Privacy Policy
This privacy policy applies to your use of the APHMFW website located at http://hmfw.ap.gov.in (hereafter known as hmfw.ap.gov.in) and Mobile Apps developed by APHMFW, but not does apply to any third party sites that may be linked to them, or any relationships you may have with the businesses listed on hmfw.ap.gov.in.
The terms "we", "us", and "hmfw.ap.gov.in" refer to hmfw.ap.gov.in and the terms "you" and "your" refer to you, as a user of hmfw.ap.gov.in. The term "personal information" means information that you provide to us which personally identifies you to be contacted or identified, such as your name, phone number, email address, and any other data that is tied to such information.
Note:This Privacy policy and User conditions apply to all the Web Applications and Mobile apps developed by APHMFW.
I. Information we collect and how we use
it
We use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that the collection of
personal information is limited to that which is necessary to fulfill the
purposes identified below. If we use your information in a manner different
than the purpose for which it is collected, then we will ask you for your
consent prior to such use.
Account information. If you create an account to take advantage of the full range of services offered on hmfw.ap.gov.in, we ask for and record personal information such as your name and email address. We use your email address to send you updates, news, and newletters (if you willingly subscribe to the newsletter during signup, or anytime after sign up) and contact you on behalf of other users (such as other users who send you compliments, personal messages, or favorite reviews).
Telephone numbers. hmfw.ap.gov.in also provides you with the facility of sms discount coupons. hmfw.ap.gov.in reserves the right to share the phone number on which the coupon was sent to with the business whose coupon was downloaded. This is done to ensure that only legitimate discount coupon downloads are used at the business. Otherwise, any telephone number entered as part of the account information and which has not downloaded an sms discount coupon will not be shared with any third party. In order to increase hmfw.ap.gov.in's value to its customers. However, hmfw.ap.gov.in assures that this information will not be made public or sold to any third party. Only the restaurant business that a particular customer connects to will have access to specific information about that customer. hmfw.ap.gov.in is not liable for misuse of this information by these specific restaurant businesses or persons related to these restaurant businesses.
Submissions. We store and may publicly display your submissions in order to provide the services that we offer. When we display your submissions, we do so together with your account name (first name and last initial). The term "submissions" refers to the information that you submit or post to hmfw.ap.gov.in for public display, such as business ratings, reviews, photos, compliments, and the information that you display as part of your account profile.
Feedback. If you contact us to provide feedback, register a complaint, or ask a question, we will record any personal information and other content that you provide in your communication so that we can effectively respond to your communication.
Activity. We record information relating to your use of hmfw.ap.gov.in, such as the searches you undertake, the pages you view, your browser type, IP address, requested URL, referring URL, and timestamp information. We use this type of information to administer hmfw.ap.gov.in and provide the highest possible level of service to you. We also use this information in the aggregate to perform statistical analyses of user behavior and characteristics in order to measure interest in and use of the various areas of hmfw.ap.gov.in. You cannot be identified from this aggregate information.
Cookies. We send cookies to your computer in order to uniquely indentify your browser and improve the quality of our service. The term "cookies" refers to small pieces of information that a website sends to your computer's hard drive while you are viewing the site. We may use both session cookies (which expire once you close your browser) and persistent cookies (which stay on your computer until you delete them). Persistent cookies can be removed by following your browser help file directions. If you choose to disable cookies, some areas of hmfw.ap.gov.in may not work properly or at all. hmfw.ap.gov.in uses third party tools, who may collect anonymous information about your visits to hmfw.ap.gov.in using cookies, and interaction with hmfw.ap.gov.in products and services. Such third parties may also use information about your visits to hmfw.ap.gov.in products and services and other web sites to target advertisements for hmfw.ap.gov.in's products and services. No PII is collected or used in this process. These third parties do not know or have access to the name, phone number, address, email address, or any personally identifying information about hmfw.ap.gov.in's users. hmfw.ap.gov.in users can opt-out of sharing this information with third parties by deactivating cookies, the process of which varies by browser to browser. Please refer to the help file of your browser to understand the process of deactivating Cookies on your browser.
Enforcement. We may use the information we collect in connection with your use of hmfw.ap.gov.in (including your personal information) in order to investigate, enforce, and apply our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.
II. Transfer of information
We may distribute your submissions to third parties, as permitted pursuant to
our Terms of Service. The third parties may in turn publicly display or publish
your submissions in connection with their own websites and media platforms.
When we distribute your submissions to third parties, we typically include your
account name (but not your personal information unless you include your
personal information in your submissions).
We may share your personal information with third parties to provide you with services that we offer through hmfw.ap.gov.in, conduct quality assurance testing, facilitate creation of accounts, provide technical and customer support, or provide specific services, such as synchronization of your contacts with other software applications, in accordance with your instructions. These third parties are required not to use your personal information other than to provide the services requested by you.
We may share your personal information with our parent company, subsidiaries, joint ventures, or other companies under a common control (collectively, "Affiliates") that we may have now or in the future, in which case we will require them to honor this Privacy Policy. If another company acquires our company or our assets, that company will possess your personal information, and will assume the rights and obligations with respect to that information as described in this Privacy Policy.
We may disclose your personal information to third parties in a good faith belief that such disclosure is reasonably necessary to (a) take action regarding suspected illegal activities; (b) enforce or apply our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy; (c) comply with legal process, such as a search warrant, subpoena, statute, or court order; or (d) protect our rights, reputation, and property, or that of our users, affiliates, or the public. Please note that we are not required to question or contest the validity of any search warrant, subpoena or other similar governmental request that we receive.
We may disclose information in the aggregate to third parties relating to user behavior in connection with actual or prospective business relationship with those third parties, such as advertisers and content distributors. For example, we may disclose the number of users that have been exposed to, or clicked on, advertising banners.
III. Others' information
You may choose to provide us with another person's e-mail address so that
person may be invited to create an account on this website and become your
friend. We use this information to contact and, if necessary, remind that
person about the invitation. By providing us with another person's e-mail
address, you represent to us that you have obtained the consent of the person
concerned as regards such disclosure to us of their personal information. All
invitees are provided with the option not to receive further invitations. We
may disclose such information if required to do so in order to comply with
legal process, as described above.
IV. Links
hmfw.ap.gov.in may contain links to third party websites to which we have no
affiliation. Except as set forth herein, we do not share your personal
information with those third parties, and are not responsible for their privacy
practices. We suggest you read the privacy policies on all such third party
websites.
V. Controlling your personal data
To the extent you include personal information in your submissions (such as a
photo of yourself), third parties may be able to identify you, associate you
with your user account, and contact you. Third parties can also associate you
with your user account using the member lookup feature on hmfw.ap.gov.in, but
only if the third party already knows your full name and you include
information in your submission that allows the third party to distinguish you
from other users who might share the same full name. Please do not include
information in your submissions that you expect to keep private. In addition,
you can reduce the risk of being personally identified by choosing a fictitious
account name, though doing so could detract from the credibility of your
submissions.
As a registered hmfw.ap.gov.in user, you can
modify some of your personal information and your privacy preferences by
accessing the "Account" section of this website. For example, you may
choose not to receive e-mail solicitations from hmfw.ap.gov.in by accessing the
"Account" tab on hmfw.ap.gov.in (after signing in) and updating your
newsletter/notification settings.
VI. Security
Your account is password protected. We use industry standard measures to
protect the personal information that is stored in our database. We limit the
access to your personal information to those employees and contractors who need
access to perform their job function, such as our customer service personnel.
If you have any questions about the security on hmfw.ap.gov.in, please contact
us. Although we take appropriate measures to safeguard against unauthorized
disclosures of information, we cannot assure you that your personal information
will never be disclosed in a manner that is inconsistent with this Privacy
Policy.
You hereby acknowledge that hmfw.ap.gov.in is not responsible for any intercepted information sent via the internet, and you hereby release us from any and all claims arising out of or related to the use of intercepted information in any unauthorized manner.
VII. E-mails and opt-out
You may opt-out of receiving any messages or newsletters from us by changing
your notification settings under the "Account" tab after you log on
to hmfw.ap.gov.in. Unregistered users who receive e-mails from us may also
opt-out of receiving further e-mails by following the instructions contained in
our e-mails. Despite your indicated e-mail preferences, we may send you notices
of any updates to our Terms of Use or Privacy Policy.
VIII. Terms and modifications to this
Privacy Policy
We may modify this Privacy Policy at any time, and we will post any new
versions on this page. If we make any material changes in the way we use your
personal information, we will notify you by sending an e-mail to the last
e-mail address you provided to us and/or by prominently posting notice of the
changes on our website. Any such changes will be effective upon the earlier of
thirty (30) calendar days following our dispatch of an e-mail notice to you or
thirty (30) calendar days following our posting of notice of the changes on our
website. These changes will be effective immediately for new users of hmfw.ap.gov.in.
Please note that at all times you are responsible for updating your personal
information to provide us with your most current e-mail address. In the event
that the last e-mail you have provided us is not valid, or for any reason is
not capable of delivering to you the notice described above, our dispatch of
the e-mail containing such notice will nonetheless constitute effective notice
of the changes described in the notice. In any event, changes to this Privacy
Policy may affect our use of personal information that you provided us prior to
our notification to you of the changes. If you do not wish to permit changes in
our use of your personal information, you must notify us prior to the effective
date of the changes that you wish to deactivate your account with us. Continued
use of hmfw.ap.gov.in following notice of such changes shall indicate your
acknowledgement of such changes and agreement to be bound by the terms and
conditions of such changes.
IX. Dispute resolution
If you believe that hmfw.ap.gov.in has not adhered to this Privacy Policy you
may write to hmfw.ap.gov.in at the following address:
e-mail:support@entrolabs.com
In your email, please describe in as much detail as possible ways in which you
believe the Privacy Policy has not been complied with. We will investigate your
complaint promptly.
X. Contacting the website and access to
your personal information
Upon written request, subject to certain exceptions, hmfw.ap.gov.in will inform
you of the existence, use, and disclosure of your personal information and will
give you access to that information. Access requests should be sent to our
Privacy Officer, using the contact information above. When requesting access to
your personal information, we may request specific information from you to
enable us to confirm your identity and right to access, as well as to search
for and provide the personal information that we hold about you. We may charge
you a fee to access your personal information to cover our costs; however, we
will advise you of any fee in advance, which will be no more than any maximum
fee prescribed by law.
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, you can contact us using the contact information listed above.
Data Protection & Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy describes our policies and procedures on the data collection, use and disclosure of user information and data protection.
The App abides by the following principles while handling the information.:
- We respect the privacy of our users and is committed to protecting any information that we may receive while accessing this application either via web or mobile. We collect the information only in accordance with the Information Technology Act 2000 and other laws which relate to the processing of the information and have taken all necessary and reasonable measures to protect and handle the same in a safe and responsible manner in accordance with the terms and conditions of this policy. This Privacy Policy is devised to help the users feel more confident about the privacy and security of the information. We do not automatically capture any specific personal information from the users without their consent.
- We are duly bound by the laws, regulations, rules, circulars, notifications etc., as governed by the Govt. of India. This Privacy Policy is applicable to all users of this application.
- By accessing this application the users agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of this privacy policy. This privacy policy sets out the details of the information collected, the manner in which information is collected, by whom as well as the purposes for which it is used. However, every effort has been made to provide accurate and reliable information.
- We give users meaningful choices over the use of the information, as applicable.
Information Collected & the Manner of Collection:
- All the master data is used only from the available digital data from APHMFW.
- The above mentioned data is used only for the intended purpose in-line with the department’s i.e. APHMFW objectives and is not used for any other purposes..
- No personal information is being collected / used as part of this solution without user’s consent..
- Only authorized school IDs/ Cluster IDs / Block IDs/ District IDs & State admin IDs are used while enabling the users to log into the application.
Passwords:
The Passwords are encrypted and stored.
Transactional Information:
Permissions:
To provide features of the solution in-line with the department’s objectives, we may collect, that too with the user’s prior permission, Information regarding their location and access to device's camera for enabling them to upload the images as part of fulfilling the responsibilities with the exact location where such responsibilities are performed. No other mobile device feature is accessed or required for usage of the app:
Data Privacy & Protection:
- The App is equipped with standard security features to protect the confidentiality and security of the information.
- Data is encrypted in transit as well as at rest and stored in encrypted format within APHMFW environment and is used only for the intended purpose.
- All sensitive data is masked.
- Role based access is provided (ACLS) to the Data by the App.
Secure the Data-in-transit:
- Any information that is transmitted between the mobile app and server is protected by using SSL against privacy leaks and data theft. This ensures that user data is protected with strict security measures. The communication protocol is encrypted by Transport Layer Security (TLS). TLS and Secure Socket Layer (SSL) are cryptographic protocols that ensure data privacy over various communication channels.
Use of Information:
- We may disclose user information as required by law, such as to comply with a subpoena, or legal / administrative process as warranted by the department.
- This information /Data is retained by APHMFW, as per its requirement.
Rights:
- If any of the users no longer wish to use the App, such users are free to delete the App in concurrence with department’s authorities.
User Consent:
- By using this application, users are consenting to the processing of the information as set forth in this Privacy Policy now and which may be amended from time to time in-line with APHMFW’s objectives with prior approvals.
Misuse by Non-Targeted Users:
- The application is meant for use by the targeted audience only. Misuse by non-targeted users should be prevented by owner of the device, i.e., mobile, computer and/or any internet connected device.
Policy:
- This Privacy Policy may be revised from time to time.
Push Notifications /Alerts:
- We may send the users push notifications/ alerts from time to time regarding their account or the updates in line with the department’s needs and objectives. If any of the users wish to opt-out from receiving these types of communications, such users may turn them off in their respective device’s settings in concurrence with department authorities.
Queries / Grievance:
- For any concerns or questions in relation to this privacy policy, such concerns/queries may be addressed to the email ID at support@entrolabs.com.