Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Welcome to APChambers. APChambers ("us", "we", or "our") operates APChambers.in (hereinafter referred to as "Service").

Our Privacy Policy governs your visit to APChambers.in, and explains how we collect, safeguard and disclose information that results from your use of our Service.

We use your data to provide and improve Service. By using Service, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy. Unless otherwise defined in this Privacy Policy, the terms used in this Privacy Policy have the same meanings as in our Terms and Conditions.

Our Terms and Conditions ("Terms") govern all use of our Service and together with the Privacy Policy constitutes your agreement with us ("agreement").

2. Definitions

• Service means the APChambers.in website operated by APChambers.
• Personal Data means data about a living individual who can be identified from those data (or from those and other information either in our possession or likely to come into our possession).
• Usage Data is data collected automatically either generated by the use of Service or from Service infrastructure itself (for example, the duration of a page visit).
• Cookies are small files stored on your device (computer or mobile device).
• Data Controller means a natural or legal person who determines the purposes for which and the manner in which any personal data are, or are to be, processed. For the purpose of this Privacy Policy, we are a Data Controller of your data.
• Data Processors (or Service Providers) means any natural or legal person who processes the data on behalf of the Data Controller.
• Data Subject is any living individual who is the subject of Personal Data.
• User is the individual using our Service. The User corresponds to the Data Subject, who is the subject of Personal Data.

3. Information Collection and Use

We collect several different types of information for various purposes to provide and improve our Service to you.

4. Types of Data Collected

Personal Data

While using our Service, we may ask you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you ("Personal Data"). Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to:

• Email address
• First name and last name
• Phone number
• Address, Country, State, Province, ZIP/Postal code, City
• Cookies and Usage Data
• Age, sex, community and similar demographic information

We may use your Personal Data to contact you with newsletters, marketing or promotional materials and other information that may be of interest to you. You may opt out of receiving any, or all, of these communications from us by following the unsubscribe link.

Usage Data

We may also collect information that your browser sends whenever you visit our Service or when you access Service by or through any device ("Usage Data"). This may include your IP address, browser type, browser version, the pages of our Service that you visit, the time and date of your visit, time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.

Location Data

We may use and store information about your location if you give us permission to do so ("Location Data") to provide features of our Service and improve and customize our Service.

Tracking Cookies Data

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on our Service and hold certain information. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent, but some parts of the Service may not function properly without cookies.

5. Use of Data

APChambers uses the collected data for various purposes:

• To provide and maintain our Service.
• To notify you about changes to our Service.
• To allow you to participate in interactive features of our Service when you choose to do so.
• To provide customer support.
• To gather analysis or valuable information so that we can improve our Service.
• To monitor the usage of our Service.
• To detect, prevent and address technical issues.
• To fulfil any other purpose for which you provide it.
• To carry out our obligations and enforce our rights arising from any contracts entered into between you and us.
• To provide you with news, special offers and general information about goods, services and events which we offer, unless you have opted not to receive such information.
• For any other purpose with your consent.

6. Retention of Data

We will retain your Personal Data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy, and as needed to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements and policies.

7. Transfer of Data

Your information, including Personal Data, may be transferred to and maintained on computers located outside of your jurisdiction where data protection laws may differ. By submitting your information, you consent to this transfer. We will take all reasonably necessary steps to ensure your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

8. Disclosure of Data

We may disclose personal information that we collect or you provide:

• In connection with a business transaction such as a merger.
• To our subsidiaries, affiliates, contractors and service providers.
• To fulfil the purpose for which you provide it.
• For any other purpose disclosed by us when you provide the information, or with your consent.
• If we believe disclosure is necessary to protect the rights, property or safety of APChambers, our customers or others.

9. Security of Data

The security of your data is important to us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

10–12. Your Data Protection Rights

Depending on your jurisdiction (including GDPR in the EU/EEA and CCPA/CalOPPA in California), you may have rights to access, update, delete or restrict the use of your Personal Data, to object to processing, to data portability, and to withdraw consent. You also have the right to complain to a data protection authority about our collection and use of your Personal Data.

To exercise these rights, please contact us at federation@apchamber.in.

13–17. Service Providers, Analytics and Links

We may employ third-party companies and individuals to facilitate our Service (Service Providers), provide Service on our behalf, perform Service-related services or assist us in analysing how our Service is used. These third parties have access to your Personal Data only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.

Our Service may contain links to other sites that are not operated by us. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third party sites or services.

18. Children's Privacy

Our Services are not intended for use by children under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 18. If you become aware that a child has provided us with Personal Data, please contact us so we can remove that information.

19. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "effective date" at the top. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.

20. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us by email at federation@apchamber.in.