1. This Policy explains, among other things:

• The information we may collect about you online or otherwise on the Platform;
• How we collect the information pertaining to you;
• How we may use the information collected pertaining to you;
• The use and role of cookies and similar technologies on the Platform;
• How we will protect, maintain and use information we collect about and from you;
• The circumstances and situations in which we might disclose, transfer or share your Personal Information, including SPI, to/with any third party;
• When we may use your Personal Information to contact you;
• How you may request deletion of records of your Personal Information and SPI; and;
• How to ensure that the information we hold about you is accurate, valid, true and current.

2. Information Gathered

In general, you can visit the Platform without revealing your identity or any Personal Information about yourself. However, you may not be able to access significant portions, features and sections of the Platform or use the Services unless you register and sign up for the Services on the Platform and reveal/disclose your identity and/or other information about you, including Personal Information, that we may require from time to time.

Information that we collect from you at the time of your registration on the Platform, which shall be through creating an account on the Platform ("Account") or at any other time will vary depending upon the activity you seek to engage in or the Services that you seek to avail, and in this respect, if you choose to sign up for our Services as either a Candidate or an Employer, we shall, at the first instance collect a username, password and email address from you. Further, if you are registered on the Platform as a Candidate and wish to avail any Services, as part of your Account profile on the Platform, you may be required to provide, inter alia, the following information:

In general, you can visit the Platform without revealing your identity or any Personal Information about yourself. However, you may not be able to access significant portions, features and sections of the Platform or use the Services unless you register and sign up for the Services on the Platform and reveal/disclose your identity and/or other information about you, including Personal Information, that we may require from time to time.

• name;
• address;
• date of birth;
• contact details, including email address, contact number, residential address;
• Account profile image;
• social media account and profile;
• current location;
• location preference;
• industry preference;
• expertise preference;
• job type preference;
• educational qualifications and details;
• professional qualifications;
• awards and recognition;
• work experience;
• a copy of your resume/curriculum vitae;
• specific skill sets;
• current employer/engagement (if any);
• current designation (if any);
• previous employer/engagement (if any);
• previous designation (if any);
• data relating to your current and past remuneration or salary; and
• desired remuneration.

If you are registered on the Platform as an Employer and wish to avail any Services, as part of your Account profile on the Platform, you may be required to provide, inter alia, the following information:

Information that we collect from you at the time of your registration on the Platform, which shall be through creating an account on the Platform ("Account") or at any other time will vary depending upon the activity you seek to engage in or the Services that you seek to avail, and in this respect, if you choose to sign up for our Services as either a Candidate or an Employer, we shall, at the first instance collect a username, password and email address from you. Further, if you are registered on the Platform as a Candidate and wish to avail any Services, as part of your Account profile on the Platform, you may be required to provide, inter alia, the following information:

• name of organisation;
• organisation's contact details;
• registered office address and principal place of business address;
• location;
• contact person's details;
• team size;
• industry;
• services and expertise;
• official social media profile(s) and their respective URL(s);
• official website URL;
• company vision;
• company values; and
• women specific policies and facilities.

You understand that the username of your Account may be listed publicly on the Platform and/or with respect to the Services, including on your profile page and in search results on the Platform. When you communicate with us or use the Platform or any Services to communicate with other Users, we may collect information about such communication.

In addition, we may collect demographic information pertaining to you such as, without limitation, information about your computer, hardware, software, device, Internet Protocol (IP) address and connection, information about your online activity on the Platform such as Platform's feature/offering usage and click paths, and other data/information that you may provide in surveys, opinion polls, research studies undertaken by or on behalf of us or while completing or with respect to your Account profile. We may combine your demographic information with Personal Information to tailor our offerings (including Services), the Platform or web pages to your preferences or interests.

If you choose to sign in to your Account with your social media account or email account to access the Platform or any Services, or otherwise connect your social media account or email account with the Platform or any Services, you consent to our collection, storage, use, processing, treatment, maintenance, disclosure, sharing and transfer, in accordance with this Policy, of the information that you make available to us through your social media account or email account interface.

3. Sensitive Personal Information

Sensitive Personal Information ("SPI") means and includes such personal information which consists of information relating to your password; physical, physiological and mental health condition; medical records and history; biometric information; sexual orientation; Aadhar card and number and/or any other government-issued and recognised identity document and number; and financial information (such as bank account details, payment details, billing details, digital wallet details or credit card numbers).

Except for your Account password and any SPI that you choose to provide as part of your Account profile or as otherwise provided in this Policy or HerKey's Terms of Use, HerKey does not collect any SPI in the course of providing the Services. Any SPI collected by HerKey shall not be disclosed to any third party without your express consent, save as otherwise set out in this Policy or the HerKey's Terms of Use or as provided in a separate written agreement between HerKey and you or as required by law. It is clarified that this condition shall not apply to publicly available information, including SPI, in relation to you on the Platform.

However, you acknowledge that in the course of providing the Services, HerKey may receive SPI, either when you voluntarily choose to provide the SPI, update your Account profile with information related to your identity, physical and physiological condition or financial information or any other information in the nature of SPI, or from such content posted by you on the Platform, and you hereby consent and agree to allow HerKey to collect, use, process, treat, maintain, store and display the SPI collected in this manner on the Platform and disclose it in accordance with the terms of this Policy.

It is clarified that with respect to any SPI that you may share with HerKey, you have the sole right to determine whether you want to share such SPI with HerKey and/or the Employers. Further, with respect to any SPI that you may share in the course of updating your Account profile, you have the right to determine the levels of access to such SPI, by adjusting the privacy settings of your Account on the Platform.

If you choose to maintain a private profile on the Platform, any SPI that you share will be collected only by HerKey and may be used to collate statistics or provide Services that you request, but will not be shared with other users of the Platform without your consent or unless otherwise required by law or as provided in this Policy. If you choose to maintain a public profile, any SPI you share on your Account profile or on any public forum, feed or journal on the Platform, may also be accessed by any visitors to/Users of the Platform.

4. Personal Information

"Personal Information" means and includes any information that may be used to identify you, including, but not limited to, your first and last name, age, place of residence, email address, phone number or other contact information, photograph, as well as any information related to your profession or academic qualifications.

We may collect Personal Information from you when you register and create an Account profile on the Platform to avail any Services, or otherwise when you voluntarily provide such information to us, or otherwise as provided in this Policy or HerKey's Terms of Use. Further, in the case you are a Candidate registering for the Services, we may use the Personal Information in order to verify your credentials, for the purpose of permitting continued access to our Services, to contact you in the course of rendering the Services or otherwise for such purposes as mentioned in this Policy or HerKey's Terms of Use.

5. Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies

The Platform or any part thereof may utilise data collection tools such as "cookies" and other tracking technologies. A "cookie" is a small text file that may be used, for example, to collect information about your activity on the Platform. Some cookies and other technologies we use may serve to save and/or recall Personal Information previously indicated/provided by you on the Platform. Most browsers allow you to control cookies, including whether or not to accept them and how to remove them. You may set/update the settings of most browsers to notify you if you receive a cookie, or you may choose to block cookies by modifying the settings within your browser, but please note that if you choose to erase or block your cookies, you may need to re-enter your Personal Information each time you try to gain access to certain parts of the Platform. Further, while the option of accepting cookies is up to you, however certain features of the Platform including the Services may not be accessible without accepting cookies. If you choose to eliminate cookies, the full functionality of the Services may be impaired for you.

Additionally, you may encounter cookies or other tracking technologies on the Platform or any part thereof that are placed by third parties. We do not control the use of cookies and other tracking technologies by third parties and shall not be liable for any reason whatsoever for the third-party cookies and other tracking technologies placed on the Platform or any part thereof.

Cookies, tracking technologies may automatically collect, record and store certain information, including without limitation, your electronic device's connection to the internet; your Internet domain and host names; other information about your geographic location and IP addresses; your browser's software and operating system types; your CPU type; your manner of connecting to the Internet (e.g., connection speed through narrowband or broadband access); click paths; and dates and times that the Platform is accessed.

Our use of cookies and other tracking technologies allows us to improve the Platform, tailor the Platform and its usability to the interests of the Users, remember choices you make (such as User/Account name, email address, phone number etc.), deliver content that is most relevant to you and your interests, and improve and enhance your experience using the Platform and the Services. We may also analyse information that does not include Personal Information for measuring traffic and User activity on the Platform, trends and statistics.

6. Uses of Personal Information and SPI

We may use Personal Information, SPI and other information received and collected from you: (i) to provide the Services you have requested (including sharing your profile with Employers); (ii) to enable you to access and update your profile on your Account; (iii) to contact you upon your request, respond to your queries, requests or complaints or when otherwise necessary; (iv) for auditing, research and analysis; (v) to operate and improve our Services and Platform; (vi) to facilitate your use of the Platform and Services; (vii) to conduct internal reviews and data analysis for the Platform and the Services; (viii) for sending you surveys and marketing communications; (ix) to notify you about any changes to our Services, this Policy or any terms or policies applicable to the Platform and/or Services; (x) to engage in technical maintenance and trouble-shooting problems and errors associated with the Platform; (xi) to manage your transactions with us on the Platform; (xii) to protect the integrity of the Platform; (xiii) for testimonials and other promotions; (xiv) as otherwise set forth in the Policy, or HerKey’s Terms of Use or any terms or policies applicable to the Platform and/or Services. In certain circumstances as may be solely determined by us, we may share your aggregated Personal Information, in a non-personally identifiable manner with third parties such as our business partners. When we use third parties to assist us in processing your Personal Information, we require that they comply with our Policy and any other appropriate confidentiality and security measures.

Where we propose to use your Personal Information or SPI for any uses or purposes other than as specified in this Policy, we will ensure that we notify you first. You will also be given the opportunity to withhold or withdraw your consent for your use of Personal Information or SPI other than as listed under this Policy.

7. Confidentiality and Security

We will keep confidential and protect your SPI and Personal Information except where disclosure is required or permitted by law, or in instances where we have a good-faith belief that it is necessary to comply with a court order, legal obligation, legal process, request from government or judicial authorities, or to exercise our legal rights or defend against legal claims or to detect, prevent, or otherwise address security, fraud, imminent harm or technical issues, or to enforce this Policy and any other policies pertaining to the Platform, including investigation of any potential violation thereof, or where use and disclosure thereof has been permitted by you or is otherwise permitted under this Policy.

We follow generally accepted industry standards and legally mandated safeguards to protect and safeguard the SPI and Personal Information submitted to us, both during transmission and, once we receive it, for storage and disposal. All information we gather is securely stored within databases controlled by us. The databases are stored on servers secured behind a firewall; access to the servers is password protected and is strictly limited. However, no data transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic/data storage, is 100% secure and no security system is impenetrable. Therefore, while we strive to use commercially acceptable means and legally mandated safeguards to protect your Personal Information and SPI, we cannot guarantee the security of the systems and measures we use to protect your Personal Information and SPI, nor can we guarantee that any information you supply or transmit to us will not be intercepted or its confidentiality will not be compromised while being transmitted to us over the internet.

Notwithstanding anything contained in this Policy, we shall not be held responsible for any loss, damage or misuse of your Personal Information, including SPI, if such loss, damage or misuse is attributable to a Force Majeure Event. A "Force Majeure Event" shall mean any event that is beyond the reasonable control of HerKey and shall include, without limitation, sabotage, fire, flood, explosion, acts of God, civil commotion, strikes or industrial action of any kind, riots, insurrection, war, unavailability of any communication system, acts of governmental or judicial authority, hacking of the Platform or any part thereof, unauthorized access to the Platform's data, technical snags/failures and breach of Platform's security and encryption.

We limit access to SPI and Personal Information to our employees, agents, representatives and personnel whom we believe reasonably need access to your Personal Information and/or SPI to provide Services to you.

We may engage third party service providers to help us provide certain services to you on our behalf. We may provide/share information pertaining to you, including Personal Information and/or SPI, to such third-party service providers to help us deliver our products, information, and Services efficiently and effectively. We may also engage third party service providers to maintain, improve or optimize the Platform, Services and/or mailing lists. We will take reasonable steps to ensure that these third-party service providers are obligated to protect Personal Information on our behalf, by entering into confidentiality agreements with such third party service providers or otherwise. We do not intend to transfer SPI and Personal Information without your consent to third parties who are not bound to act on our behalf unless otherwise provided herein or such transfer is legally required. Similarly, unless otherwise provided herein, we will not sell SPI and Personal Information collected by us without your consent.

If you choose to provide us with your SPI and Personal Information, you understand and agree that we may transfer that SPI and Personal Information from your country or jurisdiction to other countries or jurisdictions around the world. Your SPI and Personal Information may be collected and stored on servers located in the territory of India and such other countries as we may disclose from time to time.

8. Deletion of Personal Information and SPI

You have the right to request through written communication, deletion of the records of your Personal Information and SPI (and not of other Users) in our possession.

To request deletion of records of your Personal Information or SPI in our possession, please write to us at admin@HerKey.com. Please note that we may request you to provide additional information to confirm your identity before deleting any records of your Personal Information and/or SPI. On receiving confirmation, allow us 30 days to complete the process. In some cases, deletion may be accomplished through de-identification of the Personal Information and/or SPI.

You also acknowledge that we may delay/decline any request to delete your Personal Information and/or SPI records in certain situations, such as if the retention of Personal Information and/or SPI records is necessary to comply with a legal obligation, or to exercise our rights or remedies under law or contract, or to exercise or defend a legal claim against us.

9. Retention

Your Personal Information, including SPI, may be retained and may continue to be used by us until: (i) the relevant purposes (including the provision of Services) for the use of your Personal Information as provided in this Policy are no longer applicable; and (ii) we are no longer required by applicable laws, regulations, contractual obligations or legitimate business purposes to retain your Personal Information or the retention of your Personal Information is not required for the establishment, exercise or defense of any legal claim. After this period, your Personal Information will be deleted or in some cases anonymised.

10. Third Party Platforms and Services

The Platform may contain links, references, and content from third party websites, applications or services ("External Resources") outside of our control. Your visit to or interaction with any External Resource including any personal information provided by you therein, irrespective of whether the link to such External Resource originated on the Platform, is governed by the terms and privacy policies of such External Resource, and your interaction with any External Resource is outside the purview of our control and is at your own risk. Because we cannot control the activities of External Resources, we cannot accept responsibility for any collection, use, treatment, processing, maintenance, disclosure, transfer and management of your personal information by such External Resources, and we cannot guarantee that they will adhere to the same privacy and security practices as we do. We are not responsible for the functionality, security measures, privacy practices or the content of External Resources and this Policy will not govern your access or use of any External Resources that you visit or use. Therefore, if you visit any External Resource, irrespective of whether the External Resource is linked or referenced to the Platform, you should consult that External Recourses' privacy policy and terms before providing any personal information therein.

11. Contacting You

Based on the Personal Information you provide to us, we may contact you:

• To provide the Services you may have requested;
• To contact you upon your request, respond to your queries, requests or complaints or when otherwise necessary;
• To notify you about any changes to our Services, this Policy or any terms or policies applicable to the Platform and/or Services;
• Where you have opted to receive further correspondence;
• To invite you to participate in surveys, opinion polls, etc., about the Services or otherwise (participation is always voluntary);
• To provide you information about our new products and/or services and other marketing communications, where you have specifically agreed to receive this.

12. Change of Control

In the event that ownership or control of HerKey was to change or in the event HerKey sells or transfers all or a portion of its business, or its assets, to another entity (e.g., in the course of a transaction like a merger, acquisition or similar transaction), your SPI and Personal Information may be transferred, shared, disclosed, sold or assigned as part of the transaction. You hereby expressly grant consent and permission to HerKey for transferring, sharing, disclosing, selling or assigning, as the case may be, your Personal Information, including SPI, to such transferee or buyer. Such transferee or buyer would be obliged to honour the commitments made in this Policy. If such a transfer, sharing, disclosure, sale or assignment results in a material change in the nature of use of your SPI and Personal Information, HerKey will provide you notice about the choices you have to decline to permit such a transfer, sharing, disclosure, sale or assignment of SPI and/or Personal Information, as the case may be.

13. Accuracy and Updating Information

HerKey shall not be liable, for any reason whatsoever, for the authenticity or accuracy of any information, including Personal Information and SPI, provided by a User on the Platform. You hereby confirm any information, including Personal Information and SPI, that you provide or share on the Platform is and shall continue to be valid, true, current and accurate to the best of your knowledge.

To the extent that you do provide us with Personal Information and SPI, we wish to maintain accurate and current SPI and Personal Information. Where we collect SPI and Personal Information from you on the Platform, should you need to update or correct that SPI and Personal Information, please contact us and we will make reasonable efforts to incorporate the changes in your SPI and Personal Information that we hold as soon as practicable. You can obtain the information we currently hold about you by emailing HerKey at admin@HerKey.com from the email address provided by you to HerKey at the time of your registration on the Platform. We will use our best efforts to send you the information within 14 days of receipt of your email.

If any information, including Personal Information and SPI, that you provide or share on the Platform is untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete (or becomes untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete), or if we have reasonable grounds to suspect or believe that such information is untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete, we have the right to suspend or terminate your Account and refuse any and all current or future use of the Platform or any Services provided therein at our sole discretion, in addition to any right that we may have against you at law or in equity, for any misrepresentation of information provided by you.

14. Protection of Account Information and Password

You are responsible for any activity under your Account, and you are responsible for maintaining strict confidentiality of your Account password and other credentials. It is your sole responsibility to control access to and use of your Account. Any breach of this provision constitutes a violation of this Policy and may result in termination of your Account. If you become aware of or reasonably suspect any breach of security of your Account, including compromise of your Account password, you must notify us immediately. We will not be responsible or liable for any loss or damage arising from your failure to comply with the obligations stated in this provision.

15. Termination of User Account

In the event that you choose to terminate or delete your Account, or if your Account has been terminated by us for any reason, such as, without limitation, violation of the HerKey's Terms of Use or this Policy, HerKey shall within a reasonable period of time and subject to the terms contained herein, delete and remove all your SPI and Personal Information that you may have submitted and which is stored in your Account. You acknowledge and agree that anonymized or non-personally identifiable information pertaining to you and as available with us may continue to be used, processed, stored, maintained, disclosed and/or displayed by HerKey or its affiliates, service providers and third parties as a part of any surveys or research or tabulations compiled on the Platform or for any other purpose whatsoever. Should you choose to terminate or delete your Account, please contact us at admin@HerKey.com, and we will tend to such a request as soon as possible.

16. Public Areas of the Platform

Any information that you post on or through the public areas of the Platform (e.g., chat rooms or discussion areas/groups) will be available and accessible to anyone who is a part of or using such public areas of the Platform, and such information may be collected and used by others and may result in unsolicited messages or contact from others. Any information that you provide about yourself in public areas of the Platform is solely at your own risk and we shall not be liable in any respect whatsoever.

17. Consent and Amendments

By using this Platform and/or any Services, you consent to the terms of this Policy and to our collection, use, treatment, processing, maintenance, disclosure, transfer, sharing and management of your Personal Information and SPI for the purposes and in the manner herein provided and as provided under applicable laws. HerKey may amend this Policy from time to time, which amendments will be posted on this page, and we will, in accordance with applicable laws, inform you with details of the amendments. However, you are advised to review this Policy periodically by visiting this page, as your continued access to or use of the Platform and/or the Services following the posting of any amendments to this Policy on this page will constitute your binding acceptance of such amendments.

18. Applicable Law and Jurisdiction

You agree that this Policy and the terms contained herein, shall be subject to and governed by the laws of the Republic of India and the courts at Bengaluru, India shall have exclusive jurisdiction to entertain any proceedings in relation to any disputes arising out of or in relation to this Policy.

19. Contact Us

If you have any grievance, comments, privacy-related questions, concerns, or complaints, about our practice, please contact our grievance officer at:

• E-mail:
• admin@herkey.com