Scope and Purpose

This policy is applicable to the Processing of users’ Personal Data at GetBooks.ai. The purpose of this policy is to provide our current, former and potential users’ (jointly referred to as “users” or “you”) with a general understanding of:

• Type of personal information and manner of collection
• Purpose of collection and processing of personal information
• How information is processed
• Sharing/Transfer of Personal Data.
• Distribution of responsibility for the Processing of Personal Data between affiliated of Krutrim, and Contact details for us so you can receive information about and claim your rights in relation to our processing of your Personal Data.

This policy is updated continuously to reflect the measures taken by us in relation to your Personal Data.

Definitions

The following definitions are used in this policy. In case of any conflict with respect to interpretation of these definitions between applicable law and these terms, interpretation provided under the applicable law shall prevail.

• Anonymous data or anonymized data - This is the category of data which is not identifiable to a natural person. Even if coupled with other information, identification of such a natural person is not possible. Automated decision making- Automated decision making is the process of making a decision by automated means through algorithms without any human involvement. These decisions can be based on factual data, digitally created profiles or through data inferred.
• Consent - Any freely given, informed and unambiguous statement which may be given by a clear affirmative action maybe referred to as consent.
• Cookies - cookie is a small piece of data given to a web browser by a web server. The browser stores the data in a text file so it can be sent back to the server each time the browser requests a page from the server. Cookies have the capacity to store some of your personal data. For more details on what cookies we use and what personal data we store through the use of cookies you may refer to our cookie policy here.
• Data Fiduciary - Any natural or legal person that alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data. For the purposes of this privacy policy GetBooks.ai is the data fiduciary of data.
• Data Processor - The natural or legal person who processes personal data of data principals on behalf of the data fiduciary.
• Data Principal - is the natural person who interacts with us and whose personal data we collect in accordance with the provisions of this privacy policy
• Erasure or Deletion - the irretrievable obliteration or destruction of your saved personal data stored with us, such that your re identification through this data becomes impossible.
• Personal Data - This refers to any information identified or identifiable to a natural person (‘data principal’). This refers to any direct or indirect identification of a natural person. This also includes any inference drawn from such data about the data principal.
• Processing - It means any operation or set of operations, performed on personal data or sets of personal data, including but not limited to processing by automated means. This may include collection, recording, structuring, alteration, adaptation, organization, use, disclosure, dissemination, alignment or combination and analysis of your personal data. Anonymization of data is also a form of processing.
• Pseudonymization - A processing technique where the processed data is not identifiable to a natural person unless coupled with some other information. This data is kept separately with technical and security standards since this data may be converted personal data.
• Third Party - Third party means a natural or legal person, public authority, agency, or body other than the data principal, data fiduciary, processor, and persons who, under the direct authority of the data fiduciary or processor, are authorized to process personal data.

Details of the Data Fiduciary/Joint Data Fiduciary

GetBooks.ai is the data fiduciary under this Privacy Policy. The startup is engaged in the business of providing unique AI solutions to its customers/users.

Data Protection Officer

If you have any queries under this Privacy Policy or want clarification about our processing of your personal information, you can mail us at getbooksai@gmail.com. We will resolve your queries within one calendar month.

Type of Personal Information and Manner of Collection

User sign-up consent

We will be collecting and storing the following details from you during the sign-up process to create your profile:

• Name
• Email Address
• Image

The above-mentioned information will be utilized to create your profile on our platform and will enable us to identify and contact you in case you decide to use our services. They have to be mandatorily provided for creation of your profile. The information that we collect is stored securely on cloud servers, located in India and abroad, employing state of the art security measures to keep your data secure.

Purpose of Collection and Processing of Personal Information

Provide our Services- We use personal information to operate, maintain, and provide you with our Services. In particular, we use personal information to perform our contractual obligations under our Terms of Service.

Communicate with you about our Services- It is in our legitimate business interests to use personal information to respond to your requests, provide user support, and communicate with you about our Services, including by sending announcements, surveys, reminders, updates, security alerts, and support and administrative messages.

Improve, monitor, personalize, and protect our Services- It is in our legitimate business interests to improve and keep our Services safe for our users, which includes:

• Understanding your needs and interests, and personalizing your experience with the Services and our communications.
• Troubleshooting, testing, and research, and keeping the Services secure.
• Investigating and protecting against fraudulent, harmful, unauthorized, or illegal activity.

How Information is Processed

The information may be processed by our App in several ways to ensure the efficient delivery of our services. Below are the key methods and circumstances under which your personal information is processed:

• To provide, administer, and improve our services, ensuring they are tailored to your needs.
• To manage your account and profile, and to validate your identity when you sign in.
• To communicate with you, including responding to your inquiries, sending you updates about your account, and informing you about changes to our services.
• To conduct research and development to enhance our services and develop new features.
• To ensure the security of our services, including monitoring and preventing any fraudulent or unauthorized use.
• To analyze the use of our services for trend monitoring, marketing, and advertising purposes.

Processing of your personal data is carried out with your consent, as necessary for the performance of contracts with you, or in compliance with our legal obligations. Additionally, we may process your data based on our legitimate business interests, except where such interests are overridden by your data protection rights.

Sharing/Transfer of Personal Data

Our policy ensures that we do not sell or share your personal information with third parties for interest-based advertising purposes. However, your personal data may be shared or transferred under the following circumstances:

• With service providers who perform services on our behalf, such as cloud hosting, customer service, and email delivery services. These providers are bound by confidentiality obligations and are restricted from using your data for any other purpose.
• With business partners to provide you with a service or product that you have requested through a partnership we have with them, but only with your explicit consent.
• In the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or a portion of our assets, you will be notified via email and/or a prominent notice on our app of any change in ownership or uses of your personal information, as well as any choices you may have regarding your personal information.
• With law enforcement, government officials, or other third parties when we are compelled to do so by a subpoena, court order, or similar legal procedure, or when we believe in good faith that the disclosure of personal information is necessary to prevent physical harm or financial loss, to report suspected illegal activity, or to investigate violations of our Terms of Service.

Your personal information may also be transferred to countries outside of your country of residence, which may have different data protection standards. In such cases, we ensure that adequate safeguards, as required by applicable law, are in place to protect your personal information.

Rights of Data Principals

As a data principal, you are granted several rights under data protection laws, which include:

• The right to access your personal data and to obtain a copy of it.
• The right to request the correction of inaccurate or incomplete personal data concerning you.
• The right to request the deletion of your personal data when it is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, or when you have withdrawn your consent (where consent was the basis for processing).
• The right to object to the processing of your personal data in certain circumstances, such as for direct marketing purposes or when the processing is based on our legitimate interests.
• The right to request the restriction of processing your personal data, for example, when the accuracy of the data is contested or the processing is unlawful.
• The right to data portability, which allows you to receive the personal data you have provided to us in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format, and to transmit those data to another data controller.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at our designated email address. We will respond to your request in accordance with applicable laws.

Lodging of Complaint

If you have any issues with the way we process data or you need any clarification on our privacy practices you can always contact us at getbooksai@gmail.com. Your issues will be addressed by us as soon as possible and within a maximum period of one month. However, if you are still of the opinion that we are processing your personal data in violation of data protection laws and regulations you have the right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority.