Terms used

HiWeLinked: Hence forth will be connoted (we, our, us) as grammatically suitable.

HiWeLinkedUser("User of the Service"): Person is provided the HiWeLinked credentials once he/she signs up by providing 'personal information. HiWeLinked user is the one making use of the products and services with HiWeLinked credentials.

Therefore will be connoted as grammatically suitable.

Please read this policy carefully to be aware of our policies and practices regarding your information and the way we will process it. You may choose to not use it, if you do not agree with our policies and practices. By accessing or using our Services, you agree to this privacy policy. This policy may change from time to time, your continued use of our Services after we amend the privacy policy is deemed to be acceptance of those changes, hence kindly check the policy periodically for any updates.

Personal Information: Information that HiWeLinked User provide us to identify them personally. Name, email address, telephone number(optional), gender (optional), Date of Birth(optional), Institution studied in(Optional), Business Information(Optional), Skills(Optional), Nickname(Optional), pictures the user upload on the App, the communications made through the App Service etc. User will also be asked to allow access to the stored contacts, camera, gallery, location obtained using global positioning technology, storage etc. These information may be used to send notifications or communicating with us. Turning off some of these features through your device settings is possible.

Cookie: Small file sent on the computer to keep informed of the information. The browser and device information can be accessed through cookie. It also stores 'persistent information about your operations hence recognizing you and helps in providing personalized experience. For instance, we use cookies to help us remember and process items that you may order or services you have requested for. They are also used to help us predict your preferences based on previous or current App activity, resulting in providing you with improved services.

The privacy policy describes how the data is collected, used, protected and shared when user uses the application. The document addresses the privacy practises also

INFORMATION WE COLLECT

- You can choose what information you want to share and how you want to share it. We request only that information which you want to share with us.

- HiWeLinked users retain all rights to their data even though we own code, databases, and all rights to the application.

Location Information. You can choose to share you precise location from your device. We use location data to when you wish to view locations nearby through the suggestions we provide. When you use one of our location-enabled services (for instance, when you tend to access the location Services for posting a content with the location, from a mobile device), we may collect and process information about your mobile device’s GPS location (including the latitude and longitude of your mobile device). Some of these services require your personal data for the feature to work and we may associate location data with your device ID and other information we hold about you. We keep this data for as long as it is necessary for providing services to you. If you wish to use the particular feature, you will be asked to consent to your data being used for this purpose. You can withdraw your consent at any time by disabling the GPS or other location-tracking functions on your device, provided your device allows you to do this. You are requested to look into the device manufacturer’s instructions for further details.

- Cookies are used to store your information and collect information to take the requests forward for processing. Most of the browser settings automatically allow cookies. It is possible to disable some (but not all) cookies through your device or browser settings, which can interfere in providing certain functionality on the Services. You can select among the various options regarding the cookies which major of the browsers provide. To modify your cookie settings, please visit your browser’s help settings. You will need to choose the settings for cookies on each browser and each device you use to access the Services. Flash cookies operate differently than browser cookies and cannot be removed or blocked via web browser settings. By using our Services with your browser set to accept cookies you are consenting to our use of cookies in the manner described.

- We use firebase to store and collect your information and some information may be considered as personal information by you.

- Hardware level information like screen resolution, browser properties, device information are collected to optimize the application

- Application level information like errors that occur, Application crashes and failures to provide enhancements and customer services.

- Hardware and application level information collected does not identify you with your products

- Logs: When you access our products through browser or application, the information such as requests made, actions performed, details of the browser, device, is recorded/collected along with time and date. This information identifies you or your browser uniquely.

When you exchange messages with others through our Services, we may store them in order to process and deliver them, allow you to manage them, and investigate possible violations of our Terms of Service and wrongdoing in connection with the Services

The Messages. Messages are retained while providing the services we offer. The messages transferred are stored in our servers.

We store data until it is no longer necessary to provide our services and HiWeLinked Product, or until your account is deleted - whichever comes first. This is a case-by-case determination that depends on things like the nature of the data, why it is collected and processed, and relevant legal or operational retention needs. For example, when you search for something on HiWeLinked, you can access and delete that query from within your search history at any time, but the log of that search is deleted after 6 months. If you submit a copy of your government-issued ID for account verification purposes, we delete that copy 30 days after submission. Learn more about deletion of content you have shared and cookie data obtained through social plugins.

When you delete your account, we delete things you have posted, such as your photos and status updates, and you won't be able to recover that information later. Information that others have shared about you isn't part of your account and won't be deleted. Once you delete your account, your data will be deleted from our records in 90days. To delete your account at any time, please visit the HiWeLinked Settings.

Your Connections. You can allow the access to your contacts with the phone numbers to enable the connection with them through our services. You can create, join, or get added to groups with your account information. You can provide names to the groups along with a group profile picture.

User Reports. Users can report other users. Third parties may also choose to report to us your interactions and your messages with them. User can report any possible violations of our Terms or policies mentioned. We collect information on both the reporting user and reported user when a report is made.

USES OF THE INFORMATION

- We consider your information and data as topmost priority. We use the Information collected to improve our products and services. We assure you that it is not shared or sold to other organizations for commercial purposes except any products and services that you have requested, with your consent. We will seek your permission before sharing any sensitive/personal information

- We will protect and preserve the rights of our users in compliance with laws.

- Your information is used to improvise the overall experience of our application.

- Communications about Our Services. We use information when we communicate with you about our Services and let you know about our terms, policies, and other important updates.

- Email address provided by you may be used to communicate with you during credentials creation/change

- For enhancing the quality of the application, we may share information with other organizations who will comply with our privacy policy and adhere to confidentiality and integrity. In case of accessing third party applications through our product, the information collected by them complies with their privacy policy. To Promote safety, integrity and security, We use the information we have to verify accounts and activity, combat harmful conduct, detect and prevent spam and other bad experiences, maintain the integrity of our Product, and promote safety and security on and off of HiWeLinked Product. For example, we use data we have to investigate suspicious activity or violations of our terms or policies, or to detect when someone needs help.

INFORMATION SHARING AND TRANSFER

- For our mobile based application: All requests come through your operator. The information treatment by the respective operator complies operator’s privacy policy.

- The information provided by you will be subject to a different privacy policy in case if we are subjected to get sold or acquired by other organisation. In such case we assure that we will communicate to you to choose to continue using the products and services. The confidentiality of your information and transactions will be preserved.

Service Providers. We may share your information with outside vendors that we use for a variety of purposes, such as to send you emails and messages on behalf of other members, push notifications to your mobile device on our behalf, provide voice recognition services to process your spoken queries and questions, help us analyze use of our Services, and process and collect payments. Some of our products, services and databases are hosted by third party hosting services providers. We may share information about you with these vendors only to enable them to perform their services.

INFORMATION SHARING WITH OTHERS

Your information is shared with others in the following ways:

When you share and communicate using our Product, you choose the audience for what you share. For example, when you post on HiWeLinked, you select the audience for the post, such as your followers or the group members. Similarly, when you use HiWeLinked to communicate with people or businesses, those people and businesses can see the content you send. We also let other accounts see who has posted comments or participated in polling.

Public information can be seen by anyone who holds an account in HiWeLinked. This includes your username. Your profile information can be shared with any other user in HiWeLinked users. You, other people using HiWeLinked, and we can provide access to or send public information to anyone on or off our Product. Public information can also be seen, accessed, shared or downloaded through third-party services such as search engines, APIs, websites and other services that integrate with our Product.

Learn more about what information is public and how to control your visibility on HiWeLinked.

Content others share about you

You should consider who you choose to share with, because people who can see your activity on our Product can choose to share it with others on and off our Product, including people and businesses outside the audience you shared with. For example, when you share a post or send a message to specific friends or accounts, they can download, screenshot, or share that content to others across or off our Product. Also, when you comment on someone else's post or react to their content, your comment or reaction is visible to anyone who can see the other person's content, and that person can change the audience later.

People can also use our Product to create and share content about you with the audience they choose. For example, people can share a photo of you in a Story, mention or tag you at a location in a post, or share information about you in their posts or messages. If you are uncomfortable with what others have shared about you on our Product, you can learn how to report the content.

INFORMATION SECURITY

- Measures will be taken to protect against unauthorized access of your account/information; alteration, destruction, abuse of any data that is stored/collected.

- Our employees/ partners are not provided access to your information.

- Review of our compliance with privacy policy with be carried out regularly.

- While resolving the complaints registered, we assure that we will co-operate with our users and legal and data protection authorities.

CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

- We will seek your consent if we may alter your rights under any changes to privacy policy. To reflect changes in law or when we add features to our service, we reserve the right to make changes in the privacy policy. Kindly review the changes carefully.

Our policy towards children.

The Services we provide are not directed to children under the age of 18; We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 18. If a parent or guardian becomes aware that his or her child has provided us with Personal Information without their consent, he or she should contact us at contact sales@bhumaha.com. If we become aware that a child under 18 has provided us with Personal Information, we will take steps to delete such information from our files.

Contact Information .

No 7, Second Main Road, Karpagam Gardens

Adyar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Email: sales@bhuamaha.com