Privacy Policy

Curoga is devoted to safeguarding our customers and employee private information and ensuring the highest level of confidentiality of records. This Privacy Policy describes the information we collect, how we use it, and the standards and procedures in place to safeguard your personal nonpublic information.

Curoga, its personnel, and its affiliates strictly adhere to this Privacy Policy and the security practices and procedures described herein to ensure the confidentiality of customer information. It is Curoga's policy to comply with all union and state laws and regulations relating to the privacy of our customers' private information (PI) and private health information (PHI).

We receive a number of different types of information about you, including:

The information that's required when you sign up for the site, as well as the information you choose to share.

Except as permitted by law or as otherwise described below, Curoga does not disclose any PI/PHI about its customers, or former customers, or employees, to anyone. Curoga does not sell lists or customer information.

Information Curoga Collects from Customers

Curoga collects, retains, and uses PI/PHI from customers to include the following:

• The information that's required when you sign up for the site, as well as the information you choose to share.
• Required information such as your name, email address, birthday, and gender.
• Usernames and User IDs, which are a way to identify you on Curoga. Usernames are email id or mobile number as used to uniquely identify you.
• "Public Information" which means the information you choose to make public, as well as information that is always publicly available.
• "Story" which means the content you post on Curoga at your own will and "Story" you as for reply where Curoga employee or third-party volunteer or member of Curoga network would reply to you.

Information Curoga May Share

We keep your information confidential except where disclosure is required or permitted by law (for example to government bodies and law enforcement agencies or during an emergency circumstance). Generally, we only use your information within our company. However, sometimes we use third parties to process your information (for example as credit card payment providers). We require these third parties to comply strictly with its instructions and we require that they not use your personal information for their own business purposes.

The Uses of the Collected Data by Curoga

Curoga uses non-identifying and aggregate information to better design our Web site and to use in research and trend analysis. For example, we may tell an advertiser that X number of individuals visited a certain area on our Web site, or that Y number of men and Z number of women filled out a site survey or form, but we would not disclose anything that could be used to identify those individuals. We only provide data to our partners, if any, after we have removed your name and any other personally identifying information from it, or have combined it with other people's data in a way that it no longer personally identifies you.

Curoga uses non-identifying (De-Identified or “Safe Harbor” form) and aggregate information about responses to the clinical outcome assessments (personal assessments), and the frequency of the utilization of the Curoga service. These efforts enhance program evaluation.

The anonymous and aggregated data also may be published through various media platforms/academic journals. No personal identifying information is tied to the results, and Curoga does not share anything that could be used to identify your account or your private information.

From time to time, we may use customer information for new, unanticipated uses not previously disclosed in our privacy notice. If our information practices change at some time in the future we will contact you before we use your data for these new purposes to notify you of the policy change and to provide you with the ability to opt out of these new uses.

Curoga stores data only for as long as it is necessary to provide products and services to you and others, including those described above and for legal protections or as required by applicable laws and regulations.

Curoga may enable access to public information that has been shared through our services.

Curoga may allow service providers to access information so they can help us provide services. IP addresses are used to identify the location of users, the number of visits from different countries and also to block disruptive use; and to analyze and improve the services offered on our website, e.g. to provide you with the most user-friendly n avigation experience.

Certain information is needed to provide you with services, so we only delete this information after you delete your account. Some forms of processing (sending promotional information, commercial profiling, behavioral advertising, geo-location, etc.) may require the express consent of the User. Specific information may be shown on the pages of the Site in connection with particular services or processing of Data provided by the Site User.

Upon request we provide site visitors with access to a description of information that we maintain about them. Curoga.in uses industry-standard encryption technologies when transferring and receiving consumer data exchanged with our site. If you feel that this site is not following its stated information policy, you may email at address given below.

For content that is covered by intellectual property rights, like photos and videos you specifically grant Curoga.in a non-exclusive, transferable, sub-licensable, royalty- free, worldwide license to use any IP content that you post on or in connection with Curoga.in (IP License). This IP License ends when you delete your IP content or your account unless your content has been shared with others, and they have not deleted it.

When you delete IP content, it is deleted in a manner similar to emptying the recycle bin on a computer. However, you understand that removed content may persist in backup copies for a reasonable period of time (but will not be available to others).

Disclosure of Personal Information

We do not share nonpublic personal information about our customers (present, former and potential) with anyone, except as required by law, or as follows:

• To any person when you authorize such disclosure;
• To computer services consultants and technicians or other security consultants, in order to ensure the confidentiality and security of customer & employee records;
• To financial service providers or consultants to carry out requested services, and/or to protect against or prevent actual or potential fraud, unauthorized transactions, claims, or other liability;
• To independent auditors or consultants in order to carry out institutional risk control;
• To government or regulatory agencies, including self-regulatory organizations and to comply with a legal summons, court order, subpoena or a similar legal process, audit or investigation;
• To swap data repositories

Protection: How We Protect Personal Information

We restrict access to information about you to those employees who need to know that information as part of their job responsibilities. We also educate our employees about the importance of confidentiality and customer privacy through standard operating procedures, special training programs, and our Code of Conduct. We take appropriate disciplinary measures to enforce employee privacy responsibilities. We have developed precautions that comply with regulations to ensure the security and confidentiality of customer records and information, to guard against any anticipated threats or hazards to the security or integrity of such records, and to protect against unauthorized access to or use of such records or information which could result in substantial harm or inconvenience to our customers or our employees.

Curoga maintains strict information security procedures, including physical, electronic and procedural safeguards, to protect the confidentiality of your information. We conduct semi-annual Risk Privacy Assessments and remediate to update our technology to improve the protection of information storage.

Protection of nonpublic personal information

• Restricting access to customer information to only those personnel for whom the information is necessary;
• Entering into written confidentiality/non-disclosure agreements with third party service providers for certain disclosures;
• Maintaining physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards that comply with the relevant laws and regulations; and
• Conducting an Security Training and Awareness training program to communicate and educate employees about information security policies and procedures in order to make them aware of their roles and responsibilities in safeguarding information resources.
• Curoga uses firewall barriers and digital certifications to maintain the security of your online session and information.
• We do not collect any non-public personal information about visitors on our website, unless information is provided to us voluntarily or derived from website navigation and usage of the Curoga website and online platforms.
• We may gather and analyze information regarding usage of our website, including domain name, the number of hits, the pages visited, previous/subsequent sites visited and length of user session. This information may be gathered by using cookies. Curoga uses cookies and similar technologies to track usage of the website and to address security issues. We may also use cookies to store your preferences relating to use of our website. A cookie is a small amount of data, which often includes a unique identifier that is sent to your computer, tablet, phablet, cell phone or other electronic device (referred to here as a "device") browser from a website's computer and is stored on your device's hard drive. Each website can send its own cookie to your browser if your browser's preferences allow it, but (to protect your privacy) your browser only permits a website to access the cookies it has already sent to you, not the cookies sent to you by other sites. Many sites do this whenever a user visits their website in order to track traffic flows. Cookies record information about your preferences and allow us to tailor Curoga to your interests. During the course or any visit to the Site, the pages you see, along with a cookie, are downloaded to your device. Many websites do this, because cookies enable website publishers to do useful things such as finding out whether the device (and probably its user) has visited the website before. This is done on a repeat visit by checking for the cookie left there on the previous visit. Information supplied by cookies can help us to analyze the profile of our visitors so we can provide you with a better user experience.

Protecting the Privacy of Curoga Users

• During the use of Curoga.in services, you will not send or otherwise post unauthorized commercial communications (such as spam) on Curoga.in.
• You will not collect users' content or information, or otherwise access Curoga.in, using automated means (such as harvesting bots, robots, spiders, or scrapers) without our permission.
• You will not upload viruses or other malicious code.
• You will not solicit login information or access an account belonging to someone else.
• You will not bully, intimidate, or harass any other User.
• You will not post content that: is hateful, threatening, or pornographic; incites violence; or contains nudity or graphic or gratuitous violence.
• You will not provide any false personal information on Curoga.in, or create an account for anyone other than yourself without permission. You will not create more than one personal profile.

Privacy Enforcement

Personnel using Curoga's information resources in opposition to this policy may be subject to limitations on the use of these resources, suspension of privileges (including internet access), as well as disciplinary and/or legal action, including termination of employment. Employees, contractors, consultants, interns, and all personnel affiliated via third parties sign the Privacy Policy agreement to comply and be governed by this policy and the Curoga Information Security Policies upon hire and again annually.

Copyrights: Curoga and Protecting Other People's Intellectual Property Rights

We respect other people's rights, and expect you to do the same. You will not post content or take any action on Curoga.in that infringes or violates someone else's rights or otherwise violates the law. We can remove any content or information you post on Curoga.in if we believe that it violates this Privacy Policy or the Terms of Use on this Site. You will not use our copyrights or any confusingly similar marks, without our written permission. If you collect information from Curoga Users, you will: obtain their consent, make it clear you (and not Curoga.in) are the one collecting their information, and post a privacy policy explaining what information you collect and how you will use it. You will not post anyone's identification documents or sensitive financial information on Curoga.in. You will not tag Curoga fellow Users or send email invitations to non-users without their consent.

Portable Electronic Devices

The Curoga Platform is available on a multitude of portable electronic devices. We provide our connection to mobile services for free, but please be aware that your carrier's normal rates and fees, such as text messaging fees/ internet or data fees, may still apply. You provide all rights necessary to enable Curoga Users to sync (including through an application) their contact lists with any basic information and contact information that is visible to them on Curoga.in, as well as your name and profile picture.

Privacy in International Use and The GDPR

The Curoga Platform advises both its Client/Users and practicing Platform Providers to be aware of and respect and comply with the local laws of any international based Client. Curoga is cognizant and respects the formal promulgation of the existing European Union (EU) data privacy regulations. The General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679 is a regulation in EU law on data protection and privacy for all individuals within the European Union and the European Economic Area. It also addresses the export of personal data outside the EU and EEA and is commonly referred to as "GDPR." Curoga has always respected our Client's Privacy (see our Privacy Policy).

The basic tenants of the promulgated GDPR regulations include, but are not limited to the following:

Disclosure when you sell, transfer or third party marketing of User’s data: As outlined in this Terms of Use, Curoga does not sell or transfer Client data and any marketing efforts are focused solely on internal information updates to our registered Clients.

Access to collected data: At Curoga, you already have the ability to access your shared data (Your personal information, your emergency contact information and all your interactions with your Providers) and use it as you wish.

Clear Consent: At Curoga our Terms of Use are clear on what consent we seek with regards to your data and prior to your engagement with your Provider, you review and agree to a further “informed consent” process.

Security: At Curoga we have encrypted our data from day one and has always been stored all in an anonymized form as required by the GDPR.

Finally, dependent of your EU country or origin, the GDPR takes into account what was previously termed the right “to forget” or request deletion of your data once you cease using a particular application or site. This particular tenant of the GDPR may conflict with applicable data retention laws. In India, this requires at least seven years of retention, which is common around the world and is sometime up to ten years or more in certain countries. So, unlike some data platforms, Curoga cannot erase data directly upon a Client's request, as it may be considered essential for other file retention purposes. Applicable individual country medical retention laws are generally considered an acceptable exception to the GDPR regulations regarding the right to deletion of certain data.

Privacy Disputes

You will resolve any claim, cause of action or dispute (claim) you have with us arising out of or relating to this Statement or Curoga.in exclusively in confidential arbitration, rather than in court. This Agreement shall be governed by the Laws of India, and the Courts of Mumbai shall have exclusive jurisdiction with respect to any dispute arising hereunder. The laws of Mumbai will govern this Statement, as well as any claim that might arise between you and us, without regard to conflict of law provisions.

If anyone brings a claim against us related to your actions, content or information on Curoga.in, you will indemnify and hold us harmless from and against all damages, losses, and expenses of any kind (including reasonable legal fees and costs) related to such claim.

Social Networks and Curoga

These services allow the web site to access the data on your profile in the social networks, and to interact through your post. These services are not activated automatically, but require express authorization by the User.

Curoga Users can share information and Data supplied to this Site with the social networks with which the User is registered, accepting their privacy policy. Facebook social buttons/widgets (Facebook) Facebook Social button is a service run by Facebook Inc., a company that complies with the “Safe Harbor” Privacy Policy Framework initiative, guaranteeing the handling of Personal Data.

Twitter is managed by Twitter, a company that complies with the “Safe Harbor” Privacy Policy Framework initiative, guaranteeing the handling of Personal Information.

General

We are providing Curoga.in “As Is” without any express or implied warranties. Curoga.in is not responsible for the actions, content, information, or data of third parties, and you release us, our directors, partners, officers, employees, and agents from any claims and damages, known and unknown, arising out of or in any way connected with any claim you have against any such third parties.

We strive to create a global community with consistent standards for everyone, but we also strive to respect local laws. You consent to having your personal data transferred to and processed in India. If you are located in a country embargoed by India, or are on the India's Treasury Department's list of Specially Designated Nationals you will not engage in commercial activities on Curoga.in (such as advertising or payments). By content we mean anything you post on Curoga.in that would not be included in the definition of information. By data we mean content and information that third parties can retrieve from Curoga.in or provide to Curoga.in through Platform. By post/story we mean post on Curoga.in or otherwise make available to us (such as by using an application). By use we mean use, copy, publicly perform or display, distribute, modify, translate, and/or create derivative works.

Curoga.in openly volunteers its practices of collecting information, its targeting capabilities, and its use of cookies. If you have any questions pertaining to this privacy policy and its contents, please direct your correspondence to Curoga.in at the "contact us" link on the website.

Understand, that we treat your use of our platform with the utmost respect to your privacy. We keep all information not disclosed above private between the Responder and the User, keeping only non-decimated "file" copies for reference in case of legal dispute of by court order as we are required to under Union Laws for period up to seven years or by the applicable State Regulation. File retention protects both the User and the Resonders safety. Curoga is not responsible for data lost/exposed/used due to the nature of the Internet and digital environments, including illegal actions of hackers and criminals, technical malfunctions of servers and database etc. These are the accepted risks of our Users and users of the Internet in general. You are agreeing to this standard in using our site.

Curoga reserves the right to amend this Privacy Statement at any time without notice, and only the current Privacy Statement may be deemed effective. Regardless of later updates or changes to our privacy notice, we will never use the information you submit under our current privacy notice in a new way without first providing you an opportunity to opt-out or otherwise prevent that use.

These Terms of Use were last updated on 25 May, 2021 and are deemed effective as amended as of this date.