This privacy policy has been compiled to better serve those who are concerned with how their ‘Personal Data’ is being used online. Personal data means data which relate to a living individual who can be identified – (a) from those data, or (b) from those data and other information which is in the possession of, or is likely to come into the possession of, the data controller, and includes any expression of opinion about the individual and any indication of the intentions of the data controller or any other person in respect of the individual.

This Privacy Policy has been drafted having regard to our obligations under the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth), the Privacy Amendment (Enhancing Privacy Protection) Act 2012 which includes the Australian Privacy Principles (collectively, the Privacy Act).  Please read our privacy policy carefully to get a clear understanding of how our Platform collects, uses, protects or otherwise handles users’ Personal Data. Intended to inform users about how our Platform treats Personal Data that it processes about users. If users do not agree to any part of this Privacy Policy, then we cannot provide its Services to users and users should stop accessing our services. By using the Services, You acknowledge, consent and agree that we may collect, process, and use the information that you provide to us and that such information shall only be used by us or third parties acting under our direction, pursuant to confidentiality agreements, to develop, tune, enhance, and improve the Services.

Although we may attempt to notify you when changes are made to this Privacy Policy, you are responsible for periodically reviewing any changes which may be made to the Policy. We may, in our sole discretion, modify or revise the Policy at any time, and you agree to be bound by such modifications or revisions.

1. 1. INFORMATION WE COLLECT
      • When you register with us, you provide us information about yourself – your full name email address, mobile number, country, date of birth, gender, password and other significant data which is posted on the Platform by you. If you correspond with us by e-mail, we may retain the content of your e-mail messages, your e-mail address, and our responses. We also collect general information about your use of our services.
      • By using our Platform, you acknowledge and agree that you may be transferring your personal data outside of the country in which you have contributed it (“your country”), and that you consent to any transfer of information outside of your country. We have currently two setups one in Australia and another overseas in India. These countries may not have similar data protection laws to those that apply in your country. However, if we transfer your personal data outside of your country in this way, we will take steps to try to ensure that your privacy rights are protected in compliance with applicable data protection law and this Privacy Policy.
   2. INFORMATION WE COLLECT AUTOMATICALLY WHEN YOU USE OUR SERVICES:
      • When you access or use our Services, we automatically collect information about you, including:
        • Device Information: We may collect information about the device you use to access our Services, including the hardware model, operating system and version, unique device identifier, phone number, International Mobile Equipment Identity (“IMEI”) and mobile network information.
        • Geo-location Information– Upon using the Platform, you will be asked to turn on location services. If you turn these features on, we may collect your device’s geo-location data and save your device’s coordinates to offer certain features to you. We may also use your device’s geo-location information to personalize the Platform and make it easier for you to interact with other Users close by. You can control your location information settings in your Account settings and switch them off if you want to. Even if you have disabled location services, we may still determine your city, state, and country location based on your IP address (but not your exact location).
        • Information Collected by Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies: We use various technologies to collect information just to safe keep our site and its information, and this may include sending cookies to you. Accepting a cookie does not provide us access to your device or any Personal Data about you, other than the information you choose to share. Other servers cannot read them, nor can they be used to deliver a virus. Most browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually adjust yours (Microsoft Internet Explorer, Firefox or Google Chrome) to notify you of cookie placement requests, refuse certain cookies, or decline cookies completely.
        • “Web beacons” or clear .gifs are small pieces of code placed on a Web page to monitor behavior and collect data about the visitors viewing a Web page. For example, Web beacons or similar technology can be used to count the users who visit a Platform or to deliver a cookie to the browser of a visitor viewing that page. We may use Web beacons or similar technology on our Services from time to time for this and other purposes.
        • We gather certain information automatically and stores it in log files. This information includes internet protocol addresses as well as browser, internet service provider, referring/exit pages, search terms, operating system, date/time stamp, and click stream data. Occasionally, we may connect Personal Information to information gathered in our log files, as necessary to improve the Service for individual customers. Otherwise, we generally use this information as we would any Usage Data, to analyze trends, administer and maintain the Service, or track usage of various features within the Service.
   3. HOW WE USE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION:
      • We use the personal information we collect to fulfill your requests for services, improve our services and contact you.
      • By providing us your e-mail address, you consent to us using the e-mail address to send you our Platform and services related notices, including any notices required by law, in lieu of communication by postal mail. We may also be able to contact you to let you know about the status of your idea, the various fundings on your idea and the manufacturing details of the product based on your idea. You also agree that we may send notifications of activity on our Platform to the e-mail address you give us, in accordance with any applicable privacy settings. We may use your e-mail address to send you other messages, such as newsletters, changes to our features, or other information. If you do not want to receive optional e-mail messages, you may modify your settings to opt out.
      • Our settings may also allow you to adjust your communications preferences. If you do not wish to receive promotional email messages from us, you may opt out by following the unsubscribe instructions in those emails. If you opt out, you will still receive non-promotional emails from us about your account and our Services.
      • Following termination or deactivation of your services, we may (but are under no obligation to) retain your information for archival purposes. We will not publicly disclose any of your personal data other than as described in this Privacy Policy.
      • At our sole discretion, for any reason or no reason at all, we reserve the right to remove any content or messages, if we believe that such action is necessary (a) to conform to the law, comply with legal process served on us, or investigate, prevent, or take action regarding suspected or actual illegal activities; (b) to enforce this policy, to take precautions against liability, to investigate and defend ourselves against any third-party claims or allegations, to assist government enforcement agencies, or to protect the security or integrity of our Platform; or (c) to exercise or protect the rights, property, or personal safety of the Platform, our users, or others.
      • To send other messages that help us provide our services on the Site;
      • We never show any users where the other user lives.
      • We do not share your email address with other users, however certain authenticated users may access your email address for the purpose of personal and professional networking;
      • Third Party Service Providers: We employ other companies and individuals to perform functions on our behalf. Examples may include providing marketing assistance, providing search results and links (including paid listings and links), processing credit card payments and providing customer service. In connection with their performance of functions on our behalf, we may share personally identifiable information with such companies and individuals as needed for them to perform their functions, but we do not permit such entities and individuals to use personally identifiable information for other purposes. In addition, we may provide non-personally-identifiable information to advertisers and other third parties for their use in marketing efforts for us, themselves, or others. If you are not interested in receiving targeted advertisements or other marketing information or materials as a result of such efforts, you may adjust the settings on your mobile devices to prevent the use of your non-personally-identifiable information in this manner.
      • In-House Promotions: We may on occasion combine information we receive through our Services with outside records to enhance our ability to market our services that may be of interest to you. If you have signed up to receive our e-mails and prefer not to receive marketing information in connection with our Services, please follow the “unsubscribe” instructions provided on any marketing e-mail you receive in connection with our Services or by following the instructions in our Email Opt Out Form, as described below under “Unsubscribe Requests”.
      • Business Transfers: As our businesses continue to evolve, we might sell one or more of our companies, subsidiaries or business units. In such transactions, personally identifiable information generally is one of the transferred business assets. In such event, this Privacy Policy may be amended as set forth below or the collection and uses of your personally identifiable information may be governed by a different privacy policy.
      • Protection of Our Services and Others: We reserve the right to release personally identifiable information to unaffiliated third parties when we believe its release is appropriate to comply with the law, enforce or apply our Terms and Conditions and other agreements, or protect the rights, property or safety of us, our users or others. This includes exchanging information with other unaffiliated third parties in connection with fraud protection and credit risk reduction.
      • With Your Consent: Other than as set out above, you will receive notice and have the opportunity to withhold consent when personally identifiable information about you might be shared with unaffiliated third parties.
      • We may transmit the user data across the various Platforms of the Company.
      • User Submissions: If you participate in any online forum/communities, chat sessions and/or blogs, or otherwise post in any user comment field visible to other users of our Services, any information that you submit or post will be visible to and may be read, collected or used by others who use our Services. We are not responsible for any information, including personally identifiable information, you choose to submit in any such user comment field.
   4. INFORMATION SHARED DURING TRANSACTION
      • You agree that you will enter into transactions with third parties through our Platform and will share your Personal Information with them for easy completion of the transaction. You hereby expressly agree that we shall not be involved or held liable for any breach of the privacy or security of that data. The said breach, if any, shall be a matter of dispute between you and the third party and we shall not be held liable or be issued a notice for the same.
      • We STRONGLY recommend that you should be careful and vigilant while disclosing your Personal Information with your transaction partner. Please do not disclose your bank and account details to anyone through our Platform or to any individual whom you have met through our Platform.
      • We do not take credit card/debit card or other bank details on our Platform. For payment you will be directed to sign in through the respective payment gateways integrated on our Platform and the transaction would be completed therein. It is to be noted that we will not be storing any Bank related information on our records and none of our staffs will hold or be exposed to this information.
   5. HOW WE SHARE YOUR INFORMATION:
      • As a matter of policy, we will not sell or rent information about you and we will not disclose information about you in a manner inconsistent with this Privacy Policy except as required by law or government regulation. We cooperate with law enforcement inquiries, as well as other third parties, to enforce laws such as those regarding intellectual property rights, fraud and other personal rights.
      • We will not share the personal information we collect about you with any third party for their own marketing purposes without your consent. We have contract with third parties prohibiting them from sharing your personal data.
      • We collate statistics about site traffic, sales and other commercial information which we pass onto third parties to assist us with improving the services we provide to you. We also use demographic information to tailor the Site and we share that information with third parties so that they can build up a better picture of our customer base and general consumer trends.
      • If you do not agree with our Privacy Policy, Terms of Service or other policies on our Platform, please discontinue use of our Service; your continued usage of the Service will signify your assent to and acceptance of our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.
      • WE CAN (AND YOU AUTHORIZE US TO) DISCLOSE ANY INFORMATION ABOUT YOU TO LAW ENFORCEMENT, OTHER GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, ANY LAWSUIT OR ANY OTHER THIRD PARTY THAT WE, IN OUR SOLE DISCRETION, BELIEVE NECESSARY OR APPROPRIATE IN CONNECTION WITH AN INVESTIGATION OF FRAUD, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INFRINGEMENT, OR OTHER ACTIVITY THAT IS ILLEGAL OR MAY EXPOSE US, OR YOU, TO LIABILITY.
   6. ENSURING INFORMATION IS ACCURATE AND UP-TO-DATE
      • We take reasonable precautions to ensure that the Personal Data we Collect, Use and Disclose is complete, relevant and up-to-date. However, the accuracy of that information depends to a large extent on the information you provide. That’s why we recommend that you:
      • Let us know if there are any errors in your Personal Data; and
      • Keep us up-to-date with changes to your Personal Data such as your name or address.
   7. YOUR CHOICES ABOUT YOUR INFORMATION:
      • You have several choices regarding use of information on our Services:
        • Email Communications: We will periodically send you free newsletters and e- mails that directly promote the use of our Platform, or Services. When you receive newsletters or promotional communications from us, you may indicate a preference to stop receiving further communications from us and you will have the opportunity to “opt-out” by following the unsubscribe instructions provided in the e-mail you receive or by contacting us directly. Despite your indicated e-mail preferences, we may send you service related communications, including notices of any updates to our Terms of Use or Privacy Policy.
        • Changing or Deleting Your Personal Data: You may change any of your personal information by visiting the Platform and following the directions therein or by emailing us at info@aiays.org. You may request deletion of your personal data by us, and we will use commercially reasonable efforts to honor your request, but please note that we may be required to keep such information and not delete it (or to keep this information for a certain time, in which case we will comply with your deletion request only after we have fulfilled such requirements). When we delete any information, it will be deleted from the active database, but may remain in our archives. We may also retain your information for fraud prevention or similar purposes.
      • You may, of course, decline to submit personal data through the Platform, in which case, we may not be able to provide our services to you. You can review and correct the information about you that we keep on file by editing your account settings or by contacting us directly at info@aiays.org.
   8. CHILDREN’S PRIVACY:

Protecting the privacy of young children is especially important. Thus any person under the age of 18 can only use our services under the supervision of their parents and the parents shall be held liable and responsible in case of any loss suffered by us. In the event that we learn that we have collected personal data from a child under age 18 who was not authorized by its parents then we will delete that information as quickly as possible. If you believe that we might have any information from or about a child under 18, please contact 

          I.CHILDMERGER AND ACQUISITIONS:

In case of a merger or acquisition, we reserve the right to transfer all the information, including personal data, stored with us to the new entity or thus formed. Any change in the Platform’s policies and standing will be notified to you through email.

1. 1. LINKS TO THIRD PARTY PLATFORMS:

Our Platform contains links to other Platforms. The fact that we link to a Platform is not an endorsement, authorization or representation of our affiliation with that third party. We do not exercise control over third party Platforms. These other Platforms may place their own cookies or other files on your computer, collect data or solicit personally identifiable information from you. Other sites follow different rules regarding the use or disclosure of the personally identifiable information you submit to them. We encourage you to read the privacy policies or statements of the other Platforms you visit.

1. 1. 11.NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES:

It is our policy to provide notifications, whether such notifications are required by law or are for marketing or other business related purposes, to you via e-mail notice, written or hard copy notice, or through conspicuous posting of such notice on the Platform, as determined by us in our sole discretion. We reserve the right to determine the form and means of providing notifications to you, provided that you may opt out of certain means of notification as described in this Privacy Policy.

1. 1. STORING PERSONAL DATA

The information is not deleted from our database, but is marked as Active or to be Deleted. These records WILL NOT appear in active searches. These records WILL appear in detail pages. User records marked as to Be Deleted will have all associated contact information removed by the system.

1. 1. DO NOT TRACK:
      • 13.1.Do Not Track (“DNT”) is a privacy preference that users can set in certain web browsers. DNT is a way for users to inform Platform and services that they do not want certain information about their webpage visits collected over time and across Platforms or online services.
      • OPTING OUT OF INFORMATION SHARING
        
   2. • We understand and respect that not all users may want to allow us to share their information. If you do not want us to share your information, please contact us through the Platform and we will remove your information as soon as reasonably practicable. When contacting us, please clearly state your request, including your name, mailing address, email address and phone number.
      • 14.2.However, under the following circumstances, we may still be required to share your personal information:
        • if we are responding to court orders or legal process, or if we need 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 of Use or as otherwise required by law.
        • If we believe it is necessary to restrict or inhibit any user from using any of our Platform, including, without limitation, by means of “hacking” or defacing any portion thereof.
   3. 15.PHISHING OR FALSE EMAILS:

If you receive an unsolicited email that appears to be from us or one of our members that requests personal data (such as your credit card, login, or password), or that asks you to verify or confirm your account or other personal information by clicking on a link, or to provide your personal information to any other user that email was likely to have been sent by someone trying to unlawfully obtain your information, sometimes referred to as a “phisher” or “spoofer.” We do not ask for this type of information in an email. Do not provide the information or click on the link.  Please contact us on the contact details provided on the Platform if you get an email like this.

1. 1. CHANGES TO OUR PRIVACY POLICY:
      • We may update this Privacy Policy and information security procedures from time to time. If these privacy and/or information security procedures materially change at any time in the future, we will post the new changes conspicuously on the Platform to notify you and provide you with the ability to opt out in accordance with the provisions set forth above.
      • Continued use of our Platform and Service, following notice of such changes shall indicate your acknowledgement of such changes and agreement to be bound by the terms and conditions of such changes.

1. 1. CONTACT US:

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, our practices relating to the Platform, or your dealings with us, please contact us at info@aiays.org.