Privacy Policy

 

Welcome to CyberKnights – Cybersecurity Education & Awareness (“CyberKnights”, “we”, “our”, “us”), accessible at https://cyberknights.in.

 

CyberKnights is a cybersecurity education and awareness platform providing cybersecurity articles, awareness resources, quizzes, assessments, tools, checklists, downloads, tutorials and related services. We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting personal data that you provide to us or that is collected when you use our website. This Privacy Policy explains how CyberKnights collects, uses, stores, protects and manages personal data when you visit or interact with our website and its features, including our Cybersecurity Quizzes and Assessments.

 

Where applicable, this Privacy Policy is intended to operate consistently with the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, the Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025, and other applicable laws and regulations.

 

1. Scope of This Privacy Policy

 

This Privacy Policy applies to information collected through:

  • The CyberKnights website.
  • Cybersecurity quizzes and assessments.
  • Contact forms.
  • Newsletter or email subscriptions.
  • Downloads and digital resources.
  • Security tools and checklists.
  • Training and awareness services.
  • Other forms, features and services made available through CyberKnights.

 

This Privacy Policy does not apply to third-party websites, services, advertisements or external platforms that may be linked from CyberKnights. Such third parties have their own privacy policies and terms.

 

2. Personal Data We May Collect

 

Depending on how you interact with CyberKnights, we may collect information such as:

 

2.1 Information You Provide

This may include:

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  • Email address.
  • Contact information.
  • Information submitted through contact forms.
  • Information submitted when requesting a resource or service.
  • Information provided while participating in quizzes or assessments.
  • Information necessary for delivering a requested service.
  • Billing or transaction-related information where applicable.

 

We only request information that is reasonably necessary for the relevant purpose.

 

3. Cybersecurity Quiz and Assessment Privacy

 

CyberKnights provides cybersecurity awareness quizzes and assessments designed to help users evaluate their understanding of cybersecurity risks and safe digital practices. When you voluntarily participate in a CyberKnights quiz or assessment, we may collect information necessary to administer the quiz and provide the requested result.

Depending on the particular quiz or assessment, this may include:

 

  • Participant name.
  • Email address.
  • Quiz or assessment category.
  • Questions presented to the participant.
  • Responses submitted by the participant.
  • Number of correct and incorrect responses.
  • Total score or percentage.
  • Completion status.
  • Quiz attempt information.
  • Date and time of participation.
  • Certificate-related information, where certificates are provided.
  • Technical information necessary to maintain the security and functionality of the quiz.

 

Not every quiz will necessarily collect every category of information listed above.

 

4. Why We Collect Quiz Information

 

Quiz-related information may be used for the following purposes:

  • To administer and operate the quiz.
  • To calculate and display quiz results.
  • To provide assessment feedback.
  • To issue or deliver a certificate where applicable.
  • To maintain quiz participation records.
  • To prevent fraudulent, automated or abusive submissions.
  • To protect the integrity and security of the quiz.
  • To troubleshoot technical problems.
  • To improve our quizzes and cybersecurity awareness content.
  • To understand aggregate participation and performance trends.
  • To respond to participant requests relating to their quiz participation.
  • To comply with applicable legal obligations.

 

We will not use quiz information for unrelated purposes unless permitted by applicable law or you have provided the required consent.

 

5. Quiz Responses and Scores

 

Quiz responses may be processed to calculate your score and provide feedback.

 

Where our technical implementation stores quiz responses or results, such information may be retained for purposes including:

  • Maintaining quiz records.
  • Providing results or certificates.
  • Preventing misuse.
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  • Improving the quiz.
  • Generating aggregated or statistical information.

 

Where practical, aggregated or statistical information may be used without identifying individual participants. Your quiz score is intended as an awareness or educational assessment and should not be treated as a professional cybersecurity certification, security audit or guarantee of cybersecurity preparedness unless CyberKnights expressly states otherwise.

 

6. Quiz Certificates

 

Some CyberKnights quizzes or assessments may provide certificates based on the applicable quiz criteria.

 

Where a certificate is issued, we may use information such as:

  • Participant name.
  • Quiz or assessment name.
  • Score or result, where applicable.
  • Certificate number or identifier.
  • Date of completion.

If a certificate is generated or delivered through a third-party service, the relevant information may be shared with that service provider as necessary to provide the certificate.

 

7. Quiz Consent

 

Where personal data is collected for a quiz or assessment, we may request consent or provide an appropriate notice before collecting the information, depending on the applicable legal requirement and the purpose of processing. The quiz participation form may include a notice similar to:

 

“I agree to the collection and processing of my name and email address for administering this quiz, providing my quiz results and certificate where applicable, and maintaining quiz participation records in accordance with the CyberKnights Privacy Policy.”

 

Where marketing communications are offered, marketing consent will be requested separately. Participation in a quiz should not automatically be treated as consent to receive unrelated promotional emails.

 

8. Marketing and Promotional Communications

 

If you voluntarily subscribe to our newsletter or separately opt in to receive promotional communications, we may use your email address to send:

  • Cybersecurity awareness updates.
  • New articles.
  • Security tips.
  • New quizzes.
  • New tools and resources.
  • Cybersecurity training information.
  • Digital products or services.
  • Other communications for which you have provided appropriate consent.

 

You may unsubscribe from marketing communications at any time using the unsubscribe mechanism provided in the communication or by contacting us. We do not require marketing consent as a condition of participating in a quiz where such marketing is unrelated to the requested quiz service.

 

9. Information Collected Automatically

 

When you visit CyberKnights, certain technical information may be collected automatically by our hosting provider, security services, analytics tools, WordPress configuration or other technologies.

This may include:

  • IP address.
  • Browser type and version.
  • Device type.
  • Operating system.
  • Date and time of access.
  • Pages visited.
  • Referring page or URL.
  • Approximate usage information.
  • Technical error information.
  • Information relating to website security events.

This information may be used to:

  • Operate the website.
  • Improve website performance.
  • Analyse website usage.
  • Detect security threats.
  • Prevent abuse.
  • Troubleshoot technical issues.
  • Maintain website security.
  • Improve user experience.

 

10. Log Files

 

CyberKnights or its hosting and security service providers may maintain technical logs. Depending on the services in use, logs may contain information such as IP addresses, browser information, timestamps, referring pages, requested pages, error information and other technical details. Log information may be used for website administration, security monitoring, troubleshooting, abuse prevention, performance analysis and investigation of security incidents. Technical log information should not be interpreted as meaning that CyberKnights necessarily identifies every website visitor personally.

 

11. Cookies and Similar Technologies

 

CyberKnights may use cookies and similar technologies to operate and improve the website.

 

Cookies may be used for purposes including:

  • Essential website functionality.
  • Session management.
  • Remembering user preferences.
  • Quiz functionality where technically required.
  • Security and abuse prevention.
  • Website analytics.
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  • Improving website performance.

 

Some cookies may be placed by third-party service providers. You may control or disable certain cookies through your browser settings. However, disabling essential cookies may affect some website functionality. Where required by applicable law, CyberKnights may provide additional cookie notices or consent mechanisms.

 

12. Quiz Session and Browser Storage

 

Some CyberKnights quiz functionality may use browser-based technologies such as cookies, session storage or local storage to maintain quiz progress, session information, preferences or other functionality.

Such technologies may be used to:

  • Maintain a quiz session.
  • Preserve temporary quiz information.
  • Prevent accidental loss of progress.
  • Support quiz functionality.
  • Improve the reliability of the quiz.

 

The exact technologies used may vary depending on the quiz implementation and WordPress configuration.

 

13. Google AdSense and Advertising

 

CyberKnights may use Google AdSense or other advertising services to display advertisements. Advertising providers may use cookies, identifiers or similar technologies to provide, measure or personalise advertising, subject to their own policies and applicable privacy requirements. Third-party advertising providers operate independently from CyberKnights and may process information according to their own privacy policies. For information about Google’s advertising technologies and privacy practices, users should review Google’s current policies and settings. CyberKnights does not sell your personal data to advertisers.

 

14. Analytics

 

CyberKnights may use analytics services to understand how visitors use the website.

Analytics information may include:

  • Pages visited.
  • Approximate usage patterns.
  • Device or browser information.
  • Traffic sources.
  • General website interaction information.

 

Analytics information may be used to improve website content, usability, performance and cybersecurity awareness resources.

Where analytics services are provided by third parties, their own privacy policies may apply.

 

15. Affiliate Links

 

CyberKnights may participate in affiliate marketing programs. Some links on the website may be affiliate links. If you click an affiliate link and subsequently make a qualifying purchase, CyberKnights may receive a commission at no additional cost to you. Affiliate partners may use cookies or other tracking technologies to attribute purchases or referrals. Affiliate partners have their own privacy policies and terms. We encourage users to review those policies before interacting with their services.

 

16. Digital Products, Downloads and Services

 

Where CyberKnights provides downloads, digital products, courses, training, assessments, templates or other services, we may collect information necessary to:

  • Process requests.
  • Provide the requested resource or service.
  • Communicate with the user.
  • Provide customer support.
  • Maintain transaction or service records.
  • Prevent fraud or misuse.
  • Meet applicable legal obligations.

 

Where payment processing is provided by a third party, payment information may be processed directly by that third-party payment provider according to its privacy policy. CyberKnights does not intend to store complete payment-card information unless explicitly stated otherwise.

 

17. How We Use Personal Data

 

Depending on the circumstances, CyberKnights may process personal data to:

  • Provide requested services.
  • Operate quizzes and assessments.
  • Provide quiz results.
  • Issue certificates where applicable.
  • Respond to enquiries.
  • Deliver requested resources.
  • Provide customer support.
  • Send communications where you have opted in.
  • Improve website content and functionality.
  • Analyse aggregate usage.
  • Detect and prevent fraud, abuse and security threats.
  • Maintain website security.
  • Investigate security incidents.
  • Comply with applicable laws and legal obligations.

We do not sell or rent personal data to third parties.

 

18. Data Sharing and Third-Party Service Providers

 

CyberKnights may use third-party service providers where necessary to operate the website and provide requested services.

 

Depending on the services actually used by CyberKnights, these may include providers supporting:

  • Website hosting.
  • WordPress functionality.
  • Database hosting.
  • Website security.
  • Email delivery.
  • Payment processing.
  • Certificate generation or delivery.
  • Website performance.
  • Technical support.

 

Third-party providers may process information only to the extent reasonably necessary for the service they provide, subject to their applicable terms and privacy practices.

CyberKnights does not authorise third parties to use personal data for unrelated purposes except where permitted by applicable law.

 

19. Data Security

 

CyberKnights takes reasonable technical and organisational measures appropriate to the nature of the personal data processed to protect information against unauthorised access, misuse, alteration, disclosure, loss or destruction.

Security measures may include, where applicable:

  • Access controls.
  • Authentication controls.
  • Secure website connections.
  • Software and plugin updates.
  • Security monitoring.
  • Backup procedures.
  • Administrative controls.
  • Restricting access to information to authorised persons.

No method of transmission or electronic storage is completely secure. Therefore, CyberKnights cannot guarantee absolute security of information transmitted or stored electronically.

 

20. Data Retention

 

CyberKnights retains personal data only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, including where necessary to:

  • Provide the requested service.
  • Maintain quiz or assessment records.
  • Provide certificates.
  • Respond to support requests.
  • Maintain security records.
  • Prevent abuse or fraud.
  • Resolve disputes.
  • Comply with legal or regulatory obligations.

 

Different categories of information may have different retention periods.

Where a specific retention period is established for a particular service, the applicable service-specific notice may provide additional information.

 

21. Request for Deletion of Personal Data

 

If you have provided personal data to CyberKnights and wish to request deletion, you may contact us using the details provided in the “Contact Us” section. For quiz-related deletion requests, please provide the email address used during the quiz and, where possible, the name of the quiz or assessment. We may need to verify the request before taking action. Some information may need to be retained where required by law, necessary to establish or defend legal claims, required for security purposes, or otherwise permitted by applicable law.

 

22. Withdrawal of Consent

 

Where processing is based on your consent, you may withdraw your consent by contacting us or using the relevant available mechanism. Withdrawal of consent will not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before withdrawal. If you withdraw consent necessary for a particular service, CyberKnights may no longer be able to provide that service where the information is essential to its operation. For example, withdrawing permission to process information necessary to provide a requested quiz certificate may prevent us from delivering that certificate.

 

23. Data Principal Rights

 

Subject to applicable law and the circumstances of the processing, individuals may have rights relating to their personal data.

These may include rights to:

  • Obtain information about processing.
  • Request access to relevant personal data.
  • Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information.
  • Request deletion where applicable.
  • Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent.
  • Raise a grievance regarding processing.
  • Exercise other rights available under applicable law.

 

Requests may be submitted using the contact information provided below. We may request reasonable information to verify the identity of the person making a request before processing it.

 

24. Grievance and Privacy Contact

 

For privacy questions, requests, concerns or grievances relating to personal data processed by CyberKnights, please contact:

Email: cyberknightops@gmail.com

Subject: Privacy Request – CyberKnights

When submitting a request, please provide sufficient information for us to understand and respond to your request. Where applicable, CyberKnights will maintain appropriate contact details for the person responsible for addressing privacy-related questions and grievances.

 

25. Children’s Privacy

 

CyberKnights is committed to protecting children’s privacy.

The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 contains specific requirements concerning the processing of children’s personal data, including requirements relating to verifiable parental consent and restrictions on certain forms of processing. CyberKnights does not knowingly collect children’s personal data for purposes that require parental consent without implementing the safeguards required by applicable law.

 

For quizzes that require collection of personal information, CyberKnights may restrict participation to individuals aged 18 years or above unless an appropriate mechanism for processing children’s data is implemented. If you believe that a child has provided personal data to CyberKnights without appropriate consent or authorisation, please contact us at:

cyberknightops@gmail.com

 

We will review the matter and take appropriate action as required by applicable law.

 

26. External Websites and Links

 

CyberKnights may contain links to external websites, applications, services or resources. These third-party websites are not controlled by CyberKnights. We are not responsible for the privacy practices, security, content or policies of third-party websites. Users should review the privacy policy and terms of any external website before providing personal information.

 

27. Third-Party Privacy Policies

 

Third-party services used on CyberKnights may have their own privacy policies.

These may include, depending on the services actually implemented:

  • Advertising providers.
  • Analytics providers.
  • Hosting providers.
  • Payment providers.
  • Email service providers.
  • Affiliate partners.
  • Security providers.
  • Certificate or digital-resource providers.

 

CyberKnights encourages users to review the privacy policies of relevant third-party services.

 

28. International Data Processing

 

Some third-party service providers used by CyberKnights may process information in countries outside India. Where personal data is processed through third-party services, such processing will be subject to the applicable contractual, technical, organisational and legal safeguards required by the relevant service and applicable law.

 

29. No Sale or Rental of Personal Data

 

CyberKnights does not sell or rent personal data to third parties.

 

Where third-party services are used for advertising, analytics, hosting, security, payment processing, affiliate attribution or other legitimate website functions, those providers may process information according to their own policies and applicable requirements.

 

30. Changes to This Privacy Policy

 

CyberKnights may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect:

  • Changes to our website.
  • New quizzes or assessment functionality.
  • New services or features.
  • Changes in technology.
  • Changes in third-party service providers.
  • Changes in applicable laws or regulations.
  • Changes in our privacy practices.

The updated version will be published on this page with a revised “Last Updated” date.

We encourage users to periodically review this Privacy Policy.

 

31. Contact Us

 

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, quiz data, personal data, deletion requests, consent or privacy-related concerns, please contact us.

CyberKnights – Cybersecurity Education & Awareness

Email: cyberknightops@gmail.com

Website: https://cyberknights.in

Country: India

For quiz-related requests, please use the subject:

“CyberKnights Quiz – Privacy Request”

 

Important Notice

 

This Privacy Policy describes CyberKnights’ intended privacy practices and should be read together with the website’s Terms & Conditions, Disclaimer and other applicable notices. Where a specific service or quiz provides additional privacy information at the point of data collection, that information will also apply to the relevant processing activity.