Gokaldas Ventures (“Gokaldas”, “Blackbx” or “we” or “us”), offers this
website available at www.blackbx.in (collectively referred to as
“Platform”) and any service availed by users (hereinafter referred to
as “you”, “your” or “User”) through the Platform, conditioned upon
your acceptance of the terms and conditions contained in Gokaldas’
Terms of Use as available on its website [link to the terms of use]
and this privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”).
We are strongly committed to respecting your online privacy and
recognizes the need for appropriate protection and management of any
Personal Information collected and/or collated by us.
The purpose of this Privacy Policy is to ensure that there is an
intact charter to collect, use and protect any personal and/or
sensitive data collected by us. This Privacy Policy defines our
policies and procedure for collection, usage, processing, disclosure
and protection of any information obtained by us through the Platform.
By using the Platform and availing the services, and voluntarily
providing us with information, you are consenting to our use of it in
accordance with this Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy does not
apply to third-party links, applications or websites that are
connected via links to the Platform or displayed on the Platform.
Please be advised that any Sensitive Information (as defined herein
below) procured by us, shall be:
1. processed fairly and lawfully;
2. obtained only for specified and lawful purposes, and not be used in
any manner which is against the law or policy in force in India and/
or European Union;
adequate, relevant and not excessive in relation to the purpose for
which it is required;
able to be reviewed by the User, from time to time and updated-if need
arises; and not kept longer than for the time which it is required or
the purpose for which it is required.
Please be advised that by providing the information (as enumerated
upon herein below) you provide your consent and authorize us to
collect, use or disclose such information for the business and
research purposes and as stated in this Privacy Policy, the Terms of
Use, and as permitted or required by law.
Moreover, you understand and hereby consent that the information
collected by us, may be transferred to any third party for the purpose
of services provided through the Platform or to any third party
providers for any jointly developed or marketed services, payment
processing, order fulfilment, customer services, data analysis, IT
services and such other services which enable us to provide you
services through the Platform.
By visiting or accessing the Platform and voluntarily providing us
with information (including Personal Information), you are consenting
to our use of it in accordance with this Privacy Policy. If you do not
agree with this Privacy Policy, you may refuse or withdraw your
consent any time, or alternatively to not provide us with any Personal
Information.
Such an intimation to withdraw your consent can be provided in letter,
phone or e-mail to the communication details provided below:
Gokaldas Venture
Gokaldas Chambers
222/14, 2nd floor, 5th Main,
Bellary Road,
Sadashivanagar,
Bangalore 560080
means and includes any information that relates to a natural person
through which an individual is identified, such as the name, contact
details, email address, gender, age or any other relevant material
provided by a User when they register for an account or use the
services made available through the Platform; including but not
limited to information gathered through a purchase of a service,
survey, e-mail updates. This may also include information regarding
the family member, relative, partner, friend or any person related to
the User in any way as provided by the User through the Platform.
Personal Information may also includes information pertaining to the
racial or ethnic origin, health, religion or other beliefs etc. of a
User, either as provided by the User through the Platform.
means and includes any information of a person as specified under
Information Technology (Reasonable security practices and procedures
and sensitive personal data or information) Rules, 2011, such as
password; financial information such as bank account or credit card or
debit card or any other payment information, physical, physiological
and mental health information; sexual orientation; medical records and
history; biometric information; and any other information provided to
Blackbx for rendering service or for processing, storing under a
lawful contract or otherwise.
means and includes any information gathered through various
technologies that may employ cookies, web beacons, or similar
technologies to automatically record certain information from your
device through which you use the Platform. This technical information
may include your Internet Protocol (IP) address, device or browser
type, advertising ID, Internet service provider (ISP), referring or
exit pages, clickstream data, operating system. This data includes
usage information and user statistics.
means and includes any information obtained through access to any
other social media platform (Facebook, Google, etc.) integrated with
Blackbx (if applicable). Blackbx may collect this information already
provided in your integrated service account.
means and includes any information which is provided in a case where a
child is less than 18 years of age and the data provided by their
parent and/or guardian.
means and includes any information obtained through access to any
other social media platform (Facebook, Google, etc.) integrated with
Blackbx (if applicable). Blackbx may collect this information already
provided in your integrated service account.
shall mean and include the information obtained through GPS or other
means, such as the geographical location of the user.
means and includes information which is procured through the use of
our service, including but not limited to the kind of services
availed, the feedback of the services provided by you, and the kind of
services viewed and availed by you.
means and includes any information that does not reveal your specific
identity, such as, browser information, information collected through
Cookies (as defined below), pixel tags and other technologies,
demographic information, etc. As is true with most websites, our
website gathers some information automatically when you visit the URL
of the website and stores it in log files. When you use the website,
we may collect certain information about your computer to facilitate,
evaluate and verify your use of the website. For example, we may store
environmental variables, such as browser type, operating system, speed
of the central processing unit (CPU), referring or exit web pages,
click patterns and the internet protocol (IP) address of your
computer. This information is generally collected in aggregate form,
without identifying any user individually.
This information is particularly pertinent for identity verification
and to authenticate the submissions made on the Platform
We use the information (as enumerated hereinabove), save and except
Sensitive Information, to ascertain the types of service more relevant
to your interests and to suit your needs. It helps in building a
statistical database to analyze the characteristics, behavior and
demographics of our Users. This information is used solely to promote
our business activitie
We have imbedded a feature on the Platform to provide our Users to
have a conversation with Blackbx personnel for providing smooth and
efficient services to our Users. However, when you provide us your
Personal Information, we may use this information to communicate with
you in the future through e-mail, phone or any such information
gathered by us through Platform.
The information is used to ensure continued service to a User and not
to interrupt the services because of any such concern (logistical or
otherwise) and depending on the specifics of each user.
The information collated through use of our service, save and except
Personal Information, Information from your parent/guardian and
Sensitive Information, is used to enhance our relationship with you
and provide relevant services to User. It is Blackbx’s endeavor to
grow interest in a User by providing services which are relevant to a
particular User. Moreover, Blackbx uses all this information to
analyze the usage trends, learning behaviors and preferences of our
Users, to improve the way these services work and look with respect to
you, including updating, enhancing the operations and functionality of
these features.
The information (as enumerated above), save and except Personal
Information and Sensitive Information, is used for business or
research purposes, including improving and customizing the Platform
for ease of use and the products and services offered by us. We may
archive this information to use it for future communications for
providing updates and/or surveys.
All information, save and except Personal Information and Sensitive
Information, is used to provide a personalized learning and
high-quality experience for our Users by increasing site functionality
and the services offered by Blackbx.
We may aggregate information and analyze it in a manner to further
accentuate the level of services that we offer to our users. This
information includes average number of users of the Platform, the
average clicks of the services offered by us, the features used, the
response rate, etc. and other such statistics regarding groups or
individuals. In doing so, we shall not be making disclosures of any
Sensitive Information as defined above.
We do not rent, sell or disclose or share any information that we
collect from you, with third parties, save and except in order to
provide you services in accordance with this Privacy Policy, and as
per the procedure prescribed by law and in compliance with our legal
obligations. We may share your information in circumstances and for
the purposes as specified hereunder:
We may disclose any information provided by you on the Platform as may
be deemed to be necessary or appropriate: (a) under applicable law,
including laws outside your country of residence; (b) to comply with
legal process; (c) to respond to requests from public and government
authorities including public and government authorities outside your
country of residence; (d) to enforce our Terms of Use; (e) to protect
our operations or those of any of our affiliates; (f) to protect our
rights, privacy, safety or property, and/or that of our affiliates,
you or others; and (g) to allow us to pursue available remedies or
limit the damages that We may sustain.
We may share information upon merger or acquisition of Blackbx with
any another entity. We shall transmit and transfer the information
upon acquisition or merger of Blackbx with another entity.
We may share information with other service providers on a need to
know basis, subject to obligations of confidentiality in order for
provision of services. We hereby clarify that Blackbx works with
vendors, partners, advertisers, and other service providers, including
but not limited to those who provide products or services such as
contact information verification, payment processing, website hosting,
data analysis, infrastructure provision, IT services, auditing
services and other similar services, in different industries and
categories of business by virtue of lawful contracts instituted
between such third parties and Blackbx to improve our product and
services. Accordingly, we may share your information with such service
provider in order to provide you, our services.
We may share information with social networking sites: Some of our
Users choose to connect their Blackbx account with social networks. In
such a case and upon your express authorization, we may share your
Personal Information with such networks.
We may share data with third-party applications that you authorize:
Third-party application developers and service providers may build
complementary services for our Platform, such as a mobile application
for visually-impaired learners to access our resources.
Please be advised that the information shall only be shared, without
your consent, with government agencies as mandated under the law. You
can be assured that no Sensitive Information shall ever be published
on the Platform. However, Blackbx shall share such Sensitive
Information with its subsidiaries and affiliates, for the purpose of
research and to accentuate the services provided by us through
Platform.
Any information provided by you including Sensitive Information will
only be transferred to any other entity or person in India, or located
in another country, including but not limited to the subsidiaries and
affiliates of Blackbx, that ensures the same level of data protection
as is provided in the Privacy Policy. Such a transfer is subject to a
lawful contract between Blackbx and the third party or in a case where
there is an express authorization for such a transfer to be
effectuated.
You retain several rights in relation to your data as provided under
applicable law. These may include the rights to:
1. Access, confirm, and review data you may have provided
2. Correct data that may be inaccurate or irrelevant.
3. Deletion and erasure of your data in our possession
4. Receive data we hold about you in a portable format.
5. Object to or restrict any form of processing you may not be
comfortable with.
In order to exercise these rights, please contact us on the email
address info@blackbx.in.
To update, correct, review, or amend the information that has been
previously provided by you, you may make the changes on your account
profile page by signing in and saving the said changes/ modifications.
Any change/ modification made by you will be reflected on the mobile
application. Alternatively, you may write us at the above mentioned
email address.
If Users have any reservations, constraints or apprehensions regarding
the access to, collection, storage, or any other use of the
information they have provided to Blackbx, they may withdraw their
consent in the manner indicated above.
All information provided by you, save and except upon withdrawal or
termination, shall be retained in locations outside the direct control
of Blackbx (for instance, on servers or databases co-locates with
hosting providers), as long as your account is active and for use in
operational purposes only. We will delete information based on a
request received from you within a reasonable period and latest within
90 days of receiving a deletion request. However, we may retain such
portion of information to support any contracts between the Users,
financial transactions, protecting other users of the Platform and as
may be required under applicable law.
Our Platform may, irrespective of whether or not you are a registered
member, utilize “cookies” and other Technical Information. “Cookies”
are a small text file constituting of alphanumeric numbers used to
collect the information about website activity. The Technical
Information helps us analyse web traffic and help you by customizing
the Platform to your preferences. A Cookie in no way gives us access
to your computer or mobile device. In relation to Cookies, you can
deny access to the installation of the Cookies by modifying the
settings on your web browser, however this may prevent you from taking
full advantage of the Platform. Our use of Cookies and Technical
Information allows us to improve our Platform and your experience of
our Platform and services. We may also analyze Technical Information
that does not contain Personal Information for trends and statistics.
Blackbx will not sell your information to third parties unless Blackbx
has your permission or is required by law to do so. Blackbx may use
your information to send you promotional information about third
parties which Blackbx think you may find interesting if you tell us
that you wish this to happen. In the event you choose to avail any
third party services, your use of such services shall be subject to
the terms of use and privacy policy of such third parties. We assume
no liability for any information disclosed by you to any third parties
either through the Platform or otherwise. We shall not be responsible
for any disclosure of information due to unauthorized third party
access other acts of third parties or acts or omissions beyond our
reasonable control and you agree that you will not hold us responsible
for any breach of security unless such breach has been caused as s
direct result of our negligence or willful default.
To protect your privacy and security, Blackbx takes steps to verify
your identity before granting you account access or making corrections
to your information. You should create and maintain a strong password
to help ensure the security of your account.
We use certain physical, managerial, technical or operational
safeguards as per industry standards and established best practices to
protect the information we collect. We use reasonable security
practices and procedures and use secure servers as mandated under
applicable laws for protection of your information. We review our
information collection, storage and processing practices, including
physical security measures to guard against unauthorized access to
systems. However, as effective as these measures are, no security
system is impenetrable. We cannot guarantee the security of our
database, nor can we guarantee that the information you supply will
not be intercepted while being transmitted to us over the internet.
You accept the inherent security implications of data transmission
over the internet and the world wide web cannot always be guaranteed
as complete secure. Therefore, your use of the Platform will be at
Your own risk. If you have any concerns please feel free to contact
the Grievance Officer at the details given herein below.
Blackbx may modify or revise this Privacy Policy from time to time and
shall accordingly notify you of any changes to this Privacy Policy by
posting the revised Privacy Policy with an updated date of revision.
Blackbx shall endeavor to review, revise, update, modify, amend or
correct this Policy on a regular and routine basis, especially
whenever a significant update is made to the technology employed by
Blackbx for its services. You must periodically review the Privacy
Policy for the latest information on our privacy practices. In the
event you continue to use the Platform and our services after any
update in the Privacy Policy, your use of the Platform shall be
subject to such update privacy policy.
In case of any discrepancy or grievance with respect to all or any
information shared with Blackbx, please feel free to contact at
info@blackbx.in.
We assure you that we shall ensure implementation of this Privacy
Policy and shall make the policy available to individuals and redress
the grievances of the User expeditiously within one (1) month from the
date of receipt of grievance.
If you are in the European Union, you can choose to instead lodge a
complaint with your local Data Protection Authority (DPA).
Please feel free to reach out to us at The Black Box, CRN Chambers
Ground Floor No. 13, Kasturba Road Bangalore 560001, in case of any
concerns, grievances, or questions relating to our privacy or data
related practices.
The invalidity or unenforceability of any part of this Privacy Policy
shall not prejudice or affect the validity or enforceability of the
remainder of this Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy does not apply
to any information other than the information collected by us through
the Platform. This Privacy Policy shall be inapplicable to any
unsolicited information you provide us through the Platform or through
any other means. All unsolicited information shall be deemed to be
non-confidential and we shall be free to use and/ or disclose such
unsolicited information without any limitations. The rights and
remedies available under this Policy may be exercised as often as
necessary and are cumulative and not exclusive of rights or remedies
provided by law. It may be waived only in writing. Delay in exercising
or non-exercise of any such right or remedy does not constitute a
waiver of that right or remedy, or any other right or remedy.
This Privacy Policy, our services and the use of it is governed by the
laws of India and the courts in Bangalore shall have exclusive
jurisdiction over any disputes connected to our Platform or the
services.