bAngrez("we" or "us" or "our") respects the privacy of its users ("user" or "you"). This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our mobile application (the “bAngrez”). We encourage you to read this Privacy Policy carefully when using our application or services or transacting business with us. By using our application or other online services (our "Service"), you are accepting the practices described in this Privacy Policy.
We reserve the right to make changes to this Privacy Policy at any time and for any reason. We will alert you about any changes by updating the “Last updated” date of this Privacy Policy. You are encouraged to periodically review this Privacy Policy to stay informed of updates. You will be deemed to have been made aware of, will be subject to, and will be deemed to have accepted the changes in any revised Privacy Policy by your continued use of the Application after the date such revised Privacy Policy is posted..
Collection of your Information
In General. We may collect Personal data, and other information. "Personal Information" means individually identifiable information that would allow us to determine the actual identity and contact of a specific living person. We may also collect your geolocation information with your consent. We may collect this information through a website, mobile application, or other online services. By using the Service, you are authorizing us to gather, parse and retain data related to the provision of the Service. When you provide personal information through our Service, the information may be sent to servers located in the India and countries around the world.
Information you provide. In order to register as a user with bAngrez, you will be asked to sign in using your gender. You will also be asked to allow bAngrez to collect your location information from your device when you download or use the Service. We will be using device-id to track the users and firebase/facebook sdk for our analytics and activities tracking purposes. In addition, we may collect and store any personal information you provide while using our Service or in some other manner. This may include identifying information, such as your name, address, email address and telephone number, and, if you transact business with us, financial information. You may also provide us name, gender, age, photos and a personal description if asked in the app. In future, bAngrez might request permission to record these conversations solely with the aim of improving your experience and giving additional services to you.
You grant bAngrez an exclusive, transferable, sub-licensable, non-revocable, worldwide license to use, display, store, host, process, adapt, publish, edit, modify, distribute and monetise the Content.
Technologies to collect information. We use variety of technologies to collect information safely from your device and about your activities on our Service.
Automatic Information Collection. We automatically collect information from your device when you install the app. This information could include your IP address, device ID and type, the operating system used by your device, access times, your mobile device's geographic location while our application is actively running, and the referring website address.
Cookies and use of cookie and similar data. When you visit our Service, we may assign your device one or more cookies or other technologies that facilitate personalization to facilitate access to our Service and to personalize your experience. We also may automatically collect information about your activity on our Service, such as the pages you visit, the time and date of your visits and the links you click. If we advertise, we (or third parties) may use certain data collected on our Service to show you bAngrez advertisements on other sites or applications.
Mobile device IDs. If you're using our app, we use mobile device IDs (the unique identifier assigned to a device by the manufacturer), instead of cookies, to recognize you. We do this to store your preferences and track your use of our app. Unlike cookies, device IDs cannot be deleted. Ad companies also use device IDs, track the number of ads displayed, measure ad performance and display ads that are more relevant to you. Analytics companies use device IDs to track information about app usage.
Sign IN. For using additional features of bAngrez, users need to Sign In using their Google account.
Expert Validation. We store some optional documents, information and audio recording for registering expert.
Payout. Optional bank account and paytm number will be recorded if users or experts request for payout.
Customer Service. We asks for mobile number and email id for service purpose.
Account Deletion Policy We allow users to permanently delete their data.
- Deleting your account will Permanently delete all the data associated with your account.
- You'll lose all the subscriptions, coins, friends and each & every other critical data along with other privileges associated with your account.
- Account once deleted cannot be recovered.
- We retain your email id and date of account deletion to prevent frauds.
Information collected by third-parties for advertising purposes. We may allow service providers, advertising companies and ad networks, and other third parties to display advertisements on our Service and elsewhere. These companies may use tracking technologies, such as cookies or web beacons, to collect information about users who view or interact with their advertisements. We do not provide any non-masked or non-obscured personal information to third parties.
How we use the information we collect
In General. We may use information that we collect about you to:
- Improve our products and services, and manage our business.Increase the efficiency and operation of the Application
- Create and manage your account. And provide you with customer support
- Perform research and analysis about your use of, or interest in, our or others' products, services, or content
- Offer new products, services, mobile applications, and/or recommendations to you. Communicate with you by email, postal mail, sms, whatsapp, telephone and/or mobile devices about products or services that may be of interest to you either from us or other third parties
- Develop, display, and track content and advertising tailored to your interests on our Service and other sites, including providing our advertisements to you when you visit other sites
- Website or mobile application analytics. Prevent fraudulent transactions, monitor against theft, and protect against criminal activity.
- Verify your eligibility and deliver prizes in connection with contests and sweepstakes
- Perform other business activities as needed. Perform functions or services as otherwise described to you at the time of collection.
As per GDPR Guidelines:
The right of access:
Under GDPR, individuals will have the right to obtain:
- Validation and confirmation that their data is being processed;
- Access to their personal data and information; and
- Other information – this largely corresponds to the information that should be provided in a privacy notice
The information which is taken for the users is:
For processing pf data, bAngrez, does not share any personally identifiable information with any of their 3rd party data processor.
The right to erasure/Right to be Forgotten:
Individuals have the right to get personal data concerning them erased by the controllers.
The right to restriction of processing - Data Subjects have the right to 'block' or 'Report' other users. Depending on number of abuse reported user will be suspended for hours or days to use our services.
bAngrez ensures that all data of the user is taken only after permission from the user.
The right to data portability
The right to data portability allows individuals to obtain and reuse their personal data for their own purposes across different services.
bAngrez, allows users to request their data from bAngrez for for verification by manually requesting it.
The right to object
Individuals have the right to object to:
processing based on legitimate interests or the performance of a task in the public interest/exercise of official authority (including profiling);
direct marketing (including profiling); and
processing for purposes of scientific/historical research and statistics.
bAngrez does not process any user data for the purpose of direct marketing. At the same time, bAngrez allows users to object their data being processed or used for any purpose by manually requesting it.
Rights related to profiling and automated decision making
The GDPR prevents automated decision-making without human intervention in certain circumstances, in particular for decisions that "produce a legal effect or a similarly significant effect on the individual."
bAngrez does not use any automated decision making as of today. All decisions are based on Human defined rules
All videos are used only for educational purposes
We are not promoting any brand, category or person in any of the videos used in the app. This is made purely for educational purposes.
We are creating the contents like videos, tutorials, lessons in order to help user to learn and practice english.
All the contents of this app are used for educational purposes.
Job applicants. If your Personal Information is submitted when applying for a position with bAngrez, the information will be used solely in connection with considering and acting upon your application. We may retain your Personal Information, but only for the purpose of considering your application for current or future available positions. This information, which may include your name and contact information, prior education and experience, and other information you provide to us, may be shared with third-party service providers retained by us to collect, maintain and analyze candidate submissions for job postings.
In all circumstances, we may perform these functions directly or use a third party vendor to perform these functions on our behalf who will be obligated to use your personal information only to perform services for us. Also, if you access our Service from a third party social platform, such as Facebook, we may share non-personal information with that platform to the extent permitted by your agreement with it and its privacy settings.
With whom we share your information. Information Shared with Other Users, when you register as a user of bAngrez, will include your bAngrez profile. Other users (and in the case of any sharing features available on bAngrez, the individuals or apps with whom a bAngrez user may choose to share you with) will be able to view information you have provided to us directly or through other platform, such as your photos, your first name, your personal description, your interests, and likes.
Personal information. We do not share your personal information with others except as indicated in this Privacy Policy or when we inform you and give you an opportunity to opt out of having your personal information shared. We may share personal information with:
Service providers. We may share information, including personal information, with third parties that perform certain services on our behalf. These services may include fulfilling orders, providing customer service and marketing assistance, performing business and sales analysis, ad tracking and analytics, member screenings, supporting our Service functionality, and supporting contests, sweepstakes, surveys and other features offered through our Service. These service providers may have access to personal information needed to perform their functions but are not permitted to share or use such information for any other purposes.
Other Situations. We may disclose your information, including personal information:
In response to a subpoena or similar investigative demand, a court order, or a request for cooperation from a law enforcement or other government agency; to establish or exercise our legal rights; to defend against legal claims; or as otherwise required by law. In such cases, we may raise or waive any legal objection or right available to us.
When we believe disclosure is appropriate in connection with efforts to investigate, prevent, or take other action regarding illegal activity, suspected fraud or other wrongdoing; to protect and defend the rights, property or safety of bAngrez, our users, our employees, or others; to comply with applicable law or cooperate with law enforcement.
In connection with a substantial corporate transaction, such as the sale of our business, a divestiture, merger, consolidation, or asset sale, or in the unlikely event of bankruptcy.
Aggregated and/or non-personal information. We may use and share non-personal information we collect under any of the above circumstances. We may share it with third parties to develop and deliver targeted advertising on our Service and on websites or applications of third parties, and to analyze and report on advertising you see. We may combine non-personal information we collect with additional non-personal information collected from other sources. We also may share aggregated, non-personal information, or personal information in hashed, non-human readable form, with third parties, including advisors, advertisers and investors, for the purpose of conducting general business analysis, advertising, marketing, or other business purposes. For example, we may engage a data provider who may collect web log data from you (including IP address and information about your browser or operating system), or place or recognize a unique cookie on your browser to enable you to receive customized ads or content. The cookies may reflect de-identified demographic or other data linked to data you voluntarily have submitted to us (such as your email address), that we may share with a data provider solely in hashed, non-human readable form.
Do Not Track disclosure
Do Not Track ("DNT") is a privacy preference that users can set in their web browsers. DNT is a way for users to inform websites and services that they do not want certain information about their webpage visits collected over time and across websites or online services. We are committed to providing you with meaningful choices about the information we collect and that is why we provide the opt-out links above. However, we do not recognize or respond to any DNT signals, as the Internet industry works toward defining exactly what DNT means, what it means to comply with DNT, and a common approach to responding to DNT.
Third-party websites
There are a number of places on our Service where you may click on a link to access other websites that do not operate under this Privacy Policy. For example, if you click on an advertisement on our Service, you may be taken to a website that we do not control. These third- party websites may independently solicit and collect information, including personal information, from you and, in some instances, provide us with information about your activities on those websites. We recommend that you consult the privacy statements of all third-party websites you visit by clicking on the "privacy" link typically located at the bottom of the webpage you are visiting.
How you can access and correct your information
Applicable privacy laws may allow you the right to access and/or request the correction of errors or omissions in your personal information that is in our custody or under our control. Our Privacy Officer will assist you with the access request. This includes:
- Identification of personal information under our custody or control.
- Information about how personal information under our control may be or has been used by us.
We will respond to requests within the time allowed by all applicable privacy laws and will make every effort to respond as accurately and completely as possible. Any corrections made to personal information will be promptly sent to any organization to which it was disclosed.
In certain exceptional circumstances, we may not be able to provide access to certain personal information we hold. For security purposes, not all personal information is accessible and amendable by the Privacy Officer. If access or corrections cannot be provided, we will notify the individual making the request within 30 days, in writing, of the reasons for the refusal.
Your choices about collection and use of your information
You can choose not to provide us with certain information, but that may result in you being unable to use certain features of our Service because such information may be required in order for you to register as user; purchase products or services; participate in a contest, promotion, survey, or sweepstakes; ask a question; or initiate other transactions.
Our Service may also deliver notifications to your phone or mobile device. You can disable these notifications by going into "App Settings" on the app or by changing the settings on your mobile device.
You can also control information collected by cookies. You can delete or decline cookies by changing your browser settings. Click "help" in the toolbar of most browsers for instructions.
How we protect your personal information
We take extreme security measures to help safeguard your personal information from unauthorized access and disclosure. However, no system can be completely secure. Therefore, although we take steps to secure your information, we do not promise, and you should not expect, that your personal information, chats, or other communications will always remain secure. Users should also take care with how they handle and disclose their personal information and should avoid sending personal information through insecure email. Please refer to the Federal Trade Commission's website at http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/menus/consumer/data.shtm for information about how to protect yourself against identity theft.
You agree that we may communicate with you electronically regarding security, privacy, and administrative issues, such as security breaches. We may post a notice on our Service if a security breach occurs. We may also send an email to you at the email address you have provided to us.
Information you provide about yourself while using our Service
We provide areas on our Service where you can post information about yourself and others and communicate with others.
Children's privacy
Although our Service is a general audience Service, we restrict the use of our service to individuals age 18 and above. We do not knowingly collect, maintain, or use personal information from children under the age of 18.
Onward transfer and consent to international processing
We are a growing corporation with users and operations in multiple countries, including the European Union. We have developed data practices designed to assure information is appropriately protected but we cannot always know where personal information may be accessed or processed. While our primary data centers are in the India, we may transfer personal information or other information to our offices outside of the India. In addition, we may employ other companies and individuals to perform functions on our behalf. If we disclose personal information to a third party or to our employees outside of the India, we will seek assurances that any information we may provide to them is safeguarded adequately and in accordance with this Privacy Policy and the requirements of applicable privacy laws.
If you are visiting from the European Union or other regions with laws governing data collection and use, please note that you are agreeing to the transfer of your personal data by bAngrez from your region to countries which do not have data protection laws that provide the same level of protection that exists in countries in the European Economic Area, including the United States. By providing your personal information, you consent to any transfer and processing in accordance with this Policy.
No Rights of Third Parties
This Privacy Policy does not create rights enforceable by third parties or require disclosure of any personal information relating to users of the website.
Permissions
Mandatory permissions are asked for providing various features on the bAngrez app.
Terms of use
Various information is collected at different points in the app in order to comply with Terms of Use for the bAngrez app.
Verification for Experts, Room Hosts and bAngrez influencers
Users applying to become Experts, Room Hosts or bAngrez influencers have to provide information such as name, identity card, mobile number and email id etc for identity verification.
Payout
Credentials such as KYC verified Paytm number, Bank Account numbers etc, are asked in order to provide payout.
Customer Service
Credentials such as name, mobile number, email id etc are asked for providing customer service.
Sign in
Gmail Sign in and other mandatory information are required for using the bAngrez app.
Feedback.
By connecting with users and experts on bAngrez App, you automatically agree to following permissions:
- bAngrez newly launched Feedback feature uses revolutionary AI models to help learners.
- Our AI model uses your conversation in Connect Now & Expert Talk feature to provide Feedback.
- We store your audio recording in our database only if you ask for Feedback in a particular call using Connect Now & Expert Talk feature, otherwise audio recording is immediately deleted after the call.
- Feedbacks along with audio recording for the calls for which you have requested feedback is only stored for a period of 7 days. After 7 days it's permanently deleted from our database.
- Your audio recording is stored completely safely & securely in our database and it's only used to provide you Feedback.
- Please note Audio recording is only done for what you are speaking. We don't record for whatever your partner is speaking. So you grant permission only for your audio recording, your partner is not involved in this as it's a one sided recording.
- Feedback Permissions can be managed at top right corner of Feedback section available at Home Page.
- Feedback which you recieve is permanently deleted after one week. However, user performance data, in the form of scores received in the Feedback, remains intact and is then used to calculate the rating.
- You are advised not to use speaker while using Connect or Expert talk feature. Using speaker will lead to capturing the sound of your partner which in turn will affect your Feedback adversely.
- As this is a new feature, so Feedback is not always guaranteed.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
We will occasionally update this Privacy Policy to reflect changes in the law, our data collection and use practices, the features of our Service, or advances in technology. When we post changes to this Privacy Policy, we will revise the "last updated" date at the top of this Privacy Policy, and you should regularly check for the most recent version, which is the version that applies. If we make any material changes to this Privacy Policy, we will notify you of the changes by reasonable means, which could include notifications through the Services or via email. Please review the changes carefully. Your continued use of the Services following the posting of changes to this policy will mean you consent to and accept those changes. If you do not consent to such changes you can delete your account by following the instructions under Settings.
How to contact us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us: gkripainfotech@gmail.com
Or you can use "contact us" button in the app
