We at Internet and Mobile Association of India, Fintech Convergence Council & Payments Council of India (“Organizer/We”) are committed to protecting the privacy of the users (“Users/you/your”) of our Website located at URL https://awards.globalfintechfest.com/ (“Website”). We respect and safeguard your privacy and any personally identifiable information (“Personal Information”) we may receive and collect from you on our Website and in the course of our other interactions online. Personal Information means any information that may be used to identify you and that is not otherwise publicly available, including, but not limited to, your first and last name, age, gender, home or other physical address, e-mail address, phone number or other contact information, company name, qualifications and occupation and any other personal information that we collect, in combination with any other information about yourself, which is capable of identifying yourself.

This Privacy Policy is in accordance with the Indian Information Technology Act, 2000 and the Information Technology (Reasonable Security and Procedures and Sensitive Personal Data or Information) Rules, 2011 prescribed thereunder and any amendments thereto, (“Applicable Law”), that is intended to provide you with clear and complete information about the treatment of your Personal Information and your Sensitive Personal Data or Information that Organizer collects in connection with the services offered by Organizer and the way your Personal Information and Data and Sensitive Personal Data or Information is stored and used by Organizer.

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 Data or Information.

By registering and nominating on our Website you specifically consent to the use and transmission/transfer/sharing of your Sensitive Personal Data or Information to Organizer.  

You shall be at liberty at any time to discontinue the use / transfer / transmission and sharing of any of your Sensitive Personal Data or Information, by writing to us and informing us of the same.

Subject to the foregoing, your Sensitive Personal Data or Information shall be held by us in strict confidence and as per the provisions of the Applicable Law, (which includes the Information Technology (Reasonable security practices and procedures and sensitive personal data or information) Rules, 2011), and except as stated herein, we will not disclose any of your Sensitive Personal Data or Information to any other person without your express prior consent.

By nominating for the Global Fintech Awards (“GFF Awards/Event”) organized by the Organizer you agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Privacy Policy., you are consenting, under all relevant data protection legislation, to Organizers communicating with you by telephone, e-mail and post for the following purposes:-  

• Organizers’ internal purposes which will include accounts processing and internal analysis of delegates.
• Publishing delegates’ company names on the Website, in the official catalogue of the Event and/or in any other directory relating to the Event or relevant industry, in each case whether in print, electronically or in any other media.
• Inviting you to other events organised by Organizers or its group companies.
• Disclosure of information to contractors who provide services in respect of the Event; and
• Disclosure or transfer to members of Organizers’ group worldwide to allow the group to further develop its business and services to delegates.

 

Information Collection and Use

• When you register with WEBSITE or nominate for the GFA Awards, the Organizer will ask you for Personal Information and/or Sensitive Personal Data or Information. This refers to information about you that can be used to contact or identify you. We use your Personal Information and/or Sensitive Personal Data or Information for registration purpose on the Website and may also use it to provide the service as per the Terms of Use, which you can view at  https://awards.globalfintechfest.com/  and administer your inquiries.
• Organizer also collects other non-identifiable information that the User provides as part of the Website (e.g., without limitation, zip code and any other information that Organizer may require in order to register for the Global Fintech Awards and to provide the services on the Website).
• We use your Personal Information (in some cases, in conjunction with your non-identifiable Information) to provide the services on the Website, and to administer any inquiries posed by You.
• You acknowledge and hereby agree that We may share your Personal Information (in some cases, in conjunction with your non-identifiable information) with third-parties in order to provide services on the Website and serve you with a better user experience.
• Certain non-identifiable information would be considered a part of your Personal Information if it were combined with other identifiers (for example, combining your zip code with your street address) in a way that enables you to be identified. But the same pieces of information are considered non-identifiable information when they are taken alone or combined only with other non-identifiable information (for example, viewing preferences). We may combine your Personal Information with non-identifiable information and aggregate it with information collected from other users to attempt to provide you with a better experience, to improve the quality and value of the Website and to analyse and understand your personality. We may also use the combined information without aggregating it to serve you.
• Organizer also uses your Personal Information to contact you with Organizer’s newsletters, marketing or promotional materials and other information that may be of interest to the User. If the User decides at any time that it no longer wishes to receive such communications from us, please follow the unsubscribe instructions provided in any of the communications. Subject to the terms and conditions contained herein, a User’s name, address details and all other Personal Information and Sensitive Personal Data or Information will remain confidential at all times.
• Organizer (and its licensors, if applicable) owns exclusively and absolutely all rights, title and interest, including all related intellectual property rights, in the Website, in the GFA Awards and the services, and any suggestions, ideas, improvements, enhancement requests, feedback, recommendations and other information provided by the you relating to the Website and its services and Global Fintech Awards.

 

Disclosure of Information

Website Information and Non-Identifiable Information: Organizer may share Website information that may or may not include your Personal Information and may otherwise disclose non-identifiable information to third-parties for industry analysis, demographic profiling and other commercial and/or non-commercial purposes.

Compliance with Laws and Law Enforcement: Organizer co-operates with government and law enforcement officials and private parties to enforce and comply with the law. Organizer will disclose any information about the User that it collects to any governmental or law enforcement officials as Organizer, in its sole discretion, believe necessary or appropriate to respond to claims and legal process (including but not limited to subpoenas), to protect the property and rights of Organizer or a third-party, to protect the safety of the public or any person, or to prevent or stop activity Organizer may consider to be, or to pose a risk of being, any illegal, unethical or legally actionable activity.

Account Information: The User agrees to keep confidential and not to disclose to any other individual or individuals for all time the Username and password related to their respective account.

Cookies

Like many websites, We use "cookies" to collect information. A cookie is a small data file that the Organizer transfers to the User’s computer's hard disk for record-keeping purposes. We use cookies for two purposes. Firstly, the Organizer utilizes persistent cookies to save the User’s registration ID and login password for future logins. Secondly, Organizer utilizes session ID cookies to enable certain features of the Website and its Services, to better understand how the User interacts with the Website and to monitor the aggregate usage by the Users and web-traffic routing on the Website. Unlike persistent cookies, session cookies are deleted from the User’s computer when the User logs off from the Website and closes its browser. Third-party Users may also place or read cookies on the User browser. The User can instruct its browser, by changing its options, to stop accepting cookies or to prompt before accepting a cookie from the websites the User visits. If the User does not accept cookies, however, it may not be able to use all portions and functionality of the Website.

Links to Third-Party Websites

The Website may contain links to other websites. The User’s use of websites to which the Website links is subject to the terms of use and privacy policies located on such third party websites.

 

 

Security

Organizer is concerned with safeguarding the User Personal Information and Sensitive Personal Data or Information. Organizer employs industry-standard encryption to protect data transmissions and other safety measures designed to protect information from unauthorized access. Organizer will make any legally required disclosures of any breach of the security, confidentiality, or integrity of your unencrypted electronically stored "personal data'' (as defined in applicable state statutes on security breach notification) to you via email insofar as consistent with (i) the legitimate needs of law enforcement or (ii) any measures necessary to determine the scope of the breach and restore the reasonable integrity of the data system.

Usage Data

Organizer may also collect information that your browser sends whenever you visit our Website through a mobile device (“Usage Data”).

This Usage Data may include information such as your computer’s Internet Protocol address (e.g. IP address), browser type, browser version, the pages of our Website that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.

When you access the Website through a mobile device, this Usage Data may include information such as the type of mobile device you use, your mobile device unique ID, the IP address of your mobile device, your mobile operating system, the type of mobile Internet browser you use, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.

Location Data

Organizer may use and store information about your location if you give us permission to do so (“Location Data”). Organizer uses this Location Data to provide features of our Website, to improve and customize our Website. You can enable or disable location services when you use our Website at any time, through your device settings.

Policy Changes

Organizer reserves the right to change and revise this Privacy Policy, and will post any substantial revisions on its Website. Organizer encourages the User to review this Privacy Policy regularly for any changes. The continued use of the Website will be subject to the then-current Privacy Policy.

Modifications to Account Information and Preferences

Organizer gives you the ability to edit the information (that is logged in when you register to access the Website), and preferences at any time, including whether you want Organizer to contact you about offers etc., and any new services that it offers in the future.

If you do not wish that the Organizer should use your Personal Information or Sensitive Personal Data or Information or company information in terms of this Privacy Policy then please write to us at: s.firdous@fintechcouncil.in  informing us not to do so. We will cease to use your Personal Information or Sensitive Personal Data or Information or company information only after receipt of your instructions requesting us not to do so in terms hereof.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:

1. By email:  s.firdous@fintechcouncil.in / d.indulekha@fintechcouncil.in
2. By visiting this page on our Website: https://awards.globalfintechfest.com/

Governing Laws and Jurisdiction

This Privacy Policy is governed by the laws of the Republic of India without regard to conflict of laws and the Courts of Mumbai, India shall have exclusive jurisdiction in any matter arising from this Privacy Policy.