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1. GENERAL

• 1.1 This Privacy Policy forms part and parcel of the “Terms of Use” of the Website and shall be deemed to have been incorporated in the Terms of Use by reference.
• 1.2 The terms “We” / “Us” / “Our” used in this Policy refer to the Company and the terms “You”/ “Your”/ “Yourself” in this Policy refers to the users of the Website. “Users” include all persons who (a) visit or access this Website or avail any of its functionalities or use any data or information available on the Website in any manner, or (b) who avail our services or whose personal data we may process as part of our operation.
• 1.3 This Privacy Policy may be revised from time to time. Your continued use of the Website following such changes and modifications to these Terms of Sale will constitute Your acceptance of such changes or modifications.

2. PRIVACY POLICY – INTRODUCTION

• 2.1 The Company is committed to ensuring privacy of the Users on its website. In furtherance of the same, the Company has framed this Privacy Policy in accordance with the Information Technology Act, 2000 (“Act”) read with the applicable Rules thereunder.
• 2.2 The Privacy Policy is designed to familiarize Users of this Website with (a) the type of information that Users may share with the Company, or that the Company will collect from the Users; (b) practices and policies of the Company relating to collection, storage, dealing, transfer, disclosure, transfer etc. of information pertaining to Users; (c) purpose of collection and usage of such information, and related matters.

3. TYPES OF USER INFORMATION

• 3.1 Collection of “Information”: The Company may request for, collect or gather such “Information” (which shall include data) as it deems necessary, relevant or incidental for purposes as specified in Paragraph 5 below.
• 3.2 Personal Information: “Information” may include Personal Information relating to Users such as (a) User’s name, address, telephone number, e-mail address, postal address, gender, etc. (b) the internet protocol (“IP”) address of User’s computer; (c) any other “sensitive personal data or information” relating to the User as defined under the applicable Rules under the Act.
• 3.3 Non-personal Information: The Company may also collect certain non-personal Information from the User when the User visits and / or uses the Website. Such non-personal Information would include but not be limited to information such as geographical location of User, IP address, type of browser, operating system of User’s device, and details of usage of Website etc. Such non-personal Information is collected through various ways including “cookies”. Cookies are text files placed on Your computer, to help the website analyse how You use the site. Such information is not used to track information about individuals but is used on an aggregate level to customize our site, improve the online experience of the User and plan advertising and promotions.
• 3.4 Public Data: The Company may also collect publicly posted personal data from various online sources. Such information will include, in most cases, basic contact information, such as name, email and job title.
• 3.5 Internet Database: The Company has created an internet database to allow users to store their information, list historical transactions and retain email preferences.

4. MODES OF COLLECTION OF USER INFORMATION

• 4.1 The information referred to above may be collected or received by the Company (a) directly from the User, when the User either provides any specific information on the Website; or (b) from use of the Website by the User; or (c) from third parties who have collected any Information relating to the User, and who have shared it with the Company.
• 4.2 There are times when You may provide information to us voluntarily, otherwise than through use of the Website. This occurs when You provide Your feedback to us through e-mails, return forms, letters or telephone calls. We may use this information to respond to Your query and to keep track of feedback received from You.

5. PURPOSE OF COLLECTION AND USAGE OF INFORMATION

• The Company may collect, store and use Information for any purpose as may be permissible under Applicable Laws, including but limited to the following:
  • (a) Facilitation of Your use of the Website, communication with User etc.
  • (b) Respond to any inquiries posed by the User
  • (c) Provide User with details of important schemes, offers, product details, new product launches, changes to terms of use of the Website, and make other important announcements etc.
  • (d) Maintain accounts of the User, display contents inputted by User such as User profile, etc.
  • (e) Personalize User’s experience on the Website by presenting advertisements, products and offers tailored to the User’s preferences;
  • (f) Customization, administration etc. of the Website, location of errors, Website testing, data analysis for the Website etc;
  • (g) Provision of services on the Website;
  • (h) To protect integrity of the Website, improve our platform, prevent or detect fraud or abuse of our Website;
  • (i) To conduct analytical studies on various aspects including User behaviour, User preferences etc.
  • (j) Enable third parties to carry out technical, logistical or other functions on our behalf;
  • (k) To permit employees of the Company to contact Users, and enable them to respond to Users, resolve User queries, issues, grievances etc.
  • (l) To trace computer resources of any person for the purposes of determining compliance with the provisions of the Information Technology Act, 2000 and / or any other law for the time being in force.
  • (m) To comply with our internal guidelines from time to time.

6. DISCLOSURE AND RETENTION OF USER INFORMATION

• 6.1 The Company considers the Information about its customers as an important part of its business. Accordingly, the Company shall not engage in sale of Information relating to Users to third parties. However, the Company may share User information with third parties in the circumstances specified herein below, after reasonably assuring itself that such third parties have undertaken to maintain confidentiality of Personal Information relating to the Users:
  • (a) Third Party Vendors / Service Providers etc.: We may disclose Personal Information to other trusted third-party service providers or partners for the purposes of providing you with services, storage and analytics and to comply with our legal requirements and internal guidelines. We may also transfer or disclose Personal Information to our subsidiaries and affiliated companies. Such third-party service providers would have access to Personal Information of Users for the purpose of performing their functions / rendering their services etc.
  • (b) Business Transfers: The Company may transfer or otherwise share some or all of its assets, including Your Information in connection with a merger, acquisition, reorganization or sale of assets or business or in the event of bankruptcy. Should such a sale or transfer occur, the Company will reasonably ensure that the Information You have provided and which we have collected is stored and used by the transferee in a manner that is consistent with this Privacy Policy. Any third party to which the Company transfers or sells as aforesaid will have the right to continue to use the information that You provide to us or collected by us immediately prior to the transfer.
  • (c) Government Agency: The Company may share any Information relating to Users (i) with Government agencies mandated under the law to obtain Information relating to Users from the Company; (ii) any third party, when the Company is required to disclose the same under an order of a Government or judicial authority under any law for the time being in force, or where such disclosure is necessary for the compliance of a legal obligation.
  • (d) With User Consent: Without prejudice to the aforesaid, the Company may disclose Personal Information relating to the User with his / her / its consent. For this purpose, the Company may send a prior notice to the User before sharing Personal Information relating to the User with third parties. In case no objection or intimation is received from the User, the Company would presume that User has granted its consent for sharing of said Information with third parties.
• 6.2 By using or visiting the Website and agreeing to the terms of this Privacy Policy, User shall be construed to have consented to, and accepted the disclosure of his Information to third parties as provided under this Privacy Policy.
• 6.3 The Company will share Your Personal Information internally with such persons who need it to carry out Your instructions or requests.
• 6.4 The Company shall keep sensitive personal data or information for only as long as the purposes for which the information may lawfully be used or is otherwise required under any other law for the time being in force. For those customers who have registered for the mailing list, their personal information is kept until we are notified that they no longer want their information stored.

7. SECURITY PRACTICES AND PROCEDURES FOR PROTECTION OF INFORMATION

• 7.1 In order to make every effort to ensure that Your experience on the Website is secure, we use encryption technology to protect You against the loss, misuse or alteration of Your personal information. When you fill out any contact forms or access your account, a secure server encrypts all of Your information through the use of Secure Socket Layers (SSLs).
• 7.2 We use industry-standard information, security tools, and measures, as well as internal procedures and strict guidelines to prevent information misuse and data leakage. The Company follows the International Standard IS/ISO/IEC 27001 on "Information Technology - Security Techniques - Information Security Management System – Requirements” for ensuring protection of User Information in its possession. Our employees are subject to confidentiality obligations. We use measures and procedures that substantially reduce the risks of data misuse, but we cannot guarantee that our systems will be absolutely safe. If you become aware of any potential data breach or security vulnerability, you are requested to contact us immediately. We will use all measures to investigate the incident, including preventive measures, as required.
• 7.3 To be sure You are browsing secure pages for transactions, check Your Web browser’s status bar (located at the bottom of the window) for the closed padlock icon. This icon appears in Your web browser to tell You that You are viewing a secure web page. Also, all browsers display an “s” after the “http” (https://) in the Web site address to indicate that You are in a secure environment.

8. ACCURACY AND PROTECTION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

• 8.1 The Company relies on Users to notify it of any changes in personal information. Should any inaccurate information come to the Company’s attention, it will investigate and correct the information and, if necessary, apprise the User of the change. Only those staff members who need the User’s personal information in order to respond to the User’s requests are given access to it. Employees are provided with training and information regarding the proper handling of personal information. All information stored in the Company’s computer system is protected from unauthorized access and information that is stored in document form is kept in secure locations to prevent access by unauthorized persons.

9. GRIEVANCE OFFICER

• 9.1 In compliance with Information Technology Act, 2000 and rules made thereunder, the name and contact details of the Grievance Officer are provided below:

10. RETENTION

• 10.1 We will retain your personal information for as long as necessary to provide the Service, and as necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our policies. Retention periods shall be determined taking into account the type of information collected and the purpose for which it is collected, bearing in mind the requirements applicable to the situation and the need to destroy outdated, unused information at the earliest reasonable time.
• 10.2 We may rectify, replenish or remove incomplete or inaccurate information, at any time and at our own discretion.

11. USER DISCRETION AND THE CHOICE TO OPT OUT

• 11.1 The Users have a choice to opt-out of receiving non-essential (promotional, marketing-, related) communications from us, after setting up an account.
• 11.2 In order to remove Your contact information, please visit Unsubscribe.