Privacy_Policy


Last updated: March 27, 2023

This Privacy Policy describes Our policies and procedures on the collection, use and disclosure of Your information when You use the Service and tells You about Your privacy rights and how the law protects You.

We use Your Personal data to provide and improve the Service. By using the Service, You agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy has been created with the help of the Privacy Policy Generator.

Interpretation and Definitions
Interpretation
The words of which the initial letter is capitalized have meanings defined under the following conditions. The following definitions shall have the same meaning regardless of whether they appear in singular or in plural.

The source of the data published here is from the affidavit filed by the candidate uploaded by the election commission in the website https://affidavit.eci.gov.in . This app is not a Government entity. This app is an effort by Arappor Iyakkam to create awareness amongst citizens about the list of all candidates contesting in their constituency. This app is an effort towards informed citizenry before going out to vote. This app informs citizens about the education, assets, income and criminal antecedents for each of the candidate contesting in their constituency for the state of Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry.

Disclaimer: This app is for non-commercial purposes with the sole aim of creating awareness amongst citizens. If you notice any discrepancy between the affidavit filed by the candidate and our data, please notify us through a message to our email contact@arappor.org. We will correct them as soon as possible.

 

Definitions
For the purposes of this Privacy Policy:

Account means a unique account created for You to access our Service or parts of our Service.

Application means the software program provided by the Company downloaded by You on any electronic device, named Know Your Candidate – Arappor App

Company (referred to as either “the Company”, “We”, “Us” or “Our” in this Agreement) refers to Non Profit Organisation, Satya Plaza, # 7, 2nd Floor, Dr Thirumoorthy Nagar Main Rd, Nungambakkam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600034.

Country refers to: Tamil Nadu, India

Device means any device that can access the Service such as a computer, a cellphone or a digital tablet.

Personal Data is any information that relates to an identified or identifiable individual.

Service refers to the Application.

Usage Data refers to data collected automatically, either generated by the use of the Service or from the Service infrastructure itself (for example, the duration of a page visit).

You means the individual accessing or using the Service, or the company, or other legal entity on behalf of which such individual is accessing or using the Service, as applicable.

Collecting and Using Your Personal Data
Types of Data Collected
Personal Data
While using Our Service, We may ask You to provide Us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify You. Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to:

Email address

First name and last name

Phone number

PAN Number only if opting for Donations.

Use of Your Personal Data
The Company may use Personal Data for the following purposes:

To manage Your Account: to manage Your registration as a user of the Service. The Personal Data You provide can give You access to different functionalities of the Service that are available to You as a registered user.

To contact You: To contact You by email, telephone calls, SMS, or other equivalent forms of electronic communication, such as a mobile application’s push notifications regarding updates or informative communications related to the functionalities, products or contracted services, including the security updates, when necessary or reasonable for their implementation.

To provide You with news, invitations and general information about our events, and work that you have opted for.

Retention of Your Personal Data
The Company will retain Your Personal Data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use Your Personal Data to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations (for example, if we are required to retain your data to comply with applicable laws), resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies.

The Company will also retain Usage Data for internal analysis purposes. Usage Data is generally retained for a shorter period of time, except when this data is used to strengthen the security or to improve the functionality of Our Service, or We are legally obligated to retain this data for longer time periods.

Disclosure of Your Personal Data
Your Personal Data would not be shared with anyone.

Security of Your Personal Data
The security of Your Personal Data is important to Us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While We strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect Your Personal Data, We cannot guarantee its absolute security.

Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may update Our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify You of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page.

We will let You know via email and/or a prominent notice on Our Service, prior to the change becoming effective and update the “Last updated” date at the top of this Privacy Policy.

You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, You can contact us:

By email: contact@arappor.org

By phone number: 7200020099