The following privacy policy (the “Privacy Policy”), developed by Wari Art and Culture (the “Company” /”us”), explains the Company’s policy on privacy and demonstrates its endeavour to fully comply with applicable Indian laws governing data privacy, including, the Information Technology Act, 2000 and the Information Technology (Reasonable Security and Procedures and Sensitive Personal Data or Information) Rules, 2011 which govern the collection, use and disclosure of sensitive personal data or information collected from our users (“you”/”user”) and duly published as required under applicable Indian laws.

The Company knows that you care how information about you is used and shared, and we appreciate your trust that we will do so carefully and sensibly. The Company encourages you to read this Privacy Policy before using the website https://wariartandculture.com/v2, owned and created by it (“Site”). By visiting the Site, you are accepting the practices described in this Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy does not apply to any non-personal information disclosed by you or collected by us or any personal information or data which is in public domain or which is disclosed pursuant to applicable laws. The Company reserves the right to modify the terms contained in this Privacy Policy at any time. The modified Privacy Policy would be effective from the date on which such modified terms are published on the Site.

This Privacy Policy explains:

• what information we collect and why we collect it.
• how we use or are obligated to use that information.
• under what circumstances we disclose the information shared.
• the choices we offer, including how to access and use information.
• Collection of InformationNature of information collected – Our Site may at various occasions may require you to give us the following personal information –
• “contact information” (i.e., information that could be used to contact you such as full name, postal address, phone number and email address as well as your computer’s unique IP address);
• “financial information” (i.e., passwords, credit and debit card numbers and bank and other financial institution account numbers); and
• “demographic information” (e.g., PIN code, city, gender, purchase history information, posting and sales information and age as well as IP addresses that are not unique to your computer).
• “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 register for an event or buy tickets. We also collect information if 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 give us certain information about you. This could include your name and email address.
• However, you can visit most pages on the Site without giving us any information about yourself. In such cases, our systems may collect information that is sent over the internet without your control such as your IP address and other such information. We may also use software tools to measure and collect session information, including page response time, download errors, length of visits to certain pages etc.We emphasize that no sensitive personal information or data is collected about or from you without your consent. However, we may collect information or data voluntarily submitted by you including while making purchases at the Site, in contacting the Company through the Site, answering surveys and polls, entering contests and similar promotions and signing up for updates. Voluntary provision of information by you, including by the use of the Site, will be deemed as consent.

  Please note that nowhere on the Site do we collect contact information or financial information from children under the age of 18 (eighteen) years for which we have actual knowledge of. If you are under the age of 18 (eighteen) years, you may use the Site only with the involvement of a parent or guardian.

  You acknowledge and agree that any and all information that is provided by you on the Site is provided by you voluntarily and at your own risk. While the Company would make all efforts to ensure the safety and security of the information provided for you, it shall not be responsible for any loss or theft of data. Please note that any information that is provided by you may be retained by the Company for (i) providing the services intended to be provided by the Site; and (ii) for meeting its obligations under applicable law. Even if you delete your user account on Site, the Company may have to retain the information provided by you for a short period of time until the same can be removed from its servers, and for compliance with its obligations under law (if any).

  You shall be responsible for the accuracy of the information provided to the Company for the use of the Site. If there is any mistake in or change to the personal information provided by you for the use of Site, you shall immediately notify the Company at connect@wariartandculture.comYou shall be solely liable for the consequences of providing incomplete, inaccurate or incorrect information on the Site. Where the Company has reasons to believe that the information provided by you on the Site is incorrect or incomplete, the Company may restrict you from using the Site.

  Purpose for which information is collected and retention of data – We use the requisite information, as may be required from time to time, to help us efficiently perform transactions, and to provide the services intended to be provided by the Site. We may use your personal information to make the Site more relevant for your needs and create and publish content that may be useful to you. The Company uses customer details to send out newsletters; however, you can always unsubscribe if you do not wish to receive the newsletters.

  The Company may also use your information for internal business purposes, such as analyzing and managing its businesses.

  Your information collected from the Site may be combined with other information collected by the Company via other online or offline sources, with demographic information and other information that is available in the public domain.

  We do not retain any personal information or data received by us longer than it is necessary for achieving the above purposes, unless otherwise required under any applicable Indian laws.

  Following are:

  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.

  Updates to this policy
  This Privacy Policy was last updated on 03.04.2023. 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 and subject to Mumbai Jurisdiction.

  Use of your personal information
  We use information to contact you: We might use the information you provide to contact you for confirmation of a purchase on our website or for other promotional purposes.

  We use information to respond to your requests or questions. We might use your information to confirm your registration for an event or contest.
  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 products 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 products. These might be our own offers or products, or third-party offers or products we think you might find interesting. Or, for example, if you buy tickets from us we’ll enrol you in our newsletter.

  We use information to send you transactional communications. We might send you emails or SMS about your account or a ticket purchase.

  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 vendors who 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. This includes a third party who provide or sponsor an event, or who operates a venue where we hold events. 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.

  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.