Privacy Policy

Last Updated: May 22, 2022

Proxima is truly committed to the security and protection of personal information of our Users. We are committed to maintaining a user first privacy policy. This privacy policy describes how Proxima will collect, use, share and process personal information.

By accepting the Proxima privacy policy or using the Services of Proxima, you consent to the collection , use, sharing and processing of personal information as described herein.

Personal Information collected

User Profile

When You create a user profile in the Services and confirm being the holder of a certain number, Proxima will collect the information provided by You. In order to create a user profile, You must register Your first name, last name and phone number. Additional information that may be provided at Your option include, but is not limited to, photo, gender, street address and zip code, country of residence, email addresses, professional websites, Social profiles handles and a short about message. Proxima will never supplement the information provided by You with information from third parties.

Installation and Use

When You install and use the Services, Proxima will collect personal information from You and any devices You may use in Your interaction with our Services. This information may include e.g.: device ID or unique identifier; device manufacturer and type; device and hardware settings; operating system; operator; connection information; access to device address book; logs, keywords and meta data of incoming and outgoing calls; version of the Services You use and other information based on Your interaction with our Services such as how the Services are being accessed (via another service, web site or a search engine); the search terms You use; and other usage activity and data logged by Proxima’s servers from time to time.

Some information, including, but not limited to, usage information and other information that may arise from Your interaction with the Services, cannot be used to identify You, whether in combination with other information or otherwise and will not constitute personal information for the purposes of this Policy.

Third Party Services

We don't collect any information other than you provided from third party services nor do we provide it to any third party services. We may only send your device basic information and Proxima services usage information for analytical use or to improve our services.

Contact Information

Proxima App is obtained from Apple App Store or Google Play, we do not share any user Contact Information.

Please note that no other contact information other than the information you have provided or your contact list will be collected by Proxima. Please also note that You can always choose not to share Contact Information with Proxima and if You have shared such information and changed Your mind, You can delist Your profile or opt-out to render Your entire Contact Information unavailable for search in the Proxima database by deleting your profile.

Other information

You may provide us with various information in connection with Your interaction with our Services. For example, You may through tagging functionality associate a phone number, that is not registered in the Proxima database or belongs to a User, with a business or name and You may report a phone number as spam or some other attribute to be included in spam blocking directories.

Use of Personal Information

Provide, improve and personalise our services

Proxima may use the personal information collected to provide, maintain, improve, analyze and personalize the Services to its Users. More specifically, Proxima may use such information to:

  • Provide smart caller ID, dialer functionality that, among other features, allow for population of unidentified numbers and other data in call logs, display the name associated with a certain number for incoming or outgoing calls or following a manual number search against the Proxima database to identify Proxima profiles to connect;

  • Display the number associated with a certain name following a manual name search against the Proxima database, subject to that name searches will only produce a number linked to the name if the number is available for search in a public database or relates to a User who has made his or her name available for search, provide Your information to the person You reach out to when requesting a contact via the Proxima name search service, in which case Your request will be forwarded to that person via Notification and he/she may choose whether or not to share the phone number with You at his/her own discretion;

  • Display information based on connections a User may have in common, directly or indirectly, with other Users via a “social graph” algorithm, display the “who viewed my profile” and “availability” functionalities of the Services;

  • Send in application push notifications and reminders and deliver messages via the Services, in which case Your messages will be kept for a limited period of time in order to deliver the messages but Proxima will not, unless specifically stated, monitor the content of Your messages;

  • Maintain User spam lists and build a community based spam blocking directory;

  • Enable You to use and share Your information with connected contacts and sync in their contact book.

  • Otherwise improve our Services, business and operations.
Statistical data from the services

We use aggregated or anonymized personal information for statistical and analytical purposes. We may come to share such data with third parties.

We do not consider personal information to include information that has been made anonymous or aggregated so that it can no longer be used to identify a specific person, whether in combination with other information or otherwise.

Compliance with law and prevention of fraudulent or illegal activities

We may use the collected information to comply with applicable laws and to enforce our agreements and protect and defend the rights or safety of Proxima, its Users or any other person and verify provided User profile information with third party providers and ensure technical service functionality and data accuracy, perform trouble-shooting and prevent or detect fraud, security breaches or illegal activities.

Sharing and disclosure of the Personal Information

In addition to the sharing and disclosure of personal information that is included as part of the functionality of the Services as described in section 2 above, Proxima may disclose personal information if we believe such action is necessary to:

  • comply with the law, or legal process served on us;

  • protect and defend our rights and the enforcement of our agreements; or

  • protect the security and safety of Users or members of the public or other aspects of public importance, provided, of course, that such disclosure is lawful.

We may disclose and transfer Your Information to our associated or affiliated organisations or related entities and to any third party who acquires, our business, whether such acquisition is by way of merger, consolidation or purchase of all or a substantial portion of our assets.

Delisting of Contact Information

If a User chooses to disable the Enhanced Search Functionality, the Contact Information made available by that User is disabled and will thereafter not be available for search in the Proxima database. If any persons do not wish to have their names and phone numbers made available through the Enhanced Search or Name Search functionalities, they can delete the account and all their personal information will be deleted from our services.

Information Security and Transfer of the personal information to Other countries

Currently we only store your information in cloud servers available in India. To enhance data availability and data searching we may move your information to other countries by making sure to follow privacy laws. We take all reasonable precautions to protect personal information from misuse, loss and unauthorized access. Proxima has implemented physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards in order to protect the information, including that the information will be stored on secured servers and protected by secured networks to which access is limited to a few authorized employees and personnel. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure.

Accessing and. Updating personal information

Proxima may on its own initiative, or at Your request, replenish, rectify or erase any incomplete, inaccurate or outdated personal information retained by Proxima in connection with the operation of the Services. When required by applicable law, You have the right to know what personal information is stored about You and to have any such information corrected or deleted on Your request. See contact details below.

Minors

Services are not intended for or designed to attract anyone under the relevant age of consent to enter into binding legal contracts under the laws of their respective jurisdictions. Proxima does not intentionally or knowingly collect personal information through the Services from anyone under that age. We encourage parents and guardians to be involved in the online activities of their children to ensure that no personal information is collected from a child without their consent.

Changes to the privacy policy

Proxima may at any time with or without a separate notice change this Privacy Policy, and You are encouraged to review this Policy from time to time. In case of substantial changes, Proxima will notify the Users by push notice or via notice in the Services. Your continued use of the Services after a notice of changes has been communicated to You or published on our Services shall constitute consent to the changed policy.

Contact

If You have any additional questions about Proxima’s Privacy Policy or want to make a request regarding certain personal information, You are encouraged to contact Proxima. The contact information is:

Antridge Technology Pvt Ltd,

S.NO 38 BASELEO C-403

OPP NARMADA GARDEN

PIMPLE GURAV

Pune MH 411061 IN

You can also send Your enquiries (including in relation to any grievances to our Grievances Officer) via email to support@proximaapp.in

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