Privacy Policy
INTRODUCTION
The below Privacy Policy (“Policy”) applies to all our visitors and users who access or use our Website, any applications developed, owned, or operated by THE FORT CIRCLE on which this Policy is linked or our social media handles.
The intent of our Policy is to let you know the information we collect from you, the why and how of collecting it and includes information on the security measures we adopt to protect your information. We may periodically update this Policy. Any changes to this Policy will become effective when we post the revised Policy on our Website. Your use of the Sites following these changes means that you accept the revised Policy. We have also given below, the grievance redressal mechanism should you have any queries or issues that concern you with respect to the information that you share with us.
We trust that the information provided below is helpful to erase any of your concerns regarding sharing of your information with us. We advise you to kindly go through the below contents of our Policy.
WHAT PERSONAL INFORMATION IS COLLECTED BY THE FORT CIRCLE WHEN YOU VISIT OUR WEBSITE AND HOW DO WE COLLECT THE INFORMATION FROM YOU?
We collect information when you visit the Website, or you subscribe to our mailing lists. We attempt to collect the least amount of information to ensure least invasion of your privacy. However, some information is still required for certain specific services provided by Us or for Us to reach out to you. This will usually involve details such as your name and email. In some cases, we may also seek your mobile numbers or your desk numbers and physical addresses if so, specifically mentioned on our Website.
We also collect information regarding the visits made to our Website. In the course of your visit to our Website, irrespective of the browser you use, the following information may be logged in automatically such as (including without limitation) location data, browser, operating system, visiting time (local and server), session, actions per visit, page views per visit, returning visitors, and referring site information] however these are not linked to the email addresses that you use while subscribing to our mailing lists and these are routinely deleted after a period of time, if not required by Us.
We may also use cookies which may identify your browser or your operating system. You can choose to opt out of tracking of cookies through your browser settings. However, this may impact your accessibility to our Website or our mobile applications.
We assume that the visitors to our Website are all above the legal age for consent i.e., 18 years and we accordingly do not knowingly collect any information belonging to minors.
We do not collect any sensitive personal data.
If the information shared by you on our Website does not belong to you but is shared on behalf of someone else, we would presume that consent of such third party is obtained prior to sharing any information about such third party.
WHY DO WE COLLECT YOUR INFORMATION?
We collect your information to enable us to take all or any of the following activities:
- To contact you and provide our services to you.
- To communicate with you and to others that you may authorise and to respond to queries regarding our services.
- For providing business and marketing services including sending information about THE FORT CIRCLE and the services rendered by THE FORT CIRCLE that we believe might interest you.
- To send you information and curated articles, blogs and newsletters related to marketing and business administration services.
- To provide ancillary services delivered by Us or through our affiliates or business associates.
- To share and provide information provided by you, to third parties so that such third parties can provide information about their services to you.
- For our internal business operations including reviewing and analysing information about the visitors to our Website and for providing targeted information to them.
- To manage, operate, maintain and secure our Website and applications and to customise the same if required.
- To arrest any potential breaches of your information including information belonging to THE FORT CIRCLE and to investigate any breach thereof; and
- For any other purpose necessary or incidental to our business.
If we intend to seek any further information from you for purposes other than the above, we will take your prior consent for the same.
Third Party Links:
Our Website may contain information or links belonging to third parties who may independently collect information for their own use and in such cases, our Policy will not extend to the information collected or used by them which may otherwise belong to you or to the visitor of our Website. We disclaim all reasonability for the information collected by such third parties.
IS THE INFORMATION WE COLLECT DISCLOSED TO THIRD PARTIES?
The information collected from you, may be shared with third parties within India as well as outside of India for the purpose of providing our services to you. Such third parties may include our service partners, business partners, vendor, marketing contractors, our media and Website managers, data entry service provides and others who work or deal with us. To the extent possible, we also ensure that the information that is shared by us with third parties, is stored securely and all rules and regulations are complied with. By using and visiting our Website, you consent to the sharing of information with such third parties and with us.
If called upon and if required by law, we may also share your information with law enforcement agencies or pursuant to an order of a court of law.
Retention of the information collected by us:
The information processed and used by Us is kept only as long as it is necessary or as required by law. If required by you, we shall delete and erase your data and information available with us. Should you require your information to be deleted, you can write to the grievance officer as mentioned in this Policy. Please do note that deleting or erasing your information may have a bearing on the performance and accessibility to our services and use of our Website.
What security practices and procedures have been followed by us while collecting and storing your information?
We ensure to keep your personal information shared with us confidential (except shared in accordance with this Policy) and secured in accordance with standard business practices and in accordance with legal requirements. We ensure that your information is secured, and no loss is caused to you or Us from the misuse, wrongful disclosure, destruction and alteration of your information. We review the security measures from time to time and update as necessary.
What is your grievance redressal against collection and use of your information?
We always ensure that you have a smooth and safe browsing experience while using our website and that the data and information provided by you is always protected and not misused unless otherwise mentioned herein.