Privacy Policy
Quanta Mingles Twin Cosmos, hereinafter referred as ‘QMTC’, ‘we’, ‘us’ or ‘our’ is committed to respect your privacy and choices. The privacy statement highlights our privacy practices regarding Personal Information that we collect and process depending on your association with QMTC and nature of processing activity in compliance to applicable data privacy regulations.
Website Privacy Statement:
This privacy statement highlights our privacy practices regarding Personal Information that we collect and process about you through this website, "qmtc.world" (the “Site”) and also for those Personal Information that you provide us while availing our services, participating in our events, and filling out job applications.
I. Personal Information we collect and process and how we use it:
I.1 Personal Information that we process:
For the purposes of this privacy statement, 'Personal Information' is any data which relates to an individual who may be identified from that data, or from a combination of a set of data, and other information which is in possession of QMTC.
We collect the following categories of Personal Information:
I.2. Use of your Personal Information:
We use your Personal Information for the following purposes:
to provide better usability, troubleshooting and site maintenance;
to understand which parts of the website are visited and how frequently;
to create your user ID;
to identify you once you register on our website;
to contact you and respond to your questions or requests; and
to provide access to desirable content based on your preferences.
to process job application and related requests, more details about which are available on corresponding portals of this website.
I.3. Legal basis of the processing:
We process your Personal Information when it is necessary for the performance of a contract to which you are the party or in order to take steps at your request prior to entering into a contract. This applies in any case where we provide services to you pursuant to a contract, such as when you use our website or process your registration on the website. If you do not provide the Personal Information that we need in order to provide our services, we will not be able to provide our services to you. We process your Personal Information for the performance of a contract in the following circumstances:
to provide better usability, troubleshooting and site maintenance; and
to create your user ID.
We process your Personal Information when it is necessary for the purposes of a legitimate interest pursued by us or a third party (when these interests are not overridden by your data protection rights). This applies in the following circumstances:
to identify you once you register on our website; and
to contact you and respond to your queries or requests;
to understand which parts of the website are visited and how frequently; and
to provide access to desirable content based on your preferences.
We process your Personal Information with your consent for the below purpose(s). Where we process Personal Data based on consent, your consent is revocable at any time.
To know your interest of participation in testing our platforms
To contact you in furtherance to your participation in the ideathons or other competitions
As a participant of the event, to publish your name and corresponding details to make them available to larger audience on the Internet
II. Consequences of not providing Personal Information:
If you choose not to provide your Personal Information that is mandatory to process your request, we may not be able to provide the corresponding service.
III. Data recipients, transfer, and disclosure of Personal Information:
QMTC does not share your Personal Information with third parties for their direct marketing purposes.
We share your Personal Information within
QMTC;
Business partners;
Service vendors;
Authorized third-party agents; or
Contractors.
QMTC does not sell your Personal Information to third parties.
In general, QMTC, domiciled in Ludhiana, is the data controller processing your Personal Information. The following applies only where the data controller processing your Personal Information is domiciled in the European Economic Area (“EEA”):
We transfer Personal Information to countries outside the EEA to third parties, including to countries which have different data protection standards to those which apply in the EEA. The locations of QMTC group companies is set out here. Our service providers are primarily located in USA, Canada, Australia, Singapore, Hong Kong, India and UK. Where service providers process your Personal Information in countries deemed adequate by the European Commission, we rely on the European Commission's decision to protect your Personal Information.
For transfers to QMTC group companies and service providers outside the EEA, we use standard contractual clauses or rely on a service provider's (EU data protection authority approved) corporate rules that are in place to protect your Personal Information. Please contact us as set out below if you would like to obtain a copy of the methods used. When required, QMTC discloses Personal Information to external law enforcement bodies or regulatory authorities, in order to comply with legal obligations.
IV. Use of cookies:
We send cookies (small files containing a string of characters) to your computer, thereby uniquely identifying your browser. Cookies are used to track your preferences, help you login faster, and aggregated to determine user trends. This data is used to improve our offerings, such as providing more content in areas of greater interest to a majority of users, and in order to provide better user experience. Most browsers are initially set up to accept cookies, but you can reset your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. Some of our features and services may not function properly if your cookies are disabled.
Types of cookies used:
1. Session cookie: Session cookies remain only as long as a browsing session is active, and are intended to avoid user inconvenience during browsing. These cookies allow websites to link the actions of a user during a browser session and expire at the end of the browsing session. Session cookies also assist the user in navigating the website, and allow the user to access secure parts of the webpage when logged in.
2. Persistent cookie: Persistent cookies are stored on a user’s device even after termination of a browsing session. It helps in recalling the preferences or actions of the user. Persistent cookies are used for a variety of purposes such as retaining the visitor’s language and regional preference(s) at the end of each browsing session. We use services of third-party analytics service provider to analyze cookies to carry out a behavioral analysis in order to enhance user experience and convenience, and also to provide targeted and relevant content to visitors. Depending on the type and settings of your browser, cookies may be accepted by default. You may change the settings of your browser to delete existing cookies or prevent future cookies from being automatically accepted. If you disable cookies, certain parts and functions of our website may not be available. You can learn more about cookies at www.aboutcookies.org. You can delete all cookies that are already on your browser by clearing its browsing history.
3. Third Party Cookies: We use cookies from third party companies to provide us with insights about our sites, help us run targeting advertising campaigns, measure effectiveness of our advertising campaigns and to make the advertisements more relevant to you. These companies use cookies to collect information about your browsing activities on our sites, such as the pages you visit, the links you click, assets you download and how long you are on our sites. Based on your browsing of our website you may see our advertisements while browsing through our advertisement partner websites and/or their network websites. In order to opt out from receiving such advertisements, you have to set your preferences on our partner websites. Alternatively, you may also visit Network Advertising Initiative or Digital Advertising Alliance websites to opt-out.
V. Do Not Track:
Do Not Track (DNT) is a privacy preference that users can set in some web browsers, allowing users to opt out of tracking by websites and online services. At the present time, the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) has not yet established universal standards for recognizable DNT signals and therefore, QMTC and the Site do not recognize DNT.
VI. Your Rights:
Subject to the laws of your country, You have the right to access, correct, delete or transfer your Personal Information that we hold, including your profile and preferences. You also have the right to object to certain processing and, where we have asked for your consent to process your Personal Information, to withdraw this consent. Where we process your Personal Information because we have a legitimate interest in doing so (as explained above), you also have a right to object to this. These rights may be limited in some situations – for example, where we can demonstrate that we have a legal requirement to process your Personal Information.
VII. Data security:
QMTC adopts reasonable and appropriate security practices and procedures including administrative, physical security, and technical controls in order to safeguard your Personal Information.
VIII. Data retention:
Personal Information will not be retained for a period more than necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this privacy statement, unless a longer retention period is required by law or for directly related legitimate business purposes.
IX. Grievance redressal:
If you are unhappy with how we safeguard your personal data, you have the right to bring a complaint to our QMTC data protection officer in your region or email us at: contact@qmtc.world
X. Linked websites:
Our privacy practices regarding Personal Information that we collect and store about you through our portals will be as per the privacy policy of those portals.
QMTC provides links to third-party websites and services. However, QMTC is not responsible for the privacy statements, practices, or the contents of such third-party websites.
XI. Children’s Privacy:
This site unknowingly collects personally identifiable information from children under the age of 13 if they opt for our services. If QMTC learns that a child under the age of 13 has submitted personally identifiable information online, we contact their parents/legal guardians to request their consent. In the instance they (parent/legal guardian) deny consent, we will take all reasonable measures to delete such information from our databases and to not use such information for any purpose (except where necessary to protect the safety of the child or others as required or allowed by law). If you become aware of any personally identifiable information we have collected from children under 13, please email us at contact@qmtc.world.
Minors under 18 years of age may have the personal information that they provide to us deleted by sending an email to contact@qmtc.world requesting deletion. Please note that, while we make reasonable efforts to comply with such requests, deletion of your personal information does not ensure complete and comprehensive removal of that data from all systems.
XII. How to contact us:
If you have any questions regarding our privacy practices or this privacy statement, or to request this privacy statement in another format, please contact us via email at: contact@qmtc.world
XIII. Updates to this privacy statement:
QMTC may change the data privacy practices and update this privacy statement as and when the need arises, and the same will be made available on the website. But our commitment to protect the privacy of website users will continue to remain.
Website Privacy Statement:
This privacy statement highlights our privacy practices regarding Personal Information that we collect and process about you through this website, "qmtc.world" (the “Site”) and also for those Personal Information that you provide us while availing our services, participating in our events, and filling out job applications.
I. Personal Information we collect and process and how we use it:
I.1 Personal Information that we process:
For the purposes of this privacy statement, 'Personal Information' is any data which relates to an individual who may be identified from that data, or from a combination of a set of data, and other information which is in possession of QMTC.
We collect the following categories of Personal Information:
- Information that you provide via our website, including information you provide when you register on our website e.g. name, email address, date of birth, designation, company, country, name of your university, your field of academic study/concentration, expected year and month of your graduation, and telephone number;
- Information related to transactions, such as when you make purchases, respond to any offers, or download or use applications from us;
- Information you provide us when you contact us for help;
- Information you enter into our system when using the Application/Services/Products;
- Information about your computer and about your visits to and use of this Site, such as your Internet Protocol (IP) address, demographics, your computers’ operating system, and browser type and information collected via cookies.
I.2. Use of your Personal Information:
We use your Personal Information for the following purposes:
to provide better usability, troubleshooting and site maintenance;
to understand which parts of the website are visited and how frequently;
to create your user ID;
to identify you once you register on our website;
to contact you and respond to your questions or requests; and
to provide access to desirable content based on your preferences.
to process job application and related requests, more details about which are available on corresponding portals of this website.
I.3. Legal basis of the processing:
We process your Personal Information when it is necessary for the performance of a contract to which you are the party or in order to take steps at your request prior to entering into a contract. This applies in any case where we provide services to you pursuant to a contract, such as when you use our website or process your registration on the website. If you do not provide the Personal Information that we need in order to provide our services, we will not be able to provide our services to you. We process your Personal Information for the performance of a contract in the following circumstances:
to provide better usability, troubleshooting and site maintenance; and
to create your user ID.
We process your Personal Information when it is necessary for the purposes of a legitimate interest pursued by us or a third party (when these interests are not overridden by your data protection rights). This applies in the following circumstances:
to identify you once you register on our website; and
to contact you and respond to your queries or requests;
to understand which parts of the website are visited and how frequently; and
to provide access to desirable content based on your preferences.
We process your Personal Information with your consent for the below purpose(s). Where we process Personal Data based on consent, your consent is revocable at any time.
To know your interest of participation in testing our platforms
To contact you in furtherance to your participation in the ideathons or other competitions
As a participant of the event, to publish your name and corresponding details to make them available to larger audience on the Internet
II. Consequences of not providing Personal Information:
If you choose not to provide your Personal Information that is mandatory to process your request, we may not be able to provide the corresponding service.
III. Data recipients, transfer, and disclosure of Personal Information:
QMTC does not share your Personal Information with third parties for their direct marketing purposes.
We share your Personal Information within
QMTC;
Business partners;
Service vendors;
Authorized third-party agents; or
Contractors.
QMTC does not sell your Personal Information to third parties.
In general, QMTC, domiciled in Ludhiana, is the data controller processing your Personal Information. The following applies only where the data controller processing your Personal Information is domiciled in the European Economic Area (“EEA”):
We transfer Personal Information to countries outside the EEA to third parties, including to countries which have different data protection standards to those which apply in the EEA. The locations of QMTC group companies is set out here. Our service providers are primarily located in USA, Canada, Australia, Singapore, Hong Kong, India and UK. Where service providers process your Personal Information in countries deemed adequate by the European Commission, we rely on the European Commission's decision to protect your Personal Information.
For transfers to QMTC group companies and service providers outside the EEA, we use standard contractual clauses or rely on a service provider's (EU data protection authority approved) corporate rules that are in place to protect your Personal Information. Please contact us as set out below if you would like to obtain a copy of the methods used. When required, QMTC discloses Personal Information to external law enforcement bodies or regulatory authorities, in order to comply with legal obligations.
IV. Use of cookies:
We send cookies (small files containing a string of characters) to your computer, thereby uniquely identifying your browser. Cookies are used to track your preferences, help you login faster, and aggregated to determine user trends. This data is used to improve our offerings, such as providing more content in areas of greater interest to a majority of users, and in order to provide better user experience. Most browsers are initially set up to accept cookies, but you can reset your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. Some of our features and services may not function properly if your cookies are disabled.
Types of cookies used:
1. Session cookie: Session cookies remain only as long as a browsing session is active, and are intended to avoid user inconvenience during browsing. These cookies allow websites to link the actions of a user during a browser session and expire at the end of the browsing session. Session cookies also assist the user in navigating the website, and allow the user to access secure parts of the webpage when logged in.
2. Persistent cookie: Persistent cookies are stored on a user’s device even after termination of a browsing session. It helps in recalling the preferences or actions of the user. Persistent cookies are used for a variety of purposes such as retaining the visitor’s language and regional preference(s) at the end of each browsing session. We use services of third-party analytics service provider to analyze cookies to carry out a behavioral analysis in order to enhance user experience and convenience, and also to provide targeted and relevant content to visitors. Depending on the type and settings of your browser, cookies may be accepted by default. You may change the settings of your browser to delete existing cookies or prevent future cookies from being automatically accepted. If you disable cookies, certain parts and functions of our website may not be available. You can learn more about cookies at www.aboutcookies.org. You can delete all cookies that are already on your browser by clearing its browsing history.
3. Third Party Cookies: We use cookies from third party companies to provide us with insights about our sites, help us run targeting advertising campaigns, measure effectiveness of our advertising campaigns and to make the advertisements more relevant to you. These companies use cookies to collect information about your browsing activities on our sites, such as the pages you visit, the links you click, assets you download and how long you are on our sites. Based on your browsing of our website you may see our advertisements while browsing through our advertisement partner websites and/or their network websites. In order to opt out from receiving such advertisements, you have to set your preferences on our partner websites. Alternatively, you may also visit Network Advertising Initiative or Digital Advertising Alliance websites to opt-out.
V. Do Not Track:
Do Not Track (DNT) is a privacy preference that users can set in some web browsers, allowing users to opt out of tracking by websites and online services. At the present time, the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) has not yet established universal standards for recognizable DNT signals and therefore, QMTC and the Site do not recognize DNT.
VI. Your Rights:
Subject to the laws of your country, You have the right to access, correct, delete or transfer your Personal Information that we hold, including your profile and preferences. You also have the right to object to certain processing and, where we have asked for your consent to process your Personal Information, to withdraw this consent. Where we process your Personal Information because we have a legitimate interest in doing so (as explained above), you also have a right to object to this. These rights may be limited in some situations – for example, where we can demonstrate that we have a legal requirement to process your Personal Information.
VII. Data security:
QMTC adopts reasonable and appropriate security practices and procedures including administrative, physical security, and technical controls in order to safeguard your Personal Information.
VIII. Data retention:
Personal Information will not be retained for a period more than necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this privacy statement, unless a longer retention period is required by law or for directly related legitimate business purposes.
IX. Grievance redressal:
If you are unhappy with how we safeguard your personal data, you have the right to bring a complaint to our QMTC data protection officer in your region or email us at: contact@qmtc.world
X. Linked websites:
Our privacy practices regarding Personal Information that we collect and store about you through our portals will be as per the privacy policy of those portals.
QMTC provides links to third-party websites and services. However, QMTC is not responsible for the privacy statements, practices, or the contents of such third-party websites.
XI. Children’s Privacy:
This site unknowingly collects personally identifiable information from children under the age of 13 if they opt for our services. If QMTC learns that a child under the age of 13 has submitted personally identifiable information online, we contact their parents/legal guardians to request their consent. In the instance they (parent/legal guardian) deny consent, we will take all reasonable measures to delete such information from our databases and to not use such information for any purpose (except where necessary to protect the safety of the child or others as required or allowed by law). If you become aware of any personally identifiable information we have collected from children under 13, please email us at contact@qmtc.world.
Minors under 18 years of age may have the personal information that they provide to us deleted by sending an email to contact@qmtc.world requesting deletion. Please note that, while we make reasonable efforts to comply with such requests, deletion of your personal information does not ensure complete and comprehensive removal of that data from all systems.
XII. How to contact us:
If you have any questions regarding our privacy practices or this privacy statement, or to request this privacy statement in another format, please contact us via email at: contact@qmtc.world
XIII. Updates to this privacy statement:
QMTC may change the data privacy practices and update this privacy statement as and when the need arises, and the same will be made available on the website. But our commitment to protect the privacy of website users will continue to remain.