Bizline privacy policy
- The terms used in the Privacy Policy (“Policy”) have the meaning as defined in the
Terms of Use and is to be read together with the Terms of Use. The present policy
lays down how the Company collects, uses, discloses, shares and transfers
Information of Users. This Policy would apply to anybody who visits Bizline Platform
or opens an account with the Company on the Bizline Platform, as the case may be.
- Simply Linics Enterprise Private Limited (“Bizline”) having its registered address F-107, Narayan Residency, Nr.gokul banglows, nikol canal road, Ahmedabad, Gujarat-382350, India recognizes the need for appropriate protection and management of any information shared with the Company or on Bizline Platform.
- By using or accessing the Bizline platform in any manner or opening an Account, it
is acknowledged that the present Policy is accepted and it further consents that the
Company will collect, use, disclose, share and transfer information and personal
data including but not limited to sensitive Personal Information. This Policy is an
electronic record in the form of an electronic contract formed under the Information
Technology Act, 2000 and the rules made thereunder.
- However, in case the User does not intend to share some of the Information as
referred herein below for use by the Company as stated, the User is free to opt-out
or not use the Bizline platform and/or the Products and Services by deleting the
Account and in such a case, are not required to give consent as per the present
Privacy Policy
- In the case in future it is felt that the Information or a part thereof as
collected should not be used or should be deleted, consent granted in the present
Policy can be withdrawn, by writing to the Company seeking to withdraw the consent
so granted or deleting the Account, as the case may be. However, in case the consent
for the Company to use the Information as provided in the present Policy is
withdrawn, the Products and Services cannot be offered to the User by the Company.
- Modification of privacy policy
- These policies may be updated from time to time in the future. The User should agree
to review our privacy policies regularly by visiting this page. Continued access to
or use of the service will mean that the User agrees to the change.
- When this privacy statement applies
-
Its liability to the User is limited to those who have downloaded the Bizline
application and logged in by clicking on the “I Agree/Login” button for Terms and
Conditions or has explicitly consented to the policy on any other product/service
page offered to the User
- How is the information collected, used, disclosed, shared and stored
-
1. The Company collects, uses, discloses, shares and transfers Information,
including but not limited to User content, other content, communications,
information etc. provided by Users when the Users access or use the Bizline platform
for the Products and Services. By use of the Bizline platform and/or Products and
Services, express consent and permission is granted to the Company for having access
to, using, processing, disclosing, sharing and transferring of information in
accordance with this Policy and the Terms of Use.
-
2. For the purpose of these Terms, the term “Personal Information” shall mean any
information provided by the User and shall include, without limitation User content,
any and all documents, details, information etc. shared with the Company by the User
and the One Time Password (OTP) received by the User from the government
authorities/good and service tax authority for authenticating/verifying the goods
and service tax registration process; in furtherance to the Terms of Use.
-
For the purpose of these Terms, the term “Non-Personal Information” shall mean
information that does not specifically identify an individual but includes
information from such as the type of internet browser used, mobile device used,
computer or mobile device’s unique device ID, Internet Service Provider (ISP) and
Internet Protocol (IP) address. The Company may also collect Non-Personal
Information that is provided.
-
Personal and Non-Personal Information together is referred to as “Information”. The
Company may collect Information when registration or opening of an Account happens
on the Bizline platform, when the features or the Products and Services are used,
when the User shares the User content with the Company and when the User interacts
with the customer care team including the details of the message or chats etc.
-
3. The Company may use cookies to monitor usage including, without limitation, to
provide useful features to simplify experiences for the User on the Bizline platform,
like remembering login ID and certain Personal Information and to deliver relevant
content based on preferences, usage patterns and location.
-
4. There could also arise a requirement of providing credit/debit card when the User
is required to payment Government Fees and/or Facilitation Fees as per the Terms of
Use. The Company or any third party providing services related to payment may use
this information, such as account and authentication information and billing,
delivery and contact details. The Company shall in no case be liable for any loss or
damage sustained by the User arising out of any disclosure (inadvertent or
otherwise) of any information relating to bank account, credit or debit card details
in the course of any online transactions or payments made relating to Government
Fees and/or Facilitation Fees.
-
5. The Company collects information about the User’s use of the Bizline platform
and/or Products and Service, such as the features used, any activity carried out,
the actions that are taken, the time, frequency and duration of the said activities.
-
6. The Company is required to collect information from and about the computers,
tablets, phones and other web-connected devices used and the Company then combines
this information across different devices that are used.
-
Information that the Company obtains from these devices includes:
-
a. Information including but not limited to the operating system, hardware and
software versions, battery level, signal strength, available storage space, browser
type, app and file names and types, and plugins, name of mobile operator or ISP,
language, time zone, mobile phone number, IP address, connection speed and, in some
cases, information about other devices that are nearby or on user network etc.
-
b. Information including but not limited to access to beacons and mobile phone
masts, access to GPS location, network, camera or photos, data from cookies stored
on user devices, storage space or disk on the device etc.
-
c. Location-related information – such as current location to provide, personalized
and improved use of the Bizline platform and/or Products and Services.
Location-related information can be based on things such as precise device location,
IP addresses etc.
- Google permissions usage
- Gmail Mail Send (gmail.send) Allows you to send your
invoices and report PDFs to your customers.
- Allows you to take backup of your app data on your email.
- Google Drive file (drive.file) Allow you to take backup of
your app data on your google drive.
- Allows the app to take regular backup of your app data
automatically.
- Google Contacts (contacts.readonly) Allow users to use
Google Contacts for adding parties (customers) on the accounting software.
- How Bizline stores and shares google user data
-
Bizline does not store any Google user data. Whenever Bizline fetches this data, it
gets shown to the user while using the feature. The user chooses the data he wants
to use for import and that gets used to create customers/vendors for him in the
software. Bizline will not store this data for any further use. Bizline will also not
share the user's Google authentication data with anyone. Also, Bizline will not store
this data anywhere.
- Collection of financial sms information
-
We don’t collect, read or store your personal SMS from your inbox. We collect and
monitor only financial SMS sent by 6-digit alphanumeric senders from your inbox
which helps us in identifying the various bank accounts that you may be holding,
cash flow patterns, description and amount of the transactions undertaken by you as
a user to help us perform a credit risk assessment which enables us to determine
your risk profile and to provide you with the appropriate credit analysis. This
process will enable you to take financial facilities from the regulated financial
entities available on the Platform. This Financial SMS data also includes your
historical data.
- Collection of device location and device information
-
We collect and monitor the information about the location of your device to provide
serviceability of your loan application, to reduce the risk associated with your
loan application and to provide pre-approved customised loan offers. This also helps
us to verify the address, make a better credit risk decision and expedite know your
customer (KYC) process. Information the App collects, and its usage depends on how
you manage your privacy controls on your device. When you install the App, we store
the information we collect with unique identifiers tied to the device you are using.
We collect information from the device when you download and install the App and
explicitly seek permissions from You to get the required information from the
device. The information we collect from your device includes the hardware model,
build model, RAM, storage; unique device identifiers like IMEI, serial number,
SSAID; SIM information that includes network operator, roaming state, MNC and MCC
codes, WIFI information that includes MAC address and mobile network information to
uniquely identify the devices and ensure that no unauthorized device acts on your
behalf to prevent frauds
- Collection of installed applications
-
We collect a list of the installed applications’ metadata information which includes
the application name, package name, installed time, updated time, version name and
version code of each installed application on your device to assess your credit
worthiness and enrich your profile with pre-approved customized loan offers.
- Storage
-
We require storage permission so that your KYC and other relevant documents can be
securely downloaded and saved on your phone. You can then easily upload the correct
KYC related documents for faster loan application details filling and disbursal
process. This ensures that you are provided with a seamless experience while using
the application.
- Camera
-
We require the camera information permission to provide you with an easy/smooth
experience and to enable you to click photos of your KYC documents along with other
requisite documents and upload the same on the App during your loan application
journey.
- Collection of other non-personal information
-
We automatically track certain information about you based upon your behaviour on
our Platform. We use this information to do internal research on our users’
demographics, interests, and behaviour to better understand, protect and serve our
users and improve our services. This information is compiled and analysed on an
aggregated basis. We also collect your Internet Protocol (IP) address and the URL
used by you to connect your computer to the internet, etc. This information may
include the URL that you just came from (whether this URL is on our Website or not),
which URL you next go to (whether this URL is on our Website or not), your computer
browser information, and your IP address. Cookies are small data files that a
Website stores on Your computer. We will use cookies on our Website similar to other
lending websites/apps and online marketplace websites/apps. Use of this information
helps Us identify You in order to make our Website more user friendly. Most browsers
will permit You to decline cookies but if You choose to do this it might affect
service on some parts of Our Website. If you choose to make a purchase through the
Platform, we collect information about your buying behaviour. We retain this
information as necessary to resolve disputes, provide customer support and
troubleshoot problems as permitted by law. if you send us personal correspondence,
such as emails or letters, or if other users or third parties send us correspondence
about your activities or postings on the Website, we collect such information into a
file specific to you.
- Link to third-party sdk
-
The Bizline Platform has a link to a registered third party SDK that collects data on
our behalf and data is stored on a secured server to perform a credit risk
assessment. We ensure that our third-party service provider takes extensive security
measures in order to protect your personal information against loss, misuse or
alteration of the data. Our third-party service provider employs separation of
environments and segregation of duties and has strict role-based access control on a
documented, authorized, need to-use basis. The stored data is protected and stored
by application-level encryption. They enforce key management services to limit
access to data. Furthermore, our registered third party service provider provides
hosting security – they use industry leading anti-virus, anti-malware, intrusion
prevention systems, intrusion detection systems, file integrity monitoring, and
application control solutions
- How Bizline uses user data
-
The Company may use the Information for:
-
1. Providing access to the Bizline platform and/or use of the Products and Services.
-
2. Manage Account with the Company.
-
3. Authentication by using One Time Password received from the for the Purpose
including but not limited to government authorities/good and service tax authority
for authenticating/verifying the goods and service tax registration process, Bureau
check or any other product/service availed by the user from time to time on Bizline.
-
4. Send SMS for authenticating transactions via One Time Password (OTP) etc.
-
5. Conduct general survey or analysis of Accounts or otherwise.
-
6. Develop, test and improve the Bizline platform and/or Products and Services,
testing and troubleshooting new products and features, removing any glitches
including technical problems, improving the experience of navigating and carrying
out transactions and improving the services and content, Products and Service on the
Bizline platform.
-
7. Based on Information, share sponsored content and show ads, including relating to
third parties, that the Company thinks will be relevant.
-
Sharing of personal information
-
The Company may disclose or share Personal Information including but not limited to
User Content in the following ways:
-
1. Disclosure or sharing with government authorities including but not limited to
the Goods and Service Tax Authority, MSME Authority, FSSAI Authority.
Information including Personal Information may be shared with and disclosed to
government authorities including but not limited to the Goods and Service Tax
Authority, MSME Authority, FSSAI Authority, in order to enable providing the
Products and Services.
-
2. Disclosure to Government authorities or as required by law information may be
shared with Government and/or statutory authorities or under court orders or other
legal processes; to establish or exercise legal rights; to defend against legal
claims; or as otherwise required by law. The Company warrants that such information
will be disclosed only in accordance with applicable directions, instructions, laws
and regulations.
-
3. Disclosure to third parties the Company may provide, disclose and share
information including Personal Information that is collected to third-party service
providers, database service providers, backup and disaster recovery service
providers, email service providers and also make it accessible to technology
partners, subsidiaries and affiliates, including outside India, to help ensure
availability of Bizline platform and providing the Products and Services
-
4. Disclosure to prospective Acquirers The Company may disclose information
including Personal Information to an acquirer, assignee or other successor entity in
connection with a sale, merger, or reorganization of all or substantially all of the
equity or business of the Company.
-
5. Disclosure to Facilitate Payment on Payment Gateways In order to process payment
transactions, the Company may direct to a payment gateway service provider of its
own choice, which may have access to the Personal Information provided while making
such payment.
- Protection of information
-
The Company, on a best effort basis, shall attempt to take adequate measures to
protect the security of Personal Information and to ensure that the choices for its
intended use are honoured. The Company also takes adequate precautions, on a best
effort basis, to protect data from loss, misuse, unauthorized access or disclosure,
alteration or destruction.
-
The Company uses industry standards of physical, technical and administrative
security measures to keep Information, on best effort basis, secure although is
unequivocally understood and agreed that the same cannot be foolproof since no
security system is impassable and the Company does not guarantee that the
Information may be absolutely free from invasion.
-
Please note that e-mails, messaging and means of communication with the Company may
not be encrypted, and therefore the Company advises not to communicate any
confidential information through these means.
-
The Company is not responsible for any breach of security or for any actions or
inactions of any Users or other third parties including but not limited to
government authorities that receive Information.
-
The User is solely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of its username
and password. To ensure the safety of Personal Information, it is advised that the
username and password should not be shared with anyone. The Company would not be
liable or responsible for any breach of this covenant for any reason.
-
The Company would retain Personal Information only as long as the entity or User to
whom the said Personal Information belongs has an active Account or as
permitted/required by applicable law. Generally, Personal Information, upon deletion
of a related Account, is also deleted unless the same is required to comply with any
legal requirements, fraud prevention or assistance in any enquiry, for resolving
disputes, to protect interests of the Company, to continue to develop and improve
the Products and Services
- Grievance redressal mechanism
-
In accordance with the Information Technology Act, 2000 and Rules made thereunder,
the contact details for raising grievances or obtaining any further information or
enquiry, if any are provided below:
-
Address: F-107, Narayan Residency, Nr.gokul banglows, nikol canal road, Ahmedabad, Gujarat-382350.
- E-mail: support@bizlineindia.com
- Contact number: +91 9870053802
- GDPR Guidelines for EU users
- EU users are entitled to erase any personal data we hold under EU General Data
Protection Regulation (GDPR).
-
We will do our best to respond promptly and in any event within one month of the
following:
- Our receipt of your written request; or
- Our receipt of any further information we may ask you
to provide to enable us to comply with your request, whichever happens to be
later.
- The information you supply to us in this format will only be used for the purposes
of identifying the personal data you are requesting that we erase and responding to
your request. You are not obliged to complete this form to make a request, but doing
so will make it easier for us to process your request quickly.
- SECTION-1: Details of the person requesting information
- Full Name:
- Address:
- Contact telephone number:
- Email address:
- SECTION-2: Are you the data subject?
-
- YES: I am the data
subject. I enclose the proof of my identity (See below). (Please go to Section 4)
- NO: I am acting on
behalf of the data subject. I have enclosed the data subject’s written
authority and proof of the data subject’s identity and my own identity (See
below). (Please go to Section 3)
- To ensure we are erasing data of the right person, we require you to provide us with
proof of your identity and of your address. Please supply us with a photocopy or a
scanned image (do not send the originals) of one or both of the following
-
- Proof of Identity – Passport, photo driver’s license,
national identity card, birth certificate
- Proof of Address - Utility bill, bank statement,
credit card statement (no more than 3 months old); current driver’s license
- SECTION-3: Details of the data subject (if different from
Section 1)
- Full Name:
- Address:
- Contact telephone number:
- Contact telephone number:
- Email address:
- SECTION-4: Reason for erasure request
- Given the sensitive nature of erasing personal data, GDPR Article 17(1) requires
certain conditions to be met before a request may be considered. Please supply us
with the reason you wish your data to be erased and please attach any justifying
documents to this one.
-
- You feel your personal data is no longer necessary for
the purposes for which we originally collected it.
- You no longer consent to our processing of your
personal data.
- You object to your processing of your personal data as
is your right under Article-21 of the GDPR.
- You feel your personal data has been unlawfully
processed.
- You feel we are subject to a legal obligation of the
EU or Member State that requires the erasure of your personal data.
- You are a child, you represent a child, or you were a
child at the time of the data processing and you feel your personal data was
used to offer you information society services.
- SECTION-5: What information do you wish to erase?
- Please describe the information you wish to erase. Please provide any relevant
details you think will help us to identify the information. Providing the URL for
each link you wish to be removed would be helpful.
- Also, please explain, if it is not abundantly clear, why the linked page is about
you or the person you are representing on this form.
- Please note that. In certain circumstances, where erasure would adversely affect the
freedom of expression, contradict legal obligation, act against the public interest
in the area of public health, act against the public interest in the area of
scientific or historical research, or prohibit the establishment of a legal defense
or exercise of other claims, we may not be able to erase the information you
requested in accordance with article 17(3) of the GDPR. In such cases you would be
informed promptly and given full reasons for that decision.
- While in most cases we will be happy to erase the personal data you request, we
nevertheless reserve the right, in accordance with article 12(5) of the GDPR to
charge a fee or refuse the request if it is considered to be “manifestly unfounded
or excessive.” However, we will make every effort to provide you with the erasure of
your personal data if suitable.
- SECTION-6: Declaration
- Please note that I have read and understood the terms and conditions of this subject
access for and certify that the information given in this application to
_______________ is true. I understand that It is necessary for ______________ to
confirm my/the data subject’s identity and it may be necessary to obtain more
detailed information in order to locate the correct personal data.
- Signed _____________________
- Date _______________________
- Documents that must accompany this application:
-
- Evidence of your identity (see
section-2)
- Evidence of data subject’s identity
(if different from above)
- Authorization from the data subject
to act on their behalf (if applicable)
- Justification for erasure of data
(see section-4)