Privacy Policy

http://bestseller18.moneycontrol.com/ (“Bestsellers18.com”) is strongly committed to your right to privacy and to keeping your personal and financial information secure.

We encourage you to read our privacy statement to understand what types of personally identifiable information we collect and how we use this information. Please note that 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.

By visiting Bestsellers18.com you agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to the said terms and conditions, please do not use or access Bestsellers18.com. Further, by mere use of Bestsellers18.com, you expressly consent to our use and disclosure of your personal information in accordance with this Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy is incorporated into and subject to the Terms of Use.

Information collected by Bestsellers18.com and Manner of usage:

Bestsellers18.com only collects the necessary personally identifiable information in order to respond to your requests for our customized products and services. Personally identifiable information includes, but is not limited to, first and last name, physical address, e-mail address, phone number, birth date, and any other information that itself identifies or when tied to the above information, may identify you as a specific individual. We will ask for credit/debit card details and/or cheque details/bank account details for the respective mode of payment.

This website does not collect personally identifiable information about you except when you specifically and knowingly provide it. Bestsellers18.com and its service partners use your personally identifiable information to operate the sites and services and to inform you of new features, services, and products from Bestsellers18.com and its affiliates.

Bestsellers18.com may, at its discretion, also select other companies to send you information about their products or services which are related to the site's service but are not necessary to its operation (an "Extended Service"). If Bestsellers18.com intends to use personally identifiable information for an Extended Service, the Bestsellers18.com site will provide you with the ability and requisite instructions to decline this service. You may also stop the delivery of informational or promotional mail from Bestsellers18.com by following the instructions on the mail.

Bestsellers18.com  may disclose personally identifiable information if required to do so by law or in the good-faith belief that such action is necessary to (i) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on the site or its owners; (ii) protect and defend the rights or property of the site-owners, the site or the users of Bestsellers18.com , and (iii) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of Bestsellers18.com, the site, its owners, or the public.

User/member interaction features:

Bestsellers18.com has many features (including but not limited to providing ratings, reviews, message boards, chats, etc.) that require for users/members to disclose their identities and communicate with other users/members. Your use of such features and disclosure of any personal details (e.g. e-mail address) by you through these features are at your sole risk and Bestsellers18.com accepts no responsibility for the same. However, if your privacy has been intruded as a result of participating in such features, you could notify us by e-mail at bestsellers@network18online.com

Other Websites:

Bestsellers18.com site contains links to other websites. Bestsellers18.com is not responsible for the privacy practices or policies or the content of such other websites.

Advertisements/third part promotions on Bestsellers18.com:

We use third-party advertising companies to serve ads when you visit Bestsellers18.com. These companies may use information (not including your name, address, email address, or telephone number) about your visits to this and other websites in order to provide advertisements about goods and services of interest to you.

Your Consent

By using Bestsellers18.com and/ or by providing your information, you consent to the collection and use of the information you disclose on the Website in accordance with this Privacy Policy, including but not limited to Your consent for sharing your information as per this privacy policy.

If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post such changes on this page so that you are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances we disclose it.

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:

Kannan Iyer

Network18 Publications Limited

503, 504 & 507,

5th Floor, Mercantile House,

15 Kasturba Gandhi Marg, New Delhi-110001

Phone: +91- 022 40019713

Email: contactus@bestsellers.com

Time: Mon to Fri 10 am to 6 pm

Queries/Clarifications:

Any queries/clarifications regarding this statement should be directed to the following address:

Notify Us:

If at any time you believe that Bestsellers18.com or its users/members have not adhered to these principles, please notify Bestsellers18.com by e-mail at bestsellers@network18online.com and we will use all commercially reasonable efforts to promptly determine and correct the problem.

Other Terms:

1. If you transact with us, we collect some additional information, such as a billing address, a credit / debit card number and a credit / debit card expiration date and/ or other payment instrument details and tracking information from cheques or money orders.

2. If you choose to post messages on our message boards, chat rooms or other message areas or leave feedback, we will collect that information you provide to us. We retain this information as necessary to resolve disputes, provide customer support and troubleshoot problems as permitted by law. We retain the right to publish or delete such messages on our message boards, chat rooms or other message areas without any reasons.

3. If you send us personal correspondence, such as emails or letters, or if other users or third parties send us correspondence about your activities or postings on Bestsellers18.com, we may collect such information into a file specific to you.

4. We collect personally identifiable information (email address, name, phone number, credit card / debit card / other payment instrument details, etc.) from you when you set up a free account with us. While you can browse some sections of Bestsellers18.com without being a registered member, certain activities (such as placing an order) do require registration. We do use your contact information to send you offers based on your previous orders and your interests.