Privacy policy

This privacy policy applies between You, the User of this Website and/or Mobile Application and Anydrive, the owner and provider of this Website and/or Mobile Application. Anydrive takes the privacy of Your information very seriously. This privacy policy applies to our use of any and all Data collected by Us or provided by You in relation to Your use of the Mobile Application and/or Website.

This privacy policy should be read alongside, and in addition to, our General Commercial Terms and Conditions, which can be found at: https://anydrive.io.

Please read this privacy policy carefully.

1.      Definitions and interpretation

1.1.       In this privacy policy, the following definitions are used:

Data
collectivelyall information that You submit to Us via the Mobile Applicationand/or Website. This definition incorporates, where applicable, thedefinitions provided in the Data Protection Laws;
Cookies
a small text file placed on Your computer by this Website when You visit certain parts of the Website and/or when You use certain features of the Website. Details of the cookies used by this Website are set out in the clause below (Cookies);
Data Protection Laws
any applicable law relating to the processing of personal Data, including but not limited to UAE Federal Decree Law No. 45 of 2021 regarding the Protection of Personal Data. the Directive 96/46/EC (Data Protection Directive) or the GDPR, and any national implementing laws, regulations and secondary legislation in the UAE, as may be amended from time to time;
GDPR
the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679, as may be amended from time to time;
Anydrive, 
We or Us
Our Mobile Application and/or Website are provided by Anydrive Car Rental LLC, commercial registration number 1274416 with its registered office located at Al Haybah 1, Control tower, office 301-0217, Motor city, Dubai, UAE. By using Mobile Application and/or Website You enter into these Privacy Policy with Anydrive Car Rental LLC, commercial registration number 1274416 with its registered office located at Al Haybah 1, Control tower, office 301-0217, Motor city, Dubai, UAE. If You use Our services You enter into an agreement to do so on the terms set out in these Privacy Policy with Anydrive Car Rental LLC, commercial registration number 1274416 with its registered office located at Al Haybah 1, Control tower, office 301-0217, Motor city, Dubai, UAE.
UK and EU Cookie Law
the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003 as amended by the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) (Amendment) Regulations 2011, as may be amended from time to time;
User or You
any third party that accesses the Mobile Application and/or Website and is not either (i) employed by Us and acting in the course of their employment or (ii) engaged as a consultant by Us or otherwise providing services to Us and accessing the Mobile Application and/or Website in connection with the provision of such services; and
Website
the Website that You are currently using which is https://anydrive.io or https://anydrive.ae  and any sub-domains of this site unless expressly excluded by their own terms and conditions.

1.2.       In this privacy policy, unless the context requires a different interpretation:

a.    the singular includes the plural and vice versa;

b.    references to sub-clauses, clauses, schedules or appendices are to sub-clauses, clauses, schedules or appendices of this Privacy Policy;

c.    a reference to a person includes firms, companies, government entities, trusts and partnerships;

d.   "including" is understood to mean "including without limitation";

e.    reference to any statutory provision includes any modification or amendment of it;

f.     the headings and sub-headings do not form part of this Privacy Policy.

2.      Scope of this Privacy Policy

2.1.       This Privacy Policy applies only to the actions of the Users with respect to this Mobile Application and/or Website. It does not extend to any Mobile Application and/or Website that can be accessed from this Mobile Application and/or Website including, but not limited to, any links We may provide to social media websites.

2.2.       For purposes of the applicable Data Protection Laws, Anydrive is the "data controller". This means that Anydrive determines the purposes for which, and the manner in which, Your Data is processed.

3.      Children Under the Age of 18

Our Mobile Application and/or Website is not intended for children under 18 years of age. No one under age 18 may provide any information to or on the Mobile Application and/or Website. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 18. If You are under 18, do not use or provide any information on this Mobile Application and/or Website or on or through any of its features/register on the Mobile Application and/or Website, submit any financing applications or materials through the Mobile Application and/or Website, use any of the interactive or public comment features of this Mobile Application and/or Website or provide any information about Yourself to us, including Your name, address, telephone number, e-mail address or any screen name or user name You may use. If We learn We have collected or received personal information from a person under 18 without verification of parental consent, We will delete that information. If You believe We might have any information from or about a person under 18, please contact Us at info@anydrive.io.

4.       Collection, Storage And Use Of Personal Information

4.1.     When You apply for or maintain an account with Anydrive, We collect certain personally identifiable information (“Personal Information”), such as: Your name, age, gender, photograph, contact preferences telephone number, mailing address, including but not limited to permanent and current residential addresses, e-mail address, financial information, internet protocol address, history of Your transactions (booking and payment history), any other items of sensitive personal data or information, as such term is defined under the Data Protection Laws, identification code of Your communication device which You use to access the Mobile Application and/or Website, any other information that You provide during Your registration, use of availing of services via Mobile Application and/or Website and other relevant documents; driving license and additional address, identity proofs, as prescribed under the General Commercial Terms and Conditions of Anydrive. By providing information to create a user account or complete Your User profile, You expressly and voluntarily accept this Policy and You shall be deemed to have voluntarily consented to authenticate Yourself with a government issued photo identity document which also contains Your address, other than driver’s licence, (hereafter “Government-issued ID”) and hereby give Your voluntary consent for seeding identification details as provided in Government-issued ID to all requirements under General Commercial Terms and Conditions and to provide Your identity information for authentication for the purpose of availing of the Services and to enforce any breach committed by You of the General Commercial Terms and Conditions through police, government/enforcement authority or court of law.

4.2.       In pursuit of excellence in the services offered few other personal information that We collect includes the following:

a.    Vehicle Use Data: Vehicles will contain hardware that gathers and transmits information about vehicle use. This is done as a security measure against accident or theft and also to provide You with valuable services and information, such as other drivers' data.

b.   Location Tracking: To prevent theft, and to allow Us to locate You in case of emergency, accident, lock-out, etc., We track the location of the vehicle. Your location information will be confined to Anydrive’s service, and we endeavour not to make Your location or movements’ public unless it is required under personal, medical and legal (recovery and insurance) exigencies. As part of Our service, the location of the vehicle may be released to insurance companies, the police, courts, tribunals or similar law enforcement agencies, in the course of an investigation and/or accident claim, and to provide assistance in emergencies. Information regarding the location of each vehicle on Anydrive’s Mobile Application and/or Website is also transmitted to Anydrive.

c.    Driver and vehicle Information: As a member of Anydrive’s Mobile Application and/or Website, You authorize us to access Your driver’s record, vehicle travelled history report pertaining to Your ride/trip from all applicable entities and authorities’. Moreover, You authorize all DMVs, RMVs, auto mechanics and all other entities and interested parties to release information to us regarding Your driving record and vehicle travel history.

4.3.       You have the right to request to Anydrive to discontinue the use of Your personal information. To withdraw Your consent to our collection and processing of Your information in future, You may do so by closing Your account.

4.4.       As You access and use Our services We collect information such as, but not limited to - phone number, email address, device make-details and IP address. We may disclose to third party services certain information to ensure fraud prevention. Please refer to the third party privacy policy for more details.

5.      How We collect Data

We collect Data in the following ways:

a.    data is given to Us by You; 

b.    data is collected automatically as You navigate through the Mobile Application and/or Website. Information collected automatically may include usage details, IP addresses and information collected through cookies and other tracking technologies.

c.    the Anydrive Mobile Application captures real-time pictures/photos through the camera on Your device and processes them on the device's storage in order to prevent fraudulent activities.

6.      Data that is given to Us by You

Anydrive will collect Your Data in a number of ways, for example:

a.    when You contact Us through the Mobile Application and/or Website, by telephone, post, e-mail or through any other means;

b.    when You register with Us and set up an account to receive our products/services;

c.    when You complete surveys that We use for research purposes (although You are not obliged to respond to them);

d.    when You enter a competition or promotion through a social media channel;

e.    when You elect to receive marketing communications from Us;

f.     when You use Our services;

in each case, in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

7.      Data that is collected automatically

To the extent that You access the Mobile Application and/or Website, We will collect Your Data automatically, for example:

a.    We automatically collect some information about Your browsing of the Mobile Application and/or Website. This information helps Us to make improvements to Mobile Application and/or Website content and navigation, and includes Your IP address, the date, times and frequency with which You access the Mobile Application and/or Website and the way You use and interact with its content;

b.    We will collect Your Data automatically via cookies, in line with the cookie settings on Your browser. For more information about cookies, and how We use them on the Website, see the section below, headed "Cookies".

8.      Our use of Data

8.1.       Any or all of the above Data may be required by Us from time to time in order to provide You with the best possible service and experience when using Our Mobile Application and/or Website. Specifically, Data may be used by Us for the following reasons:

a.    internal record keeping;

b.    improvement of Our products / services;

c.    transmission by email of marketing materials that may be of interest to You;

d.   contact for market research purposes which may be done using email, telephone, fax or mail. Such information may be used to customise or update the Mobile Application and/or Website;

e.   to present Our Mobile Application and/or Website and its contents to You;

f.    to provide You with information, products or services that You request from Us;

g.   to fulfill any other purpose for which You provide it;

h.   to provide You with notices about Your account on the Mobile Application and/or Website;

i.     to carry out Our obligations and enforce our rights arising from any contracts entered into between You and Us, including for billing and collection;

j.     to notify You about changes to Our Mobile Application and/or Website or any products or services We offer or provide though it;

k.    in any other way We may describe when You provide the information;

l.     for any other purpose with Your consent.

8.2.       We may also use Your information to contact You about our own and third-parties’ goods and services that may be of interest to You.

8.3.       We may use Your Data for the above purposes if We deem it necessary to do so for our legitimate interests. If You are not satisfied with this, You have the right to object in certain circumstances (see the section headed "Your rights" below).

8.4.       For the delivery of direct marketing to You via e-mail, we'll need Your consent, whether via an opt-in or soft-opt-in

a.    soft opt-in consent is a specific type of consent which applies when You have previously engaged with Us (for example, You contact Us to ask Us for more details about a particular product/service, and We are marketing similar products/services). Under "soft opt-in" consent, We will take Your consent as given unless You opt-out.

b.   for other types of e-marketing, We are required to obtain Your explicit consent; that is, You need to take positive and affirmative action when consenting by, for example, checking a tick box that we'll provide.

c.    if You are not satisfied about our approach to marketing, You have the right to withdraw consent at any time. To find out how to withdraw Your consent, see the section headed "Your rights" below.

8.5.       When You register with Us and set up an account to receive our services, the legal basis for this processing is the performance of a contract between You and Us and/or taking steps, at Your request, to enter into such a contract.

8.6.       We may use Your Data to show You adverts and other content on other websites. If You do not want Us to use Your data to show You adverts and other content on other websites, please turn off the relevant cookies (please refer to the section headed "Cookies" below).

9.      Who We share Data with

9.1.       We may disclose aggregated information about our users, and information that does not identify any individual, without restriction.

9.2.      We may disclose personal information that We collect or You provide as described in this privacy policy:

a.     to our subsidiaries and affiliates;

b.    to contractors, service providers and other third parties We use to support our business and who are bound by contractual obligations to keep personal information confidential and use it only for the purposes for which We disclose it to them;

c.     to a buyer or other successor in the event of a merger, divestiture, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution or other sale or transfer of some or all of Anydrive's assets, whether as a going concern or as part of bankruptcy, liquidation or similar proceeding, in which personal information held by Anydrive about our Mobile Application and/or Website users is among the assets transferred;

d.    to third parties to market their products or services to You if You have not opted out of these disclosures. We contractually require these third parties to keep personal information confidential and use it only for the purposes for which We disclose it to them;

e.    for any other purpose disclosed by Us when You provide the information;

f.     to other third parties and for other purposes, with Your consent;

9.3.       We may also disclose Your personal information:

a.     To comply with any court order, law or legal process, including to respond to any government or regulatory request.

b.    To enforce or apply our General Commercial Terms and Conditions and other agreements, including for billing and collection purposes.

c.     If We believe disclosure is necessary or appropriate to protect the rights, property, or safety of Anydrive, our customers or others. This includes exchanging information with other companies and organizations for the purposes of fraud protection and credit risk reduction.

10.  Keeping Data secure

10.1.    We will use technical and organisational measures to safeguard Your Data, for example:

a.    access to Your account is controlled by a password and a user name that is unique to You;

b.    we store Your Data on secure servers;

c.    payment details are encrypted using SSL technology (typically You will see a lock icon or green address bar (or both) in Your browser when We use this technology).

10.2.   Technical and organisational measures include measures to deal with any suspected data breach. If You suspect any misuse or loss or unauthorised access to Your Data, please let Us know immediately by contacting Us via this e-mail address: info@anydrive.io.

10.3.    If You want detailed information from Get Safe Online on how to protect Your information and Your computers and devices against fraud, identity theft, viruses and many other online problems, please visit www.getsafeonline.org.

11.  Data retention

We store and process Your personal data only as long as needed for the respective purpose. Moreover, data is stored and processed only if required for another purpose, such as to comply with legal requirements (such as retention obligations under tax or commercial laws). In this case, We limit further data processing to this purpose and the legal basis of further processing. Legal basis for the processing of data is performed on the following legal bases: Data processing for contract fulfillment: Article 6 Section 1 b) GDPR. Data processing based on Your consent: Article 6 Section 1 a) GDPR. Data processing for the pursuit of legitimate interests: Article 6 Section 1 f) GDPR. Data processing for compliance with legal requirements: Article 6 Section 1 c) GDPR Storage by providers in third-party countries "Appropriate safeguards" as defined by Art. 46 GDPR when using service providers as set forth in the section "Recipients of personal data" are provided by standard data protection clauses as approved or adopted by the European Commission, binding corporate rules, or similar instruments. Rights of data subjects: As a data subject affected by data processing, You have the right to information (Art. 15 GDPR), rectification (Art. 16 GDPR), data erasure (Art. 17 GDPR), restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR) and data portability (Art. 20 GDPR). Right to object For reasons relating to Your particular situation, You have the right to file an objection at any time to processing of Your personal data based on Art. 6 Section 1 e) GDPR (data processing in the public interest) or Art. 6 Section 1 f) GDPR (data processing based on a consideration of interests). If You file an objection, We will continue to process Your personal data only if We can document mandatory, legitimate reasons that outweigh Your interests, rights and freedoms, or if processing is for the assertion, exercise or defense of legal claims. To exercise Your right of objection send Us an email to info@anydrive.io.

12.  Your rights

12.1.    You have the following rights in relation to Your Data:

a.     Right to access - the right to request (i) copies of the information We hold about You at any time, or (ii) that We modify, update or delete such information. If We provide You with access to the information We hold about You, We will not charge You for this, unless Your request is "manifestly unfounded or excessive." Where We are legally permitted to do so, We may refuse Your request. If We refuse Your request, We will tell You the reasons why;

b.   Right to correct - the right to have Your Data rectified if it is inaccurate or incomplete;

c.   Right to erase - the right to request that We delete or remove Your Data from our systems;

d.   Right to restrict our use of Your Data - the right to "block" Us from using Your Data or limit the way in which We can use it;

e.   Right to data portability - the right to request that We move, copy or transfer Your Data;

f.    Right to object - the right to object to our use of Your Data including where We use it for our legitimate interests.

12.2.    To make enquiries, exercise any of Your rights set out above, or withdraw Your consent to the processing of Your Data (where consent is our legal basis for processing Your Data), please contact Us via this e-mail address: info@anydrive.io.

12.3.    If You are not satisfied with the way a complaint You make in relation to Your Data is handled by us, You may be able to refer Your complaint to the relevant data protection authority.

12.4.    It is important that the Data We hold about You is accurate and current. Please keep Us informed if Your Data changes during the period for which We hold it.

13.  Transfers outside the European Economic Area

13.1.    Data which We collect from You may be stored and processed in and transferred to countries outside of the UAE and the European Economic Area (EEA). For example, this could occur if our servers are located in a country outside the UAE or EEA or one of our service providers is situated in a country outside the UAE or EEA. We also share information with our group companies, some of which are located outside the UAE and EEA.

13.2.    We will only transfer Data outside the UAE and EEA where it is compliant with data protection legislation and the means of transfer provides adequate safeguards in relation to Your data, eg by way of data transfer agreement, incorporating the current standard contractual clauses adopted by the European Commission, or by signing up to the EU-US Privacy Shield Framework, in the event that the organisation in receipt of the Data is based in the United States of America.

13.3.    To ensure that Your Data receives an adequate level of protection, We have put in place appropriate safeguards and procedures with the third parties We share Your Data with. This ensures Your Data is treated by those third parties in a way that is consistent with the Data Protection Laws.

14.  Links to other websites

This Mobile Application and/or Website may, from time to time, provide links to other websites. We have no control over such websites and are not responsible for the content of these websites. This privacy policy does not extend to Your use of such websites. You are advised to read the privacy policy or statement of other websites prior to using them.

15.  Changes of business ownership and control

15.1.    Anydrive may, from time to time, expand or reduce Our business and this may involve the sale and/or the transfer of control of all or part of the ownership interests in Us. Data provided by Users will, where it is relevant to any part of our business so transferred, be transferred along with that part and the new owner or newly controlling party will, under the terms of this privacy policy, be permitted to use the Data for the purposes for which it was originally supplied to us.

15.2.    We may also disclose Data to a prospective purchaser of our business or any part of it.

15.3.    In the above instances, We will take steps with the aim of ensuring Your privacy is protected.

16.  Fraud prevention and identification check

Anydrive checks Your personal customer data against sanction lists and compliance lists within the framework of legal requirements and within its own legitimate interests. For fraud prevention purposes, Anydrive carries out an identity check which is done by our service provider Sum and Substance Limited, incorporated and registered in England with company number 09688671, whose registered office is at 80 Wood Ln Central Working White City London W12 0BZUs, as part of a manual reconciliation process. If You decide to validate Your ID card via our Mobile Application and/or Website, the images You have taken of Your driving license/ID card and the portrait picture You have taken Yourself will be collected and processed for the purposes of validating Your driving license/ID card. The driving license data/ID card are read out electronically from the pictures of Your driving license/ID card You have taken, and the pictures of Your face are compared with the driving license/ID card pictures (face match). These images are stored as permanent proof of driving license/ID card control. These image files are verified by our service provider Sum and Substance Limited, incorporated and registered in England with company number 09688671, whose registered office is at 80 Wood Ln Central Working White City London W12 0BZ. Us, as part of a manual reconciliation process.

17.  More information of third parties involvement

Anydrive uses external IT service providers who provide server infrastructure, IT maintenance tasks or extensive IT solutions (such as cloud services) and software solutions on behalf of Anydrive. Anydrive uses external service providers for invoice archiving purposes. Governmental authorities, courts, external advisors, and similar third parties that are public bodies or other authorized third parties, provided that the facts described above are present (e.g. administrative offences or a legal obligation to provide information or account suspension due to unauthorized use). For the organization of marketing activities and promotions, personal customer data are partly transferred to service providers used for these purposes. Anydrive uses external service providers for market research purposes. Anydrive transfers Your personal data to shipping companies if processing is required for communication by post. Anydrive uses external service providers to provide our customer service. For this purpose, personal customer data is transferred to these service providers. Anydrive processes Your data in countries where the EU Commission and the UAE governmental authorities have established an adequate level of data protection. In the following cases, processing takes place in countries where the EU Commission and the UAE governmental authorities have not established an adequate level of data protection. We have ensured an adequate level of data protection by providing for appropriate safeguards, in particular, by entering into agreements with the recipients of personal data based on so called EU standard contractual clauses issued by the European Commission pursuant to Art. 46 para. 2 GDPR and in full compliance with the applicable Data Protection Laws.

18.  Cookies

18.1.    This Website may place and access certain Cookies on Your computer. Anydrive uses Cookies to improve Your experience of using the Website and to improve our range of services. Anydrive has carefully chosen these Cookies and has taken steps to ensure that Your privacy is protected and respected at all times.

18.2.    All Cookies used by this Website are used in accordance with current UK, EU Cookie Law and the applicable Data Protection Laws.

18.3.    Before the Website places Cookies on Your computer, You will be presented with a message bar requesting Your consent to set those Cookies. By giving Your consent to the placing of Cookies, You are enabling Us to provide a better experience and service to You. You may, if You wish, deny consent to the placing of Cookies; however certain features of the Website may not function fully or as intended.

18.4.    The technologies We use for this automatic data collection may include:

a.    Cookies (or browser cookies). A cookieis a small file placed on the hard drive of Your computer;

b.    Flash Cookies. Certain features of our Website may use local stored objects (or Flash cookies) to collect and store information about Your preferences and navigation to, from and on our Website. Flash cookies are not managed by the same browser settings as are used for browser cookies;

c.    Web Beacons. Pages of the Website and our e-mails may contain small electronic files known as web beacons (also referred to as clear gifs. pixel tags and single-pixel gifs) that permit us, for example, to count users who have visited those pages or opened an e-mail and for other related website statistics (for example, recording the popularity of certain website content and verifying system and server integrity).

18.5.    We do not collect personal Information automatically, but We may tie this information to personal information about You that We collect from other sources or You provide to Us.

18.6.    As You navigate through and interact with our Mobile Application and/or Website, We may automatically collect certain information about Your equipment, browsing actions and patterns, including:

a.     Details of Your visits to our Mobile Application and/or Website, including traffic data, location data, logs and other communication data and the resources that You access and use on the Mobile Application and/or Website

b.    Information about Your computer/mobile device and internet connection, including Your IP address, operating system and browser type.

18.7.    The information We collect automatically is statistical data, and does not identify any individual. It helps Us to improve our Mobile Application and/or Website and to deliver a better and more personalized service by enabling Us to:

a.    Estimate our audience size and usage patterns;

b.    Store information about Your preferences, allowing Us to customize our Mobile Application and/or Website according to Your individual interests;

c.    Speed up Your searches;

d.    Recognize You when You return to our Mobile Application and/or Website.

18.8.    This Website may place the following Cookies:

Type of Cookie
Purpose
Strictly necessary cookies
These are cookies that are required for the operation of our website. They include, for example, cookies that enable You to log into secure areas of our website.
Analytical/performance cookies
They allow Us to recognise and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around our website when they are using it. This helps Us to improve the way our website works, for example, by ensuring that users are finding what they are looking for easily.
Functionality cookies
These are used to recognise You when You return to our website. This enables Us to personalise our content for You, greet You by name and remember Your preferences (for example, Your choice of language or region).
Targeting cookies
These cookies record Your visit to our website, the pages You have visited and the links You have followed. We will use this information to make our website and the advertising displayed on it more relevant to Your interests. We may also share this information with third parties for this purpose.

18.9.  You can choose to enable or disable Cookies in Your internet browser. By default, most internet browsers accept Cookies but this can be changed. For further details, please consult the help menu in Your internet browser.

18.10. You can choose to delete Cookies at any time; however You may lose any information that enables You to access the Website more quickly and efficiently including, but not limited to, personalisation settings.

18.11. It is recommended that You ensure that Your internet browser is up-to-date and that You consult the help and guidance provided by the developer of Your internet browser if You are unsure about adjusting Your privacy settings.

18.12. For more information generally on cookies, including how to disable them, please refer to aboutcookies.org. You will also find details on how to delete cookies from Your computer

18.13. Third-party Advertiser Use of Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies

18.14. Some advertisements on the Website are served by third-party advertisers, ad networks and ad servers. These third parties may use cookies alone or in conjunction with web beacons or other tracking technologies to collect information about our users. This may include information about users’ behavior on this and other websites to serve them interested-based (behavioral) advertising. We do not control these third parties’ tracking technologies or how they may be used. If You have any questions about an advertisement, You should contact the responsible advertiser directly.

19.  General

19.1.     You may not transfer any of Your rights under this privacy policy to any other person. We may transfer our rights under this privacy policy where We reasonably believe Your rights will not be affected.

19.2.    If any court or competent authority finds that any provision of this privacy policy (or part of any provision) is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that provision or part-provision will, to the extent required, be deemed to be deleted, and the validity and enforceability of the other provisions of this privacy policy will not be affected.

19.3.    Unless otherwise agreed, no delay, act or omission by a party in exercising any right or remedy will be deemed a waiver of that, or any other, right or remedy.

19.4.    Anydrive reserves the right to remove or edit content, refuse service, terminate accounts, or cancel plans or orders at its sole discretion.

19.5.    All the calls made on Customer Care Service number are recorded for internal quality and training purposes and the same cannot be shared with the customers.

19.6.    We are not responsible for the privacy policies of websites to which it links. If You provide any information to such third parties different rules regarding the collection and use of Your personal information may apply. We strongly suggest You review such third party’s privacy policies before providing any data to them. We are not responsible for the policies or practices of third parties. Please be aware that Our sites may contain links to other sites on the Internet that are owned and operated by third parties. The information practices of those websites linked to Our Website is not covered by this Policy. These other sites may send their own cookies or clear GIFs to Users, collect data or solicit personally identifiable information. We cannot control this collection of information. You should contact these entities directly if You have any questions about their use of the information that they collect.

20.  Changes to this privacy policy

Anydrive reserves the right to change this privacy policy as We may deem necessary from time to time or as may be required by law. Any changes will be immediately posted on the Mobile Application and/or Website and You are deemed to have accepted the terms of the privacy policy on Your first use of the Mobile Application and/or Website following the alterations. You may contact by email at info@anydrive.io.

21.  Information Security & Data Retention Policy:

21.1.    We will retain User provided data for as long as You use the Mobile Application and for a reasonable time thereafter. We will retain Automatically Collected information for up to 24 months and thereafter may store it in aggregate. If You’d like us to delete User Provided Data that You have provided via the Application, please contact us at info@anydrive.io and we will respond in a reasonable time. Please note that some or all of the User Provided Data may be required in order for the Application to function properly.

21.2.    We take precautions – including administrative, technical and physical measures – to safeguard Your personal information against loss, misuse or theft, as well as against destruction, alteration, disclosure and unauthorized access. For this purpose, Anydrive adopts internal reviews of the data collection, storage and processing practices and security measures, including appropriate encryption and physical security measures to guard against unauthorized access to systems, where Anydrive stores Your Personal Information, provided that Your right to claim damages shall be limited to the right to claim only statutory damages under the applicable Data Protection Laws and You hereby waive and release Anydrive from any claim of damages under contract or under tort.

21.3.    When You use Our services or post on the Website, some of the Personal Information You share is visible to other users and can be read, collected, or used by them. You are responsible for such Personal Information You choose to submit in these instances. For example, if You list Your name and email address on the Website, that information is public. Further, You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of Your account and for restricting access to Your computer or cell phone where Anydrive Application is installed, and You agree to accept responsibility for all activities that occur under Your account.

21.4.    Anydrive may share Your Information with third parties under a confidentiality arrangement, which inter alia provides for that such third parties not disclosing the Information further unless such disclosure is for the purposes defined under the respective confidentiality arrangements. However, Anydrive is not responsible for any breach of security or for any actions of any third parties that receive Your Personal Information. Anydrive is not liable for any loss or injury caused to You as a result of You providing Your Personal Information to third party (including any third party websites, even if links to such third party websites are provided on the Mobile Application and/or Website).

21.5.    Notwithstanding anything contained in this Policy or elsewhere, Anydrive shall not be held responsible for any loss, damage or misuse of Your Personal Information, if such loss, damage or misuse is attributable to a Force Majeure Event (as defined below).

21.6.    A Force Majeure Event' shall mean any event that is beyond the reasonable control of Anydrive and shall include, without limitation, sabotage, fire, flood, explosion, acts of God, civil commotion, strikes or industrial action of any kind, riots, insurrection, war, acts of government, computer hacking, unauthorised access to computer, computer system or computer network, computer crashes, breach of security and encryption (provided beyond reasonable commercial control of Anydrive), power or electricity failure or unavailability of adequate power or electricity.

21.7.    While We will endeavour to take all reasonable and appropriate steps to keep secure any Personal Information which We hold about You and prevent unauthorized access, You acknowledge that the internet or computer networks are not fully secure and that We cannot provide any absolute assurance regarding the security of Your Personal Information. Please exercise reasonable caution when determining what Personal Information You disclose via the Mobile Application and/or Website.

21.8.    You agree that all Personal Information shall be retained till such time required for the purpose or required under applicable law, whichever is later. Non-Personal Information will be retained indefinitely.