Medihelp is a self-help platform on which the end user can find various services right from getting possible help in medical emergency to getting information of medical services in their area.
Currently Medihelp does not charge to the end user for the services. On the other hand, for listing Medihelp charges to the Doctors, Nurses, Hospitals and other medical services. The charges are as per defined packages which the professionals/service providers pay in order to get listed on the Medihelp platform (Web and Mobile App).
We at Medihelp are strong believers in the policy of protecting the privacy right of the users of our website. The information you provide when you make any transaction on our site is used to customize your order with the names and other details of the sender and recipients. Medihelp, does not share the details of users of its site with any other oraganization or person whomsoever.
Medihelp collects just the personal information, you provide at the time of registration as a new user. When you register, you provide us information, including your name, address, telephone no, email ID, etc.
Access of personal information
You can access your personal information, which is saved on Medihelp customer profile through “My Account” whenever you wish. You can change and update any of data you have entered in “My account”, by entering user name and OTP sent to your registered mobile phone number. This is required to protect you valuable personal information from tampering by any unauthorized user.
If you have any question concerning the privacy polies of the Medihelp, which you have not been answered to your satisfaction in this statement, please feel free to send an email with your question to medihelpsos@gmail.com
1. Your Privacy – Our Commitment
We respect and value your trust in us and your privacy is very important to us. We do not publish, sell or share your personal information to third parties for their marketing purposes without your explicit consent. Please read this Privacy Policy to learn more about the ways in which we use and protect your personal information.
2. Policy Updates
Our privacy policy is subject to change at any time without notice. To make sure you are aware of any changes, please review this policy periodically. Such changes shall be effective immediately upon posting to this Website
3. Terms and Conditions STATED UPFRONT AND BOLDLY
By using this Website you agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Privacy Policy. If at any time you do not agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy, please do not use this Website and refrain from purchasing from us online. By mere use of the Website you expressly consent to our use and disclosure of your personal information in accordance with this Privacy Policy. By accessing the services provided by us and/or your placing an order on the website you agree to the collection and use of your data by us in the manner provided in this Privacy Policy.
4. User/Buyer Information Collected
i. Collection of Information:
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. Wherever possible, we indicate which fields are required and which fields are optional. You may have the option not to 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 is compiled and analysed on an aggregated basis. 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 etc.
ii. We will collect anonymous traffic information from you when you visit our Website. We will collect personally identifiable information about you only as part of a voluntary registration process, on-line survey, or contest or any combination thereof.
WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT?
o INFORMATION YOU PROVIDE TO US
We may ask you to provide us with certain Protected Information. We may collect this information through various means and in various places through the Services, including account registration forms, contact us forms, or when you otherwise interact with us.
When you sign up to use the Services, you create a user profile. We shall ask you to provide only such Protected Information which is for lawful purpose connected with our Services and necessary to be collected by us for such purpose.
The current data fields that might be requested for are:
▪ Name
▪ Contact Number
▪ Email Address
▪ City
▪ Address
▪ Contact Details of Near ones
▪ Password
o INFORMATION WE COLLECT AS YOU ACCESS AND USE OUR SERVICES
▪ In addition to any Protected Information or other information that you choose to submit to us, we and our THIRD PARTY SERVICE PROVIDER may use a variety of technologies that automatically (or passively) collect certain information whenever you visit or interact with our platform. This Usage Information may include the browser that you are using, the URL that referred you to our Services, all of the sections within our platform that you visit, and the time of day, among other information.
In addition, we collect your Device Identifier for your Device. A Device Identifier is a number that is automatically assigned to your Device used to access the Services, and our computers identify your Device by its Device Identifier.
In addition, tracking information is collected as you navigate through our app & website, including, but not limited to geographic areas. The location information is collected and sent to the server while using the app as well as in the background.
Medihelp has the feature which allows the app user who is in the medical emergency to seek help from the volunteers and medical volunteers (Doctors and Nurses) who are nearby. We use the background location services to capture the location coordinates of volunteers and medi volunteers registered in the app at certain time intervals. It allows our app to locate nearby volunteers and send them a request for the help, when any user uses the medical emergency feature.
▪ Usage Information may be collected using a cookie. If you do not want information to be collected through the use of cookies, your browser allows you to deny or accept the use of cookies. Cookies can be disabled or controlled by setting a preference within your web browser or on your Device.
If you choose to disable cookies or flash cookies on your Device, some features of the website & app may not function properly or may not be able to customize the delivery of information to you. We cannot control the use of cookies (or the resulting information) by third parties, and use of third party cookies is not covered by our Privacy Policy.
o INFORMATION THIRD PARTIES PROVIDE ABOUT YOU
We may, from time to time, supplement the information we collect about you through our website or Mobile Application or Services with outside records from third parties.
o INFORMATION COLLECTED BY MOBILE APPLICATIONS
▪ Our Services are primarily provided through the Mobile Application. We may collect and use technical data and related information, including but not limited to, technical information about your device, system and application software, and peripherals, that is gathered periodically to facilitate the provision of software updates, product support and other services to you (if any) related to such Mobile Applications.
▪ When you use any of our Mobile Applications, the Mobile Application may automatically collect and store some or all of the following information from your mobile device, in addition to the Device Information, including without limitation:
▪ Your preferred language
▪ The manufacturer and model of your mobile device
▪ Your mobile operating system
▪ The type of mobile internet browsers you are using
▪ Your geolocation (including background location capturing)
▪ Information about how you interact with the Mobile Application and any of our web sites to which the Mobile Application links, such as how many times you use a specific part of the Mobile Application over a given time period, the amount of time you spend using the Mobile Application, how often you use the Mobile Application, actions you take in the Mobile Application and how you engage with the Mobile Application
▪ Information to allow us to personalize the services and content available through the Mobile Application
▪ Data from SMS/ text messages upon receiving Device permissions for the purposes of
(i) issuing and receiving one time passwords and other device verification, and
(ii) automatically filling verification details during financial transactions, either through us or a third-party service provider, in accordance with applicable law. We do not share or transfer SMS/ text message data to any third party other than as provided under this Privacy Policy.
5. Use of Cookies
A “cookie” is a small piece of information stored by a web server on a web browser so it can be later read back from that browser. Cookies are small files placed on your hard drive that assist us in providing our services. Cookies are useful for enabling the browser to remember information specific to a given user. We place both permanent and temporary cookies in your computer’s hard drive. The cookies do not contain any of your personally identifiable information. We use data collection devices such as cookies on certain pages of the Website to help analyse our web page flow, measure promotional effectiveness, and promote trust and safety. We offer certain features that are only available through the use of a “cookie”. We also use cookies to allow you to enter your password less frequently during a session. Cookies can also help us provide information that is targeted to your interests. Most cookies are “session cookies,” meaning that they are automatically deleted from your hard drive at the end of a session. You are always free to decline our cookies if your browser permits, although in that case you may not be able to use certain features on the Website and you may be required to re-enter your password more frequently during a session. Additionally, you may encounter “cookies” or other similar devices on certain pages of the Website that are placed by third parties. We do not control the use of cookies by third parties.
6. Use of the Information Collected
We use personal information to provide the services you request. To the extent we use your personal information for marketing and advertisement to you, we will provide you the ability to opt-out of such uses.
You agree that we may use personal information about you to improve our marketing and promotional efforts, to analyze site usage, improve the Website’s content and product offerings, and customize the Website’s content, layout, and services. You agree that we may use your personal information to contact you. We use your personal information to:
resolve disputes
troubleshoot problems
help promote a safe service
collect money
measure consumer interest in our products and services,
inform you about online and offline offers, products, services, and updates;
customize your experience
detect and protect us against error, fraud and other criminal activity
enforce our terms and conditions and
as otherwise described to you at the time of collection
communicate you about our product offerings
In our efforts to continually improve our product and service offerings, we collect and analyse demographic and profile data about our users’ activity on our Website. We may identify and use your IP address to help diagnose problems with our server, and to administer our Website. Your IP address is also used to identify you and to gather broad demographic information. We will occasionally ask you to complete optional online surveys. These surveys may ask you for contact information and demographic information (like zip code, age, or income level). We use this data to tailor your experience at our Website, providing you with content that we think you might be interested in and to display content according to your preferences.
7. Information We Share
We do not sell or otherwise disclose personal information about our customers, except as described herein. We may share personal information with our other corporate entities and affiliates to help detect and prevent identity theft, fraud and other potentially illegal acts, detect correlate related or multiple accounts to prevent abuse of our services, and to facilitate joint or co-branded services that you request where such services are provided by more than one corporate entity. We may disclose personal information if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such disclosure is reasonably necessary to respond to subpoenas, court orders, or other legal process. We may disclose personal information to law enforcement offices, third party rights owners, or others in the good faith belief that such disclosure is reasonably necessary to enforce our Terms or Privacy Policy, respond to claims that an advertisement, posting or other content violates the rights of a third party, or protect the rights, property or personal safety of our users. We and our affiliates will share / sell some or all of your personal information with another business entity should we (or our assets) plan to merge with, or be acquired by that business entity, or re-organization, amalgamation, restructuring of business. Should such a transaction occur that other business entity (or the new combined entity) will be required to follow this privacy policy with respect to your personal information.
8. User’s Choice with Respect to the Information Collected
We provide all Users/Buyers with the option to opt-out of receiving promotional, marketing-related communications from us after setting up an account. You may change your interests at any time and may opt-in or opt-out of any marketing / promotional / newsletters mailings. You may update your information and change your account settings at any time. We reserve our right to send you certain service related communication, considered to be a part of your account without offering you the facility to opt-out. Upon request, we will remove/block your personally identifiable information from our database, thereby cancelling your registration. However, your information may remain stored in archive on our servers even after the deletion or the termination of your account. If we plan to use your personally identifiable information for any commercial purposes, we will notify you at the time we collect that information and allow you to opt-out of having your information used for those purposes.
9. 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:
The Grievance Officer
Medihelp
Office 16, Shanti Center, Plot-08, Sector-17, Vashi, Thane, Maharshtra- INDIA 400705
Email: medihelpsos@gmail.com
Time: Monday to Friday 09:30 Hours to 17:30 Hours
10. Security of Information Collected
Our Website has stringent security measures in place to protect the loss, misuse, and alteration of the information under our control. The secure server software (SSL) encrypts all information you put in before it is sent to us. Whenever you change or access your account information, we offer the use of a secure server. Once your information is in our possession we adhere to strict security guidelines, protecting it against unauthorized access. Our servers are accessible only to authorized personnel and that your information is shared with respective personnel on need to know basis to complete the transaction and to provide the services requested by you.
Although we will endeavour to safeguard the confidentiality of your personally identifiable information, transmissions made by means of the Internet or telecom or other network/s cannot be made absolutely secure. By using this Website you agree that we will have no liability for disclosure of your information due to errors in transmission or unauthorized acts of third parties. To prevent unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy, and ensure correct use of information, we will employ reasonable security practices and procedures and current internet security methods and technologies in compliance with Information Technology Act, 2000 and rules made there under.
11. Miscellaneous
Links to Other Sites Our Website links to other websites that may collect personally identifiable information about you. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of those linked websites.
Advertisements
We use third-party advertising companies to serve ads when you visit our Website. These companies may use information (not including your name, address, email address, or telephone number) about your visits to this Website and other websites in order to provide advertisements about goods and services of interest to you.
Children’s privacy
Children are not eligible to use our Website and we ask that minors (under the age of 18) to not to submit any personal information to us. If you wish to purchase an item on the Website such purchase may be made by your legal guardian or parents who are users of the Website provided that such purchase or sale is not in relation to any adult material/mature audience items displayed on the Website, the sale of which to minors is strictly prohibited.