4. SECURITY
The transmission of information via the internet, email or text
message is not completely secure. Although we will do our best to
protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee the security of
your information transmitted through the Services or over email; any
transmission is at your own risk. Once we have received your
information, we will take appropriate technical and organizational
measures to safeguard your personal information against loss, theft and
unauthorized use, access or modification.
When we collect financial account information, such as credit card
numbers, we protect its transmission through the use of encryption such
as the Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocol.
5. How we protect your information
We adopt appropriate data collection, storage and processing
practices and security measures to protect against unauthorized access,
alteration, disclosure or destruction of your personal information,
username, password, transaction information and data stored on our
Site.
Sensitive and private data exchange between the Site and its Users
happens over a SSL secured communication channel and is encrypted and
protected with digital signatures.
6. International transfers of your personal data
In order for us to provide the Services to you, your personal
information will be transferred to, and stored at/processed in the
United States, Europe and Asia. Your personal data is also processed by
staff operating outside the European Economic Area (EEA), such as in
Asia and the USA, who work for us or for one of our suppliers. We will
take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your personal data is
treated securely and in accordance with this policy.
For transfers of personal information within the Akinfotech
corporate family, such transfer will be under the Commission’s model
contracts for the transfer of personal data to third countries (i.e.,
the standard contractual clauses), pursuant to Decision 2004/915/EC and
2010/87/EU.
For transfers of data to third parties, such transfers will either
(i) be under the Commission’s model contracts for the transfer of
personal data to third countries (i.e., the standard contractual
clauses), pursuant to Decision 2004/915/EC and 2010/87/EU; or (ii) rely
on the EU-US Privacy Shield Framework, to the extent applicable.
You can contact the Data Protection Officer listed below to obtain a
copy of the data transfer agreement or more information regarding the
relevant safeguard we put in place. For more information about the EU-US
Privacy Shield Framework, please visit the U.S. Department of Commerce’s
Privacy Shield website.
We and our group companies have offices and facilities in India and
USA. The hosting facilities for our website are situated in United
States, Europe and Asia. The European Commission has made an “adequacy
decision” with respect to the data protection laws of each of these
countries. Transfers to each of these countries will be protected by
appropriate safeguards, namely the use of standard data protection
clauses adopted or approved by the European Commission, a copy of which
can be obtained from https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/law-topic/data-protection/reform/rights-citizens_en
You acknowledge that the personal data that you submit for
publication through our website or services may be available, via the
internet, apps, website around the world. We cannot prevent the use or
misuse of such personal data by others.
7. Third party websites
Users may find advertising or other content on our Site that link to
the sites and services of our partners, suppliers, advertisers,
sponsors, licensors and other third parties. We do not control the
content or links that appear on these sites and are not responsible for
the practices employed by websites linked to or from our Site. In
addition, these sites or services, including their content and links,
may be constantly changing. These sites and services may have their own
privacy policies and customer service policies. Browsing and interaction
on any other website, including websites which have a link to our Site,
is subject to that website’s own terms and policies.
8. UNAUTHORIZED ACCOUNTS
If an account or profile was created without your knowledge or
authorization, please contact customer support at the brand on which the
account or profile is located to request removal of the account or
profile.
9. RETENTION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION
We retain your personal information to provide services to you and as
otherwise necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve
disputes, and enforce our agreements.
Notwithstanding the other provisions of this Section, we may retain
your personal data where such retention is necessary for compliance with
a legal obligation to which we are subject, or in order to protect your
vital interests or the vital interests of another natural person.
10. Our policy towards children
Akinfotech Services are not directed to individuals under 18. We do
not knowingly collect Personal Information from children under 18. If we
become aware that a child under 18 has provided us with Personal
Information, we will take steps to delete such information. If you
become aware that a child has provided us with Personal Information,
please contact our Support Services at support@akinfotech.info
11. Your rights
11.1. In this Section, we have summarized the rights
that you have under data protection law. Some of the rights are complex,
and not all of the details have been included in our summaries.
Accordingly, you should read the relevant laws and guidance from the
regulatory authorities for a full explanation of these rights.
11.2. Your principal rights under data protection
law are:
the right to access;
the right to rectification;
the right to erasure;
the right to restrict processing;
the right to object to processing;
the right to data portability;
the right to complain to a supervisory authority; and
the right to withdraw consent.
11.3. To the extent that the legal basis for our
processing of your personal data is:
Your consent; or that the processing is necessary for the performance
of a contract to which you are party with us or with our partners to
whom we are providing services as a processor or in order to take steps
at your request prior to entering into a contract, and such processing
is carried out by automated means, you have the right to receive your
personal data from us in a structured, commonly used and
machine-readable format. However, this right does not apply where it
would adversely affect the rights and freedoms of others.
11.4. If you consider that our processing of your
personal information infringes data protection laws, you have a legal
right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority responsible for
data protection. You may do so in the EU member state of your habitual
residence, your place of work or the place of the alleged
infringement.
11.5. To the extent that the legal basis for our
processing of your personal information is consent, you have the right
to withdraw that consent at any time. Withdrawal will not affect the
lawfulness of processing before the withdrawal.
11.6. You may exercise any of your rights in
relation to your personal data by written notice to us at
support@akinfotech.info
12. Advertisements:
Ads appearing on our site may be delivered to Users by advertising
partners, who may set cookies. These cookies allow the ad server to
recognize your computer each time they send you an online advertisement
to compile non personal identification information about you or others
who use your computer. This information allows ad networks to, among
other things, deliver targeted advertisements that they believe will be
of most interest to you. This privacy policy does not cover the use of
cookies by any advertisers.
13. Changes to this privacy policy
13.1. We may update this policy at its discretion
from time to time by publishing a new version on our website.
13.2. You should check this page occasionally to
ensure you are happy with any changes to this policy. You acknowledge
and agree that it is your responsibility to review this privacy policy
periodically and become aware of modifications.
13.3. We may notify you of significant changes to
this policy by email or through the private messaging system on our
website.
14. Your acceptance of these terms
By using this Site, you signify your acceptance of this policy. If
you do not agree to this policy, please do not use our Site. Your
continued use of the Site following the posting of changes to this
policy will be deemed your acceptance of those changes.
15. Compliance with privacy laws and regulations
You as a User or partner agree not to use the Akinfotech Services in
a manner that would violate laws protecting an individual’s privacy
rights, health, safety or financial data, including but not limited to
the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 as
amended (HIPAA), the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act and its implementing
regulations, European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation
2016/679, or GDPR, the Privacy Rule and the Safeguards Rule
thereof.
16. Complaints or inquiry:
If you have any questions or complaints about this Privacy Policy,
the practices of this site, or your dealings with this site, please
contact us at: support@akinfotech.info