We, Selco Foundation (hereinafter referred to as the “Company“), ensures steady commitment to Your privacy with regard to the protection of your invaluable information. This privacy policy contains information about the online website called (www.solutionsportal.org) (hereinafter referred to as the “Website“).
In order to provide You with Our uninterrupted use of services, We may collect and, in some circumstances, disclose information about you with your permission. To ensure better protection of Your privacy, We provide this notice explaining Our information collection and disclosure policies, and the choices You make about the way Your information is collected and used.
You must read and understand this Privacy Policy (“Policy”) as it has been formulated to safeguard your privacy. This Privacy Policy also outlines the ways in which you can ensure protection of your personal information. If you do not agree with the terms and conditions of our Privacy Policy, including in relation to the manner of collection or use of your information, please do not use or access the Website.
All headings used herein are only for the purpose of arranging the various provisions of the agreement in any manner. neither the user nor the creators of this privacy policy may use the headings to interpret the provisions contained within it in any manner.
“We“, “Our“, and “Us” shall mean and refer to the Company.
“You“, “Your“, “Yourself” and “User” shall mean and refer to natural and legal individuals who use the Website.
“Personal Information” shall mean and refer to any personally identifiable information that We may collect from You and can be used to identify, locate, or contact you. Such information includes but not limited to, your name, email address, postal address, and phone numbers.
“Third Parties” refer to any company or individual apart from the User and the Company.
How We collect the Information
We are committed to respecting Your online Privacy and We further recognize Your need for appropriate protection and management of any Personal Information You share with Us.
We may collect the following information:
Information You Provide to Us: There are portions of Website where we may need to collect Personal Information from You for a specific purpose. For instance, at the time of signing up and registration with the site, we collect your Personal Information including name, company name, email address, phone/mobile number, postal address and other business information which may also include business statutory details and tax registration numbers. Further, when You decide to Contact us using the portal provided on the website or through email or through any other way, we may collect and store such information provided by You.
Information that is automatically collected: In general, You can visit the website without telling us whom You are or revealing any information about Yourself. We may use automated means to collect various types of Information about You, Your computer or another device used to access Our Website. Such automated collection of information may include, without limitation, network or IP address and type of browser You are using, type of operating system you are using, mobile network, device identifiers, device settings, browser settings,
the web pages of the Website You have visited, Website visited before and after You visited our Website, the type of handheld or mobile device used to view the Website, location information, and the content and advertisements You have accessed, seen, forwarded and/or clicked on. Please refer to Cookie section of this Policy, for more information about how the foregoing Information may be collected and used.
We do not automatically capture any specific personal information from you, (like name, phone number or e-mail address), that allows us to identify you individually. If the Website requests you to provide Personal Information, You will be informed for the particular purposes for which the information is gathered and adequate security measures will be taken to protect Your Personal Information.
The Company will not use your financial information for any purpose other than to complete a transaction with you. To the extent possible, we provide you the option of not divulging any specific information that you wish for us not to collect, store or use. You may also choose not to use a particular service or feature on the Site, and opt out of any non-essential communications from the Website.
Information You share with Other Users on the Website: Given the nature of Our business, Our website allows viewing and sharing of information including but not limited to comments, messages, reviews, ratings and chat etc. You should consider who you choose to share with and what information you share, because people who can see your activity through our website can choose to share it with others on and off our website, including people and businesses. We are not responsible for any information/data, personal and/or commercial shared by you with any other user or third-party on the Website.
How We Use and Disclose the Information
The information You provide may be used for analysing, and improving the Website and services provided by Us; to respond to your inquiries; to provide customer support; to perform data analysis (such as market research, trend analysis, financial analysis and customer segmentation); to conduct and facilitate surveys, marketing and sales activities; to communicate with You; to protect the rights or property of Company or third parties; to maintain and enhance safety and security of website and services that are offered; and, to enforce legal claims, regulatory compliances and legal obligations to disclose Your information as and when mandated by law.
The Company collects your Personal information in a transparent way and only with the consent and knowledge of interested parties. Once this information is available to us, the following rules apply:
The data collected will be, collected, stored, processed and secured in accordance with applicable laws, rules, regulations and other policies; kept accurate and up-to-date; collected fairly and for lawful purposes; processed by the company within its legal and moral boundaries; and, protected against any unauthorized or illegal access by internal or external parties using every reasonable effort.
The data collected will not be, communicated informally; sold, rented, leased or traded; stored for more than a specified amount of time; transferred to organizations, states or countries that do not have adequate data protection policies; and, distributed to any party other than the ones agreed upon by the User (exempting legitimate requests from law enforcement authorities).
We may disclose your personal information to third parties in accordance with this Policy under certain circumstances. This includes but is not limited to sharing personal information to:
various vendors ,buyers or sellers or potential vendors, buyers or sellers interested in your information;
our employees;
our third-party service providers;
our marketing providers;
our legal advisors; and
applicable government agencies.
We reserve the right to transfer to relevant third-parties any information we have about You in the event of a potential or actual sale or transfer of all or a portion of our business or assets (including in the event of a merger, acquisition, joint venture, reorganization, divestiture, dissolution or liquidation) or other business combination. In such case, we will require the relevant third parties to provide comparable levels of protection as the law mandates with respect to the information We share.
In certain exceptional circumstances, we may be required to disclose your personal information in response to lawful requests by public authorities, under applicable law, including to meet national security and law enforcement requirements. We may disclose your personal information in response to summons, court orders, or other legal process, or to establish or exercise our legal rights or defend against legal claims. We may also share such information if we believe it is necessary to do so, in order to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding illegal activities, suspected fraud, situations involving potential threats to the physical safety of any person, or as otherwise required by law.
Third Party Websites
Our Website may contain links to websites operated by other companies or entities. The Company does not share your personal information with those websites and is not responsible for such websites privacy practices. You are requested to visit the privacy policy of such third-party website to which you are redirected and make a prudent opinion before disclosing any information on such websites. We are in no way responsible for the way your information is handled by such third-party websites. IT IS AGAIN CLARIFIED that disclosure and submission of your personal data on third party websites shall be your responsibility and decision, We shall neither be bound by nor shall be responsible for any disclosures made by You on such third-party websites.
Unless subject to an exemption, you have the following rights with respect to your personal data:
The right to request a copy of your personal data which we hold about you.
The right to request for any correction to any personal data if it is found to be inaccurate or out of date.
The right to withdraw Your consent to the processing at any time.
The right to object to the processing of personal information.
The right to obtain information as to whether personal data are transferred to a third country or to an international organization.
If you choose to visit the website, your visit and any dispute over privacy is subject to this Policy and the website’s terms of use. In addition to the foregoing, this Policy and any disputes arising under this Policy shall be governed by the laws of India.
Any controversy or claim or dispute or difference arising out of or relating to this Policy of any provisions hereof or any breach or alleged breach hereof, shall be referred to, and finally settled in accordance with the provisions of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 by a sole arbitrator, to be jointly appointed by both the Parties, in case the parties fail to resolve such disputes amicably. The place of arbitration shall be Bengaluru and the arbitration shall be conducted in English.
We shall have the right to change this privacy policy from time to time and it is your duty to read and review the terms of this Policy before you access our website. Your use of the Website will be deemed an acceptance of the privacy policy existing at that time.
If you have any questions, comments or requests in relation to this Policy, you can write to us at solutionsportal@selcofoundation.org.
‘Solutions Portal’, an initiative by SELCO Foundation, is an online platform housing more than 150 productive use appliances linking stakeholders who are seeking sustainable and forward-looking solutions across Agriculture & Allied, Retail and Services, Textiles, and Crafts livelihood activities.
