The mobile application called ‘Akhand Bharat Today’ (“Website/App”) is owned and managed by Akhand Bharat Today, a Proprietor firm its registered office Nanakheda Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, 456001 (hereinafter referred to as “Akhand Bharat Today” or “We” or “Us” which expression shall, unless it is repugnant to the context or meaning thereof, be deemed to include its successors, affiliates, and permitted assigns).
Akhand Bharat Today is committed to respecting your online privacy and recognizes your need for appropriate protection and management of any information you share with Akhand Bharat Today on the Website. This privacy policy (“Policy”) explains how Akhand Bharat Today will collect, use, share and process information about the services provided on the Website.
This Policy shall be deemed to be incorporated into either the End User License Agreement for End User License Agreement for Users (“Users EULA”), as may be applicable to you as a user of the Website (hereinafter the EULA and/or the Users EULA (as may be applicable) shall be referred to as, “EULA”), and shall be read in addition to the EULA. In the event of any conflict between this Policy and the EULA, the interpretation placed by Akhand Bharat Today shall be final and binding on you.
This Policy is being framed given the Information Technology Act, 2000 read with Regulation 4 of the Information Technology (Reasonable Security Practices and Procedures and Sensitive Personal Data or Information) Rules, 2011 and Regulation 3(1) of the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021.By accepting this Policy, you understand and agree to the collection, use, sharing, and processing of personal information as described herein.
This Policy is an electronic record in the form of an electronic contract formed under the Information Technology Act, 2000 and the rules made thereunder. This Policy does not require any physical, electronic, or digital signature.By accessing or using the Website or giving us your information or otherwise clicking to accept this Policy, if and when prompted on the Website, you undertake that you can enter into a legally binding contract video. This Policy, constitutes a legally binding document between you and Akhand Bharat Today under applicable law, in particular, the Indian Contract Act, 1872. Akhand Bharat Today will collect and process your personal and third-party data carefully, only for the purposes described in this Policy and only to the extent necessary as defined therein and within the scope of the applicable legal regulations. This Policy seeks to ensure that any personal information or third-party information handled by Akhand Bharat Today is managed in a way that is ethical, compliant, and adheres to best industry practices.
Please read the terms and conditions of this Policy carefully, before accessing or using the Website or otherwise clicking to accept this Policy, if and when prompted on the Website. By accessing or using the Website including its services or otherwise clicking to accept this Policy, if and when prompted on the Website, you agree to the terms of this Policy.
This Policy describes the types of information Akhand Bharat Today collects, why and how Akhand Bharat Today uses the information, with whom Akhand Bharat Today shares it, and the choices you can make about Akhand Bharat Today’s use of the information. This Policy also describes the measures Akhand Bharat Today takes to protect the security of the information and how you can contact Akhand Bharat Today about its privacy practices.
This Policy describes Akhand Bharat Today’s current data protection policies and practices and may be amended/updated from time to time. Akhand Bharat Today will notify you at least once a year, or whenever there is a change in the Policy, by email or by posting a conspicuous notice on the Website regarding its then-applicable data protection policies. The Policy shall come to effect from the date of such update, change, or modification. It is recommended that you regularly check this Policy to apprise yourself of any updates. Your continued use of the App or provision of data or information thereafter will imply your unconditional acceptance of such updates to this Policy.
By mere use of the Website, you expressly consent to Akhand Bharat Today ’s use and disclosure of your Personal Information (as defined below) and third-party information by this Policy. If you do not agree with the terms of this Policy, please do not use the Website. In case you wish to avail of any or all of the services provided by Akhand Bharat Today on the Website, you may be required to register on the Website and thereafter access the Website using the login credentials provided by you at the time of registration as set out in the EULA (as applicable to you) (“Login Credentials”). You hereby explicitly agree that your use of the Login Credentials shall be governed by the EULA applicable to you read with the terms of this Policy.
Personal Information is defined as any information that relates to a natural person, which, either directly or indirectly, in combination with other information available or likely to be available with a body corporate, is capable of identifying such person. Personal Information: Personal Information means any information that may be used to identify an individual, including, but not limited to, the first and last names, telephone number, e-mail address, or any other contact information, date of birth, age, gender, or any other information, an image of yourself, date, time and place of birth (applicable in case of User as defined in the EULA), official identifiers like PAN and Aadhar Card (applicable in case of User as defined in the EULA), financial information including bank account details, credit/debit card details or such other payment information (hereinafter referred to as “Personal Information”). Further, Sensitive Personal Data or Information (“SPDI”) of a person includes Personal Information about that person relating to passwords, financial information (bank accounts, credit and debit cards, or other payment instruments), and physical information. Akhand Bharat Today limits the collection of Personal Information (including, SPDI) to that which is necessary for its intended purpose. Non-Personal Information: Non-personal information means information that does not specifically identify an individual, but includes information from you, such as your browser type, your Internet Service Provider (ISP), operating system, and your Internet Protocol (IP) address. Akhand Bharat Today may gather any non-personal information regarding how many people visit the Website, their IP address, browser types and versions, time zone settings and locations, operating systems, applications installed on your device, device ID, device manufacturer and type, device, connection information, screen resolution, usage statistics, default communication applications and other technology on the devices you use to access the App, and shall include all such Personal Information collected and stored by Akhand Bharat Today that undergoes the process of de-identification and is no more identifiable to you or any natural person (hereinafter referred to as “Non-Personal Information”). Akhand Bharat Today may also collect Non-Personal Information that you voluntarily provide, such as information included in response to a questionnaire or a survey conducted by Akhand Bharat Today.
Usage Information: Usage Information includes without limitation all data and information collected automatically through the Website (or through the third-party analytics service providers), by use and access of the Website like system administrative data, statistical and demographical data, and operational information and data generated by or characterizing use of the Website including without limitation Non-Personal Information, cookies, Website traffic, time spent on the Website, number of visits to the Website and other similar information and behavior indicating the mode and manner of use of the Website (hereinafter referred to as the “Usage Information”).
Personal Information, SPDI, Non-Personal Information, and Usage Information hereinafter shall be referred to as “Information”.
Akhand Bharat Today may collect information from you when you (a) register on the Website; (b) update or change personal details in your account; (c) use the Website for providing/ availing any Services (as applicable and as defined in the EULA applicable to you) being provided; (d) voluntarily participate in campaigns conducted by Akhand Bharat Today on the Website or respond to questionnaires published by Akhand Bharat Today on the Website (if any); (e) voluntarily complete a survey or provide feedback about the services provided on the Website; and (f) carry out any other transactions on the Website.
You hereby acknowledge and agree that all information is provided by you to Akhand Bharat Today voluntarily and the Information provided by you is not subject to any undue influence.
Akhand Bharat Today may use cookies to monitor the Website usage including, without limitation, to provide useful features to simplify your experience when you return to the Website, like remembering your login id and delivering relevant content based on your preferences, usage patterns, and location.
Akhand Bharat Today may also collect Non-Personal Information based on your browsing activity and about your use or access to the Website like your Internet Protocol address, your Operating System, your prior search results, etc., which may or may not be publicly accessible.
Information collected by Akhand Bharat Today from a particular browser or device may be used with another computer or device that is linked to the browser or device on which such information was collected.
You may use the Website without providing Akhand Bharat Today any Information about yourself. However, you may not be able to access certain services on the Website in case you choose to do so.
Akhand Bharat Today uses the Information you provide to (a) manage your account; (b) fulfill your requests for the services offered on the Website; (c) respond to your inquiries about its offerings and the transactions carried out on the Website; (d) provide you with information about services available on the Website and offer you other products and services that Akhand Bharat Today believes may be of interest to you; (e) resolve any glitches on the Website including addressing any technical problems; (f) improve the services and content on the Website and your experience of navigating through the Website and carrying out transactions on the Website; and (g) manage Akhand Bharat Today ’s relationship with you.
Akhand Bharat Today may use the information to monitor your use of the services and may review and analyze the Information provided by you to provide you with customized service.
Akhand Bharat Today may use your Non-Personal Information or Usage Information for internal business purposes, such as data analysis, research, developing new products and/or features, enhancing and improving existing products and services, and identifying usage trends.
Subject to and by applicable laws, Akhand Bharat Today has the right to use your Information to conduct promotional/marketing-related activities on the Website, including but not limited to, using your Personal Information for making posters/banners to promote Akhand Bharat Today ’s services.
When you send an email message or otherwise contact Akhand Bharat Today through the Website, Akhand Bharat Today may use the Information provided by you to respond to your communication by way of messages on the Website, Short Message Service (SMS), email, or any other communication channels that Akhand Bharat Today may deem fit. Akhand Bharat Today may also archive such Information and/or use it for future communications with you to inform you regarding updates, newsletters, offers, new services, and promotions.
Akhand Bharat Today maintains your Information in electronic form on its devices and on the equipment of Akhand Bharat Today’s employees. The Information is made accessible to employees, agents or partners, and third-parties only on a need-to-know basis.
Akhand Bharat Today does not rent, sell, or share Information with other people or with other non-affiliated entities, except with your consent or to provide services you have requested for or under the following circumstances:
Akhand Bharat Today may share Information with Akhand Bharat Today’s partners, and affiliates to contact you via. email, phone, or otherwise for the provision of services being availed by you on the Website. Where you are a User, may share Information with User (as defined in the Users EULA) for facilitating the provision of services by the User to you.
Akhand Bharat Today may engage third-party vendors and/or contractors to perform certain support services, who may have limited access to Information.
To process your transactions, Akhand Bharat Today may direct you to a payment gateway service provider of its own choice, which may have access to the Information provided by you while making such payment.
Akhand Bharat Today may rent, sell or share Non-Personal Information or Personal Information in an aggregate form after it undergoes the process of de-identifications and is no more identifiable to you, with any third party.
Akhand Bharat Today may share Information with government authorities in response to subpoenas, court orders, or other legal process; to establish or exercise legal rights; to defend against legal claims; or as otherwise required by law. This may be done in response to a law enforcement agency's request.
Akhand Bharat Today may engage other third-party vendors and/or contractors to perform certain support services, including, without limitation, fulfillment of your service requests, software maintenance services, advertising, and marketing services, web hosting services, and such other related services which are required by Akhand Bharat Today to provide its services efficiently. These third parties may have limited access to Information. If they do, this limited access is provided so that they may perform these tasks for Akhand Bharat Today and they are not authorized by Akhand Bharat Today to otherwise use or disclose Information, except to the extent required by law. Akhand Bharat Today does not make any representations concerning the privacy practices or policies or terms of use of such websites, nor does it control or guarantee the accuracy, integrity, or quality of the information, data, text, software, music, sound, photographs, graphics, videos, messages or other materials available on such websites. The inclusion or exclusion does not imply any endorsement by Akhand Bharat Today of the website, the website's provider, or the information on such website.
The Website may contain links and interactive functionality interacting with the websites of third parties. Akhand Bharat Today is not responsible for and has no liability for the functionality, actions, inactions, privacy settings, privacy policies, terms, or content of any such websites. Before enabling any sharing functions to communicate with any such websites or otherwise visiting any such websites, Akhand Bharat Today strongly recommends that you review and understand the terms and conditions, privacy policies, settings, and information-sharing functions of each such third-party website.
Akhand Bharat Today may disclose and/or transfer information to an investor, acquirer, assignee, or other successor entity in connection with a sale, merger, or reorganization of all or substantially all of Akhand Bharat Today’s equity, business, or assets.
You have the right to withdraw your consent at any point, provided such withdrawal of the consent is intimated to Akhand Bharat Today in writing through an email at care@Akhand Bharat Today.Website in requesting the same. If you at any time wish to rectify your Personal Information including financial information
Once you withdraw your consent to share the Personal Information, collected by Akhand Bharat Today and/or delete/deactivate your Account (as applicable), Akhand Bharat Today shall have the option not to fulfill the purposes for which the said Personal Information was sought and Akhand Bharat Today may restrict you from using the services on the Website and/or the Website itself.
If you wish to delete your account, and thereby discontinue using the services provided by Akhand Bharat Today on the Website, you may do so at any time, in accordance with the EULA applicable to you. In other cases, you may discontinue using the services provided by Akhand Bharat Today on the Website by writing to Akhand Bharat Today
You shall have the right to review your Personal Information, including SPDI (as applicable) submitted by you on the Website, and to modify or delete any Personal Information or SPDI provided by you directly on the Website. You hereby understand that any such modification or deletion may affect your ability to use the Website. Further, it may affect Akhand Bharat Today’s ability to provide its services to you.
Akhand Bharat Today reserves the right to verify and authenticate your identity and your account information and/or payment information to ensure accurate delivery of services through the Website. Access to or correction, updating, or deletion of your Personal Information and/or SPDI (as the case may be) may be denied or limited by Akhand Bharat Today if it would violate another person’s rights and/or is not otherwise permitted by applicable law.
If you need to update or correct your Personal Information that Akhand Bharat Today may have collected to offer you personalized services and offers, you may send updates and corrections to Akhand Bharat Today at customer.care@Akhand Bharat Today.Website citing the reason for such rectification of Personal Information). Akhand Bharat Today will take all reasonable efforts to incorporate the changes within a reasonable period.
Akhand Bharat Today shall store your Personal Information at least for such period as may be required and permitted by law or for a period necessary to satisfy the purpose for which the Personal Information has been collected. These periods vary depending on the nature of the information and your interactions with Akhand Bharat Today.
Akhand Bharat Today may store Non-Personal Information and Usage Information received from you till such time it requires provided such storage and retention is in accordance with applicable law.
You agree that you will not submit any false information or any illegal or damaging content to the Website.
Akhand Bharat Today reserves the right to terminate access to or the ability to interact with the Website in response to any concerns Akhand Bharat Today may have about false, illegal, or damaging content, or for any other reason, in its sole discretion.
Akhand Bharat Today uses cookies and/or other tracking technologies to distinguish you from other users of the services and to remember your preferences on the Website. This helps Akhand Bharat Today to provide you with a good experience when you use the services on the Website and also allows Akhand Bharat Today to improve such services. Cookies are text files Akhand Bharat Today places in your mobile phone, tablet, or other devices to store your preferences. Cookies, by themselves, do not tell Akhand Bharat Today your e-mail address or other personally identifiable information unless you choose to provide this information to Akhand Bharat Today by, for example, registering on the Website. They are designed to hold a marginal amount of data specific to a particular user. However, once you choose to furnish the Website with personally identifiable information, this information may be linked to the data stored in the cookie. Akhand Bharat Today uses cookies to understand Website usage and to improve the content and offerings on the Website. For example, Akhand Bharat Today may use cookies to personalize your experience on the Website (e.g., to recognize you by name when you return to the Website) and save your password in password-protected areas. Akhand Bharat Today may also use cookies to offer you products, programs, or services. Cookies may be placed on the Website by third parties as well, the use of which Akhand Bharat Today does not control. Session cookies are automatically deleted from your hard drive once a session ends, and most cookies are session cookies. You may decline the cookies, however, if you decline the cookies, you may be unable to use certain features on the Website and you may be required to re-enter your password frequently. You may opt to leave the cookie turned on.
Akhand Bharat Today has taken adequate measures to protect the security of Information and to ensure that your choices for its intended use are honored. Akhand Bharat Today takes robust precautions to protect your data from loss, misuse, unauthorized access or disclosure, alteration, or destruction.
Akhand Bharat Today considers the confidentiality and security of your information to be of utmost importance. It, therefore, uses industry standards, and physical, technical, and administrative security measures to keep information confidential and secure, and Akhand Bharat Today will not share your information with third parties, except as otherwise provided in this Policy. Please be advised that, however, while Akhand Bharat Today strives to protect Information and privacy, Akhand Bharat Today cannot guarantee or warrant its absolute security when Information is transmitted over the internet into the Website. Akhand Bharat Today will periodically evaluate this necessity considering your privacy and our relationship while keeping the applicable legislation in mind.
Access to your account on the Website is via. your Login Credentials, which are password protected and this helps to secure your account information. You are solely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your Login Credentials. To ensure the safety of your Information, you are advised against sharing your Login Credentials with anyone. If you suspect any unauthorized use of your account, you must immediately notify Akhand Bharat Today. You shall be liable to indemnify Akhand Bharat Today for any loss suffered by Akhand Bharat Today due to such unauthorized use of your account.
For any loss or theft of Information, due to unauthorized access to your device through which you use the Website or other reasons solely attributable to you, Akhand Bharat Today shall not be held liable or responsible under any circumstance whatsoever. Further, Akhand Bharat Today shall not be responsible for any breach of security or for any actions of any third parties or events that are beyond Akhand Bharat Today’s reasonable control including but not limited to acts of government, computer hacking, unauthorized access to computer data and storage devices, computer crashes, breach of security and encryption, poor quality of Internet service or telephone service of the user, etc.
Akhand Bharat Today does not intend to attract anyone under the relevant age of consent to enter into binding legal contracts under the laws of their respective jurisdictions. Akhand Bharat Today does not intentionally or knowingly collect Personal Information through the Website from anyone under that age. Akhand Bharat Today encourages parents and guardians to be involved in the online activities of minors to ensure that no Personal Information is collected from a minor without their prior consent. If you are using the Website on behalf of someone else, including but not limited to, on behalf of your minor child/children, you represent and warrant that you are authorized by such person to accept this Policy on their behalf and to consent on behalf of such person to Akhand Bharat Today’s use of such person’s Personal Information as described in this Policy.
Akhand Bharat Today shall not be liable to you for any loss of profit, production, anticipated savings, goodwill or business opportunities or any type of direct or indirect, incidental, economic, compensatory, punitive, exemplary, or consequential losses arising out of performance or non-performance of its obligations under this Policy
Akhand Bharat Today is not responsible for any actions or inactions of any third parties that receive your Information.
Notwithstanding anything contained in this Policy or elsewhere, Akhand Bharat Today shall not be held responsible for any loss, damage, or misuse of your Information, if such loss, damage, or misuse is attributable to a Force Majeure Event. The term “Force Majeure Event” shall mean any event that is beyond Akhand Bharat Today’s reasonable control and shall include, without limitation, sabotage, fire, flood, explosion, acts of God, civil commotion, strikes, lockouts or industrial action of any kind, riots, insurrection, war, acts of government, computer hacking, civil disturbances, unauthorized access to computer data and storage device, computer crashes, breach of security and encryption, pandemic or national/state lockdown due to any reason and any other similar events not within Akhand Bharat Today’s control and which Akhand Bharat Today is not able to overcome.
Once you register as a user on the Website, you may receive communication, including but not limited to messages on the Website, Short Message Service (SMS), and phone calls from Akhand Bharat Today on the registered mobile number and e-mails on your registered e-mail address (as applicable). These messages, e-mails, and calls (as applicable) could relate to your registration, transactions that you carry out through the Website and promotions that are undertaken by Akhand Bharat Today. You have the option to 'opt-out' of all newsletters and other general email marketing communications from Akhand Bharat Today by way of links provided at the bottom of each mailer (as applicable). Akhand Bharat Today respects your privacy and if you choose to not receive such mailers, Akhand Bharat Today shall take all adequate steps to remove you from such lists. However, you will not be able to opt-out of receiving administrative messages, customer service responses, or other transactional communications.
Akhand Bharat Today reserves the right to update, change or modify this Policy at any time, subject to the terms contained herein. The Policy shall come to effect from the date of such update, change, or modification.
This Policy shall be governed by and interpreted and construed in accordance with the laws of India. The place of jurisdiction shall exclusively be in New Delhi, India. In the event of any dispute arising out of this Policy, the same shall be settled by binding arbitration conducted by a sole arbitrator, appointed jointly by both parties
By the Information Technology Act, 2000 and Rules made thereunder, the name and contact details of the Grievance Officer are provided below: Email: akhandbharattoday@gmail.com
If you have questions or concerns about this Policy, please contact Akhand Bharat Today at the following email address: akhandbharattoday@gmail.com
