Privacy Policy

Digital Energy Grid (“Company”, “We”, “Our”, or “Us”) is the author and publisher of https://energy.becknprotocol.io/ (“Website”). This privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”) describes what information the Company, as the operator of the Website, may collect from a user (“You”, “Your”, or “User”), on or through Our Website, directly or in relation to the services otherwise rendered by Us, and how We use, process, disclose, and try to protect such information.

You agree and understand that the Company is responsible for the operation and maintenance of the Website, and all the information collected and processed on this Website is collected and processed by Us strictly in relation to Our business.

By using Our Website, You confirm that You have read, understood, and agree with the privacy practices described in this Privacy Policy, and the collection, storage, and processing of Your information in accordance with them.

This Privacy Policy is published in compliance with, inter alia:

1. Information Technology Act, 2000 (“IT Act”); and

2. Information Technology (Reasonable Security Practices and Procedures and Sensitive Personal Information) Rules, 2011 (“SPDI Rules”).

GENERAL TERMS:

1. By accessing or using the Website, or by otherwise giving Us Your information, You confirm that You have the capacity to enter into a legally binding contract under Indian law, in particular, the Indian Contract Act, 1872, and have read, understood, and agreed to the practices and policies outlined in this Privacy Policy.

2. You hereby consent to Our collection, use, sharing, and disclosure of Your information as described in this Privacy Policy. We reserve the right to change, modify, add, or delete portions of the terms of this Privacy Policy, at Our sole discretion, at any time, and any continued use of the Website, following any such amendments to the Privacy Policy, will be deemed as an implicit acceptance of the Privacy Policy in its amended form. You are requested to review the Privacy Policy from time to time to keep yourself updated with any changes.

3. If You are accessing or using services on the Website from an overseas location, You do so at Your own risk and shall be solely liable for compliance with any applicable local laws.

4. If You do not agree with any of the terms and conditions of this Privacy Policy, please do not proceed further to use this Website.

5. We will only process Your sensitive personal information in accordance with applicable law and obtain Your consent prior to processing it.

6. You agree that You are providing all information, including SPDI, to Us voluntarily. Collection, use, and disclosure of personal information and SPDI requires Your express consent. When You subscribe to a service on our Website, We imply that You consent to the collection of the information submitted by You.

7. You are providing Us with Your consent for Our use, collection, and disclosure of the personal information and SPDI. You may choose not to provide Us with personal information or SPDI, but in the event that You do so, We will be unable to provide services through Our Website.

INFORMATION COLLECTED ON THE WEBSITE
When You access the Website, You may provide, or We may collect, information that may specifically identify You or any other individual. Given below are the types of information that We may collect:

1. Registration details: We receive and store any information You enter on Our Website or provide Us in any other way. When You register on the Website, We collect registration details such as [name, email address, and industry details].

2. Cookies: We utilize “cookies” and other tracking technologies. A “cookie” is a small text file that may be used, for example, to collect information about activity on the Website. Our use of cookies and other tracking technologies allows Us to improve Our Website and Your experience. Some cookies and other technologies may serve to recall information previously indicated or submitted by a User. Most browsers/mobile settings allow You to control cookies, including whether or not to accept them and how to remove them. At all times, You may refuse all cookies on Your browser or the App by changing Your settings to the extent permissible on Your device.

HOW DO WE USE THE INFORMATION WE COLLECT?

1. We use the information We collect in a variety of ways in order to provide the advisory and similar services on the Website and to operate Our business, including the following:
   a. To carry out Our obligations arising from Your requests for the products and services on the Website.
   b. To operate and improve the Website in order to foster a positive user experience and to improve Our business as a whole.
   c. To enable Your access to Our Website to provide You services.
   d. Research, growth, and development of Our business.
   e. To respond to Your requests, customize Your orders, or communicate with You.
   f. For non-targeting reasons such as market research or product development purposes.
   g. To comply with applicable law.
   h. To analyze the use of Our resources, troubleshooting problems.
   i. Contacting users, for updates, resolution of queries, order details, consultations, follow-up consultations, or offering new products or services.
   j. To investigate, prevent, or take action regarding illegal activities, suspected fraud, situations involving potential threats to the safety of any person, violations of Our Terms, or as otherwise required by law.

2. We may use “cookies” information and “automatically collected” information We collect on the Website to: (a) Personalize Our services, such as remembering Your information so that You will not have to re-enter it during Your visit or the next time You avail the service. (b) Provide customized content and information. (c) Monitor aggregate site usage metrics such as the total number of visitors and pages viewed. (d) Track Your entries, submissions, and status in any promotions or other activities on the service.

3. We may use information regarding Your industry or location for a number of purposes, including, without limitation, to confirm You are located in a jurisdiction in which the service is offered and to identify our audience.

4. We may collect, analyze, use, publish, create, and sell de-identified information, of which Your personal or sensitive personal information might be a component, for any business or other purpose not prohibited by applicable law, including for research and marketing purposes.

HOW LONG WE KEEP YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION We will retain your personal information for as long as is necessary to fulfill the purpose for which we obtained your personal information and any other permitted purposes by law, and in compliance with our data retention policies. For example, we will retain and use your personal information to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations (for example, if we are required to retain your data to comply with applicable laws), resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies.

SHARING OF PERSONAL INFORMATION WITH THIRD PARTIES We are committed to maintaining your trust, and we want you to understand when and with whom we may share the information we collect:

1. Corporate affiliates: We may share your information with our corporate affiliates that are subject to this policy.

2. Business transfers: We may share your information in connection with a substantial corporate transaction, such as the sale of the Website, merger, or consolidation. The new entity will have the right to continue to use the information (including SPDI) provided to Us by You, in accordance with this Privacy Policy. We may disclose information to Our partners, affiliates, subsidiaries, group entities, investors, stakeholders, or potential associates in an anonymized and aggregate manner.

3. Legal purposes: We may disclose information to respond to subpoenas, court orders, legal processes, law enforcement requests, legal claims, or government inquiries, and to protect and defend the rights, interests, health, safety, and security of the Company, our affiliates, users, or the public.

4. With your consent or at your direction: We may share information for any other purposes disclosed to you at the time we collect the information or pursuant to your consent or direction.

5. Transfer to third parties outside India: Subject to applicable law, We may transfer personal information and SPDI to any other body corporate (as defined under the Information Technology Act, 2000) that ensures at least the same level of data protection as is provided by Us under the terms hereof, located in India or any other country.

SECURITY OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION We use reasonable measures to help protect information from loss, theft, misuse, and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction.

1. We maintain electronic, physical, and procedural safeguards in connection with the collection, storage, and disclosure of personal information (including SPDI).

2. We restrict access to personal information to Our employees and agents who need to know that information to process it for Us and who are subject to strict contractual confidentiality obligations.

3. If You suspect any unauthorized use of Your account, You must immediately notify Us by sending an email to the contact details indicated in the contact section. We do not undertake any liability for unauthorized use of Your account and password.

4. Under certain circumstances, We shall not be able to take Your prior consent before disclosing Your information in case the information is demanded by government agencies or mandated under law.

5. We shall not be responsible for any breach of security or for any actions of any third parties beyond Our reasonable control, including but not limited to acts of government, computer hacking, unauthorized access, and breaches of security and encryption.

YOUR PRIVACY CHOICES If You wish to withdraw Your consent for processing Your personal information and SPDI, cancel Your account, or request that We no longer use Your personal information and SPDI to deliver Our products or provide You services, please contact Us at [deg@becknprotocol.io].

CHILDREN Use of the Website is available only to persons who can form a legally binding contract under the Indian Contract Act, 1872. If You are under 18 years of age, then please do not use or access the service(s) at any time or in any manner. If We learn that any personally identifiable information has been collected on the Website from persons under 18 years of age, then We will take the appropriate steps to delete this information. If You are a parent or guardian and discover that Your child under 18 years of age has obtained an account or otherwise accessed the service, then You may alert Us at [deg@becknprotocol.io].

THIRD-PARTY LINKS The Website may include hyperlinks to various external websites and advertisements (“Third-Party Links”). We have no control over such Third-Party Links present on the Website, which are provided by persons or companies other than Us. You acknowledge and agree that We are not responsible for any collection or disclosure of Your information by any external sites, applications, companies, or persons thereof. The presence of any Third-Party Links on Our Website cannot be construed as a recommendation, endorsement, or solicitation for the same. You further acknowledge and agree that We are not liable for any loss or damage incurred by You as a result of the collection and/or disclosure of Your information via Third-Party Links.

CHANGES TO THE PRIVACY POLICY We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we update the Privacy Policy, we will revise the “Effective Date” date above and post the new Privacy Policy. We recommend that you review the Privacy Policy each time you visit the Website to stay informed of our privacy practices.

Each clause of this Privacy Policy shall be and remain separate from and independent of all and any other clauses herein except where otherwise expressly indicated. The decision or declaration that one or more clauses are null and void shall have no effect on remaining clauses of this Privacy Policy.

CONTACT INFORMATION If you have any questions about this Policy or our practices, please contact us at:

[deg@becknprotocol.io]
[anirban@becknprotocol.io]

While the Digital Data Protection Act, 2023 awaits its enforcement, we adhere to its required commitments in anticipation of their doing so.