Privacy Policy

Helpmate Bd is committed to protecting your personal information when you are using any of the websites or applications from Helpmate Bd. This Privacy Policy relates to use of any personal information that it collects from visitors/readers via following, among other, services:
• any Helpmate Bd website that links to this privacy policy;
• social media or official Helpmate Bd content on other websites;
• mobile and web applications (“Apps”)
In all the above services, the “Privacy Policy” shall apply only when the application, website or contents therein are truly & genuinely generated by Helpmate Bd. Provided that no application, website or contents therein are generated or presented at any false or fake website, page or group in the name (or with false logo) of Helpmate Bd, won’t get this protection.
Helpmate Bd collects or receives information about its users for many purposes; for instance, to provide services designed to serve the user, to monitor and improve the services offerings, for marketing or targeting advertisements etc. Such information may include your name, address, phone number, email address, age, social network account etc. (“the Information”).
There may be other privacy policies that apply to certain services provided by Helpmate Bd. Visitors are requested to read these while registering or subscribing to these services on these sites. Helpmate Bd respects the privacy of its visitors/readers and makes use of its best effort to ensure that the information collected is used for the limited purpose for which it was received.
Special Precaution
There lies, in the name of Helpmate Bd/প্রথম আলো’, multiple fake websites and facebook pages and unauthorized/ unwanted facebook groups in online. Helpmate Bd shall hold no responsibility for any content generated, published or shared in those fake websites, unauthorized pages & groups in social media.
How Helpmate Bd collects the information
Helpmate Bd collects the information on a user upon the user’s access to the Helpmate Bd website – (i) by registering to the site or Apps, (ii) subscribing to the newsletter, (iii) responding to a survey or participating in a competition, (iv) logging-in to a site or page, etc.
Disclosure of Information Collected
Helpmate Bd does not sell, trade or otherwise provide personally identifiable information to any other parties except for those that assist Helpmate Bd in operating its website, conducting the business and serving the users. It may share visitor’s/reader’s personal information internally to understand the user base, promote the number of users and increase user engagement.
In the event that Helpmate Bd desires to use personal information in a different way than that described above it shall seek the consent of the individual. Helpmate Bd may release personally identifiable information if it is required to comply with the laws of Bangladesh.
Notwithstanding anything contained in this Privacy Policy, Helpmate Bd may disclose or share information collected including personal information to service providers, affiliate companies, consultants or advisors or Partners that it has engaged to perform business related functions on its behalf. Helpmate Bd may also share the information in response to legal process, or protect its interest in any forum. The information may be used for investigating or preventing potentially illegal activities, or situations involving potential threats to any person, us, or the services, or violations of our policies, the law or our “Terms of Use” as well as to verify or enforce compliance with the policies governing our Services. The information may as well be shared to offer market products or services to the visitors/readers. However, in all these events or any other event when personal information is shared or disclosed, Helpmate Bd shall use its best endeavors to control the sharing or disclosure and shall only share to such an extent as it is required to meet the purpose.
Advertisement
The advertisements included in the Helpmate Bd website and Apps, are by third-party companies & ad networks through independent ad tags, which may collect information about users for which Helpmate Bd shall bear no responsibility that may arise as a result of collecting and/or sharing the information with any other party.
Helpmate Bd shall not accept any liability that may arise as a result of any content of any advertisement that may appear on the Helpmate Bd website.
Third Party Advertisements and links
At the discretion of Helpmate Bd, the website or application may display or allow advertisements of third party services or products. These third-party sites may have separate and independent privacy policies. Helpmate Bd accepts no responsibility or liability for the content of advertising material, including, without limitation, any error, omission or inaccuracy therein..
Helpmate Bd does not hold any responsibility for information leakage due to the visitor/reader accessing a sep