Privacy policy
The privacy of our customers and site visitors is very important to us. We do not publish, sell
or rent client details to third parties for their marketing purposes without any explicit consent.
Read this privacy policy to know more about the ways in which your personal information is
used and protected.
The privacy policies of this statement apply to our services available under the domain and sub-
domains of bharatmedica.com (this Site) and apply generally to our parent, affiliates,
subsidiaries or joint venture websites. By accepting the Privacy Policy and User Agreement in
registration, you agree to disclose your personal information.
Our policies describe the information regarding regular site operations; information we collect
from you and what may happen to that information. The policies are incorporated into and
subject to the terms of User Agreement. The policy is effective upon acceptance in registration
for new or all registering users.
Note
Our privacy policy is subject to change at any time without notice. To make sure you are aware
of any changes, please review this page periodically. By visiting this 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 our Site.
1. Your Privacy
At bharatmedica.com, 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 enthusiastically
use our services 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 Site.
2. Privacy Assurance
We promise that we will not sell or rent your personal information to third parties for their
marketing purposes without your explicit consent. From time to time we may reveal general
statistical information about our website and visitors, such as number of visitors, number and
type of goods and services purchased, etc. Your trust and confidence are our highest priority.
3. Information collected
When you use our Site, we collect and store your personal information. Our primary goal in
doing so is to provide a safe, efficient, smooth and customized experience. This allows us to
provide services and features that most likely meet your needs and to make your experience
safer and easier. Importantly, we only collect personal information about you that we consider
necessary for this purpose.
In general, you can browse the Site without revealing any personal information about yourself.
Once you give us your personal information, you are not anonymous to us. To fully use our Site,
you will need to register using our online registration form, where you may be required to
provide us with your name, date of birth, contact number, email id, user id, password, residence
/ place of business information, billing information, shipping information, bank account details
and other personal information as indicated on the forms throughout the Site.
Where possible, we indicate which fields are 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 Site. We may automatically track certain information about you based upon your
behavior on our site. We use this information to do internal research on our users'
demographics, interests, and behavior to better understand, protect and serve our users.
We use data collection devices such as "cookies" on certain pages of the Site to help analyze
our web page flow, measure promotional effectiveness, and promote trust and safety. "Cookies"
are small files placed on your hard drive that assist us in providing our services. We offer certain
features that are only available through the use of a "cookie". We also use cookies to allow you
to enter your password less frequently during a session. Cookies can also help us provide
information that is targeted to your interests. You are always free to decline our cookies if your
browser permits, although in that case you may not be able to use certain features on the Site
and you may be required to reenter your password more frequently during a session. For more
details on the usage data collected please refer to our Cookie Policy.
If you choose to buy or sell on the Site, we collect information about your buying and selling
behavior. We also collect other users' comments about you in our feedback area such as
product review, merchant rating etc. If you are a seller, we also collect some additional
information, such as a billing address, banking information other payment instrument details and
tracking information from monetary transactions
If you choose to post messages on our message boards, chat rooms or other message areas or
leave feedback for other users, we will collect that information you provide to us. We retain this
information as necessary to resolve disputes, provide customer support and troubleshoot
problems as permitted by law.
4. Usage of your information
We use your personal information to facilitate the services you request. We use your personal
information in the file we maintain about you, and other information we obtain from your current
and past activities on the Site to: resolve disputes; troubleshoot problems; help promote safe
trading; collect fees owed; measure consumer interest in the services provided by us, inform
you about online and offline offers, products, services, and updates; customize your experience;
detect and protect us against error, fraud and other criminal activity; enforce our User
Agreement; and as otherwise described to you at the time of collection.
You agree that we may use personal information about you to improve our marketing and
promotional efforts, to analyze site usage, improve the Site's content and product offerings, and
customize the Site's content, layout, and services. These uses improve the Site and better tailor
it to meet your needs, so as to provide you with a smooth, efficient, safe and customized
experience while using the Site.
By accepting the User 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 under My Account or by clicking
unsubscribe any email communication. You may make changes to your profile at any time.
5. Disclosure of your information
We may also use your information to deliver information to you that, in some cases, are targeted
to your interests, such as new services and promotions. The following are examples of some
categories of persons to whom we would share your information with from time-to-time.
Advertisements: Where a user enters information on any form of an advertiser, the information
is simultaneously collected by us and the advertiser. The information is used in accordance with
the terms of this privacy policy and is used by the advertiser as per the advertisers' prevalent
privacy policies. Because we do not control the privacy practices of these advertisers, you
should evaluate their practices before deciding to provide the said information.
Products and Services offered by third parties: There are certain items and services for which
third parties request for information before the item/service is listed on the Site. The information
provided by the user for such purposes is simultaneously collected by us and the respective
third party. This information is utilized by the third party in accordance with its privacy policy and
the terms of the offer. Because we do not control the privacy practices of these third parties, you
should evaluate their practices before deciding to use their services.
Internal Service Providers: We may use third parties that we refer to as internal service
providers to facilitate or outsource one or more aspects of the business, product and service
operations that we provide to you on the Site and therefore we may provide some of your
personal information directly to these internal service providers. These internal services
providers' are subject to confidentiality agreements with us and other legal restrictions that
prohibit their use of the information we provide them for any other purpose except to facilitate
the specific outsourced Site related operation, unless you have explicitly agreed or given your
prior permission to them for additional uses.
Other Corporate Entities: Bharatmedica.com and its parent, affiliates, subsidiaries, joint
ventures, or any combination of such, will share some or all of your personal information with
another business entity should we plan to, merge with, or be acquired by that business entity.
Should such a combination occur, we will require that the new combined entity follow this
privacy policy with respect to your personal information.
Legal Requests: We cooperate with law enforcement and regulatory inquiries, as well as other
third parties to enforce laws, such as: intellectual property rights, fraud and other rights, to help
protect you and the community from bad actors. Therefore, in response to a verified request by
law enforcement or other government officials relating to a criminal investigation or alleged
illegal activity, we can (and you authorize us to) disclose your name, city, state, telephone
number, email address, Registered User ID history, fraud complaints, and listing history without
a subpoena.
Further, we can (and you authorize us to) disclose your name, street address, city, state, zip
code, country, phone number, email, and company name to Intellectual Property Right's owners
under confidentiality agreement, as we in our sole discretion believe necessary or appropriate in
connection with an investigation of fraud, intellectual property infringement, piracy, or other
unlawful activity.
Due to the existing regulatory environment, we cannot ensure that all of your private
communications and other personal information will never be disclosed in ways not otherwise
described in this Privacy Policy. Therefore, although we use industry-standard practices to
protect your privacy, we do not promise, and you should not expect, that your personal
information or private communications will always remain private.
What about children's privacy?
Children are not eligible to use our Site and we ask that minors (under the age of 18) do not
submit any personal information to us. If you are under the age of 18, you cannot buy or sell any
items on the Site. If you wish to purchase or sell an item on the Site such purchase or sale may
be made by your legal guardian or parents who have registered as users of the Site provided
that such purchase or sale is not in relation to any adult material/mature audience items
displayed on the Site, the sale or purchase of which to/by minors is strictly prohibited.
Access or change your personally identifiable
information
To protect your privacy and security, we will verify your identity before granting access or
making changes to your personally-identifying information. If you have registered your profile on
bharatmedica.com, your registered user ID and Password are required in order to access your
profile information.
Security
When you place orders or access your account information, we offer the use of a secure server.
The secure server software (SSL) encrypts all information you put in before it is sent to us.
Furthermore, all of the customer data we collect is protected against unauthorized access. To
prevent unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy, and ensure the correct use of information,
we will employ reasonable security practices and procedures and current Internet security
methods and technologies in compliance with Information Technology Act, 2000 and rules made
thereunder.