HELLO AWARDS

HELLO Awards (“HELLO Awards,” “we,” “our,” or “us”) is committed to safeguarding the privacy, confidentiality, and integrity of all personal and organizational information collected through our website, digital platforms, nomination systems, communications, events, and associated services. This Privacy Policy outlines the manner in which HELLO Awards collects, processes, stores, discloses, and protects information obtained from users, nominees, participants, sponsors, partners, visitors, and stakeholders.

By accessing or using www.helloawards.com (“Website”), submitting information, participating in any event, or engaging with our services, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agreed to this Privacy Policy.

1. Information Collection

HELLO Awards may collect various categories of information including, but not limited to:

Personal Information
  • Full Name
  • Designation
  • Mobile Number
  • Email Address
  • Postal Address
  • Government-issued identification where required
Organizational Information
  • Company Name
  • Business Profile
  • Industry Category
  • Website and Social Media Details
  • Professional Achievements
Technical Information
  • IP Address
  • Browser Type
  • Device Information
  • Geographic Location
  • Website Usage Analytics
Transactional Information
  • Payment Details
  • Billing Information
  • Registration Records
  • Sponsorship Transactions
2. Purpose of Information Usage

The information collected may be utilized for lawful and legitimate purposes, including:

  • Award nomination processing
  • Eligibility verification
  • Communication and customer support
  • Event administration and coordination
  • Media and promotional activities
  • Sponsorship management
  • Marketing and branding initiatives
  • Legal and regulatory compliance
  • Statistical analysis and business intelligence
  • Website optimization and security monitoring
3. Confidentiality & Data Protection

HELLO Awards adopts commercially reasonable administrative, technical, and operational safeguards to protect information from unauthorised access, misuse, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. However, no electronic transmission or storage mechanism can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

Users acknowledge that internet-based communications may carry inherent security risks.

4. Data Sharing & Disclosure

HELLO Awards shall not sell personal information to third parties. Information may be shared only under the following circumstances:

  • Internal evaluation and administration
  • Jury assessment processes
  • Technology and payment service providers
  • Legal or regulatory authorities
  • Media and promotional partnerships related to award activities
  • Authorised event and operational partners

All such disclosures shall be limited to operational necessity.

5. Media & Promotional Rights

Participants authorise HELLO Awards to use submitted information, photographs, videos, logos, interviews, and event-related materials for promotional, archival, editorial, public relations, advertising, digital marketing, and educational purposes without additional compensation unless otherwise agreed in writing.

6. Data Retention

HELLO Awards reserves the right to retain submitted information for operational, legal, accounting, archival, historical, and promotional purposes for a duration deemed appropriate under applicable laws and business requirements.

7. Third-Party Links

The Website may contain links to external websites or services. HELLO Awards shall not be responsible for the content, privacy practices, or policies of such third-party websites.

8. User Rights

Subject to applicable laws, users may request:

  • Access to stored information
  • Correction of inaccurate information
  • Withdrawal of marketing communication consent
  • Deletion where legally permissible

Requests may be addressed to: privacy@helloawards.com

9. Policy Modifications

HELLO Awards reserves the right to amend, revise, or modify this Privacy Policy at any time without prior notice. Updated versions shall become effective upon publication on the Website.

10. Governing Law

This Privacy Policy shall be governed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of India. Jurisdiction shall vest exclusively with the competent courts located in Tamil Nadu, India.