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Privacy Policy for Rightika

Effective Date: November 1, 2024

1. Introduction

Welcome to Rightika.This Privacy Policy explains how Rightika Inc., located at 6 Leonard St, Unit 38, Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada ("Rightika," "we," "us," or "our"), collects, uses, shares, and protects your personal information when you use our international film marketplace platform (the "Service").

This policy applies to all users of our Service, including those who buy film licenses ("Buyers"), those who sell film licenses ("Sellers"), and general visitors to our website.

We are committed to protecting your privacy in compliance with global privacy laws, including the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA).

As a company based in Canada, we note that the European Commission has recognized Canada (specifically its commercial law, PIPEDA) as providing an adequate level of data protection.

2. Information We Collect

We collect personal information in three main ways:

A. Information You Provide to Us

  • Account Information: When you register for an account (as a Buyer or Seller), we collect information such as your name, email address, password, and company name (if applicable).
  • Sign-In with Google / Apple (SSO): If you choose to register or log in using Google, we will receive your name, email address, and profile picture as permitted by your Google settings.
  • If you choose to register or log in using Apple, we will receive your name and email address. If you use Apple's "Hide My Email" feature, we will receive a random, unique email address.
  • Seller Profile & Verification: Sellers may be required to provide additional information for their public profile (e.g., biography, portfolio) and for verification purposes, which may include government-issued identification or business registration documents, and bank account information for payouts.
  • Transaction Information: When Buyers make a purchase, we collect information related to the transaction, such as billing address and transaction details.
  • Communications: When you contact us via email ([email protected]) or our support channels, we collect the information you provide in your communications.
  • User-Generated Content: We collect the films, metadata (descriptions, genres, tags), and any comments or reviews you upload or post to the Service.

B.Information We Collect Automatically

  • Log and Usage Data: We automatically collect information when you access our Service, including your IP address, browser type, operating system, pages viewed, access times, and the referring URL.
  • Device Information: We collect information about the device you use to access our Service, such as the hardware model and device identifiers.
  • Cookies and Tracking Technologies: We use cookies, pixels, and similar technologies to operate the Service, understand user activity, and for marketing purposes. For detailed information, please see our separate Cookie Policy .

C. Information from Third Parties

We may receive information about you from third-party services, such as:

  • Payment Processors: .
  • We use third-party payment processors like Stripe, PayPal to handle transactions. We do not collect or store your full credit card information. Our payment processor provides us with confirmation of payment and limited information about your payment method (e.g., last four digits and card type).
  • Analytics Providers: We use services like Google Analytics to help us understand how users interact with our Service.

3. How We Use Your Information (Purpose of Processing)

We use your personal information for the following purposes:

  • To Provide and Manage the Service: To create your account, process transactions, facilitate the licensing of content between Buyers and Sellers, and manage payouts.
  • To Communicate With You: To send service-related announcements, security alerts, support messages, and invoices.
  • For Security and Fraud Prevention: To verify identity, monitor for fraudulent or malicious activity, and protect the integrity of our platform.
  • For Legal Compliance: To comply with legal obligations, tax laws, and to respond to lawful requests from authorities (e.g., copyright takedown notices).
  • For Analytics and Improvement: To understand how our Service is used, diagnose technical issues, and improve our user experience.
  • For Marketing: To send you marketing communications about our products and services [email protected] You can opt out of this at any time.

4. Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR Requirement)

If you are in the European Economic Area (EEA), we process your personal data only on the following legal bases:

  • Performance of a Contract: We process your data to provide the Service you requested and to fulfill our obligations under our Terms of Service (e.g., creating your account, processing your film license purchase).
  • Legitimate Interests: We process your data for our legitimate interests, such as improving the Service, marketing, and preventing fraud, provided that these interests are not overridden by your fundamental rights and freedoms.
  • Consent: We will ask for your explicit consent to process your data for specific purposes, such as sending marketing newsletters or using non-essential cookies. You can withdraw your consent at any time.
  • Legal Obligation: We may be required to process your data to comply with a legal or regulatory obligation.

5. How We Share Your Information

We do not "sell" your personal information in the traditional sense. We share it only in the following circumstances:

  • Between Buyers and Sellers: To facilitate transactions, we share necessary information between parties. For example, a Seller may see the username or company name of a Buyer who licensed their film.
  • With Service Providers (Sub-processors): We share information with third-party vendors who perform services on our behalf, such as payment processing , cloud hosting , analytics , and email delivery . These providers are contractually bound to protect your data.
  • For Legal Reasons: We may disclose your information if we believe it is required by law, subpoena, or other legal process, or to protect the rights, property, or safety of Rightika, our users, or the public.
  • In Business Transfers: If Rightika is involved in a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction.

6. International Data Transfers

Your personal information will be processed in Canada, where Rightika is headquartered. It may also be processed in other countries where our third-party service providers are located (such as the United States).

  • Transfers from the EU/EEA: As noted, the European Commission recognizes Canada as providing an adequate level of data protection. For transfers to other countries (like the U.S.), we rely on approved data transfer mechanisms such as the Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) or the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework to ensure your data is protected.

7.Data Security and Retention

Security: We implement robust technical and organizational measures (such as SSL encryption, access controls, and secure hosting) designed to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure.

Retention: We retain your personal information for as long as you have an active account with us. We will also retain data as necessary to comply with our legal obligations (e.g., tax and accounting), resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements.

8. Your Data Protection Rights

You have specific rights regarding your personal information, depending on your location.

A. Your Rights Under GDPR (For EEA/EU Residents)

  • Right of Access: To request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
  • Right to Rectification: To ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete data.
  • Right to Erasure ("Right to be Forgotten"): To request the deletion of your personal data, subject to certain conditions.
  • Right to Restrict Processing: To request that we limit the processing of your data.
  • Right to Data Portability: To receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format.
  • Right to Object: To object to processing based on our legitimate interests or for direct marketing.

To exercise these rights, please contact us at [email protected] You also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local Data Protection Authority.

B. Your Rights Under CCPA/CPRA (For California Residents)

  • Right to Know/Access: To know what personal information we have collected, used, disclosed, and "sold" or "shared" in the past 12 months.
  • Right to Delete: To request the deletion of your personal information.
  • Right to Opt-Out of Sale/Sharing: 

  • Option 1 (If you DO NOT Share): "Rightika does not 'sell' or 'share' your personal information as defined by the CCPA/CPRA."
  • Option 2 (If you DO Share/Use Ad Pixels): "We may 'share' (as defined by CPRA) your information with advertising partners. You have the right to opt out of this sharing. You can exercise this right by clicking the 'Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information' link in our website footer."
  • Right to Correct: To request the correction of inaccurate personal information.
  • Right to Limit Use of Sensitive Personal Information: We do not use Sensitive Personal Information for purposes other than those permitted by law (e.g., verification).
  • Right to Non-Discrimination: We will not discriminate against you for exercising your CCPA rights.

To exercise your CCPA rights, please contact us at [email protected] 

9. Publicly Available Business Information

Rightika may collect and process publicly available business information relating to motion pictures, television productions, production companies, distributors, sales agents, broadcasters, and related industry participants.
Such information may be used for indexing, discovery, analytics, market intelligence, recommendation systems, and facilitating business introductions between industry participants.

10. Children's Privacy

Our Service is not intended for or directed at individuals under the age of . We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If we learn we have, we will take steps to delete it.

11. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any significant changes by posting the new policy on this page and updating the "Effective Date" at the top. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

12. Contact Us

If you have any questions, concerns, or complaints about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us.

Data Controller: Rightika Inc.6 Leonard St, Unit 38 Richmond Hill, Ontario Canada

Email:  [email protected]
Privacy Contact: [email protected]
General Inquiries: [email protected]
Phone: +16476337077