This Privacy Policy (“Policy”) explains how Approved Club (a multibrand e-commerce platform) collects information about the users (“User/s”) of our website www.approvedclub.com (“Website”) and how such information is used by us. This policy is applicable to the Website and all products and services offered by us via the Website. This Policy is incorporated into and subject to the Terms of Use.

Our Policy is subject to change at any time without any notice. Please review this Policy periodically to ensure that you are aware of any changes.

By visiting this Website you agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Policy. If you do not agree we request you not use or access our Website.

By using or continuing to use the site you agree and consent to our use of your information (including sensitive personal information) in accordance with this Policy, as may be amended from time to time by us in our discretion. You also agree and consent to us collecting, storing, processing, transferring and sharing information (including sensitive personal information) related to you with third parties or service providers for the purposes as set out in this Policy.

We may be required to share the aforesaid information with government authorities and agencies for the purposes of verification of identity or for prevention, detection or investigation, including of cyber incidents, prosecution and punishment of offences. You agree and consent for us to disclose your information, if so required, under applicable law.

HOW WE COLLECT PERSONAL INFORMATION

We may collect various personal information about the User, (“Information”) when the User visits our Website, creates an account by registering with us, fills out forms on the Website, by subscribing to our newsletter and/or by using other services and features available on the Website.

In general, you can browse the Website without telling us who you are or revealing any personal information about yourself. Once you give us your personal information, you are not anonymous to us. Where possible, we indicate which fields are required and which fields are optional. You always have the option to not provide information by choosing not to use a particular service or feature on the Website. We may automatically track certain information about you based upon your behaviour on our Website. We use this information to do internal research on our users' demographics, interests, and behaviour to better understand, protect and serve our users. This information may include the URL that you just came from (whether this URL is on our Website or not), which URL you next go to (whether this URL is on our Website or not), your computer browser information, and your IP address.

If you choose to buy on the Website, we collect information about your buying

If you transact with us, we collect some additional information, such as a billing address, a credit / debit card number and a credit / debit card expiration date and/ or other payment instrument details and tracking information from cheques or money orders.

USE OF INFORMATION COLLECTED

Information collected by us shall be used to improve customer service, to enhance shopping experience by using the feed back provided by the User regarding products and services, to communicate to the User about products, services and promotions and for facilitating payments.

DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION

We may share the User's personal information with third parties under the following circumstances:

• Where the User has agreed to such disclosure
• Where such disclosure is a prerequisite for a service the User has requested
• For legal purposes or in the good faith belief that such disclosure is reasonably necessary to respond to subpoenas, court orders, or other legal process.
• For the purpose of processing payments for the products and services ordered by the User
• Where we are of the opinion that there is an infringement, by the User, of our Website' terms and conditions, code of conduct and other rules and guidelines

Apart from the above, we may also disclose the User's credit card and other information we collect with authorised agency engaged by us for their services to protect against fraud and the unauthorized use of credit cards and gift cards.

LINKS

The User may find on our Website links to other websites and these websites have their own terms and conditions. We have no control over such links and urge the User to read the privacy policy and other terms and conditions of such websites before using them.

COOKIES

A cookie is a small file on the User's hard drive containing information about the User. Cookies are useful for enabling the browser to remember information specific to a given user. We may use cookies to improve User experience. A User may set his/her web browser to decline cookies. By doing so, please note that some parts of the Website may not function properly.

CHANGES TO POLICY

We maintain that we have the right to update this Policy at any time. If we decide to change our Policy, we will post those changes on this page so that you are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances we disclose it.

GRIEVANCE OFFICER:

In accordance with Information Technology Act 2000 and rules made there under, the name and contact details of the Grievance Officer are provided below: grievanceofficer@apgroupindia.com