Introduction

Sharekhan Limited (TM)) operates the web site accessible from the URL www.Sharekhan.com (the 'Web Site').

Sharekhan Limited is committed to protecting your privacy and utilising technology that gives you the most powerful, safe, online experience that you can get anywhere else.

SSKI Investor Services Private Limited does, however, gather certain information that is provided by you to the Web Site. Sharekhan Limited believes that by collecting this information Sharekhan Limited is able to provide you with a personalised web experience, and to assist its own sales team and advertisers in efficiently reaching an appropriate audience.

Sharekhan Ltd requests the minimum information it believes necessary to achieve this goal.

The following discloses Sharekhan Ltd's information gathering and dissemination practices for the Web Site:

System Data:

Sharekhan Ltd uses your IP address to help diagnose problems with our server and to administer the web site. Your IP address is used to identify you and your shopping cart and to gather broad demographic information.

Registration Data:

The Web Site's registration form may require users to give us contact information (like their name and e-mail address), unique identifiers (like their PAN Number) and demographic information (like their pin code, age or income level). The Web Site uses customer contact information from the registration form to send the users information about SSKI Investor Services Pvt Ltd and promotional material from some of SSKI Investor Services Pvt Ltd's partners. The customer's contact information is also used to contact the visitor when necessary. Unique identifiers (such as PAN numbers) are collected to verify the user's identity. Demographic and profile data is also collected at the Web Site. We use this data to tailor the visitor's experience at the Web Site, showing them contents that we think they might be interested in, and displaying the contents according to their preferences. This information is shared with advertisers on an aggregate basis

Links and Co-Branded Sites:

This site contains links to other Web Sites which are not necessarily been screened or reviewed by Sharekhan.com. SSKI Investor Services Pvt Ltd is neither responsible for the privacy practices or the contents of such Web Sites nor shall be held answerable for the inaccurate, inappropriate or offensive data, material, information, products and services that may be viewed on those sites.

SSKI Investor Services Pvt Ltd operate a number of cobranded sites. Policies regarding information collection and sharing may differ on some of these co-branded sites. If you have any particular questions, you should check the privacy statement that appears on each co-branded site.

Order Forms:

The Web Site uses an order form for customers to request information, products and services. The Web Site collects visitors' contact information (like their e-mail address), unique identifiers (like their PAN number) financial information (like their account or credit card numbers) and demographic information (like their pin code, age or income level). Contact information from the order form is used to send orders, information about SSKI Investor Services Pvt Ltd, and promotional material from some of SSKI Investor Services Pvt Ltd's partners to the visitors of the Web Site. The visitor's contact information is also used to get in touch with the visitor when necessary. Financial information that is collected is used to check the users' qualifications and bill the user for products and services. Unique identifiers (such as PAN numbers) are collected from Web Site visitors to verify the user's identity.

Surveys and Contests:

The Web Site's online surveys ask visitors for contact information (like their e-mail address) and demographic information (like their pin code, age or income level). The Web Site uses contact data from its surveys to send the user information about SSKI Investor Services Pvt Ltd and promotional material from some of SSKI Investor Services Pvt. Ltd's partners. The customer's contact information is also used to contact the visitor when necessary. Users may opt-out of receiving future mailings; see the choice/opt-out section below. Demographic and profile data is also collected at the Web Site. The Web Site use this data to tailor its visitor's experience at the Web Site, showing them content that it thinks they might be interested in, and displaying the content according to their preferences. This information is shared with advertisers on an aggregate basis.

SSKI Investor Services Pvt. Ltd run contests on the Web Site in which we ask visitors for contact information (like their e-mail address). Sharekhan Ltd uses contact data from its contests to send users, information about SSKI Investor Services Pvt. Ltd and promotional material from some of our partners. The customer's contact information is also used to contact the visitor when necessary. Users may opt-out of receiving future mailings; see the choice/opt-out section below.

Third-Party Advertisement Servers:

Sharekhan Ltd engages the services of an outside advertisement company to display advertisement on the Web Site. These advertisements may contain cookies. While Sharekhan Ltd uses cookies in other parts of the Web Site, cookies received with banner advertisements are collected by the Advertisement company, and Sharekhan Ltd does not have access to this information

Protection of your Data and Information:

The privacy and protection of your data and information provided to us is of vital importance. SSKI Investor Services Private Limited shall ensure to safeguard the security and confidentiality of any information you share with us. Any personally identifiable information of the customers obtained by us shall not be used or shared other than for the purposes to which the customers consents. However security and confidentiality of information cannot be guaranteed cent percent. Hence despite our utmost efforts to protect your personal information, SSKI Investor Services Private Limited and Sharekhan.com cannot warrant the security of any information you transmit to us through our online services. Such transmission of your personal information is done at your own risk.

Disclosure of Customer Information :

Sharekhan Limited and Sharekhan.com shall not deliberately disclose customer's personally identifiable information to any unauthorized third person, save and except where such information shall be disclosed in good faith and for the purpose of law for the time being in force or to protect the rights and property of SSKI Investor Services Private Limited and Sharekhan.com.

Public Forums

The Web Sites makes chat rooms, forums, message boards and/or news groups available to its users. Please remember that any information that is disclosed in these areas becomes public information and you should exercise caution when deciding to disclose your personal information.

Supplemental Information

The Web Site supplements the information that you provide with information that is received from third parties

Children's Guidelines:

The Web Site:

1. DOES NOT collect online information from children without prior parental/guardian consent or parental/guardian notification, which will include an opportunity for the parent to prevent use of the information and participation in the activity. Without prior parental consent, online information will only be used to respond directly to the child's request and will not be used for other purposes without prior parental consent;
   
   
2. DOES NOT collect personally identifiable offline contact information without prior parental consent;
   
   
3. DOES NOT distribute to third parties any personally identifiable information without prior parental consent;
   
   
4. DOES NOT give the ability to publicly post or otherwise distribute personally identifiable contact information without prior parental consent; and
   
   
5. DOES NOT entice by the prospect of a special game, prize or other activity, to divulge more information than is needed to participate in the activity.
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