Privacy Policy

How The Circle of Return collects, uses, and protects the personal information of visitors to our site and applicants to our programme.

Effective date: 23 August 2026

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Who We Are

The Circle of Return is a personal growth programme facilitated by Gautam Nabar, operating at circleofreturn.in. For any questions about this policy or your personal data, contact us at info@circleofreturn.in.

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Information We Collect

Information When Collected Purpose
Name, email address, city When you submit the application form To process your application and communicate with you about the programme
Phone number (optional) When you choose to provide it To contact you regarding your application, if needed
Your written answers to application questions When you submit the application form To assess readiness and fit for the circle
Technical data (IP address, browser type, device, pages viewed) Automatically, when you visit the site To operate the site and understand how it is used
Advertising identifiers and cookie data Automatically, via advertising and analytics tools To measure and improve advertising performance (see Section 4)
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How We Use Your Information

  • To review and respond to your application to the programme
  • To communicate with you about your application, session logistics, and related updates
  • To improve our website and the content we share
  • To measure and refine our advertising, including campaigns run on LinkedIn and Meta
  • To comply with legal obligations
Your application answers are read only by those directly involved in reviewing applications and are not used for any purpose beyond assessing fit for the programme.
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Cookies and Advertising Technologies

We use cookies and similar technologies, including the LinkedIn Insight Tag and Meta Pixel, to measure the performance of our advertising campaigns and understand how visitors reach and use our site. These tools may collect data such as your IP address, device information, and pages visited, and may set cookies in your browser.

You can control or disable cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect how the site functions. For more on how LinkedIn and Meta handle data collected through these tools, see their respective privacy policies:

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How We Share Your Information

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

  • Service providers who help us operate the site, process applications, or send communications (e.g. hosting and email providers), bound by confidentiality obligations
  • Advertising platforms (LinkedIn, Meta), in aggregated or pseudonymised form, for campaign measurement
  • Authorities, where required by law
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Data Retention

We retain application data for as long as needed to consider your application and, if you join the programme, to support your participation, after which it is deleted or anonymised unless a longer period is required by law.

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Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the right to access, correct, or request deletion of your personal data, or to withdraw consent for its use. Indian residents may exercise these rights under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023. To make a request, contact us at info@circleofreturn.in.

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Data Security

We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect your personal information from unauthorised access, loss, or misuse. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

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Children's Privacy

The Circle of Return is not directed at, and does not knowingly collect information from, anyone under 18 years of age.

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Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with a revised effective date.

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Contact Us

For any questions about this Privacy Policy or your personal data, please reach out below.

info@circleofreturn.in