Federation of Sports Gaming, Federation of Sports Gaming, a not-for-profit company engaged in operating the Federation of Indian Fantasy Sports, (“FIFS”) operates the website: fifs.in (“Website”). The FIFS has been established as a self-regulatory body of the online fantasy sports industry in India.
Any person utilizing the Website (“User” or “you” or “your”) or any activities undertaken by FIFS shall be bound by this Privacy Policy.
FIFS respects the privacy of its Users and is committed to protect it in all respects. The information about the User is collected by FIFS as (i) information supplied by FIFS, (ii) information automatically tracked during the User’s navigation of the Website and (iii) any information collected or tracked in the course of the User’s participation in any activities organised by FIFS.
Before you submit any information to the Website or otherwise in the course of participating in any of FIFS’ activities, please read this Privacy Policy for an explanation of how we will treat your personal information. By using any part of the Website or participating in any of FIFS’ activities, you consent to the collection, use, disclosure and transfer of your personal information for the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy and to the collection, processing and maintenance of this information. If you do not agree to this Privacy Policy, please do not use the Website or participate in FIFS’ activities.
Your use of any part of the Website and/or provision of information in the course of participating in FIFS’ activities indicates your acceptance of this Privacy Policy and of the collection, use and disclosure of your personal information in accordance with this Privacy Policy. While you have the option not to provide us with certain information or withdraw consent to collect certain information, kindly note that in such an event you may not be able to take full advantage of the features offered through the Website or the full benefit of participation in any of FIFS’ activities, and we reserve the right to deny access to such features and/or such programme for which such information is necessary or appropriate.
Information Gathered
You can visit our Website without revealing your identity or any personally identifiable information (“Personal Information”) about yourself. However, access to some portions of the Website shall be subject to registration and FIFS shall retain the registration information. In order to access the entire Website, you may be required to provide information about yourself as part of the registration process.
Information that we collect from you will vary depending upon the activity you seek to engage in and may include your name, designation, current or previous work-place, email address, phone number, and skills. In addition, we may collect demographic information such as information about your computer, hardware, software, platform, media, Internet Protocol (IP) address and connection, information about online activity such as feature usage and click paths, and other data that you may provide in surveys or online profiles. We may combine demographic information with Personal Information to tailor our offerings or web pages to your preferences or interests.
You agree that any registration information you provide to FIFS will always be accurate, correct and up to date. You are solely responsible, and FIFS is not in any way liable for the information and data collected in order to process and authenticate a transaction performed with a customer.
Personal Information
Personal Information means any information that may be used to identify you and that is not otherwise publicly available, including, but not limited to, your name, email address and phone number.
We may collect Personal Information from you when you register with FIFS, or any of its activities, or otherwise voluntarily provide such information. If you wish to subscribe to our marketing materials, we will use your name and email address to send the materials to you.
Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies
Some of our web pages may also utilize “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 our Website. Some cookies and other technologies may serve to recall Personal Information previously indicated by you. Most browsers allow you to control cookies, including whether or not to accept them and how to remove them. You may set most browsers to notify you if you receive a cookie, or you may choose to block cookies with your browser, but please note that if you choose to erase or block your cookies, you may need to re-enter your Personal Information to gain access to certain parts of our Website.
Tracking technologies may automatically record information such as Internet domain and host names; other information about your geographic location; IP addresses; browser software and operating system types; 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 our Website is accessed.
Our use of cookies and other tracking technologies allows us to improve our Website and consequently your web experience. We may also analyse information that does not include Personal Information for trends and statistics.
Uses of Personal Information
We may use Personal Information and other information received and collected from you to provide the services you have requested, to enable you to access and post comments on the Website, or any part thereof, and to contact you upon your request and when otherwise necessary.
We may also use Personal Information for auditing, research and analysis, and to operate and improve our services and activities. In certain circumstances, we may share aggregated non-personal information with third parties. When we use third parties to assist us in processing your Personal Information, we require that they comply with this Policy and any other appropriate confidentiality and security measures. We may also share such information with third parties in limited circumstances, including when complying with legal process, preventing fraud or imminent harm, and ensuring the security of our network and services.
Where we propose to use your Personal Information for any other uses we will ensure that we notify you first. You will also be given the opportunity to withhold or withdraw your consent for your use other than as listed above.
Confidentiality and Security
We will keep confidential and protect your Personal Information except where disclosure is required or permitted by law.
We follow generally accepted industry standards to protect the 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. No method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure, however. Therefore, while we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
We limit access to Personal Information to employees who we believe reasonably need to come into contact with that information to provide products or services to you or in order to do their jobs.
Third parties provide certain services available on our Website and on our behalf. We may provide information, including Personal Information, to third-party service providers to help us deliver our products, information, and services efficiently and effectively. Service providers are also an important means by which we maintain our Website and mailing lists. We will take reasonable steps to ensure that these third-party service providers are obligated to protect Personal Information on our behalf through confidentiality agreements and otherwise. We do not intend to transfer Personal Information without your consent to third parties who are not bound to act on our behalf unless such transfer is legally required. Similarly, it is against our policy to sell Personal Information collected online without consent.
If you choose to provide us with your Personal Information, we may transfer that Personal Information from your country or jurisdiction to other countries or jurisdictions around the world. Your 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.
Third Party Websites
If you click on a link to a third-party site or otherwise leave the Website, you will go to a website that is outside the purview of our control. Since we cannot control the activities of third parties, we cannot accept responsibility for any use of your Personal Information by such third parties, and we cannot guarantee that they will adhere to the same privacy and security practices as we do. The use of Personal Information by such websites shall be governed by the privacy policies provided therein. Therefore, if you visit a third-party website that is linked to our Website, you should consult that website’s privacy policy before providing any Personal Information.
Contacting You
We may contact you using the Personal Information you have given us:
- in relation to the functioning of any service you have signed up for in order to ensure that we can deliver the services to you;
- where you have opted to receive further correspondence;
- to invite you to participate in surveys, opinion polls, etc., about the our services or otherwise (participation is always voluntary); and
- to provide you information about our new products and services, where you have specifically agreed to receive this.
Change of Control
In the event that ownership or control of FIFS was to change, your Personal Information may be transferred. You hereby consent to the transfer of your Personal Information to the acquirer or transferee.
Accuracy
To the extent that you do provide us with Personal Information, we wish to maintain accurate and current Personal Information. Where we collect Personal Information from you on our Website, should you need to update or correct that Personal Information, please contact us at using the Contact Us page and we will make reasonable efforts to incorporate the changes in your Personal Information that we hold as soon as practicable.
Consent and Amendments
By using this Website, you consent to the terms of this Privacy Policy. Should this Privacy Policy change, we intend to take every reasonable step to ensure that these changes are brought to your attention by posting all changes prominently on our Website for a reasonable period of time.
Applicable Law
Your visit and any dispute over privacy are subject to this Privacy Policy. The said Privacy Policy shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Republic of India. Further, it is irrevocably and unconditionally agreed that the courts of New Delhi, India shall have exclusive jurisdiction to entertain any proceedings in relation to any disputes arising out of the same.