OUR PRIVACY POLICY

Privacy Policy

This privacy policy ("Privacy Policy") sets forth STEER Information Technologies Private Limited and its affiliates and subsidiaries’ commitment to respecting your online privacy and recognizes your need for appropriate protection and management of any Personal Information (as defined below) you share with us. The Privacy Policy applies to our services and any products offered by us available under the domain www.steerit.net and its related sub-domains, websites, services and tools, or any successor site (herein after referred to as the "Website"). By visiting the Website you agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Privacy Policy.

IF YOU DO NOT AGREE PLEASE DO NOT USE OR ACCESS THE WEBSITE.

The words "you" or "your" or "User" as used herein, refer to all individuals and/or entities accessing or using the Website for any reason. The words "STEER IT" "we" or "us" or "our" as used herein, refer to STEER Information Technologies Private Limited, its affiliates, its subsidiaries, the Website and/or or any permitted assignees.

This Privacy Policy describes the information, as part of the normal operation of our Services that we collect from you and what may happen to that information. Although this Privacy Policy may seem long, we have prepared a detailed policy because we believe you should know as much as possible about the Website, Services, Products and our practices so that you can make informed decisions.

Please click on the link info@steerit.net to send us an email stating that you have read the Privacy Policy and understood the purpose for which your Personal Information is being collected and how the same shall be used and hereby granting your express consent to such purpose and use. If, at a later date, you wish to withdraw this consent or change any information provided by you, please send us an email at info@steerit.net.

By accepting the Privacy Policy and the Terms of Service and Acceptable Use Agreement, which prescribes terms and conditions for use of the Website or availing Products and Services, you expressly consent to our use and disclosure of your personal information in accordance with this Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy is incorporated into and subject to the terms of the Terms of Service and Acceptable Use Agreement and the terms not defined here, have their meanings ascribed to in the Terms of Service and Acceptable Use Agreement. This Privacy Policy and Terms of Service and Acceptable Use Agreement are effective upon your visit of Website. We encourage you to read the terms of the Privacy Policy and the Terms of Service and Acceptable Use Agreement in their entirety before you use the Website.

Your Privacy - Our Commitment

We are extremely proud of our commitment to protect your privacy. We value your trust in us. We will work hard to earn your confidence so that you can use our services unhesitatingly and recommend us to friends and family. Please read the following policy to understand how your Personal Information will be treated as you make full use of our Website. For the purposes of this Privacy Policy, the term "Personal Information" shall mean any information that may be used to identify you including, but not limited to: (i) first and last name, a home or other physical address and an email address or other contact information (including mobile / landline numbers), whether at work or at home; (ii) sensitive information such as your experience and income level; (iii) any report such as a result of back ground check, profiling etc.; and (iv) should you create an account and subscribe to any of our Products, the information contained therein. We understand that you entrust us with certain Personal Information and in exchange for your trust, you expect and deserve our commitment to treat your information with respect and in accordance with the terms of this Privacy Policy.

Information We Collect

When you use our Website, we collect and store your Personal Information. Our primary goal in doing so is to provide a safe, efficient and customised experience to our users accessing the Website ("Users"). This allows us to provide services and features that most likely meet your needs, and to customise our Website to make your experience safer and easier. Importantly, we only collect Personal Information about you that we consider necessary for achieving this purpose.

In general, you can browse the Website without telling us who you are or revealing any personal information about yourself. To fully use our Website, you will need to register using our online registration form to set up an account ("Account"), where you may be required to provide us with your contact and identity information and other Personal Information as indicated on the forms on the Website and complete the registration process. Where possible, we indicate which fields are mandatorily required and which fields are optional. You always have the option to not provide information by choosing not to use a particular service or feature on the Website, unless we require it so. This helps us provide a safe, efficient, smooth and customized experience, provide services and features that most likely meet your needs, and customize our Website to make your experience safer and easier. Your Account Personal Information is protected by a password for your privacy and security. You need to prevent unauthorized access to your Account and Personal Information by selecting and protecting your password appropriately, and limiting access to your computer and browser by signing off after you have finished accessing your Account. We endeavor to safeguard User information to ensure that User Account information is kept private. However, we cannot guarantee the security of user Account information. Unauthorized entry or use, hardware or software failure, and other factors, may compromise the security of user information at any time.

We may automatically track certain information about you based upon your behavior on our Website using third party services. When you browse the Website, we may collect information regarding the domain and host from which you access the Internet, the Internet Protocol address of the computer or Internet Service Provider you are using, your browsing history, and anonymous Website statistical data. You agree that we may use such information to do internal research on our Users’ demographics, interests, and behavior to better understand, protect and serve our Users. The Website uses cookie and tracking technology depending on the features offered. A cookie is a piece of data stored on the hard drive of a visitor's computer to help us improve access to our site and identify repeat visitors to our Website. Cookies can also enable us to track and target the interests of our Users to enhance the experience on our Website. Usage of a cookie is in no way linked to any personally identifiable information on our Website. Some of our business partners may use cookies on our Website. However, we have no access to or control over these cookies. Aggregate cookie and tracking information may be shared with third parties. This general information does not identify you personally. By accepting this Privacy Policy, you confirm your consent to STEER IT's use of cookies and other such technologies. If you do not wish to accept cookies from our Website, you may configure your web browser so that it does not accept cookies; however, you may lose certain functions available on our Website.

You agree, if you send us personal correspondence, such as emails or letters, or if other Users or third parties send us correspondence about your activities or postings on the Website, we may collect and/or store such information.

You agree that we may collect IP address from all visitors to the Website, like most websites. An IP address is a number that is automatically assigned to your computer when you use the Internet. We use IP addresses to help diagnose problems with our server, administer our Website, analyze trends, track users’ movement, gather broad demographic information for aggregate use in order for us to improve the Website, and deliver customized, personalized content.

Use of your Personal Information

We are the sole owners of your Personal Information collected on this Website. We only have access to and/or collect Personal Information that you voluntarily give us via e-mail or other direct contact from you. We will not sell or rent this information to anyone. We will use your Personal Information to respond to you, regarding the reason you contacted us. We will not share your information with any third party outside of our organization, other than as necessary to fulfill your request.

You agree that we may use your Personal Information to facilitate the services you request. You agree that we may use your Personal Information and other information we obtain from your current and past activities on the Website to: resolve disputes; troubleshoot problems; measure your interest in the services provided by us, inform you about online and offline offers, products, services, and updates; customise your experience; detect and protect us against error, fraud and other criminal activity; enforce Terms of Service and Acceptable Use Agreement; and as otherwise described to you at the time of collection. Unless you ask us not to, we may contact you via e-mail in the future to tell you about specials, new products or services, or changes to this Privacy Policy. At times, we may look across multiple Users to identify problems or resolve disputes.

You agree that we may use Personal Information about you to improve our marketing and promotional efforts, to analyze site usage, improve the Website’s content and service offerings, and customize the Website’s content, layout, and services. These uses improve the Website and better tailor it to meet your needs, so as to provide you with an efficient, safe and customized experience while using the Website.

You agree that we may use your Personal Information to contact you and deliver information to you that, in some cases, are targeted to your interests, such as targeted banner advertisements, administrative notices, services offerings, and communications relevant to your use of the Website. By accepting the Terms of Service and Acceptable Use Agreement and Privacy Policy, you expressly agree to receive this information. If you do not wish to receive these communications, we encourage you to opt out of the receipt of certain communications in your profile. You may make changes to your profile at any time.

Disclosure of your Personal Information

You agree and confirm that we do not rent, sell, or share Personal Information about you with other people (save with your consent) or non-affiliated companies except to provide products or Services under Terms of Use or this Privacy Policy, or under the following circumstances:

  1. We use your Personal Information to facilitate the services you request. We will share your Personal Information internally with those staff members who need it to complete your request or carry out your instructions regarding the receipt of marketing information.

  2. To provide the Personal Information to trusted partners who work on behalf of or with us under confidentiality agreements;

  3. To respond to summons, court orders, or legal process, or to establish or exercise our legal rights or defend against legal claims;

  4. To share Personal Information in order to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding illegal activities, suspected fraud, situations involving potential threats to the physical safety of any person, violations of Terms of Service and Acceptable Use Agreement, or as otherwise required by law;

  5. To transfer Personal Information about you if we are acquired by or merged with another company. In this event, we will notify you before information about you is transferred and becomes subject to a different privacy policy;

  6. From time to time, to reveal general statistical information about our Website and visitors, such as number of visitors, number and type of services purchased, etc.;

  7. To transfer Personal Information about you to trusted partners, may or may not for gain, to promote certain products/services for commercial purposes, without any prior notice to you.

All your activity at our secure Website from the time you logon until you logoff is encrypted with a SSL certificate to ensure it remains private. We neither capture nor store your credit/debit card information. To make payment for purchases via our online store, you enter your credit/debit card information at Paypal’s secure payment site.

Access or change your Personal Information

You may review, correct, update or change your account information at any time. To protect your privacy and security, we will verify your identity before granting access or making changes to your Personal Information. If you have registered your profile on the Website, your ID and Password are required in order to access your Account. You may also opt out of any future contacts from us at any time. You can Contact Us using the information on the Contact Us web page, at any time and do the following:

  • See what data we have about you, if any;
  • Change/correct any data we have about you;

  • Have us delete any data we have about you; and

  • Express any concern you have about our use of your data.

Other Websites

Our Website may contain links to other websites. Please note that when you click on one of these links, you are entering another website over which the Website has no control and will bear no responsibility. Often these websites require you to enter your Personal Information. We encourage you to read the privacy statements on all such websites as their policies may differ from ours. You agree that we shall not be liable for any breach of your privacy of Personal Information or loss incurred by your use of these websites.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to update, change or modify this Privacy Policy at any time. The amendment to this Privacy Policy shall come to effect from the time of such update, change or modification.

Disclaimer

We endeavor to safeguard User’s Personal Information to ensure that the same is kept private. However, we cannot guarantee the security of user’s Personal Information. Unauthorized entry or use, hardware or software failure, and other factors, may compromise the security of user’s Personal Information at any time.

We shall not be liable for any loss or damage sustained by reason of any disclosure (inadvertent or otherwise) of any Personal Information concerning the User’s account and / or information relating to or regarding online transactions using credit cards / debit cards and / or their verification process and particulars nor for any error, omission or inaccuracy with respect to any information so disclosed and used.

Governing law and Dispute Resolution

This Privacy Policy and Terms of Use shall be governed by and constructed in accordance with the laws of India only without reference to conflict of laws principles and disputes arising in relation hereto shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Bangalore, India.

Assignability

We may assign any of our responsibilities/obligations to any other person without notice to the User, at its sole discretion. However, you shall not assign, sub-licence or otherwise transfer any of your rights or obligations under this Privacy Policy to any other party, unless a written consent is taken from us.

Contacting the Website

In accordance with Information Technology Act, 2000 and rules made thereunder, the name and contact details of the Grievance Officer can be found at Contact Us.

In the event you have any complaints about the Website, its contents or anything related thereto or if you wish to make a complaint regarding any violation of the provisions of the Privacy Policy, you may send a written complaint to the Grievance Officer, who shall redress the complaint within one (1) month.

Controller and EU Representative Details

In accordance with the European Union General Data Protection Regulations, the name and contact details of the controller and STEER's representative in the EU can be found at Contact Us.

In the event you have any complaints about the Website, its contents or anything related thereto or if you wish to make a complaint regarding any violation of the provisions of the Privacy Policy, you may send a written complaint to the company representative or supervisory authority.

This Privacy Policy was last updated on 22 May 2018.