Privacy Policy

This policy explains how Mangalore Marine College and Technology (MMCT) collects, uses and protects your personal information when you use our website.

1. Information We Collect

We collect information that you provide when you submit an enquiry, admission form, alumni registration or grievance, or contact us. This may include:

  • Name, gender, phone number and email address.
  • Course selection, referral details and other information you enter in our forms.
  • Documents you choose to upload as part of your application.
  • Payment status and transaction reference details. Card, UPI and net-banking details are entered on the payment gateway and are not stored by MMCT.
  • Technical data such as IP address, browser type and pages visited, collected through cookies and analytics tools.
2. How We Use Your Information
  • To respond to your enquiries and process admission applications.
  • To confirm registrations and payments, and to issue receipts.
  • To communicate with you about courses, intakes, events and alumni activities.
  • To address grievances and provide student support.
  • To improve our website, prevent fraud and misuse, and comply with legal requirements.
3. Sharing of Information

We do not sell your personal information. We may share it only with:

  • Payment gateway providers, to process your payments.
  • Service providers who help us operate the website, send communications and analyse usage, under appropriate confidentiality obligations.
  • Regulatory and government authorities, such as the Directorate General of Shipping, where required by law or for course approvals.
4. Cookies and Analytics

Our website uses cookies and similar technologies, including Google Tag Manager, to understand how visitors use the site. We also use Cloudflare Turnstile to protect our forms from spam, and Google Translate to offer content in other languages. You can control cookies through your browser settings; disabling them may affect some features.

5. Data Security and Retention

We use reasonable technical and organisational safeguards to protect your information. No method of transmission over the internet is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security. We retain your information only as long as needed for the purposes described above or as required by law.

6. Your Rights

You may request access to, correction of, or deletion of your personal information, or withdraw your consent to its use, by writing to us at the address below. We may need to retain certain records where required by law.

7. Third-Party Links

Our website may link to external sites, such as the MMCT Portal and Student Portal. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those sites.

8. Children's Privacy

If an applicant is under 18, the form should be submitted by, or with the consent of, a parent or guardian.

9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy from time to time. The latest version will always be available on this page.

10. Contact

For privacy-related queries, write to [email protected] or [email protected], or call 1800 120 5533.
Mangalore Marine College and Technology, Padil Padavu, Kelinjar Village, Kuppepadavu Post, Mangalore - 574 144, Karnataka, India.