PRIVACY POLICY
1. Introduction
This Privacy Policy governs your use of the Seychelles Broadcasting Corporation (SBC) OTT Service, also referred to as SBC+
The SBC’s OTT platform has been developed and implemented by UniqCast (www.uniqcast.com).
The policy informs users on the SBC’s policies with respect to the collection, use, and disclosure of
Personal Information.
“Personal Information” in this policy is defined as information that could reasonably personally identify you as an individual. Examples would include your name, mailing and e-mail addresses, age, birthday, telephone number, picture and voice recording.
This policy describes the types of Personal Information that we collect, how we collect it, why we collect it and what we use it for.
We will not use or share your information with anyone except as described in this Privacy Policy.
2. Information Collection and Use
2.1 User Provided Information
The SBC+ platform and applications obtain the information you provide when you register with the service.
You must register to be able to use the Applications and Services on SBC+ .
Registration is via the SBC+ selfcare portal.
When you register, we will request that you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information, including but not limited to Name, Email, Phone Number.
The information that we request will be retained by us and used as described in this privacy policy.
The Personal Information that we collect can also be used for providing and improving the Service.
We may also use the information you provided us to contact you from time to time to provide you with important information, required notices and marketing promotions.
Contest/Competition
We may collect Personal Information when you enter a contest or other promotional activities through our SBC+ services, when you participate in interactive online activities and/or when you contact us to make requests or comment on our services.
You will be required to register for these features, particularly if you wish to enter a contest or promotional activity or leave comments.
If you register, and in the process provide us with Personal Information, rest assured that any such information you provide will not be shared with any third-party organization except with your express consent.
Emergency Situations
We may also use or disclose Personal Information if required to do so by law or in the good faith we believe that such action is necessary to:
a) conform to applicable law or comply with legal process served on us or the platform
b) protect and defend our rights or property, the platform or our users
c) act under emergency circumstances to protect the personal safety of SBC personnel, our affiliates, agents, or the users of the Platform or the public.
Children’s Privacy
This service and its applications are not intended to be used by anyone under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 16. In the case we discover that a child under 16 has provided us with personal information, we immediately delete this from our servers. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us so that we will be able to take necessary actions.
2.2 Automatically Collected Information
In addition, the SBC+ Service and its Applications may collect certain information automatically, including, but not limited to, the type of mobile device you use, your mobile device’s unique device ID, the IP address of your mobile device, your mobile operating system, the type of mobile Internet browsers you use, and information about the way you use the applications.
Log Data
We want to inform you that whenever you use our OTT service / applications and in case of an error in the app, we collect data and information (through third-party products) called Log Data. This Log Data may include information such as your device Internet Protocol (“IP”) address, device name, operating system version, the configuration of the app when utilizing our Service, the time and date of your use of the Service, and other statistics.
Geo-Location
When you use the OTT platform and applications, we may use GPS technology (or other similar technology) to determine your current location in order to determine the city and country you are located within and display a location map. We will not share your current location with other users or partners.
If you do not want us to use your location for the purposes set forth above, you should turn off the location services for the mobile application located in your account settings or in your mobile phone settings and/or within the mobile application.
Cookies
Cookies are files with a small amount of data that are commonly used as anonymous unique identifiers. These are sent to your browser from the websites that you visit and are stored on your device’s internal memory.
Our OTT platform and applications does not use these “cookies” explicitly. However, the platform or apps may use third-party code and libraries that use “cookies” to collect information and improve their services. You have the option to either accept or refuse these cookies and know when a cookie is being sent to your device.
If you choose to refuse our cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of the SBC+ Service.
3.Third Parties
We will share your information with third parties only in the ways that are described in this privacy statement.
We may disclose User Provided and Automatically Collected Information:
a) as required by law, such as to comply with a subpoena, or similar legal process;
b) when we believe in good faith that disclosure is necessary to protect our rights, protect your safety or the safety of others, investigate fraud, or respond to a government request;
c) with our trusted services providers who work on our behalf, do not have an independent use of the information we disclose to them, and have agreed to adhere to the rules set forth in this privacy statement
d) if UniqCast, our OTT service developer, is involved in a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or a portion of its assets, you will be notified accordingly through a prominent notice on our application/platform of any change in ownership or uses of this information, as well as any choices you may have regarding this information.
3.1 Service Providers
We may employ third-party stakeholders and individuals due to the following reasons:
- To facilitate our service on the application;
- To provide the service on SBC+ on our behalf;
- To assist us in analyzing how our service on SBC+ is
We want to inform users of this app service that these third parties will have access to your Personal Information. The reason is to perform the tasks assigned to them on our behalf. However, they are obligated not to disclose or use the information for any other purpose.
3.2 Third-Party links/ advertisers
This SBC+ service may contain links to other sites (e.g. advertisers).
If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that site. Note that these external sites may not be operated by us. Therefore, we strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of these websites. We have no control over, and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.
Except as otherwise detailed in this Privacy Policy, your Personal Information will not be shared with third parties. Any third-party promotions and offers will only be made available through us on behalf of the third parties.
4. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time.
We will notify you via email or text of any changes or by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page with a notification. These changes are effective immediately after they are posted on this page.
If you are not registered on the SBC+ service, you are advised to review this page periodically for any changes.
5. Consent
By using the SBC+ applications and services, you are consenting to our processing of your information as set forth in this Privacy Policy now and as amended by us in the future.
6. Contacting Us
If you have any questions or concerns about our Privacy Policy, do not hesitate to contact us at ott@sbc.sc