We, at Interactive Entertainment and Innovation Council (“We, us”) respect the privacy of our users (Users, you, your) and want to inform you about our practices regarding collection, storage, processing and sharing of your personally identifiable information (collectively “Data Practices”). This Privacy Policy (“Policy”) explains our Data Practices. It does not cover Data Practices of any third party-sites that we may link to or integrate with our website (“Website”). Please refer to the websites of the respective third parties to understand their Data Practices.

By accessing and/or using the Website, you agree to be governed by the terms of this Policy.

We may revise this Policy from time to time. Kindly review this page periodically to note any changes to this Policy. We may also inform you about changes to this Policy as required by and in accordance with applicable law. Please refrain from accessing or using the Website if you do not agree with any part of this Policy.

Personal Information

Personal Information means any information about a natural person who can be identified by such data or through usage of such data in conjunction with other data.  Please see below the list of Personal Information collected by us:-

1. Personal Information supplied by you for contacting us or for applying for membership may include
   • Basic information such as your name
   • Contact details of the User such as email id and phone number
2. Personal Information collected during usage of our Website
   • Cookies: We may collect information through the use of cookies to understand you and your interactions on the Website and improve your experience. You can disable non-necessary cookies by modifying the settings on your browser. We are not responsible for and cannot control third-party cookies which may be deployed on the Website including by third party vendors such as Google.

How do we use your Personal Information 

We process your Personal Information in connection with your activities on the Website and to provide you with relevant services. We do not sell or rent your Personal Information to third parties. The purposes for which we process your personal data include:-

• Providing our services; 
• Processing membership applications for registering you as a member of IEIC;
• Sharing information about IEIC events, programmes or competition including briefings, invitations, participation details, details about the winners and other information for such events, programmes or competition; 
• Compliance with applicable law and contractual obligations; and
• Analysis and development of the Website

Rights of the user regarding personal data

You have the following rights in relation to the Personal Information we collect:- 

• Right to access :- You may request us to provide you a summary of the Personal Information we have collected.
• Right to rectification :- You may request us to correct, update or delete your Personal Information.
• Withdrawal of consent :- You may reach out to us to withdraw your consent to process Personal Information. If you do so, we will be unable to provide you with the relevant services. 

We will take reasonable efforts to respond to your requests in accordance with our obligation under applicable law. Notwithstanding the above, we may store and process your Personal Information for such period as may be required to comply with our contractual or legal obligations.

Security of Personal Information

We maintain appropriate technical and physical safeguards to protect Personal Information against accidental, unauthorized or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, disclosure or access, and against any other unlawful form of processing of the data in our possession. These safeguards ensure a level of protection commensurate to the risk, the nature of our business, and take into account available technologies, implementation costs, the nature, context and purpose of processing, and the degree or likelihood of risk.

However, we do not guarantee that Personal Information will not be accessed, disclosed, altered or destroyed by breach of any of the abovementioned safeguards. We take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that Personal Information is treated securely and in accordance with this Policy.

We will not be liable for any damages of any kind arising from the use of the Website, including, but not limited to any indirect, incidental, special, consequential or punitive damages, or any loss of profits or revenues, whether incurred directly or indirectly or any loss of data, use, good-will, or other intangible losses.

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