This privacy policy governs your use of the software applications (“Applications”) for mobile devices that was hosted at NIC e-Gov Mobile App Store in Google Play. The Applications mainly provide eGovernance Services delivery and intends to provide better citizen services by the government. The contents published on these applications were provided by the concerned Ministries/Departments of Government of India or the allied government establishment. This information provided through these applications may not have any legal sanctity and are for general reference only, unless otherwise specified. However, every effort has been made to provide accurate and reliable information through these applications. Users are advised to verify the correctness of the facts published here from the concerned authorities. Neither National Informatics Centre nor Government of India and its allied establishments will not be responsible for the accuracy and correctness of the contents available in these applications.

User Provided Information:

The Applications may obtain the information you provide when you download and register the Application. Registration is optional. However, please keep in mind that you may not be able to use some of the features offered by an Application unless you register.

When you register and use the Application, you generally provide (a) your name, user name, password and other registration information; (b) download or use applications from us; (c) information you provide when you contact us for help; (d) credit card information for use of the service, and; (e) information you enter into our system when using the Application, such as contact information and other details.

The information you provided may be used to contact you from time to time to provide you with important information and required notices.

Automatically Collected Information:

In addition, the Application may collect certain information automatically, including, but not limited to, the type of mobile device you use, your mobile devices unique device ID, the IP address of your mobile device, your mobile operating system, the type of mobile Internet browsers you use, and information about the way you use the Application.

We may disclose User provided and Automatically Collected Information:

• as required by law, such as to comply with a subpoena, or similar legal process;
• when we believe in good faith that disclosure is necessary to protect our rights, protect your safety or the safety of others, investigate fraud, or respond to a government request;
• with our trusted services providers who work on our behalf, do not have an independent use of the information we disclose to them, and have agreed to adhere to the rules set forth in this privacy statement.

You can stop all collection of information by the Application easily by uninstalling the Application. You may use the standard uninstall processes as may be available as part of your mobile device or via the mobile application marketplace or network.

Data Retention Policy, Managing Your Information

We will retain User provided data for as long as you use the Application and for a reasonable time thereafter. We will retain Automatically Collected information also for a reasonable period of time depending on the nature of application and thereafter may store it in aggregate. Please note that some or all of the User Provided Data may be required in order for the Application to function properly.

Misuse by Non Targeted Users

All mobile apps are meant for use by the targeted audience only. Misuse by non-targeted users should be prevented by owner of the mobile.

Security

We are concerned about safeguarding the confidentiality of your information. We provide physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards to protect information we process and maintain. For example, we limit access to this information to authorized employees and contractors who need to know that information in order to operate, develop or improve our Application. Please be aware that, although we endeavor to provide reasonable security for information we process and maintain, no security system can prevent all potential security breaches.

Changes

This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time for any reason. We will notify you of any changes to our Privacy Policy by posting the new Privacy Policy here. You are advised to consult this Privacy Policy regularly for any changes, as continued use is deemed approval of all changes. You can check the history of this policy by clicking here.

Your Consent

By using the Application, you are consenting to our processing of your information as set forth in this Privacy Policy now and as amended by us.

Contact us

If you have any questions regarding privacy while using the Application, or have questions about our practices, please contact us via email at cio@rb.nic.in

Privacy Policy for Rashtrapati Bhavan Website

We do not collect personal Information for any purpose other than to respond to you. If you choose to provide us with personal information like when filling out a 'Contact Us' with an e-mail address or postal address, and submit it to us through the website, we may use that information to respond to your message, and to give you the information sought.

• We do not create individual profiles for commercial marketing. While you must provide an email address for a localized response to you query or comments forwarded to us, we recommend that you do not include any other personal information unless specifically asked to.
• If we seek any other personal information, you would be informed about its intended use. If, at any time you believe the principle referred to in this privacy statement has not been followed, or have any other comments on these principles, please notify the concerned authority through the ‘contact us’ page of Website and we shall proceed for resolution of conflict, if any.
• The use of terms “Personal Information” in this privacy statement refers to any information through which your identify gets apparent or can be reasonably ascertained.

Cookies

A cookie is a piece of software code that the website, being accessed, sends to the browser, accessing the website. By making use of a similar technology, our website too sends cookies to the browser of the user, accessing website, for increasing the access-speed but we do not gather user information of any kind during the process.