SJT Electric Vehicles (henceforth referred as “SJT”) is committed to protecting your privacy and security of your personal data. The protection of your privacy and personal data is an important concern to which we pay special attention in our business processes. We process your personal data, provided by you voluntarily during visits to our website, in accordance with the applicable law of the country where our website is maintained.
Except as otherwise provided in this Privacy Policy, in general, you can visit/ browse our website without providing your personal identification, where it is practical. Certain sections of the website may require your personal data in order to cater for your needs efficiently and to provide better information in relation to the products, services or information as may be requested by you on our website. Therefore, by accessing and using our website, you unconditionally accept the terms and conditions of this Privacy Policy and voluntarily accord your unambiguous consent to authorise SJT to collect, use and process all the information and personal data provided by you on the website in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
The core objective of this Privacy Policy is to bring to your knowledge the nature of personal data collected by us, the purpose of collecting such data and its use, subsequent processing of such data and your rights pertaining to such personal data shared with us. This Privacy Policy further sets out your rights pertaining to the protection of your personal data. This Privacy Policy describes the information that SJT collects through this website, how that information is used, maintained, shared, protected and how you can update it. It also applies to all personal data received by SJT from the European Economic Area (“EEA”) in any format, including electronic or paper.
We encourage you to read and understand this Privacy Policy in connection with the use of our website.
Personal data refers to data that lets SJT know the specifics of who you are and which may be used to identify, contact or locate you (e.g., name, age, gender, mailing address, telephone number and e-mail address). We collect your personal data which you provide us, inter alia, in scenarios such as- (i) in response to a survey; (ii) in case you register for events; (iii) when registering for personalised services; or (iv) requesting information about our product or use of our services or request for customer support etc. We may ask you to provide your personal data relevant for the scenarios such as your name, address, zip code, phone number, email address and collect your IP address, location data, information about your device, etc. Not all of the personal data SJT holds about you, will always come directly from you. It may, for example, come from your employer or other organizations to which you belong or through our retail network and preferred partners. However, SJT collects personal data about you when you interact with this site and/or utilize products or services offered on this site. For example:
By providing us with your personal data or the personal data pertaining to your relatives, friends or any other third parties, you give us your voluntary and unambiguous consent and also confirm and guarantee that you have received a similar voluntary and unambiguous consent from such of your relatives, friends or third parties for the processing of such personal data by us, as per the terms set out in this Privacy Policy.
By accessing and using our website, you automatically agree to the terms and conditions of this Privacy Policy and you voluntarily consent and authorize SJT to use all the information provided by you in accordance hereof.
Our website offers the ability for users to communicate with each other through online community discussion boards, blogs, or other mechanisms. We do not filter or monitor what is posted on such discussion boards. If you choose to post on these discussion boards, you should use care when exposing any personal details, as such information is not protected by our Privacy Policy nor are we liable if you choose to disclose your personal details through such postings. Also, personal details you post on our website for publication may be available worldwide by means of the Internet. We cannot prevent the use or misuse of such information by others.
We can only use your personal data if we have a proper reason for doing so. We will use your personal data, inter alia, for one or more of these reasons:
The use of your information is subject to the Privacy Policy in effect at the time of our use. We use the information provided by you for our general business use. This may include the following purposes:
We endeavor to collect only such data/information that is reasonably necessary to perform services for you or to respond to your inquiries. You are responsible for ensuring that the data/information you provide is accurate, complete and current.
By giving your contact details on our website, mobile application or any other mode, you agree to receive communication from SJT or any of its associate/ affiliate over email, SMS, phone call and/ or WhatsApp.
SJT reserve the right, in its sole discretion, to terminate your access to whole or any part of SJT website and the related services or any portion thereof at any time without notice.
SJT shares or discloses personal data when necessary to provide services or conduct our business operations. If SJT intends to transfer your personal data outside, SJT shall take steps to ensure that your privacy rights continue to be protected and shall ensure that adequate safeguards are in place. We do not collect any special categories of personal data about you through our website (this includes details about your race or ethnicity, religious or philosophical beliefs, sexual orientation, political opinions, trade union membership, information about your health and genetic and biometric data).
SJT may disclose or share information about you to unaffiliated third-party customers of SJT including but not limited to the entities mentioned below for the purpose of providing you products, services and offers of SJT, its affiliates or Group companies. For example: -
a) Within SJT: Our businesses around the world are supported by a variety of SJT teams and functions, and personal data/information will be made available to them if necessary for the provision of services, account administration, sales and marketing, customer and technical support, and business and product development. All of our employees and contractors are required to follow our data protection and security policies when handling personal data.
b) Affiliates: Our parent company, subsidiaries, joint ventures, group and associate companies. These entities may use this information for the purposes outlined above.
c) Dealers: Our authorized dealers which are independently owned and operated. They may use this information for their everyday business purposes, including marketing, customer service, fulfilment and related purposes.
d) Distributors: Our authorized distributors which are independently owned and operated. They may use this information for their everyday business purposes, including marketing, customer service, fulfilment and related purposes.
e) Our business partners: We occasionally collaborate with other organizations to deliver co-branded services, provide content, or to host events, conferences, and seminars. As part of these arrangements, you may be a customer of both SJT and our partners, and our partners and we may collect and share information about you. SJT will handle personal data in accordance with the Privacy Policy.
f) Our third-party service providers: We collaborate with service providers around the world for any support needed. Personal data may be made available to these parties only when necessary to fulfil the services they provide to us, such as software, system, and platform support; direct marketing services; cloud hosting services; advertising; and order fulfilment and delivery. Our third-party service providers are not permitted to share or use personal data we make available to them for any other purpose than to provide services to us. Further, in case that we entrust the processing of your personal details to the third-party service providers, we select the third-party service providers who can maintain the appropriate or suitable technical and physical safeguards, and control and supervise such third-party service providers. We do not sell or rent your personal details to third parties for marketing purposes. However, for data aggregation purposes we may use your personal data, which may be sold to other parties at our discretion. Any such data aggregation would not contain any of your personal details. We may provide your personal data, such as your first name, last name, email address, phone number, street address, city, state, province region, cookies, and IP address to third-party service providers we hire to provide services to us by emails, internet, etc. These third-party service providers may include but are not limited to: payment processors, all centres, data management services, help desk providers, accountants, law firms, auditors, shopping cart and email service providers, and shipping companies. We maintain the appropriate or suitable technical and physical safeguards in relation to the provision of your personal data to such third-party service providers. Whenever you request us the discontinuance of the provision of your personal data to such third-party service providers, we shall discontinue the same. If you want to obtain a copy of such safeguards or discontinuation of provision of your personal details to such third-party service providers, you may send us an email with your request to [email protected]. When we provide your personal data to any third-party service providers or receive personal details from any third-party, we make a record of such provision or receipt. Further, when we receive personal details from any third-party, we shall check the circumstances of obtaining such personal details.
h) Within SJT Group Companies: We may also share your personal data/information within SJT Group companies to make their products, services and /or applications available to you through various platforms, to assist them in reaching out to you in relation to their programs or campaigns and to process your queries and requests. We ensure that these affiliates and SJT Group companies who handle your information comply with the applicable laws and their own privacy policies. These entities and affiliates may market to you as a result of such sharing, unless you explicitly opt-out. We may also disclose or share your personal information to unaffiliated third parties to provide you services and products.
We take steps to ensure that the information we collect is processed according to this Privacy Policy and the requirements of applicable law wherever the data is located. SJT has networks, databases, servers, systems, support, and help desks located throughout our offices around the world. We collaborate with third parties such as cloud hosting services, suppliers, and technology support located around the world to serve the needs of our business, workforce, and customers. We take appropriate steps so that personal data is processed, secured, and transferred according to applicable law.
In some cases, such as to provide the product or service you have requested, we may need to disclose or transfer your personal data within SJT or to third parties, if required. When we transfer personal data/information to other countries in which applicable laws do not offer the same level of data privacy protection as in your home country, we take measures to provide an appropriate level of data privacy protection. For example, we use approved contractual clauses, multiparty data transfer agreements, intragroup agreements, and other measures designed to ensure that the recipients of your personal data/information protect it.
From time to time, we may use a standard technology called a “cookie”. A cookie is a small text file that is placed on a computer or other device and is used to identify the user or device and to collect information. Cookies are typically assigned to one of four categories, depending on their function and intended purpose: necessary cookies, performance cookies, functional cookies, and cookies for marketing purposes. A cookie cannot retrieve any other data from your hard drive, pass on computer viruses, or capture your e-mail address. Currently, websites use cookies to enhance the user’s visit; in general, cookies can securely store a user’s ID and password, personalize home pages, and identify which parts of a site have been visited. It is possible to set your browser to inform you when a cookie is being placed. This way you have the opportunity to decide whether to accept the cookie. By showing how and when our visitors use this website, this information can help us to improve our site on a continual basis. Cookies tell us nothing about you personally, unless you specifically give us additional information. SJT does not merge or associate our cookie information with any personally identifiable information obtained by us or from third parties.
We may use cookies to: (i) count your number of visits to the website; (ii) accumulate anonymous, aggregate, statistical information on website usage; (iii) providing the appropriate content according to your need or viewing history; and (iv) save your password (only on allowing to do so by you) so you don’t have to re-enter it each time you visit our sites. These cookies are necessary for proper functioning of the website, such as displaying content, logging in, validating your session, responding to your request for services, and other functions. Most web browsers can be set to disable the use of cookies. You can also disable cookies. However, if you disable these cookies, you may not be able to access features on our website correctly or at all. By modifying your browser preferences, you can accept or reject all cookies, or request a notification when a cookie is set.
We do not provide services directly to children or proactively collect their personal information. Parents or guardians may authorize children to use our website provided they assume all responsibility and legal liability for the conduct of such child including, without limitation, monitoring the child’s access and use of the SJT site.
If SJT learns that personal data of a child has been collected without verifiable parental consent, then SJT may take the appropriate steps to delete such information. However, if you discover your child has submitted his/ her data to SJT, you may request to have such data deleted from SJT’s database by sending an e-mail request. Upon receiving the request, SJT shall ensure to delete such information from its database.
We respect your right to access and control your information, and we will respond to requests for information and, where applicable, will correct, amend, or delete your personal data/information.
We retain personal data/information for as long as we reasonably require it for legal or business purposes. In determining data retention periods, SJT takes into consideration local laws, contractual obligations, and the expectations and requirements of our customers. When we no longer need personal information, we securely delete or destroy it.
SJT may update the Privacy Policy from time to time. We encourage you to check our website frequently to see the current Privacy Policy so that you may stay informed of how SJT is using and protecting your data/information. Whenever a change to this policy is significant, we will place a prominent notice on this website and provide an updated effective date.
Our website has stringent security measures in order to protect your personal data provided to us. We store all such personal information in a secured manner, preventing its loss, misuse, wrongful disclosure, alteration or destruction. The said security measures are periodically updated. However, SJT is not liable for breach of security during internet transmission of personal data/information, including any unintended loss, misuse, alteration or disclosure of such information. Furthermore, notwithstanding anything contained in this Privacy Policy, SJT will not be responsible for any loss, damage or misuse of personal data/information, if such loss, damage or misuse is attributable to an event of force majeure or to any reason attributable to you.
SJT may disclose your personal data in good faith or whenever necessary to comply with a legal obligation or if disclosure was required by any law or by order of any competent court or statutory authority, to protect and defend the legal rights or intellectual property rights of SJT.
You warrant to SJT that you will not use the website for any purpose that is illegal or prohibited by these terms of use. You shall not use this website in any manner which could damage, disable, overburden or impair the website or interfere with any other party's use and enjoyment of this website. You shall not modify, copy, distribute, transmit, display, reproduce, publish, license, create derivative works from, transfer, or sell any data, services obtained from SJT website without our prior consent, directly or indirectly in any medium. Neither these materials nor any portion thereof may be stored in a computer except for personal and non-commercial use.
This Privacy Policy shall be governed by the laws of India; and the Courts of Pune (India) shall have the exclusive jurisdiction to try any dispute arising thereof.
If you have questions or comments regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact us at: [email protected]
