THIS PRIVACY POLICY (“PRIVACY POLICY”) SETS FORTH HOW TIGABITS USES AND PROTECTS THE PERSONAL INFORMATION THAT THE USER PROVIDES TO US WHEN THE USER USES OUR MOBILE APPLICATION OR, ACCESSES AND VISITS OUR WEBSITE. THIS PRIVACY POLICY APPLIES ONLY TO PERSONAL INFORMATION COLLECTED ON THE MOBILE APPLICATION AND OUR WEBSITE. PLEASE READ THIS PRIVACY POLICY CAREFULLY. BY CONTINUING TO USE THE SERVICES OR ACCESS OUR MOBILE APPLICATION AND WEBSITE, USER AGREES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY. IF USER DOES NOT AGREE TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY, USER MAY NOT USE OR AVAIL THE SERVICES OR ACCESS THE MOBILE APPLICATION OR WEBSITE. 

INTRODUCTION

We, tigabits.com (“Company”; “We”; “us”; “our”) have created and developed a mobile application known as tigabits (“App”) and also own and operate a website, namely tigabits.com,  (together the “Platform”). The App facilitates the service of buying and selling of various goods (“Services”) between certain Vendors and Buyers (as defined below) who are registered on the App. Wherein “Vendors” shall mean and include the retail entities that offer the goods for sale, through the App. “Buyers” shall mean and include individuals

who purchase the goods from the Vendors using the App. “Users” shall mean and include the Vendors and Buyers registered on the App, as well as visitors to our website.

For the provision of the Services, the Company shall collect the Personal Information (defined below) of the Users.  

If you (“you”) are using the Services or accessing the Platform on behalf of a third party, you represent that you have the authority to bind such third-party to the terms and conditions of this Privacy Policy and, in such an event your use of the Services or the Platform shall refer to use by such third party. If you do not have such an authority (to provide any Personal Information of a third party) or do not agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy, then you should refrain from using the Services. Additionally, you agree that you have obtained a prior written consent from such third-party before uploading their Personal Information on the Platform. 

We are committed to protect the Personal Information and have made this Privacy Policy to describe the procedures we adhere to for collecting, using, and disclosing the Personal Information. We recommend the Users to read this Privacy Policy carefully so that Users understand our approach towards the use of their Personal Information. 

GOVERNING STATUTE

This Privacy Policy is governed by and is compliant with the Information Technology (Reasonable Security Practices and Procedures and Sensitive Personal Data or Information) Rules 2011, which is designed to protect the Personal Information; and other applicable rules and regulations related to privacy. 

PERSONAL INFORMATION COLLECTED

This Privacy Policy applies to Personal Information collected and controlled by the Company, through the Platform about the Users, for providing the Services. For the provision of the Services, User is required to register with the App by using the sign-up option available (“User Account”). During the registration process and for using the Services, User shall be required to share/upload certain Personal Information. For purposes of this Privacy Policy, “Personal Information” means information that can be used to personally identify the User, including but not limited to User’s name, delivery address, residential/commercial address, mobile number, e-mail ID, and in case of Vendor, the shop details such as address, photographs, registration number, license number of the Vendor’s shop, PAN Card number, GSTIN, Vendor’s bank details such as account name, account number, account type and IFSC code.

User undertakes and confirms that all the information disclosed/ to be disclosed by you is disclosed willingly and without any coercion and that he shall be solely responsible for the accuracy, correctness, or truthfulness of the Personal Information shared with us whether of its own or any third party. In the event the User is sharing any Personal Information on behalf of a third person, the User represents and warrants that he has the necessary authority to share such Personal Information with the Company, obtained a written consent from such third party and the Company shall not be responsible for verifying the same. The User may choose to withdraw his consent provided hereunder at any point in time by written communication to the Company at [email protected] Upon receipt of such communication the Company shall be entitled to store the data in an anonymized manner without reference to the User and complete the anonymizing the data within 7 days from the date of the communication. The User understands and acknowledges that such Personal Information shall be subject to the terms and conditions of this Privacy Policy. 

NON-PERSONAL INFORMATION

We collect User’s Internet Protocol (“IP”) addresses when User visits the Platform to track and aggregate non-personal information. Non-personal information may include the browser name, your usage and log related information, the type of electronic device, manufacturer, make, model, unique ID of the electronic device and other technical information about User’s means of connection to our Platform, such as the operating system and the Internet service providers utilized and other similar information. For example, we may use IP addresses to monitor the regions from which User navigates our Platform. User understands that this information shall be non-personal information and could be used by the Company, for its own business purposes and to improve the Services. 

USE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

We shall use the Personal Information in the following cases: (i) to provide User with the Services and to assist the User in the event the User needs any additional support;  (ii) for creation or development of business intelligence or data analytics in relation to the Services provided by the Company; (iii) to more effectively provide the Services to User; (iv) to improve the Services; (v) to maintain and manage User Account; (vi) to assist User with technical difficulties that may arise in relation to User’s use and access of the Platform; (vii) to manage our relationship with User; (viii) for internal record keeping; and (ix) to comply with our legal or statutory obligations. 

DISCLOSURES

In course of providing Services to you or access to the App we may share your personal Information with certain parties (for consideration or otherwise). Accordingly, you expressly give your free consent to us to disclose or share your Personal Information in the following cases:

Administrators: We may provide access to User’s Personal information to any of our authorized administrators for an internal business purpose, who shall be under confidentiality obligations towards the same.

Affiliates: We may provide Personal Information we collect to our affiliates. For example, we may disclose Personal Information to our affiliates in order to respond to User’s requests for information or the Services. 

Service Providers: We may share User’s Personal Information to the service providers, who are working with us in connection with the operation of the Services or the App, so long as such service providers are subject to confidentiality restrictions consistent with this Privacy Policy. 

Joint Marketing Arrangements: Where permitted by law, we may share User’s Personal Information with joint marketers with whom we have a marketing arrangement, we would require all such joint marketers to have written contracts with us that specify appropriate use of User’s Personal Information, require them to safeguard User’s Personal Information, and prohibit them from making unauthorized or unlawful use of User’s Personal Information.

Merger or Acquisition: We may transfer User’s Personal Information if we are acquired by or we acquire or merge with another company or transfer a part of our business, including the App, to a third party. Any third party or resultant entity that receives the User’s Personal Information pursuant to a merger, demerger, amalgamation, reconstruction, change in control or business transfer shall have the right to continue to use User’s Personal Information. In the event of such a sale or transfer, we may notify the Users.

Legal and Regulatory Authorities: We may be required to disclose User’s Personal Information due to legal or regulatory requirements. In such instances, we reserve the right to disclose User’s Personal Information as required in order to comply with our legal obligations, including but not limited to complying with court orders, warrants, or discovery requests. We may also disclose User’s  Personal Information to (a) law enforcement officers or others; (b) Credit Information Companies; (c) to comply with a judicial proceeding, court order, or legal process served on us or the App; (d) to enforce or apply this Privacy Policy or our other policies or agreements; (e) for an insolvency proceeding involving all or part of the business or asset to which the information pertains; (f) respond to claims that any Personal Information violates the rights of third-parties; (g) or protect the rights, property, or personal safety of the Company, or the general public. User agree and acknowledge that we may not inform User prior to or after disclosures made according to this section. 

Notwithstanding anything mentioned hereinabove, the Company shall not be responsible for the actions or omissions of the parties (including but not limited to the entities listed above) with whom the Personal Information is shared, nor shall the Company be responsible and/or liable for any additional information User may choose to provide directly to any third party. 

The User expressly agrees that the User will be communicating directly through the App with the Vendors, Buyers and other third party service providers and will be willfully sharing its information with Vendors and other third party service providers, including payment apps, delivery agencies, and Buyers etc. The Company does not itself store any payment card account information other than Virtual Payment Address (VPA) that may be shared by you, or medical prescriptions and does not have direct control over or responsibility for such information shared with third parties. 

DATA RETENTION 

We will retain User’s Personal Information as long as it is required to be retained for the purpose of provision of the Services. We may also retain and use User’s Personal Information as necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements. 

SECURITY 

User’s Personal Information is stored on our database which are either hosted on a private cloud or public cloud. Although we provide appropriate firewalls and protections, we cannot warrant the security of any Personal Information transmitted as our systems are not hack proof. Data pilferage due to unauthorized hacking, virus attacks, technical issues is possible, and we take no liability or responsibility for it. Users are required to be careful to avoid “phishing” scams, where someone may send User an e-mail that looks like it is from the Company asking for User’s personal information. Hence, Company cannot guarantee that transmissions of such information will always be secure or that unauthorized third parties will never be able to defeat the security measures taken by Company or Company’s third-party service providers. The Company assumes no liability or responsibility for disclosure of User information due to any reason, including but not limited to errors in transmission, unauthorized third-party access, or other causes beyond its control. Although the Company shall try best to protect the information. The Company cannot take any guarantee for the security of the User data transmitted through the Platform.

User is responsible for all the actions that take place under the User Account. If User chooses to share User Account details and password or any Personal Information with third parties, the User is solely responsible for the same. If User loses control of the User Account, User may lose substantial control over its Personal Information and may be subject to legally binding actions. It is User’s responsibility to keep User’s password confidential and secure. 

ACCESSING AND MODIFYING PERSONAL INFORMATION

In case User needs to access, review, and/or make changes to the Personal Information except for User’s mobile number, User may do so on his User Account. If the User modifies his/her mobile number, then he/she has to re-register on the App through a new User Account and deactivate the earlier User Account. User shall keep User’s Personal Information updated to help us improve our Services. If User updates, modifies or corrects his Personal Information, we may continue to keep copies of the Personal Information prior to such update, modification or correction for uses provided for in this Privacy Policy. We shall not verify any such modifications or corrections made by the User. User shall be solely liable for such modifications or corrections. 

INDEMNIFICATION

User agrees to indemnify us, our subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, agents and employees (each, an “Indemnified Party”) and hold the Indemnified Party harmless from and against any claims and demand, including reasonable attorneys' fees, made by any third party due to or arising out of or relating to: (i) accuracy and correctness of Personal Information and contents that User submits or shares through the App; (ii) User’s violation of this Privacy Policy, (iii) or User’s violation of rights of another User. 

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

USER EXPRESSLY UNDERSTANDS AND AGREES THAT THE COMPANY SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, GOODWILL, USE, DATA, INFORMATION, DETAILS OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES (EVEN IF THE COMPANY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES), ARISING OUT OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY. THE FOREGOING LIMITATION OF LIABILITY SHALL APPLY NOTWITHSTANDING THE FAILURE OF ESSENTIAL PURPOSE OF ANY LIMITED REMEDY HEREIN.

RESERVATION OF RIGHTS

All rights not expressly granted in this Privacy Policy are reserved by the Company and its licensors as the case may be. Nothing contained in this Privacy Policy shall be construed as conferring by implication, estoppels or otherwise any license or right under any copyright, patent, trademark or other intellectual property right of Company or any other person or to User. 

GOVERNING LAWS AND DISPUTES

This Privacy Policy shall be construed and governed by the laws of India without regard to principles of conflict of laws. Any dispute arising, between the User and the Company shall be submitted to arbitration to be conducted in Calicut, Kerala, India in English language, in accordance with the rules of Arbitration and Conciliation Act of 1996 (as amended from time to time), by a sole arbitrator, who shall be appointed by the Company and the award made in pursuance thereof shall be binding on the Users and the Company. The dispute resolution and arbitration process mentioned in this section shall not prohibit parties from approaching the courts for appropriate interim reliefs. Parties further agree that the courts in Calicut, Kerala, India shall have an exclusive jurisdiction over such disputes.

CHANGES TO THIS POLICY

We may update this Privacy Policy without notice to User. Users are encouraged to check this Privacy Policy on a regular basis to be aware of the changes made to it. 

This Privacy Policy was last modified on Nov 25, 2020.

CONTACT US

If User has any question, concern or grievance regarding this Privacy Policy, User can email us at our grievance email-address [email protected]