Privacy Policy

Last updated: 1st October 2025

1. Introduction:

Welcome to anchors! ALPHAHIVE ANCHORS PVT LTD ("anchors," "we," "us," or "our") operates https://www.anchors.in/ (hereinafter referred to as "Platform" or "Service").

Our Privacy Policy governs your visit to https://www.anchors.in/, and explains how we collect, safeguard and disclose information that results from your use of our Service.

We use your data to provide and improve Service. By using Service, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy. Unless otherwise defined in this Privacy Policy, the terms used in this Privacy Policy have the same meanings as in our Terms and Conditions.

Our Terms and Conditions ("Terms") govern all use of our Service and together with the Privacy Policy constitutes your agreement with us ("agreement").

2. Definitions:

  • Platform or Service: Refers to the https://www.anchors.in/ website operated by anchors.
  • Creator/Influencer: Individuals or entities, and their authorized agents or employees, using the Service for purposes including but not limited to creating media kits, participating in marketing campaigns, and creating content.
  • Brand/Company: Companies or their representatives, including any authorized agents or employees, using the Service for purposes including but not limited to connecting with Influencers.
  • User/Users ("you", "You", "Your"): Refers to any individual accessing or using the Service, whether as a creator/influencer or a brand/company representative. This term also includes any entity on whose behalf an individual accesses the Service.
  • Subscription: The payment plan chosen by User to access the Service.
  • Data/Content: This encompasses all data about a living individual who can be identified from those data (or from those and other information either in our possession or likely to come into our possession), including but not limited to text, images, multimedia, and other types of user-generated content. This category also includes data collected automatically either generated by the use of the Service or from the Service infrastructure itself (for example, the duration of a page visit).
  • Cookies: They are small files stored on your device (computer or mobile device).

3. Types of Data Collected

1. Information You Provide to Us:

  • Registration and Profile Information: When you register on Service, you provide us with your name, email address, contact information, professional details, and other personal information.
  • Content Data: For Creator, we collect data related to the content you create and give us access to on our platform, including posts, likes, comments, analytics and interactions with Brand.
  • Transactional Information: For Brand, we collect information related to your marketing campaigns, including campaign specifics and budget details.

2. Information We Collect Automatically:

  • Usage Data: We track User interactions with our platform to improve our services and enhance user experience. This includes log files and device information.
  • Cookies and Tracking Technologies: We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to manage and maintain your session on our platform. Cookies are files with a small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies are sent to your browser from a website and stored on your device. Other tracking technologies are also used such as beacons, tags and scripts to collect and track information and to improve and analyze our Service. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Service.
  • (a) Session Cookies: We use Session Cookies to operate our Service.
    (b) Preference Cookies: We use Preference Cookies to remember your preferences and various settings.
    (c) Security Cookies: We use Security Cookies for security purposes.

3. Other Data:

While using our Service, we may also collect the following information: sex, age, date of birth, place of birth, passport details, citizenship, registration at place of residence and actual address, telephone number (work, mobile), details of documents on education, qualification, professional training, information on marital status, adhaar (or other taxpayer identification) number and other data.

4. Use of Data

  • To provide, maintain, and improve our Service;
  • To notify you about changes to our Service;
  • To allow you to participate in interactive features of our Service when you choose to do so;
  • To provide customer support;
  • To gather analysis or valuable information so that we can improve our Service;
  • To monitor the usage of our Service;
  • To detect, prevent, and address technical issues;
  • To fulfill any other purpose for which you provide it;
  • To carry out our obligations and enforce our rights arising from any contracts entered into between you and us, including for billing and collection;
  • To provide you with notices about your account and/or subscription, including expiration and renewal notices, email instructions, etc.;
  • To provide you with news, special offers, and general information about other goods, services, and events which we offer that are similar to those that you have already purchased or enquired about unless you have opted not to receive such information;
  • In any other way we may describe when you provide the information;
  • For any other purpose with your consent.

5. Retention of Data

We will retain your Personal Data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your Personal Data to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations (for example, if we are required to retain your data to comply with applicable laws), resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies.

We will also retain Usage Data for internal analysis purposes. Usage Data is generally retained for a shorter period, except when this data is used to strengthen the security or to improve the functionality of our Service, or we are legally obligated to retain this data for longer time periods.

6. Sharing Your Information

We do not sell or rent your personal data. We share information with third-party service providers who assist us in operating our platform, under confidentiality agreements. Additionally, we may share information if required by law, to protect our rights, or to comply with judicial proceedings. Under certain circumstances, personal information may be disclosed to law enforcement or in response to valid requests by public authorities. In the event of a merger, acquisition, or asset sale, your personal information may be transferred.

Furthermore, your information may be shared with our subsidiaries and affiliates; contractors, service providers, and other third parties we use to support our business; to fulfill the purpose for which you provide it; and for any other purpose disclosed by us when you provide the information.

7. Data Security

The security of your data is important to us but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

8. Your Rights

Users have rights to access, update, correct, delete, or restrict the use of their personal data. You can manage your data through your account settings or contact us directly for complex requests at support@anchors.in.

When Users request deletion of your account or data, we erase all personal and activity records associated with you. However, we continue to retain:

  • Your email ID, solely for compliance purposes and to prevent fraudulent re-registrations.
  • Collaboration data from campaigns you participated in, as this information is considered the property of the Brand.

All other data is permanently deleted.

9. Compliance with Information Technology Act, 2000 (IT Act)

  • Personal information is collected for defined purposes and undergoes lawful processing.
  • Consent is obtained clearly and transparently, with provisions for Users to withdraw at any time.
  • Data is securely stored and retained only as long as necessary for its intended purpose or as required by law.
  • Strong security measures are implemented to prevent unauthorized access and data breaches.
  • Users can access and rectify their data, ensuring accuracy and up-to-dateness.
  • Information is disclosed to third parties only for legitimate purposes, in line with our privacy policy.
  • We commit to notifying users and authorities timely if a data breach occurs.

10. Your Data Protection Rights under the California Privacy Protection Act (CalOPPA)

CalOPPA is the first state law in the nation to require commercial websites and online services to post a privacy policy. The law's reach stretches well beyond California to require a person or company in the United States (and conceivable the world) that operates websites collecting personally identifiable information from California consumers to post a conspicuous privacy policy on its website stating exactly the information being collected and those individuals with whom it is being shared, and to comply with this policy. – See more at: https://consumercal.org/about-cfc/cfc-education-foundation/california-online-privacy-protection-act-caloppa-3/

According to CalOPPA we agree to the following:

  • (a) Users can visit our site anonymously;
  • (b) Our Privacy Policy link includes the word "Privacy", and can easily be found on the page specified above on the home page of our website;
  • (c) Users will be notified of any privacy policy changes on our Privacy Policy Page;
  • (d) Users are able to change their personal information by emailing us at support@anchors.in

Our Policy on "Do Not Track" Signals:
We honor Do Not Track signals and do not track, plant cookies, or use advertising when a Do Not Track browser mechanism is in place. Do Not Track is a preference you can set in your web browser to inform websites that you do not want to be tracked.
You can enable or disable Do Not Track by visiting the Preferences or Settings page of your web browser.

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. The latest version will always be posted on our platform, with the effective date at the top. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

12. Contact Us

If you have questions about this privacy policy or our privacy practices, please email us at support@anchors.in