Terms & Conditions : Visit Terms of Use
Visit Health Private Limited (“VISIT”) is the author and publisher of the internet resource www.getvisitapp.com, the mobile application ‘VISIT’ and the VISIT Healthcare Chatbot Plugin (includes www.getvisitapp.com and any other partner domains), chatbot (any component of the services offered which automatically interacts and provides health information and wellness recommendations), are hereafter, jointly referred to as “Website”. VISIT owns and operates the services provided through the Website, mobile applications and the Chatbot Plugin.
1.NATURE AND APPLICABILITY OF TERMS
Please carefully go through these terms and conditions (“Terms”) and the privacy policy available at https://www.getvisitapp.com/privacy.html (“Privacy Policy”) before you decide to access the Website or avail the services made available on the Website by VISIT. These Terms and the Privacy Policy together constitute a legal agreement (“Agreement”) between you and VISIT in connection with your visit to the Website and your use of the Services (as defined below).
The Agreement applies to you whether you are-
I. A medical practitioner or healthcare/wellness provider (whether an individual professional or an organization) or similar institution wishing to be listed, or already listed, and providing healthcare services, on the Website, including designated, authorised associates of such practitioners or institutions (“Practitioner(s)”, “you” or “User”); or
II. A patient, availing this service on his/her consent, being or not being sponsored/promoted by any organisation/body to utilise the services through the Website, his/her representatives or affiliates, searching for availing health and medical services through the Website (“End-User”,“you” or “User”); or.
III. Otherwise a user of the Website (“you” or “User”).
This Agreement applies to those services made available by VISIT on the Website, which are offered free of charge to the Users (“Services”), including the following:
I. For Practitioners: Outreach of Practitioners and their profiles along with options made available to the other users and visitors of the Website for teleconsultations;
II. For other users: Facility to
(i) create and maintain ‘Health Accounts’,
(ii) search for Practitioners by specialty, services offered or any other criteria that may be developed and made available by VISIT,
(iii) make appointments with Practitioners,
(iv) interact with healthcare chatbot, and
(v) To avail other services offered by Visit and its partners, like but not limited to, medicine delivery, diagnostics, home-healthcare, health camps, etc.
The Services may change from time to time, at the sole discretion of VISIT, and the Agreement will apply to your visit to and your use of the Website to avail the Service, as well as to all information provided by you on the Website at any given point in time.
This Agreement defines the terms and conditions under which you are allowed to use the Website and describes the manner in which we shall treat your account while you are registered as a member with us. If you have any questions about any part of the Agreement, feel free to contact us at hello@getvisitapp.com. By downloading or accessing the Website to use the Services, you irrevocably accept all the conditions stipulated in this Agreement and agree to abide by them. This Agreement supersedes all previous oral and written terms and conditions (if any) communicated to you. By availing any Service, you signify your agreement to this Agreement.
We reserve the right to modify or terminate any portion of the Agreement for any reason and at any time, and such modifications shall be informed to you in writing. You should read the Agreement at regular intervals. Your use of the Website following any such modification constitutes your agreement to follow and be bound by the Agreement so modified. Any additional terms and conditions, disclaimers, privacy policies and other policies applicable in general and/or to specific areas of this Website or to particular Service are also considered as part of the Agreement. You acknowledge that you will be bound by this Agreement for availing any of the Services offered by VISIT. If you do not agree with any part of the Agreement, please do not use the Website or avail any Services.
Your access to use of the Website and the Services will be solely at the discretion of VISIT.
The Agreement is published in compliance of, and is governed by the provisions of Indian law, including but not limited to:
- The Indian Contract Act, 1872,
- The (Indian) Information Technology Act, 2000, and.
- The rules, regulations, guidelines and clarifications framed there under, including the (Indian) Information Technology (Reasonable Security Practices and Procedures and Sensitive Personal Information) Rules, 2011 (the “SPI Rules”), and the (Indian) Information Technology (Intermediaries Guidelines) Rules, 2011 (the “IG Rules”).
2. CONDITIONS OF USE
You must be 18 years of age or older to register, use the Services, or visit or use the Website in any manner. By registering, visiting and using the Website or accepting this Agreement, you represent and warrant to VISIT that you are 18 years of age or older, and that you have the right, authority and capacity to use the Website and the Services available through the Website, and agree to and abide by this Agreement.
3.TERMS OF USE APPLICABLE TO ALL USERS OTHER THAN PRACTITIONERS.
The terms in this paragraph 3 are applicable only to users other than Practitioners.
3.1 END-USER ACCOUNT AND DATA PRIVACY.
3.1.1 The terms “personal information” and “sensitive personal data or information” are defined under the SPI Rules, and are reproduced in the Privacy Policy.
3.1.2 VISIT may by its Services, collect information relating to the devices through which you access the Website, and anonymous data of your usage. The collected information will be used only for improving the quality of VISIT’s services and to build new services.
3.1.3 The Website allows VISIT to have access to registered Users’ personal email and/or phone number, for communication purpose so as to provide you a better way of booking appointments and for obtaining feedback in relation to the Practitioners and their practice.
3.1.4 The Privacy Policy sets out:
i.The type of information collected from users, including sensitive personal data or information;
ii.The purpose, means and modes of usage of such information;
iii.How and to whom VISIT will disclose such information; and, .
iv.Other information mandated by the SPI Rules.
3.1.5 The User is expected to read and understand the Privacy Policy, so as to ensure that he or she has the knowledge of:
- The fact that certain information is being collected;
- The purpose for which the information is being collected;
- The intended recipients of the information;
- The nature of collection and retention of the information; and.
- The various rights available to such Users in respect of such information. .
3.1.6 VISIT shall not be responsible in any manner for the authenticity of the personal information or sensitive personal data or information supplied by the User, or his/her sponsoring/promoting organisation/body, to VISIT or to any other person acting on behalf of VISIT.
3.1.7 The User is responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of the User’s account access information and password, if the User is registered on the Website. The User shall be responsible for all usage of the User’s account and password, whether or not authorized by the User. The User shall immediately notify VISIT of any actual or suspected unauthorized use of the User’s account or password. Although VISIT will not be liable for your losses caused by any unauthorized use of your account, you may be liable for the losses of VISIT or others due to such unauthorized use.
3.1.8 If a User, or his/her sponsoring/promoting organisation/body, provides any information that is untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete (or becomes untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete), or VISIT has reasonable grounds to suspect that such information is untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete, VISIT has the right to discontinue the Services to the User at its sole discretion.
3.1.9 VISIT may use such information collected from the Users from time to time for the purposes of debugging customer support related issues.
3.1.10 Against every Practitioner listed in www.getvisitapp.com, you get an option to ‘Book an Appointment’. When you choose this option, you choose to schedule a video/audio/chat session with the doctor through technological services provided by VISIT, and the records of such calls may be recorded and stored in VISIT’s servers. Such records are dealt with only in accordance with the terms of the Privacy Policy.
3.1.11 VISIT may use such information collection, including but not limited to Personal information or Sensitive Personal Data or any relevant information regarding the usage or medical consultations and may send such information to the sponsoring/promoting organisation/body.
3.2 LISTING CONTENT AND DISSEMINATING INFORMATION.
3.2.1 VISIT collects, directly or indirectly, and displays on the Website, relevant information regarding the profile and practice of the Practitioners listed on the Website, such as their specialisation, qualification, fees, location, visiting hours, and similar details. VISIT takes reasonable efforts to ensure that such information is updated at frequent intervals. Although VISIT screens and vets the information and photos submitted by the Practitioners, VISIT or your sponsoring/promoting organisation/body, cannot be held liable for any inaccuracies or incompleteness represented from it, despite such reasonable efforts.
3.2.2 The Services provided by VISIT or any of its licensors or service providers/partners are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis, and without any warranties or conditions (express or implied, including the implied warranties of merchantability, accuracy, fitness for a particular purpose, title and non-infringement, arising by statute or otherwise in law or from a course of dealing or usage or trade). VISIT does not provide or make any representation, warranty or guarantee, express or implied about the Website or the Services. VISIT does not guarantee the accuracy or completeness of any content or information provided by Users on the Website. To the fullest extent permitted by law, VISIT and the sponsoring/promoting organisation/body, disclaims all liability arising out of the User’s use or reliance upon the Website, the Services, representations and warranties made by other Users or any content or information provided by the Users on the Website.
3.2.3 The Website may be linked to the website of third parties, affiliates and business partners. VISIT has no control over, and not liable or responsible for content, accuracy, validity, reliability, quality of such websites or made available by/through our Website. Inclusion of any link on the Website does not imply that VISIT endorses the linked site. User may use the links and these services at User’s own risk.
3.2.4 VISIT and the sponsoring/promoting organisation/body, assume no responsibility, and shall not be liable for, any damages to, or viruses that may infect User’s equipment on account of User’s access to, use of, or browsing the Website or the downloading of any material, data, text, images, video content, or audio content from the Website. If a User is dissatisfied with the Website, User’s sole remedy is to discontinue using the Website. .
3.2.5 If VISIT determines that you have provided fraudulent, inaccurate, or incomplete information, including through feedback, VISIT reserves the right to immediately suspend your access to the Website or any of your accounts with VISIT and makes such declaration on the website alongside your name/your clinic’s name as determined by VISIT for the protection of its business and in the interests of Users. You shall be liable to indemnify VISIT and all sponsoring/promoting organisations/bodies, for any losses incurred as a result of your misrepresentations or fraudulent feedback that has adversely affected VISIT or its Users.
3.3 APPOINTMENT BOOKING AND INTERACTION WITH PRACTITIONERS.
3.3.1. While VISIT will try to ensure a confirmed on-time appointment for an End-User who requested an appointment on Website, VISIT does not guarantee that a patient will get a confirmed appointment. Further, VISIT and the sponsoring/promoting organisation/body, has no liability if such appointment is confirmed but later cancelled by Practices or Practitioners, or the Practitioners are not available as per the given appointment time over text, video, audio or in-person.
3.3.2. You understand and agree that any interactions and associated issues with other Users including but not limited to your health issues and your experiences is strictly between you and the other Users. You shall not hold VISIT or or your sponsoring/promoting organisation/body, responsible for any such interactions and associated issues. For avoidance of doubt, VISIT is not involved in providing any healthcare or medical advice or diagnosis and hence is not responsible for any outcome between you and the Practitioner you interact with, pursuant to any interactions on the Website. Your decision to engage with a Practitioner or chatbot for receiving medical services from him/her is at your own risk. The results of any search you perform on the Website for Practitioners should not be construed as an endorsement by VISIT of any such particular Practitioner. VISIT and your sponsoring/promoting organisation/body, shall not be responsible for any breach of service or service deficiency by any Practitioner/chatbot. We cannot assure nor guarantee the ability or intent of the Practitioner(s) and chatbot (in any manner possible) to fulfill their obligations towards you, although we will take complete measures to ensure your satisfaction with the Practitioner/chatbot. Visit also advises you to perform your own investigation prior to selecting a Practitioner or start the use of chatbot.
3.3.4 Without prejudice to the generality of the above, VISIT and your sponsoring/promoting organisation/body, will not be liable for:
i) Any wrong medication or treatment quality being given by the Practitioner(s), or any medical negligence on part of the Practitioner(s);
ii) Any type of inconvenience suffered by the User due to a failure on the part of the Practitioner to provide agreed services or to make himself/herself available at the appointed time, inappropriate treatment, or similar difficulties;
iii) Cancellation or rescheduling of booked appointment;
iv) Any medical eventualities that might occur subsequent to using the services of a Practitioner, whom the User has selected on the basis of the information available on the Website or with whom the User has booked an appointment through the Website.
3.3.5 Further, VISIT and your sponsoring/promoting organisation/body, shall not be liable, under any event, for any comments or feedback given by any of the Users in relation to the services provided by another User. The option of Users to give feedback remains at VISIT’s sole discretion and may be modified or withdrawn at its sole discretion. VISIT may moderate such feedback at any time. VISIT shall not be obliged to act in any manner to give effect to the content of Users’ feedback, such as suggestions for delisting of a particular Practitioner from the Website.
3.4 NO DOCTOR PATIENT RELATIONSHIP FOR EMERGENCY USE.
3.4.1 Please note that some of the content, text, data, graphics, images, information, suggestions, guidance, and other material (collectively, “Information”) that may be available on the Website (including information provided in direct response to your questions or postings) may be provided by individuals in the medical profession. The provision of such Information does not create a licensed medical professional/patient relationship, between VISIT and you and does not constitute an opinion, medical advice, or diagnosis or treatment of any particular condition, but is only provided to assist you with locating appropriate medical care from a qualified practitioner.
3.4.2 It is hereby expressly clarified that, the Information that you obtain or receive from VISIT, and its employees, contractors, partners, sponsors, advertisers, licensors or otherwise on the Website, including chatbot, is for informational purposes only. We make no guarantees, representations or warranties, whether expressed or implied, with respect to professional qualifications, quality of work, expertise or other information provided on the Website. In no event shall VISIT and your sponsoring/promoting organisation/body, be liable to you or anyone else for any decision made or action taken by you in reliance on such information.
3.4.3 The Services are not intended to be a substitute for getting in touch with emergency healthcare, like suicidal tendencies and severe mental ailments. If you are an End-user facing a medical emergency (either on your or another person’s behalf), please contact an ambulance service or hospital directly.
3.5 CONTENT OWNERSHIP AND COPYRIGHT CONDITIONS OF ACCESS.
3.5.1 The contents listed on the Website are (i) User generated content, or (ii) belong to VISIT. The information that is collected by VISIT directly or indirectly from the End-users and the Practitioners shall belong to VISIT. Copying of the copyrighted content published by VISIT on the Website for any commercial purpose or for the purpose of earning profit will be a violation of copyright and VISIT reserves its rights under applicable law accordingly.
3.5.2 VISIT authorizes the User to view and access the content available on or from the Website solely for ordering, receiving, delivering and communicating only as per this Agreement. The contents of the Website, information, text, graphics, images, logos, button icons, software code, design, and the collection, arrangement and assembly of content on the Website (collectively, “VISIT Content”), are the property of VISIT and are protected under copyright, trademark and other laws. Users shall not modify the VISIT Content or reproduce, display, publicly perform, distribute, or otherwise use the VISIT Content in any way for any public or commercial purpose or for personal gain.
3.5.3 Users shall not access the Services for purposes of monitoring their availability, performance or functionality, or for any other benchmarking or competitive purposes.
3.6 REVIEWS, FEEDBACK & SERVICES.
By using this Website, you agree that any relevant information shared by you with VISIT, your sponsoring/promoting organisation/body, or with any Practitioner will be subject to our Privacy Policy.
You are solely responsible for the content that you choose to submit for publication on the Website, including any feedback, ratings, or reviews (“Critical Content”) relating to Practitioners or other healthcare professionals. The role of VISIT in publishing Critical Content is restricted to that of an ‘intermediary’ under the Information Technology Act, 2000. VISIT and your sponsoring/promoting organisation/body, disclaims all responsibility with respect to the content of Critical Content, and its role with respect to such content is restricted to its obligations as an ‘intermediary’ under the said Act. VISIT shall not be liable to pay any consideration to any User for re-publishing any content across any of its platforms.
Your publication of reviews and feedback on the Website is governed by Paragraph 6 of these Terms. Without prejudice to the detailed terms stated in Paragraph 6, you hereby agree not to post or publish any content on the Website that (a) infringes any third-party intellectual property or publicity or privacy rights, or (b) violates any applicable law or regulation, including but not limited to the IG Rules and SPI Rules. VISIT, at its sole discretion, may choose not to publish your reviews and feedback, if so required by applicable law, and in accordance with Paragraph 6 of these Terms.
You agree that VISIT may contact you through telephone, email, SMS, or any other electronic means of communication for the purpose of:
i.Obtaining feedback in relation to Website or VISIT’s services, including chatbot; and/or.
ii.Obtaining feedback in relation to any Practitioners listed on the Website; and/or.
iii.Connecting for any further details like diagnostics, medicine delivery requests, product redemptions, consultation management, etc.
iv.Resolving any complaints, information, or queries by Practitioners regarding your Critical Content;
and you agree to provide your fullest cooperation further to such communication by VISIT. .
VISIT’s Feedback Collection and Fraud Detection Policy, is annexed as the Schedule hereto, and remains subject always to these Terms.
4.TERMS OF USE PRACTITIONERS
The terms of use for Practitioners are defined under the Practitioners’ terms of use (https://getvisitapp.com/practitioner_terms.html). Practitioners are bound by the terms defined here and in the Practitioners’ terms of use. In case of any clash/discrepancy/conflict, the Practitioner is bound to the terms defined under the Practitioner’s terms of use.
5.VISIT REACH RIGHTS
VISIT reserves the rights to display sponsored ads on the Website. Without prejudice to the status of other content, VISIT will not be liable for the accuracy of information or the claims made in the Sponsored Listings. VISIT does not encourage the Users to visit the Sponsored Listings page or to avail any services from them. VISIT and your sponsoring/promoting organisation/body, will not be liable for the services of the providers of the Sponsored Listings.
You represent and warrant that you will use these Services in accordance with applicable law. Any contravention of applicable law as a result of your use of these Services is your sole responsibility, and VISIT and your sponsoring/promoting organisation/body accept no liability for the same.
6.RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS RELATING TO CONTENT
6.1 As mandated by Regulation 3(2) of the IG Rules, VISIT hereby informs Users that they are not permitted to host, display, upload, modify, publish, transmit, update or share any information that:
I. Belongs to another person and to which the User does not have any right to;
II. Is grossly harmful, harassing, blasphemous, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, pedophilic, libelous, invasive of another’s privacy, hateful, or racially, ethnically objectionable, disparaging, relating or encouraging money laundering or gambling, or otherwise unlawful in any manner whatever;
III. Harm minors in any way;
IV. Infringes any patent, trademark, copyright or other proprietary rights;
V. Violates any law for the time being in force;
VI. Deceives or misleads the addressee about the origin of such messages or communicates any information which is grossly offensive or menacing in nature;
VII. Impersonate another person;
VIII. Contains software viruses or any other computer code, files or programs designed to interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of any computer resource;
IX. Threatens the unity, integrity, defence, security or sovereignty of India, friendly relations with foreign states, or public order or causes incitement to the commission of any cognisable offence or prevents investigation of any offence or is insulting any other nation.
6.2 Users are also prohibited from:
I. Violating or attempting to violate the integrity or security of the Website or any VISIT Content;
II. Transmitting any information (including job posts, messages and hyperlinks) on or through the Website that is disruptive or competitive to the provision of Services by VISIT;
III. Intentionally submitting on the Website any incomplete, false or inaccurate information;
IV. Making any unsolicited communications to other Users;
V. Using any engine, software, tool, agent or other device or mechanism (such as spiders, robots, avatars or intelligent agents) to navigate or search the Website;
VI. Attempting to decipher, decompile, disassemble or reverse engineer any part of the Website;
VII. Copying or duplicating in any manner any of the VISIT Content or other information available from the Website;
VIII. Framing or hot-linking or deep linking any VISIT Content, unless otherwise expressly granted permission.
6.3 VISIT, upon obtaining knowledge by itself or been brought to actual knowledge by an affected person in writing or through email signed with electronic signature about any such information (as mentioned above) generated by Users, or on being notified by the appropriate Government or its agency that the Website is being used by the User to commit any unlawful act and/or is being used in violation of Paragraphs 6.1 and 6.2 above, shall be entitled to remove or disable access to the material or information that is in contravention of this Paragraph 6. VISIT is entitled to act, as required by the IG Rules, within thirty six hours of obtaining such knowledge and, where applicable, work with Users to disable such information that is in contravention of applicable law.
6.4 In case of non-compliance with any applicable laws, rules or regulations, or the Agreement (including the Privacy Policy) by a User, VISIT has the right to immediately terminate the access or usage rights of the User to the Website and Services and to remove non-compliant information from the Website.
6.5 VISIT may disclose or transfer User-generated information to its affiliates or governmental authorities in such manner as permitted or required by applicable law, and you hereby consent to such transfer. VISIT will comply with any duly-issued government or court directions to disable access to the User-generated information, should it be found to be illegal by a competent governmental authority.
7. TERMINATION
7.1 VISIT reserves the right to suspend or terminate a User’s access to the Website, Mobile Application and the Services with or without notice and to exercise any other remedy available under law, in cases where,
I. Such User breaches any terms and conditions of the Agreement; .
II. A third party reports violation of any of its right as a result of your use of the Services.
III. VISIT is unable to verify or authenticate any information provided to VISIT by a User;
IV. VISIT has reasonable grounds for suspecting any illegal, fraudulent or abusive activity on part of such User; or.
V. VISIT believes in its sole discretion that User’s actions may cause legal liability for such User, other Users or for VISIT or are contrary to the interests of the Website.
7.2 Once temporarily suspended, indefinitely suspended or terminated, the User may not continue to use the Website under the same account, a different account or re-register under a new account. On termination of an account due to the reasons mentioned herein, such User shall no longer have access to data, messages, files and other material kept on the Website by such User. The User shall ensure that he/she/it has continuous backup of any medical services the User has rendered in order to comply with the User’s record keeping process and practices.
8.LIMITATION OF LIABILITY.
In no event, including but not limited to negligence, shall VISIT, or any of its directors, officers, employees, agents or content or service providers or your sponsoring/promoting organisation/body, (collectively, the “Protected Entities”) be liable for any direct, indirect, special, incidental, consequential, exemplary or punitive damages arising from, or directly or indirectly related to, the use of, or the inability to use, the Website or the content, materials and functions related thereto, the Services, User’s provision of information via the Website, lost business or lost End-Users, even if such Protected Entity has been advised of the possibility of such damages. In no event shall the Protected Entities be liable for:
- Provision of or failure to provide all or any service by Practitioners to End-users contacted or managed through the Website;
- Any content posted, transmitted, exchanged or received by or on behalf of any User or other person on or through the Website;
- Any unauthorized access to or alteration of your transmissions or data; or
- Any other matter relating to the Website or the Service.
In no event shall the total aggregate liability of the Protected Entities to a User for all damages, losses, and causes of action (whether in contract or tort, including, but not limited to, negligence or otherwise) arising from this Agreement or a User’s use of the Website or the Services exceed, in the aggregate Rs. 1000/- (Rupees One Thousand Only).
9.INDEMNITY
User agrees to indemnify and hold harmless its sponsoring/promoting organisation/body and VISIT, its affiliates, officers, directors, employees, consultants, licensors, agents, and representatives from any and all third party claims, losses, liability, damages, and/or costs (including reasonable attorney fees and costs) arising from User’s access to or use of Service, violation of this Agreement, or infringement, or infringement by any other User of his/her/its account, of any intellectual property or other right of any person or entity. VISIT will notify you promptly of any such claim, loss, liability, or demand, and in addition to your foregoing obligations, you agree to provide us with reasonable assistance, at your expense, in defending any such claim, loss, liability, damage, or cost.
10.APPLICABLE LAW AND DISPUTE SETTLEMENT.
10.1 You agree that this Agreement and any contractual obligation between VISIT and User will be governed by the laws of India.
10.2 Any dispute, claim or controversy arising out of or relating to this Agreement, including the determination of the scope or applicability of this Agreement to arbitrate, or your use of the Website or the Services or information to which it gives access, shall be determined by arbitration in India, before a sole arbitrator appointed by VISIT. Arbitration shall be conducted in accordance with the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. The seat of such arbitration shall be New Delhi. All proceedings of such arbitration, including, without limitation, any awards, shall be in the English language. The award shall be final and binding on the parties to the dispute.
10.3 Subject to the above Paragraph 10.2, the courts at New Delhi, India shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any disputes arising out of or in relation to this Agreement, your use of the Website or the Services or the information to which it gives access.
11. CONTACT INFORMATION .
11.1 If a User has any questions concerning VISIT, the Website, this Agreement, the Services, or anything related to any of the foregoing, VISIT customer support can be reached at the following email address hello@getvisitapp.com .
11.2 In accordance with the Information Technology Act, 2000, and the rules made there under, if you have any grievance with respect to the Website or the service, including any discrepancies and grievances with respect to processing of information, you can contact:
Name: Anurag Prasad.
Designation: Head – Customer Experience.
Address: 237, Okhla Industrial Area Phase 3, Okhla Industrial Estate, New Delhi – 110020.
Email: hello@getvisitapp.com
Telephone: +91-7737485320 (Ask to be connected to the Grievance Officer) .
In the event you suffer as a result of access or usage of our Website by any person in violation of Rule 3 of the IG Rules, please address your grievance to the above person.
12.SEVERABILITY
If any provision of the Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction or arbitral tribunal to be unenforceable under applicable law, then such provision shall be excluded from this Agreement and the remainder of the Agreement shall be interpreted as if such provision were so excluded and shall be enforceable in accordance with its terms; provided however that, in such event, the Agreement shall be interpreted so as to give effect, to the greatest extent consistent with and permitted by applicable law, to the meaning and intention of the excluded provision as determined by such court of competent jurisdiction or arbitral tribunal.
Schedule.
YOU HAVE READ THESE TERMS OF USE AND AGREE TO ALL OF THE PROVISIONS CONTAINED ABOVE
Grievance Officer
In case you are dissatisfied with the resolution from our customer service team or you have not received a response, you can lodge a complaint with our grievance officer-
Name: Aditya Raisinghani
Email: grievance@getvisitapp.com
Privacy Policy (Olacabs India)
Your privacy matters to ANI Technologies Private Limited (the “Company”, “we”, “Ola”, or “us”).
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, process, use, share and protect information about you. It also tells you how you can access and update your information and make certain choices about how your information is used.
The Privacy Policy covers both “online” (e.g., web and mobile services, including any websites operated by us such as https://www.olacabs.com/or Mobile Application, however accessed and/or used, whether via personal computers, mobile devices or otherwise) and “offline” (e.g., collection of data through mailings, telephone, or in person) activities owned, operated, provided, or made available by the Company. Our “online” and “offline” activities, in relation to facilitation of taxi hire services through a network of third party drivers and taxi operators, are collectively referenced as the “Services”.
This Privacy Policy also applies to your use of interactive features or downloads that: (i) we own or control; (ii) are available through Ola’s Services; or (iii) interact with the Services and post or incorporate this Privacy Policy.
BY ACCEPTING THE CUSTOMER TERMS AND CONDITIONS, YOU AGREE TO THE TERMS OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY. Please review the following carefully so that you understand our privacy practices. If you do not agree to this Privacy Policy, do not accept the Customer Terms and Conditions or use our Services. This Privacy Policy is incorporated by reference into the Customer Terms and Conditions.
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us through the email address provided on our website and/or Mobile Application.
1. DEFINITIONS
Unless otherwise provided in this Privacy Policy, the terms capitalized in the Privacy Policy shall have the meaning as provided hereunder:
- “Co-branded Services” shall have the meaning assigned to the term in paragraph 4(c) hereto.
- “Device” shall mean computer, mobile or other device used to access the Services.
- “Device Identifier” shall mean IP address or other unique identifier for the Device.
- “Mobile Application” shall mean application provided by us on the Device to access the Services.
- “Mobile Device Information” shall have the meaning assigned to the term in paragraph 2(d)(ii) hereto.
- “OEM” shall mean Ola Electric Mobility Private Limited, a company incorporated under the Companies Act, 2013 and having its corporate office at Regent Insignia, #414, 3rd Floor, 4th Block, 17th Main, 100 Feet Road, Koramangala, Bangalore – 560 034, which expression shall, unless it be repugnant to the context or meaning thereof, be deemed to mean and include all our successors, affiliates and permitted assigns.
- “Promotion” shall mean any contest and other promotions offered by us.
- “Protected Information” shall mean such categories of information that could reasonably be used to identify you personally, including your name, e-mail address, and mobile number.
- “TPSP” shall mean a third party service provider.
- “Usage Information” shall have the meaning assigned to the term in paragraph 2(b)(i) hereto.
2. WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT?
- INFORMATION YOU PROVIDE TO US
We may ask you to provide us with certain Protected Information. We may collect this information through various means and in various places through the Services, including account registration forms, contact us forms, or when you otherwise interact with us. When you sign up to use the Services, you create a user profile. We shall ask you to provide only such Protected Information which is for lawful purpose connected with our Services and necessary to be collected by us for such purpose. The current data fields that might be requested for are:
- Full name
- Password
- Address
- Mobile Phone Number
- Zip Code
- INFORMATION WE COLLECT AS YOU ACCESS AND USE OUR SERVICES
– In addition to any Protected Information or other information that you choose to submit to us, we and our TPSP may use a variety of technologies that automatically (or passively) collect certain information whenever you visit or interact with the Services (“Usage Information”). This Usage Information may include the browser that you are using, the URL that referred you to our Services, all of the areas within our Services that you visit, and the time of day, among other information. In addition, we collect your Device Identifier for your Device. A Device Identifier is a number that is automatically assigned to your Device used to access the Services, and our computers identify your Device by its Device Identifier.
– In case of booking via call center, Ola may record calls and chat histories for quality and training purposes.
– In case you book/purchase a vehicle through ‘Ola Cars’, we may collect your vehicle preferences, your preferred address for test drives, car insurance details, purchase history and information pertaining to the service package purchased, and any additional documents that you may have shared with us, to facilitate such sale/purchase of vehicle(s).
– Tracking information is collected as you navigate through our Services, including, but not limited to geographic areas. The driver’s mobile phone will send your GPS coordinates, during the ride, to our servers. Most GPS enabled mobile devices can define one’s location to within 50 feet.
– In case you place requests for services organized/sponsored/initiated through the ‘Ola Foundation’ or other CSR activities from Ola, we may collect some additional information, which may include sensitive personal information, like medical reports and such other documentary evidence to validate the authenticity of your request for such services.
– In case you upload an emergency contact (name and phone number) on your account/on the Mobile Application, we will be collecting and storing such contact information to share your ride details with that contact and for use in an emergency situation.
– In case you refer a friend to our services, we will be collecting and storing such contact information (name and phone number) to get in touch with your friend, to promote our services.
– In case you use your account to book a cab ride for someone else from your contact list using the Services, we will be collecting and storing such contact information and sharing the ride details with that selected contact.
– Usage Information may be collected using a cookie. If you do not want information to be collected through the use of cookies, your browser allows you to deny or accept the use of cookies. Cookies can be disabled or controlled by setting a preference within your web browser or on your Device. If you choose to disable cookies or flash cookies on your Device, some features of the Services may not function properly or may not be able to customize the delivery of information to you. The Company cannot control the use of cookies (or the resulting information) by third parties, and use of third party cookies is not covered by our Privacy Policy.
- INFORMATION THIRD PARTIES PROVIDE ABOUT YOU
We may, from time to time, supplement the information we collect about you through our website or Mobile Application or Services with outside records from third parties.
- INFORMATION COLLECTED BY MOBILE APPLICATIONS
- Our Services are primarily provided through the Mobile Application. We may collect and use technical data and related information, including but not limited to, technical information about your device, system and application software, and peripherals, that is gathered periodically to facilitate the provision of software updates, product support and other services to you (if any) related to such Mobile Applications.
- When you use any of our Mobile Applications, the Mobile Application may automatically collect and store some or all of the following information from your mobile device (“Mobile Device Information”), in addition to the Device Information, including without limitation:
- Your preferred language and country site (if applicable)
- The manufacturer and model of your mobile device
- Your mobile operating system
- The type of mobile internet browsers you are using
- Your geolocation
- Information about how you interact with the Mobile Application and any of our web sites to which the Mobile Application links, such as how many times you use a specific part of the Mobile Application over a given time period, the amount of time you spend using the Mobile Application, how often you use the Mobile Application, actions you take in the Mobile Application and how you engage with the Mobile Application Information to allow us to personalize the services and content available through the Mobile Application
- Data from SMS/text messages upon receiving Device permissions for the purposes of (i) issuing and receiving one time passwords and other device verification, and (ii) automatically filling verification details during financial transactions, either through us or a third-party service provider, in accordance with applicable law. We do not share or transfer SMS/text message data to any third party other than as provided under this Privacy Policy.
- INFORMATION COLLECTED BY TPSP ADVERTISING ON OLA WEBSITE OR MOBILE APPLICATIONS
Ola may have advertised TPSP services/products on its website or mobile application.
3. USE OF INFORMATION COLLECTED
- Our primary goal in collecting your information is to provide you with an enhanced experience when using the Services. We use your information to closely monitor which features of the Services are used most, to allow you to view your trip history, rate trips, and to determine which features we need to focus on improving, including usage patterns and geographic locations to determine where we should offer or focus services, features and/or resources.
- Based upon the Protected Information you provide us when registering for an account, we will send you a welcoming email to verify your username and password.
- We use the information collected from our Mobile Application so that we are able to serve you the correct app version depending on your device type, for troubleshooting and in some cases, marketing purposes.
- We use your Internet Protocol (IP) address to help diagnose problems with our computer server, and to administer our web site(s). Your IP address is used to help identify you, but contains no personal information about you.
- We will send you strictly service-related announcements on rare occasions when it is necessary to do so. For instance, if our Services are temporarily suspended for maintenance, we might send you an email. If you do not wish to receive them, you have the option to deactivate your account.
- We may use the information obtained from you to prevent, discover and investigate violations of this Privacy Policy or any applicable terms of service or terms of use for the Mobile Application, and to investigate fraud, chargeback or other matters.
- We provide some of your Protected Information (such as your name, pick up address, contact number) to the driver who accepts your request for transportation/the associate who brings your preferred vehicle for a test drive, so that the driver may contact and find you. The companies for which drivers work (that are providing the transportation service) are also able to access your Protected Information, including your geo-location data.
- We also provide your information to the other users who shall be travelling with you in the vehicle assigned to you, should you choose any pooled vehicle feature of our Services.
- We use that geo-location information for various purposes, including for you to be able to view the drivers in your area that are close to your location, for you to set your pickup location, for the drivers to identify the pick-up location, to send you promotions and offers, and to allow you (if you choose through any features we may provide) to share this information with other people.
- In addition, we may use your Protected Information or Usage Information that we collect about you: (1) to provide you with information or services or process transactions that you have requested or agreed to receive including to send you electronic newsletters, or to provide you with special offers or promotional materials on behalf of us or third parties; (2) to enable you to participate in a variety of the Services’ features such as online or mobile entry sweepstakes, contests or other promotions; (3) to contact you with regard to your use of the Services and, in our discretion, changes to the Services and/or the Services’ policies; (4) for internal business purposes; (5) for inclusion in our data analytics; and (6) for purposes disclosed at the time you provide your information or as otherwise set forth in this Privacy Policy.
- We may share the information collected from you with OEM/ any such third parties, if you choose to avail of any services offered by OEM/ third party on the Mobile Application.
- We may use the information collected from you for targeted advertising. This involves using information collected on an individual’s web or mobile browsing behavior such as the pages they have visited or the searches they have made. This information is then used to select which advertisements should be displayed to a particular individual on websites other than our web site(s). The information collected is only linked to an anonymous cookie ID (alphanumeric number); it does not include any information that could be linked back to a particular person, such as their name, address or credit card number.
4. HOW AND WHEN DO WE DISCLOSE INFORMATION TO THIRD PARTIES
We do not sell, share, rent or trade the information we have collected about you, other than as disclosed within this Privacy Policy or at the time you provide your information. Following are the situations when information may be shared:
- WHEN YOU AGREE TO RECEIVE INFORMATION FROM THIRD PARTIES.
- You may be presented with an opportunity to receive information and/or marketing offers directly from third parties. If you do agree to have your Protected Information shared, your Protected Information will be disclosed to such third parties and all information you disclose will be subject to the privacy policy and practices of such third parties. We are not responsible for the privacy policies and practices of such third parties and, therefore, you should review the privacy policies and practices of such third parties prior to agreeing to receive such information from them. If you later decide that you no longer want to receive communication from a third party, you will need to contact that third party directly.
- THIRD PARTIES PROVIDING SERVICES ON OUR BEHALF
– We use third party companies and individuals to facilitate our Services, provide or perform certain aspects of the Services on our behalf – such as drivers and companies they work for to provide the Services, other third parties including OEM to host the Services, design and/or operate the Services’ features, track the Services’ analytics, process payments, engage in anti-fraud and security measures, provide customer support, provide geo-location information to our drivers, enable us to send you special offers, host our job application form, perform technical services (e.g., without limitation, maintenance services, database management, web analytics and improvement of the Services‘ features), or perform other administrative services. These third parties will have access to user information, including Protected Information to only carry out the services they are performing for you or for us. Each of these third parties including OEM are required to ensure the same level of data protection as us and are obligated not to disclose or use Protected Information for any other purpose.
- TPSPs may set and access their own cookies, web beacons and embedded scripts on your Device and they may otherwise collect or have access to information about you, including non-personally identifiable information. We use a third party hosting provider who hosts our support section of our website. Information collected within this section of our website by such a third party is governed by our Privacy Policy.
(c) CO-BRANDED SERVICES.
- Certain aspects of the Services may be provided to you in association with third parties (“Co-Branded Services”) such as sponsors and charities, and may require you to disclose Protected Information to them. Such Co-Branded Services will identify the third party. If you elect to register for products and/or services through the Co-Branded Services, you shall have deemed to consent to providing your information to both us and the third party. Further, if you sign-in to a Co-Branded Service with a username and password obtained through our Services, your Protected Information may be disclosed to the identified third parties for that Co-Branded Service and will be subject to their posted privacy policies.
(d) CONTESTS AND PROMOTIONS
- We may offer Promotions through the Services that may require registration. By participating in a Promotion, you are agreeing to official rules that govern that Promotion, which may contain specific requirements of you, including, allowing the sponsor of the Promotion to use your name, voice and/or likeness in advertising or marketing associated with the Promotion. If you choose to enter a Promotion, you agree that your Protected Information may be disclosed to third parties or the public in connection with the administration of such Promotion, including, in connection with winner selection, prize fulfillment, and as required by law or permitted by the Promotion’s official rules, such as on a winners list.
(e) ADMINISTRATIVE AND LEGAL REASONS
- We cooperate with Government and law enforcement officials and private parties to enforce and comply with the law. Thus, we may access, use, preserve, transfer and disclose your information (including Protected Information, IP address, Device Information or geo-location data), to Government or law enforcement officials or private parties as we reasonably determine is necessary and appropriate: (i) to satisfy any applicable law, regulation, subpoenas, Governmental requests or legal process; (ii) to protect and/or defend the Terms and Conditions for online and mobile Services or other policies applicable to any online and mobile Services, including investigation of potential violations thereof; (iii) to protect the safety, rights, property or security of the Company, our Services or any third party; (iv) to protect the safety of the public for any reason; (v) to detect, prevent or otherwise address fraud, security or technical issues; and/or (vi) to prevent or stop activity we may consider to be, or to pose a risk of being, an illegal, unethical, or legally actionable activity.
(f) WHEN YOU SHARE INFORMATION
- Protected Information may be collected and shared with third-parties if there is content from the Mobile Application that you specifically and knowingly upload to, share with or transmit to an email recipient, online community, website, or to the public, e.g. uploaded photos, posted reviews or comments, or information about you or your ride that you choose to share with others through features which may be provided on our Services. This uploaded, shared or transmitted content will also be subject to the privacy policy of the email, online community website, social media or other platform to which you upload, share or transmit the content.
(g) BUSINESS TRANSFER
- We may share your information, including your Protected Information and Usage Information with our parent, subsidiaries and affiliates for internal reasons, including business and operational purposes. We also reserve the right to disclose and transfer all such information: (i) to a subsequent owner, co-owner or operator of the Services or applicable database; or (ii) in connection with a corporate merger, consolidation, restructuring, the sale of substantially all of our membership interests and/or assets or other corporate change, including, during the course of any due diligence process.
(h) MARKET STUDY AND OTHER BENEFITS
- We may share your information, including your Protected Information and Usage Information with third parties for any purpose, including but not limited to undertaking market research/study, conduct data analysis, determine and customize product or service offerings, to improve the products or Services or to make any other benefits/products/ services available to you.
(i) WITH THE OWNER OF OLA ACCOUNTS THAT YOU MAY USE
- If you use an account or profile associated with another party, we may share the details of the trip with the owner of the profile.
- This may occur:
- If you use your employer’s profile under a corporate arrangement;
- If you take a trip arranged by a friend.
5. THIRD PARTY CONTENT AND LINKS TO THIRD PARTY SERVICES
– The Services may contain content that is supplied by a third party, and those third parties may collect website usage information and your Device Identifier when web pages from any online or mobile Services are served to your browser. In addition, when you are using the Services, you may be directed to other sites or applications that are operated and controlled by third parties that we do not control.
– We are not responsible for the privacy practices employed by any of these third parties. For example, if you click on a banner advertisement, the click may take you away from one of our websites onto a different web site. These other web sites may send their own cookies to you, independently collect data or solicit Protected Information and may or may not have their own published privacy policies. We encourage you to note when you leave our Services and to read the privacy statements of all third party web sites or applications before submitting any Protected Information to third parties.
6. SOCIAL MEDIA FEATURES AND WIDGETS
- Our online and mobile Services may include social media features, such as the Facebook “Like” button, and widgets such as a “Share This” button, or interactive mini-programs that run on our online and mobile Services. These features may collect your IP address, photograph, which page you are visiting on our online or mobile Services, and may set a cookie to enable the feature to function properly. Social media features and widgets are either hosted by a third party or hosted directly on our online Services. Your interactions with these features and widgets are governed by the privacy policy of the company providing them.
7. INFORMATION COLLECTED BY DRIVERS
- This Privacy Policy shall not cover the usage of any information about you which is obtained by the driver or the company to which the driver belongs, while providing you a ride on a cab booked using the Services, or otherwise, which is not provided by us.
8. CHANGE OF INFORMATION AND CANCELLATION OF ACCOUNT
- You are responsible for maintaining the accuracy of the information you submit to us, such as your contact information provided as part of account registration. If your Protected Information changes, or if you no longer desire our Services, you may correct, delete inaccuracies, or amend information by making the change on our member information page or by contacting us through the email address mentioned on our website or Mobile Application. We will make good faith efforts to make requested changes in our then active databases as soon as reasonably practicable.
- You may also cancel or modify your communications that you have elected to receive from the Services by following the instructions contained within an e-mail or by logging into your user account and changing your communication preferences.
- If upon modifying or changing the information earlier provided to Us, we find it difficult to permit access to our Services to you due to insufficiency/inaccuracy of the information, we may, in our sole discretion terminate your access to the Services by providing you a written notice to this effect on your registered email id.
- If you wish to cancel your account or request that we no longer use your information to provide you services, contact us through the email address mentioned on the trip bill received. We will retain your Protected Information and Usage Information (including geo-location) for as long as your account with the Services is active and as needed to provide you services. Even after your account is terminated, we will retain your Protected Information and Usage Information (including geo-location, trip history, and transaction history) as needed to comply with our legal and regulatory obligations, resolve disputes, conclude any activities related to cancellation of an account, investigate or prevent fraud and other inappropriate activity, to enforce our agreements, and for other business reason. After a period of time, your data may be anonymized and aggregated, and then may be held by us as long as necessary for us to provide our Services effectively, but our use of the anonymized data will be solely for analytic purposes.
9. SECURITY
- The Protected Information and Usage Information we collect is securely stored within our databases, and we use standard, industry-wide, commercially reasonable security practices such as encryption, firewalls and SSL (Secure Socket Layers) for protecting your information. However, as effective as encryption technology is, no security system is impenetrable. We cannot guarantee the security of our databases, nor can we guarantee that information you supply won’t be intercepted while being transmitted to us over the Internet or wireless communication, and any information you transmit to the Company you do at your own risk. We recommend that you not disclose your password to anyone.
10. GRIEVANCE OFFICER
- Ola hereby appoints Ola Support Manager as the grievance officer for the purposes of the rules drafted under the Information Technology Act, 2000, who may be contacted at support@olacabs.com. You may address any grievances you may have in respect of this privacy policy or usage of your Protected Information or other data to him.
11. CHANGES TO THE PRIVACY POLICY
- From time to time, we may update this Privacy Policy to reflect changes to our information practices. Any changes will be effective immediately upon the posting of the revised Privacy Policy. If we make any material changes, we will notify you by email (sent to the e-mail address specified in your account) or by means of a notice on the Services prior to the change becoming effective. We encourage you to periodically review this page for the latest information on our privacy practices.