The Privacy Policy covers the practices for handling and securing your Personal Information by Glovve.com.
This Privacy Policy is applicable to persons who purchase any move product or services from Glovve.com through any Sales Channel of Glovve (like the website, mobile site, mobile app & offline channels including call centres, and retail offices). This Privacy Policy also applies to persons who visit the Glovve’s offices or Sales Channels.
As a user or customer of Glovve.com, the person agrees with this Privacy Policy and the terms and conditions mentioned herein.
This privacy statement does not apply to the websites, mobile sites and mobile apps of our move partners, even if their websites are linked to Glovve.com Website. We recommend you review the privacy statements of the other parties with whom you interact.
Glovve, or Glovve.com comprises of Glovve Portal LLP, Mumbai and all its worldwide subsidiaries.
What Personal Information we collect from you and how we use it?
Personal Information’ means and includes all information that can be linked to a specific individual or to identify any individual, such as name, address, mailing address, telephone number, email address, credit card number, cardholder name, expiration date, information about the move, bookings, passengers, and any and all details that may be necessary from the customer for a great move experience.
When you visit Glovve.com’s website, we may collect information regarding the domain and host from which you access the internet, the internet protocol address of the computer or internet service provider you are using, and anonymous statistical data. The website and mobile site uses cookie and tracking technology depending on the features offered. Personal Information will not be collected via cookies and other tracking technology; however, if you previously provided personally identifiable information, cookies may be tied to such information.
When browsing our Website, you are not required to provide any Personal Information unless and until you choose to make a purchase a move service or sign up for one of our e-mail newsletters or other services as described below.
Move Services
In order to purchase moving or related services through our Website, you must provide us with certain Personal nformation such as your name, credit card number and expiration date, credit card billing address, telephone number, e - mail address, and the specific items you wish to move.
We may also ask you for other Personal Information. We require this information to process, fulfill and confirm your move bookings and transactions and keep you informed of each transaction's status. If you are making a move booking for one or more movers other than yourself, you must confirm and represent that each of these other movers have agreed, in advance, that you may disclose their Personal Information to us.
Member Registration
If you choose to become a registered member of Website, you must provide your name, address, telephone number, e-mail address, a unique login name, password, and password validation, and a password hint to help you remember your password. This information is collected on the registration form for several reasons including but not limited to:
Member Profile
As a member, you can choose to complete your online profile by providing us with move preferences, credit card billing information, delivery address,and other Personal Information.
This information is primarily used to assist you in making move bookings quickly without having to type in the same information repeatedly. For example, you can store your address so that when your make move booking, we may automatically pre - fill the data for you.
Surveys
Glovve.com values opinions and comments from members, so we frequently conduct surveys, both online and offline. Participation in these surveys is entirely optional.
Typically, the information is aggregated, and used to make improvements to website, mobile site and mobile app and its services and to develop appealing content, features and promotions for members.
Survey participants are anonymous unless otherwise stated in the survey.
Promotions & Sweepstakes
Glovve.com may frequently sponsor promotions and sweepstakes to give members the opportunity to win move bookings and related prizes.
Information collected by us for such activities may include contact information and survey questions. We use contact information to notify contest winners and survey information to develop promotions and product improvements.
As a member you will also occasionally receive updates from us about move bookings in your area, special offers, new Glovve.com services, and other noteworthy items (like savings and benefits on moving).
In addition, you may look forward to receiving monthly newsletters and exclusive promotions offering special deals. However, you may choose at any time to no longer receive these types of e - mail messages.
Automatic Logging of Session Data
We automatically log generic information about your devices connection to the Internet, which we call "session data", that is anonymous and not linked to any Personal Information. Session data consists of things such as IP address, operating system and type of browser software being used and the activities conducted by the user while on the device.
An IP address is a number that lets devices attached to the internet, such as our web servers, know where to send data back to the user, such as the pages of the website the user wishes to view.
We collect session data because it helps us analyse such things as what items visitors are likely to click on most, the way visitors are clicking through the website/ mobile site/ mobile app, how many visitors are surfing to various pages on the website/ mobile site/ mobile app, how long visitors are staying and how often they are visiting.
It also helps us diagnose problems with our servers and lets us better administer our systems. Although such information does not identify any visitor personally, it is possible to determine from an IP address a visitor's Internet Service Provider (ISP), and the approximate geographic location of his or her point of connectivity.
Cookies
Cookies are small pieces of information that are stored by your browser on your device's hard drive. Cookies are only read by the server that placed them, and are unable to do such things as run programs on your computer, plant viruses or harvest your Personal Information. The use of cookies is very common on the Internet.
Glovve.com's use of cookies is similar to that of any other reputable online companies. No personally identifiable information (PII) about you (e.g., name, address, etc.) is gathered or stored in the cookies placed by a website or mobile site and, as a result, none can be passed on to any third parties.
Cookies allow us to serve you better and more efficiently, and to personalize your experience at our website and mobile site. Glovve.com uses cookies to personalize your experience on the website and mobile site, and with respect to advertisements.
As to the personalization of experience, these types of cookies allow you to log in without having to type your log - in name each time (only your password is needed); we may also use such cookies to display an advertisement to you while you are on the Website or mobile site or to send you a ‘best day to buy email (or similar emails - assuming you have not opted out of receiving such emails) focusing on destinations in which we think you might be interested.
None of this information is passed to any third party, and is used solely by us to provide you with a better user experience on the Website and mobile site.
A cookie may also be placed by our advertising server. Such cookies are used only for purposes of tracking the effectiveness of advertising served by us on our website and mobile site and no PII is gathered from you by the use of these cookies, nor is this information shared with any third parties. Similarly, a cookie may be placed by our third - party advertising companies or advertisement providers or servers.
These companies may use aggregated statistics about your visits to our websites or mobile sites in order to provide advertisements about travel - related goods and services that you may be interested in or any goods and services of potential interest to you. The information they collect does not include your PII.
The third - party advertising companies or advertisement providers may also employ technology that is used to measure the effectiveness of ads. Any such information is anonymous. They may use this anonymous information about your visits to our websites in order to provide advertisements about goods and services of potential interest to you. No PII is collected during this process. The information is anonymous, and does not link online actions to an identifiable person.
Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies. Of course, by changing the options on your web browser or using certain software programs, you can control how and whether cookies will be accepted by your browser. Glovve.com supports your right to block any unwanted Internet activity, especially that of unscrupulous websites. However, blocking Glovve.com cookies may disable certain features on the website and mobile site, and may make it impossible to purchase or use certain services available on the website and mobile site. Please note that it is possible to block cookie activity from certain websites while permitting cookies from websites you trust.
Others
From time to time we may add or enhance services available on the Website.
To the extent these services are provided, and used by you, we will use the information you provide to facilitate the service requested. For example, if you email us with a question, we will use your email address, name, nature of the question, etc. to respond to your question.
We may also store such information to assist us in making the Website the better and easier to use.
With whom your Personal Information is shared?
When you book moves services through us, we must provide certain of your Personal Information to the move partner/ agency/ transporter/ shipper/ airline/ rail service, or other involved third party to enable the successful fulfilment of your move.
However, we do not sell or rent individual customer names or other Personal Information to third parties except sharing of such information with our alliance partners or vendors who are engaged by us for providing various promotional and other benefits to our customers from time to time basis their booking history with us.
We may also share certain filtered Personal Information to our business partners who may contact the customers to offer certain products or services (which may include free or paid products / services) which will enable the customer to have better move experience or to avail certain benefits specially made for Glovve.com Customers.
Examples of such partners are entities offering co-branded credit cards, move insurance, insurance cover against loss of possessions, banking cards e or similar sensitive information, etc.
We use non - personally identifiable information in aggregate form to build higher quality, more useful online services by performing statistical analysis of the collective characteristics and behaviour of our customers and visitors, and by measuring demographics and interests regarding specific areas of the website, mobile site and mobile app. We may provide anonymous statistical information based on this data to suppliers, advertisers, affiliates and other current and potential Business partners. We may also use such aggregate data to inform these third parties as to the number of people who have seen and clicked on links to their websites.
Occasionally, Glovve.com will hire a third party to act on our behalf for projects such as market - research surveys and contest - entry processing and will provide information to these third parties specifically for use in connection with these projects.
The information (including aggregate cookie and tracking information) we provide to such third parties, alliance partners, or vendors are protected by confidentiality agreements and such information is to be used solely for completing the specific project, and in compliance with the applicable regulations.
How you can opt-out of receiving our promotional e-mails?
At any time, you may unsubscribe from our newsletters or promotional services through the "My Account" link on the website or mobile site or mobile app.
You will occasionally receive e-mail updates from us about fare sales in your area, special offers, new Glovve.com services, and other noteworthy items. We hope you will find these updates interesting and informative. If you wish not to receive them, please click on the "unsubscribe" link or follow the instructions in each e - mail message or send us an email: unsubscribe@glovve.com.
Glovve.com reserves the right to limit membership to those who will accept emails.
What safeguards we have in place to protect your Personal Information?
All payments on the website, mobile site and mobile app are secured.
This means all Personal Information you provide is transmitted using SSL (Secure Socket Layer) encryption. SSL is a proven coding system that lets your browser automatically encrypt, or scramble, data before you send it to us.
What Android and iOS Permissions required while using our mobile applications
When Glovve.com app is installed on your phone, a list of permissions appears. Since there is no option to customize those permissions, below is a description of the permissions that Glovve.com requires and the data that Glovve.com shall access and use.
Device & App history:
We need your device permission to get information about your device, like OS (operating system) name, OS version, mobile network, hardware model, unique device identifier, preferred language, etc. Basis these inputs, we intend to optimize your move booking experience, use OS specific capabilities to drive great in-funnel experiences using components of device’s OS, etc.
Identity:
This permission enables us to know about details of your account(s) on your mobile device. We use this info to auto-fill your email ID’s and provide a typing free in-funnel experience. It helps us map email ID’s to a particular user to give you the benefit of exclusive move offers, wallet cash-backs, etc. It also allows facilitating your Facebook and Google+ login.
Location:
This permission enables us to give you the benefit of location specific deals and provide you a personalized in-funnel experience. When you launch Glovve.com app to make a move booking, we auto-detect your location so that your nearest airport or city is auto-filled. We also require this permission to recommend you nearest hotels in case you are running late and want to make a quick last minute booking for the nearest hotel.
Your options are personalized basis your locations. For international moves, this enables us to determine your time zone and provide information accordingly.
SMS:
If you allow us to access your SMS, we read your SMS to autofill or prepopulate ‘OTP’ while making a transaction and to validate your mobile number. This provides you a seamless purchase experience while making a booking and you don’t need to move out of the app to read the SMS and then enter it in the app.
Phone:
The app requires access to make phone calls so that you can make phone calls to hotels, airlines and our customer contact centers directly through the app.
Contacts:
If you allow us to access your contacts, it enables us to provide a lot of social features to you such as sharing your hotel/ flight/ holidays with your friends, inviting your friends to try our app, send across referral links to your friends, etc. We will also use this information to make recommendations for hotels where your friends have stayed. This information will be stored on our servers and synced from your phone.
Photo/ Media/ Files:
The libraries in the app use these permissions to allow map data to be saved to your phone's external storage, like SD cards. By saving map data locally, your phone doesn't need to re-download the same map data every time you use the app. This provides you a seamless Map based Hotel selection experience, even on low bandwidth network.
Wi-Fi connection information:
Device ID & Call information:
This permission is used to detect your Android ID through which we can uniquely identify users. It also lets us know your contact details using which we pre-populate specific fields to ensure a seamless booking experience.
Calendar:
This permission enables us to put your travel plan on your calendar.
Notifications:
If you opt in for notifications, it enables us to send across exclusive deals, promotional offers, move related updates, etc. on your device. If you do not opt for this, updates for your move status, booking confirmation, refund (in case of cancellation), etc. will be sent through SMS.
Contacts:
If you opt in for contacts permission, it enables us to provide a lot of social features to you such as sharing your move decisions with your friends, inviting your friends to try our app, send across referral links to your friends, etc. We will also use this information to make recommendations for hotels where your friends have moved. This information will be stored on our servers and synced from your phone.
Location:
This permission enables us to give you the benefit of location specific deals and provide you a personalized in-funnel experience. When you launch our app to make a travel booking, we auto-detect your location so that your nearest Airport or City is auto-filled. Your options are personalized basis your locations. For international moves, this enables us to determine your time zone and provide information accordingly.
What other information should I know about my privacy?
Website, mobile site and mobile app contain links to other websites. Please note that when you click on one of these links, you are entering another website for which Glovve.com has no responsibility. We encourage you to read the privacy statements of all such sites as their policies may be materially different from this Privacy Policy. Of course, you are solely responsible for maintaining the secrecy of your passwords, and your membership account information. Please be very careful, responsible, an alert with this information, especially whenever you're online.
In addition to the circumstances described above, Glovve.com may disclose the member information if required to do so by law, court order, as requested by other government or law enforcement authority, or in the good faith belief that disclosure is otherwise necessary or advisable including, without limitation, to protect the rights or properties of Glovve.com or any or all of its affiliates, associates, employees, directors or officers or when we have reason to believe that disclosing the information is necessary to identify, contact or bring legal action against someone who may be causing interference with our rights or properties, whether intentionally or otherwise, or when anyone else could be harmed by such activities. In addition, if Glovve.com or substantially all of its assets are acquired, our customer information will most likely also be transferred in connection with such acquisition.
We review our Privacy Policy from time to time, and we may make periodic changes to the policy in connection with that review. Therefore, you may wish to bookmark this page and/or periodically review this page to make sure you have the latest version.
You may always submit concerns regarding this Privacy Policy via email to india.support@glovve.com Glovve.com will respond to all reasonable concerns or inquiries.
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