1. INTRODUCTION

 

THIS PRIVACY POLICY IS AN ELECTRONIC RECORD IN THE FORM OF AN ELECTRONIC CONTRACT FORMED UNDER THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ACT, 2000 AND THE RULES MADE THEREUNDER AND THE AMENDED PROVISIONS PERTAINING TO ELECTRONIC DOCUMENTS / RECORDS IN VARIOUS STATUTES AS AMENDED BY THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ACT, 2000. THIS PRIVACY POLICY DOES NOT REQUIRE ANY PHYSICAL, ELECTRONIC OR DIGITAL SIGNATURE.

 

Hashtag Digital Solutions (hereinafter “Newsbistro”) recognizes the importance of privacy of its users and also of maintaining confidentiality of the information provided by its users as a responsible data controller and data processer.

 

This Privacy Policy provides for the practices for handling and securing user's Personal Information (defined hereunder) by Newsbistro and its affiliates.

 

This Privacy Policy is applicable to any person (‘User’) who uses Newsbistro’s channels including its website, mobile site & mobile app ("Platform") and agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Privacy Policy. You expressly consent to our use and disclosure of Personal Information provided by you in accordance with this Privacy Policy. If you disagree with this Privacy Policy please do not use or access our Platform. This Privacy Policy is incorporated into and subject to the Terms of Use.

 

For the purpose of this Privacy Policy, wherever the context so requires "you/You" or "your/Your" shall mean User and the term "We", "us/Us", "our/Our" shall mean Newsbistro.

 

This Privacy Policy does not apply to any website(s), mobile sites and mobile apps of third parties, even if their websites/products are linked to our Platform. Accordingly, it is recommended that you review the privacy statements and policies of any such third parties with whom they interact.

 

This Privacy Policy is an integral part of your Terms of Use with Newsbistro and all capitalized terms used, but not otherwise defined herein, shall have the respective meanings as ascribed to them in the Terms of Use.

 

By using the Platform and/ or by providing your information, your consent to the collection and use of the information you disclose on the Platform in accordance with this Privacy Policy, including but not limited to your consent for sharing your information as per this privacy policy. If you disclose any personal information relating to other people to us, you represent that you have the authority to do so and to permit us to use the information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

 

1. TYPE OF INForMATION WE COLLECT AND ITS LEGAL BASIS

 

The information as detailed below is collected for us to be able to provide the services chosen by you and also to fulfil our legal obligations as well as our obligations towards third parties.

 

"Personal Information" of User shall include the information shared by the User and collected by us for the following purposes:

 

Registration on the Platform: Information which you provide while subscribing to or registering on the Platform, including but not limited to information about your personal identity such as name, gender, marital status, religion, age etc., your contact details such as your email address, postal addresses, telephone (mobile or otherwise) and/or fax numbers and any other information relating to your lifestyle.

 

Other information: We many also collect some other information and documents including but not limited to:

 

• Your usernames, passwords, email addresses and other security-related information used by you in relation to our services.

• Data either created by you or by a third party and which you wish to store on our servers such as image files, documents etc.

• Data available in public domain or received from any third party including social media channels, including but not limited to personal or non-personal information from your linked social media channels (like name, email address, friend list, profile pictures or any other information that is permitted to be received as per your account settings) as a part of your account information.

 

1. use of demographic/profile data/your infromation

 

The Personal Information collected may be used in the following manner:

 

While commenting

While commenting, we may use Personal Information as shared and allowed to be stored by you.

 

We may also use your Personal Information for several reasons including but not limited to:

• customize the content of our Platform, mobile site and mobile app;

• request for improvements;

• send verification message(s) or email(s);

• validate/authenticate your account and to prevent any misuse or abuse.

 

We use Personal Information to provide the services you request. To the extent we use your Personal Information to market to you, we will provide you the ability to opt-out of such uses.

 

• In our efforts to continually improve our information, we collect and analyse demographic and profile data about our Users' activity on our Platform.

• We identify and use your IP address to help diagnose problems with our server, and to administer our Platform. Your IP address is also used to help identify you and to gather broad demographic information.

• We will occasionally ask you to complete optional online surveys. These surveys may ask you for personal information, contact information, date of birth, demographic information (like zip code, age, or income level), attributes such as your interests, household or lifestyle information and other such information that you may choose to provide. We use this data to tailor your experience at our Platform, providing you with content that we think you might be interested in and to display content according to your preferences.

 

Cookies:

 

Newsbistro uses cookies to personalize your experience on the Platform and the advertisements that maybe displayed. Newsbistro’s use of cookies is similar to that of any other reputable online such information provider.

 

Cookies are small pieces of information that are stored by your browser on your device's hard drive. Cookies allow us to serve you better and more efficiently. Cookies also allow ease of access, by logging you in without having to type your login name each time (only your password is needed); we may also use such cookies to display any advertisement(s) to you while you are on the Platform.

 

Most web browsers automatically accept cookies. Of course, by changing the options on your web browser or using certain software programs, you can control how and whether cookies will be accepted by your browser. Newsbistro supports your right to block any unwanted internet activity, especially that of unscrupulous websites. However, blocking Newsbistro cookies may disable certain features on the Platform, and may hinder an otherwise seamless experience to avail certain services available on the Platform. Please note that it is possible to block cookie activity from certain websites while permitting cookies from websites you trust.

 

Automatic Logging of Session Data:

 

Each time you access the Platform your session data gets logged. Session data may consist of various aspects like the IP address, operating system and type of browser software being used and the activities conducted by the User while on the Platform. We collect session data because it helps us analyse User’s choices, browsing pattern including the frequency of visits and duration for which a User is logged on. It also helps us diagnose problems with our servers and lets us better administer our systems. The aforesaid information cannot identify any User personally. However, it may be possible to determine a User's Internet Service Provider (ISP), and the approximate geographic location of User's point of connectivity through the above session data.

 

 

1. WITH WHOM YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION IS SHARED

 

Companies in the same group:

 

In the interests of improving personalization and service efficiency, we may, under controlled and secure circumstances, share your Personal Information with our affiliate or associate entities. This will enable us to provide you with information which might interest you.

 

If the assets of Newsbistro are acquired, our customer information may also be transferred to the acquirer depending upon the nature of such acquisition. In addition, as part of business expansion/development/restructuring or for any other reason whatsoever, if we decide to sell/transfer/assign our business, any part thereof, any of our subsidiaries or any business units, then as part of such restructuring exercise customer information including the Personal Information collected herein shall be transferred accordingly.

 

Business Partners and Third-Party Vendors

 

You hereby unconditionally agree and permit that Newsbistro may transfer, share, disclose or part with all or any of Your Information, to third party service providers / partners / banks and financial institutions for one or more of the Purposes or as may be required by applicable law. In such case we will contractually oblige the receiving parties of the Information to ensure the same level of data protection that is adhered to by Newsbistro under applicable law.

 

You acknowledge and agree that, to the extent permissible under applicable laws, it is adequate that when Newsbistro transfers Your Information to any other entity, Newsbistro will place contractual obligations on the transferee which will oblige the transferee to adhere to the provisions of this Privacy Policy.

 

We may transfer/disclose/share Information (other than Your Personal Information) to those parties who support our business, such as providing technical infrastructure services, analysing how our services are used, measuring the effectiveness of advertisements, or conducting academic research and surveys. These affiliates and third-party service providers shall adhere to confidentiality obligations consistent with this Privacy Policy.

 

Newsbistro may also share Personal Information if Newsbistro believe it is necessary in order to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding illegal activities, suspected fraud, situations involving potential threats to the physical safety of any person, violations of various terms and conditions or our policies.

 

1. DISCLSOURE OF INFORMATION

 

In addition to the circumstances described above, Newsbistro may disclose User's Personal Information if required to do so:

 

• by law, required by any enforcement authority for investigation, by court order or in reference to any legal process;

• to conduct our business;

• for regulatory, internal compliance and audit exercise(s);

• to secure our systems; or

• to enforce or protect our rights or properties of Newsbistro or any or all of its affiliates, associates, employees, directors or officers or when we have reason to believe that disclosing Personal Information of User(s) is necessary to identify, contact or bring legal action against someone who may be causing interference with our rights or properties, whether intentionally or otherwise, or when anyone else could be harmed by such activities.

 

Such disclosure and storage may take place without your knowledge. In that case, we shall not be liable to you or any third party for any damages howsoever arising from such disclosure and storage.

 

1. HOW CAN YOU OPT-OUT OF RECEIVING OUR PROMOTIONAL E-MAILS?

 

You will occasionally receive e-mail updates from us. We hope you will find these updates interesting and informative. If you wish not to receive them, please click on the "unsubscribe" link or follow the instructions in each e-mail message.

 

1. HOW WE PROTECT YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

 

Our Platform 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.

 

It is important for you to protect against unauthorised access to your password and to your computer. Be sure to sign off when you finish using a shared computer.

 

1. THIRD PARTY LINKS

 

Our Platform links to other websites that may collect personally identifiable information about you. Newsbistro is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of those linked websites.

 

1. WITHDRAWAL OF CONSENT AND PERMISSION

 

You may withdraw your consent to submit any or all Personal Information or decline to provide any permissions on as covered above at any time. In case, you choose to do so then your access to the Platform may be limited, or we might not be able to provide the services to you. You may withdraw your consent by sending an email to [•].

 

 

1. YOUR RIGHT QUA PERSONAL INFORMATION

 

You may access your Personal Information from your User account with Newsbistro. You may also correct your personal information or delete such information (except some mandatory fields) from your User account directly. If you don’t have such a User account, then you write to [info@newsbistro.com].

 

1. eligibility to transact

 

You must at least 18 years of age to transact directly with Newsbistro and also to consent to the processing of your personal data.

 

1. how long do we keep your personal information

 

Newsbistro will retain your Personal Information on its servers for as long as is reasonably necessary for the purposes listed in this policy. In some circumstances we may retain your Personal Information for longer periods of time, for instance where we are required to do so in accordance with any legal, regulatory, tax or accounting requirements.

 

Where your personal data is no longer required, we will ensure it is either securely deleted or stored in a way which means it will no longer be used by the business.

 

1. changes to PRIVACY POLICY

 

We reserve the rights to revise the Privacy Policy from time to time to suit various legal, business and customer requirement. You are required to be aware of any changes and review this policy periodically.

 

You may always submit concerns regarding this Privacy Policy via email to us at [info@newsbistro.com]. Newsbistro shall endeavour to respond to all reasonable concerns and inquires.