Privacy Policy for ayn24p.in (operated by goldies.in)

Effective Date: June 1, 2024

This Privacy Policy describes how ayn24p.in (“we”, “us”, or “our”), also associated with goldies.in, collects, uses, and discloses your information when you visit and use our website, ayn24p.in. Our website serves as a Citizen Data Verification Portal, primarily designed to help users understand or check the status of their Aadhaar-Bank account linking for Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) subsidies. We are committed to protecting your privacy and handling your data with transparency and care.

1. Information We Collect

We collect various types of information for different purposes to provide and improve our service to you.

• Non-Personal Data: When you visit our website, we may automatically collect certain non-personally identifiable information. This may include your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, pages viewed, the time and date of your visit, and other statistics. This data helps us understand user behavior and improve our website’s functionality.
• Cookies and Tracking Technologies: We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our service and hold certain information. Cookies are files with a small amount of data that may include an anonymous unique identifier. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our service.
• User-Provided Information (for specific transactions): Our website aims to help users check their Aadhaar-Bank account linking status for DBT. If you choose to enter sensitive information, such as your Aadhaar number, into a designated form on our website to perform such a check, it is crucial to understand:
  • We DO NOT store, retain, or process your Aadhaar number or any other sensitive government-issued identification numbers or bank account details on our servers.
  • Any such information entered by you is used solely for the purpose of facilitating the real-time query (e.g., by directing you to or facilitating a query via official government portals like NPCI’s BASE portal or UIDAI where you would input your details) and is immediately discarded by our system after the transaction. We act as an intermediary interface, not a data storage facility for such sensitive personal identifiers.
• Communication Data: If you contact us via email ([email protected]) or any contact form, we will collect your name, email address, and the content of your message to respond to your inquiry.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the collected information for various purposes:

• To provide, operate, and maintain our website and services.
• To improve, personalize, and expand our website.
• To understand and analyze how you use our website.
• To develop new products, services, features, and functionality.
• To communicate with you, either directly or through one of our partners, for customer service, to provide you with updates and other information relating to the website, and for marketing and promotional purposes (if you have opted in).
• To find and prevent fraud.
• To ensure the security of our website.

3. Data Sharing and Disclosure

We value your privacy and are committed to not selling, trading, or otherwise transferring your personally identifiable information to outside parties.

• Service Providers: We may employ third-party companies and individuals to facilitate our service (e.g., website hosting, analytics). These third parties have access to your Non-Personal Data only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.
• Legal Requirements: We may disclose your personal data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:
  • Comply with a legal obligation.
  • Protect and defend the rights or property of ayn24p.in / goldies.in.
  • Prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the service.
  • Protect the personal safety of users of the service or the public.
  • Protect against legal liability.
• Business Transfer: In the event of a merger, acquisition, or asset sale, your Non-Personal Data may be transferred. We will provide notice before your Non-Personal Data is transferred and becomes subject to a different Privacy Policy.
• Crucially, we DO NOT share, sell, or disclose any sensitive user-provided information such as Aadhaar numbers to third parties, as we do not store them.

4. Data Security

The security of your data is important to us. We implement a variety of security measures to maintain the safety of your personal information when you enter, submit, or access your personal information. These measures include using SSL (Secure Socket Layer) technology for data transmission. However, remember that no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Non-Personal Data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security, especially concerning sensitive information that we explicitly state we do not store.

5. Data Retention

We will retain your Non-Personal Data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your information to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations (for example, if we are required to retain your data to comply with applicable laws), resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies. As stated, sensitive user-provided information like Aadhaar numbers are NOT stored.

6. Your Rights

You have certain rights regarding your Non-Personal Data we hold:

• Access and Correction: You may request access to or correction of any Non-Personal Data we hold about you by contacting us.
• Opt-out of Cookies: You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent.
• Deletion: Since we primarily deal with non-personal data and do not store sensitive identifiers, your right to deletion primarily applies to contact information if you have provided it.

7. Links to Other Websites

Our service may contain links to other websites that are not operated by us. For example, to perform an official DBT link status check, you might be redirected to government portals like NPCI’s BASE portal or the UIDAI website. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party’s site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.

8. Children’s Privacy

Our service is not intended for anyone under the age of 18 (“Children”). We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 18. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your Child has provided us with Personal Data, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Data from children without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.

9. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. We will let you know via email and/or a prominent notice on our service, prior to the change becoming effective and update the “Effective Date” at the top of this Privacy Policy. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

10. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us by email: [email protected]