PRIVACY POLICY

Welcome to Comic Con India ("We," "Our," "Us"). We recognize the importance of your privacy and are fully committed to protecting your personal data as a responsible data fiduciary. This Privacy Notice has been published by Comic Con India Private Limited pursuant to the applicable privacy regulations and provisions governing electronic records under Indian law.

Throughout this document, the terms "we", "us", "our" and "ours" refer to Comic Con India Private Limited and/or our affiliates or sister concerns ("Comic Con India"). The terms "you", "your" and "yours" refer to User (the individual whose Personal Data we are referring to). We process any Personal Data we collect from you in accordance with the provisions of this Privacy Notice.

Our Platform Address is: Plot 119, Sector 31, Gurugram, Haryana – 122001

By accessing our services or using our website/mobile application (collectively referred to as the "Platform"), you confirm that you have the capacity to enter into a legally binding contract either by yourself or as a legal guardian, and have read and understood all the terms set out in this Privacy Notice and agree to be bound by this Privacy Notice. If you are accessing or using our services from an overseas location, you do so at your own risk, and shall be solely liable for compliance with any applicable local laws. You acknowledge and consent to the practices described in this Privacy Notice. Your trust is of utmost importance to us, and we are dedicated to handling your personal information with the highest level of care, security, and integrity.

If you do not agree with this Privacy Notice at any time, in part or as a whole, you are requested to not use our services or otherwise provide us with any of your information.

In general, you can visit our Platform without disclosing your identity or sharing any personal information. This Privacy Notice applies to any individual ("User") who browses, purchases, intends to purchase, or inquiries about any products or services offered by us through our Platform. However, we may still collect and track the Internet address of the domains from which you access our Platform. This data is analysed for trends and statistics, but individual users remain anonymous. This Privacy Notice does not apply to any third-party websites, mobile sites, or mobile apps, even if they are linked to our Platform. You should be aware that the information and privacy practices of Comic Con India's business partners, advertisers, sponsors, or other third-party sites to which we provide hyperlinks may differ significantly from this Privacy Notice. Therefore, we recommend that you review the privacy policies and statements of any third parties with whom you interact.

The provisions of this Privacy Notice form an integral part of and should be read in conjunction with the Terms & Conditions and will govern your use of the services provided through the Platform. Your use of the Platform and its associated services is subject to this Privacy Notice as well as any other applicable policies published on the Platform, including but not limited to the Privacy Notice. By using the Platform, whether for transactional purposes or otherwise, you expressly consent to the terms of this Privacy Notice and other applicable policies, including Comic Con India's use of your information for the purpose of facilitating your use of the Platform. Comic Con India reserves the right to modify, update, or delete any part of this Privacy Notice at its sole discretion, without prior written notice to you. It is your responsibility to periodically review this Privacy Notice and any other applicable policies on the Platform for any updates. If you do not agree with any revisions to this Privacy Notice, you must immediately discontinue your access to and use of the Platform and its services. You agree and acknowledge that discontinuing access to the Platform and its services will make this Privacy Notice inapplicable from the date of discontinuation onward. However, this Privacy Notice will remain applicable to all prior instances of your use of the Platform and its services before the date of discontinuation.

At Comic Con India, we respect and value the trust you place in us. As part of our commitment, we uphold the highest standards of security and privacy for all transactions and personal data processed through the Platform. We encourage you to carefully review this Privacy Notice to understand our data collection, usage, and disclosure practices.

Definitions

Personal Information

means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person ('data subject'); an identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or to one or more factors. We may from time to time also collect certain personal data such as your financial information or health information which constitutes "Sensitive Personal Data and Information" as defined under the laws.

'Processing/Process'

means any operation or set of operations which is performed on Personal Data or on sets of Personal Data, whether or not by automated means, such as collection, recording, organisation, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure or destruction;

'Controller'

means the natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of Personal Data; where the purposes and means of such processing are determined by Union or Member State law, the controller or the specific criteria for its nomination may be provided for by Union or Member State law;

What information do we collect?

To provide you with the best possible experience and service, we collect certain personal information when you interact with our Platform. This information is essential for us to deliver, improve, and personalize our offerings while ensuring compliance with relevant privacy laws. The types of information we collect depend on your interactions with us and the nature of the services you use. Below, we outline the categories of data we may collect from you.

  1. Personal Information of User(s) shall include the information shared by the User and collected by us upon:
    1. Registering on the Platform:When a User registers or subscribes to our Platform, we collect certain personal information, including, but not limited to, the User's name, gender, birth date, marital status, age, profile picture, and contact details such as email address, postal address, and/or contact number. Additionally, we may collect banking information, including credit/debit card details, UPI IDs, billing information, and payment history, as provided by the User.
    2. The Personal Data that gets collected in the background and/or is observed about you during usage of our service; and
    3. Transacting / Buying: If a User chooses to browse on the Platform, we collect information about the preference and buying behaviour of the User to tailor recommendations. Additionally, if the User transact with us, we may collect further details, such as your billing address, credit/debit card number, card expiration date, other payment instrument information, and tracking details.
    4. Information you provide. We collect the information you voluntarily provide through our Platform, including, without limitation, your reviews, photographs, comments, lists, followers and users you follow, reservation details (current and past), ordering details and order history, account profile information, and contact details. Where you provide personal information relating to a third party (for example, when placing an order or making a reservation on behalf of another individual), you represent and warrant that you have obtained all necessary consents from such individual to share their personal information with us.
    5. Other Information: This includes usernames, password, and other security-related information that you use in connection with our Platform. Additionally, we may gather data available in the public domain or received from third parties, including social media channels. This can include, but is not limited to, personal or non-personal information from your linked social media accounts (such as your name, email address, friend list, profile pictures, or any other information that is accessible based on your account settings).
  2. Non-Personal Data of User(s) shall include the information automatically shared by the User and collected by us, such as:
    1. Operating System;
    2. Browser;
    3. IP Address;
    4. Language;
    5. Cookies and the ID and location of your device;
    6. Pages you visit;
    7. Search queries;
    8. Transaction history;
    9. Features used, pages viewed, content interactions;
    10. Region from where you accessed our Platform;
    11. Date and time of your visit;
    12. Duration of time spent on pages/Platform;
    13. Metadata, logs files, timestamps, and error logs;
    14. Geographic and demographic information;
    15. Hardware and software information;
    16. Pop-ups, or push messages you respond to.

Why do we collect your information?

The data mentioned above is collected for analysis and evaluation to help us improve our Platform, enhance the services we offer, and provide you with a better overall experience. This allows us to deliver improved services and benefits tailored to your needs. If such data is stored in a manner that identifies your name or contact information, it will be treated as Personal Data. Otherwise, the data will be classified as non-personal data.

The Personal Data we collect from you may be used or shared with third parties (including affiliated companies and service providers) for the following purposes:

  1. To create and maintain your account or profile with us;
  2. To track your activity on our Platform and provision of the services;
  3. To verify and process financial transactions related to payments or transfers you make;
  4. Platform maintenance and security;
  5. Service improvement, personalization, marketing, advertising, and promotions;
  6. To keep you informed of the transaction status;
  7. To confirm your reservations;
  8. To send any updates, changes, or other information to you either via SMS, Push Notifications, WhatsApp or any other messaging service;
  9. To communicate with you regarding existing Services availed by you;
  10. To validate / authenticate your account and to prevent any misuse or abuse;
  11. To request for reviews, surveys, marketing promotions, research, and programs;
  12. To conduct research and analytics on user demographics and behaviours;
  13. To personalize communications and provide products, services, or information that may be relevant to you, or that you have requested or shown interest in;
  14. To enhance and customize your user experience;
  15. To analyse and process our Services;
  16. To handle enquiries and complaints;
  17. To comply with legal or regulatory requirements;
  18. To effectuate any transactions and/or payments;
  19. To investigate, prevent, or act regarding illegal activities, suspected fraud;
  20. To assess and verify your eligibility for specific marketing, transactional events, or other Platform features;
  21. To enforce our Terms and Conditions;
  22. To communicate with you regarding your account and notify you of important updates; and/or
  23. To manage competitions, offers, or promotions.

Lawful bases of processing your Personal Data

We process your Personal Data by relying on one or more of the following lawful bases:

  1. You have consented to us processing your Personal Data for specified reasons; or
  2. The processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation we have (for example, towards law enforcement agencies, government agencies, regulators, etc);
  3. the processing is necessary to protect our legitimate interests or legitimate interests of a third party and such legitimate interests are not outweighed by your interests or fundamental rights and freedoms;
  4. to detect, prevent, investigate, and address actual or suspected threats to the safety of any person; to investigate, prevent, or remedy violations of this Privacy Notice, the Terms and Conditions, or applicable law; to investigate or address actual or alleged infringements of the rights of third parties; and to protect and enforce the rights, property, and safety of Comic Con India, its employees, users, affiliates, and the public;
  5. for fraud detection, prevention, mitigation, risk management, auditing, and assurance;
  6. the processing is necessary for the performance of a contract between you and us or in order to take steps at your request prior to entering into a contract;
  7. you have given explicit consent to the processing of special categories of Personal Data (e.g. data concerning health) for one or more specified purposes;

You provide all information to us voluntarily. Collection, use and disclosure of Personal Data requires your express consent. You are providing us with your consent to our processing, use, collection, and disclosure of the Personal Data which belongs to your or any person whom you are authorized to represent.

Do we share your information?

To provide you with the best experience and high-quality services, or to fulfil our obligations to you, we may need to share your information with our affiliates, agents, partners, clients, or service providers who work with us or provide services / products to us, any third party to which we transfer or sell our assets, merge or consolidate with, will have the right to continue to use the Personal Data provided to us by you, in accordance with the Terms and Conditions and this Privacy Notice, and/or trusted third-party organizations that assist us in processing data on our behalf. This may include, but is not limited to, payment processors, data processors, customer / support services, delivery service providers, fraud prevention agencies, credit risk management firms, payment aggregators and/or facilitators, banking institutions, etc.

We also use third-party providers to help us operate and improve our services. As part of this, we may share personally identifiable information about users' interactions with the Platform. These third-party providers may also use cookies. For example, we use third-party analytics tools, such as Google Analytics, to gather general demographic and interest data about our User(s), helping us enhance the user experience. We do not control the information collected by these third parties and are not responsible for their use of such information.

Google Analytics uses cookies and pixels to collect demographic, interest-level, and usage information from users visiting the Platform. This includes, but is not limited to, data about the pages users enter and exit, pages viewed, time spent, browser, operating system, and IP address. These cookies and pixels enable Google to recognize users when they visit the Platform and other websites. Google uses the information it collects to share insights with us and other Platform operators, including but not limited to, user age range, gender, geographic region, interests, and device details. We take reasonable measures to prevent any personal identifiable information from being linked to the data we receive from Google. For more information on Google's cookie use and its data collection practices, please refer to the Google Privacy Policy.

Additionally, when User(s) leave comments and/or reviews on our Platform, we collect the data provided in the comments form, along with the visitor's IP address and browser user agent string, to help with spam detection.

Please note that this site may contain affiliate links to other websites. Comic Con India shall not be responsible for the privacy practices or content of these external sites.

We may also share your data with organisations with whom we have joint marketing agreements, advertising networks and/or social media platforms to serve relevant ads to you on our Platform or on those networks/platforms, as well as with search engine and analytics providers.

As an intermediary, we facilitate transactions between you and event organizers, cinema theatres, and other entertainment providers to enable you to book tickets for events, movies, sports, and more. In order to complete these transactions and fulfil our contractual obligations with these providers, we may need to share your personal data with them. This allows them to verify the accuracy of the information you have provided, issue a valid entry or ticket, offer you any applicable services and benefits, and conduct their own analyses.

Additionally, we may have to share your data to:

  1. Comply with the law or in response to a subpoena, court order, government request, or other legal process;
  2. Produce relevant documents or information in connection with any legal process, government or departmental investigations, or other legal or administrative proceedings;
  3. Protect the interests, rights, safety, or property of Comic Con India or others;
  4. Otherwise as permitted under applicable law.

While sharing your information with such parties, we reasonably endeavour to ensure that the third parties and our affiliates keep your personal data secure from unauthorised access, collection, use, disclosure or similar risks and retain your personal data only for as long as they need your information to achieve the abovementioned purposes.

Privacy of Minors

To access or use this Platform you must be 18 years of age or older and, if under 18 or the age of minority in your jurisdiction, your use of this Platform must be under the supervision or approval of a parent or guardian or another responsible adult.

If you become aware that a child has provided us with personal information without parental/ guardian consent, please feel free to reach out to us.

Legal Requirement

By using the Platform, you acknowledge that, despite this Privacy Notice, we retain the right to disclose your Personal Data to any legal, regulatory, governmental, tax, law enforcement, or other authorities as required by applicable law and our legal obligations. This may occur in response to investigations, orders, or requests from such authorities. To the fullest extent permitted by law, you agree not to take any action or assert any rights against us regarding the disclosure of your personal data in these circumstances.

Security Precautions

If your Personal Data is transferred outside India, we will take reasonable steps to ensure the receiving jurisdiction provides protection comparable to India's data protection laws. We implement security measures to protect your data, but no system is completely secure. If you believe your privacy has been breached, contact us immediately. It is your responsibility to protect your account password. Use unique passwords and avoid sharing them. If your password is compromised, you could lose control over your data and be subject to actions taken on your behalf. In such cases, please contact us and change your password right away.

Cookies

A "cookie" is a small piece of data stored by a web server on your browser for later access. Cookies help the browser remember information specific to you. We use both permanent and temporary cookies on your computer's hard drive, which do not contain any personally identifiable information. You can configure your browser to notify you when a cookie is sent, allowing you to choose whether to accept it. The information we collect is used to improve our service to you. Please note that refusing cookies may limit your access to certain features and parts of our Platform.

Session Data

Each time you access the Platform, your session data is logged. This may include details such as your IP address, operating system, browser type, and activities on the Platform. We collect this data to analyse user behaviour, including browsing patterns, visit frequency, and session duration. It also helps us diagnose server issues and improve system management. While this information cannot personally identify you, it may reveal your Internet Service Provider (ISP) and approximate geographic location based on your connection.

Embedded Content

Some of the content on our Platform may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles, etc.), which behaves as if you are visiting the other website directly. These external websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed third-party tracking, and monitor your interactions with the embedded content, including tracking activity if you are logged into that website. We do not control the information collected by these third parties and are not responsible for their use of such information.

Know Your Rights

  1. Right of Information: You have the right to be provided information regarding the processing of your Personal Data by us.
  2. Right of Access: You have the right to obtain confirmation as to whether or not we are processing your Personal Data and, if this should be the case, access to the Personal Data.
  3. Right to Rectification: You have the right to obtain rectification of inaccurate or incomplete Personal Data concerning you.
  4. Right to withdraw consent: You have the right to withdraw your consent at any point in time. Upon receipt of your request to withdraw your consent, the consequences of withdrawal will be communicated to you. In many cases, upon such a withdrawal, we may not be able to continue offering our products and services to you. You may withdraw consent by contacting us at info@comicconindia.com. Such withdrawal does not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.
  5. Right to Erasure ("Right to be Forgotten"): Under certain circumstances you have the right to obtain the erasure of Personal Data concerning you. When you request for deletion of your data, we follow a deletion process to make sure that your data is safely and completely removed from our servers or retained only in anonymized form. We try to ensure that our services protect information from accidental or malicious deletion. Because of this, there may be delays between when you request to delete something and when copies are deleted from our active and backup systems.
  6. Right to Restriction: Under certain circumstances you have the right to obtain the restriction of processing.
  7. Right to Data Portability: Under certain circumstances you have the right to receive the Personal Data concerning you, which you have provided to us, in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format and the right to transmit this data to another Controller.
  8. Right to Object: Under certain circumstances you have the right to object to the processing of Personal Data concerning you.
  9. Right to lodge a Complaint: You have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority i.e. the Grievance Officer, for the alleged infringement if you consider that the processing of Personal Data relating to you infringes the rights provided to you under law. If you want to exercise your rights or if you have any questions for us regarding the processing of your Personal Data, please reach out to our Grievance Officer.

How can you opt-out?

When you register with us or provide us with your personal data, we may use that information to send you marketing and promotional materials about our services from time to time. You can opt out of receiving such materials at any time by using the unsubscribe link in the marketing communication or by contacting us.

Have any Grievance?

In the event that you wish to make an inquiry and/or complaint about how your Personal Data is processed by us, then in accordance with applicable laws and rules thereof, you can contact the Grievance Officer.

The contact details of the Grievance Officer are provided below:

Name: Gautam Virk

Address: Plot No- 119, Sector 31, Gurgaon- 122001

Email: gautam.virk@nodwin.com

Your Consent

By using the Platform and/or providing your information, you consent to the collection and use of the information you share, as outlined in this Privacy Notice, including the sharing of your information as described. If we make changes to this Privacy Notice, we will post the updates on this page, so you are always informed of the information we collect, how we use it, and the circumstances under which we disclose it.

Disclaimer

  1. We regularly review and update our Privacy Policy to ensure it is up-to-date and accurate. We will not reduce your rights under this Privacy Notice without your explicit consent. Your continued use of this Platform, our Services or providing us with your Personal Data or Sensitive Personal Data or Information will be considered your acceptance of such updated terms under the Privacy Policy.
  2. We reserve the right to update this Privacy Notice periodically to comply with legal, business, and customer requirements. Users will be notified of any significant changes as necessary as per the terms of this notice.
  3. Due to the complexity and open nature of the Internet, no transmission of data over the Internet can be 100% secure. There is always a risk that information collected by and/or displayed on the Platform may be compromised or accessed notwithstanding the steps we take to secure your information. For example, a third party may unlawfully intercept or access transmissions or private communications, or other users of the Platform may abuse or misuse your personal information. Accordingly, you agree that you are providing such information at your own risk.