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We at the Great CIO (CIO Association of India) believe that the privacy and confidentiality of an individual’s personal information are paramount. By using this website, you accept the practices described in this privacy policy. We may update this Privacy Policy occasionally to address new developments and changes in our website. We request that you periodically review the privacy policy to understand how your personal information is used.
Personally identifiable information (PII) is any information connected to a specific individual that can be used to uncover their identity, such as their full name, email address, phone number, postal address.
Certain types of personal information are classified as Sensitive Personal Information. This includes biometric data, financial details, health/medical records. We do not collect sensitive personal information.
Great CIO believes that website users should be given appropriate notice of how their personal information will be collected, used, or disclosed.
The privacy practices outlined in this privacy policy apply only to this website. If you are redirected to other websites through this website or by accessing links to different websites posted on the Great CIO website, please note that our role in protecting your privacy will no longer apply once you leave our site.
Great CIO collects PII, such as name, designation, email, phone/mobile number, postal address as well as other relevant information through various channels, including (but not limited to) memberships, online or in-person events, surveys or any other registration links for specific programs
Great CIO does not collect any PII from visitors to this site who only browse. However, if a visitor wishes to become a member or participate in our events and initiatives, they might be requested to register. Registration entails filling out a form that may contain PII attributes.
When you access the Great CIO website from a computer, mobile phone, or any other device, we may collect information from that device about your browser type, location, and IP address, as well as the pages you visit. The websites keep track of the pages a user may visit by appropriately capturing the IP addresses, browser information, etc., using cookies. The information collected using cookies might be used to analyse user behaviour. Great CIO is not liable if the cookies are used by advertisers or any other third parties when you visit the Great CIO website from other sites or another site after visiting the Great CIO website.
Great CIO collects the PII of its community members via various means, as mentioned in Section 3. The information collected is provided by the community with their consent to be used to contact them for various relevant events and programmes. The data is safely stored for Great CIO reference and use and is not shared with any third party which is not involved in our programmes and events.
As mentioned in sections 3 and 4 above, Great CIO collects information through various means. The collected information is used for its intended purpose, which is to provide specific and better services to CIOs, ITDMs and out members and collaborators. As applicable, the information you provide to us may be used to:
Great CIO will share all registration details, including the PII that you submitted while registering for our events to event sponsors and partners. Collected information will not be sold, exchanged, transferred or given to any other party for any reason whatsoever without your consent other than the exceptions required by law, court orders or national exigent circumstances.
Great CIO is a firm believer that individuals own their personal information. Hence, wherever applicable, Great CIO provides the provision to update your personal information by notifying us directly via electronic mail specified below.
Great CIO may collect the same information multiple times from the same individuals when carrying out specific surveys or events. This collection is to update and correct individuals’ records that are already in Great CIO possession.
Great CIO shall always endeavour to safeguard the privacy of your information and, accordingly, will not disclose it to any third party or external organisations. Notwithstanding this, to help you serve better, your information may be provided to our third-party vendors, advertisers, affiliates, or relevant third parties, subject to your consent. Further, where such information is provided to these entities, Great IO shall make all reasonable efforts. Still, we cannot guarantee that they would comply with the same standards regulating the privacy of your information as we impose.
However, if you wish to withdraw your consent at any time, do not want your information disclosed to these entities, or do not want to be solicited for services offered by us or them, please notify us at the contact addresses specified below.
While Great CIO, always, endeavours to safeguard the privacy of your Information, we may disclose your Information to other entities where such disclosure:
Great CIO website may contain links to other websites of interest. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that Great CIO has no control over other websites. Therefore, Great CIO cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information you provide whilst visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this privacy statement. We suggest caution and looking at the privacy statement applicable to the website.
We welcome your suggestions, queries, concerns or complaints about our Privacy Policy via email at amarinder@cioindia.org