This Privacy Policy covers the information India Private Limited (” ” and/or “We”) collects from the user(s) & User(s) and/or “You”) of www.vroindia.org (“Website”) and how We handle and/or deal in the Personal Information provided by You in the course of the use of the Website by You. This Privacy Policy should be read in conjunction with the Terms of Service available on https://vroindia.org/terms-of-use. This Privacy Policy is applicable throughout the world and is deemed to be effective as of December 1st, 2019.
By registering on the Website, You agree to allow us use of your Personal Information, as defined below, in accordance with this Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy determines, inter alia, how We deal in and/or handle the Personal Information provided by You, the purposes for which We may use such Personal Information, correction of inaccuracies in the Personal Information by You, withdrawal of consent to use Personal Information by You.
The Website is owned by Village Reconstruction Organization (VRO), a society, registered under Societies Registration Act of 1860 and having registered office at D.No: C-198, By-Pass Road, Pedakakani, Guntur, 522509, and is licensed to for the purpose of the management, operation and development of the Website and the provision of services to You.
Here are our privacy principles, which have been dealt with in greater detail below:
- Providing information to us is your choice.
- You can choose to review, correct and delete the Personal Information (defined later) You have provided to us.
- You always have the ability to opt-out of receiving communications from us.
The Personal Information provided by You is used by to increase the quality of the Website and the services provided by to You. In the event that You do not agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy and/or the collection of the Personal Information by as stipulated in this Privacy Policy, please do not access and/or use the Website and/or avail the services provided by . If you refuse to accept the terms of this Privacy Policy, We may choose not to offer You the services for which the Personal Information was being collected.
Information Collection and Use:
The information which You may provide to us or which We may collect is or could be the following:
- Your registration details which may include details such as your name, age, gender, location/pin code, email address, mobile number and the password provided by You (“Personal Information”). You may note that We adopt reasonable security measures to protect Your Personal Information from being exposed or disclosed to anyone including being disclosed on the Website;
- Information that you post/upload on the Website which may include but is not limited to messages, board posts, reviews, blogs, ratings, data, notes and testimonials, poll votes, images, audio or video files and any software (“User Content”);
- Your usage of the Website;
- Details of the computer system or computer network which You use to visit the Website and undertake any activity on the Website; and
- Any other information which whether individually or in combination with any other information is capable of identifying You.
For the purposes of this Privacy Policy, the term & Personal Information” shall not include any information which is not capable of identifying You either individually and/or in combination with any other information.
Our primary purpose in collecting information from You is to allow You to use the Website along with the various services and products available on the Website. We may also use the information for transactional emails or to provide You with information, direct marketing, online and offline advertising and other materials regarding products, services and other offers from time to time in connection with or its parent, subsidiary and affiliate companies (“Entities”) and its joint ventures. We may also collect information to track User behavior and preferences for internal analytics from all Users of the Website. This information is collected through the use of server log files and tracking technologies to collect and analyze certain types of technical information and may include cookies and web beacons.
We may combine your Personal Information and information collected from tracking technologies and aggregate it with information collected from other Users using our Website to attempt to provide You with a better experience on our Website. You understand, agree and acknowledge that our collection, storage and processing of your Personal Information is for a lawful purpose connected with a function or activity of the Entities and its joint ventures.
If You do not consent to the use of cookies by , You may at any time adjust Your browser settings and/or delete and/or disable the cookies. However, please note that should You choose to delete/ disable the use of cookies on Your computer, certain sections of the Website and/or services provided by may not be available to You.
Consent to Personal Information:
You hereby consent to the collection, storage, use, disclosure, transfer, of the Personal Information by for the purposes of this Privacy Policy. You hereby agree and acknowledge that the collection, storage, use, disclosure, transfer, of the Personal Information by under the terms of this Privacy Policy is for a lawful purpose and is necessary for the provision of services to You on the Website.
You further understand, agree and acknowledge that your Personal Information may be classified as sensitive personal information such as Your password, age, physiological details, sexual orientation, bank account and credit card details, under applicable laws as is considered necessary by to provide access to various services on its Website to You and for your usage of the Website.
Withdrawal of Consent:
You may at any time withdraw Your consent to the collection, storage, use, disclosure, transfer, of the Personal Information and/or the sensitive personal data or information by , by addressing a written communication to this effect to the contact address of the Grievance Officer specified below. However, You agree and acknowledge that in the event that You choose to so withdraw Your consent, shall be entitled to not provide any or all of the services on the Website to You.
Information Collection and Use:
For a better experience, while using our Service, we may require you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information. The information that we request will be retained by us and used as described in this privacy policy.
If you attempt to use the services and applications of our Website/Mobile Application and or choose to provide information to us, this platform shall collect Personal Information from you. This information includes, but is not limited to: name, address, telephone number, mobile number and/or email address. Once collected, we will store your information for a reasonable period of time for record keeping purposes. The information that we store is sometimes deleted as space requires or in the normal course of business.
We may periodically send promotional emails, SMSs and make voice calls about new products, special offers or other information which we think you may find interesting using the email address and mobile number which you have provided.
From time to time, we may also use your information to contact you for market research purposes. We may contact you by email, SMS, voice, fax or mail. We may use the information to customize the Website/Mobile Application according to your interests.
The app does use third party services that may collect information used to identify you.
Log Data:
We want to inform you that whenever you use our Service, in a case of an error in the app we collect data and information (through third party products) on your phone called Log Data. This Log Data may include information such as your device Internet Protocol (“IP”) address, device name, operating system version, the configuration of the app when utilizing our Service, the time and date of your use of the Service, and other statistics.
Cookies:
Cookies are files with a small amount of data that are commonly used as anonymous unique identifiers. These are sent to your browser from the Website/Mobile Applications that you visit and are stored on your device's internal memory. This Service does not use these “cookies” explicitly. However, the app may use third party code and libraries that use “cookies” to collect information and improve their services. You have the option to either accept or refuse these cookies and know when a cookie is being sent to your device. If you choose to refuse our cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of this Service or may face difficulties to enjoy our services to optimum.
Usage and Preference Information:
We collect information about how you and site visitors interact with our Services, preferences expressed, and settings chosen. In some cases we do this through the use of cookies, pixel tags, and similar device identification technologies that create and maintain unique identifiers.
Disclosure:
We may share information with governmental agencies or other companies assisting us in fraud prevention or investigation. We may do so when:
(1) permitted or required by law; or,
(2) trying to protect against or prevent actual or potential fraud or unauthorized transactions; or,
(3) investigating fraud which has already taken place. The information is not provided to these companies for marketing purposes.
Service Providers:
We may employ third-party companies and individuals due to the following reasons:
- To facilitate our Service;
- To provide the Service on our behalf;
- To perform Service-related services; or
- To assist us in analyzing how our Service is used.
We want to inform users of this Service that these third parties have access to your Personal Information. The reason is to perform the tasks assigned to them on our behalf. However, they are obligated not to disclose or use the information for any other purpose.
Sharing of Information:
We may share the information we collect about you as described in this Statement or as described at the time of collection or sharing. The recipient of all the Personal Information including any sensitive personal data or information and shall exercise reasonable commercial endeavors for the prevention of unauthorized disclosure of the Personal Information including any sensitive personal data or information provided by the Users. We may enable access of the Users' information to the Entities or its joint ventures, agents or third parties in relation to the Website or for any other marketing related activity undertaken by or on behalf of the Entities and/or its joint ventures and/or for the purposes of enhancing the quality of the services provided to You on the Website. We will ensure on reasonable commercial efforts basis that the third parties and agents employed by us maintain confidentiality with respect to the Personal Information including any sensitive personal data or information provided by the Users and use it strictly for the purposes specified herein.
Children’s Privacy:
These Services do not address anyone under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 18. In the case we discover that a child under 18 has provided us with personal information, we immediately delete this from our servers. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us so that we will be able to do necessary actions.
Compliance with Laws and Law Enforcement:
Cooperates with mandated government and law enforcement agencies or with any third parties to enforce and comply with the law. We will disclose any information about You to government or law enforcement officials or private parties as We, in our sole discretion, believe necessary or appropriate to respond to claims and legal processes, to protect the property and rights of the Entities or a third party, to protect the safety of the public or any person, or to prevent or stop any illegal, unethical or legally actionable activity. may also provide your Personal Information including any sensitive personal data or information to various tax authorities upon any demand or request from them. You understand and agree that may provide and/or disclose your Personal Information or sensitive personal information to such third parties as it deems fit, such as press, news media, local authorities for the bonafide purpose of, inter alia, investigation into any User Content uploaded on the Website.
Business Transfers:
may sell, transfer or otherwise share some or all of its assets, including your Personal Information including any sensitive personal data or information, in connection with a merger, acquisition, reorganization or sale of assets or in the event of bankruptcy. Should such a sale or transfer occur, we will ensure that the Personal Information including any sensitive personal data or information You have provided through the Website is stored and used by the transferee in a manner that is consistent with this Privacy Policy.
Email Policies:
may use the e-mail ID provided by You for the purposes mentioned in this Privacy Policy. You have full control regarding which of these emails You want to receive. If You decide at any time that You no longer wish to receive such communications from us, please follow the unsubscribe instructions provided in any of the communications. Please note that once we receive your request, it may take an additional reasonable period of time for Your opt-out to become effective.
Security:
Uses ordinary industry standard technology designed to help keep your Personal Information including sensitive personal data or information safe. The secure server software (SSL) encrypts all information You put in before it is sent to us. Furthermore, all of the customer data We collect is protected against unauthorized access. To prevent unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy, and ensure correct use of information, We will employ commercially reasonable and practicable security practices and procedures and security methods and technologies. We will also ensure on reasonable commercial efforts basis that any agent or third party that We employ complies with the same security standards as us for the protection of your Personal Information including any sensitive personal information or data.
Your information may be transferred to or be maintained on computers, computer systems and computer resources located outside of your state or country where the privacy laws may not be as protective as those where you live. If You are located outside India and choose to provide information to us, please be aware that keeps or transfers information to India and processes it there. Your submission of such information represents your agreement to that transfer.
Unfortunately, the transmission of information over the Internet is not completely secure. Although We strive to protect your personal data, We cannot guarantee the security of your data while it is being transmitted to our site; any transmission is at your own risk. Once We have received your information, We have commercially reasonable procedures and security features in place to reasonably endeavor to prevent unauthorized access.
We value your trust in providing us your Personal Information, thus we are striving to use commercially acceptable means of protecting it. But remember that no method of transmission over the internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure and reliable, and we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
Changes in Personal Information and/or sensitive personal data or information:
You shall be entitled at any time to review and correct any deficiencies/ discrepancies/ defects/ errors in the Personal Information and/or sensitive personal data or information provided by You by addressing a written request to this effect to the contact address of the Grievance Officer specified below.
However, You understand and acknowledge that shall not at any time be responsible and/or liable in any manner for the authenticity and/or accuracy of the Personal Information including the sensitive personal data or information provided by You.
Changes in Privacy Policy:
From time to time we may update this Privacy Policy. Your continued use of the Website constitutes an acceptance of the then-current Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions so We encourage You to visit this page periodically to review any changes.
Phishing:
Identity theft and the practice currently known as “phishing” are of great concern to. Safeguarding information to help protect You from identity theft is a top priority. We do not and will not, at any time, request your credit card information, your account ID, login password, or national identification numbers in a non-secure or unsolicited e-mail or telephone communication.
Public Postings:
Any and all Personal Information including sensitive personal data or information available in the User Content uploaded by You on the Website shall be Your sole responsibility, given the publicly available nature of such User Content. While We shall endeavor to ensure that the terms of this Privacy Policy shall be available to all features/ sections of the Website, You shall be deemed to have waived the confidentiality to any Personal Information including sensitive personal information and data comprised in the User Content and any other publicly available information on the Website.
Third-party websites:
We may provide links/ information relating to third party websites to You for Your use and convenience. In the event that You choose to access/ use such third party websites, You agree and acknowledge that the privacy policy and terms of use of such third party websites shall be applicable to the access and use of such third party websites by You. You hereby agree and acknowledge that We and/or the Production House shall not be responsible and/or liable for any Personal Information and/or sensitive personal data or information collected by such third party websites from You.
Contact Us:
If You have any questions about this Privacy Policy, the practices of or your dealings with the Website, You can contact us via the links at the bottom of the page, or by writing to admin[at]vroindia.org.
Grievance Officer:
Mr. Meraj Akhtar shall be the Grievance Officer for the purpose of this Privacy Policy. If You have any question or grievance or want to delete or modify your Personal Information, You shall mark your correspondence to the email ID provided in the name of Meraj Akhtar Grievance Officer- admin[at]vroindia.org. Any communication which is not marked as such shall not be treated as a valid and binding communication for the purpose of this Privacy Policy and applicable laws.
This document is an electronic record in terms of Information Technology Act, 2000 and rules there under as applicable and the amended provisions pertaining to electronic records in various statutes as amended by the Information Technology Act, 2000. This electronic record is generated by a computer system and does not require any physical or digital signatures.