Last Updated: July 2026
Welcome to QI Media (“QI Media“, “we“, “our“, or “us“).
QI Media respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, store, process, and safeguard your information when you access or use any Platform or Service operated by QI Media.
This Privacy Policy governs your access to and use of any website, web application, mobile application, online platform, digital property, community platform, event platform, communication channel, publication, software, product, service, program, initiative, campaign, or any other platform or offering owned, operated, managed, licensed, administered, controlled, or otherwise made available by QI Media or any of its affiliates, subsidiaries, parent entities, divisions, brands, products, business units, successors, assigns, or authorized representatives (collectively referred to as the “Platform” or “Services”).
Without limitation, our Services may include:
- Business ecosystem and business enablement initiatives
- Networking platforms and founder communities
- Membership programs
- Business communities
- Events, conferences, webinars, workshops, exhibitions, and meetups
- Strategic partnerships and collaboration programs
- Public Relations (PR) services
- Press Release Writing
- Press Release Distribution
- Newswire Distribution
- Media Outreach
- Sponsored Content
- Editorial Publishing
- Founder Branding
- Executive Profiling
- Business directories
- Knowledge-sharing platforms
- Educational resources
- Digital marketing services
- Brand visibility initiatives
- Media platforms and digital publications
- Software, APIs, mobile applications, communication channels, newsletters, and any present or future products or services introduced by QI Media
By accessing, browsing, registering on, subscribing to, purchasing, participating in, contributing to, submitting information to, communicating with, or otherwise using any of our Platforms or Services, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy and consent to the collection, use, disclosure, storage, and processing of your information as described herein.
If you do not agree with this Privacy Policy, you should immediately discontinue accessing or using our Platforms and Services.
This Privacy Policy applies to all individuals and entities interacting with QI Media, including but not limited to:
- Visitors
- Users
- Customers
- Clients
- Members
- Subscribers
- Contributors
- Authors
- Speakers
- Event participants
- Sponsors
- Advertisers
- Publishers
- Journalists
- Vendors
- Contractors
- Service providers
- Business partners
- Affiliates
- Organizations
- Institutions
- Any other individual or entity using our Platforms or Services
This Privacy Policy should be read together with our:
- Terms & Conditions
- Disclaimer
- Cookie Policy
- Refund & Cancellation Policy (where applicable)
- Community Guidelines (where applicable)
- Event-specific Terms (where applicable)
- Service-specific agreements, quotations, proposals, subscriptions, memberships, statements of work, invoices, order forms, or any other contractual documents issued by QI Media.
Where a separately executed written agreement contains privacy or confidentiality provisions relating to a specific Service, those provisions shall prevail only to the extent of any inconsistency. In all other respects, this Privacy Policy shall continue to apply.
1. Information We Collect
Depending upon how you interact with our Platforms and Services, we may collect various categories of information, including but not limited to:
A. Personal Information
This may include:
- Full name
- Company or organization name
- Job title
- Email address
- Mobile number
- Telephone number
- Postal address
- Billing address
- Shipping address
- Date of birth (where applicable)
- Profile photograph
- Government-issued identification (where legally required)
- Tax-related information (where applicable)
B. Business Information
Where relevant to the Services you request, we may collect:
- Company profile
- Business description
- Industry
- Website URLs
- Social media profiles
- Brand assets
- Logos
- Press releases
- Founder profiles
- Executive biographies
- Product information
- Marketing materials
- Media kits
- Business documents
- Corporate announcements
- Event information
- Publication preferences
C. Account Information
When you create an account or register for a Service, we may collect:
- Username
- Password (stored securely in encrypted or hashed form where applicable)
- Login credentials
- Authentication information
- Account preferences
- Subscription details
- Membership information
- Communication preferences
- Transaction history
- Activity records
D. Payment Information
Where payments are processed, we may collect or receive information relating to:
- Billing information
- Payment status
- Invoice details
- Transaction references
- Tax information
- Subscription details
QI Media generally does not store complete debit card, credit card, UPI PIN, banking passwords, CVV numbers, or other highly sensitive payment credentials. Such information is typically processed directly by authorized third-party payment processors.
2. How We Use Your Information
QI Media may collect, process, use, store, and disclose your information for legitimate business purposes, including but not limited to:
- Providing our Platforms and Services.
- Creating and managing user accounts.
- Processing registrations, memberships, subscriptions, and purchases.
- Delivering requested products or Services.
- Managing Public Relations (PR) campaigns.
- Writing and distributing press releases.
- Coordinating newswire distribution.
- Facilitating media outreach.
- Publishing sponsored content and editorial content.
- Managing events, webinars, conferences, and networking initiatives.
- Processing payments and invoices.
- Providing customer support.
- Responding to enquiries and requests.
- Verifying identity where necessary.
- Improving user experience.
- Personalizing Platform content.
- Conducting analytics and business intelligence.
- Preventing fraud and abuse.
- Protecting Platform security.
- Complying with legal and regulatory obligations.
- Enforcing our Terms & Conditions and other policies.
- Communicating service updates and important notices.
- Sending newsletters, marketing communications, promotional offers, surveys, invitations, or other information where permitted by law or with your consent.
We process personal information only to the extent reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy.
3. Information Collected Automatically
When you access or use our Platforms, certain information may be collected automatically through cookies, server logs, analytics tools, and similar technologies.
Such information may include:
- IP address
- Browser type and version
- Device information
- Operating system
- Language preferences
- Time zone
- Internet service provider
- Device identifiers
- Pages visited
- Date and time of access
- Referral URLs
- Session duration
- Clickstream data
- Search queries
- Download history
- Error logs
- Diagnostic information
- Geographic location (where permitted)
- Advertising identifiers
- Cookies and similar tracking technologies
This information helps us improve Platform performance, enhance security, analyze user behavior, and optimize our Services.
4. Cookies & Tracking Technologies
QI Media may use cookies, pixels, web beacons, SDKs, local storage, scripts, tags, and similar technologies to:
- Remember user preferences.
- Authenticate users.
- Improve Platform functionality.
- Measure website traffic.
- Analyze visitor behavior.
- Personalize content.
- Deliver relevant advertising.
- Improve marketing effectiveness.
- Prevent fraud.
- Enhance security.
- Monitor Platform performance.
You may configure your browser or device settings to reject or manage cookies. However, disabling cookies may affect the availability or functionality of certain features.
For additional information, please refer to our Cookie Policy.
5. How We Share Information
QI Media does not sell your personal information to third parties.
However, we may share information where reasonably necessary with:
- Our affiliates and group companies.
- Authorized employees.
- Contractors.
- Service providers.
- Technology partners.
- Payment processors.
- Hosting providers.
- Cloud infrastructure providers.
- Communication platforms.
- Event management platforms.
- Customer support providers.
- Marketing partners.
- Analytics providers.
- Legal advisors.
- Auditors.
- Government authorities where legally required.
- Law enforcement agencies where required by applicable law.
- Publishing partners for the purpose of providing requested PR, publishing, or distribution services.
- Other third parties where you have expressly requested or authorized such sharing.
All such disclosures are limited to the extent reasonably necessary for the intended purpose.
6. Public Relations, Publishing & Distribution Services
Where you engage QI Media for Public Relations (PR), media outreach, press release writing, newswire distribution, sponsored content, editorial publishing, founder branding, executive profiling, or similar Services, you acknowledge and agree that information submitted by you may be shared with relevant publishers, journalists, media organizations, newswire partners, distribution platforms, search engines, business directories, social media platforms, or other third parties as reasonably necessary to provide the requested Services.
This information may include, without limitation:
- Company information
- Press releases
- Business announcements
- Executive biographies
- Founder profiles
- Product details
- Images
- Videos
- Logos
- Contact details intended for publication
- Supporting documents
- Marketing materials
- Any other content provided for publication or distribution
You acknowledge that content submitted for publication or distribution may become publicly accessible and may be indexed, archived, cached, copied, syndicated, republished, quoted, or otherwise processed by search engines, publishers, aggregators, AI systems, media monitoring services, and other third parties beyond the control of QI Media.
7. Data Retention
QI Media retains personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary to:
- Provide requested Services.
- Fulfil contractual obligations.
- Maintain business records.
- Resolve disputes.
- Enforce our agreements.
- Meet legal, tax, accounting, regulatory, or compliance obligations.
- Protect our legitimate business interests.
Retention periods may vary depending upon the nature of the information, applicable laws, contractual requirements, and operational needs.
Where permitted, information may be anonymized or securely deleted once it is no longer required.
8. Data Security
QI Media implements commercially reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards designed to protect personal information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, misuse, destruction, or loss.
Such measures may include:
- Secure hosting environments.
- Encryption technologies.
- Firewalls.
- Access controls.
- Authentication mechanisms.
- Role-based permissions.
- Security monitoring.
- Malware protection.
- Backup procedures.
- Periodic security reviews.
While we strive to protect your information, no method of electronic transmission, storage, or processing is completely secure. Accordingly, QI Media cannot guarantee absolute security of any information transmitted through or stored on our Platforms.
9. Your Privacy Rights
Subject to applicable laws, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information.
Depending on your jurisdiction and the nature of the information processed, you may have the right to:
- Access the personal information we hold about you.
- Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information.
- Request deletion of your personal information where legally permissible.
- Request restriction of certain processing activities.
- Object to certain processing activities.
- Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent.
- Request a copy of your information in a commonly used format where applicable.
- Update your account information.
- Unsubscribe from marketing communications.
- Request closure of your account, subject to legal, contractual, or operational requirements.
QI Media may require reasonable verification of your identity before processing such requests.
Certain requests may be limited where retention or continued processing is required by applicable law, contractual obligations, fraud prevention, dispute resolution, regulatory compliance, or legitimate business interests.
10. Marketing Communications
QI Media may send newsletters, service announcements, event invitations, promotional communications, surveys, educational content, industry insights, product updates, and marketing materials through email, SMS, telephone, messaging applications, push notifications, social media platforms, or other communication channels, where permitted by law.
You may opt out of receiving promotional communications at any time by:
- Clicking the unsubscribe link in our emails.
- Updating your communication preferences where available.
- Contacting QI Media through our official contact channels.
Please note that even if you opt out of marketing communications, we may continue to send essential administrative communications relating to your account, purchases, transactions, security updates, legal notices, or Services you have requested.
11. International Data Transfers
QI Media may use service providers, cloud infrastructure, technology platforms, publishing partners, analytics providers, payment processors, and other business partners located in different countries.
Accordingly, your information may be transferred to, stored in, or processed in jurisdictions outside your country of residence.
Where such transfers occur, QI Media will take commercially reasonable measures to ensure that personal information continues to receive an appropriate level of protection consistent with applicable data protection laws.
12. Children’s Privacy
Our Platforms and Services are intended for businesses, professionals, organizations, and individuals who are legally capable of entering into binding agreements.
Our Services are not intentionally directed toward children under the age required by applicable law to provide valid consent.
QI Media does not knowingly collect personal information from children without appropriate legal authorization.
If you believe that a child has provided personal information through our Platforms, please contact us so that appropriate action can be taken.
13. Third-Party Websites & Services
Our Platforms may contain links to third-party websites, applications, publications, payment gateways, social media platforms, software providers, event platforms, or other external resources.
QI Media does not control and is not responsible for the privacy practices, security measures, content, products, or services provided by third parties.
Your interactions with third-party websites and services are governed by their respective privacy policies and terms of use.
We encourage you to review those policies before providing personal information to any third party.
14. Business Transfers
In the event of a merger, acquisition, investment, restructuring, reorganization, sale of assets, transfer of business operations, corporate restructuring, insolvency proceeding, or similar transaction involving QI Media or any part of its business, personal information may be transferred to the relevant successor entity or acquiring party, subject to applicable laws and appropriate confidentiality obligations.
15. Changes to this Privacy Policy
QI Media reserves the right to modify, amend, replace, or update this Privacy Policy at any time.
Updated versions shall become effective immediately upon publication unless otherwise stated.
Where required by applicable law, we will provide additional notice or obtain consent before implementing material changes.
Your continued access to or use of our Platforms or Services after any updates constitutes your acceptance of the revised Privacy Policy.
16. Contact Us
If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy, your personal information, or our privacy practices, please contact QI Media through the official contact channels available on our Platforms.
Where applicable, requests relating to privacy, data protection, or the exercise of your privacy rights should include sufficient information to enable us to verify your identity and process your request efficiently.
17. Governing Law
This Privacy Policy shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of India, without prejudice to any mandatory rights available to individuals under applicable data protection or privacy legislation.
Nothing in this Privacy Policy shall limit any rights or obligations that cannot lawfully be excluded or restricted under applicable law.
Acknowledgement
By accessing, browsing, registering on, subscribing to, purchasing, participating in, contributing to, or otherwise using any Platform or Service operated by QI Media, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agreed to this Privacy Policy and consent to the collection, use, storage, processing, disclosure, and protection of your information as described herein.
Where your consent is required under applicable law, your continued use of our Platforms or Services, or your provision of personal information to QI Media, shall constitute such consent unless otherwise specified.