This privacy policy (“privacy policy”), in addition to the terms of use and
other policies, also applies to and governs your ("end user", "you" or
“your”) access and/or use of services, contents and materials and/or
purchase of products (“services”) which are offered by IBD me works
private limited, a private limited company incorporated under the
provisions of the companies act, 2013, (“IBD”, “we”, “us” or “our”)
either on its website, i.e., www.IBD.com (“site”) or the application
(through an apple ios or google android application) ("application").
we value your (the "end user", "you" or “your”) privacy, and have
posted/uploaded this privacy policy to explain what information we collect
from you, how we use it, and your rights in connection with that
information. by visiting either the site and/or the application, you are
accepting and consenting to the practices described in this privacy policy.
if you have questions about this privacy policy or your personal
information, you may contact us at privacy@IBD.com.
kind of information collected by us
at the time of registration of your account, we collect certain information
from you. this information will be personal information. further, any time
you visit the site and/or the application, we may collect some information
from you which may be in the form of personal information or automatic
information. both kinds of information may be stored in cookies.
personal information: in order for you to use the services of the site
and/or the application we need certain personal information from you.
depending on the service or feature you are trying to use, we may ask you
for some or all of the following personal information: name, gender, e-mail
address, email, password, financial information, phone number, address, and
company name. we may also ask for details relating to service requests,
such as contest entries and referrals.
automatic information: like most websites, we collect information
automatically when you use the site and/or the application. this “web log”
information includes browser type, isp name and ip address, referring and
exit pages, platform type, date/time stamp, and number of clicks through
our site and/or the application, if applicable.
when you register to use the site and/or the application and/or when you
request any service via the site and/or the application, you will be asked
to provide personal information / data to access and use the site and/or
the application. accessing and usage of the site and/or the application
would mean that you have given your consent to allow us to collect, use,
disclose, as stated in this privacy policy and/or terms of use. you may
browse the site and/or the application without providing any information to
us except that collected automatically. however, if you do not provide
personal information or permit the use of cookies, you may be unable to use
certain features and services of the site and/or the application. you
shall, at any time while availing the services or otherwise, have an option
to withdraw your consent and request for deletion of the information by
sending us an email and upon such withdrawal we shall have the option not
to provide goods or services for which the said information was sought
IBD site and/or application gives you access to a broad range of
information about your account and your interactions with IBD for the
limited purpose of viewing and, in certain cases, updating that
information. this list will modify as the site / application grows.
purpose of collecting and usage of information
account service and provision of the site and/or the application: we use
your personal information for purposes including, but not limited to
providing the site/application, to tailor it to your preferences, to
respond to your requests for services and features, to improve our
marketing and promotional efforts relating to the site and/or the
application, to deliver products and services and to provide promotional
offers, update our records and generally maintain your accounts with us,
display content such as wish lists and customer reviews and recommend
merchandise and services that might be of interest to you. we also use this
information to improve our platform, prevent or detect fraud or abuses of
our website and enable third parties to carry out technical, logistical or
other functions on our behalf.
by using or continuing to access and/or use the site and/or the application
you agree and consent to our use of your information (including sensitive
personal information) in accordance with this privacy policy, as may be
amended from time to time by us at our discretion. you also agree and
consent to us collecting, storing, processing, transferring and sharing
information (including sensitive personal information) related to you with
third parties or service providers for the purposes as set out in this
privacy policy and also to provide you the services.
we may be required to share the aforesaid information with government
authorities and agencies for the purposes of verification of identity or
for prevention, detection or investigation, including of cyber incidents,
prosecution and punishment of offences. you agree and consent for IBD to
disclose your information, if so required, under applicable law.
you further consent and allow us to share any of your sensitive personal
information / data to any third party by an order under the law for the
time being in force.
we may share your personal information if required for legal reasons, such
as to investigate end user conduct on the site and/or the application that
we believe may be harmful to us, the site and/or the application, or
others; or in connection with IBD being acquired by another company. we
release account and other personal information when we believe release is
appropriate to comply with applicable law; enforce or apply our terms of
use and other agreements; or protect the rights, property or safety of
IBD, our users or others. this includes exchanging information with
other companies, organisations, government or regulatory authorities for
fraud protection and credit risk reduction. obviously, however, this does
not include selling, renting, sharing or otherwise disclosing personally
identifiable information from customers for commercial purposes in a way
that is contrary to the commitments made in this privacy policy.
cookies: like many website operators, we use cookies. cookies are small
pieces of data placed on end user’s computer for identification purposes.
“session” cookies terminate when you close your browser. we may use
personal information in connection with session cookies in order to improve
your experience and support personalized service on the site and/or the
application. that personal information is only stored until you close your
browser. “persistent” cookies remain on your computer until you delete them
manually. we may use persistent cookies to help us provide personalized
site experience such determining different feature and/or design versions
you will receive. persistent cookies may also be used by third parties to
serve ads on our behalf and to monitor the site and/or the application to
provide us with non-personally identifiable usage information and
statistics.
sharing your personal information
we may transfer your sensitive personal data or information including any
information, to any other body corporate or a person in india, or located
in any other country, that ensures the same level of data protection that
is adhered to by us as provided for under this privacy policy. the transfer
may be allowed only if it is necessary for the performance of services.
partners: we may employ or partner with third parties to carry out work on
our behalf or to fulfill certain services of the site and/or the
application. for example, the vendors/partners whose products are being
purchased by you vide our platform (i.e., website or the application) shall
receive your personal information in order to perform the services (which
would include processing/ delivery of product). your personal information
shall also be shared with 3rd party service providers who will be providing
logistical services to ensure that the goods and services can be delivered
to you. where we use third party to process any personal information in any
way, that third party is under contractual obligations not to use your
personal information in any way except to fulfil the request you make.
third parties such as other companies and individuals, who assist us in
performing functions such as fulfilling orders, delivering packages,
sending postal mail and e-mail, removing repetitive information from
customer lists, analysing data, providing marketing assistance, providing
search results and links (including paid listings and links), processing
payments and providing customer service, will have access to personal
information needed to perform their respective functions in order to enable
you to avail the services. please note that such 3rd parties will not use
the information for other purposes and that they shall process the personal
information in accordance with this privacy policy and as permitted by
applicable law.
advertising and analytics: we may use third parties to serve ads on the
site and/or the application. certain third parties may automatically
collect information about your visits to this and other websites, your ip
address, the browser you use to visit the site and/or the application, as
the case may be and if applicable, and in our emails/communications.
generally, we do not proactively share any data with third party
advertisers; however, due to the way our site/application is currently
structured, our third party data partners may be able to access certain
data. the personally identifiable information (pii) that we capture is an
ip address and an email address. our partners may link the non-personal
information we share with them to the cookie stored on your browser or
device. our partners use this information to recognize you across different
channels and platforms over time for advertising, analytics, attribution,
and reporting purposes.
promotional offers: sometimes we send offers to selected groups of IBD
customers on behalf of other businesses. when we do this, we do not give
that business your name and address.
the site/application may use google analytics or other service providers
for analytical services. these analytical services may use cookies and
other tracking technologies to help us analyse end users and how they use
the site and/or the application. information generated by these services
may be transmitted to and stored by these service providers on servers in
the u.s. (or elsewhere) and these service providers may use this
information for purposes such as evaluating your use of the site and/or the
application, compiling statistic reports on the site’s and/or the
application’s activity, and providing other services relating to the site
and/or the application activity, as the case may be, and other internet
usage. you may exercise choices regarding the use of cookies from google
analytics.
your rights regarding your information
you may review the personal information / data that you have provided and
it shall be your responsibility to ensure that any personal information or
sensitive personal data or information is accurate and if upon your review
the same is found to be inaccurate or deficient then you shall immediately
correct or amend it. please note that we shall not be responsible for the
authenticity of the personal information or sensitive personal data or
information supplied by you.]
retention: we keep personal information until you tell us via an email not
to keep such personal information.
security of information
we use reasonable security practices and procedures to protect the
information as per the industry standard.
contact IBD
if you have any concern about privacy or grievances at IBD, please
contact us with a thorough description and we will try to resolve the issue
for you. for this purpose, we have designated a grievance officer and his
name and contact details are mentioned below. the grievance officer shall
redress your grievances as soon as possible when it receives the grievance.
our business changes constantly and our privacy policy and the terms of use
will change also. we may e-mail periodic reminders of our notices and
conditions, unless you have instructed us not to, but you should check our
site and/or the application frequently to see recent changes.
you can contact us any time by email: privacy@IBD.com