PRIVACY POLICY
I. INTRODUCTION
Welcome to the M/s Leisstung Motarraad Pvt. Ltd. (Howddy) privacy policy. This policy applies to our website and to all other aspects of our business. Howddy respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data.
This Privacy Policy describes the policies and procedures of M/s Leisstung Motarraad Pvt. Ltd. (‘Howddy’) on the collection, use and disclosure of your information when you use the Howddy Service, via the Howddy website, your mobile phone, or through one of Howddy’s applications for mobile devices (including but not limited to iPhone/Android applications). We will not use or share your information with anyone except as described in this Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy does not apply to information we collect by other means (including offline) or from other sources as described in this Privacy Policy.
The terms “we”, “us”, and “our website” refer to Howddy and the terms “you” and “your” refer to you, as a user of Howddy.com. The term “personal information” means information that you provide to us which personally identifies you to be contacted or identified, such as your name, phone number, email address, and any other data that is tied to such information more fully described hereunder.
II. IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND WHO WE ARE
1. Purpose of this privacy policy
This privacy policy aims to give you information on how Howddy collects and processes your personal data through your use of this website and in other ways such as when you work for us, provide services to us or rent vehicles from us. Our business and website are not intended for children / minor i.e., a person aged under 18 years as per the law of the land and we do not knowingly collect data relating to children / minor. It is important that you read this privacy policy together with the terms and conditions present on the website along with any other privacy policy or fair processing policy we may provide on specific occasions when we are collecting or processing personal data about you so that you are fully aware of how and why we are using your data. This privacy policy supplements other notices and privacy policies and is not intended to override them.
2. Controller
M/s Leisstung Motarraad Pvt. Ltd. is the controller and responsible for your personal data (collectively referred to as Howddy, we, us or our in this privacy policy).. If you have any questions about this privacy policy, including any requests to exercise your legal rights, please contact us using the details set out below.
3. Contact details
If you have any questions about this privacy policy or our privacy practices, please contact us in the first instance in the following ways:
Full name of legal entity: M/s Leisstung Motarraad Pvt. Ltd.
Email address: -----------
Postal address: No. 7174, Prestige Shantiniketan, ITPL Main Road, Mahadevpura Post, Whitefield, Bangalore – 560 048.
III. INFORMATION COLLECTION AND USE
Howddy uses information, that is collected to analyze how the Service is used, to diagnose service or technical problems, maintain security, personalize content, remember information to help you efficiently, access your account, monitor aggregate metrics such as total number of visitors, traffic, and demographic patterns, and track User Content and users as necessary to comply with the Copyright and Information Act, Information Technology Act 2000; Regulation 4 of the Information Technology (Reasonable Security Practices and Procedures and Sensitive Personal Information) Rules, 2011 (the “SPI Rules”); Regulation 3(1) of the Information Technology (Intermediaries Guidelines) Rules, 2011 and other applicable laws of India.
IV. THE DATA WE COLLECT ABOUT YOU
Personal data, or personal information, means any information about an individual from which that person can be identified. It does not include data where the identity has been removed (anonymous data). We may collect, use, store and transfer different kinds of personal data about you which we have grouped together as follows:
a. Identity Data includes first name, maiden name, last name, username or similar identifier, marital status, title, date of birth and gender.
b. Contact Data includes billing address, delivery address, email address and telephone numbers.
c. Financial Data includes bank account and payment card details- we don’t store any password or such pin numbers- or details which can be utilized in a wrong manner.
d. Transaction Data includes details about payments to and from you and other details of products and services you have availed from us.
e. Technical Data includes internet protocol (IP) address, your login data, browser type and version, time zone setting and location, browser plug-in types and versions, operating system and platform, and other technology on the devices you use to access our website.
f. Profile Data includes your username and password, services availed by you, your interests, preferences, feedback and survey responses.
g. Usage Data includes information about how you use our website, services, including GPS location of vehicles you rent from us.
h. Marketing and Communications Data includes your preferences in receiving marketing from us and our third parties and your communication preferences.
i. Licensing Data includes your driving licence details and proof of address.
Apart from the above, we also collect, use and share Aggregated Data such as statistical or demographic data for any purpose. We do not collect any Special Categories of Personal Data about you which includes details about your race or ethnicity, religious or philosophical beliefs, sex life, sexual orientation, political opinions, information about your health, and genetic and biometric data. Nor do we collect any information about criminal convictions and offences save for driving offences.
1. If you fail to provide personal data
Where we need to collect personal data by law, or under the terms of a contract we have with you, and you fail to provide that data when requested, we may not be able to perform the contract we have or are trying to enter into with you (for example, to provide you with our services). In this case, we may have to cancel the service you have availed but we will notify you if this is the case at the time.
V. USER-PROVIDED INFORMATION
You provide us information about yourself, such as your name and e-mail address or the information as mentioned under IV (a to i). Your name and other information that you choose to add to your profile will be available for public viewing on the Service. In the future, you may provide us with your mobile phone number. We may use your email address to send you Service-related notices (including any notices required by law, in lieu of communication by postal mail).We may also use your contact information to send you marketing email messages. If you do not want to receive such messages, you may opt out by following the instructions in the message. If you correspond with us by email, we may retain the content of your email messages, your email address and our responses.
If you use your Facebook, Twitter, or other social networking site (“SNS”) account information to sign in to Howddy, we will collect and store your SNS user ID, and other information that you explicitly allow us to access when using an SNS login. Please be ensured that the passwords or other login passcodes will not be stored.
VI. HOW IS YOUR PERSONAL DATA COLLECTED?
We use different methods to collect data from and about you including through:
a. Direct interactions
You may give us your Identity, Contact, Financial and Licensing Data by filling in forms or by corresponding with us through the website, phone, email or otherwise. This includes personal data you provide when you:
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apply for our services;
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create an account on our website;
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subscribe to our service or publications;
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request marketing to be sent to you;
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enter a competition, promotion or survey;
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or give us feedback or contact us.
b. Automated technologies or interactions
As you interact with our website, we may automatically collect Technical Data about your equipment, browsing actions and patterns. We may collect this personal data by using cookies, server logs and other similar technologies.
c. Third parties or publicly available sources.
We will receive personal data about you from various third parties and public sources as set out below: Contact, Financial and Transaction Data from providers of technical, payment and delivery services.
VII. INFORMATION COLLECTED AUTOMATICALLY
When you use the Service, we use persistent and session cookies and other tracking technologies to:
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store your username, password and authentication tokens, if allowed by you;
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analyze the usage of the Service;
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customize the Service to your preferences; and
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control the advertising displayed by the Service.
a.Third-party website links
Our website may include links to third-party websites, plug-ins and applications. Clicking on those links or enabling those connections may allow third parties to collect or share data about you. We do not control these third-party websites and are not responsible for their privacy statements. When you leave our website, we encourage you to read the privacy policy of every website you visit.
VIII. HOW WE SHARE YOUR INFORMATION
a. Personally Identifiable Information:
Howddy may share your personally identifiable information with third parties for the purpose of providing the Service to you or with third parties offering combined services with Howddy. If we do this, such third parties’ use of your information will be bound by this Privacy Policy. We may store personal information in locations outside the direct control of Howddy (for instance, on servers or databases co-located with hosting providers).
As we develop our business, we may buy or sell assets or business offerings. Customer, email, and visitor information is generally one of the transferred business assets in these types of transactions. Hence, we may also transfer or assign such information in the course of corporate divestitures, mergers, or dissolution.
We may share or disclose your information with your consent, such as if you choose to sign on to the Service through a third-party service. We cannot control third parties’ use of your information.
Howddy may disclose your personal information, if required to do so by law or summon or if we believe that it is reasonably necessary to comply with a law, regulation or legal request i.e., where we need to comply with a legal obligation; to protect the safety of any person; to address fraud, security or technical issues; where it is necessary for our legitimate interests or to protect Howddy’s rights or property.
b. Marketing
We strive to provide you with choices regarding certain personal data uses, particularly around marketing and advertising. We have established the following personal data control mechanisms:
Promotional offers from us We may use your Identity, Contact, Technical, Usage and Profile Data to form a view on what we think you may want or need, or what may be of interest to you. This is how we decide which products, services and offers may be relevant for you. You will receive marketing communications from us if you have requested information from us or services availed from us and you have not opted out of receiving that marketing.
Third-party marketing We will get your express opt-in consent before we share your personal data with any third party for marketing purposes.
Opting out You can ask us or third parties to stop sending you marketing messages at any time by contacting us at any time. Where you opt out of receiving these marketing messages, this will not apply to personal data provided to us as a result of a product/service purchase, warranty registration, product/service experience or other transactions.
Cookies You can set your browser to refuse all or some browser cookies, or to alert you when websites set or access cookies. If you disable or refuse cookies, please note that some parts of this website may become inaccessible or not function properly.
Change of purpose We will only use your personal data for the purposes for which we collected it, unless we reasonably consider that we need to use it for another reason and that reason is compatible with the original purpose. If you wish to get an explanation as to how the processing for the new purpose is compatible with the original purpose, please contact us. If we need to use your personal data for an unrelated purpose, we will notify you and we will explain the legal basis which allows us to do so.
Please note that we may process your personal data without your knowledge or consent, in compliance with the above rules, where this is required or permitted by law.
We require all third parties to respect the security of your personal data and to treat it in accordance with the law. We do not allow our third-party service providers to use your personal data for their own purposes and only permit them to process your personal data for specified purposes and in accordance with our instructions.
c. Non-Personally Identifiable Information:
We may aggregate and/or anonymize information collected through the Service so that the information does not identify you. We may use aggregated, anonymized, and other non-personally identifiable information for any purpose, including for research and marketing purposes, and our use and disclosure of such information is not subject to any restrictions under this Privacy Policy.
Howddy may allow third-party ad servers or ad networks to serve advertisements on the Service and on third-party services. These third-party ad servers or ad networks use technology to send, directly to your browser, the advertisements and links that appear on Howddy. They automatically receive your IP address when this happens. They may also use other technologies (such as cookies, JavaScript, or web beacons) to measure the effectiveness of their advertisements and to personalize the advertising content. Howddy does not provide any personally identifiable information to these third-party ad servers or ad networks without your consent. However, please note that if an advertiser asks Howddy to show an advertisement to a certain audience and you respond to that advertisement, the advertiser or ad server may conclude that you fit the description of the audience they are trying to reach. The Howddy Privacy Policy does not apply to, and we cannot control the activities of, third-party advertisers. Please consult the respective privacy policies of such advertisers for more information.
IX. HOW WE PROTECT YOUR INFORMATION
Howddy uses commercially reasonable physical, managerial, and technical safeguards to preserve the integrity and security of your personal information. We cannot, however, ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to Howddy or guarantee that your information on the Service may not be accessed, disclosed, altered, or destroyed by breach of any of our physical, technical, or managerial safeguards.
In the event that personal information is compromised as a result of a breach of security, Howddy will promptly notify those persons whose personal information has been compromised, in accordance with the notification procedures set forth in this Privacy Policy, or as otherwise required by applicable law.
X. DATA SECURITY
We have put in place appropriate security measures to prevent your personal data from being accidentally lost, used or accessed in an unauthorized way, altered or disclosed. In addition, we limit access to your personal data to those employees, agents, contractors and other third parties who have a business need to know. They will only process your personal data on our instructions and they are subject to a duty of confidentiality.
We have put in place procedures to deal with any suspected personal data breach and will notify you and any applicable regulator of a breach where we are legally required to do so.
XI. DATA RETENTION
We will only retain your personal data for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfil the purposes we collected it for, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, regulatory, tax, accounting or reporting requirements. We may retain your personal data for a longer period in the event of a complaint or if we reasonably believe there is a prospect of litigation in respect to our relationship with you.
To determine the appropriate retention period for personal data, we consider the amount, nature and sensitivity of the personal data, the potential risk of harm from unauthorized use or disclosure of your personal data, the purposes for which we process your personal data and whether we can achieve those purposes through other means, and the applicable legal, regulatory, tax, accounting or other requirements.
XII. YOUR CHOICES ABOUT YOUR INFORMATION
You may, of course, decline to submit personally identifiable information through the Service, in which case Howddy may not be able to provide certain services to you. You may update or correct your account information and email preferences at any time by logging in to your account.
XIII. CHANGES OR MODIFICATIONS TO OUR PRIVACY POLICY
If we change or modify our privacy policies and procedures, we will post those changes on this page to keep you aware of what information we collect, how we use it and under what circumstances we may disclose it. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page. If you have any questions about our practices or this privacy policy, please contact us.
XIV. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
You hereby acknowledge that you have read, understood and agree to be bound by all the terms of this policy and our website’s terms of use before you proceed. This Privacy Policy is published in compliance with,
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The Information Technology Act, 2000;
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Regulation 4 of the Information Technology (Reasonable Security Practices and Procedures and Sensitive Personal Information) Rules, 2011 (the “SPI Rules”); and
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Regulation 3(1) of the Information Technology (Intermediaries Guidelines) Rules, 2011.
XV. DISCLAIMER
Every effort has been made to ensure that the information on this website is correct and up to date, however, Howddy does not provide any warranty as to the completeness or accuracy of the information and, subject to applicable laws, does not accept any liability for damages of any kind resulting from the access or use of this website and its contents. All information on this website is protected by copyright and other intellectual property rights. No images, text or other content from this site may be distributed or reproduced without prior written approval from Howddy.
XVI. YOUR CONSENT
By using the website, you consent to the collection and use of the information that you disclose on the website of Howddy. You may at anytime, withdraw your consent to our using your information. The same must be communicated to Howddy after which Howddy will desist from using your information. However, please note that Howddy reserves the right to discontinue all services in the event you withdraw your consent. If you would like to contact us about our policy, please visit our contact page.