This summary is for convenience only — the full policy below is what legally applies.
Quantum Discord ("Quantum Discord," "we," "us," "our") is a quantum computing education platform operated by Quantum Discord — currently operating under this name, ahead of formal legal entity registration — based in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India ("Company").
This Privacy Policy applies to:
Grievance Officer (required under Indian IT Rules, 2021):
Name: [GRIEVANCE OFFICER NAME — a real named individual is legally required here, not "Quantum Discord"]
Email: thequantumdiscord@gmail.com
Address: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
| Category | Examples | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Account information | Name, email address, Firebase-managed password, profile details | Account creation, authentication |
| Payment information | Billing name, email, phone (processed by Razorpay — we do not store full card numbers) | Processing paid workshop enrollments |
| Communications | Support requests, feedback form submissions, survey responses | Customer support, product improvement |
| User-generated content | Forum posts, comments, code submitted in the Coding Lab | Delivering the Service, community features |
| Category | Examples | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Usage data | Pages visited, modules completed, quiz/assessment scores, time spent, feature interaction | Progress tracking, personalization, product analytics |
| Device/log data | IP address, browser type, device identifiers, operating system, referring URLs | Security, fraud prevention, debugging |
| Cookies & similar technologies | Session cookies (Firebase Auth), checkout cookies (Razorpay) | See our Cookie Policy |
| Code execution metadata | Submitted code, execution logs, resource usage within our sandboxed execution environment | Running the Coding Lab feature, abuse prevention, infrastructure capacity planning |
We do not intentionally collect sensitive personal data (health, biometric, religious, political, or similar special-category data) and ask that you do not submit such data through free-text fields (e.g., support messages).
If you sign in via a third-party provider (e.g., Google Sign-In) (if/when implemented), we receive basic profile information (name, email) as authorized by you via that provider.
We process your Personal Data for the following purposes, under the following legal bases:
Under India's Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (DPDP Act) — our primary governing framework as an Indian data fiduciary — we process your Personal Data on the basis of your consent (for most processing) or for "legitimate uses" recognized under the Act. Where we rely on consent, you may withdraw it at any time with effect for future processing, as easily as you gave it, by emailing thequantumdiscord@gmail.com. Withdrawal does not affect processing already carried out, or continued processing needed to meet a legal obligation.
Under GDPR/UK GDPR (relevant if you are in the EEA/UK), the equivalent legal bases are:
| Purpose | Legal Basis (GDPR, where applicable) |
|---|---|
| Provide, maintain, and operate the Service | Contractual necessity |
| Authenticate accounts and prevent fraud/abuse | Legitimate interest |
| Track learning progress and issue completion badges/certificates | Contractual necessity |
| Run and sandbox user-submitted code securely | Contractual necessity / legitimate interest (security) |
| Send service-related communications (password resets, security alerts) | Contractual necessity |
| Send optional marketing/product updates | Consent (opt-out available at any time) |
| Analyze aggregate usage to improve curriculum and platform | Legitimate interest |
| Comply with legal obligations | Legal obligation |
We do not use your Personal Data to make solely automated decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects on you.
As a "Data Fiduciary" under the DPDP Act, we commit to: processing Personal Data only for the specified, lawful purpose for which it was collected; maintaining reasonable security safeguards; providing a clear and accessible means to give and withdraw consent; notifying you and the Data Protection Board of India of any personal data breach without undue delay, in the form and manner prescribed under the Act; and, where applicable, appointing a Nominee you may designate to exercise your rights in the event of your death or incapacity. You may designate a Nominee by emailing thequantumdiscord@gmail.com.
Some features of the Service — including code feedback, hints, explanations, assessment support, or a chatbot (current or future) — may use artificial intelligence systems to generate output. AI-generated outputs may contain inaccuracies, and should be independently verified, especially for anything safety-critical or graded. Input you provide to an AI-powered feature may be processed by that feature, including, where applicable, by a third-party AI provider under contractual confidentiality terms. We do not use identifiable user data to train third-party foundation models without your consent.
Because Quantum Discord's Coding Lab executes user-submitted code in a sandboxed environment:
We do not sell your Personal Data. We may share it with:
Our current material sub-processors are DigitalOcean (hosting), Firebase (authentication), and Razorpay (payments) — named above; this list will be updated here as our vendor stack evolves.
| Data type | Retention period |
|---|---|
| Account data | Until account deletion, plus 30 days for backup rotation |
| Usage/progress data | Duration of account, or as needed for aggregate analytics (anonymized thereafter) |
| Code execution logs | 90 days, unless retained longer for an active abuse/security investigation |
| Payment records | As required by applicable tax/financial law (typically 7–8 years in India) |
| Support communications | 24 months from last contact |
| Server, authentication, and CDN access logs | 90 days, unless needed longer for an active security investigation |
| Encrypted backups | Rolling 30-day backup window, then overwritten |
We periodically review and delete or anonymize data no longer needed for the purposes above.
See our standalone Cookie Policy for the full, current list of cookies this Service actually sets — kept separate so it can be updated on its own if that list changes, without touching this Policy.
Depending on your location, you may have the right to:
To exercise any right, email thequantumdiscord@gmail.com from your registered email address. We may need to verify your identity before acting on a request.
Quantum Discord is an educational platform that may be used by learners under 18.
This threshold should be set with legal input — India's DPDP Act defines a "child" as under 18 and imposes specific consent requirements; COPPA in the US sets the bar at 13; GDPR generally sets it at 16 unless a member state lowers it to 13.
We implement technical and organizational measures appropriate to the risk, including:
No system is perfectly secure. In the event of a data breach affecting your Personal Data, we will notify affected users and relevant authorities as required by applicable law — including, under the DPDP Act, notification to the Data Protection Board of India and to affected Data Principals (users) in the manner and timeframe prescribed by the Act — and, where applicable, CERT-In's reporting timelines (currently within 6 hours of noticing a covered incident).
Our infrastructure is hosted via DigitalOcean, which may process data in data centers located outside your home country. Where we transfer Personal Data internationally, we rely on appropriate safeguards (such as standard contractual clauses, where applicable) to protect it consistently with this Policy.
If you are located in the EEA/UK, you may have additional rights under GDPR; if you are a California resident, you may have additional rights under the CCPA/CPRA (including the right to know, delete, and opt out of "sale/sharing" of Personal Data — which we do not engage in).
We may update this Policy as our Service evolves. Material changes will be notified via email or an in-app notice at least 14 days before taking effect. The "Last Updated" date at the top reflects the most recent revision. Continued use of the Service after changes take effect constitutes acceptance.
This Policy is written to extend automatically to new features and offerings we may introduce, including but not limited to: paid subscription tiers, enterprise/team accounts, mobile applications, API access, physical or cloud-based quantum hardware access, referral or affiliate programs, and community/forum features. Where a new feature involves materially different data collection, we will issue a supplemental notice or update this Policy before or at launch of that feature.
General privacy inquiries: thequantumdiscord@gmail.com
Grievance Officer: thequantumdiscord@gmail.com
Postal address: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
This Privacy Policy should be read together with our Terms of Service and Cookie Policy.