Introduction

We respect your privacy rights and recognize the importance of secure transactions and information privacy. This Privacy Policy describes how Taxtds Limited and its affiliates (collectively “Taxtds, we, our, us”) collect, use, share or otherwise process your personal information through Taxtds website www.taxtds.com, its mobile application, and m-site (hereinafter referred to as the “Platform”).

This Privacy Policy is an electronic agreement formed under the Information Technology Act, 2000 and the rules and regulations made there under (as amended till date) including the Information Technology (Reasonable security practices and procedures and sensitive personal data or information) Rules, 2011 & the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021. It does not require any physical or digital signatures to make the terms of this policy binding. This privacy policy is a legally binding document. The terms of this privacy policy will be effective upon your use of our Platform /service. Please read this policy carefully, together with our Terms of Services (https://www.Taxtds.com/Terms-of-Use).

By visiting our Platform, providing your information or availing our product/service, you expressly agree to be bound by the terms of this Privacy Policy and the applicable Terms of service. While accessing or using our platform/services, you have given explicit consent to collect, use, share or otherwise process your information in accordance with this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, please do not access or use our Platform or service.

You acknowledge that you are disclosing Personal Information voluntarily. Prior to the completion of any registration process on our platform or prior to availing of any services offered on our platform if you wish not to disclose any Personal Information you may refrain from doing so; however if you don't provide information that is requested, it is possible that the registration process would be incomplete and/or you would not be able to avail of the our services. If you are our corporate customer, it is possible that we have entered into a contract with you for non-disclosure of confidential information. This Policy shall not affect such a contract in any manner.

Application of Policy

This policy governs each website, mobile site, application, and/or other service, regardless of how distributed, transmitted, published, or broadcast (“Service”) provided by Taxtds Limited and/or its affiliates (“we,” “us,” or “our” or “Taxtds”) that links to this policy, which is binding on all those who access, visit and/or use Taxtds’s Services, i.e., Listing Service, Search Plus Services, JD Mart, JD Pay, JD Omni, JD Xpert, JD Shopping etc.,. This policy shall apply equally to all of our vendors, service providers, subcontractors, partners, agents, representatives, employees, and any other third parties. Taxtds undertakes to only collect and use personal data voluntarily provided by you. You are able to browse our platform without disclosing any personal information about them. However you have to provide limited personal data to us, as may be required, in order to register or to avail certain services from us.

This policy applies to all contractors, suppliers, customers, users, vendors, sellers, partners, and other third party working on behalf of Taxtds or accessing or using our platforms/service. It also applies to the head office, branches office and other offices of Taxtds and all employees/officials of Taxtds. It applies to all data that Taxtds holds relating to identifiable individuals, even if that information technically falls outside of the Privacy & Data Protection law. The said information includes, Names, address, mobile/telephone numbers, email Id of users and any other information collected or received by users while accessing or using our platforms/service.

This Privacy Policy is part of Taxtds’s Terms of Service and covers the treatment of user information, including personally identifying information, obtained by Taxtds, including information obtained when you access the Taxtds platform, use the Taxtds Service or any other software provided by Taxtds. Unless otherwise stated explicitly, this Policy applies to Personal Information as disclosed on any of our Platform. This policy does not apply to the practices of organizations that we do not own or to people that we do not employ or manage.

Objectives of policy

Taxtds is required to collect & use certain information about individuals, i.e., customers, suppliers/vendors, business contacts, employees, and the third parties with whom Taxtds has a business relationship or may need to contact. This policy describes, how Taxtds collects, receives, possesses, stores, deals or handle personal information including sensitive personal information about you and ensure that the same are available for review by you. The personal information must be collected, handled and stored to meet the data protection standards as well as legislative requirements. This policy ensures to comply with data protection law and follows the good practice and protects the rights of employees, customers, suppliers/vendors, business contacts, employees, and the third parties and how to stores and processes data and protects from the risks of data breach.

Collection of Information

In the course of carrying out its various functions and activities, Taxtds collects information from individuals & third parties and generates a wide range of information which is stored at our platform. These information can take many different forms, such as, corporate records, financial records, legal records, contracts, letters received from third parties, personnel/employees records, invoices, completed application forms, contact lists, email communications and attachments, photos etc.,. Taxtds collects information in order to provide and continually improve its products & services. The information may be collected online or offline. Regardless of the collection method, the same privacy protection shall apply to all data/information including personal information.

We collect Personal Information from you in a variety of ways when you interact with us through our services, such as, installing, accessing, or using our Services; Create an account on our services; Request customer service or contact us; Conduct a transaction where we collect personal information, including when required by law and regulations; Submit a testimonial, rating or review, or other user-generated content that may be posted; Otherwise submit personal information to us along with any related content of the communication.

In the course of registering for and availing various services we provide from time to time through our website www.justdial.com ("Website", telephone search, SMS and Apps) or any other medium in which Taxtds may provide services (collectively referred to as "the Platform") you may be required to give your name, residence address, workplace address, email address, date of birth, educational qualifications , Marital status , and similar Personal Information ("Personal Information") & credit card/debit card , and other payment instrument details. We, either through third party service provider or by our own, collect the Know-Your-Customer (KYC) related document from you. KYC related documents include but not limited to, driving licence, proof of possession of Aadhaar number, the Voter's Identity Card, Pan Card, GST, Passport, job card issued by NREGA (duly signed by an officer of the State Government and letter issued by the National Population Register containing details of name and address). If OVD (officially valid documents) furnished by you don’t have an updated address, then in addition to OVD, we may also collect the utility bill (electricity, telephone, post-paid mobile phone, piped gas, water bill) not more than two months old, property or Municipal tax receipt; pension or family pension payment orders (PPOs) issued to retired employees by Government Departments or Public Sector Undertakings, containing the address; letter issued by the Foreign Embassy or Mission in India (in case of foreigner), as prescribed by RBI (Reserve Bank of India) from time to time. If you are Sole Proprietary firms, we may collect the documents which include, (a) Registration certificate; (b) Certificate/licence issued by the municipal authorities under Shop and Establishment Act. (c) Sales and income tax returns. (d) GST certificate (provisional/final). (e) IEC (Importer Exporter Code) issued to the proprietary concern by the office of DGFT or Licence/certificate of practice issued in your firm’s name (in case of Importer /Exporter). (f) Income Tax Return (just the acknowledgement) in your firm’s name, duly authenticated/acknowledged by the Income Tax authorities. (g) Utility bills such as electricity, water, landline telephone bills, etc., or, the documents relating to proof of business/activity. We may also conduct verification and collect such other information and clarification as would be required to establish the existence of your firm, as per our satisfaction. If you are Legal Entities, we may collect the documents which includes, (a) Certificate of incorporation; (b) Memorandum and Articles of Association; (c) Permanent Account Number of the company; (d) Board resolution & power of attorney granted to its managers, officers or employees to transact on its behalf or Documents relating to beneficial owner. If you are partnership firm, we may collect the documents which include, (a) the certified copies Registration certificate; Partnership deed; Permanent Account Number of the partnership firm and Documents relating to beneficial owner, managers, officers or employees. If you are Trust, we may collect the documents which include, (a) the certified copies Registration certificate; Trust deed; Permanent Account Number or Form No.60 of the trust and Documents relating to beneficial owner, managers, officers or employees. If you are unincorporated association or a body of individuals, we may collect the documents which include, (a) the certified copies Resolution of the managing body; Permanent Account Number or Form No.60 of the unincorporated association or a body of individuals and Documents relating to beneficial owner, managers, officers or employees. We, either through third party service provider or by our own, may also undertake Video based Customer Identification Process (V-CIP) in Compliance of KYC policy of RBI. The Personal Information is used for three general purposes: to customize the content you see, to fulfil your requests for certain services, and to contact you about our services via including but not limited to email's, sms’s and other means of communication. Where possible, we indicate which fields are required and which fields are optional. You always have the option to not provide information by choosing not to use a particular service, product or feature on our Platform. Taxtds collects the personal information voluntarily provided by you while accessing or using our platforms/service. Taxtds also collects data (on regular basis) from various sources such as newspaper, visiting cards, pamphlets, magazines and journals (including both free and pay), by appointment of data collectors, join free option made available on Taxtds platforms. The example of the data/information collected by us is given below:

Types of information Collected by Taxtds:

Users/Customers

1. Personal Identifying information such as name, address and phone numbers; email Id, Age, personal description, profile photograph etc., & delivery address,
2. payment information.
3. location information.
4. Device information (if you provided).
5. IP address.
6. Name, addresses & phone numbers, e-mail IDs of friends and other people listed in Addresses;
7. Content of reviews and e-mails to us.
8. voice recordings when you call to us.
9. credit usage, login detail, device log files etc., while using our platform.
10. Contacts – address book for app users

Vendors/Sellers

1. Personal Identifying information such as name, address and phone numbers; email Id, Age, personal description, profile photograph ,Marital status etc.,.
2. payment information.
3. location information.
4. Device information (if you provided)
5. IP address.
6. Name, addresses & phone numbers, e-mail IDs of friends and other people listed in Addresses.
7. content of reviews and e-mails to us.
8. voice recordings when you call to us.
9. images, videos and other content collected or stored in connection with our Services.
10. information and officially valid documents (KYC regarding identity and address information, including mobile & landline number, place of business, valid Email id, vendor’s photo, id & address proof (such as Aadhar card, Pan Card, GST Voter Id Card, Passport, Shop and Establishment Certificate, etc.,.
11. credit usage
12. corporate and financial information, and
13. device log files and configurations etc.,.

Taxtds Doesn’t Collect the Information

Taxtds does not collect sensitive personal data or information. It only collects the sensitive personal data or information which is considered necessary to provide the service or to fulfil the purpose and for a lawful purpose connected with a function or activity of Taxtds. User can continue to browse / search on Taxtds.com without giving any information; however, PI is required for availing the certain services on Justdial’s platform.

Any information which can related to personal and bank account and other any information which can impact the customer and client sensitive information