Privacy Policy

1. The Platform Women In The Hood’s website (whether website accessed on laptop/ desktop and/ or telephone) is owned and managed by Chaverim India Pvt. Ltd. (“We” or “Us” or “Our”), a Private Limited Company incorporated under the applicable provisions of the Indian Companies Act, 2013. This Privacy Policy applies to all current and former users accessing or using Our Platform, or otherwise engaging with us through email or other means (collectively, “You” or “Your”).
2. By accessing Our Platform, You herebyconsent to our collection, use, sharing, and disclosure of your information as described in this Privacy Policy.
3. We may modify, add or delete from, this Privacy Policy from time to time, and your continued access to, or use of the Platform, will be deemed to be an acceptance of the said changes. If You do not agree with this Privacy Policy at any time, in part or as a whole, do notaccess/use the Platform or services provided through the Platform, or provide us with any of your Information.
4. If you are accessing or using the Platform from any location outside India, you do so at your own risk, and will be solely liable for compliance with any local laws, as may be applicable.
5. In order to access our website, you may be required to provide us with information in the nature of your name, email address,mobile number, addresses (collectively, “User Information”). You agree and acknowledge that such information is only collected temporarily for the aforesaid limited purposes and consent to our collection thereof.
6. We may collect from You, information which is not unique to you and refers to selected population characteristics (“Demographic Information”) including age, gender and current location details.
7. We may also collect information about how You use the Platform and information about Your mobile device and software including usage statistics, traffic data, Your IP address, browser and operating system type, domain names, access times, locations, and details regarding the parts of the Platform that You access (“Behavioral Information”).
8. Your use of certain third-party services on the Platform also requires Us to collect such information as is considered necessary for that purpose (“Indirect Information”).
9. While we may collect Demographic Information, Behavioral Information and Indirect Information when You access or use Our Platform, we collect User Information only from you with your prior consent.
10. The applicable laws of India regulate the collection, usage, retention and disclosure of personal information, which is defined under various regulatory Rules as any information that relates to a natural person, which, either directly or indirectly, in combination with otherinformation available or likely to be available to a body corporate, is capable of identifying such person (“Personal Information”).
11. We understand that all Personal Information provided by You to Us is voluntarily. The collection, use and disclosure of Personal Information requires Your express consent, unless there are other legal grounds available to us to collect such information as further specified in this Privacy Policy. By using or accessing the Platform or otherwise providing Us with Your Personal Information, where applicable, You are providing Us with Your consent to Our use, collection, retention, transfer and disclosure of the Personal Informationin accordance with the terms of this Privacy Policy.
12. In the event of a change in the law applicable to data protection in India, You hereby expressly consent to Our continued use, storage, collection and disclosure of Your Information including Personal Information to the fullest extent permitted under such applicable law.
    
13. You may choose to not provide Us with or withdraw any or all information included under Personal Information, but in the eventthat You do so, We may be unable to allow you to access the Platform or otherwise avail services for the provision of which your information is being collected or processed.
14. We use Your Information for such purposes as may be required by Us, to conduct audits and quality assessments or any other legal purpose.
15. If You wish to opt out of receiving communications such as information regarding the Platform and/or any regulatory updates provided by Us, You may do so by emailing Us at with@womeninthehood.in
16. Our processing of Your Personal Information in the context of Your visit to, and use of Our Platform are based on Our legitimate interests to operate an internet website and blogs for general information and communication purposes, to optimize Our website and blogs, and to protect it from attacks. Furthermore, Our processing of Your Personal Information for providing regulatory updates or conducting other business development activities serves the legitimate interests of the users to receive training in legal matters and know-how and serves Our legitimate interests to develop Our business and promote client relationships.
17. We may disclose Your Information, including Personal Information, if legally required to do so, pursuant to an order from agovernmental entity or in good faith.
18. The Platform may contain links to third party websites and services (“Third Party Services”). We have no control over such Third-Party Services, which are provided by persons or companies other than Us. We are not responsible for any collection or disclosure of Your information by such companies or persons thereof or any loss or damage which may be incurred by You.
19. You may review, correct, update, or change Your Personal Information on the Platform by emailing Us at with@womeninthehood.in.
20. You may also request Us to delete Your Personal Information, and We will comply with such requests within a reasonable time, unless We are required to keep certain information for legal purposes.
21. Should You choose to delete Your Personal Information, or modify it in a way that is not verifiable by Us, or leads to such PersonalInformation being incorrect, We will be unable to provide You with access to Our Platform, and such a deletion or modification may beregarded as the user seeking to discontinue access to Our Platform.
22. We reserve the right to verify and authenticate Your identity and Your Personal Information in order to ensure accurate delivery of services through the Platform.
23. Access to, or correction, updating or deletion of Your Personal Information may be denied or limited by Us if it would violateanother person’s rights and/or is not otherwise permitted by applicable law.
24. We endeavor to maintain physical, technical and procedural safeguards that are appropriate to protect Your Information against loss, misuse, copying, damage or modification and unauthorized access or disclosure.
25. Further, We shall not be responsible for any breach of security or for any actions of any third parties or events that are beyond Ourreasonable control including but not limited to acts of government, computer hacking, unauthorized access to computer data and storage device, computer crashes, breach of security and encryption, etc.
26. We will put in place measures such that Your Personal Information, which is in Our possession or under Our control, is destroyed and/or anonymized as soon as and in any case, within 7 (seven) years of it being reasonable to assume that (i) the Purpose for which thatPersonal Information was collected is no longer being served by the retention of such Personal Information; and (ii) retention is no longer necessary for any other reason including applicable law.
27. If You wish that We no longer use Your Personal Information in accordance with the terms of this Privacy Policy, contact Us at with@womeninthehood.in
28. We, however, reserve the right to retain, store and use Your Information including Personal Information for Our business purposes,whether such Information has been deleted or not. After a period of time, Your data may be anonymized and aggregated, and then maybe held by Us as long as necessary for Us to provide Our Services effectively.

Disclaimer: We cannot ensure that all of Your Information including Personal Information will never be disclosed in ways not otherwise described in this Privacy Policy. Therefore, although We are committed to protecting Your privacy, We do not promise, and You should not expect, that Your Information or private communications will always remain private. As a user of the Platform, You assume all responsibility and risk for Your use of the Platform, the internet generally, and the information You post or access and for Your conduct on and off the Platform.

Indemnity: You agree and undertake to indemnify Us in any suit or dispute by any third party arising out of disclosure of information by You to thirdparties either through Our Platform or otherwise, and Your use and access of websites, applications and resources of third parties. Weassume no liability for any actions of third parties with regard to Your Information or Personal Information which You may have disclosed to such third parties.

Grievance Officer and contact information: In accordance with the IT Act and rules made there under, the name and contact details of the Grievance Officer are provided below:

You may write to him/ her at the following: Grievance Officer, Women In The Hood Email : with@womeninthehood.in