CIGMA India is a Bangalore-based career counselling and training organisation founded in 2007. We operate from #29, R.V. Road, Basavanagudi, Bangalore – 560004, Karnataka, India. Our services include psychometric career assessments (Alpha, Beta, and Gamma Career Tests), career workshops and seminars, memory training programs, and a free all-India career helpline.

For privacy-related queries, you may contact us at info@cigma.in or call 9241 778866.

We collect information in the following ways:

We do not intentionally collect sensitive personal data such as financial information, government IDs, or health records unless specifically required for a service and explicitly consented to.

• To deliver our services: Process career test submissions, generate reports, and provide career counselling guidance through our helpline and programs.
• To manage registrations: Confirm bookings for workshops such as Career Yatra, Discover Memory Workshop, Speed Maths Workshop, eCubate, and the Leadership Training Program.
• To communicate with you: Send service-related notifications, program reminders, updates about CIGMA offerings, and responses to your queries.
• To improve our services: Analyse aggregate usage patterns, test completion data, and feedback to enhance the quality and relevance of our career guidance resources.
• To maintain records: Keep a log of interactions for quality assurance, helpline support, and programme coordination.
• For media and documentation: Photographs and videos taken during CIGMA programs may be used on our website, social media, brochures, and promotional materials with due discretion.

cigma.in uses cookies — small text files stored on your device — to improve your experience on the website. These help us understand how visitors use our site, remember your preferences, and ensure certain features function correctly.

• Essential cookies: Required for the website to function properly (e.g., maintaining session state during career test completion).
• Analytics cookies: Help us understand visitor behaviour on the site (e.g., pages visited, time spent). We may use tools such as Google Analytics for this purpose. These cookies collect data in an aggregated, anonymised form.
• Functional cookies: Remember your preferences such as language or location settings.

You may disable cookies through your browser settings at any time. Note that disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of some features on our website, including the ability to complete career tests online.

CIGMA India does not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to any third party for commercial purposes. We may share your information only in the following limited circumstances:

• Service partners: We may share relevant details with trusted partners who assist in delivering CIGMA programs — such as venue coordinators or co-facilitating institutions — strictly for the purpose of that program.
• Associated platforms: If you access career resources through our partner websites (after10thwhat.com, after12thwhat.com, cigmafoundation.org), basic interaction data may be shared between these CIGMA-affiliated platforms to improve your experience.
• Legal obligations: We may disclose your information when required to do so by law, court order, or governmental authority.
• Business transfers: In the unlikely event of a merger, acquisition, or restructuring of CIGMA India, your data may be transferred to the successor organisation, subject to equivalent privacy protections.

Your personal data is stored on secure servers. CIGMA India implements appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your information against unauthorised access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction.

Career test responses and reports are retained for a reasonable period to allow us to provide counselling support and follow-up guidance. General contact and registration data is retained for as long as it is necessary for the purpose it was collected, after which it is securely deleted or anonymised.

While we take all reasonable precautions, no method of electronic transmission or storage is 100% secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security of data transmitted over the internet, and users do so at their own risk.

You have the following rights with respect to your personal information held by CIGMA India. To exercise any of these rights, please write to us at info@cigma.in.

We will respond to all valid requests within 30 days. In some cases, we may need to verify your identity before processing the request.

A significant portion of CIGMA’s services are designed for school students (Class 8 onwards). When students below the age of 18 use our career tests or register for programs, we request that parents or guardians be involved in the process and provide consent where required.

We do not knowingly collect personal data from children under the age of 13 without verified parental consent. If you believe your child has provided personal information to us without your consent, please contact us at info@cigma.in and we will take prompt steps to remove such information.

Our website contains links to external platforms including after10thwhat.com, after12thwhat.com, cigmafoundation.org, our YouTube channel (CIGMA TV), and our Android app on the Google Play Store. This Privacy Policy applies solely to cigma.in. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of any third-party websites or platforms, and we encourage you to review their respective privacy policies before submitting any personal information.

CIGMA India reserves the right to update this Privacy Policy at any time to reflect changes in our services, technology, or legal requirements. The updated policy will be posted on this page with a revised effective date. We encourage you to review this page periodically. Your continued use of our website or services after any changes have been posted constitutes your acceptance of the revised policy.