Privacy Policy
Introduction
Welcome to MintWalk! We value our relationship with you and work very
hard to protect any personal data in a private and secure manner. This privacy
policy (“Policy”) outlines the types of personal information that GetClarity Fintech Services Pvt Ltd and MintWalk
Fintech Services Pvt Ltd (“MintWalk”, “we”, “us”
and/or “our”) collect, including through our mobile application(“App”) for iOS
and Android devices and the MintWalk website
(“www.mintwalk.com” / “Website”). This Policy also explains why we collect the
information, how we protect the data and how we use it.
For the purpose of this
Policy, a User (“User”, “you”, “your”) is an individual who uses our Website or App either to evaluate our service, or for
educational purposes and an Investor (“Investor”) is an individual who
registers on the MintWalk Website and/or App. Our
Privacy Policy, Terms & Conditions and where applicable Investor Agreement
collectively govern your use or evaluation of our service.
Your privacy and trust is important to MintWalk.
Downloading and installing the App or accessing the Website shall be deemed to
constitute sufficient proof that you have read, understood and accepted this
Policy. If you have any questions or if you believe that MintWalk
has not adhered to this Policy, please email us at privacy@mintwalk.com.
Why we collect your
Personal and Financial Information (“Information”)
- We use your Information
to comply with regulatory requirements, register and maintain your
account, facilitate transactions with third party service providers,
provide customer service, and enhance your customer experience.
- We use aggregated
information to improve MintWalk for all
customers and monitor and protect the security of our service.
Information that we
collect from you
- As a User - Subject to your
consent at the time of installing the App or accessing our Website, we collect the following Information from you:
- We collect
device-related information, server log information, and other types of
anonymous information when you visit MintWalk
on any device
- We also take
information which you may provide to Us voluntarily while registering on
Our Platform for using Our Services, such as mobile number, email
address, password, date of birth, gender, Permanent Account Number (PAN),
signature, marital status, nominee details, We may also ask You for
certain financial information, including Your billing address, bank
account details, and/or other payment related details or other payment
method data, and debit instructions or other standing instructions to
process payments for the Services.
- We aggregate text
messages (SMS) sent ONLY by providers of services and/or products
(including but not limited to financial institutions, mobile carriers and
utility companies) to the mobile telephone numbers of the User where the
User accesses the Website or has installed the App.
- We also collect
information that you input into our App or Website. We use this
information to better understand our visitors and our business, to
provide the services or information you request, and to enhance the MintWalk service.
- As an Investor - When you choose to
create an Investor account with MintWalk, we
also collect certain additional Information, in addition to information as
a User, as detailed herein:
- You would be required
to provide Personal Information like your Name, PAN, Bank Account Number
[“Investor information”] at the time of registration and account creation
or anytime post that. The collection of these Investor Information is
required in order to activate and enable the online transactions of
mutual funds with AMCs. Such Investor information shall be
used/shared/maintained/accessed/stored with/by third party technology
service provider/AMCs/RTAs/MintWalk/authorised service providers/payment gateway
providers in order to enable/ facilitate/ complete/ process online Mutual
Fund transactions and report/statement generation.
- We may also access
external governmental agencies to collect the same information.
- Usage of Cookies by MintWalk
- "Cookies" are
small text files that we place in your device's browser to store your
preferences. Each website or application can send its own cookie to your
browser if your browser's preferences allow it. In order to protect your
privacy, however, your browser permits a website to access only the
cookies it has sent to you and not the cookies sent to you by other
websites. Most browsers can be set to refuse to accept or disable
cookies, although this will impact your experience on websites and
applications. You can also erase cookies that are already on your mobile
device.
- We use these
technologies in order to customize and personalization of MintWalk and improve your experience with the
Website. Cookies store anonymous information, such as whether you viewed
the site from your mobile device. We may store some personal information
in a cookie and/or pixel, such as the site that you visited immediately
prior to visiting MintWalk allows us to enhance
your user experience and for marketing purposes. Additionally, we may use
a cookie and/or pixel that only stores anonymous information to track
visitors across websites in order to better customize our marketing and
advertising campaigns.
- Usage of Analytics
Services by MintWalk
- We use analytics tools
(collectively referred to as “Analytics Services”) to collect information
about the usage of the Website and App. These Analytics Services collect
information such as how often users visit this site, what pages they
visit when they do so, and what other sites they used prior to coming to
this site. We only use the information we get from these Analytics
Services to improve this site.
- These Analytics
Services collect information on an anonymous basis. We do not combine the
information collected through the use of these Analytics Services with
personally identifiable information.
How We Use Your
Information
- MintWalk uses personally
identifiable and other collected information in a manner that is
consistent with this Policy. We use your personal information to enhance
your customer experience, operate and maintain your account in accordance
with Indian laws, investigate and understand how MintWalk
is used, monitor and protect the security and integrity of MintWalk, and better market and advertise MintWalk’s services.
- As part of this process,
we may from time to time aggregate some of your
personal information in certain data analysis, reports, or other
interpretations of investment trends for both internal and external
purposes. When aggregating personal information, we make sure that the
information is not identifiable to any particular customer.
- We do not share your
Information with any third parties except as provided in this Policy
below, with your consent, or as required by law.
- We may share Information
with Third Party Service Providers that provide services to MintWalk as detailed below
- Provide you the MintWalk service and associated products
- Transaction processing
and report generation
- Conform with any legal
requirements and processes
- Enforce the terms and
conditions of the products or services
- Protect the interests
of MintWalk, its Affiliates, or its members,
constituents, or of other persons
Information Sharing
and Disclosure:
We may disclose your Information under the following circumstances:
- As provided in the rest
of the Policy.
- To respond to court
orders, or legal process, or to establish or exercise our legal rights or
defend against legal claims.
- If we believe it is
necessary to share information in order to investigate, prevent, or take action
regarding illegal activities, suspected fraud, situations involving
potential threats to the physical safety of any person, violations of our
Terms and Conditions, or as otherwise required by law.
Notifications and
Communications from the MintWalk App and Website
- We would provide you
with periodic summaries of your account information and send email / SMS
alerts.
- We may utilize your
Information to provide you with personalized notifications and/or emails.
In the event that you don’t wish to receive notifications/communication
from the Company, you can write an email to us in this regard.
- From time to time, MintWalk may offer you the opportunity to participate
in surveys, contests, and other promotions. Any information submitted in
connection with such activities will be treated in accordance with this
Policy, except as specifically set forth in the rules for those surveys,
contests, or promotions.
Third Party
Services and Websites
- MintWalk may partner with third
parties to offer targeted and/or value-added services for Users and
Investors. MintWalk shall not be responsible for
any actions or policies of such third parties, and you should check the
applicable privacy policy of such third party when providing personally
identifiable information. Further, MintWalk will
not be responsible in any manner if the actual experience with third
parties is different from what is conveyed by such third parties.
- The App may contain
links to other web sites or services over which we have no control. We are
not responsible for the privacy policies or practices of other web sites
or services to which you are redirected from this App. We encourage you to
review the privacy policies of those other web sites or services so that
you can understand how they collect, use and share your information.
Your choice as a
consumer
- MintWalk reasonably presumes
that Users and Investors who transmit Information to Company are doing so
out of their own choice. We do not compel anyone to disclose Personal and
Financial Information. At any time, Users and Investors may opt not to
provide such data by uninstalling the App or closing the website in the
browser.
Change in Ownership
- In case there is a sale
of assets or any subsidiary or division of the Company which may lead to
change in the control of management of the Company, then we may disclose
your Information to third party as part of the sale process. Any third
party to which we transfer or sell our assets will have the right to
continue to use the personal and other information that you provide to us
only in the manner set out in this Policy.
How You Accept This
Policy
- By using and continuing
to use the MintWalk website, App and/or
services, or otherwise providing us with Information you agree to the
terms and conditions of this Policy and any updates thereto.
How You Can Access
or Change Your Personal Information That We Have Collected
- Once you have registered
with the Website and App, you can access your profile, review the
information that is stored, and revise that information. If you have any
problems, you may also contact us at privacy@mintwalk.com
Data Retention
- We retain the right to
retain the personal identifiable information in our networks for
subsequent use and/or to meet the regulatory requirements.
- Once you have
de-registered yourself from the Website and/or App or upon termination of
your Account by the Company , we may retain your
personal identifiable information in our networks internally, for the
purpose authorized under this Policy unless prohibited by law.
Data Security
- MintWalk works diligently to
protect your personal information. We employ several physical and electronic
safeguards to keep your information safe. We use the strongest available
server level, App and browser encryption, store all of our data on secure
servers, and implement systematic processes and procedures for securing
and storing data. We limit access to your personal and financial
information to only those employees with authorized access, and we require
third parties who perform services for MintWalk
agree to keep your information confidential.
- While accessing your
accounts, the App and Website use a combination of firewall barriers,
encryption techniques and authentication procedures, among others, to
maintain the security of your online session, and to protect Website
accounts and systems from unauthorized access.
- MintWalk takes reasonable steps
to protect your Information from loss, misuse, and unauthorized access,
alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no Internet, email, or
electronic operating system that enables the transmission of data is ever
fully secure or error free so, please take special care in deciding what
information you send to us in this manner.
- If you maintain a MintWalk account that you access through our website
or App, you are responsible for protecting and maintaining the
confidentiality of your account and password and restricting access to
your computer.
- Furthermore, if you
choose to close your account or your account is terminated with us, we
will continue to adhere to the privacy policies and practices outlined
here.
Changes to the
Policy
- We may modify this
Policy over time by posting a new version of this Policy, which is your
responsibility to review. Any changes to the Policy will be reflected on
this page and will become effective immediately upon posting. We encourage
you to periodically review this Policy to stay informed about how we are
protecting the personally identifiable information we collect.
- If the changes are
significant, MintWalk will do our best to notify
you via email or through a notification on the App and website. Please
check the effective date below to determine if there have been any changes
since you have last reviewed the MintWalk
Policy.
Limitation of
Liability
- Notwithstanding anything
to the contrary in this Policy or any other terms of service or use
applicable as between MintWalk and our Users and
Investors, MintWalk’s aggregate liability
hereunder shall be limited to INR 1,000 only and shall not extend to any
indirect or remote damages whatsoever, including but not limited to
special, incidental, consequential, or punitive damages or loss of
profits.
Disclaimer
- Mintwalk shall not be liable for
any loss or damage sustained by reason of any disclosure (inadvertent or
otherwise) of any information concerning the account and / omission or
inaccuracy with respect to any information so disclosed and used whether
or not in pursuance of a legal process or otherwise.
- No liability pertaining
to the authenticity/ genuineness/misrepresentation/fraud/negligence, etc. of
the information disclosed shall lie on the Company nor will the Company be
in any way responsible to verify any information obtained from You
Enforcement
- For any inquiries and
complaints, please email to privacy@mintwalk.com. All inquiries and
complaints shall be looked into promptly and without charging any fee to
the inquirer / complainant.