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PRIVACY POLICY

 

GENERAL

 

  1. This Website with the URL www.mikecruzllp.com (“Website”) is operated by Mike Cruz LLP (“We/Our/Us”). Your privacy on the internet is of utmost importance to Us and We are committed to protecting and respecting the same. While you visit our website or mobile application, we do collect your personal information and process your personal data as per the terms of this Privacy Policy, published in accordance with Indian Data and Privacy Laws i.e. Information Technology Act, 2000, Information Technology (Intermediaries guidelines) Rules, 2011, Information Technology (Reasonable security practices and procedures and sensitive personal data or information) Rules, 2011 and other national and state laws which relate to the processing of personal data, as amended from time to time. Please read the following carefully to understand our views and practices regarding gathering, use, process and disclosure of your personal information collected through Our Website, www.mikecruzllp.com or Mobile Application. All terms used in this Privacy Policy will have the same meaning and definition assigned to them in the Information Technology Act, 2000 and the rules made thereunder.

 

  1. This Privacy Policy should be read along with the www.mikecruzllp.com – Terms of Use for a full understanding of Square World Foundation practices as well as the Users responsibilities when interacting with the Website.

 

  1. Our Privacy Policy is subject to change at any time without notice. To make sure that you are aware of any change, please review this Policy periodically.

 

  1. By visiting the Website, you agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Privacy Policy and the Terms of Use of the Website. If you do not agree, please do not use or access the Website.

 

  1. By mere use of the Website, you expressly consent to our use and disclosure of your personal information in accordance with this Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy is incorporated into and subject to the Terms of Use.

 

  1. All partner firms and any third party working with or for Us, and who have access to personal information gathered through Our Website or Mobile Application, will be expected to have read and comply with this policy. 

 

WHAT IS PERSONAL INFORMATION?

 

  1. The term “personal information” shall derive its meaning as ascribed to it under the Information Technology (Reasonable security practices and procedures and sensitive personal data or information) Rules, 2011. For the purpose of this Privacy Policy, “personal information” is any information that enables Us to identify you, directly or indirectly, by reference to any identifiers such as your name, address, phone number, email address, identification number, location data, online identifier or one or more other factors specific to you, in combination with other information available or likely to be available with a body corporate, as an individual that would allow Us to identify you.

 

HOW WE COLLECT THE INFORMATION

  1. User Provided Information: Our Website does not collect your information when you are browsing through Our Website. However, We do gather your information at certain times, especially when you lodge a requisition for a call back, sign up for a campaign, or sign up to stay updated. We generally ask and collect, but not limited to, the following personal information from you:

    1. Your name;

    2. Your email and mailing address;

    3. Your telephone/mobile number;

    4. Any other data We may require from time to time.

    5. Automatically Collected Information: Our website may, in addition, certain information automatically, including but not limited to the following:

    6. The date and time of your visit;

    7. The address of the previous website you visited, if you linked to Us from the other website;

    8. The type of browser that you are using;

    9. IP address of the device that you are using.

    10. Generally Available Information: We may gather/receive personal information from other sources such as public databases, social media platforms, third-party subscriptions, etc., to build up a better picture of you and your interest, as well as behavioral data on digital platforms so We can consider how best to ask for your support.

 

USE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

  1. We may use your personal information:

    1. To connect/communicate with you:

    2. To send catalogues, promotional materials, updates on events, major developments etc;

    3. To send updates on usage and reminder of sessions or events;

    4. To communicate with you in response to any questions or feedback submitted from your side;

    5. To communicate with you for resolving your grievances.

    6. To provide authenticated services from our partner organizations.

    7. For administrative purposes:

    8. To keep a record of your relationship with Us;

    9. To process the payments received and contact you to verify the details regarding the same;

    10. To analyse and improve Our Website and/or information that We provide to you.

    11. To engage support from you and other potential supporters:

    12. We may use your information to ask you to participate in surveys or research, to conduct and analyse research surveys, focus groups or other research methods.

    13. We may also use you and other supporters’ information, and combine it with other publicly available information, to create supporters profiles and assess trends.

 

  1. Other

    1. We use personal information to provide the services you request. To the extent we use your personal information to market to you, we will provide you the ability to opt-out of such uses. We use your personal information to resolve disputes; troubleshoot problems; help promote a safe service; collect money either by us or through an authorized payment gateway facility; measure User interests in the events hosted by the firm on the Website, inform you about updates; customize your experience; detect and protect us against error, fraud and other criminal activity; enforce our terms and conditions; and as otherwise described to you at the time of collection.

    2. We use data collection devices such as "cookies" on certain pages of the Website to help analyze our web page flow, measure promotional effectiveness, and promote trust and safety. "Cookies" are small files placed on your hard drive that assist us in providing our services. We offer certain features that are only available through the use of a "cookie".

    3. We also use cookies to allow you to enter your password less frequently during a session. Cookies can also help us provide information that is targeted to your interests. Most cookies are "session cookies," meaning that they are automatically deleted from your hard drive at the end of a session. You are always free to decline our cookies if your browser permits. 

    4. We identify and use your IP address to help diagnose problems with our server and to administer our Website. Your IP address is also used to help identify you and to gather broad demographic information.

 

HOW WE PROTECT YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

 

  1. Our Website does not collect and store your personal information unless you choose to provide the same.

  2. We keep your personal information strictly confidential, and this information is secured safely on Our server database.

  3. All personal information collected through Our Website is handled and used by internal and/or authorized officials only.

  4. Your information is not shared with any external agencies or third-party individuals.

  5. You can always opt to delete all the information that you have provided by simply forwarding a request via e-mail.

  6. We have adopted reasonable commercial standards of technology and operational security to protect all personal data provided by you from loss, misuse and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration or destruction.

 

HOW LONG DO WE KEEP YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?

 

  1. We will only use and store your personal information for so long as it is required for the purposes it was collected for. How long personal information will be stored for depends on the personal information in question and what it is being used for, as well as whether there is any administrative or regulatory requirement for retaining the personal information.

 

SHARING OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

 

  1.    The following is information that we will not share with any third parties or disclose to any person other than as required by law: Sensitive Personal Data or Information of any person being the password, financial information such as Bank account or credit card or debit card or other payment instrument details, sexual orientation or any other sensitive personal information not essential for the continued use of the Website.

  2. We may share personal information with our other corporate and /or associate entities and affiliates to help detect and prevent identity theft, fraud and other potentially illegal acts and cyber security incidents; correlate related or multiple accounts to prevent abuse of our services; and to facilitate joint or co-branded services that you request where such services are provided by more than one associate entity. Those entities and affiliates may not market to you as a result of such sharing unless you explicitly opt-in.

  3. We may disclose personal information if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such disclosure is reasonably necessary to respond to summons, court orders, or other legal process. We may disclose personal information to law enforcement offices, third party rights owners, or others in the good faith and belief that such disclosure is reasonably necessary to: enforce our Terms of Use or Privacy Policy; respond to claims that an advertisement, posting or other content violates the rights of a third party; or protect the rights, property or personal safety of our users or the general public.

  4. We give access to your personal information only to those personnel/officials who are authorized on this behalf and the third parties who are hired by them to perform administrative services. We do not guarantee that your information will be kept confidential by these parties, and We are not liable in any manner for the loss of confidentiality by them.

  5. We can share or disclose your personal information without your prior consent or notice in the following scenarios:

  6. If the disclosure is required to be made to Government agencies for the purpose of verification of identity, or for prevention, detection, investigation including cyber incidents, prosecution, and punishment of offences.

  7. If the disclosure is required to be made to any third party by an order under the law for the time being in force.

  8. If the disclosure is necessary for compliance of a legal obligation.

  9. For such other purpose as may be specified under relevant law for the time being in force.

 

ACCESS TO YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION:

 

  1. If at any time a User wishes to review the information provided to Mike Cruz LLP at the time of registering or at any time thereafter, you may do so by signing into your account and amending the same or requesting for a deletion of records.

  2. We provide all users with the opportunity to opt-out of receiving non-essential (promotional, marketing-related) communications from us in general, after setting up an account. All Users are also given the option of cancelling their User accounts and bringing to our attention their desire to discontinue the use of our services.

  3. If you want to deactivate your account or remove your contact information from all Mike Cruz LLP and newsletters, please write to us at [opt-out@mikecruzllp.com].

 

HOW CAN YOU CONTROL YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?

 

  1. You can request more information about how we hold and use your information or make any other request in relation to your personal information, including withdrawing your permission to use your personal information, by contacting us at: dataprivacy@mikecruzllp.com

 

COOKIE POLICY

 

  1. To optimize Our web presence, We use cookies. These are small text files stored on your computer’s main memory. These cookies are deleted after you close the browser. Other cookies remain on your computer (long-term cookies) and permit its recognition on your next visit.

  2. Cookies will be sent when a user visits Our Website. These will be placed in the hard disk of your computer and enable Us to recognize you when you visit the website again.

  3. You can configure your browser so that it responds to cookies the way you deem fit. For example, you may want to accept all cookies, reject them all, or get notified when a cookie is sent. You may check your browser’s settings to modify cookie behavior as per your behavior.

  4. If you disable the use of cookies on the web browser or remove or reject specific cookies from Our Website or linked sites, then you may not be able to use the Website as it is intended.

 

 

 

 

 

PAYMENT GATEWAY

 

  1. Our Website may use well-recognised and proven technology for payments. Payment information is transferred by the use of an SSL (secure socket layers) connection which offers the highest degree of security that the donor’s browser is able to support.

  2. Several layers of built-in security, including an advanced firewall system, encryption of credit card numbers, and use of passwords, protect the collected information.

 

EXTERNAL WEB SERVICES

 

  1. Our Website uses a number of external web services on its site to display content within its web pages. For example, to display video, it uses YouTube. As with the social media buttons, Our Website cannot prevent these sites, or external domains, from collecting information on the your consumption of the content embedded on its site.

  2. Our Website contains links to other websites for the benefit of its visitors. This Privacy Policy does not apply to such other websites.

  3. Our Website is not expressly or impliedly responsible for, or liable to any loss or damage caused to you by the collection, use and retention of personal information by such websites in any manner whatsoever. It is important that you review the privacy policies of all websites you visit before disclosing any information to such websites.

 

COPYRIGHT RESTRICTIONS:

 

  1. All the content on this Website is the property of Mike Cruz LLP and is protected by Indian and International Copyright laws. You are permissible to use the recourses of Our Website to make use of our services and enquiries. For any other use, you need permission from Us.

 

YOUR CONSENT

 

  1. By using the Website and/ or by providing your information, you consent to the collection and use of the information you disclose on the Website in accordance with this Privacy Policy, including but not limited to Your consent for sharing your information as per this privacy policy.

  2. If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes on this page so that you are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances we disclose it.

  3. By continuing to the next step, you are willingly giving Mike Cruz LLP permission to contact you via WhatsApp, Email, SMS, and other modes of communication.

  4. GRIEVANCE OFFICER:

 

In accordance with Information Technology Act 2000 and rules made there under, the name and contact details of the Grievance Officer are provided below:

 

Name: Glady Cruz

Phone: +91-9108720019

Email: dataprivacy@mikecruzllp.com

Availability: 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday to Friday, except on all holidays.

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