Privacy Policy

This privacy policy (“Policy”) is intended to explain how Nextbillion.AI Pte. Ltd. and its affiliates (“We”, “Us”, “Our”) Process Personal Data of an identified or identifiable natural person who (i) is a visitor or user of Our Website(s); (ii) is a Subscriber or a User (defined below); (iii) any Personal Data transmitted by a Subscriber or User to the Service(s) and/or (iv) any other individual from whom We collect Personal Data as a Controller (“You“, “Your“, “Yours”). In case of any conflict between this Policy and the applicable laws, the provisions of the applicable law will supersede and We will ensure compliance with the applicable laws notwithstanding what has been provided under the Policy and We will endeavour to align the Policy with the applicable laws.

1. DEFINITIONS

  1. “Controller” means the natural or legal person, public authority, agency, or other body which alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of Personal Data.
  2.  “End-User” means any person or entity with whom the Subscriber interacts using the Service(s).
  3.  “Personal Data” means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person; an identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person.
  4. “Process” means any operation or set of operations which is performed on Personal Data or on sets of Personal Data, whether or not by automated means, such as collection, recording, organisation, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure or destruction.
  5. “Processor” means a natural or legal person, public authority, agency, or other body which Processes Personal Data on behalf of the Controller.
  6. “Service(s)” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in the Terms of Use. 
  7. “Subscriber” means an individual or entity, who purchases our Service(s) and/or creates an Account with Us.
  8. “Terms of Use” means the binding contract between Us and You which governs the access and use of the Service(s) by You available at https://nextbillion.ai/terms-of-use 
  9. “Website(s)” means the websites that We operate.
  10. “User” means those who are designated user within the Service(s), including an account administrator, agents, and other designated users.

2. PERSONAL DATA COLLECTED BY US

We collect and receive Personal Data as follows:

  1. When You subscribe for any of Our Service(s) by agreeing to the Terms of Use, We collect sign-up, including Your name, e-mail address and billing address;
  2. When You download and/or use the Service(s), We automatically collect information on the type of device You use, and the operating system version, to perform Our agreement with You; 
  3. When You use Our location-enabled Service(s) i.e., the Map Data Management Services or NB APIs, We collect information about Your actual location and about things near Your device, such as Wi-Fi access points, cell towers and Bluetooth-enabled devices, through GPS and other sensor data from Your device or activity on the Service(s), such as Your searches and places that You label like home or work (“Location Data”). We collect such Location Data when you enable Us to do so through Your device and account settings;
  4. When You use or view Our Website(s), information is collected via Your browser’s cookies as described in clause 10 herein; 
  5. When You submit web forms on Our Website(s) or as You use interactive features of the Website(s), including providing feedback or suggestions, making requests, or participation in surveys, contests, webinars, events, podcasts, promotions, sweepstakes, requesting customer support, maintenance and improvement of the Service or otherwise communicating with Us, We collect Your feedback, name and e-mail address; 
  6. We collect supply chain management data, including Personal Data of individual contractors, agents and of account managers, resellers and staff of third-party suppliers who provide services to Us.
  7. When You apply for a job with Us, whether through Our Website or otherwise, We collect Your Personal Data, including your Resume, in connection with Your job application.
  8. We may also collect or receive Your Personal Data from third party sources like marketing lists, databases and social media but only where We have checked that these third parties either have Your consent or are otherwise legally permitted or required to disclose Your Personal Data to Us;
  9. We may also collect or receive Your Personal Data from other sources such as Our business or channel partners through whom You create or access Your Account, publicly available sources, email add-ons and/ or through the combining of information We obtain from third parties along with the Personal Data You provide to Us; and/or 
  10. When You authorize Us to connect with a third-party service, We will access and store Your Personal Data that the third-party service makes available to Us, which may include Your email address, location or profile information.

3. LEGAL BASIS FOR PROCESSING (EEA REGION)

  1. If You are a data subject from the European Economic Area, Our legal basis for collecting and using the Personal Data described above will depend on the Personal Data concerned and the specific context in which We collect it.
  2. We will normally collect Personal Data from You only where it needs it to perform a contract with You, where the processing is in Our legitimate interests and not overridden by Your data protection interests or fundamental rights and freedoms, or where We have Your consent. In some cases, We may also have a legal obligation to collect Personal Data from You. If We process Personal Data with reliance on Your consent, You may withdraw Your consent at any time.
  3. If You have questions or need further information concerning the legal basis on which We collect and use Your Personal Data, please contact Us using the contact details provided under clause 13.

4. PURPOSES FOR WHICH PERSONAL DATA WILL BE PROCESSED

We Process Your Personal Data to:

  1. Facilitate Your access to the Website(s), and/or Service(s); 
  2. Process and complete payment transactions; 
  3. Perform Our obligations or receive products/services in accordance with any contract that We may have with You or Your organization;
  4. Manage Our relationship with You or Your organization; 
  5. Send You communication on Your use of the Service(s), updates on Our Terms of Use or other policies; 
  6. Send You communication on new features in the Service(s) or new service offerings; 
  7. Conduct research, analysis and development activities (including data analytics, surveys and/or profiling) to improve Our Service(s) and facilities in order to enhance Your relationship with Us or for Your benefit, or to improve any of Our Service(s) for Your benefit; 
  8. Organise events or for other marketing/ promotional activities; 
  9. Investigate and prevent fraudulent transactions, unauthorized access to the Website(s) and/or Service(s), and other illegal activities; 
  10. Personalize the Website(s) and/or Service(s); 
  11. Evaluate You for the job position that You have applied for or any position that We consider You suitable for, to ensure that We can make the best recruitment decisions, and take steps at Your request to enter into a contract with You where You have applied for a job position; and 
  12. For other purposes for which We obtain Your consent.

5. SHARING OF PERSONAL DATA

  1. You acknowledge that We will share Your Personal Data with Our group companies and third-party service providers so that they may offer You Our Service(s) and/or to send information or updates on the Service(s) if You are a Subscriber.
  2. When We Process Your order where You are a Subscriber, we may send Your Personal Data to and also use the resulting information from credit reference agencies to prevent fraudulent purchases.
  3. We share Personal Data with Our third-party service providers that host and maintain Our Website(s), applications, backup, storage, payment processing, analytics and other services. These third-party service providers may have access to or Process Your Personal Data for the purpose of providing these services to Us.
  4. We may share Your Personal Data with third-party providers who assist Us in marketing and promotions in compliance with applicable laws.
  5. We may be required to disclose Your Personal Data in response to: a) lawful requests by public authorities, including but not limited to meet national security or law enforcement requirements and/or b) subpoenas, court orders, or legal process, or to establish or exercise Our legal rights or defend against legal claims.
  6. We may also share Personal Data to assist investigation and prevention of illegal activities, suspected fraud, situations involving potential threats to the physical safety of any person, violations of Our Terms of Service, or as otherwise required by law.

6. INTERNATIONAL TRANSFER

  1. We mainly Process Personal Data in Singapore. However, We may transfer Personal Data outside Singapore for the purposes referred to in clause 4 and 5. We will ensure that the recipient of Your Personal Data offers an adequate level of protection that is at least comparable to that which is provided under applicable data protection laws.  
  2. If You are a resident of the European Economic Area and when Your Personal Data is processed outside EEA, We will ensure that the recipient of Your Personal Data offers an adequate level of protection, for instance by entering into standard contractual clauses for the transfer of Personal Data as approved by the European Commission (Article 46 General Data Privacy Regulation, 2016), or We will ask You for Your prior consent to such international data transfers.

7. RETENTION OF PERSONAL DATA

  1. We retain the Personal Data collected where an ongoing legitimate business requires retention of such Personal Data.
  2. In the absence of a need to retain Personal Data under clause 7.1. above, We will either delete it or aggregate it, or, if this is not possible then We will securely store Your Personal Data and isolate it from any further Processing until deletion is possible.

8. SECURITY OF PERSONAL DATA

We use appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect the Personal Data that We collect and Process. The measures We use are designed to provide a level of security appropriate to the risk of Processing Your Personal Data. If You have questions about the security of Your Personal Data, please contact Us immediately as described in this Policy.

9. YOUR RIGHTS

  1. You are entitled to the following rights:
    1. You can request Us for access and correction of Your Personal Data.
    2. If We have collected and processed Your Personal Data with Your consent, then You can withdraw your consent at any time. Withdrawing Your consent will not affect the lawfulness of any processing We have conducted prior to Your withdrawal, nor will it affect processing of Your Personal Data conducted in reliance on lawful processing grounds other than consent.
    3. You have the right to complain to a data protection authority about Our collection and use of Your Personal Data. For more information, please contact Your local data protection authority.
    4. You have the right to opt-out of marketing communications We send You at any time. You can exercise this right by clicking on the “unsubscribe” or “opt-out” link in the marketing emails We send You. To opt-out of other forms of marketing (such as postal marketing or telemarketing), please Contact Us.
  2. If You are a resident of the EEA, UK, or Switzerland, You are also entitled to the following rights:
    1. You can request Us for deletion and erasure of Your Personal Data.
    2. You can object to the Processing of Your Personal Data, ask Us to restrict processing of Your Personal Data or request portability of Your Personal Data.
  3. If You are accessing the Website or engaging Our Services from India, You shall have the option to not provide the Personal Data sought by Us.
  4. If You seek to exercise Your rights under this clause, please contact Us at the details provided in clause 13. We will verify any requests before acting on the request and respond to all requests We receive from individuals wishing to exercise their data protection rights within a reasonable timeframe in accordance with applicable data protection laws.

10. COOKIE POLICY

  1. Cookies are text files that are placed on Your computer to collect standard internet log information and visitor behaviour information by Us. When You visit the Website(s), We may collect Personal Data automatically from You through cookies or similar technology. 
  2. Essential Cookies: We set essential cookies that enable core functionality such as security, network management, and accessibility. You may not opt-out of these cookies. However, You may disable these by changing Your browser settings, but this may affect how the Website(s) functions.
  3. Analytics, Customisation and Advertising Cookies: We also set cookies to collect information that is used either in aggregate form to help Us understand how Our Website(s) are being used or how effective marketing campaigns are, to help customise the Website(s) for You or to make advertising messages more relevant to You. We set these cookies to help Us improve Our Website(s) by collecting and reporting information on how You use it. The cookies collect information in a way that does not directly identify anyone.  
  4. The list of cookies and opt-out mechanism will, as required by applicable law, be displayed when You visit our Website(s).

11. PRIVACY OF CHILDREN

We recognize the importance of children’s safety and privacy. We do not request, or knowingly collect, any Personal Data from children under the age of 18. If a parent or guardian becomes aware that his or her child has provided Us with Personal Data, they should write to us at the email address provided in clause 13.

12. NOTICE TO END-USER AND OTHER EXCLUSIONS

  1. Subscribers to Our Services are solely responsible for establishing policies for and ensuring compliance with all applicable laws and regulations, as well as any and all privacy policies, agreements, or other obligations, relating to the collection and transmission of Personal Data in connection with the use of Our Services by End-Users. In such a case, the End-User’s data privacy questions and requests should be submitted to the Subscriber in its capacity as the End-User’s Controller. If the End-User is an individual who interacts with a Subscriber using Our Services, the End-User will be directed to contact Our Subscriber for assistance with any requests or questions relating to the Subscriber’s collection and transmission of their Personal Data and We are not responsible for Subscribers’ privacy or security practices which may be different from this notice. 
  2. Our Website(s) contain links to other websites. Our Policy applies only to our Website(s), so if You click on a link to another website, You should read their privacy policy. We encourage You to review the privacy statements of any such other websites to understand their Personal Data practices.
  3. This Policy does not apply to aggregated information which summarises statistical information about groups of members, and which does not include name, contact information, or any other information that would allow any particular individual to be identified.
  4. The Website(s) includes social media features and widgets that are either hosted by a third-party or hosted directly on the Website(s) and Your interaction with these social media features and widgets is governed by the privacy statement of the companies that provide them. You should check Your privacy settings on these third-party services to understand and change the information sent to Us through these services.

13. CONTACT INFORMATION

You may contact the designated Grievance Officer if You have any enquiries or feedback on Our personal data protection policies and procedures, or if You wish to make any request or complaints regarding the processing of Your Personal Data, in the following manner:

Grievance Redressal Officer

Kind Attention: Ajay Bulusu

Email Address: ajay@nextbillion.ai 

Address: 80 Raffles Place, #32-01, UOB Plaza, Singapore – 048624

14. CHANGES TO THE POLICY

We keep this Policy under regular review and may update this webpage at any time. This Policy may be amended at any time and You shall be notified only if there are material changes to this Policy.