Privacy Policy

We understand that online privacy is important to users/visitors of our site and Candid Brains believes that privacy and confidentiality of an individual’s personal information is important. This Privacy Policy is provided to demonstrate Candid Brains ’s firm commitment to privacy. By using this site, you are accepting the practices described in this privacy policy.

Definition of Personal Information and Sensitive Personal Information:

Personal Information is information that is related to an individual and can identify that individual like name, email id, address, phone number, IP addresses, device identifiers, location identifiers, etc. Some Personal Information is categorized as Sensitive Personal Information like biometric information, passwords, financial information, physical, physiological, and mental health condition, sexual orientation and medical records & history.

CANDID BRAINS may modify this Privacy Policy from time to time in order to address new issues and to reflect changes on our site. Change in the Privacy Policy will be notified through emails to the registered members. You are encouraged to review the privacy policy whenever you visit this site to make sure that you understand how any personal information you provide may be used. This policy was last modified in Dec 2017.

Notice

Candid Brains believes that the users of this website should be given appropriate notice on how their personal information will be collected, used or disclosed.

The privacy practices set forth in this privacy policy are for this website only. If, through this website you are redirected to other websites or by accessing links of the other website posted on Candid Brains website you are directed to other websites, then Candid Brains is not responsible and it is advisable that Individuals review the privacy policies posted at those respective websites.

Collection of Information

CANDID BRAINS collects PII, like name, Job title, contact information including email address, physical address as well as other relevant information, both online and offline, through its various channels like (but not limited to) registration links, surveys, programs, online-offline events and memberships.

CANDID BRAINS does not collect any PII from visitors to this site who merely browse or access any content. However, if a visitor wishes to become our member, participate in our events they might be requested to register. Registration entails filling up of a form that may contains attributes of PII.

When you access Candid Brains website from a computer, mobile phone, or other device, we may collect information from that device about your browser type, location, and IP address, as well as the pages you visit. The websites keep track of the pages a user may visit by appropriately capturing the IP addresses, browser information, etc. using cookies. The information collected using cookies might be used for analysis of user behaviour. Candid Brains is not liable if the cookies are used by advertisers or any other third parties when you visit Candid Brains website from other sites or if you visit another site after visiting Candid Brains site.

Choice and Consent

Candid Brains believes that the users should be given appropriate choice and his/her consent should be taken on any personal information that would be made public on the internet. Candid Brains website provides adequate means through which individuals can make appropriate choices and give their consent of making their sensitive personal information public.

Information Use

The information collected by Candid Brains is used for the purpose it is intended and to provide specific and better services to individuals. As applicable, the information you provide to us may be used to:

Contact you for Events, Newsletter, Workshop, Training and other specific updates
Contact you for membership status
Contact you for the programs that you are associated with website
Monitor or improve the use of Candid Brains website
Monitor compliance with our Site privacy policy
Provide special information materials to you from us and/or our respective affiliates, subsidiaries and other third parties
For aggregating information such as demographics and Site usage statistics

Candid Brains reserves the right to share your information with organizations affiliated with Candid Brains without your permission. Candid Brains will share all registrations details including PII that you submitted while registering for our events to sponsoring vendors/partners/affiliates. Collected information will not be sold, exchanged, transferred or given to any other company for any reason whatsoever without your consent, other than the exceptions like required by law, search warrants, other court orders or national exigent circumstances.

Access and Correction

Candid Brains is a firm believer that individuals own their personal information and hence, wherever applicable, Candid Brains provides provision update your personal information by notifying us directly via electronic mail specified below.

Candid Brains may collect same information multiple times from same individuals when carrying out specific surveys or events, this collection is to update and correct individuals’ records that are already in possession of Candid Brains.

Safeguards and Disclosure

Candid Brains shall, always, endeavour to safeguard the privacy of your Information and accordingly, will not disclose the same to any third party or external organizations. Notwithstanding this and for the purposes of helping you serve better, your information may be provided to our third-party vendors, advertisers, affiliates or relevant third parties subject to your consenting the same. Further thereto, where such information is provided to these entities, Candid Brains shall take all reasonable efforts but cannot guarantee to ensure that they comply with the same standards regulating the privacy of your Information as that which is imposed by us.

However, if you wish at any time to withdraw your consent or do not want your information being disclosed to these entities or do not want to be solicited for services which are offered by us or them, please notify us at the contact addresses as specified below.

While Candid Brains at all times, endeavour to safeguard the privacy of your Information, Candid Brains may disclose your Information to other entities where such disclosure:

Provided by you to attend our events, trainings, workshops
is requested or authorized by you.
is used for the purposes of completing, verifying or restricting any transaction made by you.
is lawfully permitted or required.
is in compliance with any judicial order or legal requirement.
is required to protect and defend us and our property; and
is required to protect the interests of the public including but not limited to the detection of crimes and the apprehension of criminals.

Candid Brains website may contain links to other websites of interest. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that Candid Brains does not have any control over other websites. Therefore, Candid Brains cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this privacy statement. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question.

Privacy Contact Information

We welcome your questions and comments about Privacy Policy of our website. Comments or complaints can be directed to Candid Brains by email at info@candidbrains.com.

Candid Brains will do it’s best to resolve any complaints as quickly as possible.