research guidance and academic support services.
By using https://thescrc.org/ or providing your information to us, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy.
1. About The SCRC
The SCRC provides professional research guidance and academic support services to PhD scholars, researchers, faculty members, students, and institutions. Our services include research methodology guidance, thesis and dissertation support, literature review assistance, data analysis, research paper support, publication guidance, plagiarism review, proofreading, technical research assistance, and academic consultation.
We may collect information from visitors and prospective clients to understand their research requirements and provide appropriate assistance.
2. Information We Collect
Depending on how you interact with us, we may collect the following information:
Personal Information
Technical Information
When you visit our website, certain technical information may be collected automatically, including:
This information may be collected through cookies, analytics tools, advertising platforms, or similar technologies.
3. Information Submitted Through Contact and Lead Forms
If you submit an enquiry through our website, Facebook Lead Ads, Instagram, WhatsApp, or another communication channel, we may receive information such as your name, contact details, academic level, and research requirements.
We use this information to:
Your information will not be sold or rented to unrelated third parties.
4. How We Use Your Information
The SCRC may use your information for the following purposes:
You may request that we stop sending promotional communications at any time.
5. Research and Academic Information
Research-related information provided by clients may include research topics, thesis requirements, datasets, drafts, manuscripts, survey information, methodology details, statistical information, and other academic materials.
We treat such information as confidential and use it primarily to provide the requested research support or consultation.
Clients should avoid providing unnecessary sensitive personal information belonging to themselves or other individuals, particularly information that is not required for the requested service.
6. Confidentiality
Confidentiality is an important part of our service.
The SCRC takes reasonable measures to protect personal information and research-related information supplied by clients. We do not intentionally disclose client information to unrelated third parties except where disclosure is necessary to provide a requested service, required by law, or otherwise permitted under applicable law.
Our website also states that client personal and research details are kept confidential.
7. Sharing of Information
We may share information only when reasonably necessary for legitimate business or service purposes, including with:
We do not sell your personal information to third parties.
Where third-party service providers process information on our behalf, we expect them to handle the information appropriately and only for the relevant business purpose.
8. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
The SCRC website may use cookies and similar technologies to improve website functionality, understand visitor behaviour, remember preferences, measure website performance, and support advertising or analytics.
Cookies may be placed by The SCRC or by third-party services integrated with our website.
You may be able to control or disable cookies through your browser settings. However, disabling certain cookies may affect some website functionality.
9. Analytics and Advertising
We may use analytics and advertising technologies to understand how visitors interact with our website and to measure the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns.
This may include technologies provided by third-party platforms such as Google, Meta, or other advertising and analytics providers.
These platforms may process information according to their own privacy policies and terms.
10. Facebook and Instagram Lead Ads
If you submit your information through a Facebook or Instagram Lead Ad, the information you provide may be made available to The SCRC through Meta’s lead-generation services.
We may use this information to contact you regarding the research support or academic services you expressed interest in.
We will handle the information received from lead forms in accordance with this Privacy Policy and applicable law.
11. Data Security
We take reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures to protect personal information against unauthorized access, misuse, alteration, disclosure, or destruction.
However, no method of transmission or electronic storage is completely secure. Therefore, while we take reasonable precautions, we cannot guarantee absolute security of information transmitted over the internet.
12. Data Retention
We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, including:
When information is no longer reasonably required, we may securely delete, anonymize, or otherwise dispose of it, subject to applicable legal requirements.
13. Your Privacy Rights
Depending on applicable law, you may have rights relating to your personal information, including the right to:
To exercise a privacy-related right, please contact us using the details provided below.
14. Third-Party Websites and Services
Our website may contain links to third-party websites, services, tools, journals, payment providers, social media platforms, or other external resources.
The SCRC is not responsible for the privacy practices, content, security, or policies of third-party websites.
We recommend reviewing the privacy policy of any external website before providing personal information.
15. Children’s Privacy
Our website and services are primarily intended for adults, researchers, scholars, faculty members, and students pursuing higher education.
We do not knowingly collect personal information from children where such collection is prohibited by applicable law.
If you believe that a child has provided personal information to us without appropriate authorization, please contact us so that we can review and take appropriate action.
16. Academic Content Disclaimer
The SCRC provides research guidance, consultation, academic support, editing, research assistance, data analysis, and related services.
Research materials provided by The SCRC are intended to support the client’s own academic research and learning. Clients are responsible for reviewing, understanding, appropriately referencing, and using any material supplied to them in accordance with their university’s rules and applicable academic-integrity requirements.
The existing SCRC website similarly states that research content supplied by SCRC is intended for reference, training, research support, and draft purposes and should not simply be submitted as-is.
17. 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, the revised policy will be published on this page with an updated effective date.
We encourage visitors to review this page periodically.
18. Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, wish to request access or correction of your information, or want to exercise an applicable privacy right, please contact us.
The Scholar Centre for Research & Consultancy (The SCRC)
Email: scrcoffice@gmail.com
Phone: +91 6268991983
Website: https://thescrc.org/
Address: Behind Morya Heights, Pune, Maharashtra, India
The contact details above are based on the current information displayed on The SCRC website.
19. Consent
By using our website, submitting an enquiry, or voluntarily providing your personal information to The SCRC, you acknowledge that you have read this Privacy Policy and consent to the collection and use of your information as described above, to the extent permitted by applicable law.
Last Updated: 12 August 2026