Associated Broadcasting Company Private Limited (hereinafter referred as “ABCPL”) recognizes the importance of maintaining the privacy of every user (hereinafter referred to as “user”) who visits our websites. ABCPL places complete value towards your privacy / private information and appreciates the faith placed by the user. ABCPL’s foremost commitment is to be transparent about the data collected about its users as well as the use (if any) put to it by ABCPL including sharing with third parties.
This Privacy Policy applies when a user uses/visits ABCPL’s website, mobile or tablet application, or any other online service (collectively, the “Services”) that links or refers to it. It does not govern or apply to information collected or used by ABCPL or its group companies/ properties through any other means.
By visiting and/or using the website, users agree to this Privacy Policy. ABPCL strongly recommends users to read this privacy policy so that users understand ABCPL’s approach towards the use/collection/sharing of user’s personal data.
ABCPL is licensed to operate and manage the websites of all group companies and networks and its subsidiaries that are operated under its aegis (hereinafter referred as "Company").
ABCPL reserves the right to modify this privacy statement at any time as in required.
INFORMATION COLLECTED
ABCPL collect information directly from user(s), third-parties and automatically through its websites/mobile applications.
Registration for the Services may require that users to supply certain personal information such as name, age, sex, contact number, email address and demographic information (area, location, IP address etc). To aid convenience, users can sign up on any of ABCPL’s sites, and we extend the same login credentials to sign in to any of the other sites. (Single Sign-on feature). Users may also register or link your account through third party accounts such as Facebook, Google etc.
ABCPL collects limited information about user’s connection to the Internet, including IP address, when users visit ABCPL’s websites. It is pertinent to mention that a user’s IP address does not identify a user personally. Users also collect and may store information that user’s computer or mobile device provides to us in connection with its use of ABCPL’s website/apps such as browser type, type of computer or mobile device, browser language, IP address, mobile carrier, unique device identifier, location, and requested and referring URLs. ABCPL also receive information when user’s view content on or otherwise interact with its website/app/services, even if users have not created an account. ABCPL uses this information to deliver its web pages to users upon request, to tailor our site to the interests of our users, to measure traffic on the website. This information may also be used by our advertisers/third party companies to personalize content, ads etc.
HOW ABCPL COLLECTS INFORMATION
- ABCPL collects information directly from users when they register.
- ABCPL collect information (whether users are registered or not registered) when users browse ABCPL sites/apps, open or respond to an email from us (promotional or informational),
- When user posts a comment on ABCPL website or raise a query/question to us through phone or email.
- ABCPL collects information from user when users register with ABCPL by linking your social media or third-party accounts. By doing this, users are authorizing them to share with ABCPL certain information from such accounts, and authorizing ABCPL to collect, store, and use this in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
- ABCPL collect information from you using third party tools, browser cookies and web beacons in order to improve user experience.
- Device Information: ABCPL may collect non-personal information about the computer, mobile device or other device you use to access the service, such as IP address, geo-location information, unique device identifiers, browser type, browser language and other information for the purpose of providing customized information on the browser.
- Location Information: ABCPL mobile application and websites may capture user’s current location if users choose to enable GPS feature in the app or browser.
COOKIE POLICY, PIXELS AND TRACKING
Cookies are small text files which contain a small amount of information that is downloaded to user’s computer or mobile device when users visit a website.
When users visit the website again, or visit partner website which recognises that cookie, user’s device is able to communicate with ABCPL website and the website can read the information held in that cookie.
ABCPL uses Cookies to help users efficiently browse our websites and to save user’s time by not having to re-enter user details/preferences on each visit. Cookies allow ABCPL to provide users with information and show you content relevant to that user. ABCPL also uses Cookies to analyse how ABCPL customers interact with ABCPL websites so ABCPL can improve the customer journey.
User can choose to accept or decline cookies in its browser settings. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but users can usually modify its browser setting to reject cookies if they prefer. Users may find more help about managing cookies in its browser: Chrome, Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Safari and /or any other browser. This may prevent users from having complete website experience by affecting the access to some of the links, services or features. Information collected by cookies and web beacons is not personally identifiable.
HOW ABCPL USES THE INFORMATION
- To Provide and Manage the Services User’s Request. This includes, for example, processing user’s subscription, sending users electronic newsletters, or enabling users to participate in the features provided by the Services. It also includes providing personalized content and recommendations to users, including by email. Through such features, ABCPL is able to bring user’s information and content tailored to individual interests and needs.
- To Reach Users: ABCPL may periodically contact users with offers and information about the Services and our affiliates, including in connection with their accounts, online surveys, legal notices, news stories, new features that users are entitled to access, and other important information. Users may opt out of receiving commercial email messages from ABCPL by following the instructions contained in those email messages.
- To Customise Advertising. ABCPL may use user information to facilitate the delivery of targeted ads, promotions, and offers to user, on behalf of ourselves and advertisers, on and off the Services. Users may opt out of receiving such targeted ads, promotions and offers from ABCPL.
- Understand Readers and Users. The Services conduct research on users’ demographics, interests and behaviour based on the information ABCPL collects. ABCPL does this to better understand and serve users, and to improve its own offerings to users.
- To Protect the Rights of the Services and others. ABCPL may use user’s personal information as ABCPL believes is necessary or appropriate to protect, enforce, or defend the legal rights, privacy, safety, or property of the Services, its employees or agents, or other users and to comply with applicable law.
- Consent. ABCPL may otherwise use your information with user consent or at your direction.
HOW ABCPL SHARES USER INFORMATION
The following provides information about entities with which ABCPL may share information. ABCPL’s practices vary depending on the type of information.
- Logging In Through Social Media Services: If users log into the Services with a social media service or if users connect a social media account with the Services, ABCPL may share your information with that social media service. The social media services’ use of the shared information will be governed by the social media services’ privacy policy and user’s social media account settings. If user’s do not want your information shared in this way, they may not not connect your social media service account with your Services.
- Business Partners: ABCPL may also share user information with business/channel partners to provide you with services that you request.
- Service Providers: ABCPL may share information with vendors providing contractual services to ABCPL, such as hosting vendors, advertising service providers, and list managers. ABCPL also may share user information, including your payment information, as appropriate to process user payments for the Services or complete a transaction for ease and convenience of users.
- Other Parties When Required by Law or As Necessary to Protect Our Users and Services: ABCPL may share user’s personal information as it believes is necessary or appropriate to protect, enforce, or defend the legal rights, privacy, safety, or property of the Services, its employees or agents or users or to comply with applicable law or legal process, including responding to requests from public and government authorities.
- Affiliates: ABCPL may share information within our family of affiliated companies and business associates.
- Third Parties that Provide Content, Advertising, or Functionality: When ABCPL uses our Services, third parties may collect or receive certain information about users and/or your use of the Services (e.g., hashed data, click stream information, browser type, time and date, information about users interactions with advertisements and other content), including through the use of cookies, beacons, mobile ad identifiers, and similar technologies, in order to provide content, advertising, or functionality or to measure and analyse ad performance, on our Services or other websites or platforms. This information may be combined with information collected across different websites, online services, and other linked or associated devices. These third parties may use user information to improve their own services and consistent with their own privacy policies.
- Other Parties in Connection With a Corporate Transaction: ABCPL reserves the right to transfer any information it have about users in the event that ABCPL sells or transfers all or a portion of our business or assets to a third party, such as in the event of a merger, acquisition, or in connection with a bankruptcy reorganization.
- Otherwise with User Consent or At User Direction: In addition to the sharing described in this Privacy Policy, ABCPL may share information about user with third parties whenever you consent to or direct such sharing.
- ABCPL also may share other information with third parties in a manner that does not identify particular users, including, for example, aggregated data about how users are using our Services.
- Links to Third-Party Sites: ABCPL’s Services may link to third-party websites and services that are outside its control. ABCPL is not responsible for the security or privacy of any information collected by other websites or other services. ABCPL should exercise caution, and review the privacy statements applicable to the third-party websites and services you use.
ACCESS TO PERSONAL INFORMATION
User may access or modify its personal information by signing on to the website. ABCPL will not modify the information provided by any user. However, user must update your personal information as soon as such changes are necessitated. Upon user request, ABCPL will close its account and remove user’s personal information from view as soon as reasonably possible, based on users account activity and in accordance with applicable law(s).
However, ABCPL will retain the required personal information from closed accounts to comply with law, avoid/check illegal and/or potentially prohibited activities and to enforce User Agreements; Comply with any court judgment / decree / order / directive / legal & government authority /applicable law; Investigate potential violations or applicable national & international laws; Investigate deliberate damage to the website/services or its legitimate operation; Detect, prevent, or otherwise address security and/or technical issues; safeguard the rights, property or safety of company and/or its Directors, employees and the general public at large; Respond to Claims of third parties; and take such other actions as may be permitted by law.
USER RIGHT TO BE FORGOTTEN
If ABCPL possess users contact information, it may to keep users posted about its products, services and events. Should users prefer not to keep up to date with company related news and latest information on services and receive such marketing materials, users may unsubscribe from such a facility.
Further, a user may withdraw the consent given to the company on the website by communicating the same to us in writing on the email provided in the contact us section of the website. However, such withholding of information or withdrawal of consent may result in company not being able to provide services and facilities.
ABCPL will update its preferences as soon as reasonably practical. However, do note, if you opt out of the companies emailing list, as described here, ABCPL will not be able to remove its personal information from the databases of affiliates, franchisees or business partners with which ABCPL have already shared user’s personal information, prior to the date of user’s opt-out request.
REACH OUT TO ABCPL
For any complaint related to the services or content of this website the aggrieved person may raise the query/complaint within a period of 7 (seven) days from the date of first publication, click on the link mentioned herein:
https://www.tv9.com/complaint-redressal-tv9-bangla.html
FOR Associated Broadcasting Company Private Limited