Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy applies to the website/application titled www.hungama.com/ Hungama Play/ Hungama Music which is owned, operated, licensed and controlled by Hungama Digital Entertainment Media Private Limited (hereinafter referred to as "Hungama", "we" and/or "us") and is covered and protected by all laws including but not limited to copyright and trademark laws of India.
What information is collected about our users and members?
The information that we collect about you while you are using the website/application falls into the following general categories.
User provided information
We may collect and store information, personal or otherwise, that you voluntarily supply either while on the website/application or in responding via email in connection with a feature provided on the website/application. Such information may include demographic information that you electronically submit when you sign up for access to certain features on the website/application, information (such as your name or email address or mobile number) that you electronically submit when you register for surveys or contests on the website/application, information that you post on message boards on the website/application, and information contained in search requests or questions that you submit to the website/application. If you decline to supply or provide us with certain information while using the website/application, you may not be able to use or participate in some or all of the features offered through the website/application.
Cookies information
When you visit the website/application, we may send one or more cookies - a small text file containing a string of alphanumeric characters - to your computer that uniquely identifies your browser. uses both session cookies and persistent cookies. A persistent cookie remains after you close your browser. Persistent cookies may be used by your browser on subsequent visits to the website/application. Persistent cookies can be removed by following your web browser help file directions. A session cookie is temporary and disappears after you close your browser. You can reset your web browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, some features of the website/application may not function properly. In addition, third party advertisers or third party ad servers that place and present advertising on the website/application also may collect information from you via cookies, web beacons, clear .gifs or similar technologies. These third party advertisers and ad servers may use the information they collect to help present their advertisements, to help measure and research the advertisements' effectiveness, or for other uses. The use and collection of your information by these third party advertisers and ad servers is governed by the relevant third party's privacy policy and is not covered by our privacy policy and we shall not be responsible for such third party's acts / use of such information. Indeed, the privacy policy of these third party advertisers and ad servers may be different from our privacy policy.
Log file Information
When you use the website/application, Hungama servers automatically record certain information that your web browser sends whenever you visit any website/application. These server logs may include information such as your web request, Internet Protocol ("IP") address, browser type, browser language, referring / exit pages and URLs, platform type, number of clicks, domain names, landing pages, pages viewed and the order of those pages, the amount of time spent on particular pages, the date and time of your request, and one or more cookies that may uniquely identify your browser.
Clear / Transparent GIFs information
When you use the website/application, we may employ "clear GIFs" (Web Beacons) which are used to track the online usage patterns of our users / members anonymously. In addition, we may also use clear GIFs in HTML-based emails sent to our users to track which emails are opened by recipients.
E-mail Communications
To make e-mails more useful and interesting, often receives a confirmation when you open e-mail from if your computer supports such capabilities. We also compare our customer list to lists received from other companies, in an effort to avoid sending unnecessary messages to our customers. If you do not want to receive e-mail or other mail from us, please adjust your Customer Communication Preferences.
How is this information used?
If you submit personally identifiable information to us through the website/application, we may use your personal information to operate, maintain and provide to you the features and functionality of the website/application.
Any personal information or video content that you voluntarily disclose online (on discussion boards, in messages and chat areas, within your public profile page, etc.) becomes publicly available and can be collected, seen and used by others besides us. We cannot be and are not responsible for any unauthorized third party use of such information. Your account name (not your email address) is displayed to other users / members when you upload videos or send messages through the website/application and other users / members can contact you through messages and comments. Any videos that you submit to the website/application may be redistributed through the Internet and other media channels, and may be viewed by the general public.
We do not use your email address or other personally identifiable information to send commercial or marketing messages without your consent or except as part of a specific program or feature for which you will have the ability to opt-in or opt-out. We may provide our advertisers with information about you and other visitors that will enable our advertisers to better target ads to specific types of visitors. We reserve the right to use and to disclose to third parties all of the information that we collect online about you and other visitors in any way and for any purpose, with one important exception viz. We will not use the information that we collect online from you while you are using the website/application, nor will we authorize third parties to use such information, to mail or email promotional offers directly to you unless you have specifically informed us that you would like to receive promotional offers from us and/or from third parties. If you choose to receive these promotional offers, then your information may be used for direct mail or email marketing. We may, however, use your email address without further consent for non-marketing or administrative purposes (such as notifying you of major website/application changes or for customer service purposes). We may also make certain personal information about you available to the companies we have a strategic relationship with or that provide services to you on our behalf.
We use both your personally identifiable information and certain non-personally-identifiable information (such as anonymous user usage data, cookies, IP addresses, browser type, click stream data, etc.) to improve the quality and design of the website/application and to create new features, promotions, functionality, and services by storing, tracking, and analyzing user / member preferences and trends.
We use cookies, clear gifs, and log file information to: (a) remember information so that you will not have to re-enter it during your visit or the next time you visit the website/application; (b) provide custom, personalized content and information; (c) monitor the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns; (d) monitor aggregate metrics such as total number of visitors, pages viewed, etc.; and (e) track your entries, submissions, and status in promotions, and contests.
The website/application includes links to other websites and provides access to products and services offered by third parties, whose privacy policies we do not control. When you access another websites or purchase third party products or services through the third party websites, use of any information you provide is governed by the privacy policy of the third party websites you are visiting or the provider of such products or services.
We may also make some content, products and services available through our website/application through cooperative relationships with third party providers, where the brands of our provider partner appear on the website/application in connection with such content, products and/or services. We may share with our provider partner any information you provide, or that is collected, in the course of visiting any pages that are made available in cooperation with our provider partner. In some cases, the provider partner may collect information from you directly; in which cases the privacy policy of the provider partner may apply to the provider partner's use of your information. The privacy policy of the provider partners may differ from ours. If you have any questions regarding the privacy policy of one of our provider partners, you should contact the provider partner directly for more information. Be aware that we may occasionally release information about visitors / members when such release is appropriate to comply with law, to enforce our terms of service agreement, or to protect the rights, property or safety of users of the third party websites.
We employ other companies and individuals to perform functions on our behalf. Examples include fulfilling orders, sending postal mail and e-mail, removing repetitive information from customer lists, analyzing data, providing marketing assistance, providing search results and links (including paid listings and links), processing credit card payments, and providing customer service. They have access to personal information needed to perform their functions, but may not use it for other purposes.
Please also note that as our business grows, we may buy or sell various assets. In the unlikely event that we sell some or all of our assets, or our website/application is acquired by another company, information about our visitors may be among the transferred assets.
When does disclose any information?We provide personally identifiable information and non-personally-identifiable information to our subsidiaries, affiliate companies, or other businesses or people for the purpose of processing such information on our behalf. We require that these parties agree to process such information in compliance with our privacy policy, and we use reasonable efforts to limit their use of such information and to use other appropriate confidentiality and security measures.
We do share non-personally-identifiable information (such as anonymous User usage data, referring / exit pages and URLs, platform types, number of clicks, etc.) with interested third-parties to assist them in understanding the usage patterns for certain content, services, advertisements, promotions, and/or functionality on the website/application.
We may release personally identifiable information and/or non-personally-identifiable information if required to do so by law, or in the good-faith belief that such action is necessary to comply with any law or to respond to a court order or an order from any governing body or statutory authority.
Hungama and also reserve the right to disclose personally identifiable information and/or non-personally-identifiable information that Hungama believes, in good faith, is appropriate or necessary to enforce our 'terms and conditions of use', take precautions against liability, to investigate and defend itself against any third-party claims or allegations, to assist government enforcement agencies, to protect the security or integrity of our website/application, and to protect the rights, property, or personal safety of Hungama, , our users / members or others.
Our Commitment to Childrens' Privacy
The website/application is NOT directed to or INTENTED for individuals under the age of 18 (eighteen). An individual less than 18 (eighteen) years of age SHOULD not register to use the website/application but if you are above 13 (thirteen) years of age or older but below 18 (eighteen) years, you may be granted access by providing either of your parent's Email IDs and an Email will be sent informing the parent that their ward has registered himself / herself to use the Hungama services through the website/application. If you are a parent of a child under the age of 18 (eighteen) and you have questions about our website/application or Privacy Policy, please feel free to contact the Privacy Coordinator. Parent's of such underage individuals will be legally bound by any Acts / Deeds / Violation of Terms and Conditions of Use, Privacy Policy and the end user license agreement.
Our Assurance & Commitment towards Data Security
Use commercially reasonable physical, managerial, and technical safeguards to preserve the integrity and security of your personal information. We cannot, however, ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to and you do so at your own risk. Once we receive your transmission of information, makes commercially reasonable efforts to ensure the security of our systems. However, please note that this is not a guarantee that such information may not be accessed, disclosed, altered, or destroyed by breach of any of our physical, technical, or managerial safeguards.
If Hungama learns of a security systems breach, then we may attempt to notify you electronically so that you can take appropriate protective steps. Hungama may post a notice on the website/application if a security breach occurs. To receive a free written notice of a security breach (or to withdraw your consent from receiving electronic notice) you should notify the Privacy Coordinator.
Changes to Your Personal Information on site
Notification of Changes
Hungama reserve the right at any time to: change the terms of this policy; change the services provided on the website/application, including eliminating or modifying any content on or feature of the website/application; or change / charge any fees or charges for use of the services available on the website/application.
Conflict Resolution
Hungama is committed to resolving disputes as soon as feasible and shall endeavor to resolve all disputes brought to our notice in keeping with the mechanism prescribed.