Last updated in June, 2022
HTT Holidaying Travel Technologies Pvt Ltd (“we”, “us”, and, or, “SocialBoat”) appreciates your trust in us to deal with your personal information carefully and sensibly. This policy describes the privacy policy of the SocialBoat. By visiting https://socialboat.live (the “Website”), you are accepting and consenting to the practices described in this Privacy Policy.
We created this Privacy Policy to demonstrate our commitment to the protection of your privacy and your personal information. Your use of and access to the services offered by us is subject to this Privacy Policy and our Terms. Any capitalized term used but not defined in this Privacy Policy shall have the meaning attributed to it in our Terms.
By using the Services or by otherwise giving us your information, you will be deemed to have read, understood, and agreed to the practices and policies outlined in this privacy policy and agree to be bound by the privacy policy. You hereby consent to our collection, use and sharing, disclosure of your information as described in this privacy policy. We reserve the right to change, modify, add, or delete portions of the terms of this Privacy Policy, at our sole discretion, at any time. if you do not agree with this Privacy policy at any time, do not use any of the services or give us any of your information. if you use the services on behalf of someone else (such as your child) or an entity (such as your employer), you represent that you are authorized by such individual or entity to, (i) accept this privacy policy on such individual’s or entity’s behalf, and (ii) consent on behalf of such individual or entity to our collection, use and disclosure of such individual’s or entity’s information as described in this privacy policy.
Objective & Purpose of the Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy is published in compliance with:
- Section 43A of the Information Technology Act, 2000
- Regulation 4 of the Information Technology (Reasonable Security Practices and Sensitive Personal Information) Rules, 2011 (the “SPI Rules”)
- Regulation 3(1) of the Information Technology (Intermediaries Guidelines) Rules, 2011
This Privacy Policy states the following:
- The type of information collected from the users, including Personal Information and Sensitive Personal Data or Information relating to an individual/ user;
- The purpose, means and modes of collection, usage, processing, retention, and destruction of such information; and
- How and to whom we will disclose such information.
Controllers of Personal Information
Any personal information provided to or gathered by SocialBoat under this Privacy Policy will be stored and controlled by SocialBoat.
What Personal Information About Customers Does SocialBoat Gather?
The information we learn from Website users helps us personalize and continually improve your experience of using the Website. We use your information to provide you details of the Services we provide at SocialBoat. We also use this information to improve our platform, prevent or detect fraud or abuses of our Website and enable third parties to carry out technical, logistical or other functions on our behalf.
Here are the types of information we gather.
Information You Give Us
We receive and store any information you enter on our Website or give us in any other way. You can choose not to provide certain information, however, that may affect our capability to provide you with the aforesaid services/information about SocialBoat. We use the information that you provide for purposes such as providing the aforesaid services, improving our platform and communicating with you. The information shared by you will be strictly confidential and will only be used by SocialBoat for the purpose of providing services.
Automatic Information
We receive and store certain types of information whenever you interact with us. For example, like many websites, we use "cookies" and we obtain certain types of information when your web browser accesses SocialBoat and other content served by or on behalf of SocialBoat on other web sites.
E-mail Communications
To help us make e-mails more useful and interesting, we often receive a confirmation when you open e-mail from SocialBoat if your computer supports such capabilities. If you do not want to receive e-mail or other mail from us, please adjust your customer communication preferences accordingly.
Information from Other Sources
We might receive information about you from other sources and add it to your information.
By using or continuing to use the Website, you agree to our use of your information (including sensitive personal information, if any) in accordance with this Privacy Policy, as may be amended from time to time by SocialBoat in its discretion. You also agree and consent to us collecting, storing, processing, transferring, and sharing information (including sensitive personal information, if any) related to you with third parties or service providers for the purposes as set out in this Privacy Policy.
We may be required to share the aforesaid information with government authorities and agencies for the purposes of verification of identity or for prevention, detection, investigation including cyber incidents, prosecution, and punishment of offences. You agree and consent for SocialBoat to disclose your information, if so, required under the applicable laws.
What About Cookies?
- Cookies are alphanumeric identifiers that we transfer to your computer's hard drive through your web browser to enable our systems to recognize your browser and to provide certain features on the Website. Please click here to view our Cookie Policy.
- The Help menu on the menu bar of most browsers will tell you how to prevent your browser from accepting new cookies, how to have the browser notify you when you receive a new cookie and how to disable cookies altogether. Additionally, you can disable or delete similar data used by browser add-ons, such as Flash cookies, by changing the add-on's settings or visiting the website of its manufacturer. However, because cookies allow you to take advantage of some of SocialBoat's essential features, we recommend that you leave them turned on. For instance, if you block or otherwise reject our cookies, you may not be able to use the services.
- If you do leave cookies turned on, be sure to sign off when you finish using a shared computer.
Does SocialBoat share the Information it receives?
INFORMATION ABOUT OUR CUSTOMERS IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF OUR BUSINESS AND WE ARE NOT IN THE BUSINESS OF SELLING IT TO OTHERS. SocialBoat shares customer information only as described under this Privacy Policy and with the subsidiaries/affiliates of SocialBoat (if required) and that are either subject to this Privacy Policy or follow practices at least as protective as those described in this Privacy Policy.
- Affiliated Businesses We Do Not Control:We may work with our affiliated businesses or provide you services jointly with or on behalf of these businesses. We may share your information with such businesses on a need-to-know basis and require them to follow practices at least as protective as those described in this Privacy Policy.
- Third Party Service Providers:We employ other companies and individuals to perform functions on our behalf. These service providers may have access to your personal information needed to perform their functions but may not use it for other purposes. Further, they will process the personal information in accordance with this Privacy Policy and as permitted by the applicable law.
- Business Transfers:As we continue to develop our business/services, we might sell, buy, restructure, or reorganize our subsidiaries or other business units. In such transactions, your information generally is one of the transferred business assets but remains subject to the promises made in any pre-existing Privacy Policy (unless, of course, you consent otherwise). Also, in the unlikely event that SocialBoat or substantially all of its assets are acquired, customer information will of course be one of the transferred assets.
- Protection of SocialBoat and Others:We may release details submitted by you and other personal information when we believe release is appropriate to comply with the law; enforce or apply our Terms and other agreements; or protect the rights, property or safety of SocialBoat, our users or others. This includes exchanging information with other companies, organisations, government or regulatory authorities for fraud protection and credit risk reduction. However, this does not include selling, renting, sharing, or otherwise disclosing personally identifiable information from customers for commercial purposes in a way that is contrary to the commitments made in this Privacy Policy.
- With your consent:Other than as set out above, you will receive notice when information about you might go to third parties and you will have an opportunity to choose not to share the information.
Whenever we transfer personal information to countries outside India in the course of sharing information as set out above, we will ensure that the information is transferred in accordance with this Privacy Policy and as permitted by the applicable laws including but not limited to Information Technology Act, 2000 and the rules framed thereunder.
How Secure Is Information About Me?
- We work to protect the security of your information during transmission by using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) software, which encrypts information you input in addition to maintaining security of your information as per the International Standard IS/ISO/IEC 27001 on "Information Technology Security Techniques Information Security Management System-Requirements".
- We maintain physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards in connection with the collection, storage, and disclosure of personal information (including sensitive personal information, if collected). Our security procedures may require that we occasionally request proof of identity before we disclose personal information to you.
- It is important for you to protect against unauthorised access to your password and to your computer. Be sure to sign off when you finish using a shared computer.
What About Third-Party Advertisers and Links to Other Web sites?
Our Website includes third-party advertising and links to other websites.
What Information Can I Access?
SocialBoat gives you access to a broad range of information about your information and your interactions with SocialBoat for the limited purpose of viewing and, in certain cases, updating that information. This list will change as our Website evolves.
What Choices Do I Have?
- As discussed above, you can always choose not to provide information, even though it might be needed to take advantage of the services provided by us or other Website features.
- If you do not want to receive e-mail or other mail from us, please adjust your customer communication preferences accordingly. If you do not want to receive Terms and other legal notices from us, such as this Privacy Policy, those notices will still govern your use of the Website, and it is your responsibility to review them for changes.
Are Children Allowed to Use the Website?
Use of the Website is available only to persons who can form a legally binding contract under the Indian Contract Act, 1872. If you are a minor i.e. under the age of 18 (eighteen) years, you may use the Website only with the involvement of a parent or guardian.
Notices and Revisions
If you have any concern about privacy or grievances at SocialBoat, please contact us at swapnil@socialboat.live with a thorough description and we will try to resolve the issue for you.
Our business changes constantly and our Privacy Policy and the Terms will change also accordingly. We may e-mail periodic reminders of our notices and conditions, unless you have instructed us not to, but you should check our Website frequently to see recent changes.
Unless stated otherwise, our current Privacy Policy applies to all information that we have about you. We stand behind the promises we make, however, and will never materially change our policies and practices to make them less protective of customer information collected in the past without the consent of affected customers.