Privacy Policy

Startpe Application is developed by Wagemart services Private Limited company incorporated under the Companies Act, 2013 with its registered office at Basant Vihar Purnea Bihar-854301 India. This Policy describes how Startpe and its Affiliates/Entities including but not limited to Wagemart services Private Limited, Startpe.

Your Personal Information through Startpe website, Startpe Application, notifications or any other medium used by Startpe to provide its services to you (hereinafter referred to as the “Platform”). By downloading and using Startpe, visiting the Startpe website, providing your information or availing our services, you expressly agree to be bound by this Privacy Policy (“Policy”) and the applicable service terms and conditions.

We value the trust you place in us and respect your privacy, maintaining the highest standards for secure transactions and protection of your personal information.

This Privacy Policy is published and shall be construed in accordance with the provisions of Indian laws and regulations including the Information Technology (Reasonable Security Practices and Procedures and Sensitive Personal Data or Information) Rules, 2011 under the Information Technology Act, 2000, Please note, we do not offer any service under our Platform outside India. If you do not agree with this Privacy Policy, please do not use or access our Platform

Information Collection

We may collect your Personal Information when you use our services or Platform or otherwise interact with us during the course of our relationship. We collect Personal Information which is relevant and absolutely necessary for providing the services requested by you and to continually improve the Startpe Platform.

Personal and Sensitive Personal Information collected includes but not limited to:

Name, Age, Gender, Photo, Address, Phone number, e-mail id, your contacts
KYC related information such as Government issue card offline verification of User
OTP sent to you by your bank or Startpe
Balance, Transaction History details, Reward wallet balance, transactions, service or transaction related communication, part of your card details for smooth transaction using Startpe or any of the services
your device details such as device identifier, internet bandwidth, mobile device model, browser plug-ins, and cookies or similar technologies that may identify your browser/Startpe Application and plug-ins, and time spent, IP address and location

Information may be collected at various stages of your usage of the Startpe Platform such as:

visiting Startpe Platform
registering on Startpe Platform as an “user” other relationship that may be governed by terms and conditions listed on Startpe Platform
transacting or attempting to transact on Startpe Platform
accessing links, e-mails, feedbacks, notifications sent or owned by Startpe Platform and if you opt to participate in our occasional surveys

We and our service providers or business partners may also collect your Personal Information from third parties or information made publicly available including but not limited to

Purpose and Use of Information

Startpe may process your Personal Information for the following purposes:

Creation of your account and verification of your identity and access privileges
Provide you access to the products and services being offered by us, to conduct the KYC compliance process for using Rewards.
To process payments on your behalf and on your instructions; communicate with you for your queries, transactions, and/or any other regulatory requirement, etc.
To authenticate a transaction request; validate a standing instruction for a Systematic Investment Plan or confirm a payment made via the services
Enhancing your user experience in various processes/submission of applications/availment of service offerings by analysing user behaviour on an aggregated basis
To monitor and review services from time to time; customize the services to make your experience safer and easier,
To allow third parties to contact you for services availed/requested by you on Startpe Platform or third-party links
To inform you about online offers, products, services, and updates; customizing and improving your experience by marketing, presenting advertising, and offering tailored offers
To resolve disputes; troubleshoot problems; technical support and fixing bugs; help promote a safe service
To identify security breaches and attacks; investigating, preventing, and taking action on illegal or suspected fraud investigationby Startpe or government agencies located within India or outside the Indian jurisdiction
To meet legal obligations

While we may also process your Personal Information for other legitimate business cases, we ensure to take appropriate steps to minimize the processing to the extent possible, making it less intrusive to your privacy.

Cookies or Similar Technologies

We use data collection devices such as "cookies" or similar technologies on certain pages of the Platform to help analyse our web page flow, measure promotional effectiveness, and promote trust and safety. "Cookies" are small files placed on your device hard-drive/storage that assist us in providing our services. Cookies do not contain any of your Personal Information. We offer certain features that are only available through the use of a "cookie" or similar technologies. We also use cookies to allow you to enter your password less frequently during a session. Cookies or similar technologies can also help us provide information that is targeted to your interests. Most cookies are "session cookies," meaning that they are automatically deleted from your device hard-drive/storage at the end of a session. You are always free to decline/delete our cookies or similar technologies if your browser/device permits, although in that case you may not be able to use certain features on the Platform and you may be required to re-enter your password more frequently during a session. Additionally, you may encounter "cookies" or other similar technologies on certain pages of the Platform that are placed by third parties. We do not control the use of cookies by third parties.

Information Sharing and Disclosures

Your Personal Information is shared as allowed under applicable laws, after following due diligence and in line with the purposes set out in this Policy.

We may share your Personal Information in the course of your transaction with different categories of recipients such as business partners, service providers, legally recognized authorities, regulatory bodies, governmental authorities, financial institutions, internal teams such as marketing, security, investigation team, etc.

Personal Information will be shared, as applicable, on need-to-know basis, for the following purposes:

for enabling the provision of the services availed by you and facilitating the services between you and the service provider, as requested
for complying with applicable laws as well as meeting the Know Your Customer (KYC) requirements as mandated by various regulatory bodies, whose regulated serviceyou opt through our services/Platforms
for completing a payment transaction initiated by you on a merchant site, where based on your instructions, the merchant requests to fetch your Personal Information from us
for the purpose of processing your financial service subscription requests placed with us and ensuring that these requests reach the relevant financial institution whose service you have opted for
if it is required by financial institutions to verify, mitigate, or prevent fraud or to manage risk or recover funds in accordance with applicable laws/regulations
for services related to communication, marketing, data and information storage, transmission, security, analytics, fraud detection, risk assessment and research
enforce our Terms or Privacy Policy; respond to claims that an advertisement, posting, or other content violates the rights of a third party; or protect the rights, property or personal safety of our users or the general public
if required to do so by law or in good faith we believe that such disclosure is reasonably necessary to respond to subpoenas, court orders, or other legal process
for grievance redressal and resolution of disputes
with the internal investigation department within Startpe or agencies appointed by Startpe for investigation purposes located Indian jurisdiction
should we (or our assets) plan to merge with, or be acquired by any business entity, or re-organization, amalgamation, restructuring of our business then with such other business entity

While the information is shared with third parties as per purposes set out in this Policy, processing of your Personal Information is governed by their policies. Startpe ensures stricter or no less stringent privacy protection obligations are cast on these third-parties, wherever applicable and to the extent possible. However, Startpe may share Personal Information with third-parties such as legally recognized authorities, regulatory bodies, governmental authorities, and financial institutions as per purposes set out in this Policy or as per applicable laws. We do not accept any responsibility or liability for usage of your Personal Information by these third parties or their policies.

Storage and Retention

To the extent applicable, we store Personal Information within India and retain it in accordance with applicable laws and for a period no longer than it is required for the purpose for which it was collected. However, we may retain Personal Information related to you if we believe it may be necessary to prevent fraud or future abuse or if required by law such as in the event of the pendency of any legal/regulatory proceeding or receipt of any legal and/or regulatory direction to that effect or for other legitimate purposes.

Once the Personal Information has reached its retention period, it shall be deleted in compliance with applicable laws.

Reasonable Security Practices

Startpe has deployed technical security measures to user’s Personal Information and Sensitive Personal Information. We understand that as effective as our security measures are, no security system is impenetrable. Hence, as part of our reasonable security practices, we undergo strict internal and external reviews to ensure appropriate information security encryption or controls are placed for both data in motion and data at rest within our network and servers respectively.

Further, you are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality and security of your login id and password. Please do not share your Startpe login, password, and OTP details with anybody. It shall be your responsibility to intimate us in case of any actual or suspected compromise to your Personal Information.

We have provided multiple levels of security to Startpe Application/Web by login/logout option and StartpeApplication. We have preventive controls implemented to ensure you use Startpe Application on your device and the same login credentials cannot be used on different device without any additional authentication/OTP.

Third-Party Products, Services, or Websites

When you are availing services of service providers on Startpe Platform, Personal Information may be collected by respective service providers and such Personal Information shall be governed by their privacy policy. You may refer to their privacy policy and terms of service to understand how your Personal Information will be handled by such service providers.

Our services may include links to other websites or applications when you visit our Platform. Such websites or applications are governed by their respective privacy policies, which are beyond our control. Once you leave our servers (you can tell where you are by checking the URL in the location bar on your browser or on the m-site you are redirected to), use of any Personal Information that you provide on these websites or applications is governed by the privacy policy of the operator of the application/website, you are visiting. That policy may differ from ours and you are requested to review those policies or seek access to the policies from the domain owner before proceeding to use those applications or websites. We do not accept any responsibility or liability for usage of your Personal Information by these third parties or their policies.

User Consent

We process your Personal Information with consent. By using the Startpe Platform or services and/or by providing your Personal Information, you consent to the processing of your Personal Information by Startpe in accordance with this Privacy Policy. If you disclose to us any Personal Information relating to other people, you represent that you have the authority to do so and permit us to use the information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

Choice/Opt-out

We provide all users with the opportunity to opt-out of receiving any of our services or non-essential (promotional, marketing-related) communications from us, after setting up an account. If you want to remove your contact information from all our lists and newsletters or discontinue any our services, please click on the unsubscribe button on the emailers.

Personal Information Access/Rectification and Consent

You can access and review your Personal Information shared by you by placing a request with us. In addition, you may at any time revoke consent given to us to store your e-KYC information, collected as part of the sharing Aadhaar/Panany of Government issued identity document . Upon such revocation, you may lose access to services that were availed on the basis of the consent provided. In some cases, we may continue to retain your information as per the ‘Storage and Retention’ section of this Policy. To raise any of the above requests, you may write to us using the contact information provided under the ‘Contact Us’ section of this Policy.

For the above requests, Startpe may need to request specific information from you to confirm your identity and ensure authentication. This is a security measure to ensure that Personal Information is not disclosed to any person who does not have a right to receive it or is not incorrectly modified or deleted.

In cases where you need any further information specific to the services that you are availing, we request you to read through the Terms and Conditions specific to the service which is easily accessible through the Startpe Platform. For seeking any further information on the same, you can write to us at the details mentioned in the ‘Contact Us’ section of this Policy.

Children info

We do not knowingly solicit or collect Personal Information from children under the age of 18 and use of our Platform is available only to persons who can form a legally binding contract under the Indian Contract Act, 1872. If you are under the age of 18 years then you must use the Platform or services under the supervision of your parent, legal guardian, or any responsible adult.

Changes to Policy

Since our business changes constantly, so will our policies. We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to change, modify, add, or remove portions of this Privacy Policy at any time without any prior written notice to you. We may, however, reasonably endeavour to notify you of the changes, it is your responsibility to review the Privacy Policy periodically for updates/changes. Your continued use of our services/Platform, following the posting of changes will mean that you accept and agree to the revisions. We will never make changes to policies in order to make it less protective of Personal Information already shared by you.

Contact Us

In case you have any questions, concerns, or complaints regarding the processing of your Personal Information or this Privacy Policy you may write to Startpe’ Privacy Officer using this link support@startpe.com We are committed to answer your questions within the reasonable time limit. Any delay in the resolution time shall be proactively communicated to you.