Privacy Policy
Effective Date: 10 January 2025Entity: Megamind Advertising Pvt. Ltd. (Brand Name: Megamind Studios)
Registered/Principal Offices: Mangalore | Bangalore | Kochi (India)
Megamind respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, transfer, store, and protect personal data when you visit or use our websites, microsites, landing pages, applications, forms, or other online properties that link to this Policy (collectively, the “Sites”), or when you otherwise engage with us (e.g., as a client, vendor, candidate, or event participant).
This Privacy Policy is intended to comply with applicable Indian laws, including the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (DPDP Act) and relevant provisions of the Information Technology Act, 2000 (IT Act) including Section 43A and the Information Technology (Reasonable Security Practices and Procedures and Sensitive Personal Data or Information) Rules, 2011 (SPDI Rules). By using the Sites or providing personal data to us, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Policy.
1) Key Definitions
- Personal Data: Any data about an identifiable individual.
- Data Principal: The individual to whom the personal data relates (you).
- Data Fiduciary: Megamind, when we determine the purposes and means of processing your personal data.
- Processor: A service provider processing personal data on Megamind’s instructions.
- Processing: Any operation performed on personal data, whether by automated means or not (collecting, recording, using, sharing, storing, erasing, etc.).
- Child: As defined under applicable Indian law; processing a child’s data may require verifiable parental consent.
2) Scope & Applicability
This Policy applies to personal data that we process in connection with:
- Visits to and use of our Sites;
- Enquiries about our services and capabilities;
- Client projects and deliverables;
- Vendor/supplier interactions;
- Events, webinars, and workshops;
- Recruitment, internships, and employment applications;
- Marketing communications and surveys;
- Offline interactions that are subsequently digitized and stored in our systems.
The Policy does not apply to third-party websites, platforms, plug-ins, or services that may be linked from our Sites. Please review their privacy policies separately.
3) Categories of Personal Data We Collect
Depending on your interactions with us, we may collect:
- Identity & Contact Data: Name, company, role, postal address, email, phone, country.
- Business/Project Data: Briefs, assets, feedback, correspondence.
- Marketing & Communication Data: Preferences, consent records, engagement metrics.
- Technical & Usage Data: IP address, device info, browser, OS, session data, analytics.
- Recruitment Data: CVs, portfolios, qualifications, history, interview notes.
- Event Data: RSVP, attendance, accessibility or dietary preferences.
- Support/Grievance Data: Complaints, requests, correspondence.
4) Legal Bases & Purposes of Processing
We process personal data based on consent, contractual necessity, legitimate interests, or legal obligations.
- Service Delivery & Client Management: Responding to enquiries, delivering services, managing accounts. (Basis: Contractual necessity; legitimate interests; consent where required.)
- Site Operation & Improvement: Securing and improving Sites, conducting analytics. (Basis: Legitimate interests; consent for non-essential cookies.)
- Marketing & Communications: Sending newsletters and updates. (Basis: Consent; legitimate interests with opt-out.)
- Events & Webinars: Managing registrations and logistics. (Basis: Contractual necessity; legitimate interests.)
- Recruitment: Processing applications and interviews. (Basis: Contractual necessity; legitimate interests.)
- Compliance & Governance: Legal and regulatory compliance, fraud prevention. (Basis: Legal obligation; legitimate interests.)
5) Cookies & Similar Technologies
We use cookies and similar technologies to operate the Sites, understand usage, and improve user experience. Non-essential cookies are used only with your consent. Details are provided in our Cookie Policy.
6) Disclosures & International Transfers
We may share data with affiliates, processors, professional advisors, and authorities as required by law.
7) Security
We maintain reasonable security practices consistent with the IT Act and SPDI Rules to protect personal data.
8) Data Retention
Personal data is retained only as long as necessary for the stated purposes or legal obligations.
9) Automated Decision-Making / Profiling
We do not engage in automated decision-making without human involvement.
10) Third-Party Sites & Social Media
Linked sites or social media platforms have their own privacy policies; please review them separately.
11) Do-Not-Track / Global Privacy Controls
Our Sites may not recognise Do-Not-Track signals; GPC is honoured where mandated.
12) Changes to this Policy
We may update this Policy periodically to reflect legal or technical changes.
13) How to Contact Us
Email: privacy@megamind.studio | Grievance: grievance@megamind.studio | Postal: Mangalore | Bangalore | Kochi, India.
14) Jurisdiction, Governing Law, and Dispute Resolution
This Policy is governed by Indian law; disputes are subject to the courts of Mangalore, Karnataka, India.