This Privacy Policy (“Policy”) describes how sivaventures (“sivaventures”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) collects, uses, stores, and shares your information when: (1) you access and use our website at sivaventures.co or other websites owned and operated by us (“Sites”); (2) you access and use our products and services, including our product ServicesX (collectively the “Services”); (3) you communicate with us in any manner, including by email, telephone, and/or in person (“Communications” or “Communicate”); and (4) we interact with certain third-party service providers and other entities (“Third Parties”).

Our platform allows for different user types, including general users using Services to locate and obtain a particular service (each a “Customer”) and third-party vendors that offer services through our Services (each a “Vendor”). We may collect certain information related to interactions between Vendors and Customers using the Services; however, any information that Customer provides directly to a Vendor is not controlled by sivaventures, and you should always using caution when providing any information that may be considered personally identifiable to any third-party, including Vendors or other Customers.

The responsible party for processing is:

8834 Schindellegi
Switzerland

Email: info@sivaventures.com

Please read this Policy carefully. The practices described herein are subject to the laws in the places in which we operate

WHAT TYPE OF INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT ABOUT YOU?
Depending upon how you interact with our Sites, Services, the nature of your Communications with us, and the nature of our interactions with Third Parties, we may collect the following categories of information from and about you:

We collect your information primarily in three ways:
Directly from you when you access or use our Sites, Services, and when you Communicate with us, including but not limited to:

• Information you provide when you sign up to be a Vendor Customer or a Customer

• Information you provide when you make a purchase through our Site or Services, including with respect to our products and services or with respect to services provided by Vendor;

• Messages you submit using Services as a Vendor or Customer;

• Information you provide when you use our Services, fill out forms, post or comment through the Services, and/or upload or submit any material through the Services;

• Information you provide when you Communicate with us;

• Information you provide when you report a problem with our Sites; and

• Your responses to surveys that we might ask you to complete.

Automatically when you access or use our Sites and Services, or through our Communications, including but not limited to:

• Details of your visits to the Sites, including traffic data, location data, logs and other communication data;

• Information about your computer and mobile device, and internet connection, including your IP address, operating system, and browser type;

• Interactivity with an e-mail, including opening, navigating, and click-through information; and;

• Interactivity with platform messaging, including with respect to Vendor and/or Customer communications.

From Third Parties, including but not limited to:

• Service providers, including those relating to payment partners, website hosting, marketing, website usage analytics, advertising, and monitoring and maintaining the Services; Vendors;

• Publicly available sources;

• Social media networks; and

• Advertising partners for the purpose of tailoring our advertising and marketing to you.

We use the information outlined in What Type of Information Do We Collect About You for a variety of business and commercial purposes, which are in some cases in our legitimate interest. These purposes include:

• Provide the Sites and Services to you;

• Identify you when you sign-in to your account;

• Create and manage your account;

• Operate, manage and provide functionality of the Sites and Services,

• including access management, payment processing, our product ServicesX, administration, internal operations, troubleshooting, data analysis, testing, research, and statistical analysis;

• Provide information to Vendors as necessary to provide you with the Services;

• Present campaigns to you when you use the Services that we believe will be of interest to you based on your geographic location and previous use of the Services;

• Respond to your requests, feedback, or inquiries;

• Provide customer support;

• Manage and complete data deletion requests;

• Comply with laws, regulations, and other legal requirements;

• Comply with relevant industry standards and our policies;

• Protect and enforce your rights and the rights of other users against violations of our terms and service, disrupting other users use of the Services, and unlawful activity (including identity theft and fraud);

• Protect the rights arising under any agreements entered into between us and you or any other Third Party;

• Send you technical notices, updates, security alerts, information regarding changes to our policies, and support administrative messages;

• Protect the integrity and maintain security of our Sites and Services;

• Operate, evaluate, and improve our business, including monitoring and analyzing trends, usage, and activities;

• Provide you with information and advertisements about products, services, and promotions, from us or Third Parties, that may interest you;

• Deliver content tailored to your interests and the manner in which you use the Sites and Services;

• Present content in a manner that is optimized for your device;

• Measure and analyze the effectiveness of the Sites and Services; and

• Any other processing of your information performed at your direct request or with your consent.

Notwithstanding the above, we may use information that does not identify you (including information that has been aggregated or de-identified) for any purpose except as prohibited by applicable law. For information on your rights and choices regarding how we use information about you, please see the “Your Choices” section below.

We may disclose or share the information referenced in What Type of Information Do We Collect About You with Third Parties for a variety of business and commercial purposes, including:

• With your consent. We may disclose or share your information with your consent. We may obtain your consent in writing; online, through “click-through” agreements; when you accept the terms of use on our Sites or Services; orally, either in person or on the phone; or by other means.

• In a business transfer. We may disclose or share your information as part of a corporate business transaction, such as a merger or acquisition, joint venture, corporate reorganization, financing, or sale of company assets, or in the unlikely event of insolvency, bankruptcy, or receivership, in which such information could be transferred to Third Parties as a business asset in the transaction

• To non-affiliated Third Parties. We may disclose or share your information with certain Third Parties to facilitate your access and use of our Sites and Services, including but not limited to

  • Service Providers, including entities that process information on our behalf for our business purposes. Service providers assist us with services such as internet service and webhosting, data analytics, payment processing, operating systems and platforms, social media networks, billing, shipping, repair, customer service, auditing, marketing, debugging to identify and repair errors that impair existing intended functionality on our Sites or Services (including ServicesX, and/or protecting against malicious, deceptive, fraudulent, or illegal activity).

  • Government entities, when required to disclose confidential information for legal process and protection as further described below.

  • Vendors, as necessary to provide you the Services through our product ServicesX.

  • Partners, including business partners in connection with offering joint marketing activities.

• For legal process and protection. We may disclose or share your information to satisfy any law, regulation, legal process, governmental request, or where we have a good faith belief that access, use, preservation or disclosure of such information is reasonably necessary to:

  • Compelled disclosures including where necessary to comply with the law or other legal process or in response to a lawful request by public authorities, including to meet national security or law enforcement requirements,

  • Enforce or apply agreements, or initiate, render, bill, and collect for Services rendered;

  • Protect our rights or interests, property or safety or that of others;

  • In connection with claims, disputes, or litigation - in court or elsewhere;

  • Protect users of our Sites and Services, and other carriers or providers from fraudulent, abusive, or unlawful use of, or subscription to, such services;

  • Facilitate or verify the appropriate calculation of taxes, fees, or other obligations due to a local, state, or federal government; or

  • In case of an emergency.

Our Sites and Services may contain links to Third Party websites and services. Please note that these links are provided for your convenience and information, and the websites and services may operate independently from us and have their own privacy policies or notices, which we strongly suggest you review. This Privacy Notice applies to our Sites and Services only, and we do not accept any responsibility or liability for the policies or practices of any Third Parties.

Our Sites may, from time to time, collect information about your online activities, over time and across our different Sites. When you use our Sites, Third Parties may also collect information about your online activities, over time and across different internet websites, online or cloud computing services, online applications, or mobile applications. Some browsers support a “Do Not Track” feature, which is intended to be a signal to websites that you do not wish to be tracked across different websites you visit. Our Sites do not currently change the way they operate based upon detection of a “Do Not Track” or similar signal

Our Sites may, from time to time, contain links to and from third-party platforms like Google, Facebook, or Twitter. You may choose to connect to us through a third-party platform, such as Facebook or Twitter. When you do, we may collect additional information from or about you, such as your screen names and profile picture through the social media platform. Please be advised that third-party platforms may also collect information from you. We do not have control over the collection, use and sharing practices of social media platforms. We therefore encourage you to review their usage and disclosure policies and practices, including their data security practices, before using the respective third-party platform.

Although no system can guarantee the complete security of your information, we take all commercially reasonable steps to ensure your information is protected in alignment with all applicable laws and regulations, as appropriate to the sensitivity of your information.

We keep your information for as long as necessary in accordance with the purpose for which it was collected, our business needs, and our legal and regulatory obligations. If we dispose of your information, we will do so in a way that is secure and appropriate to the nature of the information subject to disposal. Nevertheless, transmission of any information via the internet is never completely secure and we are not responsible for the security of information during the transmission of such information to us.