Privacy of our visitors is the foremost concern in blackbird accessible through “https://blackbird.com/”. This privacy policy statement explains what personal data blackbird collects from your interaction on our website and how we use this data.

This privacy statement applies on our website blackbird.com and all its subdomains including blackbird.com. Please note that our websites may include links to other third-party websites which have their own privacy policies. If you provide any personal data to those sites then we are not responsible for how that data is used.  

Definitions

  •   Data – Every data you submit to blackbird and information accessed by blackbird in your visit to the website.
  •   Cookies – A file placed by this website on your computer when you access this website or use certain features. Cookies help websites to remember your preferences and actions for some time.
  •   Data protection laws – Any applicable law related to the processing of Data Include GDPR, IT act 2000 and 2011(India).
  •   GDPR – General data protection regulation by the European union.
  •   User – Natural person who accesses the website.

Consent

By using our Website you hereby consent to our privacy policy and agree to its terms. You provide some of this directly such as when you fill forms, general query, Media query, newsletter subscription. When you are asked to provide personal data you can decline.

Information we collect

We collect information or pieces of information that can allow us to identify you. It includes contact information like First name, Last name, email, Address, postal address, Country, Phone number and other contact information. We also collect personal information like User profile, Profession, academic year, IP address and job designation.

How we collect Data

We collect data using these methods:

  • Data given to us directly by you
  • Data collected automatically when you visit the website

How you share your data

By using blackbird you may submit your data in many ways. For instance:

  •   Directly contacting us through the website (Email, Hyperlink, social media icons, forms).
  •   When you register to get a newsletter subscription.
  •   When you complete given surveys on our website.
  •   When you enter a promotional event.
  •   Information gathered by your visit on our webpages.
  •   Information you provide to avail newsletters, quizzes, promotional offers.

Data which is collected automatically

Some information gets automatically collected after your visit to the website. It is generally collected to improve your visiting experience, website content, navigation and include your IP address with the way you use and interact with website content.

Our web servers, along with affiliates providing analytics and performance improvement services, collect information such as IP addresses, operating system details, browsing activity, device information, and language preferences. This data is aggregated to track visit numbers, average time spent on the site, pages viewed, and other similar metrics. Tata Sons utilizes this information to assess site usage, enhance content, ensure security, and improve overall website performance.

Your data may be collected through cookies as per your browser’s cookies settings. For more information, please see the section cookies below.

How do we use your Data?

Any or all the above data may be required in some time to provide information relating to blackbird to improve website user experience. Your data will be specifically used for these things:

  • To improve our products or services, as well as our group entities.
  • To transmit with you by emails or by other forms of communication of marketing materials.
  • We may contact you for survey or feedbacks by mails or Emails
  • To allow our group entities to reach out to you regarding their programs or the products and services they offer
  • To process your requests like responding to your queries.
  • To execute marketing campaigns and promotional communication and consent is obtained appropriately for that.

We may also use your data to show you adverts and content on other websites. If you don’t want to use your data to show you adverts and content on other websites then please turn off your cookies.

Who we share your data with

We Share your personal data with:

  • blackbird and their subsidiaries, to assist them with reaching you out regarding their programs or marketing campaigns and to process your queries.
  • Our employees, vendors, agents, and professional advisors working for us or our behalf for the purposes described in the policy statement.
  • Service providers who help us in securing our systems and offer services which include processing personal data such as hosting your information and processing it for data profiling.

We usually don’t share your personal data from the website with other third parties. However, this may happen if:

  • If you request us to do so
  • We have to comply with applicable law or respond to any kind of legal process
  • We have to operate and maintain security of the website, which includes preventing an attack on our computer and network systems.

How we keep your Data secure

We will use technical and organisational measures to safeguard your Data and we store your Data on secure servers.

Technical measures include ways to tackle any kind of suspected data breach. If you suspect any misuse or loss or unauthorised access to your data, please let us know immediately by contacting us via email, phone or social media.

Retention of Personal data

blackbird retains your personal data for as long as it might be needed to provide you access and use to the website. These needs can vary for various types of data and purpose, actual retention periods can vary significantly.

Even after we delete your data it may persist on backup for audits, Legal, Tax or regulatory purposes.

What are your rights

When we process your data, we do it with your consent as necessary to provide the website you use, operate our business, meet our contractual and legal obligations. Below you will find additional privacy information which you might find important:

Right to Access: Users must be informed that they can request access to the personal data collected about them.

Right to Correction: Users should be able to correct or update their personal data.

Right to Deletion: Users must be informed about their right to request the deletion of their data.

Right to Data Portability: Users have the right to transfer their data to another entity.

Right to Object: Information on how users can object to data processing, particularly for marketing purposes

Right to restrict use of your data: You have the right to limit usage of your data.

Where we store your Personal Data

Generally, this data is collected on the US and Indian hosting servers. We ensure that data we collect under this privacy statement is held and used only by us and our subsidiaries. To ensure that your data is safe and receives an adequate level of protection we have appropriate safeguard procedures with the third-party websites we share your information with. This ensures that those third parties use your data consistent with the Data Protection Laws.

Cookies

This Website uses cookies and other tracking technologies, such as web beacons and analytics tools, to improve your user experience, analyze website traffic, and personalize content. Cookies are small files placed on your device that help us remember your preferences, track your activity, and provide relevant advertising.

Improve Website Performance: By analyzing data about how users interact with the Website, such as pages visited, time spent on each page, and navigation patterns.

 Personalize User Experience: Tailoring content, advertisements, and services to individual preferences based on past behavior on the Website.

Enable Certain Features: Some cookies are necessary to allow the Website to function properly, such as enabling interactive elements, storing session data, or providing essential website functionality.

Track Site Performance: Analytics tools like Google Analytics use cookies to track metrics such as user engagement, bounce rates, and other key performance indicators.

Offer Advertising and Marketing Services: Cookies also support marketing efforts by enabling us to deliver targeted advertising, analyze ad performance, and retarget users based on their browsing history.

 

We use the following types of cookies:

  • Essential Cookies: Necessary for the website to function properly.
  • Analytics Cookies: To track website performance and user behavior.
  • Advertising Cookies: Used to display personalized ads based on your browsing history.

By using the Website, you consent to the use of these cookies. You can manage or disable cookies through your browser settings.

User Consent

Upon visiting our Website, you will be presented with a message bar requesting your consent to use cookies. You can choose to accept or deny consent. However, if you deny consent, certain features of the Website may not function as expected.

You can enable or disable cookies in your browser settings at any time. Please note that disabling cookies may impact the functionality of certain website features.

Children’s Privacy

This Website is not intended for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal data from individuals under the age of 13. If we become aware that we have inadvertently collected personal data from a child under the age of 13, we will take steps to delete such information as soon as possible.

If you are a parent or guardian and believe that your child has provided us with personal data, please contact us immediately so that we can take appropriate action.

In cases where we do collect data from minors, we will seek parental consent before processing any personal information.