Privacy Policy
Bharat Locations, operating this service, is committed to protecting the privacy of individuals who visit our online platform or use our services. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, disclose, and protect the information gathered through our site.
Information We Collect
We collect information to provide our film production support services, including location scouting, permit coordination, site management, production logistics, accommodation, transportation, and crew referrals. The types of information we collect include:
Personal identification information: This may include names, company names, professional titles, contact telephone numbers, and email addresses.
Project details: Information related to your film production needs, project scope, locations of interest, dates, and other relevant specifics necessary to provide our services.
Payment and billing information: Details required to process payments for services rendered. Note that we do not store full payment card details on our servers.
Technical and usage information: Information about how you access and use our site, such as your IP address, browser type, operating system, pages viewed, referring URLs, and timestamps of visits. This information helps us understand user behaviour and improve our service.
How We Collect Information
We collect information in several ways:
Directly from you: When you contact us, request a quote, use our services, fill out forms on our site, or communicate with us via other means.
Automatically: Through technologies such as cookies, web beacons, and similar tracking technologies as you navigate our site. This includes usage data, IP addresses, and browser information.
From third parties: We may receive information about you from third parties we work with, such as business partners or service providers, where permitted by law.
How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect for various purposes related to providing and improving our services:
To provide and manage our services: Delivering location scouting, coordinating permits, managing sites, arranging logistics, accommodation, transportation, and referring local crews as per your requests.
To communicate with you: Responding to inquiries, sending updates about your service requests, and providing customer support.
To process transactions: Completing billing and payment processes for services rendered.
To improve our site and services: Analyzing usage patterns, understanding user preferences, troubleshooting issues, and developing new features or offerings.
For marketing purposes: Sending promotional communications about our services, subject to your consent where required by applicable law. You can opt out of marketing communications at any time.
For legal and security purposes: Complying with legal obligations, enforcing our terms and conditions, preventing fraud, and ensuring the security of our platform and users.
Legal Basis for Processing (where applicable)
We process personal information based on several legal grounds:
Performance of a contract: Processing is necessary to fulfill our obligations to you under a contract for services or to take steps at your request before entering into a contract.
Legitimate interests: Processing is necessary for our legitimate business interests, such as improving our services, marketing (where permitted), managing our business, and ensuring the security of our platform, provided these interests do not override your fundamental rights and freedoms.
Consent: We may process your information based on your explicit consent for specific purposes, such as sending marketing communications. You have the right to withdraw consent at any time.
Legal obligation: Processing is necessary to comply with a legal obligation applicable to us.
Sharing and Disclosure of Information
We do not sell your personal information. We may share or disclose your information in the following circumstances:
With service providers: We may share information with trusted third-party vendors, consultants, and service providers who perform services on our behalf, such as payment processing, data analysis, hosting, and customer service. These parties are required to use your information only as necessary to perform their services and in accordance with our instructions and this policy.
With business partners: We may share information with business partners to offer specific services or promotions, provided such sharing is relevant to your request or interest.
For legal reasons: We may disclose information if required to do so by law, in response to a court order, subpoena, or other legal process, or if we believe in good faith that disclosure is necessary to protect our rights, property, or safety, or the rights, property, or safety of others.
In case of business transfers: If we are involved in a merger, acquisition, restructuring, or sale of assets, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction.
Data Security
We implement reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect the information we collect from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. However, no internet transmission or electronic storage method is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
Data Retention
We retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements. To determine the appropriate retention period for personal data, we consider the amount, nature, and sensitivity of the personal data, the potential risk of harm from unauthorized use or disclosure of your personal data, the purposes for which we process your personal data and whether we can achieve those purposes through other means, and the applicable legal requirements.
Your Rights
Depending on your location and applicable laws, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information, including the right to:
Access: Request a copy of the personal information we hold about you.
Rectification: Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete personal information.
Erasure: Request the deletion of your personal information under certain conditions.
Restriction of Processing: Request that we restrict the processing of your personal information under certain conditions.
Object to Processing: Object to our processing of your personal information under certain conditions.
Data Portability: Request to receive your personal information in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format and transmit it to another controller.
To exercise these rights, please contact us using the contact details provided below. We may need to verify your identity before fulfilling your request.
Cookies and Tracking Technologies
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to collect and use personal information about you, including to serve interest-based advertising. Cookies are small text files stored on your device. They help us operate our site, remember your preferences, analyze site usage, and personalize content. You can manage your cookie preferences through your browser settings.
Links to Third-Party Websites
Our site may contain links to third-party websites that are not operated by us. This Privacy Policy does not apply to third-party websites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party sites you visit. We are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of these sites.
Children's Privacy
Our services are not directed to individuals under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 16. If we become aware that we have collected personal information from a child under 16 without parental consent, we will take steps to delete that information.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technology, legal requirements, or other factors. We will post the updated policy on our site. Your continued use of our site or services after the changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of the revised policy.
Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us by mail at:
Bharat Locations
501 Linking Road
Floor 5
Mumbai, Maharashtra
400050
India