This Privacy Policy applies to www.TheCounsellor.com

www.TheCounsellor.com recognizes the importance of maintaining your privacy. We value your privacy and appreciate your trust in us. This Policy describes how we treat user information we collect on www.TheCounsellor.com and other offline sources. This Privacy Policy applies to current and former visitors to our website and to our customers. By visiting and/or using our website, you agree to this Privacy Policy.

www.TheCounsellor.com is a property of The Counsellor LLP, an Indian Business Organization registered under the LLP ACT, 2008,  having its registered A-205, Somdutt Chamber-1, Bhikaji Cama Place, New Delhi – 110066, India.

Information we collect:

Contact information- We might collect your name, email, mobile number, phone number, street, city, state, pin code, country and IP address.

Payment and billing information- We might collect your billing name, billing address and payment method. We NEVER collect your credit card number or credit card expiry date or other details pertaining to your credit card on our website. Credit card information will be obtained and processed by our online payment partner.

Information you post- We collect information you post in a public space on our website or on a third-party social media site belonging to The Counsellor LLP.

Demographic information- We may collect demographic information about you, events you like, events you intend to participate in, or any other information provided by you during the use of our website. We might collect this as a part of a survey also.

Other information- If you use our website, we may collect information about your IP address and the browser you’re using. We might look at what site you came from, duration of time spent on our website, pages accessed or what site you visit when you leave us. We might also collect the type of mobile device you are using, or the version of the operating system your computer or device is running.

We collect information in different ways:

• We collect information directly from you- We collect information directly from you when you fill a form on our website and also when you post a comment on our websites or ask us a question through phone or email.
• We collect information from you passively- We use tracking tools like Google Analytics, Google Webmaster, browser cookies and web beacons for collecting information about your usage of our website.
• We get information about you from third parties- For example, if you use an integrated social media feature on our websites. The third-party social media site will provide us certain information about you. This could include your name and email address.

Use of your personal information

• We use information to contact you- We might use the information you provide to contact you or for other promotional purposes.
• We use information to respond to your requests or questions.
• We use information to improve our products and services- We might use your information to customize your experience with us. This could include displaying content based upon your preferences.
• We use information to look at site trends and customer interests- We may use your information to make our website and services better. We may combine information we get from you with information about you we get from third parties.
• We use information for security purposes- We may use information to protect our company, our customers, or our websites.
• We use information for marketing purposes- We might send you information about special promotions or offers. We might also tell you about new features or services. These might be our own offers or services, or third-party offers or services we think you might find interesting.
• We use information to send you transactional communications- We might send you emails or SMS about your account.

We use information as otherwise permitted by law.

Sharing of information with third-parties

• We will share information with third parties who perform services on our behalf.
  We share information with those help us manage our online registration process or payment processors or transactional message processors. Some vendors may be located outside of India.
• We will share information with the event organizers.
  We share your information with event organizers and other parties responsible for fulfilling the purchase obligation. The event organizers and other parties may use the information we give them as described in their privacy policies.
• We will share information with our business partners.
  Our partners use the information we give them as described in their privacy policies.
• We may share information if we think we have to in order to comply with the law or to protect ourselves.
  We will share information to respond to a court order or subpoena. We may also share it if a government agency or investigatory body requests. Or, we might also share information when we are investigating potential fraud by the client.
• We may share information with any successor to all or part of our business.
  For example, if part of our business is sold we may give our customer list as part of that transaction.
• We may share your information for reasons not described in this policy.
  We will tell you before we do this.

How do we protect your information?

• We do not use vulnerability scanning and/or scanning to PCI standards.
• We only provide articles and information. We never ask for credit card numbers.
• We do not use Malware Scanning.
• Your personal information is contained behind secured networks and is only accessible by a limited number of persons who have special access rights to such systems, and are required to keep the information confidential. In addition, all sensitive/credit information you supply is encrypted via Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology.
• We implement a variety of security measures when a user enters, submits, or accesses their information to maintain the safety of your personal information.
• All transactions are processed through a gateway provider and are not stored or processed on our servers.

Email Opt-Out
You can opt out of receiving our marketing emails.
To stop receiving our promotional emails, please email mail@thecounsellor.com. It may take about few days to process your request. Even if you opt out of getting marketing messages, we will still be sending you transactional messages through email and SMS about your purchases.

Third party sites
If you click on one of the links to third party websites, you may be taken to websites we do not control. This policy does not apply to the privacy practices of those websites. Read the privacy policy of other websites carefully. We are not responsible for these third party sites.

Google
Google’s advertising requirements can be summed up by Google’s Advertising Principles. They are put in place to provide a positive experience for users. https://support.google.com/adwordspolicy/answer/1316548?hl=en
We have not enabled Google AdSense on our site but we may do so in the future.

COPPA (Children Online Privacy Protection Act)
When it comes to the collection of personal information from children under the age of 13 years old, the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) puts parents in control.
We do not specifically market to children under the age of 13 years old.

Grievance Officer
In accordance with Information Technology Act 2000 and rules made there under, the name and contact details of the Grievance Officer are provided below:

Mr. Dhruv Dutt
A-205, Somdutt Chamber-1,
Bhikaji Cama Place,
New Delhi – 110066,
India

Email: Mail@TheCounsellor.com

Updates to this policy
This Privacy Policy was last updated on 28.04.2017. From time to time we may change our privacy practices. We will notify you of any material changes to this policy as required by law. We will also post an updated copy on our website. Please check our site periodically for updates.

Jurisdiction
If you choose to visit the website, your visit and any dispute over privacy is subject to this Policy and the website’s terms of use. In addition to the foregoing, any disputes arising under this Policy shall be governed by the laws of India. All dispute or agreements hold jurisdiction in the courts of New Delhi, India