Privacy Policy

Last Updated : 23rd July, 2018.

1. Overview

  • 1.1. The following privacy policy (“Policy”) relates to use of the Nhance technology platform, constituting a website located at www.phoenixnhance.com and mobile application and kiosks, (“Platform”) and any and content therein (“Services”) provided by Unifynd Technologies Private Limited, having its registered office is at E- 4, Gul Apartments, St. Andrews Road, Pali Hill, Bandra (W), Mumbai 400050 (“Unifynd”) and this Policy governs the privacy of the Users who choose to use such Platform.
  • 1.2. The Platform is used by both (i) ‘visitors’ (persons who simply browse the Platform website) and (ii) ‘members’ (persons who have registered/signed-in with the Platform). The term “User” refers to both visitors and members who are availing Unifynd’s Services at Phoenix Marketcity, Chennai (“Mall”). It is clarified that reference to the “User” refers to visitors on this Platform regardless of whether they access the Services or consummate any transaction on the Platform. By using the Platform provided by Unifynd, the User is accepting and consenting to the practices described in this Policy.
  • 1.3. Unifynd is committed to protecting and respecting every User’s privacy and aims to keep its Users abreast with its Policy in relation to the same. This Policy (together with the Terms of Use www.phoenixnhance.com sets out the basis on which any personal data that Unifynd collects from the Users, or that Users provide to Unifynd, will be processed, preserved and shared by Unifynd. This Policy must be read carefully to understand Unifynd’s views and practices regarding the User’s personal data and how Unifynd will treat it.
  • 1.4. For the purposes of Information Technology Act, 2000, the body corporate collecting the User’s information is Unifynd. Unifynd will comply with all applicable data protection laws and regulations and will cooperate with data protection authorities.

2. User consent

The User consents to the collection, receiving, possessing, storing, dealing, sharing and/or handling of their personal information by Unifynd in the manner and to the extent provided under this Policy as may be modified by Unifynd from time to time.

3. Scope

  • 3.1. This Policy applies to all non-public, online and offline, collected, stored, processed, transferred and used personal data of the Users who share their personal data with Unifynd.
  • 3.2. Unifynd does not offer Services on its Platform to persons who have not attained the age of 18 (eighteen) years. The information of such persons is not retained by Unifynd and it reserves the right to cancel the accounts of such Users.

4. Compliance with applicable laws

The Users represent and warrant to Unifynd that they will comply with all the laws that are applicable on them. Unifynd shall not, in any case, be responsible for non-compliance by the User with applicable laws. Unifynd shall not be liable to indemnify any third party for non-compliance on the part of the User with applicable laws.

5. Information collected by unifynd

  • 5.1. Information given by Users to Unifynd The Users may give information to Unifynd about themselves by filling in forms on the Platform or by corresponding with Unifynd by phone, e-mail or otherwise. This includes information that the Users provide when they register to use the Platform, download and complete various forms and documents, participate in discussion boards or other social media functions on the Platform, enter a competition, promotion or survey, or when they report a problem with the Platform. The information that the Users give Unifynd may include inter alia their name, mailing address, e-mail address, phone number, personal description, profession, gender, photograph, favourite store at the Mall and geo-location
  • 5.2. Geo-Location Information - We may request access or permission to track location-based information from your mobile device, either continuously (in background) or while you are using the Application, to provide location-based services. If you wish to change our access or permissions, you may do so in your device's settings.
  • 5.3. Information that Unifynd collects about the Users With regards to each of the User’s visits to the Platform, Unifynd may automatically collect the following information: a) technical information, including the internet protocol (IP) address used to connect the User’s phone or tablet to the Internet, User login information, browser type and version, time zone setting, browser plug-in types and versions, operating system and platform; b) information about the User’s visit, including the full uniform resource locators (URL) clickstream to, through and from the Platform (including date and time); products or services viewed or searched for; page response times, download errors, length of visits to certain pages, page interaction information (such as scrolling, clicks, and mouse-overs), and methods used to browse away from the page and any phone number used to call Unifynd’s customer service number.
  • 5.4. Information that Unifynd receives from other sources a) Unifynd is also working closely with third parties (including, for example, business partners, payment and delivery services, advertising networks, analytics providers, search information providers, etc.) and may receive information about Users from them. b) Where a User is availing borrowing services offered by Unifynd, Unifynd may request inter alia credit history and rating information from third party agencies or credit bureaus, CIBIL scores, and historic financial information in order to conduct an evaluation exercise of the credit worthiness and gauge the financial abilities of the User. c) Information relating to income and expenses obtained through bank SMS scraping and through integration with such service providers, credit related information that is collected from other sources like the credit bureau, information collected through Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn or other social media accounts of the Users which have been linked to the account on the Platform.
  • 5.5. Sensitive Personal Data and Information Unifynd shall not solicit any “sensitive personal data and information” on the Platform in relation to Users unless required for providing the Services. This Sensitive Personal Data or Information is collected after taking the User’s consent and by accepting the terms of this Policy, the User agrees to disclosure of his/her sensitive personal data or information by Unifynd. “Sensitive personal data or information” of a person (as defined under Rule 3 of the Information Technology (Reasonable security practices and procedures and sensitive personal data or information) Rules, 2011) means such personal information which consists of information relating to:
    • a) password;
    • b) financial information such as bank account or credit card or debit card or other payment instrument details;
    • c) physical, physiological and mental health condition;
    • d) sexual orientation;
    • e) medical records and history;
    • f) biometric information;
    • g) any details relating to the above clauses as provided to body corporate for providing service;
    • h) any information received under above clauses by body corporate for processing, stored or processed under lawful contract or otherwise.

Any information that is freely available or accessible in public domain or furnished under the Right to Information Act, 2005 or under any other law would not be regarded as sensitive personal data or information for the purposes of this Policy.

6. Warranty by the user of information provided

  • 6.1. The User shall not provide any false, deceptive or misleading information on the Platform or by any other means to Unifynd under any circumstances whatsoever. The User shall also ensure that if there is any change in any information or details provided at the time of creation of a registered account or otherwise, the User shall promptly update Unifynd of such change, as the case may be, and continue to keep all information updated and correct at all times.
  • 6.2. The User shall ensure that before posting any information on the Platform or submitting the same to Unifynd, the User has all necessary rights, ownership, authorization or permissions to submit or share such information on the Platform or with Unifynd, or to otherwise act on behalf of any person whom the User purports to act on behalf of.
  • 6.3. Unifynd may remove, in its sole discretion and without being obliged to give notice or reasons, any information submitted on the Platform in the event that such information does not comply with laws, rules or regulations for the time being in force, or if the same violates Unifynd’s policies or rights of third parties, or which otherwise violates or does not comply with the terms or which Unifynd deems is otherwise inappropriate.

7. Cookies

  • 7.1. The Platform uses cookies to distinguish a User from other users of the Platform.
  • 7.2. Cookies are small data files that a website stores on the User’s device. Like most organizations, Unifynd uses persistent cookies which are permanently placed on the User’s device to store non-personal information and Unifynd’s web server automatically collects and aggregates information about the User’s visit including, but not limited to, their IP address, service provider, browser type and operating system. [While cookies have unique identification numbers, personal information (name, account number, contact numbers, etc.) shall not be stored on the cookies.] This information does not personally identify the User and Unifynd analyses this aggregated information only to optimize the User’s experience and enhance the time spent with Unifynd online.
  • 7.3. Cookies help Unifynd to provide Users with a good experience when they use the Platform and allow Unifynd to improve the Platform.
  • 7.4. The Users can block cookies, erase them once they have been stored, or receive a warning before a cookie is stored. The User should refer to their internet browser’s Help section for more information. However, if a User objects to the use of cookies in this way, he/she should quit using the Platform.

8. Use made of this information

Unifynd values the User’s relationship and will, at all times, strive to ensure the User’s privacy and take all reasonable steps to protect their information from misuse and keep it secure. Unifynd values the trust that the User has placed in it by giving it personal information. Unifynd will always use the personal information of the User in a way that is fair and worthy of that trust.

  • 8.1. Information that the User gives to Unifynd
    Unifynd will use this information:
    • a) To provide User’s with information about Unifynd’s services;
    • b) To provide them, or permit selected third parties (acting on Unifynd’s behalf in relation to its services) to provide them, with information about Unifynd’s services that it feels may interest the User;
    • c) To notify the User about changes to Unifynd’s services;
    • d) To ensure that content from the Platform is presented in the most effective manner to the User and for the User’s device;
    • e) [To monitor metrics such as total number of views, visitors, traffic and demographic patterns;
    • f) To comply with /report to administrative and judicial authorities, as may be required under applicable law.]
  • 8.2. Information Unifynd collects about the User
    Unifynd will use this information:
    • a) To administer and improve the Platform and the services provided thereon and for internal operations, including troubleshooting, data analysis, testing, research, statistical and survey purposes;
    • b) To allow the User to participate in interactive features on the Platform, when they choose to do so and make suggestions and recommendations to the Users and other Users of the Platform about goods or services that may interest them;
    • c) As a part of Unifynd’s efforts to keep the Platform safe and secure;
    • d) To measure or understand the effectiveness of advertising that Unifynd serves to the User and others, and to deliver relevant advertising to them;
    • e) To design and improve the products and services, customer relationship management processes to operate the business.
  • 8.3. Information that Unifynd receives from other sources Unifynd may combine this information with information that the User gives to them and also information that Unifynd collects about the User. Unifynd may use this information and the combined information for the purposes set out above (depending on the types of information Unifynd receives).

9. Disclosure of user information

Unifynd may share the User’s information with any member of its group, which means subsidiaries, associate companies and its ultimate holding company, as defined under applicable law or with third parties and when required to be disclosed under applicable law. However, Sensitive Personal Data or Information will not be published by Unifynd or by any third party.

10. Data retention

The data that Unifynd collects from the User may be transferred to, and stored at, a destination outside India as well. However, in most instances, it will be processed in India. The User, by submitting personal data, agrees to any such transfer, storing or processing. Unifynd will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that the User’s data is treated securely and in accordance with this Policy and other applicable laws of India including the Information Technology Act, 2000 and rules and regulations thereunder. The data collected by Unifynd will be retained for reasonable periods of time, in accordance with specific policies or as required by law. The data collected for a specified purpose will only be used for that purpose and, unless that information is otherwise required to be retained, after a reasonable period of time, the data will no longer be actively stored when that purpose has been fulfilled.

11. User rights

  • 11.1. The User has the right to ask Unifynd not to process their personal data for marketing purposes. Unifynd will inform the User (before collecting their data) if it intends to use their data for such purposes or if it intends to disclose their information to any third party for such purposes. The User can also exercise this right at any time by contacting Unifynd.
  • 11.2. The User has a right to withdraw his consent given to Unifynd for collection, processing, storing, etc. of any information provided by him, at any time and he may do so by sending an e-mail to Unifynd. In case the User does not provide or later withdraws his consent, Unifynd has the option to not provide services for which the said information was sought.

12. Links to other websites

The Platform may contain links to other websites of interest or to other third party sites, such as payment gateways. Unifynd is not, in any way, related to or otherwise associated with such third-party websites and does not guarantee or otherwise endorse any content and/or security of such websites. However, once the Users have used these links to leave the Platform, they should note that Unifynd does not have any control over that other website. Therefore, Unifynd cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which the Users provide whilst visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this Policy. The User should exercise caution and look at the Policy applicable to the website in question. In no event, shall Unifynd be liable for any loss, damage, claim or expense caused as a result of accessing these third-party websites and/or any of their features.

13. Changes to the privacy policy

Any changes that Unifynd may make to this Policy in the future will be posted on this page www.phoenixnhance.com and, where appropriate, notified to the User by e-mail. The User is requested to check back frequently to see any updates or changes to this Policy.

14. No reproduction

The Platform and the content provided thereon may not be copied, reproduced, republished, uploaded, posted, transmitted or distributed. ‘Deep-linking’, ’embedding’ or using analogous technology is strictly prohibited. Unauthorized use of the Platform and/or the materials contained thereon may violate applicable copyright, trademark or other intellectual property laws or other laws.

15. Communications

The User hereby expressly consents to receive communications from Unifynd and/or third parties authorized by the User through their registered phone number and e-mail ID. The User agrees that any communication so received by them from Unifynd and/or any third parties authorized by the User will not amount to spam, unsolicited communication or a violation of their registration.

16. Indemnity

The User agrees to defend, indemnify and hold Unifynd, its affiliates and its respective officers, directors, employees, agents and representatives harmless from all claims, demand or actions including reasonable attorneys’ fees made by any third party or penalty imposed due to or arising out of the User’s breach of any of the Terms of Use, this Policy and other policies of Unifynd and any of the User’s activities conducted in connection with the Platform.

17. Severability

The invalidity or unenforceability of any part of this Policy shall not prejudice or affect the validity or enforceability of the remainder of this Policy. If any provision of this Policy is held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part in any jurisdiction, this Policy shall, as to such jurisdiction, continue to be valid as to its other provisions and the remainder of the affected provision; and the legality, validity and enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction shall be unaffected.

18. Testimonials

We may display personal testimonials of satisfied customers on our Platform in addition to other endorsements. With your consent, we may post your testimonial along with your name. We may also display on the Platform or share with third parties, with your prior consent, any information that you may provide to us at any point subsequent to you availing our Services. If you wish to update or delete your testimonial and/or other information that we may have made public with your prior consent, you can contact us by email at support@phoenixnhance.com

19. Governing law and jurisdiction

  • 19.1. These terms and the relationship between the User and Unifynd shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of India.
  • 19.2. Any dispute arising under this Policy shall be settled by amicable discussion of the User and Unifynd. Where the parties are unable to reach an amicable settlement within 30 (thirty) days of the dispute, the parties shall have the right to bring a suit in relation to the dispute.
  • 19.3. The User agrees that all claims, differences and disputes arising under or in connection with or in relation to the terms or any transactions contemplated herein shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts at Mumbai (Maharashtra) and the User hereby accedes to and accepts the jurisdiction of such courts.

20. Contact information and grievance redressal mechanism

Unifynd welcomes questions, grievances, comments and concerns about the Policy from the users. The users can contact Unifynd by sending an email at support@phoenixnhance.com or regular mail to E- 4, Gul Apartments, St. Andrews Road, Pali Hill, Bandra (W), Mumbai 400050.