Terms of Use
Effective
as on 29-Nov-2021
Updated
as on 29-Nov-2021
Welcome to TCHR Talk!
TCHR Talk’s developed technology-based
solutions offer communication services that enable creation of communities and allow
interaction among members within the application. Our goal is to foster an
association of people involved in the education sector – including but not
limited to teachers, teaching staff and assistants engaged in the formal and
informal education sectors.
1.
Introduction to Terms
TCHR
Talk is owned and operated by Teachotech Social Private Limited (“Company”)
registered under the Companies Act, 2013. If you wish to ask us any questions
or have any queries regarding these Terms, please email us at [email protected]
These
Terms provide the terms and conditions under which you (“Visitor/ User”)
may visit TCHR’s application or website-based platform or any of its affiliate
websites and/ or use its products, apps, services, or any other
technology-based product (collectively “Products”) here under.
These Terms are binding on all Users of our Products. We encourage
you to review these Terms whenever you use our Products to make sure that you
understand the Terms and governing use of the Products.
·
Reference
made to Products includes any website, application, software or database
programs, graphics, visual or written content, algorithms in connection with
TCHR Talk.
·
Reference
to Terms means these terms wholly, inclusive of the Policies, as may be updated
and amended from time to time.
·
Reference
to Policies includes all policies such as the Data Policy, Privacy Policy and
any other policy as may be updated or amended from time to time.
1.1.
Data Policy
We
use your personal data, which you input voluntarily in order to use our
Products, to determine and depict advertisements to you, that may be relevant
to your interests.
·
Please
note that unless your consent is obtained, your personal information or data is
not sold to third party advertisers (i.e., name, email, contact details etc.)
·
We
obtain information from third parties and advertisers as to the kind of
demographic they would like to showcase their advertisements and promotional
messages to, and use your personal information to gauge your interests and
verify whether you fall into such a demographic, and accordingly showcase third
party information and advertisements to you, while you use our Products.
·
We
may provide advertisers and third parties with relevant information and data
generated by us, based on your interaction with advertisements showcased on our
Products.
Please
refer to our Data Policy to understand more on how your personal data is
collected and used in accordance with applicable laws. Please note that you
have the ability to review your data related choices and get in touch with us
about how your data may be used.
1.2.
Privacy Policy
Please
refer to our Privacy Policy to understand how we are committed to protecting
and respecting your privacy.
2.
Services provided by Us
We
aim to build communities of and for members involved in the education sphere, to
help them stay connected with each other, remain engaged and build
relationships. Our Products, as described below, are developed to achieve these
objectives:
2.1.
Provide a personalized experience:
Our Products
allow you to gain a unique experience; right from the interaction created from
the use of posts, events, chats, gallery, ads, to any other content that you may
see in our application and platform. Your use of the Products and activity on
it, leads to generation of data. This data is used to enhance your interaction
and experience, and make our Products better for you.
2.2.
Connect with teachers and organizations that care about teachers:
By
using the Products, TCHR Talk helps you form connections with other teachers, people,
groups, businesses, institutes, organizations and others that matter to you or
can help you make a difference personally or professionally.
We
use data insight to help you connect with likeminded people better and help you
form stronger ties with communities that you may care about.
2.3.
Empower self-expression and communicate about what matters to you:
TCHR
Talk offers multiple ways for you to express yourself and to engage fellow members
– you may share content through various forms such as photos, videos, links,
sending messages to members of different communities within the platform,
creating events or adding content to your profile.
2.4.
Help you find products, services and content that may be of interest to you:
Through
insight generated based on your activity, we allow advertisers to show ads,
offers, and other sponsored content which we believe you may find useful. This
can help you find out more about products, services and content offered by
third party businesses, institutes and organizations.
2.5.
Fight against harmful conduct, and protect and support your community:
Communities
are built to create safe spaces for fostering goodwill and supporting causes.
We want you/ Users to feel safe enough not only by building your/their own communities,
but also by being part of communities built by others. We employ human and
technical means and measures, to detect adverse use of our Products including
malicious conduct towards other Users or posting content that is hateful, or
garnered to incite hate towards any community or person. If we come across any
such content or conduct which does not adhere our policy of goodwill, we will
take appropriate action – for example we may remove the content, restrict the
use of our Products to such User/s, disable the concerned User/s account or take
appropriate legal action.
2.6.
Use and develop advanced technologies to provide safe and functional
services for our Users:
Our Products
are made with a view to be accessible to Users irrespective of geographical
location or physical ability. We endeavor to use the latest technology
including artificial intelligence and machine learning to develop our Products.
2.7.
Improving our Products:
We
analyze User behavior and feedback to improve our Products from time to time,
in accordance with our Data Policy and Privacy Policy.
2.8.
Providing a seamless experience
By
using our Products, you agree to our Terms and Policies. You understand and
acknowledge that these Products help you find and connect with people, groups
and communities that may be important to you.
2.9.
Giving world-wide access to our Products and services:
In
order to provide access globally, we may store the data and content on various
servers owned by us, or use third party data centers or co-locate our own
servers in third party data centers. The content and data may be distributed
from any of these servers located in India or overseas. The storage and distribution
of data and content shall be governed by the respective laws of User’s country.
3.
User Generated Content & Use of
Content
3.1.
Restricted Content
The content shared and provided through our platform and Products is
free from objectionable or restricted content, and we expect our Users to
adhere to these guidelines in sharing, disseminating, generating, or creating
content including text, images, videos, AR, etc. As a User, by signing up to
our Products, you agree to:
·
Accept these Terms or any other Policies
before creating or uploading any content.
·
Comply with applicable laws and display appropriate
community behaviour in terms of using content. This includes not creating,
generating, or disseminating restricted content which includes conte nt pertaining to:
o
Child Endangerment including sexualizing of
minors, promotion of paedophilia, or any other form of inappropriate
interaction with a minor;
o
Inappropriate Content including hate speech,
sexual content and profanity, violence, sensitive content, terrorist content,
content associated with bullying or harassment, dangerous products, illegal
drugs including marijuana, or endorse tobacco or alcohol;
o
Financial information which may be fraudulent
or expose users to deceptive or harmful financial products and services
including binary options, cryptocurrencies, personal loans etc.;
o
Gambling through use of real money, games, and
contests without gamified outcomes;
o
Illegal activities including facilitating sale
of illegal or prescription drugs without prescription, depicting or encouraging
the use or sale of drugs, alcohol, or tobacco by minors, or providing instructions
for growing or manufacturing illegal drugs;
o
Promotion of unapproved substances,
irrespective of their claims or legality.
3.2.
Intellectual Property Rights of TCHR Talk or
the Company:
All logos, brands and marks appearing on our Products, except as
otherwise noted, are proprietary and are trademarked (either applied or applied
pending) by TCHR Talk / the Company and / or its Affiliates or associate
entities that may be featured on the various Products. The use of these
intellectual properties or any other content on the Products, except as
provided in these Terms, is strictly prohibited.
You agree
not to sell or modify the content of the Products or reproduce, display,
publicly perform, distribute, or otherwise use the materials of the Products,
including any designs, content, copy or images in any way for any public or
commercial purpose without obtaining prior written permission from an
authorized person of the Company.
3.3.
Use of third-party marketing materials
In addition to making Products available, we may also offer
information and marketing materials, both directly and through indirect links
to third-party websites. We do not always create the information offered through
our Products, instead the information is often gathered from other sources. To
the extent that we create the content on our Products, such content is
protected by intellectual property laws of India, both nationally and
internationally. Unauthorized use of the material may lead to a violation of copyright,
trademark, and/or other applicable laws in India and other countries as may be
applicable to the User/ violator.
You acknowledge that your use of the content across our Products is
for personal, non-commercial use. We are not responsible for use of the Products
for any illegal purposes by you. Any links to third-party websites or
applications or platforms are provided solely as a convenience to you. We do not
endorse the content on any such third-party websites or applications or
platforms. We are not responsible for the content of or any damage that may
result from your access to or reliance on these third-party websites or
applications or platforms. If you click on links to third-party websites, applications
or platforms, you agree to do so at your own risk.
3.4.
Live-streamed Content
You agree that in the case of live-streaming
apps, at the discretion of the Company, objectionable User generated content
will be removed as close to real-time as reasonably possible.
In the case of use of augmented reality through
our Products, any User generated content will be moderated (including the
in-app reporting system) in terms of any objectionable augmented reality User
generated content (e.g. sexually explicit AR image) and sensitive AR anchoring
location (e.g. AR content anchored to a restricted area, such as a military
base, or a private property where AR anchoring may cause issues for the
property owner).
3.5.
Blocking & Removal
·
Blocking & Appropriate Action:
You agree that in the event of creation, generation, dissemination or use of
any restricted content as enlisted herein, appropriate action will be taken
against the content, at the Company’s discretion, including blocking or removal
of the User.
·
Reporting of Restricted Content: You
agree to report any restricted content in the event You come across any such
objectionable content during your use of our Products.
·
Abuse of Policy: In the
event of abuse of these Terms, Policies, or use of restricted content, the
Company reserves the right to block/ remove You from the platform, without any
notice.
·
Safeguards: We provide our Users with
safeguards to prevent in-app monetization from encouraging objectionable user
behaviour. We encourage our Users to adhere to these guidelines.
4.
Your Responsibilities to your
communities and TCHR Talk
TCHR
Talk is built to establish communities of members belonging to the education
sector, develop ties amongst them and share goodwill. Hence, as a User of these
Products you acknowledge responsibility towards the following:
4.1.
Who can use TCHR Talk / Products
When
you take responsibility for your own actions and opinions, communities feel
safer and more accountable. Thus, you agree to:
·
Use
the same name as published in your personal statutory records;
·
Input
accurate information about yourself on TCHR Talk;
·
Create
a single account on TCHR Talk for yourself based on your personal information;
·
Refrain
from sharing your password;
·
Not
give access to your TCHR Talk account to any other person.
TCHR
Talk is primarily available to persons affiliated to the education sector. You
cannot use TCHR Talk if:
·
You
are under 18 years old (or the minimum legal age in your country to use our
Products).
·
You
have a history of being convicted for any sexual misconduct.
·
Your
account has been previously disabled by us on account of violations of our
Terms or Policies.
·
The
applicable laws of your jurisdiction do not permit you to receive our Products.
4.2.
What you can share and do on TCHR Talk
Users
are encouraged to share their content, ideas and opinions without compromising
on the respect and dignity of other Users. You acknowledge and agree that any
content posted by you or shared by you, or content that you engage or interact
with across our Products, does not affect the safety and well-being of others
in the community or on the platform. Therefore, you agree to refrain from following
activities, directly or indirectly:
·
You
shall not use our Products including our application or platform for any
activity that:
o
does
not comply with or breaches these Terms, Policies, and applicable laws;
o
is
anti-social, anti-national, illegal, unlawful, deceitful, discriminatory or criminal;
o
infringes
or violates another User or person’s rights, including their intellectual
property rights.
·
You
agree not to upload any malware, virus or malicious code, or engage in any
activity that could damage the working or appearance of our Products including
our platform or any other services offered by TCHR Talk or the Company.
·
You
agree not to access or download any data or content by any means other than
provided by our Products.
·
You
agree not to impersonate other Users, mislead or hurt other Users through the
use of our Products.
·
You
agree that we have full liberty to remove or restrict access to content that violates
these provisions, without seeking your consent and without informing you.
·
You agree not interfere with or disrupt the
use and enjoyment of the Products
by
other Users.
·
You agree not to engage, directly or
indirectly, in transmission of "spam", chain letters, junk mail or
any other type of unsolicited communication in relation to our Products.
·
You agree not to defame, harass, abuse, or
disrupt other Users through the use of our Products.
·
You agree that by using these Products, you are
granted a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable right to use the content and
materials across the Products
in
connection with your normal, non-commercial, use of these Products.
4.3.
Right to remove information:
You
acknowledge that we have the right to remove or restrict access to any content
or information across our Products which, in our opinion, could be adversely
impacting us legally or otherwise. In the event of removal of such content, you
may request us to review your content, which we may do at our discretion.
As a
User, we encourage you to report any content or conduct by another User that
may either be illegal or unlawful or lead to a violation of these Terms,
Policies or your rights, including intellectual property rights.
4.4.
By using our Products, it is deemed that you agree to the following:
·
Permission to use your content that you created and shared:
For all
content created, shared or uploaded by you using our products, in any form or
format, (for example pictures, videos, graphics, animations, text), it is
deemed that you have given us all legal permissions to host, store, distribute,
play, make copies, perform publicly, translate, display, modify, run, and
create derivative work. You agree to give us necessary licenses pertaining to
any content or intellectual property to use the content to improve our Products
or for research and development purposes.
Do
note, that some content that you upload, share or consume, such as photos or
videos, may be protected by intellectual property laws. TCHR Talk (or its
affiliates) does not support plagiarism and will not be responsible for
infringement of any intellectual property rights for content uploaded or shared
by you. You agree to solely be responsible towards any legal action taken by
any third party in lieu of sharing such intellectual property across the TCHR
Talk Products.
·
License of the content that you create and share:
By
use of these Products, it is deemed that you have granted us necessary legal
permissions in accordance with applicable laws and license to use your content (mentioned
in above paragraph) on a non-exclusive, transferable, royalty-free,
sub-licensable basis, across the globe.
The license
will be applicable as long as the content created and uploaded by you is hosted
and stored in our system. The license ends when your content is deleted from
our system. For example, when you share a photograph, then as per your personal
settings, TCHR Talk (or its affiliates) may store, copy or share the same with
service providers in connection with the Products, at our discretion.
·
Deleting your Content
You have option to delete your content from the Products anytime.
Due
to technical reasons, we may take up to 90 days to effectuate the deletion of your
content from our systems.
Once
your content is deleted, it will not be visible to other Users, anymore,
however, the deleted content may continue to reside elsewhere on our systems.
Even
after the deletion is effectuated, your content may continue to reside in
other’s User’s devices. We cannot delete content if it has been downloaded to
the devices of other Users or third parties. While we expect Users to follow
our Terms and Policies and applicable laws, we have no control on usage of the
content downloaded, stored or shared on their device.
·
We may, unilaterally, delete your content in following conditions:
o
We
identify any content that is illegal, anti-social, anti-national or breaches of
our Terms and Policies.
o
To
comply with a legal obligation, such as the preservation of evidence; or
o
To
comply with a request from a government agency, law enforcement agency,
judicial or administrative authority.
Even
after unilaterally deleting your content, we shall retain the content until it no
longer necessary by any authority.
Even
after deleting the content, we shall continue to hold the license, as mentioned
earlier, will continue until the content completely deleted from our system.
·
Customer Solicitation:
Unless you notify authorised representatives (in the event you
receive any calls or via email), of your desire to opt out from further direct
company communications and solicitations, you are agreeing to continue to
receive further emails and / or call solicitations by us or any designated in
house or third-party call team(s) for the purpose of improving our Products and
understanding more about your interests and how you can be served better
through the use of our Products.
You may choose to opt out by emailing us at [email protected]
4.5.
Permission to use your name, profile picture and information about your
actions with ads and sponsored content:
You
give us permission to use your name and profile picture and information about
actions that you have taken on TCHR Talk next to or in connection with ads,
offers and other sponsored content that we display across our Products, without
any compensation to you.
For
example, we may show your friends or connections that you are interested in an
advertised event or have liked a page created by a brand that has paid us to
display its ads on TCHR Talk. Advertisements like this can be seen only by
people who have your permission to see the actions that you have taken on TCHR
Talk.
4.6.
Permission to update software that you use or download:
If
you download or use our Products, you give us permission to download and
install updates to the software as available.
4.7.
Limits on using our intellectual property
If
you use content covered by intellectual property rights that we have and make
available in our Products (for example, including but not limited to images,
designs, videos or sounds that we provide, which you add to content that you
create or share on TCHR Talk), we retain all rights to that content. You can
only use our copyrights or trademarks (or any similar marks) with our prior
written permission. You must obtain our written permission to modify, create
derivative works of, decompile or otherwise attempt to extract source code from
us.
5.
Additional Provisions
5.1.
Updating our Terms
We
work constantly to improve our Products and develop new features to make our
Products better for you and the entire TCHR Talk community. As a result, we may
need to update these Terms or Policies from time to time to accurately reflect
our services and practices. We will only make changes if the provisions are no
longer appropriate or if they are incomplete, and only if the changes are
reasonable and take due account of your interests.
In
the event of any modifications made to these Terms in accordance with
applicable laws or otherwise, we will inform Users of the same[1].
We encourage you to keep yourself updated with these Terms and Policies. Your
use of the Products following the posting any such changes or of a revised
Terms will constitute your acceptance of any such changes or revisions.
We endeavor
to keep the Terms agreeable to your use of our Products however, if you do not
agree to our updated Terms and no longer want to be part of the TCHR Talk, you can
delete your account at any time.
5.2.
Account suspension or termination
We have
built TCHR Talk with an aim to be a place where members feel welcome and safe
to express themselves and share their thoughts and ideas.
If
we determine that you have clearly, seriously or repeatedly breached our Terms
or Policies, including in particular any community standards, we may suspend or
permanently disable access to your account. We may also suspend or disable your
account if you repeatedly infringe other people's intellectual property rights
or where we are required to do so for legal reasons. Please refer to 2.2 above
on how content may be shared or requested for review. By using TCHR Talk, you
agree to be bound by any community specific guidelines as may be provided
within the Products, as amended from time to time.
5.3.
Limits on liability
We
work hard to provide the best Products we can and to specify clear guidelines
for everyone who uses them. Our Products, however, are provided "as
is", and we make no guarantees that they will always be safe, secure or
error-free, or that they will function without disruptions, delays or
imperfections. While all reasonable care has been taken in providing the content
on our Products, TCHR
Talk and / or its Affiliates or associate entities shall not be responsible or
liable as to the completeness or correctness of such information and any or all
consequential liabilities arising out of use of any information or content
pertaining to our Products. Your use
of these Products
is
at your sole risk.
To
the extent permitted by law, we disclaim all warranties, whether express or
implied, including any and all implied warranties of merchantability, fitness
for a particular purpose, title and non-infringement of use of our Products. We
do not control or direct what people and Users do or say, and by using our Products,
you agree that we are not responsible for any actions of Users or
third-parties, including their actions or conduct whether online or offline in
connection with our Products, or in connection with any content that they share
(including offensive, inappropriate, obscene, unlawful and other objectionable
content).
We
cannot predict when issues may arise with our Products. Accordingly, our
liability shall be limited to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law,
and under no circumstances will we be liable to you for any lost profits,
revenues, information or data, or consequential, special, indirect, exemplary,
punitive or incidental damages arising out of or related to these Terms or the
Products, even if we have been advised of the possibility of such damages.
You agree that we will not be liable for any direct, indirect,
incidental, special or consequential damages in connection with these Terms or
the Products in any manner including liabilities resulting from the inability
to use our Products, or any products
or services purchased or obtained or transactions entered into through our Products, or any
lost profits you allege.
5.4.
Warranties
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, we make no
warranty:
·
That the information provided through our Products is
accurate, reliable, complete or timely;
·
That links to any third-party website or
applications are to information that is accurate, reliable, complete or timely;
·
That
any advice, whether oral or written, obtained by you from these Products will
create any warranty not expressly stated herein;
·
As to results that may be obtained from the
use of the Products;
·
Regarding
any transactions (financial or of any other nature) that may have been made in
connection with the use of our Products.
5.5.
Disclaimer of Consequential Damages
In no event shall TCHR Talk or any of its affiliates or individual
entities, be liable for any damages whatsoever (including, without limitations,
incidental and consequential damages, lost profits, or damage to computer
hardware or loss of data information or business interruption) resulting from
the use or inability to use the Products, whether based on warranty, contract, tort, or any other legal
theory, and whether or not, such organisations or entities were advised of the
possibility of such damages.
5.6.
Disputes
We
try to provide clear rules so that we can limit or hopefully avoid disputes
between you and us. If a dispute does arise, however, it's useful to know up
front where it can be resolved and what laws will apply.
These
Products originate from the republic of India. These Terms are governed by the
laws of India without regard to its conflict of law principles to the contrary.
You agree not to commence or prosecute any suit, proceeding or claim to enforce
the provisions of these Terms, to recover damages for breach of or default of
these Terms, or otherwise arising under or by reason of these Terms, other than
in courts located in State of Maharashtra. By using these Products, you consent
to the jurisdiction and venue of such courts in connection with any action,
suit, proceeding or claim arising under or by reason of these Terms. You hereby
waive any right to trial by jury arising out of these Terms and any related
document.
5.7.
Other
Entire Agreement: These
Terms comprise the entire agreement between you and the Company and supersedes
any prior agreements pertaining to the subject matter contained herein.
Supplemental Terms: Some of the Products that we
offer are also governed by supplemental Terms. If you use any of those
Products, supplemental terms will be made available and will become part of our
agreement with you.
Severability
and Waiver: If any
portion of these Terms is found to be unenforceable, the remaining portion will
remain in full force and effect. If we fail to enforce any of these Terms, it
will not be considered a waiver.
Transfer
without Consent: You
will not transfer any of your rights or obligations under these Terms to anyone
else without our consent.
Legacy
Contact: You may
designate a person, by getting in touch with us (called a legacy contact) to
manage your account if it is memorialized. Only your legacy contact or a person
who you have identified in a valid will or similar document expressing clear
consent to disclose your content upon death or incapacity will be able to seek
disclosure from your account after it is memorialized.
Third-party
beneficiary rights:
These Terms do not confer any third-party beneficiary rights. All of our rights
and obligations under these Terms are freely assignable by us in connection
with a merger, acquisition or sale of assets, or by operation of law or
otherwise.
Change
in personal access information: You should know that we may need to change the Username for your
account in certain circumstances (for example, if someone else claims the Username
and it appears unrelated to the name that you use in everyday life). We will
inform you in advance if we have to do this and explain why.
Feedback: We always appreciate your feedback
and other suggestions about our Products. However, please keep in mind that we
may use feedback or suggestions without any restriction or obligation to
compensate you, and we are under no obligation to keep them confidential. We
reserve all rights not expressly granted to you.
Privacy Policy
Effective
as on 29-Nov-2021
Updated
as on 29-Nov-2021
TCHR Talk is a community
that allows you control over (i) the content you post or share, or (ii)
permission of viewer access to such content posted or shared by you. While our
aim is to give you freedom to express yourself through your content and form connections,
we are committed to protecting and respecting your privacy.
We
collect your personal information and process your personal data in accordance
with the Information Technology Act, 2000 and any amendments thereto, from time
to time, and any other national and state laws which relate to processing of
personal data, as may be applicable. Please read the following carefully to
understand our views and practices regarding your personal data.
Please
read this Privacy Policy along with the Terms and other Policies.
1.
General
1.1.
We collect your personal information in order
to provide and continually improve our Products (defined in the Terms).
1.2.
Our Privacy Policy is subject to change at any
time without notice. To make sure you are aware of any changes, please review
this Policy periodically.
1.3.
All Affiliates of the Company, including any
partners and third parties who have access to any personal information will be
expected to read and comply with this Policy. No third party may access or
process sensitive personal information held by the Company without having first
entered into a confidentiality agreement with the Company or obtained consent
in writing from the Company.
1.4.
Collection of Information:
1.4.1. Directly
through the Website: We may collect information through the use of our Products. The data
we collect depends on your interaction with our Products.
1.4.2. Business
Interaction: We may collect information through business interaction with you
or your affiliates and employees.
1.4.3. Other
Sources: We may receive information from other sources like public databases,
joint marketing partners, social media platforms or any other third parties
such as carriers and subsidiaries.
1.5.
Use of Information:
1.5.1. Information
is collected to provide better Products to all our Users.
1.5.2. When you use
the Products, some
information is automatically collected which may include information such as
the operating system on your device, internet protocol address, access time,
browser type, language, website you visited prior to using our Products. We also
collect information about how you use our Products.
1.5.3. By using our
Products, you are
agreeing that we may advertise your feedback.
1.5.4. We reserve
the right to retain information shared by you with us.
1.5.5. If you opt
to receive marketing correspondence from us, subscribe to our mailing list or
newsletters or any other form of marketing, enter into any contests on our Products or related
social media plugins, or provide us with your details at any marketing or
network events, we may use your personal data for our legitimate interests in
order to provide you with details about our Products, business updates and
events.
1.5.6. We use
information collected through our Products as described in this Policy and we may
use information to:
·
Improve our Products, or how we operate our business;
·
Understand and enhance your experience by
using our Products;
·
Personalize our Products, and make appropriate
recommendations;
·
Provide and deliver Products at your request;
·
Provide customer support, and respond to your
comments, requests and inquiries;
·
Process, manage, complete and account for
transactions;
·
Create and manage any online accounts you may
create through our Products;
·
Send you related information, including notifications,
technical notices,
updates, security alerts and support and administrative messages;
·
Communicate with you about promotions,
upcoming events and news about our Products;
·
We may process your personal information
without your knowledge or consent where required by applicable law or regulation for the purpose of
verification of identity or for prevention, detection or investigation,
including of cyber incidents, prosecution and punishment of offences;
·
Protect and investigate and deter against fraudulent,
unauthorized or illegal activity.
1.6.
Transfer of Data
1.6.1.
Information about our Users is an important
part of our business and we take due care to protect the same.
1.6.2.
By using our Products, you consent to us sharing your data
with our affiliates or vendors.
1.6.3.
We may employ other entities to perform
functions on our behalf to whom such data may be shared.
1.6.4.
Third party service providers may have access
to personal information needed to perform their functions but may not use it
for any other purposes. Further, they must process any personal information in
accordance with this Privacy Policy and as permitted by applicable data
protection laws.
1.6.5. We release
account and other personal information when we believe is appropriate to comply
with any applicable laws, enforce or apply our conditions of use, protect
rights, property or safety of us, our Users or others.
2.
Privacy Principles
We help you connect with likeminded people within the education and
teaching community and help you discover events and communities to join. We
recognize that as a User you may want to use the platform to connect with
others while refraining from sharing information either with other Users or
with us. Thus, we provide you with choices regarding how your data is used.
These are the principles that guide how we approach privacy at TCHR Talk.
2.1.
Control of your privacy
The
platform allows you certain privacy controls which help you make the correct
privacy choices for yourself.
2.2.
How data is used and managed
Our
Data Policy and Terms describe how User data is used and managed in your daily
use of this platform and our Products.
2.3.
Security of Information
We have put in place various tools to ensure data is not leaked and that
your account and personal information remain safe and secure.
2.4.
Deleting Information
You
have the ability to delete information posted or shared by you. If you share or
post information, you have the right to change your mind and delete such
information as and when you want. You also have the right to delete your
account whenever you want.
2.5.
Accountability
In addition to constantly undertaking privacy reviews, we endeavor to
test our Products and ensure they are in line with applicable laws.
3.
Cookies
3.1.
We automatically collect information using
“cookies”. Cookies are small data files stored on your hard drive and websites/
applications. Among other things, cookies help us improve our Products,
marketing activities and your experience. We use cookies to see which areas and
features are popular, and to count visits to our platform.
3.2.
We use cookies for the following purposes:
3.2.1. Authenticating and verifying User
account information and provide the User with relevant experiences and
features;
3.2.2. Protect User account information,
data and content;
3.2.3. Combat any activity that violates
the Terms or Policies or is in violation with any applicable laws;
3.2.4. To undertake any advertising
recommendations;
3.2.5. Measure any kind of performance
metrics associated with use of the Products;
3.2.6. Generate User insight and data and
store User preferences;
3.2.7. Provide Users with an improved
experience; or to
3.2.8. Understand User engagement and
interaction for research and development.
3.3.
Most web browsers are set to accept cookies by
default. If you prefer, you can choose to set your browser to remove cookies
and to reject cookies. If you set your browser to reject cookies, some features
such as adding items to your shopping basket, may be unavailable. For more
information on how to reject cookies, see your browser’s instructions on
changing your cookie settings.
3.4.
Cookies may also be used to conduct research
and diagnostics to improve the content and Product, preventing fraudulent
activity, improving security.
3.5.
Approved third parties (including search
engines, providers of measurement and analytic services, social media networks
and advertising companies) may set cookies when you interact with or use our Products.
3.6.
Controlling Cookies
As a User, you may control our use of cookies
by:
3.6.1. Opting out of receiving
advertisements or information shown to you by reporting the same to us or by
using tools on your device to block ads;
3.6.2. You may use third party browser
controls to alter cookie settings.
4.
Grievance
If you have any concern about privacy or
grievances with us, please contact us with a thorough description of the same
and we will endeavour to do our best to resolve the issue for you.
Contact Details: [email protected]
Data Policy
Effective
as on 29-Nov-2021
Updated
as on 29-Nov-2021
TCHR Talk allows you to
share data with other Users, thereby creating a community of shared expression.
Please read this Data Policy along with the Terms and Privacy Policy.
1.
Data Collection
1.1.
Types of Information Collected
1.1.1. The following information may be
collected:
·
Contact
Data including name, email address;
·
Profile
data including Username and password;
·
Demographic
information including gender, age, postal code;
·
Content
including text, images, chat, voice notes, audio or video files along with
metadata associated with this information;
·
Education
information;
·
Identity
data including PAN or Aadhar;
·
Marketing
data including email preferences;
·
Financial
data including financial account numbers, payment card information, details
regarding payments you make through the Products, and your billing address;
·
Transaction
data including information about payments to and from you and other details of
products or services you have purchased through the Products, if any;
·
Device
data or online activity data;
·
Any
other information which may not be specifically provided herein but which will
be used in accordance with the Terms and these Policies.
1.1.2. We collect
information that you share or post through the use of our Products,
including information entered during the time of sign up, information shared by
way of messages sent to other Users, information pertaining to metadata such as
the location of a photograph etc. You have the right to control how this
information is shared by you and viewed by other Users.
1.1.3. You may
provide personal information about yourself, and by doing so, you are
authorizing us to have access to the same.
1.1.4. We collect
information pertaining to people, communities, events or groups you may be a
part of and use the information to understand how Users interact with each
other.
1.1.5. We collect
information from third party services in the event you consent to linking our
platform with other third-party services or provide such information
voluntarily. For e.g., syncing your calendar or contacts with the platform.
1.1.6. In the
event you make transactions through the use of our Products, we may collect information
pertaining to such transactions including payment information, card related
information, billing/shipping or contact details.
1.1.7. We collect
information about the type of device you use to access our Products including
any device attributes, operations, identifiers, signals, networks and
connections.
1.2.
Use of Information when collected:
1.2.1. As
provided under our Terms, data collected is used for the purpose of
personalizing, and improving our Products to offer you an enhanced experience.
We use information to provide metrics and analytics to other business services
that we may be linked to.
1.2.2. We
endeavour to promote the safety, integrity and security of all information
collected by us.
1.2.3. Information
collected may also be used for social impact reasons such as to conduct surveys
or support based research, advancement of health and wellbeing, innovation
pertaining to social welfare etc.
1.2.4. Information
collected is also used to communicate better with you, as the information helps
us understand your preferences better.
2.
Data Security
2.1.
Protection of Data
2.1.1. We take
due care to protect customer data. Technical measurements are in place to
prevent unauthorized or unlawful access to data against accidental loss or
destruction of, or damage to, data.
2.1.2. We
maintain physical, electronic, technical and managerial safeguards to protect
the security of your personal information from unauthorized access, alteration,
transmission and deletion. We endeavour to protect the security of your
information during transmission by using encryption protocols.
2.2.
Links to Third-Party Sites and Apps
2.2.1. We
endeavour to ensure that third parties who provide services under appropriate
contracts, take appropriate security measures to protect your personal data in
line with our policies.
2.2.2. Our Products
may, from time to time, contain links to and from products of third parties.
Please note that if you follow a link to any of these websites, such websites
will apply different terms to the collection and privacy of your personal data
and we do not accept any responsibility or liability for these policies. We
encourage you to read the privacy policy of every website you visit.
2.3.
Social Network Plugins
TCHR Talk incorporates plugins / buttons for
social networks, in order to allow easy sharing on your favourite social
networks. These plugins are programmed so as not to set any cookies when
assessing the page to safeguard the privacy of Users. Cookies may be set, if
you make voluntary use of the plugin. The collection and use of information
obtained by means of the plugin are governed by respective privacy policies of
social networks.
2.4.
Sharing Personal Information
2.4.1. We do not
share personal data with third parties without your prior consent other than:
·
with third parties who work on our behalf,
provided such third parties adhere to data protection policies under applicable
laws, including in line with the IT Act, 2000 and any other applicable
legislations, or enter into a written agreement with us requiring that the
third party provide at least the same level of privacy protection as is
required by such principles;
·
To comply with laws pr to respond to lawful
requests and legal process;
·
To protect rights and property of us, our
agents, customers and others including to enforce our agreements, Policies and
Terms;
·
In an emergency including to protect the
personal safety of any person; and
·
for the purpose of any business deal or
negotiation thereof, involving the sale, transfer of all or part of the
Company’s assets, any kind of merger, financing, acquisition, divestiture, or
bankruptcy transaction or proceeding.
3.
Grievance
If you have any concern about data share or
grievances with us, please contact us with a thorough description of the same
and we will endeavour to do our best to resolve the issue for you.
Contact Details: [email protected]