Privacy Policy

We respect the value of privacy of any information you provide on this portal. Clinical Integrahmatrix Private Limited and/or its affiliates (“IHM”, the “Company”, “we”, “us” and “our”) is fully committed to respecting and protecting your privacy through its compliance with this privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”). The Privacy Policy applies to the website and any other portals/platforms (“Platforms”) powered by IHM.

This Privacy Policy describes:
● Statement of IHM’s practices and policies;
● The types of information that we may collect from you when you access or use our Platforms and the services offered on them (collectively, our “Services”);
● Purposes of and our practices for collecting, using, maintaining, processing, protecting and disclosing that information; and
● Security practices and procedures for protecting privacy of your information.

This Privacy Policy applies only to information we collect on our Platforms and through our Services, in email, text and other electronic communications sent through or in connection with our Services.

This Privacy Policy forms an electronic contract within the provisions of the (Indian) Information Technology Act, 2000 (“IT Act”) and the rules made thereunder and the amended provisions pertaining to electronic documents/records in various statutes as amended by the IT Act, from time to
time. This Privacy Policy does not require any physical, electronic or digital signature and this Privacy Policy shall be a legally binding document between you and IHM.

Please read this Privacy Policy carefully to understand our policies and practices regarding your information and how we will treat it. By using or accessing the Platforms, you are agreeing with and consenting to the practices described in this Privacy Policy. You also expressly consent to our use and disclosure of your Information (as defined below) in any manner as described in this Privacy Policy.

If you do not agree with this Privacy Policy or the terms contained herein, you should immediately cease accessing our Platforms and/or using our Services. By accessing our Platforms and/or using our Services, you signify your acceptance to this Privacy Policy.

DEFINITIONS
● “Account” refers to the password-protected member registration account created by users to access and use the Platforms and/or the Services.
● “Non-personal Identification Information” refers to any non-personal information collected from you pursuant to your access/use of the Platforms, including but not limited to the browser name, the type of computer and technical information about your means of connection to the Platforms such as the operating system, the internet service providers utilized and other similar information.
● “Personal Identification Information” means information or an opinion (including information or an opinion forming part of a database), whether true or not, and whether recorded in a material form or not, about a person whose identity is apparent, or can be reasonably ascertained, from the information or opinion including, but not limited to, when you visit the Platforms, register, apply for a position, respond to a survey, fill out a form, and anything else in connection with other activities, Services, features or resources we make available on the Platform. You may be asked for personal information including, but not limited to name, email address, phone number and residential address disclosed by you in relation to the Services available on the Platforms.

You may, however, also visit our Platforms anonymously. IHM will collect Personal Identification Information from you only if you voluntarily submit such information to us. You can always refuse to supply Personal Identification Information, except that it may prevent you from engaging in activities/services available on the Platforms.
● “Sensitive personal data or information”/ “SPDI” consists of information relating to the following: (i) passwords; (ii) financial information such as bank account or credit card or debit card or other payment instrument details; (iii) physical, physiological and mental health condition; (iv) sexual orientation; (v) medical records and history; (vi) biometric information; provided on or through the Platforms or in relation to the provision of Services. For the purposes of this Privacy Policy, Non-personal Identification Information, Personal Identification Information and SPDI shall together be referred to as “Information”.
● “Third Party” refers to any person or entity other than you or us.

THE INFORMATION WE COLLECT AND HOW WE USE IT
We are bound by the privacy principles set out in the IT Act and applicable rules (“Privacy Laws”) in relation to its management of Information of Indian citizens and permanent residents. We will only collect Information using this Platform and use, disclose and store that Information in accordance with the Privacy Laws and this Privacy Policy.

We collect several types of Information from and about users of our Services, including Information:
● by which you may be personally identified; and/or
● about your internet connection, the equipment you use to access our Services and your usage details and/or
● your activities on our Platforms and in relation to your use of our Services.

We collect this Information:
● directly from you when you provide it to us; and/or
● automatically as you navigate through our Platforms or use our Services (information collected automatically may include usage details, IP addresses and information collected through cookies, web beacons and other tracking technologies); and/or
● through our various automatic data collection processes, that collect the public information about users/ potential users, from the internet

The type of Information we collect from you depends upon your use of the Platforms and/or the Services. Generally speaking, however, the Information which we may collect can be divided into the following broad categories:
A. Personal Identification Information
● Information you provide to us: The information we collect on or through our Platforms may include:
● Your account information: Your full name, email address, postal code, password and other information you may provide while registering your account or when prompted through the Platform, such as your gender, mobile phone number and website.
● Your searches and other activities: The search terms you have looked up and results you selected.
● Your browsing information: How long you used our Services and which features you used.
● Your communications: Communications between you and our consultants through our Platforms and/or during the course of availing of the Services; your participation in a survey, poll, sweepstakes, contest or promotion scheme; your request for certain features (e.g., newsletters, updates or other products); your communication with us about employment opportunities posted to the services.
● Your transactional information: We may collect and store information about you to process your requests and automatically complete forms for future transactions, including (but not limited to) your phone number, address, email, billing information and credit or payment card information. This information may be shared with third-parties which assist in processing and fulfilling your requests, including PCI compliant payment gateway processors. When you submit credit or payment card information, we encrypt the information using industry standard technologies, as further described below under “Payment Card Information”.

We use the Information you provide to us to enhance the functionality and improve the quality of our Services, and to personalize your experience on the Platform and while using our Services. We also use this Information to provide support to you, communicate with you, and comply with our legal obligations.
● Information about your messages.
If you exchange messages with others through the Platform, 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 legal violations, if any, in connection with the Services. If you send information from the Services to your mobile device via SMS text message, we may log your phone number, phone carrier, and the date and time that the message was processed. Carriers may charge recipients for texts that they receive.
B. Non-personal Identification Information collected through automatic data collection technologies.

We may automatically collect certain information about the computer or devices (including mobile devices) you use to access the Platforms, and about your use of the Services, even if you access the Platforms or use the Services without registering or logging in.
● Usage information: Details of your access of the Platforms and use of our Services, including traffic data, location data, logs and other communication data and the resources that you access and use on or through our Platforms.
● Computer and device information: Information about your computer, internet connection and mobile device, including your IP address, operating systems, platforms, browser type, other browsing information (connection, speed, connection type etc.), device type, device’s unique device identifier, mobile network information and the device’s telephone number.
● Location information: Our Platform may collect real-time information about the location of your device, as permitted by you. When you use one of our location-enabled services (for example, when you access the Platforms from a mobile device), we may collect and process information about your mobile device’s GPS location (including the latitude, longitude or altitude of your mobile device) and the time the location information is recorded to customize the Services with location-based information and features (for example, to inform you about the nearest doctors available in your area).

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 no longer than is reasonably 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.
● Last URL visited: We may collect information relating to the URL of the last web page you visited before visiting our websites.
● Your preferences: Your preferences and settings such as time zone and language.
● Your activity on the Services: We may collect information about your activity on the Platforms, such as your search queries, comments, domain names, search results selected, number of clicks, pages viewed and the order of those pages, how long you visited our Platforms, the date and time you used the Services, error logs, and other similar information.
C. Non-personal Identification Information obtained from cookies and other electronic tools.
We, and Third Parties with whom we partner, may use cookies, pixel tags, web beacons, mobile device IDs, “flash cookies” and similar files or technologies to collect and store information in respect to your use of the Platforms and Services, and Third-Party websites. A cookie is a small text file that is stored on your computer that enables us to recognize you (for example, as a registered user) when you visit our website, store your preferences and settings, enhance your experience by delivering content and advertising specific to your interests, perform research and analytics, track your use of our Services, and assist with security and administrative functions. Cookies may be persistent or stored only during an individual session. A pixel tag (also called a web beacon or clear GIF) is a tiny graphic with a unique identifier, embedded invisibly on a webpage (or an online ad or email), and is used to count or track things like activity on a webpage or clicks, as well as to access cookies stored on users’ computers. We use pixel tags to measure the popularity of our various pages, features and services. We also may include web beacons in e-mail messages or newsletters to determine whether the message has been opened and for other analytics.

Most browsers are set to automatically allow cookies. Please note it may be possible to disable some (but not all) cookies through your device or browser settings but doing so may interfere with certain functionalities of the Platforms and consequently, the Services.

Major browsers provide users with various options when it comes to cookies. Users can usually set their browsers to block all Third-Party cookies (which are those set by Third-Party companies collecting information on websites operated by other companies), block all cookies (including first-party cookies such as the ones we use to collect search activity information about users), or block specific cookies. To modify your cookie settings, please visit your browser’s help settings. You will need to opt out on each browser and each device you use to access the Platforms/ avail of the Services. Flash cookies operate differently than browser cookies and cannot be removed or blocked via web browser settings.

Third Parties whose products or services are accessible through/on the Platforms may also use cookies or similar tools, and we advise you to check their privacy policies for information about their cookies and other practices. We do not control the practices of such partners and it is solely their privacy policies that govern their interactions with you.

D. Anonymous or De-Identified Data
We may anonymize and/or de-identify information collected from you through the Services or via other means, including via the use of third-party web analytic tools as described below. As a result, our use and disclosure of aggregated and/or de-identified information is not restricted by this Privacy Policy, and it may be used and disclosed to others without limitation for purposes including but not limited to aggregation of data and statistics relating to use of the Platforms and Services.

E. SPDI
You may also be asked to disclose / affirm certain SPDI including but not limited to details of your medical records, medical history, payment information, for the purposes of providing Services on the Platform. The type of Information collected from you will vary based on your interaction on the Platforms. IHM undertakes to protect the SPDI provided by you in accordance with reasonable security practices and procedures. You hereby consent to the collection and processing of such SPDI, and disclosure of your SPDI to Third Parties such as employees of IHM as required by them for the purposes of performing their functions in relation to the Platform and consultant doctors enrolled on the Platform for the purposes of providing Services on the Platform.

We may also collect and store information about you to process your requests and automatically complete forms for future transactions, including (but not limited to) your phone number, address, email, billing information and credit or payment card information. This information may be shared with Third Parties which assist in processing and fulfilling your requests, including PCI compliant payment gateway processors. When you submit credit or payment card information, we encrypt the information using industry standard technologies, as further described below under the section ‘Payment Card Information’.

HOW WE USE AND PROCESS THE INFORMATION WE COLLECT
We undertake to use and process your Information with integrity, accountability, fairness and transparency. We also undertake to use our best efforts to protect the Information from unlawful processing.
We use and process the Information we collect from and about you for a variety of purposes, including to:
● Process and respond to your queries
● Understand our users (what they do on our Services, what features they like, how they use them, etc.), improve the content and features of our Services, process and complete your transactions, and make special offers.
● Administer our Services and diagnose technical problems.
● Send you communications that you have requested or that may be of interest to you.
● Send you questions/messages from other users that you may/shall be able to answer/respond if you have registered with us.
● Generate and review reports and data about, and to conduct research on, our user base and Service usage patterns.
● Administer contests and sweepstakes.
● Provide you with customer support.
● Provide you with notices about your account.
● Carry out our obligations and enforce our rights arising from any contracts entered into between you and us, including for billing and collection.
● Notify you about changes to our Services.
● Allow you to participate in interactive features offered through our Services.
● In any other way we may describe when you provide the information.
● For any other purpose with your consent.
The primary basis for use and processing for the purposes mentioned above is to perform the contract with you related to these activities and services or for the administration of our business and the provision of Services, which is necessary for the legitimate interest of our business.

We may also use your Information to contact you about our own and third-party goods and services that may be of interest to you. If you do not want us to use your information in this way, please check the relevant box located on the form on which we collect your data and/or adjust your user preferences in your account profile.

We may use the Information we have collected from you to enable us to display advertisements to our advertisers’ target audiences. Even though we do not disclose your Information for these purposes without your consent, if you click on or otherwise interact with an advertisement, the
advertiser may assume that you meet its target criteria.

We will hold your Information for no longer than necessary. The length of time we retain it will depend on any legal obligations we have (such as tax obligations), the nature of any contracts we have in place with you, the existence of your consent or our legitimate interests as a business.

HOW WE SHARE THE INFORMATION WE COLLECT
We may disclose Information that we collect, or you provide, as described in this Privacy Policy, in the following ways:
General Information Disclosures
● To our subsidiaries and affiliates.
● To contractors, service providers and other third-parties whom we use/engage to support our business (e.g., consultant doctors) and who are also bound by contractual obligations to keep your Information confidential and use it only for the purposes for which we disclose it to them.
● To fulfil the purpose for which you provide it.
● For any other purpose disclosed by us when you provide the Information.
● Service Providers. We may share your information with outside vendors that we use/engage for a variety of purposes, such as to send you emails and 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 also may use vendors for other projects, such as conducting surveys or organizing sweepstakes for us. We may share Information about you with these vendors only to enable them to perform their services.
● As required by Law. We may share your information when we believe in good faith that such sharing is reasonably necessary in order to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding possible illegal activities or to comply with legal process. We may also share your information to investigate and address threats or potential threats to the physical safety of any person, to investigate and address violations of this Privacy Policy or the Terms of Service, or to investigate and address violations of the rights of third parties and/or to protect the rights, property and safety of IHM, our employees, users, or the public. This may involve the sharing of your information with law enforcement, government agencies, courts, and/or other organizations on account of legal request such as subpoena, court order or government demand to comply with the law.
● Social Networks. If you interact with social media features on our Platforms, such as the Facebook Like button, or use your Third-Party Site Account to log-in or post content, these features may collect information about your use of the Services, as well as post information about your activities on the social media service. Your interactions with these Third-Party sites are governed by their privacy policies.
● To enforce or apply our Terms of Service available:
https://clinicalihm.com/terms-and-conditions/ and other related agreements, including for billing and collection purposes.
● If we believe disclosure is necessary or appropriate to protect the rights, property, or safety of IHM, our customers or others. This includes exchanging information with other companies and organizations for the purposes of fraud protection and credit risk reduction.
● Consent. We may share your information in any other circumstances where we have your consent.

Information Shared with Consultant Doctors.
When you register yourself on our Platform and avail the Services, the information provided by you can be shared with the relevant consultants on our Platform. The consultants may use this Information to stay connected to you offline or send you their own correspondence. Information you choose to share with the consultants when you register through our Services may be used by the consultants for their own purposes.

Payment Card Information.
To use some of our Services, we may require credit or debit card account information. By submitting your credit or debit card account information through our Platforms, you expressly consent to the sharing of your Information with third-party payment processors, and other third-
party service providers (including but not limited to vendors who provide fraud detection services to us and other third parties), and you further agree to the following terms:
When you use a credit or debit card to use our Services, we provide your credit or debit card account information (including card number and expiration date) to our third-party payment service providers.
For information about the security of your credit or debit card account information, see the “Security” section below.

CHOICES ABOUT HOW WE USE AND DISCLOSE YOUR INFORMATION
We strive to provide you with choices regarding the Information you provide to us. You can set your browser or mobile device to refuse all or some browser cookies, or to alert you when cookies are being sent. To learn how you can manage your Flash cookie settings, visit the Flash player settings page on Adobe’s website. If you disable or refuse cookies, please note that some parts of our Services may then be inaccessible or may not function properly. We do not share your Information with any advertising agency.

COMMUNICATIONS CHOICES
When you sign up for an account on the Platforms, you are opting in to receive emails from IHM. In case you do not wish to receive such promotional emails, you can follow the “unsubscribe” instructions provided at the bottom of commercial email messages – however, please note that you cannot opt out of receiving certain administrative notices, service notices, or legal notices from us.

REVIEWING, CHANGING OR DELETING INFORMATION
If you would like to review, change or delete Personal Identification Information or SPDI, you can do so by logging in to your profile. If you wish to permanently delete your account, please send a mail to info@clinicalihm.com.
Proper access and use of Information provided on our Platforms, is governed by our Terms of Service.

ACCESSING & CORRECTING YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
We will take reasonable steps to accurately record the Information that you provide to us and any subsequent updates.
We encourage you to review, update, and correct the Information that we maintain about you, and you may request that we delete Information about you that is inaccurate, incomplete, or irrelevant for legitimate purposes, or are being processed in a way which infringes any applicable legal requirement.
Your right to review, update, correct, and delete your Information may be limited, subject to the law of your jurisdiction: (i) if your requests are abusive or unreasonably excessive, (ii) where the rights or safety of another person or persons would be encroached upon, or (iii) if the information or material you request relates to existing or anticipated legal proceedings between you and us, or providing access to you would prejudice negotiations between us or an investigation of possible unlawful activity. Your right to review, update, correct, and delete your Information is subject to our records retention policies and applicable law, including any statutory retention requirements.

SECURITY: HOW WE PROTECT YOUR INFORMATION
We have implemented appropriate physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard and help prevent unauthorized access to your Information and to maintain data security. These safeguards take into account the sensitivity of the Information that we collect, process and store and the current state of technology. We follow generally accepted industry standards to protect the personal information submitted to us, both during transmission and once we receive it, including the use of vault and tokenization services form Third Party service providers. The Third-Party service providers with respect to our vault and tokenization services and also our payment gateway and payment processing are all validated as compliant with the payment card industry standard (generally referred to as PCI compliant service providers). However, no method of transmission over the Internet or via mobile device, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure. Therefore, while we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect  your Information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security and thereby usage in a manner that is inconsistent with this Privacy Policy.

We assume no liability or responsibility for disclosure of your Information due to errors in transmission, unauthorized Third-Party access, or other causes beyond our control. You play an important role in keeping your personal information secure. You should not share your username, password, or other security information for your account with anyone. If we receive instructions using your username and password, we will consider that you have authorized such instructions. Further, notwithstanding anything contained in this Privacy Policy or elsewhere, we shall not be held responsible for any loss, damage or misuse of your Information, if such loss, damage or misuse is attributable to any event that is beyond our reasonable control.

CHILDREN UNDER 18
The Services are not intended for users under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect any Information from children under 18 or market to or solicit information from anyone under the age of 18. If we become aware that a person submitting Information is under 18, we will delete the account and any related information as soon as possible. If you believe we might have any information from or about a child under 18, please contact us at info@clinicalihm.com.

THIRD PARTY LINKS AND SERVICES
The Services may contain links to Third-Party websites or applications. Your use of these websites or applications may result in the collection, processing or sharing of Information about you, depending on the features of the services offered by them. With the exception of other platforms owned by us, you agree and acknowledge that these applications and websites are operated by Third Parties and are not controlled by, or affiliated to, or associated with us unless expressly specified. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of other websites or services which may be linked on our Services. We do not endorse or make any representations about Third-Party websites or services. Our Privacy Policy does not cover the information you choose to provide to or that is collected by these Third Parties.

We strongly encourage you to read such Third Parties’ privacy policies before providing any Information.

COMPLIANCE WITH DATA PROTECTION REGULATIONS
The information we obtain from or about you may be processed and stored in India and our other various servers located across the globe, which may provide for different data protection rules than the country in which you reside. We comply with generally accepted industry standard regulations regarding the collection, use, and retention of data. Each location may provide for different data protection rules than the country in which you reside. By using the Services, you consent to the collection, transfer, use, storage and disclosure of your information as described in this Privacy Policy, including to the transfer of your information outside of your country of residence. If you have any questions relating to your Information, please write to us on info@clinicalihm.com.

DATA RETENTION AND ACCOUNT TERMINATION
You can close your account by sending an email with your request for deletion to info@clinicalihm.com We will remove your public posts from view and/or dissociate them from your account profile, but we may retain information about you for the purposes authorized under this Privacy Policy unless prohibited by law. Thereafter, we will either delete your Information or de-identify it so that it is anonymous and not attributed to your identity. For example, we may retain information to prevent, investigate, or identify possible wrongdoing in connection with the Service or to comply with legal obligations.

CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY
We reserve the right to amend and update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the law, our data collection and use practices, the features of our Services, or advances in our Platforms. Please check this page periodically for any such changes. Use of Information we collect is subject to the Privacy Policy in effect at the time such Information is used. If we make any material changes to this Privacy Policy, we will inform you before such changes come into effect. Please review the changes carefully. Your continued use of the Services following the posting of changes to this Privacy Policy will constitute your consent and acceptance of those changes.

CONTACT US
● If you have any queries relating to the processing/usage of information provided by you or Privacy Policy, you may contact us at info@clinicalihm.com