Zamasama Privacy Policy
The website www.zamasama.com (“Website”) is owned and operated by Zamasama pvt ltd.
We are aware that users/visitors/customers who access our Website are concerned about how their personal information is used or shared. This Privacy Policy conveys the manner in which such information is used by us while providing the services of the Website.
By using or accessing any part of this Website, you are deemed to have accepted the terms of this Policy.
Zamasama reserves the right to revise the Policy at any time without notice to anyone.
Sign-up
To visit the Website, you can sign in as a Guest user, or, you can create an account by completing the registration process. To do so, you will need to provide your contact information and verify a valid email address.
If you have signed up as a member and agreed to receive certain emails, you may get emails containing information regarding community activity, and directives from Zamasama Pvt Ltd from time to time.
You can unsubscribe from receiving our e-newsletters at any time by following the instructions contained at the end of every newsletter.
Information collected
The Website collects personally identifiable information about you only during the Sign-up process: your name, email address, birth date, gender, occupation, industry, personal interests, credit card details, and so on.
It can also include any information you provide regarding a child you are enrolling in the Zamasama book engagement program.
The Website uses information to contact users about special events, offers and promotions. This policy may however be amended from time to time.
Your personal information will not be shared with third parties.
Protection of Information
We use a secure server that encrypts all information you put in when sending it to us.
While we use both passwords and user names to protect information online, we also take steps to protect your information offline.
Hyperlinks
The Website provides links to other websites (“Sites”), which are not in our control. Users acknowledge that Zamasama does not endorse these Sites (even if they pop up in a frame) or any links contained in them. In addition, we are not responsible for any content or the privacy policies of these Sites, or for any data collected on you by them.
Governing Law
This Agreement has been executed and delivered in India, and its interpretations, validity and performance shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of India, and shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the High Court in Chennai.?
Zamasama
Last Revised: April 20, 2020
The Harold Grinspoon Foundation (“HGF” “We” or “Us” or “Our”) operates the Zamasama website (“Zamasama Website”) currently located at www.zamasama.com. This Privacy Policy relates to information collected online by HGF in connection with your use of the services available on the Zamasama Website, including without limitation the Zamasama book engagement program (the Zamasama Website, together with any associated and successor websites, applications, programs, and services, are sometimes referred to herein collectively as the “Service”). As used herein, “you” means a user of the Service. This Privacy Policy is incorporated into, a part of, and governed by the Zamasama Terms of Use.
You should carefully read this Privacy Policy. By using the Service, you are signifying your acceptance of this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to this Privacy Policy, you may not use the Service.
As used in this Privacy Policy, the terms “using” and “processing” information include using cookies on a computer, subjecting the information to statistical or other analysis and using or handling information in any way, including, but not limited to collecting, storing, evaluating, modifying, deleting, using, combining, disclosing and transferring information within our organization or among our affiliates within the United States or internationally.
WHAT INFORMATION ABOUT ME IS COLLECTED?
Depending on your use of the Service, we collect certain types of information, which may be considered personally identifiable information.
Personally Identifiable Information
Personally identifiable information is information that identifies you or can be used to identify or contact you. Such information may include your name, address, e-mail address, telephone number, and billing and credit card information. Such information also includes any information you provide regarding a child you are enrolling in the PJ Library book engagement program.
Additional Collected Information
Additional collected information is information that any single of item of which, by itself, cannot be used to identify or contact you, such as demographic information (like age, profession, gender, current location, zip code, birth date, or year of birth), IP addresses, browser types, domain names, and other anonymous statistical data involving the use of the Service. Certain additional collected information may be considered a part of your personally identifiable information if it were combined with other identifiers (for example, combining your zip code with your street address) in a way that enables you to be identified. But the same pieces of information are considered additional collected information when they are taken alone or combined only with other additional collected information (for example, your viewing preferences).
WHERE AND WHEN IS INFORMATION COLLECTED (INCLUDING THROUGH THE USE OF COOKIES AND ACTION TAGS)?
We will collect personally identifiable information that you submit to us. We may also receive personally identifiable information about you from third parties providing fraud screening services as part of your use of the Service.
Registering and Using the Service. You may be required to establish an account in order to take advantage of certain features of the Service. If so, if you wish to establish an account you will be required to provide us with information (including personally identifiable information and additional collected information), such as name, postal address, email address, gender, and birth date. We may also receive personally identifiable information about you from third parties providing fraud screening services as part of the registration process. In addition, we may obtain your personally identifiable information from you if you identify yourself to us by sending us an e-mail with questions or comments, or when you fill out a form, or when you subscribe to our newsletter. Also, we will have access to any personally identifiable information that you choose to share through the Service or when you make a donation through the PJ Library Website.
Cookies and Action Tags. We may collect additional collected information passively using cookies and action tags. “Cookies” are small text files that are placed on your computer or mobile device in order to identify your Web browser and the activities of your computer on the Service and other websites. Cookies are used to personalize your experience on the Service (such as dynamically generating content on webpages specifically designed for you), to assist you in using the Service (such as saving time by not having to reenter your name each time you use the Service), and to allow us to statistically monitor how you are using the Service to help us improve our offerings. We may also use Cookies from and for third-party partners for marketing purposes. These Cookies allow us to display promotional material to you on other sites you visit across the Internet.
“Action tags,” also known as web beacons or gif tags, are a web technology used to help track website usage information, such as how many times a specific page has been viewed. Action tags are invisible to you, and any portion of the Service, including e-mail sent on our behalf, may contain action tags. By using cookies and action tags together, we are able to gain valuable information to improve the Service and measure the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns. Finally, you should be aware that other third parties may also use their own cookies or action tags when you click on their links to their websites or services on or from the Service. This Privacy Policy does not govern the use by such third party websites.
We also collect additional collected information through our Internet log files, which record data such as user IP addresses, browser types, domain names, and other anonymous statistical data involving the use of the Service. This information may be used to analyze trends, to administer the Service, to monitor the use of the Service, and to gather general demographic information. We may link this information to personally identifiable information for these and other purposes such as personalizing your experience on the Service and evaluating the Service in general.
Your browser may give you the ability to control cookies. How you do so depends on the type of cookie. You can do this through your browser (like Mozilla Firefox or Internet Explorer) settings. Each browser is a little different, so look at your browser Help menu to learn the correct way to modify your cookies. If you block cookies on your browser, certain features on the PJ Library Website may not work.
IS INFORMATION SUBMITTED TO THE PUBLIC AREAS OF THE SERVICE PRIVATE?
No. Any information shared in the Public Areas (as defined below) of the Service is available to the public, including to all users. Such information is not protected or treated as confidential, can be used in any manner, and is not subject to this Privacy Policy. If you wish to keep any information private or proprietary, do not submit it to the Public Areas of the Service. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, WE HAVE NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY IF A USER’S INFORMATION OR IDENTIFY IS MISUSED OR STOLEN, OR IF A USER SUFFERS HARM AS A RESULT OF VOLUNTARY DISCLOSURES.
DOES HGF COLLECT INFORMATION FROM CHILDREN UNDER 13 YEARS OF AGE THROUGH THE PJ LIBRARY WEBSITE?
No. We are committed to protecting the privacy of children. The PJ Library Website is directed to, and intended for, individuals who are at least 18 years of age or older. Further, we do not knowingly collect any information from anyone under 18 years of age. If you are a parent or guardian of a child under 18 years of age who you believe has provided personally-identifiable information to us, you may contact us at: info@pjlibrary.org. The foregoing does not include information that you, as parent or guardian, provide regarding the child you are signing up for the PJ Library book engagement program.
WHAT DOES HGF DO WITH THE INFORMATION IT COLLECTS?
In general, we use the information collected to provide the Service to you and process your transactions, to help us understand who uses the Service, for internal operations such as operating and improving the Service, to contact you for customer service purposes, and so that we and third parties can contact you about products and services that may be of interest to you. We may use your information to send you a welcoming e-mail to the Service and to confirm information you have provided. If you “opt in”, we and third parties may send you electronic newsletters, contact you about the Service, products, services, information and news that may be of interest to you, and provide you with targeted feedback. If you no longer desire to receive these communications, you have the option to unsubscribe or change your preferences. In addition, if you identify yourself to us by sending us an e-mail with questions or comments, we may use your information (including personally identifiable information) to respond to your questions or comments, and we may file your questions or comments for future reference. We may also use the information collected to send you important service announcements and updates regarding the Service. You will not be able to unsubscribe from these service announcements and updates as they contain important information relevant to your use of the Service. We may also use the information gathered to perform statistical analysis of user behavior or to evaluate and improve the Service. We may link some of this information to personally identifiable information for internal purposes or to improve your experience with the Service.
WHEN DOES HGF DISCLOSE INFORMATION TO THIRD PARTIES?
Except as set forth in this Privacy Policy, or as specifically authorized by you with respect to disclosures not described herein, we will not disclose any information we gather from you through the Service.
Laws and Legal Rights. We may disclose your information (including personally identifiable information) if we believe in good faith that we are required to do so in order to comply with an applicable statute, regulation, rule or law, a subpoena, a search warrant, a court or regulatory order, or other valid legal process. We may disclose personally identifiable information in special circumstances when we have reason to believe that disclosing this information is necessary to identify, contact or bring legal action against someone who may be violating the PJ Library Terms of Use, to detect fraud, or to protect the safety and/or security of our users, the Service or the general public.
Third Parties Generally. We may provide to third parties additional collected information, including where such information is combined with similar information of other users of the Service. For example, we might inform third parties regarding the number of unique users who use the Service, or the demographic breakdown of our users of the Service. We may also provide personally identifiable information to trusted third parties who assist us in operating our PJ Library Website, conducting our business, or delivering services to you, or our community partners, so long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential.
Partners. In connection with our operations and in providing the Service, we partner with philanthropists as well as educational, religious, and community programs and organizations. We may provide to these partners personally identifiable and additional collected information of our users so that our partners may contact users about products, services, events, and programming that may be of interest. Our partners only have access to personally identifiable and additional collected information for subscribers within that partner community’s zip code.
Outside Contractors. We may employ independent contractors, vendors and suppliers (collectively, “Outside Contractors”) to provide specific services and products related to the Service, such as hosting and maintaining the Service, providing fraud screening, and developing applications for the Service. In the course of providing products or services to us, these Outside Contractors may have access to information collected on the Service, including your personally identifiable information. We require that these contractors agree to: (1) protect the privacy of your personally identifiable information consistent with this Privacy Policy, and (2) not use or disclose your personally identifiable information for any purpose other than providing us with the products or services for which we contracted. Below is a list of our Outside Contractors.