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Last updated: September 6, 2021

We, M/S. (WHATSURIDEA/We), are committed to protecting the privacy and accuracy of confidential information and personal information to the extent possible, subject to Statutory Legal Provisions including Information Technology Act, 2000 and Rules made thereunder. We do not share, re-distribute or sell any confidential information collected on our Website other than (i) as required by laws that guarantee public access to certain types of information, or (ii) in response to any legal instruments/Court orders that authorize access, personal information. We have drafted this Privacy Policy to keep you informed about the extent of information we collect and utilize. If you continue to visit Website and/or avail any of our service that shall mean that you have given your consent to our Privacy Policy.

  1. TYPES OF INFORMATION WE COLLECT
    • a) Internet browsing data: Our servers may collect the following analytics:
      • (i) Internet Protocol (IP) address of computer being used
      • (ii) Web pages requested
      • (iii) Referring web page
      • (iv) Browser used
      • (v) Date and time
      • (vi) Any other IP Browser related information

      Our Website does not associate the data collected under Cl. 1(a) to any individual User identities.

    • b) User information to avail services: In addition to the IP address/browser information collected from anonymous visitors to the Website under Cl. 1 (a), other information is collected and stored when a Logged-In Users log in to view restricted content or submit forms. Particularly, we collect the following information of a User (Signing in the website);
      • (i) Display name (this is usually the first and last name of the User);
      • (ii) User ID;
      • (iii) Email address/Mobile Number;
      • (iv) The Logged-In User in their absolute discretion may choose to log in through their social networking accounts. In that case, we shall collect the basic profile information;
      • (v) Whether the User is registering as Organizer or Talent.
    • c) Additional information and transaction information: In addition to the information collected for the User under Section 1(a), we collect the following verification and authentication documents for Users;
      • (i) Incorporation certificate for a company/business entity registering as Organizer.
      • (ii) Age proof
      • (iii) Address proof
      • (iv) Other crucial information related to your age, gender, location, and organization you are employed with, your interests, etc.
      • (v) You will also need to provide your credit/debit card details including card expiration date, CVV code, billing address, bank details, UPI ID, Payment gateway details (collectively, “Payment Information”) limited to complete a commerce transaction through our Services.
      • (vi) We consider your Payment Information private and do not make such information public. We collect and store information created by your purchases made through our Services including the Contest Information (“Transaction Data”). Transaction Data and may include the merchant’s name and the date, time and amount of the transaction.
      • (vii) Any other document that we may add as our requirement in the future and we shall duly notify the same.
  2. WHY DO WE COLLECT INFORMATION/DATA FROM YOU?
  3. We may process your personal data for a number of authorized purposes. We may use certain personal data we collect from you when you register, make a purchase, sign up for our newsletter, respond to a survey or marketing communication, surf the Website, or use certain other website features in the following ways;

    • a) We are committed to creating a consolidated platform to bring Talents including authors, actors, voice-over artists, cover artists, and other such creative professionals together. Our objective is to provide them visibility and exposure. At the same time, we provide the Organizer a pool of Talent. They can organize a Contest, analyses the entries submitted and select the winner Talent as per their requirement.
    • b) For the purpose of Cl. 1(a), Talents can upgrade their portfolio by sharing information including photographs, audiovisuals content, sound sample, etc. to increase visibility. You can choose to provide us additional information to develop your profile on our Website such as general descriptions of your skills, specific skills, experience, personal & physical details, educational qualifications and recommendations, etc. Submitting this information and making them public is your discretion. We collect these data from you when you provide, post or upload it on our Website, such as when you fill out a form, upload images / other media files, or submit a resume or upload your portfolio on your profile. The purpose of the same is to provide more exposure to your profile and improve our service.
    • c) We use your information to deliver the Services you have requested, including, for example, registering you as Organizer/Talent, giving you a platform to organize the Contest, submitting your entries in a contest, managing your account and profile, helping you stay in touch with colleagues, partners, clients; explore career opportunities, collaborate with clients, and authenticating you when you log in.
    • d) Besides, we collect information like IP address/browser-IP-address information and anonymous-browser history to report information about site accesses and for profiling purposes. This information is used to improve Web presentation and utilization. IP address information may also be used for troubleshooting purposes.
    • e) We also use such analyze our target audience and cater to them for improving our schemes and services and performance.
    • f) We use contact information to notify User, Talents, Organizers about important updates and developments, to improve our content and information, to contact prospective clients for marketing, to build statistical analysis aimed at improving the website’s performances.
    • g) We may use "cookies" to deliver web content specific to individual users' interests or to keep track of online purchasing transactions. Sensitive personal information is not stored within cookies.
    • h) You understand that by registering (creating an account on our Website or becoming our Member) we and others will be able to identify you by your profile.
    • i) The data provided by you is used in a manner that caters to a legitimate interest (which complies with your data protection interests), such as for research and development, and to market and promotes effectively the Services we provide (e.g. the data provided by you is used by our automated systems to provide you information and content relevant to your interests).
  4. DISTRIBUTION OF COLLECTED INFORMATION
    • (a) We can share the relevant information with our third party service provider, third party payment gateway, business partner, employees, contractors and agents and affiliates strictly on need to know basis.
    • (b) We will not disclose, without your consent, any Confidential or Personal Identifying Information collected about you (Personal Identification Information means your address, your date of birth, your government-issued ID, any information shared in confidence etc.) except for certain explicit circumstances in which disclosure is required by law.
    • (c) We will not distribute or sell Confidential/Personal Identifying Information to third-party organizations.
    • (d) Notwithstanding anything mentioned anywhere, we can use the non-confidential information including Content uploaded/created, comments made, or reaction given by you on our website (Non-Confidential Information). Any use of Non-Confidential Information by us shall be subject to Talent Agreement and Website Use Terms and Conditions.
  5. THE REVISION OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY
    • (a) We may change this Privacy Statement at any time and for any reason. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy each time you visit our Website.
    • (b) If we make a significant change to our Privacy Statement, we may post a notice on Our website for a certain period of time after the change is made.
  6. RESPONSIBILITY FOR EXTERNAL SITES
    • (a) Our Website may contain links to other web sites. Some of those web sites may be operated by third parties. We provide the links for your convenience, but we do not review, control, or monitor the privacy practices of web sites operated by others.
    • (b) We are not responsible for the performance of web sites operated by third parties or for your business dealings with them. Therefore, whenever you leave this website we recommend that you review each website's privacy practices and make your conclusions regarding the adequacy of these practices.
  7. WHAT ARE THE INFORMATION WE USE FOR ADVERTISEMENT?
    • a) We may use online marking tools like Google analytics, Google webmaster tool, Google tag manager, Add This Plugin, cookies, web sessions, social Log-Ins, and device identifiers, etc.
    • b) We may use user-provided information like your profile, contact information, title, etc. to customize and target the ads well.
    • c) We may use your communications sent to us providing you the customize service and troubleshoot the issue you face while using our Website or availing our Services.
    • d) We can share this information with our media partners. However, please note that we do not share any sensitive/confidential information with any person.
    • e) We contain the right to use your contact information to connect with you via email, mobile phone, notices, messages, and other ways through our Services, including text messages and push notifications. These messages could include messages regarding but not limited to our services, promotional messages, security, updates, reminders, or suggestions. Your communication preferences can be changed at any time. However, you cannot opt-out of receiving certain service messages from us, including security and legal notices.
  8. ESSENTIAL USE OF THE INFORMATION/DATA
    • (a) We use third-party services for maintenance, payment gateway, analysis, audit, legal drafting and consultancy, fraud detection, marketing, and development to help us provide certain specialized services. Our payment gateway partner, lawyers, accountants, bankers, auditors, insurers, marketing, and fraud detection service providers might review from time to time your personal information to help with services such as consultancy, banking, insurance, accounting, legal compliance, and similar services.
    • (b) These parties are obligated to keep all the information gained from us as private and in no way use the information for any purpose whatsoever.
    • (c) In the future, if we may undergo any merger and/or acquisition with another business entity. In such a case, all the data we acquired, and the store shall be shared/transferred to such an entity/partner. That entity/partner shall be able to use such data/information as per this Privacy Policy as amended from time to time.
  9. MISCELLANEOUS IMPORTANT PROVISIONS AND ASPECTS
    • a) We collect data from you when you create an account, make an inquiry, or use any of our services. We shall retain your information until you terminate your account and request us to delete your information. We respect your rights to be forgotten.
    • b) You can make a formal request to us to delete your personal information that you do not want to share with us. We shall comply with your request if that specific information is not essential to provide you due Service. In case, you want to terminate the service and want to erase all the data, we shall comply with the same within fifteen (15) working days of the receipt of such a request. In any case, once a member completes the termination process with us, his or her accounts become invisible to the public within twenty-four (24) hours. We retain information that is essential for the record purpose and legal evidence (in case of any dispute) and erase all other information within thirty (30) days.
    • c) You can anytime edit your profile. It is always possible to edit or update your personal information in a few easy steps. We shall be available to help you change, update, or fix your data in certain cases. You need to always update your profile information in case any information is outdated and flawed.
    • d) We use industry-standard physical, managerial, and technical safeguards to preserve the integrity and security of your personal information. We regularly keep a check on our systems to prevent them from possible security threats. However, we cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you send to us or guarantee that your information on the Services may not be accessed, disclosed, altered, or destroyed by a breach of any of our physical, managerial, or technical safeguards.
    • e) We do not allow minor children (below the age of 18 years) to create an account or register as Talent or Organizer without parental control, and upload any data without the express consent of the parent/guardian. We do not collect any data on a child without parental interference. A parent/guardian can directly write and inform us if he/she reasonably perceives any reason for the prospective data security breach of his/her child on our Website. We shall take prompt action within a reasonable period.
    • f) We take reasonable steps to prevent the introduction of viruses or other destructive materials to our website. However, we do not guarantee that the service or materials that may be available from our Website do not contain such destructive features. We shall not be liable for any damages or liability attributable to virus/malware. If you use any materials available through this website, you have given consent to such risk.
    • g) We always ask for your consent on various Terms and Conditions during different steps in your sign-up procedure. All our policies are there on our Website and access to any Visitor visiting our Website. We collect and proceed with any data only if you have given us consent to use.
    • h) In case you have any query and concern regarding any terms and conditions of the privacy policy feel free to write to us our authorized person at the email legal@whatsuridea.com.
  10. ENFORCEMENT
  11. We regularly review our compliance with this Privacy Policy. When we receive formal written complaints, our policy is to contact the complaining User regarding his or her concerns. We will cooperate with the appropriate regulatory authorities to resolve any complaints regarding the transfer of personal data that cannot be resolved between us and the individual.