The terms of this privacy policy (the “Privacy
Policy”) govern the terms of information practices for www.fullcirclebooks.in.
Full Circle Publishing Pvt. Ltd. (hereinafter
referred to us “we”, “us” or “our”), is a private company limited by shares and
incorporated under the Companies Act, 1956 with its offices in New Delhi,
India. We operate and own the Website. We are concerned about your privacy and
have provided this Privacy Policy to familiarize you with the treatment of
information collected by the Website.
Reference to “you” in this Privacy Policy refers to the users of this
Website whether or not you access the services available on the Website or
consummate a transaction on the Website. This Privacy Policy discloses the
information practices for the Website, including the type of information that
is collected, how the information is collected, how the information is used, and
with whom it is shared. By using or accessing this Website, you agree to the
terms and conditions of this Privacy Policy. You also expressly consent to our
use and disclosure of your Personal Information (as defined below) in any
manner as described in this Privacy Policy and further signify your agreement
to this Privacy Policy and the Terms of Use (being incorporated by reference
herein). If you do not agree with the terms and conditions of this Privacy
Policy, please do not proceed further or use or access this Website.
Definitions:
“Force Majeure Event” shall mean any event
that is beyond our reasonable control and shall include, without limitation,
sabotage, fire, flood, explosion, acts of God, civil commotion, strikes or
industrial action or any kind, riots, insurrection, war, acts of government,
computer hacking, unauthorized access to your mobile or storage device,
crashes, breach of security and encryption.
“Personal Information” refers to any
information that identifies or can be used to identify, contact or locate the
person, to whom such information pertains including, but not limited to, name,
address, phone number, fax number, email address, identification number or
documents and credit card information and any other information \disclosed by
you in relation to the services available on the Website.
“Products” shall have the same meaning
ascribed to it in the Terms of Use.
“Third Party” refers to any person or entity
other than you or us.
Personal Information that may be collected and
the manner of its use
Personal Information provided by you in
relation to the use of the Website: In order, for you to access and purchase
Products on the Website, we may collect your Personal Information as may be
required for the purposes connected thereto. We may be required to disclose
such Personal Information to the Third Parties solely in connection with the
purchase, sale, and delivery of Products listed on the Website in accordance
with the terms and conditions stipulated by such Third Party.
Personal Information provided by you in
relation to the registration process:In order to provide you a safe, efficient,
smooth and customized experience and in order to take advantage of certain
features available on the Website including, but not limited to, making
enquiries about Products listed, subscribing to newsletters, public forums,
accessing or uploading reviews or taking part in surveys, you will be asked to
complete an online registration form which will provide us with Personal
Information. In the event you register with us, you will also be asked to
choose a user identity and password in order to identify yourself during future
uses of the Website.
You can also register to join by logging into
online accounts you may have with Third Party service providers
("SNS")(e.g. Facebook); each such account, a "Third Party
Account", via our Website as described below. As part of the functionality
of the Website, you may link your account with Third Party Accounts, by either:
(i) providing your Third Party Account login information to us through the
Website; or (ii) allowing us to access your Third Party Account, as is
permitted under the applicable terms and conditions that govern your use of
each Third Party Account. You represent that you are entitled to disclose your
Third Party Account login information to us and/or grant us access to your
Third Party Account (including, but not limited to, for use for the purposes
described herein), without breach by you of any of the terms and conditions
that govern your use of the applicable Third Party Account and without
obligating us to pay any fees or making us subject to any usage limitations
imposed by the applicable SNS. If you decide to register by logging into a
Third Party Account via our Website, we will obtain the Personal Information
you have provided to the applicable SNS (such as your "real" name,
email address, profile picture, names of SNS friends, names of SNS groups to
which you belong, other information you make publicly available via the applicable
SNS and/or other information you authorize us to access by authorizing the SNS
to provide such information) from your Third Party Accounts and use that
information to create your account and profile page and you will become a
member. Depending on the Third Party Accounts you choose and subject to the
privacy settings that you have set in such Third Party Accounts, you understand
that by granting us access to the Third Party Accounts, we will access, make
available and store (if applicable and as permitted by the SNS and authorized
by you) the information in your Third Party Accounts so that it is available on
and through your account on the Website. If there is information about your
"friends" or people with whom you are associated in your Third Party
Account, the information we obtain about those "friends" or people
with whom you are associated, may also depend on the privacy settings such
people have with the applicable SNS.
We also collect the information that is not
Personal Information you provide as part of registration and the administration
and personalization of your account profile.
All registered users of the Website may
review, update, correct or delete the Personal Information in their
registration profile by contacting us at contact@fullcirclebooks.in or editing
the relevant part of their profile. If you would like us to cancel your
account, please contact us or select the "Cancel Account" feature
available on your profile and we will attempt to accommodate your request if we
do not have any legal obligation or a legitimate business reason to retain the
information contained in your account. Please note that, if you cancel your
account, any reviews you have posted via the Website will remain publicly
viewable via the Website. While we recommend that you register yourself with us
to maximize your experience on the Website, this is feature is optional and you
may opt out of registering on the Website and continue to use the Website as a
guest. However, if you choose to by on the Website, you will have to provide
certain Personal Information such as your billing address, credit / debit card
details and such other information that is necessary for us to process and
complete delivery.
Cookies: Cookies are small pieces of
information saved by your browser onto your mobile device. Cookies are used to
record various aspects of your visit and assist us to provide you with
uninterrupted service. Cookies may be set in your browser by us when you visit
our Website or may be set in when you visit Third Party websites. This
anonymous information is maintained distinctly and is not linked to the
Personal Information that you submit to us. We use cookies collected from the
Website and Third Party websites to: Authenticate your login information and
personalize and customize your experience on our Website; Enable our security
features Improve and develop features, services available on the website and
the overall experience of visiting the website Please feel free to change your
browser settings if you do not wish to accept cookies. However, please note
that changing your browser setting may affect your experience on the Website.
Others: In addition to the cookies, we may
also collect information to enable us to better understand you so that we can
improve your user experience; to assist our customer service and technical
support personnel; and put processes in place to prevent fraud and unlawful
use. In an effort to make our Website effective and improve the Website,
certain information may be collected each time you access the Website. Such
information may be saved in server logs in an encrypted form which may not
identify you personally. Such information or data may include, but shall not
limit to, IP address, your server details, duration of your visit, date, time
or purpose of your visit.
Other uses of the information provided:We make
all efforts to ensure that we collect only such Personal Information that we
believe to be relevant in order to record, support, facilitate your
transactions on the Website.
Sharing information with Third Party service
providers in relation to the services available on the Website: To the extent
necessary to provide you with the services on the Website, we may provide your
Personal Information to Third Party contractors who work on behalf of or with
us to provide you with such services, to help us communicate with you or to
maintain the Website. Generally these Third Party contractors do not have any
independent right to share this information. However, certain Third Party
contractors who provide services, including but not limited to the providers of
online communications services, postal and courier service providers, will have
rights to use and disclose the Personal Information collected in connection
with the provision of these services in accordance with their own privacy
policies.
Communication: We may offer email, short
message service (sms), multimedia message service (mms) or other forms of
communication to share information with you about certain promotions or
features the Website may choose to offer or about our affiliates, subsidiaries,
business partners, advertisers and sponsors. You may receive such communication
by either registering or subscribing to a special feature for which you have
registered on the Website.
Sale, merger, restructuring etc: Any of our
assets, including the Website, may be sold, or other transactions may occur in
which your Personal Information is one of the key business assets. In such a
case, your Personal Information, which we have gathered, may be one of the
business assets we transfer.
Legal proceedings:In the event we are required
to respond to subpoenas, court orders or other legal process, your Personal
Information may be disclosed pursuant to such subpoena, court order or legal
process, which may be without notice to you.
Link to Third Party apps and websites
The Website and any communication sent to you
may also contain/display Third Party advertisements and links to other websites
or products and services. You agree and acknowledge that these apps and
websites are operated by Third Parties and are not controlled by, or affiliated
to, or associated with, us unless expressly specified on the Website. We are
not responsible for any form of transmission, whatsoever, received by you from
any such Third Party. Accordingly, we do not make any representations
concerning the privacy practices or policies of such Third Parties or terms of
use of such websites or apps, nor do we 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 or apps. The inclusion or exclusion does not imply any endorsement by
us of the website, the Third Party, or the information on the website. The
information provided by you to such Third Party websites shall be governed in
accordance with the privacy policies of such websites and it is recommended
that you review the privacy policy on any such websites and apps prior to using
such websites. 2. These Third Party websites and apps and advertisers may use
technology to send the advertisements that appear on the Website directly to
your browser. In such cases, the Third Party websites or advertisers
automatically receive your IP address. They may also use cookies, JavaScript,
web beacons and other technologies to measure the effectiveness of their
advertisements and to personalize advertising content. We do not have access to
or control over cookies or other features that such Third Party websites and
apps and advertisers may use, and the information practices of these Third
Party websites and apps and advertisers are not covered by this Privacy Policy.
Please contact them directly for more information about their privacy
practices.
Security: We strive to ensure the security,
integrity and privacy of your Personal Information and to protect your Personal
Information against unauthorized access or unauthorized alteration, disclosure
or destruction.
Not with standing anything contained in this
Privacy Policy or elsewhere, we shall not be held responsible for any loss,
damage or misuse of your Personal Information, if such loss, damage or misuse
is attributable to a Force Majeure Event.
We are not responsible for any breach of
security or for any actions of any Third Parties that receive your Personal
Information. The Website is also linked to many other sites and we are
not/shall be not responsible for their privacy policies or practices as it is
beyond our control
BY USING THE WEBSITE, YOU SIGNIFY YOUR
AGREEMENT TO THE TERMS OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY AND THE TERMS OF USE
(INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE). WE
RESERVE THE RIGHT, IN OUR SOLE DISCRETION, TO CHANGE, MODIFY, ADD OR DELETE
PORTIONS OF THE TERMS OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY AT ANY TIME.
If you have any questions about this Privacy
Policy, please feel free to write to us at contact@fullcirclebooks.in.