WHO WE ARE
We are PropertyBigBook.com, initiative of Sanshray Ventures LLP and our address is Plot No 72, Sector 10A, Vashi, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, 400703 (referred to as "we" or "us" or "our"). We are the providers of the website www.propertybigbook.com (referred to as the "Site") (together referred to as the “Platforms”).
We provide the Platforms so that our members can advertise projects and property details for you to view. “Our members” include developers, estate agents, commercial agents, letting agents. We are not an estate agency.
A reference to "you" or "your" is a reference to a user of the Platforms or any of our services.
INTRODUCTION
We are committed to protecting your privacy. This privacy policy (referred to as the "Policy") explains how and for what purposes we use the information collected about you when you use the Site or download and use our App on your mobile device (“Device”). Please read this Policy carefully
If you have a query about information relating to your property on the Platforms, please contact your estate agent or lettings agent directly or alternatively contact us on privacy@propertybigbook.com.
CONTACTING US
If you would like to stop receiving marketing and communications from us please contact us via email at privacy@propertybigbook.com or please write to the Customer Services Team at Plot No 72, Sector 10A, Vashi, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, 400703.
If you have any questions about this Policy or our use of your personal information or would like to submit a subject access request or exercise your other data subject rights, please contact our Data Protection Officer via email at privacy@propertybigbook.com or please write to The Data Protection at Plot No 72, Sector 10A, Vashi, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, 400703.
WHAT PERSONAL DATA DO WE COLLECT ABOUT YOU?
PROJECTS AND PROPERTIES ADVERTISED ON THE SITE
What we collect and where it comes from
In the course of providing our services, we collect project and property data such as images, including videos and virtual tours, asking prices, addresses, locations and descriptions.
The project and property data is provided to us by our members or other third parties on behalf of those members.
Why we collect it. We will use this information for a number of reasons including:
To provide the PropertyBigBook Platforms.
To enable our members to advertise their projects and properties to the largest online audience available.
To enable potential purchasers or tenants to see detailed descriptions and images of projects and properties that they may be interested in; and
For our own commercial purposes such as to identify trends in the property market, automated survey and valuation tools.
Our lawful basis for processing this personal data. We have a legitimate interest to process this information. These legitimate interests are:
providing a service to our members by helping them to market properties;
providing a service to our members by advertising properties to potential purchasers or tenants;
providing a service to potential purchasers and tenants so that they know what properties are currently on the market and the price of those properties; and
to provide data services to third parties such as banks, insurance companies and other financial institutions so that they can process this property data for their purposes, including using the data in services such as property valuation models.
How long we will keep it for
We will stop advertising a property when we are instructed to do so by our members.
However, the property information will remain available on the Platforms as historical property information to allow users to benefit from services such as identifying previous for sale or sold prices (please see the historical property data section below for further information).
HISTORICAL PROPERTY DATA
What we collect and where it comes from
If a property has previously been actively marketed on the Platforms, we will continue to display it on the Platforms as historical property information.
We also have data that relates to historical property listings on the Platforms which we collect from other third parties.
Why we collect it
We will use this information for a number of reasons including
to assist potential purchasers and tenants when forming a view about historical market trends and potential property values;
to assist vendors when researching the approximate value of their property;
to enable users to see detailed property descriptions and images of properties in areas that they may be interested in;
to allow users to see property trends that they may be interested in, such as the previous sale and sold prices of houses in their local area; and
for our other commercial purposes, such as to identify trends in the property market and automated survey and valuation tools, and to build property databases.
Our lawful basis for processing this personal data
We have a legitimate interest to process this information. These legitimate interests are:
to enhance the service that we provide on the Platforms and providing a service that benefits our members, Platform users, vendors, landlords, potential purchasers and tenants;
to provide a service to our members by assisting them to more accurately value other properties;
to provide a service to vendors and landlords to form a view about the value of their properties;
providing a service to potential purchasers and tenants in understanding what properties have been on the market and the prices of those properties; and
to provide data services to third parties such as banks, insurance companies and other financial institutions so that they can process this historic property data for their purposes, including using the data in services such as property valuation models.
How long we will keep it for
To the extent that property data is also personal data, it is generally the case that it ceases to be personal data over time. The historic property data is retained by us in accordance with our property database and remains necessary in order for us to provide the services.
INFORMATION YOU GIVE TO US
What we collect and where it comes from
We will collect the information that you give to us when using our Platforms or services:
Enquiries to our members
If you choose to access a particular search feature or to fill in a form on the Platforms you may be asked to provide information about yourself, such as:
your name and contact details
details of the sort of property you are interested in
the cost and location of the property, and
your current residential address.
If you choose to book an appointment to view a property via the Platforms, you may be asked to provide more details, including
your availability to view the property
your preferred moving date
details of your household income as a proxy for calculating affordability in relation to the advertised monthly rental value of a property
an indication of whether you are moving alone or with others, and
your feedback on a property that you have viewed,
If you choose to contact us or a member using the member telephone number on the Platforms, calls may be recorded for training and monitoring purposes. We may also keep a record of call activity, including missed calls
Registered Users and Property Alerts:
Information that you provide to us when you register as a PropertyBigBook user and/or request property email updates such as Property Alerts about when a property is marketed in your chosen location and meeting your search parameters;
Communications:
Information that you provide to us by corresponding with us by phone, e-mail or otherwise.
Why we collect it
We will use this information for a number of reasons including:
Enquiries to our members:
To make sure that you receive the benefit of the PropertyBigBook service. This may include
Transferring your property enquiry to our member advertising that property so that they can respond to your enquiry.
Sending your request to book a property viewing to our member advertising that property and for us to confirm your booking by email or text on our member’s behalf.
Transferring other relevant information to our member so that they can assess whether the property is suitable for you.
Enabling us to send you a link to access an online viewing of the property you have enquired about.
Allowing you to provide our member with feedback on the property once you have viewed it.
For training and monitoring purposes where calls are recorded.
To profile your lead activity on our Platforms or telephone calls to our Members to enhance the service you receive from our Members. If you want to know more about this, see “Lead Profiling” below
Registered Users and Property Alerts:
To provide you with the benefit of services for registered users only.
To provide Property Alerts to you for properties marketed on our Platforms that meet your search criteria.
General Use of the Platforms:
To provide the Platforms to you and enable you to download the App.
To enhance the services that you select on our Platforms.
To process any queries that you have about PropertyBigBook or its members.
To customise and enrich your experience on our Platforms.
To contact you for your views on our services and to notify you occasionally about important changes to our Terms of Use or this Policy or developments to our Platforms or services.
To deliver relevant advertising to you whilst you are on the Platforms.
Communications:
To process and resolve any queries that you may have.
Our lawful basis for processing this personal data
We have a legitimate interest to process this information. These legitimate interests are:
Enquiries to our members: To provide a service to our members and/or to provide a service to you.
Registered User and Property Alerts: To provide you with our services.
General Use of the Platforms: To enable you to download and use the App and gain information about the use of our Platforms and any improvements that can be made as well as providing advertising space to our members and third parties.
Communications: To ensure that your queries are addressed.
How long we will keep it for
We will store the information summarised above for the following periods:
Enquiries to our members
All enquiry data will be kept on our Platforms for our services. After that it will be erased or anonymised so that the data no longer identifies you.
Telephone call recordings are stored for a shorter period of time, after which they are deleted.
Registered Users and Property Alerts:
Information that you provide to us when you register as a PropertyBigBook user will be kept for as long as you have an active account setup on PropertyBigBook. The personal data relating to your account will be deleted when you request deletion of your account or if your account has been inactive for 5 years from last use, whichever is earlier.
General Use of the Platforms:
Information that you provide when participating in discussion boards, enter into competitions, promotions or surveys will be retained for two years.
Information that is provided when you interact with us through social media functions will only be retained on the social media platforms which you use to contact us. We will not copy or store it separately. This data will be retained for as long as you keep it on your social media accounts.
Communications:
Information that you provide to us by corresponding with us by phone, e-mail or otherwise will be retained for the later requirement from the date of communication.
INFORMATION WE RECEIVE FROM THIRD PARTIES (OTHER THAN OUR MEMBERS)
What we collect and where it comes from
We may receive information about you if you use any of the other websites we operate or the other services we provide via the App. In this case we will have informed you, when we collected the data, that it may be shared internally and combined with data collected on the Platforms.
Why we collect it
We will use your information:
To allow you to participate in the interactive services available on our Platforms or to participate in competitions or promotions via our Platforms.
To pass your searches and messages on to our members to help them communicate with you directly and to provide a more personalised service to you. This may include contacting you about other relevant properties, adding you to their enquiry database for future contact and offering you their additional services.
To provide services and information to our members, which they can use to benchmark their performance.
To customise and enrich your experience on our Platforms.
To contact you for your views on our services and to notify you occasionally about important changes to our Terms of Use or this Policy or developments to our Platforms or our services.
Our lawful basis for processing this personal data
We have a legitimate interest to process this information. These legitimate interests are:
enhancing the service that you receive on the Platforms;
to provide a service to our members so they can respond to enquiries; and
providing information necessary to enable us to provide a competitive, cost effective service.
How long we will keep it for
We will store this personal data for two years from the date on which you last used our Platforms or services at which point it will be erased or anonymised so that the data no longer identifies you
INFORMATION WE COLLECT ABOUT YOU
What we collect and where it comes from
This is different to “information you give us” because it relates to technical data that we collect. We may:
Collect technical information that has the potential to identify you, including the type of Device you use, a unique identifier (for example, your Device's IMEI number), the internet protocol (IP) used to connect your computer to the internet, the MAC address of the Device's wireless network interface, or the mobile phone number, your login by the Device, mobile network information, your mobile operating system, the type of mobile browser you use and time zone setting, the browser plug-in types and versions, operating system and platform.
Collect information about your visit to the Site, including the full uniform resource locators (URL) clickstream to, through and from our Site (including date and time), products you viewed or searched for, page response times, download errors, length of visits to certain pages, page interaction information (such as scrolling, clicks and mouse-overs) and methods used to browse away from the page.
Details of your use of our App or your visits to our Site via the App, the resources that you access and the advertisers and partners that you contact.
Use GPS technology on your Device to determine your current location. Some of our location-enabled services require your personal data for the feature to work.
Set a unique application number which is contained within the App. When you install or uninstall the App or when the App searches for automatic updates, that number and information about your installation, for example, and the type of operating system, may be sent to us.
Combine technical information with other information that we have about you to help us with our processing of your information as set out in this Policy.
Why we collect it
We will use the information summarised above:
To provide the Platforms to you.
To conduct reviews that assist us in the improvement and optimisation of our Platforms.
To ensure that content from our Platforms is presented in the most effective manner for you and for your device.
To administer our Platforms and for internal operations, including troubleshooting, data analysis, testing, research, statistical and survey purposes.
As part of our efforts to keep our Platforms safe and secure.
To customise and enrich your experience on our Platforms.
To provide you with GPS enabled functionality.
To identify what versions of the App are being used or when the App is uninstalled from a device.
Our lawful basis for processing this personal data
We have a legitimate interest to process this information. These legitimate interests are:
To help ensure the on-going security of the Platforms.
Enhancing the service that you receive on the Platforms.
Providing information necessary to enable us to provide a competitive, cost effective services.
If you wish to use a location data service which engages your Device’s GPS tracker, you will be asked to consent to your data being used for this purpose upon registering to use the App. You can withdraw your consent at any time by turning off the location services settings for the App on your Device.
How long we will keep it for
We will store this personal data to allow us to review and monitor normal traffic patterns and trends on our Platforms. After a period this data may be kept in an anonymous form. We will store the unique application number for as long as the App is installed.
LEAD PROFILING
We may from time to time profile your activity when using our services or our Platforms. This profiling is limited in its scope to telephone and email enquiries you send to our members. It only takes place to help us and our members understand what sort of properties you may be interested in and to categorise your activity to help us and our members determine how likely you are to require services from our members. Members may then contact you to offer their services, although they can only do so if they have a lawful reason to do so (known as a lawful basis of processing your personal data). You can always object to our profiling by emailing us. Any profiling data that we hold about you will only be kept for limited period from the date of the last telephone or email you have sent to a PropertyBigBook member.
USE OF YOUR DATA FOR MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS
Sometimes we may use your personal information to provide marketing messages to you. You can opt out of marketing and other communications at any time by contacting us. You can always make use of the Platforms without having to agree to marketing. The types of things that we may do include:
Providing direct marketing advertisements and communications to you via email, text, post or telephone.
Making suggestions and recommendations to you and other users of our Platforms about goods or services that may interest you or them.
Communicating with you on third party social media platforms.
Monitoring the effectiveness of our direct marketing communications and your responses to it.
REMOVING PROPERTY DATA FROM THE SITE
If you have any concerns about the property data on the Platforms, please contact us at privacy@propertybigbook.com and we will endeavour to resolve the issue promptly.
If you are a vendor or landlord of a property that is being actively marketed on the Platforms, please contact your developer or estate agent directly.
If you have concerns about historical property information about a property featured on our Platforms and you can prove to us that you have a valid association to that property, please contact us.
WHO HAS ACCESS TO YOUR PERSONAL DATA
We retain access to all personal information that we have collected from you or about you. Once your information has been passed to one of our members in the course of providing our services then that PropertyBigBook member will have a copy of the information that you have provided within your enquiry and your contact details which they will use to get in touch with you. In relation to property data, it is provided to us by our members (or third parties that act on their behalf). Our members (or any third party that acts on their behalf) will be responsible for information in their possession and that information will be subject to any privacy terms or policies that the member has in place; we are not responsible for use (or misuse) of your information by any of our members.
When our service is available via the websites of our partners, those partners may have access to your information. We may also have links to other websites from our Platforms. We are not responsible for the content, security, privacy policies and practices of any other websites, even if you access them using links from our Platforms or if you can access our Platforms or use our services from them. We recommend that you check the policy of each website that you visit and make sure that you are comfortable with the terms of such policies before providing any personal information.
If our business is sold or merged, or if we sell or buy any business or assets, we may disclose your personal data to the prospective seller or buyer of such business or assets. We will make sure that any such transfer is done in a secure way.
If we offer or supply a service to you that is provided on our behalf by a third party, we may have to pass your information to them in order to deliver the service. The categories of third parties (who are acting as a data processors) include: telephone call recording and our support ticketing systems. We may also use third parties to provide services on our behalf which may include processing (but not using themselves) your information e.g. to complete partial addresses or to augment the information we hold about you. In either case, we will not pass your information to anyone who is not also subject to adequate privacy commitments in our contract with them.
We will not otherwise disclose, sell or distribute your information to any third party without your permission unless we are required to do so by law or to obtain professional advice.
WHERE DO WE STORE YOUR PERSONAL DATA
The data that we collect from you may be transferred to, and stored at, a destination outside India. It may also be processed by staff operating outside the India who work for us or for one of our suppliers or contractors. Territories outside of the India may not have equivalent legal protections to those that apply within the India, but we are under a duty to make sure that our suppliers and contractors located outside of the India continue to take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Policy. By submitting your personal data to us, you agree to this transfer, storing or processing.
Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although we will do our best to protect your personal data, we cannot guarantee the security of your data transmitted to our Platforms; any transmission is at your own risk. Once we have received your information, we will use strict procedures and security features to try to prevent unauthorised access.
We follow strict security procedures to ensure that your personal information is not damaged, destroyed or disclosed to a third party without your permission and to prevent unauthorised access to it. The computers that store the information are kept in a secure facility with restricted physical access and we use secure firewalls and other measures to restrict electronic access. If we are working with third parties, we will require them to have in place similar measures to protect your information.
Only employees who need access to your information to perform a specific job are granted access to personally identifiable information. We may require you to co-operate with our security checks before we disclose information to you.
Where we have given you (or where you have chosen) a password which enables you to access certain parts of the Site, you are responsible for keeping this password confidential. We ask you not to share your password with anyone.
COOKIES AND TRACKING
Like many website and App providers, we use "cookies" to enable us to personalise your visits to our Platforms, simplify the signing-in procedure, keep track of your preferences and to track the usage of our Platforms. For full details about what cookies we set and why we use them, please see our Cookie Policy available here.
CHANGES TO THIS POLICY
We may change the terms of this Policy at any time. Any changes we may make to this Policy in the future will be posted on the Site.
You may be required to read and accept any new Policy terms to continue your use of the Site. The amended terms will be made available with new uploads or updates of the Site and will be displayed in the Privacy Policy section of the Site.
Please check back frequently to see any updates or changes to this Policy, as you will be deemed to accept such changes from your continued use of our Platforms.
Issue date: 01 April 2021.