Privacy Policy
We, Portameegos (“Company”, “we”, “us”, “our”) are the owners of the mobile application called Portameegos available at <insert hyperlink to the Application> (the “Application”). The Application is a platform that facilitates buying and selling of various products as well as acts as facilitator for facilitating cab hire services for seafarers. The Application enables seafarer’s aboard ships to browse and purchase local products as well as avail cab hire services from port agents in port cities (the “Services”).
We respect data privacy rights and are committed to protecting personal data collected on this Application. This privacy notice (“Privacy Notice”) sets forth how we collect, use and protect the personal Data collected on this Application.
PLEASE READ THIS PRIVACY NOTICE CAREFULLY. BY CLICKING ON THE CONSENT CHECK BOX, AND BY ACCESSING AND USING THE APPLICATION, YOU AGREE TO THE TERMS OF THIS PRIVACY NOTICE OUTLINED BELOW. YOU HEREBY AGREE AND PROVIDE CONSENT TO THE COMPANY FOR PROCESSING PERSONAL DATA FOR THE PURPOSES AND THE SCOPE DEFINED IN THIS PRIVACY NOTICE. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THE TERMS OF THIS PRIVACY NOTICE, YOU MAY WITHDRAW YOUR CONSENT OR ALTERNATIVELY CHOOSE NOT TO PROVIDE YOUR PERSONAL DATA ON THROUGH OUR APPLICATION. SUCH AN INTIMATION TO WITHDRAW YOUR CONSENT CAN BE PROVIDED BY EMAIL ON < insert email address here >.
IF YOU ARE ACCESSING OUR APPLICATION ON BEHALF OF A THIRD PARTY, YOU REPRESENT THAT YOU HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO BIND SUCH THIRD-PARTY TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS PRIVACY NOTICE AND, IN SUCH AN EVENT YOUR USE OF OUR APPLICATION SHALL REFER TO USE BY SUCH THIRD PARTY. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE SUCH AN AUTHORITY (TO PROVIDE PERSONAL DATA OF A THIRD PARTY) OR DO NOT AGREE TO THE TERMS OF THIS PRIVACY NOTICE, THEN YOU SHOULD REFRAIN FROM USING OUR APPLICATION.
This Privacy Notice is an electronic record construed in accordance with data protection laws of the applicable jurisdictions.
1. Definitions
i. “User/s”, “you”, “your” shall mean and include individuals who uses and/or access the Application. For the avoidance of doubt, the term “Users” includes, but is not limited to, seafarers and port agents.
ii. “Personal Data” means any information/ data that relates to an identified or identifiable natural person;
2. Personal Data we Collect
We may collect your Personal Data in the following ways. Please note that you have a choice not to share certain data sets with us, however if such data sets are required to perform Services within our Application, you will not be able to access or use certain features of our Application.
i. Account Creation: When you register and create an account on the Application, to avail our Services, you may be required to provide us certain Personal Data including but not limited to the following:
a. For Seafarers: Personal Data includes, but not limited to full name, email address, mobile number (preferably what’s app number), rank, nationality and any other information as necessary, when registering on or subscribing to the Application.
b. For Port Agents: Personal Data includes, but is not limited to status, full name, email address, country, mobile number (preferably what’s app no.), driving license/ passport number, and any other information as necessary, when registering on or subscribing to the Application.
ii. Online Identifiers and Log Data: When you use the Application, we may automatically collect your device information such as your operating system, browser type, device ID, application identification number, IP address platform type, the date and time you used our Services, error logs, etc.
I. Accuracy of information
The User undertakes that he shall be solely responsible for the accuracy, correctness, or truthfulness of the Personal Data shared with us whether of its own or any third party. In the event the User is sharing any Personal Data on behalf of a third person, the User represents and warrants that he has the necessary authority to share such Personal Data with the Company, obtained a written consent from such third party and the Company shall not be responsible for verifying the same. The User understands and acknowledges that such Personal Data shall be subject to the terms and conditions of this Privacy Notice.
II. Use of Your Personal Data
We use your Personal Data for the following purposes:
i. to inform you about our Services and to respond to your requests;
ii. to maintain and manage our Application;
iii. to manage our relationship with you;
iv. to communicate with you and to send you marketing emails e-mails;
v. for internal record keeping;
vi. and to comply with our legal or statutory obligations.
III. Disclosures
We do not sell, rent, share, distribute, lease or otherwise provide your Personal Data to third parties, without your prior consent. Keeping this in mind, we may disclose your Personal Data in the following cases:
i. Affiliates: We may provide your Personal Data to our affiliates to enable them to improve the offerings, provide feedback and respond to their queries.
ii. Service Providers: We may share your Personal Data with the service providers who work with us in connection with operating the Application and/ or providing the offerings. All such service providers are subject to stringent confidentiality restrictions consistent with this Privacy Notice.
iii. Merger or Acquisition: We may transfer your Personal Data if we are acquired by another entity, or if we merge with another company or transfer a part of our business, including the Application, to a third party. Any such third party or resultant entity that receives your Personal Data shall have the right to continue to use your Personal Data in line with the purposes set out herein. In the event of such a sale or transfer, we may notify you.
iv. Legal and Regulatory Authorities: We may disclose your Personal Data in order to comply with our legal obligations/ court orders/ requests by Govt. authorities.
IV. Data Retention
We will retain User’s Personal Data as long as it is required to be retained for the purpose of provision of the Services, and upon fulfilment of such purpose we will either delete or anonymize your Personal Data so that it cannot be linked back to you. We may also retain and use User’s Personal Data as necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements, vital interest of individuals or other natural persons, performance of a task carried out in furtherance of public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested.
V. Security
We are committed to maintaining information security and protecting our User data from potential breaches. We have implemented robust security measures to protect Personal Data. We cannot warranty the security of Personal Data transmitted as these systems are not hack proof. Data pilferage due to unauthorized hacking, virus attacks, technical issues is possible, and we will take necessary measures to mitigate such events.
VI. Your Rights
In accordance with applicable law, you have the following rights in respect of your Personal Data:
i. right to access Personal Data in our possession,
ii. right to have us rectify or modify any such Personal Data,
iii. right to have us erase/delete your Personal Data,
iv. right to restrict us from processing such Personal Data,
v. right to object to our use of Personal Data,
vi. right to withdraw consent at any time where we are relying on consent to process Personal Data.
Depending on the nature of the request, we may ask you to complete a Personal Data request form or seek certain details to verify the request. All requests for Personal Data will be handled within a reasonable period of time. If you would like to exercise ANY of these rights, please contact at < insert email address here >
VII. Transfer to other countries
We may transfer, store and process your information in countries other than our own. Because of the global nature of our business, we may transfer personal data internationally or store it with our subcontractors when carrying out the activities depending on the underlying infrastructure for the Application. All such transfers are subject to appropriate legal requirements as per the applicable privacy and data protection laws.
VIII. For EU and UK Visitors
Residents of the European Union (the “EU”) and United Kingdom (the “UK”) should note that this Privacy Notice has been updated in accordance with the requirements of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (the “GDPR”) and the UK GDPR, the United Kingdom Data Protection Act 2018, the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations, and any regulation superseding any of the foregoing (“UK Privacy Laws”).
We will process your Personal Data only on the legal basis of consent, contract, or on the basis of our legitimate interests, provided that such interests are not overridden by your privacy rights and interests. EU and Uk residents have certain rights as identified in clause 9.
Transfer of your personal information across borders (for EU Residents): The Personal Data we collect (of EU and UK residents) is stored on local servers located in India. Personal Data might be processed outside the EU and UK. We collect and transfer Personal Data outside the EU and UK in accordance with the provisions of the GDPR and the UK Privacy Laws. If you have questions, please contact at <insert email address here>
UK residents have the right to make a complaint at any time to the Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”), the UK supervisory authority for data protection issues (www.ico.org.uk). We would, however, appreciate the chance to deal with your concerns before you approach the ICO so please contact us in the first instance. We may need to request specific information from you to help us confirm your identity or also contact you for further information in relation to your request. If you would like to exercise ANY of these rights, please contact <insert email address here>
Governing Laws: For any EU and UK residents, this Privacy Notice shall be governed respectively by the provisions of the GDPR and UK Privacy Laws.
IX. Choice and Opt-Out
We may send you communications including but not limited to (a) notices about your use of the Application and Services, including those concerning violations of use, (b) updates, (c) promotional information regarding our Services, and (d) newsletters. You may opt out of receiving promotional emails and newsletters from us by following the unsubscribe instructions provided in those emails. Alternatively, you can opt out, at any time, by emailing < insert email address here > with your specific request.
X. Governing laws
This Privacy Notice shall in all respects be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of India and courts of Pune shall have exclusive jurisdiction to adjudicate any subject matter under this Privacy Notice.
XI. Changes To This Privacy Notice.
We reserve the right to modify this Privacy Notice at any time. If we modify this Privacy Notice or make any changes, the updated Privacy Notice will be available on our Application, and the date of the latest revision will be indicated.
XII. Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns or grievances regarding this Privacy Notice or wish to withdraw your consent in relation to the processing of your Personal Data, you can reach out to our appointed grievance redressal officer (also known as compliance officer) via email at <insert email address>.
Office address:
Titanium, Park Street,
Wakad Pune 411057, India.