Information the Sites Collect
a. Information We Collect or Store As You Access And Use The Sites
In addition to any Personal Information (as defined in the Privacy Policy) or other information that you choose to submit to us, we and our third-party service providers may use a variety of technologies that automatically (or passively) store or collect certain information whenever you visit or interact with the Sites ("Usage Information"). This Usage Information may be stored or accessed using a variety of technologies that may be downloaded to your personal computer, laptop, tablet or mobile phone (a "Device") whenever you visit or interact with our Sites. Usage Information may be non-identifying or may be associated with you. Whenever we associate Usage Information with your Personal Information, we will treat it as Personal Information.
This Usage Information may include:
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your IP address or other unique identifier ("Device Identifier"). A Device Identifier is a number that is automatically assigned to your Device used to access the Sites, and our computers identify your Device by its Device Identifier;
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your Device functionality (including browser, operating system, hardware, mobile network information);
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the URL that referred you to our Sites;
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the areas within our Sites that you visit and your activities there, including remembering you and your preferences;
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your Device location;
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your Device characteristics; and
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certain other Device data, including the time of day, among other information.
We may use various developed methods and technologies to store or collect Usage Information ("Tracking Technologies"). A few of the Tracking Technologies include, without limitation, the following (and subsequent technology and methods hereafter developed).
Cookies
A cookie is a data file placed on a Device when it is used to visit the Sites. A Flash cookie (or locally shared object) is a data file placed on a Device via the Adobe Flash plug-in that may be built-in to or downloaded by you to your Device. HTML5 cookies can be programmed through HTML5 local storage. Unlike Flash cookies, HTML5 cookies do not require a plug-in. Regular cookies may generally be disabled or removed by tools that are available as part of most commercial browsers, and in some but not all instances can be blocked in the future by selecting certain settings. Each browser you use will need to be set separately and different browsers offer different functionality and options in this regard. Also, these tools may not be effective with regard to Flash cookies or HTML5 cookies. For information on disabling Flash cookies go to Adobe's website www.adobe.com. Please be aware that if you disable or remove cookies, Flash cookies, or HTML5 cookies on your Device, some parts of our Sites may not function properly, and that when you revisit our Sites your ability to limit cookies is subject to your browser settings and limitations.
Mobile Device Identifiers. Certain mobile service providers uniquely identify mobile devices and we or our third-party service providers may receive such device information if you access the Sites through mobile devices. Certain features of our Sites may require collection of mobile phone numbers, and we may associate that phone number to mobile device identification information. Additionally, some mobile phone service providers operate systems that pinpoint the physical location of devices that use their service. Depending on the provider, we or our third-party service providers may receive this information.
Web Beacons. Small graphic images or other web programming code called web beacons (also known as "1×1 GIFs" or "clear GIFs") may be included in our Sites' pages and messages. Web beacons may be invisible to you, but any electronic image or other web programming code inserted into a page or e-mail can act as a web beacon. Web beacons or similar technologies may be used for a number of purposes, including, without limitation, to count visitors to the Sites, to monitor how users navigate the Sites, to count how many e-mails that were sent were actually opened or to count how many particular articles or links were actually viewed.
Embedded Scripts. An embedded script is programming code that is designed to collect information about your interactions with the Sites, such as the links you click on. The code is temporarily downloaded onto your Device from our web server or a third party service provider, is active only while you are connected to the Sites, and is deactivated or deleted thereafter.
ETag, or entity tag. A feature of the cache in browsers. It is an opaque identifier assigned by a web server to a specific version of a resource found at a URL. If the resource content at that URL ever changes, a new and different ETag is assigned. Used in this manner ETags are a form of Device Identifier. ETag tracking may generate unique tracking values even where the consumer blocks HTTP, Flash, and HTML5 cookies.
We may use Tracking Technologies for a variety of purposes, including:
Strictly Necessary. We may use cookies or other technologies that we consider are strictly necessary to allow you to use and access our Sites, including cookies required to prevent fraudulent activity, improve security or allow you to make use of shopping-cart functionality.
Performance-Related. We may use cookies or other technologies that are useful in order to assess the performance of the Sites, including as part of our website analytic practices or otherwise to improve the content, products or services offered through the Sites.
Functionality-Related. We may use cookies or other technologies that are required to offer you enhanced functionality when accessing the Sites, including identifying you when you sign-in to our Sites or keeping track of your specified preferences, including in terms of the presentation of content on our Sites.
Advertising-Related. We may use cookies or other technologies to deliver content, including ads, relevant to your interests on our Sites and third-party sites based on how you interact with our advertisements or content. This includes using cookies to understand the usefulness to you of the advertisements that have been delivered to you. Further information on this is found in Section 22 below.
We obtain your consent to our information storage or collection Tracking Technologies by providing you with transparent information in our Privacy Policy and providing you with the opportunity to make your choice. Please note that we are not required to obtain your express consent to the information collection technologies identified above that are strictly necessary to allow you to use and access our Sites. You have the right to object to the use of information storage or collection technologies — further information on this right for advertising-related technologies is found in Section 22 below.
b. Information About Your Location
The Sites and/or related applications may use geo-tracking software (or other location based services) to locate you so we may verify your location, deliver you relevant content based on your location as well as to share your location with our vendors as part of the services of the Sites. With your consent, we provide location-based services or provide third parties access to your approximate or exact location information. You should consider the risks involved in disclosing your location information to other people. Further, with your consent, we may use your geo-location information to display businesses that are nearby to you or to present you with location-based offers. We may make assumptions about your location based on your IP Address or otherwise.
Third Party Ads
The Sites may use third parties such as network advertisers to serve advertisements on the Sites and may use third party analytics service providers to evaluate and provide us and/or third parties with information about the use of the Sites and viewing of ads and of our content. Network advertisers are third parties that display advertisements, which may be based on your visits to the Sites and other web sites you have visited. Third party ad serving enables us to target advertisements to you for products and services in which you might be interested.
The Sites' third party ad network providers, the advertisers, the sponsors and/or traffic measurement services may themselves set and access their own cookies (including Flash cookies), web beacons and other Tracking Technologies on your Device and track certain behavioral Usage Information regarding users of your Device via a Device Identifier. These third party Tracking Technologies may be set to, among other things: (a) help deliver advertisements to you that you might be interested in; (b) prevent you from seeing the same advertisements too many times; and (c) understand the usefulness to you of the advertisements that have been delivered to you. You acknowledge and agree that associated technology may access and use your Device and may set or change settings on your Device in connection with the associated operations. Note that any images (or any other parts of content) served by third parties in association with third party ads or other content may serve as web beacons, which enable third parties to carry out the previously described activities.
Third party cookies (including Flash cookies), web beacons, ETags and other Tracking Technologies are not controlled by us, even if they use our technology to store or collect data. This Privacy Policy does not apply to the methods for collecting information used by these third party advertisers and others or the use of the information that such third parties collect. We do however work with third parties to ensure that you are provided with the necessary information and are provided with the opportunity to make your choice. The relevant third party.s terms of use, privacy policy, permissions, notices and choices should be reviewed regarding their collection, storage and sharing practices. We make no representations regarding the policies or practices of third party advertisers or advertising networks.
While we may use a variety of companies to serve advertisements on the Sites. Also, if your browsers are configured to reject cookies when you visit this opt-out page, or you subsequently erase your cookies, use a different Device or change web browsers.
Indemnification
You agree to defend (if requested by meharbhagat.com), indemnify and hold harmless the meharbhagat.com Parties from and against any and all claims, damages, losses, costs, investigations, liabilities, judgments, settlements and expenses, including attorneys' fees, that directly or indirectly arise from or are otherwise directly or indirectly related to: (a) User Content; (b) your use of the Sites or activities in connection with the Sites; (c) your breach of these Terms; (d) your violation of any laws, rules, regulations, codes, statutes, ordinances or orders of any governmental and quasi-governmental authorities in connection with your use of the Sites or your activities in connection with the Sites, including, without limitation, all regulatory, administrative and legislative authorities; (e) information or material transmitted through your Internet Device used to access the Sites, even if not submitted by you, that infringes, violates or misappropriates any copyright, trademark, trade secret, trade dress, patent, publicity, privacy or other right of any person or entity or defames any person; (f) any misrepresentation made by you; or (g) the meharbhagat.com Parties' use of your information that you submit to us (including your User Content). You will cooperate as fully required by the meharbhagat.com Parties in the defense of any claim. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the meharbhagat.com Parties retain the exclusive right to settle, compromise and pay any and all claims, demands, proceedings, suits, actions or causes of action which are brought against them herein under the terms and provisions of this Section. The meharbhagat.com Parties reserve the right to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you, and you will not in any event settle any claim without the prior written consent of a duly authorized officer of the meharbhagat.com Parties.
Termination and Modification
Termination. meharbhagat.com reserves the right to terminate your access to and use of the Sites, in its sole discretion, without notice and liability, including, without limitation, if meharbhagat.com believes your conduct fails to conform with these Terms, including the House Rules or any Additional Terms. meharbhagat.com also reserves the right to investigate suspected violations of these Terms, including or any Additional Terms, including, without limitation, any violation arising from any e-mails you send to the Sites or meharbhagat.com. Any violation, or potential violation, of these Terms, including the House Rules or any Additional Terms may be referred to law enforcement authorities.
Modifications. meharbhagat.com reserves the exclusive right to modify, withdraw, suspend or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, at any time and from time to time, any Materials available on the Sites, without limitation, in whole or in part, including the cessation of all activities associated with the Sites, with or without notice. You agree that meharbhagat.com will not be liable to you or to any third party for any modification, suspension or discontinuance of the Sites or any part thereof.
What happens upon Termination? Upon termination of your access to the Sites, or upon demand from meharbhagat.com, all rights granted to you under these Terms will cease immediately, and you agree that you will: (a) immediately discontinue use of the Sites, including links to the Sites; and (b) destroy all Materials obtained from the Sites and all related documentation.
Location of Sites. The information provided on the Sites is not intended for distribution to or use by any person or entity in any jurisdiction or country where such distribution or use would be contrary to law or regulation or which would subject meharbhagat.com to any registration requirement within such jurisdiction or country. meharbhagat.com controls and operates the Sites from offices located in the India and makes no representations or warranties that the information, products or services contained on the Sites are appropriate for use or access in other locations. Anyone using or accessing the Sites from other locations does so on his or her own initiative and are responsible for compliance with India, and local laws regarding online conduct and acceptable content, if and to the extent such local laws are applicable. We reserve the right to limit the availability of the Sites and/or the provision of any content, program, product, service or other feature described or available thereon to any person, geographic area, or jurisdiction, at any time and in our sole discretion, and to limit the quantities of any such content, program, product, service or other feature that we provide.
Software. Software related to or made available by the Sites may be subject to India export controls. Thus, no software from the Sites may be downloaded, exported or re-exported (a) into (or to a national or resident of) any other country to which the India has embargoed goods; or (b) to anyone on the India Treasury Department's list of Specially Designated Nationals or the India Commerce Department's Table of Deny Orders. By downloading any software related to the Sites, you represent and warrant that you are not located in, under the control of, or a national or resident of, any such country or on any such list.
Change Provisions
These Terms, in the form posted at the time of your use of the Sites, govern your use of the Sites. As our business evolves, we may prospectively modify the Terms, and any Additional Terms, under which we will offer the Sites to you on a going forward basis (i.e., prior terms will continue to govern the prior use and transactions) ("Updated Terms"). You agree that we may notify you of the Updated Terms by posting them on the Sites (or in any other reasonable manner of notice we elect), and that your use of the Sites after such notice constitutes you’re going forward agreement to the Updated Terms for your new use and transactions. Therefore, you should review these Terms and any applicable Additional Terms each time you use the Sites (at least prior to each transaction or submission). The Updated Terms will be effective prospectively as to new use and transactions as of the time that we post them on the Sites, or such later date as may be specified in them or in other notice to you, unless mutually agreed. In the event notice to you of new, revised or additional terms is deemed insufficient by a Court or arbitrators pursuant to the arbitration provisions of these Terms, the prior agreement shall continue until sufficient notice is given and a new agreement is made. You should frequently check the home page, your message account and the e-mail you associated with your registration for notices, all of which you agree are reasonable manners of providing you notice. You can reject any new, revised or additional terms by discontinuing use of our Sites.
Site Developmaent
Site is developed on open source platform, using open source widgets, themes, tool,etc that are readily available and freely under their specified licenses. Meharbhagat.com does not hold rights, trade marks, any copyrights to such platforms.