This Privacy Policy describes how USTAT FOUNDATION and its affiliates (collectively, “USTAT FOUNDATION”, “we”, “our”, or “us”) collect, use, store, share, and otherwise process your information and personal data through our website https://sikhs4business.com/ (hereinafter referred to as Platform).
You may browse certain sections of the Platform without registering. We do not offer any product or service through this Platform outside India. Your personal data is primarily stored and processed in India.
By accessing or using the Platform, submitting your information, or availing any services, you agree to this Privacy Policy, the Terms and Conditions, and applicable laws of India. If you do not agree, please do not use the Platform.
We may collect the following personal information when you register, create a profile, or use the Platform:
To ensure authenticity within the Sikh business community, we conduct an Identity Verification Process.As part of this process, you may be required to submit:
This information is collected solely to:
With your explicit consent, we may process sensitive personal data such as biometric information (facial features through selfie matching) strictly for identity verification and in accordance with applicable Indian laws.
We may automatically collect technical and usage information including IP address, browser type, device details, cookies, and analytics data. This information is used in aggregated form to improve platform performance and security.
We process personal data for the following purposes:
All documents and selfies submitted for identity verification are:
We do not retain copies of government IDs or selfie images after verification is completed.
To protect your personal data from unauthorised access or disclosure, loss or misuse we adopt reasonable security practices and procedures. Once your information is in our possession or whenever you access your account information, we adhere to our security guidelines to protect it against unauthorised access and offer the use of a secure server. However, the transmission of information is not completely secure for reasons beyond our control. By using the Platform, the users accept the security implications of data transmission over the internet and the World Wide Web which cannot always be guaranteed as completely secure, and therefore, there would always remain certain inherent risks regarding use of the Platform. Users are responsible for ensuring the protection of login and password records for their account.
We may share personal data only when necessary:
We do not sell or rent personal data to third parties.
We retain personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected or as required by law.
Verification documents are deleted immediately after successful verification. Certain data may be retained in anonymized form for analytics and research.
We adopt reasonable technical and organizational security measures to protect personal data against unauthorized access, misuse, loss, or disclosure. However, internet transmission is not completely secure, and users acknowledge inherent risks.
Users are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of their login credentials.
You have the right to:
Requests may be submitted through the Platform or by contacting us.
By using the Platform or submitting your information, you consent to the collection, use, storage, disclosure, and processing of your personal data in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
If you provide information about another person, you confirm that you have authority to do so.
You may withdraw consent by contacting us. Withdrawal is not retrospective and may limit access to certain services.
We may update this Privacy Policy periodically. Updated versions will be posted on this page and become effective upon publication.
All payments made on the Platform are subject to the Refund Policy, as published on the Platform and updated from time to time.
The Refund Policy forms an integral part of these Terms and Conditions and shall be read in conjunction with them.
By proceeding with any payment, you acknowledge that refunds, if any, are governed solely by the Refund Policy, including cases of failed or incomplete Identity Verification (IDV).
In the event of any conflict between these Terms and the Refund Policy, the terms of the Refund Policy shall prevail.