{"id":3,"date":"2025-11-06T05:58:46","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T05:58:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mgcbridge.in\/?page_id=3"},"modified":"2025-11-18T08:34:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T08:34:08","slug":"privacy-policy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mgcbridge.in\/index.php\/privacy-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Privacy Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3\" class=\"elementor elementor-3\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21ef230e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"21ef230e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73997bbe elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"73997bbe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\">Privacy Policy<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-746cd9c elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"746cd9c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p>Last Revision: November 1, 2025<\/p>\n\n<p>The Madras Gymkhana Club (MGC) recognises the importance of maintaining your privacy. We<br \/>value your privacy and appreciate your trust in us. This Privacy Policy sets out how MGC uses<br \/>and protects any information that you give MGC when you use this https:\/\/mgcbridge.in MGC is<br \/>committed to ensure that your privacy is protected. Should we ask you to provide certain<br \/>information by which you can be identified when using the https:\/\/mgcbridge.in site, then you can<br \/>be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this Privacy Policy as it describes how we<br \/>treat user information we collect from you, the policies and procedures on the collection, use,<br \/>disclosure and protection of your information when you use our MGC Site.<\/p>\n\n<p>This Privacy Policy applies to current and former visitors to our site and to our members. By<br \/>visiting the https:\/\/mgcbridge.in site, you agree to this Privacy Policy. MGC may change this<br \/>policy from time to time by updating this page. You should check this page from time to time to<br \/>ensure that you are happy with any changes.<\/p>\n\n<p>The website\/content\/services are made available by MGC established under laws of India,<br \/>having its Registered office at The Island, No. 1, Anna Salai, Chennai-600002, Tamilnadu, India.<\/p>\n\n<p>DEFINITIONS<br \/>The terms &#8220;MGC&#8221;, &#8220;we&#8221;, &#8220;us&#8221; and &#8220;our&#8221; refer to the THE MADRAS GYKHANA CLUB. The terms<br \/>&#8220;you&#8221; and &#8220;your&#8221; refer to the user of the https:\/\/mgcbridge.in site. The term &#8220;Group&#8221; means, with<br \/>respect to any person, any entity that is controlled by such person, or any entity that controls<br \/>such person, or any entity that is under common control with such person, whether directly or<br \/>indirectly.<\/p>\n\n<p>The term &#8220;Services&#8221; refers to any services offered by MGC whether on the mgcbridge website or<br \/>otherwise.<\/p>\n\n<p>The term &#8220;Policy&#8221; refers to this Privacy Policy.<br \/>Please read this Policy before using the https:\/\/mgcbridge.in website or submitting any personal<br \/>information to MGC. This Policy is a part of and incorporated within, and is to be read along with,<br \/>the Terms of Use.<\/p>\n\n<p>INFORMATION WE COLLECT FROM YOU<br \/>In order to provide our services, we may collect the following types of information. This would<br \/>depend on the type of services sought by you.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9582451 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9582451\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>CONTACT INFORMATION: <br \/>We might collect your Name, Email address, Phone, master point number and other information <br \/>necessary to provide the service requested.<\/p>\n<p>PAYMENT AND BILLING INFORMATION: <br \/>We might collect your billing name, billing address and payment method when you buy a <br \/>service. We NEVER collect your credit card number or credit card expiry date or other details <br \/>pertaining to your credit card on the mgcbridge website. Credit card information will be obtained <br \/>and processed by our online payment partner.<\/p>\n<p>INFORMATION YOU POST <br \/>We collect information you post in a public space on our mgcbridge website or on a third-party <br \/>social media site belonging to MGC. When you send emails or other communications to us, we <br \/>may retain those communications in order to process your enquiries or respond to your requests <br \/>and improve our services.<\/p>\n<p>USAGE AND PREFERENCE INFORMATION <br \/>We collect transaction details related to your use of our Services, and information about your <br \/>activity on the Services, including the full Uniform Resource Locators (URL), the type of Services <br \/>you requested or provided, comments, domain names, search results selected, number of clicks, <br \/>information and pages viewed and searched for, the order of those pages, length of your visit to <br \/>our Services, the date and time you used the Services, amount charged, details regarding <br \/>application of promotional code, methods used to browse away from the page and any phone <br \/>number used to call our customer service number and other related transaction details.<\/p>\n<p>OTHER INFORMATION <br \/>If you use https:\/\/mgcbridge.in, we may collect information about your IP address and the <br \/>browser you&#8217;re using. We might look at what site you came from, duration of time spent on our <br \/>website, pages accessed or what site you visit when you leave us. We might also collect the <br \/>type of mobile device you are using, or the version of the operating system your computer or <br \/>device is running.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58fcdea elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"58fcdea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">WAYS OF COLLECTING INFORMATION:<br \/><\/span>We collect information directly from you:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">We collect information directly from you when you register on https:\/\/mgcbridge.in. We<br \/><\/span>also collect information if you post a comment on https:\/\/mgcbridge.in or ask us a <br \/>question through phone or email or any other source of communication.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b744f6 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9b744f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>USE OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0We use information to contact you: <\/li>\n<li>We might use the information you provide to contact you for confirmation of a service <br \/>request on mgcbridge website or for other promotional purposes. <\/li>\n<li>We use information to abide by the contracts: <\/li>\n<li>We might use the information you provide to carry out our obligations arising from any <br \/>contracts entered into between you and us and to provide you with the relevant <br \/>information and services. <\/li>\n<li>We use information to respond to your requests or questions: <\/li>\n<li>We might use your information to confirm your registration and\/or for rendering services <br \/>we offer. <\/li>\n<li>\u00a0We use information to improve our products and services: <\/li>\n<li>We might use your information to customize your experience with us. This could include <br \/>displaying content based upon your preferences. We might also use your information to <br \/>understand our users (what they do on our Services, what features they like, how they <br \/>use them, etc.), improve the content and features of our Services (such as by <br \/>personalizing content to your interests), process and complete your transactions, make <br \/>special offers, provide customer support, process and respond to your queries and to <br \/>generate and review reports and data about, and to conduct research on, our user base <br \/>and Service usage patterns. If you are a partner, we may use the information to track the <br \/>progress of your service to our customers. <\/li>\n<li>We use information to look at site trends and customer interests: <\/li>\n<li>\u00a0We may use your information to make our website and products better. We may use your <br \/>information to provide you with information about services we consider similar to those <br \/>that you are already using, or have enquired about, or may interest you. If you are a <br \/>registered user, we will contact you by electronic means (e-mail or SMS or telephone or <br \/>messaging platforms) with information about these services. <\/li>\n<li>We use information for security purposes: <\/li>\n<li>\u00a0We may use information to protect our Club, our employees, our partners, our <br \/>customers, or our mgcbridge website. <\/li>\n<li>We use information to send you transactional communications: <\/li>\n<li>We might send you emails or SMS about your account or purchase of our services.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3dd2e92 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3dd2e92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li>We use information as otherwise permitted by law: <\/li>\n<li>We may combine the information that we receive from third parties with the information <br \/>you give to us and information we collect about you for the purposes set out above. <br \/>Further, we may make anonymous and\/or de-identify information collected from you <br \/>through the Services or via other means, including via the use of third-party web analytic <br \/>tools. As a result, our use and disclosure of aggregated and\/or de-identified information <br \/>is not restricted by this Policy, and it may be used and disclosed to others without <br \/>limitation.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0We analyse the log files of our mgcbridge website that may contain Internet Protocol (IP) <br \/>addresses, browser type and language, Internet service provider (ISP), referring, app <br \/>crashes, page viewed and exit websites and applications, operating system, date\/time <br \/>stamp, and clickstream data. This helps us to administer the website, to learn about user <br \/>behavior on the site, to improve our product and services, and to gather demographic <br \/>information about our user base as a whole. <\/li>\n<li>\u00a0SHARING\/DISCLOSURE\/DISTRIBUTION OF YOUR INFORMATION WITH THIRD<br \/>PARTIES: <\/li>\n<li>We will share information with third parties who perform services on our behalf: <\/li>\n<li>\u00a0We may share your information with our vendors, and other service providers or <br \/>business partners, such as payment processing companies, to support our business. For <br \/>example, your information may be shared with outside vendors to send you emails and <br \/>messages or push notifications to your devices in relation to our Services, to help us <br \/>analyze and improve the use of our Services, to process and collect payments. <\/li>\n<li>\u00a0We will share information with Advertisers and advertising networks: <\/li>\n<li>\u00a0We will share information with our business partners: <\/li>\n<li>\u00a0This includes a third party who provides us various services. Our partners use the <br \/>information we give them as described in their privacy policies. <\/li>\n<li>\u00a0While you place a request to order through the mgcbridge website, your information is <br \/>provided to us and to the vendors with whom you may choose to order. In order to <br \/>facilitate processing your request, we provide your information to vendors in a similar <br \/>manner as if you had made an order directly with the vendors. <\/li>\n<li>\u00a0We will share information with Other Users: <\/li>\n<li>\u00a0If you are a partner, we may share your name, phone number and\/or profile picture (if <br \/>applicable) with other users to provide them the Services.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1930127 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1930127\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li>We may share information if we think we have to in order to comply with the law or to <br \/>protect ourselves. We may also share it if a government agency or investigatory body or <br \/>other companies assisting us, requests so. <\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Obligated under the applicable laws or in good faith to respond to court orders and <br \/>processes; or detecting and preventing against actual or potential occurrence of identity <br \/>theft, fraud, abuse of Services and other illegal acts. <\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Under a duty to disclose or share your personal data in order to enforce our Terms of <br \/>Use and other agreements, policies or to protect the rights, property, or safety of MGC, <br \/>our customers, or others, or in the event of a claim or dispute relating to your use of our <br \/>Services. This includes exchanging information with other companies and organisations <br \/>for the purposes of fraud detection and credit risk reduction. <\/li>\n<li>We may share your information for reasons not described in this policy: <\/li>\n<li>We may share your information other than as described in this Policy if we notify you and <br \/>you consent to the sharing. We will tell you before we do this.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae24365 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ae24365\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>YOUR CONSENT <br \/>By using the https:\/\/mgcbridge.in site and the Services provided therein, you agree and consent <br \/>to the collection, transfer, use, storage, disclosure and sharing of your information as described <br \/>and collected by us in accordance with this Policy. If you do not agree with the Policy, please do <br \/>not use or access the https:\/\/mgcbridge.in site.<\/p>\n<p>COOKIES <br \/>Our https:\/\/mgcbridge.in site and third parties with whom we partner, may use cookies, pixel <br \/>tags, web beacons, mobile device IDs, &#8220;flash cookies&#8221; and similar files or technologies to collect <br \/>and store information with respect to your use of the Services and third-party websites. <br \/>Cookies are small files that are stored on your browser or device by websites, apps, online <br \/>media and advertisements. We use cookies and similar technologies for purposes such as: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0Authenticating users; <\/li>\n<li>Remembering user preferences and settings; <\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Determining the popularity of content; <\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Analysing site and trends, and generally understanding the online behaviours and <br \/>interests of people who interact with our services.<br \/><br \/>A pixel tag (also called a web beacon or clear GIF) is a tiny graphic with a unique identifier, <br \/>embedded invisibly on a webpage (or an online ad or email), and is used to count or track things <br \/>like activity on a webpage or clicks, as well as to access cookies stored on users\u2019 computers. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b9f618 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b9f618\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We use pixel tags to measure the popularity of our various pages, features and services. We <br \/>also may include web beacons in e-mail messages or newsletters to determine whether the <br \/>message has been opened and for other analytics.<br \/><br \/>To modify your cookie settings, please visit your browser\u2019s settings. By using our Services with <br \/>your browser settings to accept cookies, you are consenting to our use of cookies in the manner <br \/>described in this section.<br \/><br \/>DATA SECURITY <br \/>We have in place appropriate technical and security measures to secure the information <br \/>collected by us.<br \/><br \/>All information is saved and stored on external servers, which are secured with passwords and <br \/>pins to ensure no unauthorised person has access to it.<br \/><br \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0The MGC shall take steps to help protect rights of privacy and information to prevent <br \/>loss, misuse, unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction of such <br \/>information, in compliance with the applicable laws.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0The MGC does not itself store payment information and works with third party service <br \/>providers. As a result, the MGC does not have direct control\/responsibility for payment <br \/>information. Hence, MGC cannot guarantee that transmissions of payment information or <br \/>personal information will always be secure or that unauthorized third parties will never be <br \/>able to defeat the security measures taken by MGC or MGC\u2019s third-party service <br \/>providers.<\/li>\n<li>The MGC assumes no liability or responsibility for disclosure of information due to any <br \/>reason, including but not limited to errors in transmission, unauthorized third-party <br \/>access, or other causes beyond its control.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Please be aware that the transmission of information via the internet is not completely <br \/>secure. Although we will do our best to protect your personal data, we cannot guarantee <br \/>the security of your data transmitted through the MGC website. Once we have received <br \/>your information, we will use strict physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards to try <br \/>to prevent unauthorised access. You are advised not to send your full credit\/debit card <br \/>details through unencrypted electronic platforms.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>THIRD PARTY SITES: <br \/>The mgcbridge website may contain links to other websites. If you click on one of the links to <br \/>third party websites, you may be taken to websites we do not control. Any personal information <br \/>about you collected whilst visiting such websites is not governed by this Policy. MGC shall not<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b5a4e3 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b5a4e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>be responsible for and has no control over the practices and content of any website accessed <br \/>using the links contained on the mgcbridge website. Read the privacy policy of other websites <br \/>carefully as this policy does not apply to the privacy practices of those websites. We are not <br \/>responsible for these third party sites. <br \/>This Policy shall also not apply to any information you may disclose to any of our service <br \/>providers\/service personnel which we do not require you to disclose to us or any of our service <br \/>providers under this Policy.<\/p>\n<p><br \/>GRIEVANCES: <br \/>In the event you have any grievances relating to the Privacy Policy, please inform within 24 <br \/>hours of the occurrence of the instance from which the grievance has arisen, by writing an email <br \/>to <strong><a href=\"mailto:MGC@gmail.com\">MGC@gmail.com<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><br \/>CHANGES TO THE PRIVACY POLICY <br \/>The MGC reserves the unconditional right to change, modify, add or remove portions of this <br \/>Privacy Policy at any time, without specifically notifying you of such changes. Any changes or <br \/>updates will be effective immediately. Your continued use of our services after we publish <br \/>changes to this policy shall signify your consent to such changes and agreement to be legally <br \/>bound to the same.<\/p>\n<p><br \/>JURISDICTION <br \/>If you choose to use the mgcbridge website and access the services provided by MGC, any <br \/>dispute over privacy is subject to this Policy and MGC\u2019s terms of use. In addition to the <br \/>foregoing, any disputes arising under this Policy shall be governed by the laws of India. <br \/>Further, please note that the mgcbridge website stores your data with third party servers,. This <br \/>third party server has security measures in place to protect the loss, misuse and alteration of the <br \/>information, details of which are available at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newfold.com\/privacy-center\">https:\/\/www.newfold.com\/privacy-center<\/a> <br \/>In the event you have questions or concerns about the security measures adopted, you can <br \/>contact their data protection\/ privacy team\/ legal team or designated grievance officer at these <br \/>organisations, whose contact details are available in its privacy policy. <br \/>If you have any queries relating to the processing or usage of information provided by you in <br \/>connection with this Policy or other privacy concerns, you can email us at <strong><a href=\"mailto:MGC@gmail.com\">MGC@gmail.com<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Privacy Policy Last Revision: November 1, 2025 The Madras Gymkhana Club (MGC) recognises the importance of maintaining your privacy. 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