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Privacy Policy

Last Updated on March 15, 2020

This Privacy Policy details the manner in which ShaktiCon, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham (“ShaktiCon/Us/Our/We”) collects, restores, deals and handles the end users’ (“You/Your/User”) information made available by the User as a result of such User’s access to and use the services provided by ShaktiCon through ShaktiCon WebApp (which term shall be deemed to include the internet and mobile website www.shakticon.com).

By mere use of the ShaktiCon WebApp (“WebApp”), You expressly consent to Our use and disclosure of Your personal information in accordance with this Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy is incorporated into and subject to the T&C.

Information We Collect

When You use the WebApp, We collect and store Your personal information which is provided by You from time to time. Our primary goal in doing so is to provide you a safe, efficient, smooth and customized experience. This allows Us to provide services and features that most likely meet Your needs, and to customize WebApp to make Your experience safer and easier. More importantly, while doing so We may collect personal information from You that We consider necessary for achieving this purpose.

In general, You can browse the WebApp without telling Us who You are or revealing any personal information about Yourself. Once You give Us Your personal information, You are not anonymous to us. Where possible, We indicate which fields are required and which fields are optional. You always have the option to not provide information by choosing not to use a particular service or feature on the WebApp. We may automatically track certain information about You based upon Your behaviour on Our WebApp. We use this information to do internal research on Our users' demographics, interests, and behaviour to better understand, protect and serve Our users. This information is compiled and analysed on an aggregated basis. This information may include the URL that you just came from (whether this URL is on Our WebApp or not), which URL You next go to (whether this URL is on Our WebApp or not), Your computer browser information, and Your IP address.

We use data collection devices such as "cookies" on certain pages of Our WebApp to help analyse Our web page flow, measure promotional effectiveness, and promote trust and safety. "Cookies" are small files placed on Your hard drive that assist Us in providing Our services. We offer certain features that are only available through the use of a "cookie".

We also use cookies to allow You to enter Your password less frequently during a session. Cookies can also help Us provide information that is targeted to Your interests. Most cookies are "session cookies," meaning that they are automatically deleted from Your hard drive at the end of a session. You are always free to decline Our cookies if Your browser permits, although in that case You may not be able to use certain features on the WebApp and You may be required to re-enter Your password more frequently during a session.

Additionally, You may encounter "cookies" or other similar devices on certain pages of the WebApp that are placed by third parties. We do not control the use of cookies by third parties.

If You send Us personal correspondence, such as emails or letters, or if other users or third parties send Us correspondence about Your activities or postings on our WebApp, We may collect such information into a file specific to you.

We collect personally identifiable information (email address, name, mobile number, college details, college ID, photo, location etc.) from you when You set up an account with us. While You can browse some sections of Our WebApp without being a registered member, certain activities (such as registering for an event) do require registration. We do use Your contact information to send You offers based on Your previous orders and Your interests.

Use of Demographic / Profile Data / Your Information

We use personal information to provide the services You request. To the extent possible, We use Your personal information to market to You or share information with certain other parties to market to You, We will provide You the ability to opt-out of such uses. We use Your personal information to resolve disputes; troubleshoot problems; help promote a safe service; collect money; measure consumer interest in Our products and services, inform You about online and offline offers, products, services, and updates; customize Your experience; detect and protect Us against error, fraud and other criminal activity; enforce our terms and conditions; and as otherwise described to You at the time of collection.

In Our efforts to continually improve Our product and service offerings, We collect and analyse demographic and profile data about Our users' activity on our WebApp.

We identify and use Your IP address to help diagnose problems with Our server, and to administer the platform. Your IP address is also used to help identify you and to gather broad demographic information.

We use Your personal information to prevent identity-theft, and to protect Us against error, fraud and other criminal activity. Your personal information shall be accessible by Our volunteer team only during the event, if a case arises that they need to identify you for providing you services, or to ensure security.

Cookies

A "cookie" is a small piece of information stored by a web server on a web browser so it can be later read back from that browser. Cookies are useful for enabling the browser to remember information specific to a given user. We place both permanent and temporary cookies in Your computer's hard drive. The cookies do not contain any of Your personally identifiable information.

Sharing of Personal Information

We may share personal information You share with Us, with our affiliates, and our partner (as defined under the T&C, available here) affiliates for various purposes, including but not limited to help with the detection and prevention of identity theft, fraud and other potentially illegal acts; correlate related or multiple accounts to prevent abuse of Our services; to facilitate marketing and promotional activities.

We may also disclose personal information if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such disclosure is reasonably necessary to respond to subpoenas, court orders, or other legal process. We may disclose personal information to law enforcement offices, third party rights owners, or others in the good faith belief that such disclosure is reasonably necessary to: enforce Our Terms and Conditions (“T&C”) or Privacy Policy; respond to claims that an advertisement, posting or other content violates the rights of a third party; or protect the rights, property or personal safety of Our users or the general public.

Advertisements on WebApp

We do not use any third-party advertising companies to serve ads when You visit our WebApp.

Links to Other Sites

Our WebApp may show up links to other websites/apps, including but not limited to our sponsors and partners, which may collect personally identifiable information about You. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of those linked websites. Please refer to the privacy policies of those for clarification regarding the same.

Choice/Opt-Out

We provide all Users with the opportunity to opt-out of receiving non-essential (promotional, marketing-related) communications from Us on behalf of our partners, and from Us in general, after setting up an account.

If You want to remove Your contact information from all Our WebApp lists and newsletters, please click on the unsubscribe links in the emailer. If that is however, not available then please contact us using the details below.

Children’s Information

Another part of our priority is adding protection for children while using the internet. We encourage parents and guardians to observe, participate in, and/or monitor and guide their online activity.

We do not knowingly collect any Personal Identifiable Information from children under the age of 13. If you think that your child provided this kind of information on Our WebApp, we strongly encourage you to contact us immediately and we will do our best efforts to promptly remove such information from our records.

Security Precautions

Our WebApp has stringent security measures in place to protect the loss, misuse, and alteration of the information under Our control. Whenever You change or access Your account information, We offer the use of a secure server. Once your information is in Our possession We adhere to strict security guidelines, protecting it against unauthorized access.

Deletion of Data

We shall permanently delete certain information You shared with Us including but not limited to your personal information, automatically within a week after the event is completed. We may keep some information You shared with us such as, but not limited to your name, your email address, your college details, feedback and surveys etc. even after the event.

At any point of time, You have the option to ask for deletion of the information You share with Us, either through the edit profile section in Our WebApp or by contacting us through the details given below. However, we might continue to retain certain details such as, but not limited to Your name, email, phone number in case this request is made after you making purchase of our service, or participating in the event, as governed by Our T&C.

Your Consent

By using the Our WebApp and/or by providing Your information, You consent to the collection and use of the information You disclose on Our WebApp in accordance with this Privacy Policy, including but not limited to Your consent for sharing your information as per this Privacy Policy.

If We decide to change Our Privacy Policy, We will post those changes on this page so that You are always aware of what information We collect, how We use it, and under what circumstances We disclose it.