OUR PRIVACY POLICY
Privacy Policy
I.
Objective and Scope
akmnews.in
values the trust placed in us by our users and therefore, we follow the highest
standards of privacy guidelines to protect the information shared by you with
us.
This Privacy
Policy (“Privacy Policy”) governs the use of Personal Information shared (as
defined below) with or collected by akmnews.in from the users or subscribers.
This privacy
policy describes the usage of information provided or collected on the sites
and applications where this privacy policy is posted. We follow this privacy
policy in accordance with applicable law in the places where we operate. In
some cases, we may provide additional data privacy notices specific to certain
services or regions. Those terms are to be read in combination with this
policy.
Please keep in
mind that when you provide information to us on a third-party site or platform
(for example, via our applications like social media login) the information we
collect is through those third-party sites linked with our applications is
covered by this privacy policy, and the information the third-party site or
platform collects is subject to the third-party site or platform’s privacy
practices. Privacy choices you have made on the third-party site or platform
will not apply to our use of the information we have collected directly through
our applications. Please also keep in observance that our sites and
applications may contain links to other sites not owned or controlled by us and
we are not responsible for the privacy practices of those sites. We encourage
you to be aware when you leave our sites or applications and to read the
privacy policies of other sites that may collect your personal information.
All
capitalized terms that have not been specifically defined herein shall have the
same meaning as provided under the Terms of Use.
This Privacy
Policy should be read in conjunction and together with the Terms of Use
applicable to the akmnews.in you are using.
II.
User Consent
By using akmnews.in
(for example, when you register for an account, purchase a service, enter a
contest or promotions, communicate with us, on our sites or applications), you
agree to provide consent to our collection, use and sharing of your personal
information as described in this policy. In some cases, particularly if you
reside in a country governed by a data protection regulation, we may ask you to
provide explicit consent to access our services before proceeding for further
operations.
III.
Collection and Use of Personal Information
'Personal
Information' or 'PII' is defined as any information that identifies (whether
directly or indirectly) to a particular individual or natural person, such as
the individual’s name, postal address, email address, and mobile number
indicating to that particular person or is identifiable. When anonymous
information is directly or indirectly associated with personal information, the
resulting information also is treated as personal information.
IV.
Information you provide to us
We may ask for
and collect the following personal information about you when you use the
akmnews.in and without this information we may not be able to provide you with
all the requested services;
• First and Last Name
• Email id
• Primary Phone No.
• City &
State
V.
Information we collect automatically
We collect
information about you and your use of our service, your interactions with us
and our advertising, as well as information regarding your computer or other
device used to access our service. The information includes:
• Your interactions with our email, customer care and messaging
platform.
• Geo-location information like IP addresses,
• Cookies;
You can read
more about how we use cookies in our cookie policy.
VI.
Information we collect through third parties
Third party
services
If you link,
connect or login through you the akmnews.in account with a third party service
i.e. Google, Facebook and Twitter they may send us information such as your
registration and profile information from the service.
VII.
Purposes and Lawfulness of processing
We will only
collect and process personal data about you where we have lawful basis. Lawful
basis on which we would process our personal information includes obtaining
explicit consent from you for processing your personal information or processing
for “legitimate interests” where processing is necessary by us to provide you
with customer support or process your data for providing premium services (For
e.g. processing your information by our payment gateway service providers).
We use information
to provide, analyse, administer, enhance and personalize our service and
marketing efforts, to process your registration, your orders, payments, and to
communicate with you related to below mentioned points. For example, we use
information to:
• prevent, detect and investigate potentially prohibited or
illegal activities, including fraud, and enforcing our terms (such as
determining free trial eligibility);
• communicate with you concerning our service (for example by
email, push notifications text messaging, and online messaging channels), so
that we can send you news about akmnews.in, details about new features and
content available on the akmnews.in, and special offers, promotional
announcements, and consumer surveys, and to assist you with operational
requests such as password reset requests.
• notify you about changes in terms of service.
• allow you to participate in interactive features offered
through our Services.
• carry out
our obligations and enforce our rights arising from any contracts entered into
between you and us, including for billing, chargeback and collection.
We may also
use your information to contact you about our own and third-party services that
may be of interest to you. If you do not want us to use your information in
this way, please provide explicit consent for the same when we collect your
data and/or adjust your user preferences in your account profile concerning
your choices/preferences provided.
VIII.
Disclosure to third parties
General
Disclosure
At times the
akmnews.in may make certain personal information available to strategic
partners that work with the akmnews.in to provide service, or that help
the akmnews.in market to customers. For example, when you purchase and
activate subscription, you authorize the akmnews.in to exchange the
information you provide during the activation process to carry out a service.
If you are approved for service, your account will be governed by the
akmnews.in privacy policy. Personal information will only be shared by the akmnews.in to
provide or improve our service and marketing aspects; it will not be shared
with third parties for their marketing purposes.
We do not
share your personal information with Companies, organizations, or individuals
outside of akmnews.in except in the following cases:
Promotional
Offers
We’ll share or
disclose your personal information outside of akmnews.in when we have your
consent. For example, providing E-mail related services such as marketing
newsletters, promotions and offers.
Business
Transfers
We provide
personal information to our affiliates and other trusted businesses or persons
to process it for us, based on our instructions and in compliance with our
Privacy Policy and any other appropriate confidentiality and security measures.
For example, we use service providers to help us with customer support.
Legal
In the event
of any requirement by court order, government or quasi-government agency to
disclose Your Personal Information, We will disclose information as may be
legally required. We may also disclose Your Personal Information if we, in the
good faith believe that such disclosure is reasonably necessary to respond to
subpoenas, court orders, or other legal process.
In the event akmnews.in
is merged with or acquired by another company, we and our affiliates may share
your personal information, wholly or in part, with another business entity.
IX.
Your Controls and Choices
We provide you
the ability to exercise certain controls and choices regarding our collection,
use and sharing of your personal information. In accordance with applicable
law, your controls and choices may include:
Managing
Your Information
You can access
and update some of your personal information through your account settings. If
you have chosen to connect your akmnews.in account to a third-party
application, like Facebook, Google or Twitter, you can change your settings and
remove permission for the app by changing your account settings. You are
responsible for keeping your personal information up-to-date. The
akmnews.in will send you periodic reminders via e-mail to maintain the
accuracy of your personal information.
Rectification
of Inaccurate or Incomplete Information
You can ask us
to correct inaccurate or incomplete personal information concerning you (this
is the information which you cannot update yourself within your
akmnews.in account) by sending us an e-mail
Data
Retention and Erasure
We retain your
personal information as long as necessary for the performance of the contract
between you and us to comply with our legal obligations. If you no longer want
us to use your information then you can request that we erase your personal
information and close your akmnews.in account. Please note that if your
request for the erasure of your personal information;
• We may retain some of your personal information as necessary
for our legitimate business interests, such as fraud detection and prevention
and enhancing safety. For example, if we suspend a akmnews.in account for fraud
or safety reasons, we may retain certain information from that account to
prevent that user from opening a new account in the future.
• We may retain and use your personal information to the extent
necessary to comply with our legal obligations. For example, we may keep some
of your information for tax, legal reporting and auditing obligations.
• Because we
maintain copies of the akmnews.in to protect from accidental or malicious loss
and destruction, residual copies of your personal information may not be
removed from our backup systems for a limited period of time.
Withdrawing
Consent and Restriction of Processing
For
withdrawing your consent at any time during the tenure of your services with
us, you may choose to do so by sending us an e-mail. We shall review your
request and may ask you to verify your identity. Post verification we will
withdraw the consent for which request was made by you and stop any further
processing of your personal information
Objection
to Processing
Where your
personal information is processed for direct marketing purposes, you may, at
any time ask us to cease processing your data for these direct marketing
purposes by sending an e-mail to us.
Complaints
You can write
to our data protection officer in case of any grievance or compliant. You have
the right to complaint about the data processing activities carried out by akmnews.in
before the competent data protection authorities.
Please be
aware that if you do not allow us to collect personal information from you, we
may not be able to deliver certain experiences, products, and services to you,
and some of our services may not be able to take account of your interests and
preferences. If collection of personal information is mandatory, we will make
that clear at the point of collection so that you can make an informed decision
whether to participate. If you have questions about the specific personal
information about you that we process or retain, and your rights regarding that
personal information, please contact our customer support team
X.
Children’s Privacy
akmnews.in is
not intentionally designed for or directed at persons less than 16 years of
age. akmnews.in does not knowingly permit any person who is under 16 years of
age to register with the services or to provide any other personally
identifying information. If akmnews.in becomes aware that any personally
identifiable information of persons less than 16 years of age has been
collected on the akmnews.in without verified parental consent, then akmnews.in
will take the appropriate steps to delete any such information and notify the
parent.
However, we
consider it the responsibility of parents to monitor their children’s use of
our services. Nevertheless, it is our policy not to collect and process any
personal information from children below 16 years of age or offer to send any
promotional materials to persons in that category. akmnews.in does not seek or
intend to seek or receive any personal information from children. Should a
parent or guardian have reasons to believe that a minor has provided akmnews.in
with personal information without their prior consent, please contact our customer
support team to ensure that the personal information is removed from the akmnews.in.
XI.
Data transfer, storage & processing globally
We operate
globally and may transfer your personal information to individual companies of
the akmnews.in affiliated companies or third parties in locations around the
world for the purposes described in this privacy policy. Wherever your personal
information is transferred, stored or processed by us, we will take reasonable
steps to safeguard the privacy of your personal information. Additionally, when
using or disclosing personal information transferred from the European Union,
we use standard contractual clauses approved by the European Commission, adopt
other means under European Union law for ensuring adequate safeguards.
XII.
Security and compliance with laws
We are
continuously implementing and updating administrative, technical, and physical
security measures to help protect your information against unauthorized access,
loss, destruction, or alteration. Some of the safeguards we use to protect your
information are firewalls and data encryption, and information access controls.
If you know or have reason to believe that your akmnews.in account credentials
have been lost, stolen, altered, or otherwise compromised or in case of any
actual or suspected unauthorized use of your account, please contact us by
contacting our customer support team.
XIII.
Change in Policy
This Privacy
Policy is subject to change from time to time. We reserve the right, at our
sole discretion, to modify the terms of this Privacy Policy from time to time
in order to ensure compliance with applicable laws (“Updated Terms”). The
Updated Terms shall be effective immediately and shall supersede these the
terms of this Privacy Policy. We will not be under an obligation to notify you
of any changes to this privacy policy except if the changes made to the policy
significantly affects your rights or as may be required by law. You shall be
solely responsible for reviewing the Privacy Policy from time to time for any
modifications. By continuing to use akmnews.in after the updated Terms have
been published, you affirm your agreement to the updated terms.
XIV.
Contact information
I.
Support
If you require
any information or clarification regarding the use of your personal information
or this privacy policy or grievances with respect to use of your personal
information, please email us at Jharkhand.akmnews@gmail.com
II.
Data Controller Officer
If you have
any queries, complaints regarding the collecting, processing, transfer of
personal data/information or regarding this policy please contact us at Jharkhand.akmnews@gmail.com.