Cookie Policy

This is the Cookie Policy for MastersUnion.org, accessible from www.mastersunion.org

What Are Cookies

As is common practice with almost all professional websites this site uses cookies, which are tiny files that are downloaded to your computer, to improve your experience. This page describes what information they gather, how we use it and why we sometimes need to store these cookies. We will also share how you can prevent these cookies from being stored however this may downgrade or 'break' certain elements of the sites functionality.

For more general information on cookies see the Wikipedia article on HTTP Cookies.

How We Use Cookies

We use cookies for a variety of reasons detailed below. Unfortunately in most cases there are no industry standard options for disabling cookies without completely disabling the functionality and features they add to this site. It is recommended that you leave on all cookies if you are not sure whether you need them or not in case they are used to provide a service that you use.

Disabling Cookies

You can prevent the setting of cookies by adjusting the settings on your browser (see your browser Help for how to do this). Be aware that disabling cookies will affect the functionality of this and many other websites that you visit. Disabling cookies will usually result in also disabling certain functionality and features of the this site. Therefore it is recommended that you do not disable cookies.

The Cookies We Set

Login related cookies

We use cookies when you are logged in so that we can remember this fact. This prevents you from having to log in every single time you visit a new page. These cookies are typically removed or cleared when you log out to ensure that you can only access restricted features and areas when logged in.

Email newsletters related cookies

This site offers newsletter or email subscription services and cookies may be used to remember if you are already registered and whether to show certain notifications which might only be valid to subscribed/unsubscribed users.

Forms related cookies

When you submit data to through a form such as those found on contact pages or comment forms cookies may be set to remember your user details for future correspondence.

Third Party Cookies

In some special cases we also use cookies provided by trusted third parties. The following section details which third party cookies you might encounter through this site.

• This site uses Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager, which are among the most widespread and trusted analytics solutions on the web, to help us understand how you use the site and ways that we can improve your experience. These cookies may track things such as how long you spend on the site and the pages that you visit so we can continue to produce engaging content.
• We use the Meta (Facebook) Pixel to measure the effectiveness of our advertising, understand the actions you take on our site, and show you more relevant ads across Meta platforms such as Facebook and Instagram. These cookies may be used by Meta to build a profile of your interests as outlined in their privacy policy.
• We use the LinkedIn Insight Tag to measure the performance of our campaigns on LinkedIn and to deliver more relevant content and ads to professionals. These cookies may be used by LinkedIn to associate your activity with your LinkedIn profile as outlined in their privacy policy.
• We use Microsoft Clarity to capture how you use and interact with our site through behavioural metrics, heatmaps, and session replays. This helps us improve usability and fix issues. Clarity may set cookies and process this data on our behalf as outlined in Microsoft's privacy statement.
• From time to time we test new features and make subtle changes to the way that the site is delivered. When we are still testing new features these cookies may be used to ensure that you receive a consistent experience whilst on the site whilst ensuring we understand which optimisations our users appreciate the most.
• We also use social media buttons and/or plugins on this site that allow you to connect with your social network in various ways. For these to work, the following social media sites — including Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and YouTube — will set cookies through our site, which may be used to enhance your profile on their site or contribute to the data they hold for various purposes outlined in their respective privacy policies.

Compliance with the DPDP Act

As an Indian institution, we process your personal data in accordance with India's Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (DPDP Act). We collect and use cookies and the personal data they contain only for lawful purposes, with your consent where required, and we take reasonable security safeguards to protect your information as mandated under the Act.

Your Rights

In line with applicable data protection laws, including the DPDP Act, 2023, you have the right to access the personal data we hold about you, to request correction of any inaccurate or incomplete data, and to request the deletion of your personal data. To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details provided below.

More information

Hopefully that has clarified things for you and as was previously mentioned if there is something that you aren't sure whether you need or not it's usually safer to leave cookies enabled in case it does interact with one of the features you use on our site.

However if you are still looking for more information then you can contact us through one of our preferred contact methods:

• Name: Sahil Verma
• Email: privacy@mastersunion.org
• By visiting this link: https://mastersunion.org