Adyant Edtech Private Limited (“Adyant”),a private limited company incorporated under the Companies Act, 2013 and having its registered office at 601/602 Saukhyanand Society Nehru Road Near Jalaram Mandir Dombivali East 421201 is the owner of the brand Swardhara, website www.swardhara.in and mobile application ‘Swardhara’ (collectively, the “Platform”).
This privacy policy (Privacy Policy) describes the policies and procedures applicable to the collection, use, disclosure and protection ofYour information shared with Us while You use the Platform, and for the purpose of this Privacy Policy "We", "Us", or "Our" refers to Adyant or Swardhara or both of them, wherever context so require and the terms “You”, “Your”, “Yourself” or “User” refer to user of the Platform. We value the trust You place in Us. That is why, We maintain reasonable security standards for securing the transaction and Your information.
This Privacy Policy is an electronic record under the Information Technology Act, 2000 and the rules made thereunder. This Privacy Policy does not require any physical, electronic, or digital signature by Us and has been published in accordance with the provisions of the Information Technology Act, 2000 and the rules made thereunder that require publishing the privacy policy and terms of use on the Platform.
Please read the Privacy Policy carefully prior to using or registering on the Platform or accessing any material, information or availing any Services through the Platform.
This Privacy Policy specifies the manner in which Your information is collected, received, stored, processed, disclosed, transferred, dealt with or otherwise handled by Us. This Privacy Policy does not apply to information that You provide to, or that is collected by, any third-party through the Platform, and any Third-Party Sites that You access or use in connection with the Services offered on the Platform.
By visiting the Platform or setting up/creating an user account (Account) on the Platform, You accept and agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Privacy Policy and consent to Us collecting, storing, processing, transferring and sharing information including Your Personal Information (defined below) in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
Further, in case You are under the age of 18 years, You (i) accept and acknowledge that You are accessing the Platform through a parent or a legal guardian who is of a legal age to form a binding contract under the Indian Contract Act, 1872 and such person has accepted this Privacy Policy on Your behalf to bind You; and (ii) hereby acknowledge that You are accessing this Platform under the supervision of Your parent or legal guardian and have their express permission to use the Services.
We may update this Privacy Policy in order to comply with the regulatory or administrative requirements. If We make any significant changes to this Privacy Policy, We will endeavour to provide You with reasonable notice of such changes, such as via prominent notice on the Platform or any other communication channels on record. To the extent permitted under applicable law, Your continued use of the Services after We publish or send a notice about the changes to this Privacy Policy shall constitute Your consent to the updated Privacy Policy.
This Privacy Policy is incorporated into and subject to the terms of use available on the Platform (“Terms”) and shall be read harmoniously and in conjunction with the Terms. All capitalised terms used herein however not defined under this Privacy Policy shall have the meaning ascribed to them under the Terms.
Provided that, any information that is freely available or accessible in public domain or furnished under the Right to Information Act, 2005 or any other law for the time being in force shall not be regarded as Sensitive Personal Information.
You may be asked for the payment details to process payments for the Services. You may also be asked to provide certain additional information about Yourself on a case to case basis.
The primary goal in doing so is to provide You a safe, efficient, smooth, and customized experience on the Platform. The information collected allows Us to provide the Services and/or features on the Platform that most likely meet Your needs, and to customize the Platform to make Your experience safer and easier. More importantly, while doing so, We collect the above - mentioned Personal Information from You that We consider necessary for achieving this purpose.
In general, You can browse the Platform without telling Us who You are or revealing any Personal Information about Yourself. In such a case, Once You give us Your Personal Information, You are not anonymous to Us. Wherever possible, while providing the information to Us, We indicate which fields are mandatory and which fields are optional for You. You always have the option to not provide the Personal Information to Us through the Platform by choosing to not use a particular Service or feature being provided on the Platform, which requires You to provide such information. We may automatically track certain information about You based upon Your behaviour on the Platform. We use this information to do internal research on Your demographics, interests, and behaviour to better understand, protect and prove service to You. This information is compiled and analyzed by Us on an aggregated basis and not individually, in a manner that does not specifically identify You.
We do not have access or store your Password for the Platform’s account. In case you require the Password to access the account, we may reset the password for you subject to verification to our satisfaction and only with your written consent. You may contact us on the email address given below.
If You send us correspondence, such as emails or letters, or if other users or third parties send us correspondence about Your activities on the Platform, We may collect and retain such information into a file specific to You for responding to Your request and addressing concerns in relation to Your use of the Platform, to resolve disputes, provide customer support, respond to queries, and inquiries, and troubleshoot problems and improve the Services.
We shall be entitled to retain Your Personal Information and other information for such duration as may be required for the purposes specified hereunder and will be used only in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
Third Party Service Providers: We may disclose Your Personal Information to third party vendors, delivery partners, consultants, partners for carrying out research and other service providers who work for either of Us or provide Services through the Platform and are bound by contractual obligations to keep such Personal Information confidential and use it only for the purposes for which We disclose it to them and maintain the same level of data protection that is adhered to by Us. This disclosure may be required, for instance, to provide You access to the Services and process payments including validation of Your Payment Details, to facilitate and assist marketing and advertising activities/initiatives, for undertaking auditing or data analysis, or to prevent, detect, mitigate, and investigate fraudulent or illegal activities related to the Services. You expressly consent to the sharing of Your information with third party service providers, including payment gateways, to process payments and manage Your payment-related information. We do not disclose Your Personal Information to third parties for their marketing and advertising purposes without Your explicit consent.
Compliance with law: We may disclose Your information including Personal Information, to the extent necessary: (a) to comply with laws, regulatory requirements and to respond to lawful requests and legal process or an investigation, (b) to protect Our rights and property, the users, and others, including to enforce the Terms or to prevent any illegal or unlawful activities, and (c) in an emergency to protect Our personal safety and assets the users, or any person. In all such events We shall in no manner be responsible for informing You or seeking Your approval or consent. We may also share aggregated anonymized (and de-identified) information with third parties at Our discretion.
Acquisition Sale or Merger: We may, in compliance with applicable laws, share all of Your Personal Information (including Sensitive Personal Information) and other information with any other business entity(ies), in the event of a merger, sale, reorganisation, amalgamation, joint ventures, assignment, restructuring of business or transfer or disposition of all or any portion of any of Us.
Sharing information with any member of Our Group or affiliated entities, third parties and transfer outside India: Subject to applicable law, we may at Our sole discretion, share Personal Information (including Sensitive Personal Information) to Our Group or affiliated entities, any third party that ensures at least the same level of data protection as is provided by Us under the terms hereof, located in India or any other country. By using the Platform, You accept the terms hereof and hereby consent to Us, sharing of Your Personal Information and Sensitive Personal Information to Our Group or affiliated entities, third parties, including in any location outside India, provided that they ensure that Your Personal Information and Sensitive Personal Information is protected in compliance with standards that are comparable to the standards of protection afforded to it in India.
You also specifically agree and consent to Us collecting, storing, processing, transferring, and sharing information (including Personal Information and Sensitive Personal Information) related to You with third parties such as with entities registered under applicable laws including payment gateways and aggregators, solely for Us to provide Services to You including processing Your transaction requests for theServices or to improve Your experience on the Platform.
Security Precautions and Measures: The Platform has reasonable security measures and safeguards in place to protect Your privacy and Personal Information from loss, misuse, unauthorized access, disclosure, destruction, and alteration, in compliance with applicable laws. Further, whenever You change or access Your Account on the Platform or any information relating to it, the use of a secure server is offered. It is further clarified that You have and so long as You access and/or use the Platform (directly or indirectly) the obligation to ensure that You shall at all times take adequate physical, managerial, and technical safeguards, at Your end, to preserve the integrity and security of Your data which shall include and not be limited to Your Personal Information.
You will be responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of the Account information and are fully responsible for all activities that occur under Your Account. You agree to (a)immediately notify Us of any unauthorized use of Your Account information or any other breach of security, and (b) ensure that You exit from Your Account at the end of each session. We cannot and will not be liable for any loss or damage arising from Your failure to comply with this provision. You may be held liable for losses incurred by any of Us or any other user of or visitor to thePlatform due to authorized or unauthorized use of Your Account as a result of Your failure in keeping Your Account information secure and confidential.
When payment information is being transmitted on or through the Platform, it will be protected by encryption technology. Hence, we cannot guarantee that transmissions of Your payment-related information or Personal Information will always be secure or that unauthorized third parties will never be able to defeat the security measures taken by Us or Our third-party service providers. We assume no liability or responsibility for disclosure of Your information due to errors in transmission, unauthorized third-party access, or other causes beyond Our control. You play an important role in keeping Your Personal Information secure. You shall not share Your Personal Information or other security information for Your Account with anyone. We have undertaken reasonable measures to protect Your rights of privacy with respect to Your usage of thePlatform and the Services. However, We shall not be liable for any unauthorized or unlawful disclosures of Your Personal Information made by any third parties who are not subject to Our control.
Notwithstanding anything contained in this Privacy Policy or elsewhere, We shall not be held responsible for:
Retention of Your Personal Information: We maintain records of Your Personal Information only till such time it is required for the Purposes, or for as long as required by applicable law. When You request us to delete Your information, we will honour the said request, but we may retain certain information such as your email, number, address and information in respect of your engagement with Swardhara for the purposes authorized under this Privacy Policy unless prohibited by law.
Your acknowledgement: All information disclosed by You shall be deemed to be disclosed willingly and without any coercion. No liability pertaining to the authenticity / genuineness / misrepresentation /fraud / negligence of the information disclosed shall lie on Us nor will We be in any way responsible to verify any information obtained from You. Further, you agree and acknowledge that you shall only you the app for personal educational use and shall not use it for commerical purpose.
Rectification of Your information: You may review, correct, update and change the information that You have provided to Us by reaching out to us on the email address given below. We reserve the right to verify and authenticate Your identity and Your Personal Information in order to ensure that We are able to offer You Services and/or make available the Platform. We can only keep Your Personal Information up-to-date and accurate to the extent You provide us with the necessary information. It is Your responsibility to notify Us of any changes in Your Personal Information. Access to or correction, updating or deletion of Your Personal Information may be denied or limited by Us if it would violate another person’s rights and/or is not otherwise permitted by applicable law.
Changes to Our Privacy Policy: We reserve the unconditional right to change, modify, add, or remove portions of this Privacy Policy at any time, and shall provide a notice to You of such changes. Any changes or updates will be effective immediately. You should review this Privacy Policy regularly for changes. You can determine if changes have been made by checking the “Last Updated” legend above. Your acceptance of the amended Privacy Policy by continuing to visit the Platform or using the Services, shall signify Your consent to such changes and agreement to be legally bound by the same.
Please feel free to contact at swardharaapp@gmail.com regarding any questions on the Privacy Policy. We will use reasonable efforts to respond promptly to requests, questions or concerns You may have regarding Our use of Your Personal Information. Except where required by law, We cannot ensure a response to questions or comments regarding topics unrelated to this Privacy Policy or the privacy practices specified herein.
Any disputes arising in respect of the privacy policy shall be exclusively subject to the jurisdiction of courts in Mumbai.