Privacy Policy

Hoopster. in is committed to protecting the privacy of users of the website. Your personal information is shared only as a part of the search process on the site. Wherever information is gathered you are made aware of the privacy practices we follow. Since Hoopster. in is committed to facilitating safe and trusted space for its users and provide a platform for peer-to-peer conversation and other related services, we do need to collect, process, maintain and distribute information submitted by you for this purpose. This information would include names and descriptions, email id , contact details, besides other relevant information, and will be used by Hoopster. in as a facilitator to connect users with companies and related stakeholders in different ways.

By voluntarily providing us with Personal Data, you are consenting to its collection, use and disclosure in accordance with this Privacy Policy. If you provide Personal Data, you acknowledge and agree that such Personal Data may be transferred from your current location to the offices and servers of Hoopster. in .

Personal Data That You Provide Through the Services: We collect Personal Data from you when you voluntarily provide such information, such as when you register for or use our Services. This information may include:

Contact data, such as your first and last name, email and mailing addresses, and phone number.
Sponsors: We may share limited personal information with sponsors of specific events you choose to participate in, strictly for purposes related to the event .
Profile data, such as your username and password that you may set to establish an online account with us, your photograph, interests, preferences and hobbies.
Demographic information, such as your postal code, gender, and age.
Your content, such as text, images, chat, audio, and video, along with the metadata associated with the files you upload.
Education information, such as your college and year of graduation.
Identity data, such as a national identification number (e.g., Aadhar, PAN), state and an image of the relevant identification card.
Usage data, such as information about how you use the Services and interact with us and other users, including information associated with any content you upload to the websites or otherwise submit to us, and information you provide when you use any interactive features of the Services.
Marketing data, such as your preferences for receiving communications from us, and details about how you engage with our communications.
Financial data, such as financial account numbers, payment card information, details regarding payments you make through the Services, and your billing address.
Transaction data, such as information about payments to and from you and other details of products or services you have purchased through the Services, if any.
Other information that we may collect which is not specifically listed here, but which we will use in accordance with this Privacy Policy or as otherwise disclosed at the time of collection.

Information we obtain from other third parties:

We may receive personal information about you from third-party sources. For example, a business partner may share your contact information with us if you have expressed interest in learning specifically about our products or services, or the types of products or services we offer. We may obtain your personal information from other third parties, such as marketing partners, publicly-available sources and data providers.

Our Use of Your Personal Data and Other Information:

Hoopster. in uses your Personal Data for the following purposes and as otherwise described in this Privacy Policy or at the time of collection, or otherwise with your consent:

To operate the Services. We use your personal information to:

provide, operate and improve the Services
provide information about our products and services
establish and maintain your user profile on the Services
facilitate your to login to the Services via third-party identity and access management providers, such as Whatsapp, Facebook and Google
enable security features of the Service, such as by sending you security codes via email or SMS, and remembering devices from which you have previously logged in
provide social features of the Service, such as by enabling users to establish connections with other users of the Services; enabling users to like, comment on, and share user content; and displaying certain user activity in an activity feed
communicate with you about the Services, including by sending you announcements, updates, security alerts, and support and administrative messages
communicate with you about events or contests in which you participate or can participate
understand your needs and interests, and personalize your experience with the Services and our communications
provide support and maintenance for the Services
to respond to your requests, questions and feedback

Research and Development. We analyze use of the Services to analyze and improve the Services and to develop new products and services, including by studying user demographics and use of the Services.

Marketing. We may send you Hoopster. in related marketing communications as permitted by law. You can opt-out of our marketing and promotional communications as by writing to us on info@hoopsters.in.

Advertising. We work with advertising partners to display online advertisements. These advertisements are delivered by our advertising partners and may be targeted based on your use of the Services or your activity elsewhere online.

Compliance and Operations. We may use your personal information and disclose it to law enforcement, government authorities, and private parties as we believe necessary or appropriate to: (a) comply with applicable laws, lawful requests, and legal process, such as to respond to subpoenas or requests from government authorities; (b) protect our, your or others’ rights, privacy, safety or property (including by making and defending legal claims); (c) enforce the terms and conditions that govern the Service; and (d) protect, investigate and deter against fraudulent, harmful, unauthorized, unethical or illegal activity.

With your consent. In some cases we may specifically ask for your consent to collect, use or share your personal information, such as when required by law.

To create anonymous, aggregated or de-identified data. We may create anonymous, aggregated or de-identified data from your personal information and other individuals whose personal information we collect. We make personal information into anonymous, aggregated or de-identified data by removing or omitting information that makes the data personally identifiable to you. We may use this anonymous, aggregated or de-identified data and share it with third parties for our lawful business purposes, including to analyze and improve the Services and promote our business.

Our Disclosure of Your Personal Data and Other Information:

We share your personal information with third parties in the following circumstances or as otherwise described in this Privacy Policy:

Affiliates: We may also share your Personal Data with our corporate parent, subsidiaries, and affiliates, for purposes consistent with this Privacy Policy.
Third Party Services. If you have enabled features or functionality that connect the Services to a third-party platform or social media network (such as by logging in to the Services using Third Party Services, or otherwise linking your account with the Services to certain Third Party Services, we may disclose the personal information that you authorized us to share. We do not control the third party’s use of your personal information.
Other Users of the Service and the Public. We may provide functionality that enables you to disclose personal information to other users of the Services or the public. For instance, you may be able to maintain a user profile with information about yourself that you can make available to other users or the public. You may also be able to submit content to the Services (such as comments, blogs, and photos), and we will display your username, and a link to your user profile along with the content you submit. If you include any Personal Data or other information in a product listing or any other content that you upload to the Services, we have the right to publish that listing and other content (including without limitation any Personal Data or other information including in the listing) in connection with the operation of the Service or any other products or services of Hoopster. in , or the promotion, advertising or marketing thereof (including publishing that listing and other content on the Internet or on Third Party Services such as Instagram, twitter, sharing it with blogs, etc.). Users have the ability as part of the Services to share your listings with others. We do not control how other users or third parties use any Personal Data that you make available to other users or the public.
Professional Advisors: We may disclose your Personal Data with our financial, insurance, legal, accounting or other advisors that provide professional services to us, in connection with the professional services that they provide to us.
Authorities and others: Hoopster. in may disclose your Personal Data to law enforcement, government authorities, and private parties if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to (i) comply with a legal obligation, (ii) protect and defend the rights or property of Hoopster. in or others, including by making and defending legal claims, (iii) act in urgent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of the Services or the public, or (iv) protect, investigate, and deter against fraudulent, harmful, unauthorized, unethical, or illegal activity.

Changes to Privacy Policy

Any modifications to this Privacy Policy will be effective upon our posting the new terms and/or upon implementation of the new changes on the Services (or as otherwise indicated at the time of posting). In all cases, your continued use of the Services after any changes or revisions to this Privacy Policy shall indicate your agreement with the terms of such revised Privacy Policy.

If you have unresolved concerns or complaints regarding the handling of your Personal Data, you have the right to complain to us on info@hoopsters.in.