Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy (hereinafter referred to as “Policy”) is in accordance with the Information Technology Act, 2000, the Information Technology (Reasonable security practices and procedures and sensitive personal data or information) Rules, 2011, and describes the information collected from you (hereinafter referred to as “You”, “Your” or “User”) on Your visit to the Platform (defined further) and use of Platform; manner and procedure of collection of such information; use, storage, and disclosure of information collected; rights and choices available to You with respect to the information collected; and how WValue Martech Private Limited (hereinafter “Share & Earn”, “We”, “Us”) including online platform(s) “Share & Earn” (Mobile Application) (“Platform”).

This Policy constitutes a legal agreement between You as the User of the Platform, and WValue Martech Private Limited as the owner of the Platform. For clarity, User shall mean any person, who visits, uses and/ or transacts through the Platform. You are permitted to use the Services available on the Platform only if you are a natural person, citizen of India, and at least eighteen (18) years of age.

By visiting or accessing the Platform and voluntarily providing Us with information, including, but not limited to, personal information and sensitive personal information, You are consenting to Our use of the information in accordance with this Policy.

Disclaimer: We reserve the right to modify this Policy at any time and update this Policy from time to time, so please review this Policy frequently to understand the latest policy adopted by Us. Changes and modifications to this Policy will take effect immediately upon posting on the Platform. Any continued use of the Services shall signify Your acceptance of such updated Policy.

IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS POLICY, PLEASE DO NOT USE OR ACCESS THIS PLATFORM.

COLLECTION AND STORAGE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION:

To achieve the same, We use reasonable security practices and procedures as mandated under applicable laws for the protection of Your information. However, You understand and accept that there’s no guarantee that data transmission over the Internet will be completely secure and that any information that You transmit to Us is at Your own risk. We assume no liability for any disclosure of information due to errors in transmission, unauthorized third-party access to our Platform and data bases or other acts of third parties, or acts or omissions beyond our reasonable control and You shall not be entitled to hold Us responsible for any breach of security.

PERSONAL INFORMATION COLLECTED:

In order to provide you with a smooth and secure journey on our Platform, we collect your personal information including but not limited to the following:

We collect the following information from You with Your explicit consent for onboarding You on the Platform:

DISCLOSURE / SHARING OF PERSONAL INFORMATION:

A. Contact List and Contact Image: “Share & Earn” requests access to the user's contact list with the sole purpose of enhancing user experience by identifying whether an offer displayed on the Application has been shared with a specific contact by the user. This functionality is designed to prevent fraud and ensure that offers are shared genuinely, contributing to a trustworthy environment for all users.

“Share & Earn” fetches contact images solely to aid users in easily identifying their contacts within the app, enhancing user experience by making the navigation and identification process more intuitive. It's important to note that:

Disclaimer: We Do Not Collect Contact Images: The contact images are only displayed within the app for ease of identification by the user. These images are not uploaded to our servers, stored, or used for any other purpose.

Minimal Data Collection: For the functionality related to identifying offer sharing and preventing fraud, we only collect phone numbers from the user's contact list. We explicitly do not collect names or any other personal information from the contact list. This minimal approach to data collection is part of our commitment to privacy and data minimization.

B. Marketing and Promotional Purpose: At the time of registering on the Platform, Users have to provide their mobile number and email address for OTP. Hence, by registering you authorize Share & Earn to send texts and email alerts to you with your login details and any other service requirements, including promotional mails and SMS, even if you have registered yourself under DND or DNC or NCPR services. Your authorization shall be valid as long as your account is not deactivated or unless you withdraw your consent. If You wish to withdraw your consent, please feel free to reach out to shareandearn@whistle.mobi requesting the same.

C. Disclosure to Third Parties: We do not share your Personal Information with any third parties for commercial purposes which is contrary to, or otherwise violates this Policy. Notwithstanding the foregoing, We may share the information collected with our Partners, employees, Service Providers, for the purposes as set forth in this Policy.

IV. WITHDRAWAL OF CONSENT:

Share & Earn respects Your rights over your Personal Information. If during any time, you feel that we do not require the retention of your personal information or if you ask us to delete or remove your personal information, we shall do the same without asking any further questions. Please feel free to write shareandearn@whistle.mobi / legal@whistle.mobi for such withdrawal.

V. DATA SECURITY:

Share & Earn understands the importance of one’s personal information and thereby always uses the highest applicable standard to protect the information collected from You. We have put in place appropriate security measures to deal with any suspected data security breach. However, Users are aware that no information transmitted over the internet is safe and there is always a chance of breach of such data even when highest security is in place. Therefore, we cannot guarantee its absolute security. Further, you are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality and security of your login id and password and must refrain from sharing your credentials with any third party.

VI. GRIEVANCE REDRESSAL MECHANISM:

WValue Martech Private Limited has appointed a Grievance Redressal Officer who shall be available to redress customer grievances relating to any digital lending-related complaints and any such disputes arising out of this Privacy Policy.

The name and contact details of the Grievance Redressal Officer are provided below:

Name: Sreetama Roy

Address: No. 1187, Bhagwati, 3rd Floor, 5th Main, 21st Cross, HSR Layout, Sector-7, Bengaluru – 560102, Karnataka

Email: legal@whistle.mobi

N.B: Request You to give us 48-72 hrs to resolve your complaint.

VII. AMENDMENT OF PRIVACY POLICY:

This Privacy Policy is subject to modification and/or change at the sole discretion of Share & Earn. All such modifications shall be strictly in line with the Law in force.

We recommend You visit this page regularly to check if there are any modifications or not. Share & Earn shall not be liable to intimate You regarding any changes in this Policy made.

VIII. JURISDICTION AND GOVERNING LAWS:

WValue Martech Private Limited is having its registered office in Bengaluru, Karnataka. Any such dispute arising out of this Policy, the Courts at Bengaluru, Karnataka shall have the exclusive jurisdiction to try such dispute.