Privacy Policy

Quik Pharma — M/s MedLynx Solutions Private Limited

Overview & Legal Basis

This Privacy Policy (“Privacy Policy”) is an electronic record in terms of Information Technology Act, 2000 and rules there under as applicable and the amended provisions pertaining to electronic records in various statutes as amended by the Information Technology Act, 2000. This electronic record is generated by a computer system and does not require any physical or digital signatures.

This Privacy Policy is published in compliance with the following:

  • Section 43A of the Information Technology Act, 2000
  • Regulation 4 of the Information Technology (Reasonable Security Practices and Procedures and Sensitive Personal Information) Rules, 2011 (the “SPI Rules”)
  • Rule 3(1) of the Information Technology (Intermediaries Guidelines) Rules, 2011

M/s MedLynx Solutions Private Limited is a company registered under the Companies Act, 2013, with its registered office at 7/832-1, Krishna Nagar L N Puram, Puthur Palakkad, Palakkad, Kerala - 678005, India the “Company", (which also includes its subsidiaries and affiliates) is the author and publisher of the internet resource www.quikpharma.com (“Website”) on the World Wide Web as well as the software and applications (including mobile application) under the brand name 'Quik Pharma' (Website, software and mobile application are hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Platform”, “Application” or the “Quik Pharma Application”).

This Privacy Policy forms a part of the User Terms and Conditions of the Platform (“Terms of Use”). Capitalised terms used herein but not defined shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Terms of Use.

We are committed to Your privacy. This Privacy Policy applies to the collection, use, storage, processing, disclosure and transfer of Your Information (defined below) when You use the Platform.

The terms 'You' or 'Your' or ‘User’ refer to You as the Users (irrespective of whether You are a Registered Users or Non-registered user and the terms ‘Quik Pharma' or 'We' or 'Us' or 'Company', and 'Our' refer to M/s MedLynx Solutions Private Limited.

BY USING THE SERVICES OR BY OTHERWISE GIVING US YOUR INFORMATION, YOU WILL BE DEEMED TO HAVE READ, UNDERSTOOD AND AGREED TO THE PRACTICES AND POLICIES OUTLINED IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE PRIVACY POLICY. YOU HEREBY CONSENT TO OUR COLLECTION, USE AND SHARING, DISCLOSURE OF YOUR INFORMATION AS DESCRIBED IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY. WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO CHANGE, MODIFY, ADD OR DELETE PORTIONS OF THE TERMS OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY, AT OUR SOLE DISCRETION, AT ANY TIME. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THIS PRIVACY POLICY AT ANY TIME, DO NOT USE ANY OF THE SERVICES OR GIVE US ANY OF YOUR INFORMATION. IF YOU USE THE SERVICES ON BEHALF OF SOMEONE ELSE (SUCH AS YOUR CHILD/FAMILY MEMBER/RELATIVE/COLLEAGUE/FRIEND) OR AN ENTITY (SUCH AS YOUR EMPLOYER), YOU REPRESENT THAT YOU ARE AUTHORISED BY SUCH INDIVIDUAL OR ENTITY TO (I) ACCEPT THIS PRIVACY POLICY ON SUCH INDIVIDUAL’S OR ENTITY’S BEHALF, AND (II) CONSENT ON BEHALF OF SUCH INDIVIDUAL OR ENTITY TO OUR COLLECTION, USE AND DISCLOSURE OF SUCH INDIVIDUAL’S OR ENTITY’S INFORMATION AS DESCRIBED IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY.

General Provisions

This Privacy Policy should be at all times read along with the Terms of Use / Terms of the Platform as maybe applicable. Unless stated otherwise, the Policy applies to all information that We have about You and Your account.

We reserve the right, in its sole discretion, to change, modify, add or delete portions of the terms of this Privacy Policy at any time. We may e-mail periodic reminders of the notices and conditions, unless You have instructed Us not to, but You should check the Platform frequently to see recent changes. Notwithstanding the above, We shall not be required to notify You of any changes made to this Privacy Policy. The revised Privacy Policy shall be made available on the Platform. Your continued use of the Platform, following changes to this Privacy Policy, will constitute Your acceptance of those changes.

If You choose to visit the Platform, Your visit and any dispute over privacy is subject to this Privacy Policy and the Terms of Use. In addition to the foregoing, any disputes arising under this Privacy Policy shall be governed by the laws of India and courts in Mumbai alone have jurisdiction in respect of the matter arising out the of this Privacy Policy.

WHAT PERSONAL INFORMATION IS COLLECTED FROM YOU?

Generally, some of the Services require Us to know who you are so that We can best meet your needs. When you access the Services, or through any interaction with Us via emails, telephone calls or other correspondence, We may ask you to voluntarily provide Us with certain information that personally identifies you or could be used to personally identify you. We also collect anonymous data from every visitor of the Platform to monitor traffic and fix bugs. For example, We collect information like web requests, the data sent in response to such requests, the Internet Protocol address, the browser type, the browser language, and a timestamp for the request. To access certain section to the Platform, We may ask You to register and provide certain personal information in order to be able to save Your profile and the documents and comments associated with it. You hereby consent to the collection of such information. Without prejudice to the generality of the above, information collected by Us from You may include (but is not limited to) the following:

“Personal Information” is defined under the Information Technology (Reasonable security practices and procedures and sensitive personal data or information) Rules, 2011 (“SPI Rules”), to mean any information that relates to a natural person, which, either directly or indirectly, in combination with other information available or likely to be available to a body corporate, is capable of identifying such person.

The SPI Rules further define “Sensitive Personal Data or Information” of a person to mean personal information about that person relating to:

In general, You can browse the Platform without telling Us who You are or revealing any Personal Information about Yourself. While You can browse some sections of Our Platform without being a Registered User, certain activities (such as placing an order, or providing a requisition) do require registration. Once You give Us Your Personal Information, You are not anonymous to Us. Where possible, We will indicate which fields are required and which fields are optional. You always have the option to not provide information by choosing not to use a particular service or feature on the Platform. In an effort to make Our Platform effective, certain information may be collected each time you visit the Platform. Such information may be stored in Our server logs. These encrypted statistics do not identify You personally, but provide Us the information regarding Your visit to the Platform and the type of user who is accessing Our Platform and certain browsing activities by You. This data may include: IP address of Your server from where the Platform is being accessed, the type of browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Opera, Google Chrome etc.), the operating system of Your system and the websites You last visited before visiting to Our Platform. The duration of Your stay on Our Platform is also stored in the session along with the date and time of Your access. These data are used by Us to understand the use and number of Users visiting the Platform.

We will allow the updation of the Personal Information (including sensitive personal data or information) at any point of time to ensure that only the most updated, accurate and relevant information/documents are stored with Us.

How We Collect Information

We collect only such Personal Information that We believe to be relevant and is required to understand Your interests. The methods by which We collect Your Information include but are not limited to the following:

When You use the Platform, Our servers (which may be hosted by a third party service provider) may collect information indirectly and automatically about Your activities on the Platform; for instance, by way of cookies. A cookie is a small amount of data that is sent to a User’s browser from a web server and is eventually stored on a User’s computer hard drive. This anonymous information is maintained distinctly and is not linked to the Personal Information You submit to Us.

Whether You want Your web browser to accept cookies or not is up to You. If You haven’t changed Your computer’s settings, most likely Your browser already accepts cookies. If You choose to decline cookies, You may not be able to fully experience all features of the Platform. You can also delete Your browser cookies or disable them entirely, but this may significantly impact Your experience with the Platform and may make parts of the Platform non-functional or inaccessible.

We may use third-party service providers to serve ads on Our behalf across the internet and sometimes on this Platform. They may collect anonymous information about Your visits to Our Platform and Your interaction with Our Services. No personally identifiable information is collected or used in this process. They do not know the name, phone number, address, email address, or any personally identifying information about the User.

We also use the log file like other servers which is the standard measures. They include internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, internet service provider (ISP), referring / exit pages, platform type, date / time stamp, and number of clicks. We use them to analyse trends, administer the site, track a User’s movement and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use. IP addresses, etc. are not linked to personally identifiable information. Some of the Services of Our Platform may also track the GPS location of the User in order to provide the Services.

We do not trade or sell Your Personal Information in any manner, except as specified herein, or if express consent is sought from You.

Some third parties provide Us with Personal Information about You, such as the following:

HOW THE INFORMATION COLLECTED IS USED?

We collect Your Information for various purposes, including the following:

  • To record, support and facilitate Your participation on the Platform.
  • To respond to Your inquiries;
  • To provide You with information about products and services available on the Platform;
  • To personalize Your experience on the Platform;
  • To help You address Your problems incurred on the Platform including addressing any technical problems;
  • For proper administering of the Platform;
  • To conduct internal reviews and data analysis for the Platform (e.g., to determine the number of visitors to specific pages within the Platform);
  • To improve the services, content and advertising on the Platform;
  • To protect the integrity of the Platform; and
  • To respond to judicial process and provide information to law enforcement agencies or in connection with an investigation on matters related to public safety, as permitted by law.

You acknowledge that apart from Your Personal Information, if You upload any content on the Platform, such content may contain information including Personal Information and the same may be available to the other users of the Platform. We will not be liable for the disclosure and dissemination of such Personal Information to third parties.

We may disclose aggregated information about the use of the Platform, but it will never contain Personal Information. We do not disclose Personal Information to third parties in the normal course of operations. However, in situations when We are legally obligated to disclose information to the government or other third parties, We will do so.

We implement standard measures to protect against unauthorized access to and unlawful interception of Personal Information. However, no internet site can fully eliminate security risks.

We may keep records of electronic communications and telephone calls received and made for placing orders for the purpose of administration of Services, customer support, research and development and for better listing of the Pharmacies and Distributors.

HOW INFORMATION MAY BE SHARED AND TRANSFERRED?

You are required to submit Your information at the time of using the Services. The information You share with Us is transferred and shared with Pharmacies and Distributors, as may be applicable, registered with the Platform. The said Pharmacies/Distributors may also have access to Your purchase history / details that You make from the Platform.

We may share Personal Information with Our other corporate entities and affiliates to help detect and prevent identity theft, fraud and other potentially illegal acts; correlate related or multiple accounts to prevent abuse of Our Services; and to facilitate joint or co-branded services that You may request where such services are provided by more than one corporate entity. Those entities and affiliates may not market to You as a result of such sharing unless You explicitly opt-in.

We also share Your Information when necessary to complete a transaction initiated or authorized by You or to provide You with a product or service You have requested. In addition to those set forth above, these parties also include:

We also share Your Information when We believe it is necessary to:

We also share Your Information with third parties when You give Us consent to do so.

Moreover, if We sell all or part of Our assets, or if Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 is initiated against Us, user information would be one of the assets that is transferred or acquired by a third party, and We would share Your Information with the party that is acquiring Our assets. You acknowledge that such transfers may occur, and that any acquirer of Us or Our assets may continue to use Your information as set forth in this Privacy Policy.

We may exchange, transfer, share, part with all or any of Your Information, across borders and from Your country to any other countries across the world with Our affiliates / agents / third party service providers / partners / banks and financial institutions for the purposes specified under this Privacy Policy or as may be required by applicable law or in case of sale, acquisition, merger or bankruptcy involving Us.

You acknowledge that some countries where We may transfer Your Information may not have data protection laws which are as stringent as the laws of Your own country.

You acknowledge that it is adequate that when We transfer Your Information to any other entity within or outside Your country of residence, We will place contractual obligations on the transferee which will oblige the transferee to adhere to the provisions of this Privacy Policy.

Links to Third Party Websites

The Platform provides third-party advertisements and links to other websites. We do not provide any Personal Information to these third-party websites or advertisers.

The Platform will contain links to other websites (“Linked Site”), which are operated by third parties and are not controlled by, or affiliated to, or associated with, us unless expressly specified on the Platform. We are not responsible for any form of transmission, whatsoever, received by You from any Linked Site. Accordingly, we do not make any representations concerning the privacy practices or policies of such third parties or terms of use of such websites, nor do We control or guarantee the accuracy, integrity, or quality of the information, data, text, software, music, sound, photographs, graphics, videos, messages or other materials available on such websites. The inclusion or exclusion does not imply any endorsement by Us of such website, the website’s provider, or the information on the website. The information provided by You to such third party websites shall be governed in accordance with the privacy policies of such websites and it is recommended that You review the privacy policy on any such websites prior to using such websites.

These third-party websites and advertisers may use technology to send the advertisements that appear on the Platform directly to Your browser. In such cases, the third party websites or advertisers automatically receive Your IP address. They may also use cookies, JavaScript, web beacons and other technologies to measure the effectiveness of their advertisements and to personalize advertising content. We do not have access to or control over cookies or other features that such third party websites and advertisers may use, and the information practices of these third-party websites and advertisers are not covered by this Privacy Policy. Please contact them directly for more information about their privacy practices.

We may also provide for third party payment provider’s links to provide for payment of Services availed by You on the Platform. They may collect details of Your Personal Information and/or financial information including credit/debit card details, net-banking or UPI details for facilitating the payment. This Privacy Policy does not apply to such third party payment providers. They are governed by their own terms and conditions and privacy policy. Please contact them directly for more information about their privacy practices.

PRIVACY POLICY

A. For all Users:

This section applies to all users.

B. For Registered Users:

This section applies to all Registered Users.

C. For Casual Visitors:

CONFIDENTIALITY AND SECURITY

Quik Pharma strives to ensure the security, integrity and privacy of Your Personal Information and to protect Your Personal Information against unauthorized access or unauthorized alteration, disclosure or destruction. Your Personal Information is maintained by Us in electronic form on its equipment, and on the equipment of its employees. Such information may also be converted to physical form from time to time. We take all necessary precautions to protect your personal information both online and off-line, and implements reasonable security practices and measures including certain managerial, technical, operational and physical security control measures that are commensurate with respect to the information being collected and the nature of Our business.

No administrator at Quik Pharma will have knowledge of Your password. It is important for You to protect against unauthorized access to Your password, Your computer and Your mobile phone. Be sure to log off from the Platform when finished. We do not undertake any liability for any unauthorised use of Your account and password. If You suspect any unauthorized use of Your account, You must immediately notify Us by sending an email to info@medlynxsolutions.com So that such unauthorised access account shall be blocked by Us and data shall be be restored securely on further request.

We make all User information accessible to its employees, agents or partners and third parties only on a need-to-know basis, and binds only its employees to strict confidentiality obligations.

Notwithstanding the above, we are not responsible for the confidentiality, security or distribution of your Personal Information by Our partners and third parties outside the scope of Our agreement with such partners and third parties. Further, we shall not be responsible for any breach of security or for any actions of any third parties or events that are beyond the reasonable control of Ours including but not limited to, acts of government, computer hacking, unauthorised access to computer data and storage device, computer crashes, breach of security and encryption, poor quality of Internet service or telephone service of the User etc.

GRIEVANCE OFFICER

We have appointed a Grievance Officer to address any concerns or grievances that You may have regarding the processing of Your Personal Information. If You have any such grievances, please write to Our Grievance Officer at info@medlynxsolutions.com and Our officer will attempt to resolve Your issues in a timely manner.