Privacy Policy
At Brand Vikings, we respect your privacy and are committed to protecting the personal information you share with us. This Privacy Policy explains how Brand Vikings (“Brand Vikings”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) collects, uses, processes, stores, and protects information when you visit brandvikings.com, contact us, submit an enquiry, interact with our services, or otherwise engage with us.
By using our website or submitting your information to us, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy.
1. Information We Collect
We may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide when you interact with our website or services.
This may include:
- Full name
- Email address
- Phone number
- Company or organization name
- Job title or designation
- Website address
- Social media profile or account information
- Campaign requirements
- Marketing objectives and preferences
- Influencer or creator information
- Business requirements submitted through enquiry forms
- Information provided when requesting a quotation or strategy consultation
- Information submitted through our contact or campaign forms
- Any other information you voluntarily provide to us
If you are an influencer, creator, publisher, affiliate, or other marketing partner, we may also process information relating to your professional social media presence, including publicly available profile information, content category, audience characteristics, engagement information, and campaign-related performance information.
2. Information Relating to Influencers and Creators
As an influencer marketing agency, Brand Vikings may process information about influencers and creators for purposes including creator discovery, evaluation, campaign selection, campaign management, and performance measurement.
Where permitted by applicable law, we may use professional information that is publicly available on social media platforms or other public sources. We use such information for legitimate business and influencer marketing purposes, including helping brands identify relevant creators for campaigns.
We do not claim ownership of an influencer’s original content merely because it appears on our website, platform, campaign report, or other marketing material. Content ownership and usage rights may be governed by separate agreements.
3. Lawful Processing of Personal Data
Brand Vikings seeks to process digital personal data in accordance with applicable Indian data-protection laws, including the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, and applicable rules and regulations.
Where consent is required, we may request consent before processing personal data for the relevant purpose. You may withdraw consent where applicable. Withdrawal of consent will not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before such withdrawal.
4. Cookies and Similar Technologies
Brand Vikings may use cookies and similar technologies to support website functionality, understand website usage, improve user experience, and measure marketing or advertising performance.
Cookies may help us:
- Remember preferences
- Improve website functionality
- Understand visitor behaviour
- Analyze website traffic
- Improve website performance
- Measure marketing effectiveness
- Support security and fraud prevention
You can manage or disable cookies through your browser settings. Some website features may not function properly if certain cookies are disabled.
Where applicable, third-party analytics, advertising, or technology providers may also use cookies or similar technologies subject to their own policies and settings.
5. Third-Party Services
Brand Vikings may use third-party service providers to operate and improve our business and website.
Depending on the services we use, these providers may assist with:
- Website hosting
- Analytics
- Customer relationship management
- Email communication
- Marketing
- Advertising
- Campaign management
- Website security
- Cloud storage
- Payment processing
- Technical support
Third-party providers may process information on our behalf or independently in accordance with their applicable terms and privacy policies. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of third-party services that you access through our website.
6. Social Media Platforms
Our website and services may interact with social media platforms, including platforms such as Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn, and other digital platforms.
If you interact with social media features or provide us with social media information, the relevant platform may independently collect and process information in accordance with its own privacy policy.
Brand Vikings does not control the privacy practices of third-party social media platforms.
7. Sharing of Personal Information
We do not sell personal information as a standalone product.
We may share relevant information where reasonably necessary for providing our services or operating our business.
This may include sharing information with:
- Clients and brands
- Influencers and creators
- Affiliate or campaign partners
- Technology and service providers
- Professional advisors
- Payment or financial service providers
- Cloud and hosting providers
- Advertising and analytics providers
- Government authorities or law-enforcement agencies where legally required
We seek to limit information shared to what is reasonably necessary for the relevant purpose.
8. Data Security
We take reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect personal information against unauthorized access, misuse, loss, alteration, disclosure, or destruction.
However, no website, online service, or method of electronic transmission can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
If we become aware of a personal-data breach that requires notification under applicable law, we will take appropriate steps in accordance with applicable legal requirements.
9. International Data Processing
Some of our technology providers, business partners, platforms, or service providers may operate outside India.
Where personal data is transferred, stored, or processed outside India, such processing will be subject to applicable legal requirements and appropriate safeguards where required.
10. Changes to This Privacy Policy
Brand Vikings may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our services, technology, business practices, or applicable laws.
When we make material changes, we may update the “Last Updated” date at the top of this page and, where appropriate, provide additional notice.
