1. Introduction
Welcome aboard our rewarding platform! We are happy to introduce you to PollPe (referred to as " We " & " Us " & " Our "in this Policy), a product by Abhiman Innovations Pvt. Ltd. ( the “ Company “). This Privacy Policy will assist you to understand how Abhiman Innovations & PollPe gather and utilise the data of a “ user “ ( referred to here as " You " & “ Your “) through our official app and website. Without your consent, the features of PollPe will not be accessible to you. Abhiman Innovations Pvt Ltd built the PollPe app as an ad-supported app. This Service is provided by Abhiman Innovations at no cost and is intended for use as described in our Privacy Policy. By using the Service, you agree to the collection and use of information under this policy.
Our privacy policy may be updated or modified at any time without prior notification. As a user, kindly check the privacy policy and the modifications made to it regularly. This Privacy Policy is uniformly applicable to the PollPe app and website. Here are some common references that we would use throughout this Policy:
1.1 Client: Refers to a third-party business that partners with PollPe to provide its services. A ' client ' may also be classified as “ they “ & “ them “, an entity that collaborates with Abhiman Innovations to upscale its business strategy. You can refer to their official Privacy Policies to know how they function independently.
1.2 User: Refers to an individual who uses the PollPe app and website to avail of its rewarding benefits.
1.3 Company: Refers to a business/entity registered lawfully by the government.
1.4 Website: The official landing page or web page of a Company that can be accessed by any random user through search engines.
1.5 Application: Also referred to as an ' App ' is a software program that is designed to perform a specific task. Applications can be downloaded on a device through app stores or available links on search engines.
1.6 Personal data: Quite specifically, it is a collective term for the sensitive details of an Individual. For example, their Name, Address, Phone number, Email address, Date of Birth, Employment Status, Educational status and online activity.
1.7 Privacy: It is a fundamental human right that is strictly exercised in most countries. In simple words, Privacy is YOUR right to control your sensitive information. You can also decide who can see your info, who can use it and to what extent is it shared.
1.8 Consent: When you voluntarily agree to engage in an activity by using an app or website, you must provide your ' Consent ' for the same.
1.9 Cookies: Cookies are files with a small amount of data that are commonly used as anonymous unique identifiers. These are sent to your browser from the websites that you visit and are stored on your device's internal memory. This Service does not use these “cookies” explicitly. However, the app may use third-party code and libraries that use “cookies” to collect information and improve their services. You have the option to either accept or refuse these cookies and know when a cookie is being sent to your device. If you choose to refuse our cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of this Service.
2. The information that we collect:
PollPe collects and stores the data that you willingly provide. This includes your:
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Full Name: that you fill up during your registration process on the PollPe app.
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Phone Number: to approve your cash incentives into your Paytm Wallet.
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Email Address: so that you can receive important updates from our team or reach out to us in case of any queries.
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Gender: to segregate your data into a systematic format.
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Date of Birth: to personalise your advertising experience according to your age.
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Interests: We record your responses on the official PollPe app through Polls, Surveys, and Tasks that you complete.
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Employment Status/Educational Qualifications: So that we can display relevant polls and tasks to you.
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Opinions on various topics that we collect through our in-app Polling Model: in order to upscale their products, marketing strategies, and business models.
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Cookies: to track your activities on our website.
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Geographic Location: to centralize all our marketing strategies for our clients.
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IP address: So that our advertisers can piece together a profile of your interests and display relevant polls, ads, and blogs to you.
Here's the data that PollPe does NOT collect from you:
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Your social media accounts' activity
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Your Social Media accounts' engagement history.
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Your Browsing History
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Your Medical information
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Your Clickstream Data
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Your Passwords
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Your Credit Card information
This action is implemented under the following laws:
The Information Technology Act, 2000 (IT Act): Section 43A of the IT Act states that no person shall, without the consent of the person concerned, collect, store, retain, use, or disclose any personal information in electronic form. However, this section does allow for the collection of personal information without consent in certain cases, such as when the information is necessary for the performance of a contract or to provide a service to the user.
The Privacy (Protection) of Electronic Communication Rules, 2011 (SPDI Rules): The SPDI Rules further elaborate on the provisions of the IT Act and provide additional safeguards for the protection of personal information. These rules require that websites and apps obtain the consent of users before collecting any personal information and that they provide users with the right to access, correct, and delete their personal information.
2.1. What is “Data Collection”?
Data collection is a process of gathering a user's information that is provided to PollPe with the consent of the user. This Data Collection method is known as Explicit Consent. It is presumably the most legit way for Data Collection. Explicit Consent means that when a user wants to browse through the PollPe app, they must provide their consent and agree to the Terms of Service & Privacy Policy of PollPe. Henceforth, without your consent, the PollPe team would not be able to receive your personal data. Furthermore, you would not be able to avail the features available on the PollPe app.
2.2 Information Collection and Usage
For a better experience, while using our Service, we may require you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information, including but not limited to Name, Email, Mobile Number for coin update and DeviceID to uniquely identify the device, Installed package information for provide incent offers. The information that We request will be only used to provide in-app incent offers.
Link to the privacy policy of third-party service providers used by the app
We value your privacy. This information will not be sold, shared, or used in any way outside of the standard operation of the application.
3. How do we utilise your data?
PollPe team utilise your information to:
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Leverage your user experience by modifying the current PollPe app and PollPe website design.
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Create compelling blogs to be published on our website, app, and social media handles.
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Allow our advertising partners to run advertising campaigns on the PollPe app.
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Allow our clients to create Polls on our application so that we can obtain useful opinions on various topics, products, and trends.
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Apart from the users' Full name, Phone number, Email address, IP address, and DOB, the other data gathered by PollPe is shared with our clients so that they can leverage their marketing strategies.
3.1 Duration of Data Storage:
Your data will be deleted by us as soon as it is no longer necessary to achieve the purpose for which it was collected. In addition, your data will be deleted if you revoke your consent or request the deletion of your personal data.
4. What are your rights?
To protect user privacy and consent, the Indian government has declared the following user rights:
4.1. Right to information: You have the right to information regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of your personal data, which is known as the right to information. Users should be able to easily understand this information, which should be presented in a clear and succinct manner.
4.2. Right to Access: Users have the right of access, which entitles them to view their personal data that is kept by a business or organisation. This includes the right to know what data was gathered, how it was put to use, and with whom it was shared.
4.3. Right to Correct: Users have the right to correct any errors in their personal information that are kept by a business or organisation, which is known as the right to correct.
4.4. Right to Withdraw Consent: The ability to revoke consent: Users are granted the freedom to stop approving the gathering, use, and disclosure of their personal data at any time.
4.5. Right to Delete: The term "right to delete" refers to the ability of users to request the removal of their personal data from a company's or organisation's files.
The ability to file a complaint with the government: If users feel that their privacy rights have been abused, they have the right to do so.
The Information Technology Act of 2000 (IT Act) and the Information Technology (Reasonable Security Practises and Procedures and Sensitive Personal Data or Information) Rules of 2011 both contain provisions that protect these rights. The IT Act also specifies penalties for businesses or organisations that breach users' rights to privacy.
5. Children’s Privacy
Only people aged 13 or older have permission to access our Service. Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 13 ("Children") and an app age gate has been added to ensure only people aged 13 or older can use our Service.
We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and you learn that your Children have provided us with Personal Information, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Information from children under age 13 without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.
6. Contact info & method
We trust that this privacy statement has helped to clarify how we collect, use, share, and safeguard your personal data. Please get in touch with us if you have any inquiries or worries. You can contact us at: [email protected] By utilizing PollPe's services, you are indicating your acceptance and agreement with our policies. Your seamless experience is based on this understanding.