Bookshop of India (herein after referred to as BOI, our, us or we), under ownership of Webnet International, has the utmost regard for the privacy of our users and the relationship we share with them. This Privacy Policy describes our privacy practices with respect to information collected through our websites, applications, and any other online service that links to this Privacy Policy. (collectively referred to as the Sites).

By using our Sites, you are accepting the practices described in this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy, please do not use the Sites. We reserve the right to modify or amend the terms of our Privacy Policy from time to time without notice. All changes will become effective after 24 hours of posting and our continued use of the sites following the posting of changes to these terms of use will mean you accept those changes.

The privacy policy only extends to the information you provide to us or the information otherwise collected by us through your usage of the Sites (see Terms of Use), and does not extends to the information procured through other mediums such as phone, postal service, book exhibitions, promotional events, etc.

THE INFORMATION WE COLLECT:

We collect two basic types of information from you in conjunction with your use of the Sites:

- Personal information, which is any information that exclusively identifies you (e.g., your name, email address, telephone number, postal address, credit card information amongst others) and

- Non-personal information, which is information that does not exclusively identify you but is related to you nonetheless such as, information about your interests, demographics (e.g., age, gender, 5-digit zip code) and use of the Sites.

INFORMATION DIRECTLY PROVIDED BY YOU

We may ask you to provide your personal information, demographic information or information about your preferences or interests when you:

- Register for an account on the Sites.

- Sign up to receive email newsletters from us.

- Make a purchase on the Sites.

- Participate in surveys or special promotions.

- Participate on social media accounts involving our authors, books or brands.

- Participate in communities or forums on the Sites.

- Submit user-generated content on any part of the Sites that permit it.

- Knowingly volunteer information on any other part of the Sites (e.g., request for customer service, submit a job application).

HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION

We use the information we learn about you to help us personalize and continually improve your experience with Bookshop of India. We may use your personal and non-personal information in the following ways:

- Provide you with the products and services you request.

- Post your user-generated content to our Sites as you request.

- Communicate with you about your account or transactions with us and send you information about features on our Sites.

- Communicate with you about changes to our policies.

- Send you newsletters, offers and promotions for our products and services, third party products and services, or special events by email or another medium.

- Personalize content and experiences on our Sites and within emails sent to you, including providing you recommendations based on your preferences.

- Optimize or improve our products, services and operations.

- Detect, investigate, and prevent activities that may violate our policies or be illegal.

- Perform statistical, demographic, and marketing analyses of users of the Sites and recipients of our emails, including browsing and purchasing patterns.

You have a right to unsubscribe to any of our services by writing an email to [email protected] at any point of time.

SECURITY OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

BOI takes reasonable steps to help protect and secure your personal information. However, please remember that no data storage or data transmission over the Internet, or by other means, can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. Thus, BOI cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us. Therefore, you understand, acknowledge and agree that you transmit your personal information to our Sites at your own risk.

IDENTITY THEFT

There may be instances when you receive a seemingly legitimate looking e-mail asking you?re your personal information from you such as your site login password and id or your credit card details. BOI will never ask for such information from you via e-mail.

Such activities are usually carried on by unauthorized individuals and are illegal in nature. They are called phishing or identity theft. In case of any suspicion of such activity or on receiving such an e-mail you are certain was not sent by us or any of the sites affiliated to us, we advise you to not respond to such mail and to take whatever action you see fit.

THIRD PARTY CONTENT AND LINKS TO THIRD PARTY WEBSITES

Our Sites may contain content hosted or served by third parties or link to websites operated by affiliates of BOI or third parties. Please be advised that the practices described in this Privacy Policy for BOI do not apply to information gathered by these third parties. We are not responsible for the actions and privacy policies employed by any third party, and our hosting of third party content or linking to third party websites does not constitute an endorsement of the content or business practices of those third parties.

GOVERNING LAW

These sites are published by Bookshop of India and are governed by all laws applicable within the territory of India including the Information Technology (Amendment) Act, 2008 and the Information Technology (Reasonable security practices and procedures and sensitive personal data or information) Rules, 2011. By using the Sites, you are agreeing to the terms of the privacy policy thereby consenting to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of courts in New Delhi, India, in all disputes arising out of or relating to the use of the Sites or the privacy policy.

Disputes may be referred to Arbitration at the choice of BOI only, which shall then be governed as per the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996.

ASSIGNMENT

We may change our ownership or corporate organization while providing the Sites. We may also sell certain assets associated with the Sites. As a result, please be aware that in such event we may transfer some or all of your information to a company acquiring all or part of our assets or to another company with which we have merged. Under such circumstances we would, to the extent possible, require the acquiring party to follow the practices described in this Privacy Policy, as it may be amended from time to time. Nevertheless, we cannot ensure that an acquiring company or the merged company will have the same privacy practices or treat your information the same as described in this Privacy Policy.

NOTICE TO NON-INDIA USERS

If you are located outside the India, you should be aware that your personally identifiable information will be transferred to India, the laws of which may be deemed by your country to have inadequate data protection. If you are located in a country outside India, and voluntarily submit personally identifiable information to us on the Sites, you thereby consent to the general use of such information as provided in this Privacy Policy and to the transfer of that information to, and/or storage of that information in India.

How to Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, you may write to us at:

Email: [email protected]

Address: Bookshop of India,

C/o Webnet International,

T-73, 3rd floor, Vardhman Central Mall,

Nehru Vihar, New Delhi 110 054

Phone No.: +91-9266663909