Privacy Policy
Q Drives Automotive Private Limited (“Q Drives”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) respects your privacy and is committed to handling personal information responsibly.
This Privacy Policy explains how Q Drives Automotive Private Limited collects, uses, stores, shares, and protects personal and business information received through our website, LinkedIn Lead Gen Forms, advertising campaigns, social media, business enquiries, partnership enquiries, WhatsApp, email, telephone, and other communication channels.
By voluntarily submitting information to Q Drives, you acknowledge that the information may be handled in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
1. Information We Collect
Q Drives Automotive Private Limited may collect information voluntarily submitted by individuals, customers, applicants, prospective partners, business representatives, or other persons interacting with Q Drives.
This may include:
- Full name
- Phone number
- Email address
- Company or organisation name
- Job title or professional information
- City, country, or location
- Business or partnership details
- Information submitted through LinkedIn Lead Gen Forms
- Responses to questions contained in advertisements or enquiry forms
- Vehicle-related information where relevant
- Information provided through WhatsApp, email, telephone, social media, or our website
- Any other information voluntarily provided to Q Drives
We may also collect basic technical or usage information generated through our website or technology providers where applicable.
2. LinkedIn Lead Gen Forms
When you submit information through a Q Drives advertisement or Lead Gen Form on LinkedIn, Q Drives Automotive Private Limited may receive information that you have chosen to provide through LinkedIn.
This may include:
- Name
- Phone number
- Email address
- Company information
- Professional information
- Location
- Responses to form questions
- Partnership or business-related information
Q Drives may use this information to contact you, review your enquiry, assess a potential partnership or business relationship, provide information about Q Drives services, and maintain appropriate business records.
Your use of LinkedIn is separately governed by LinkedIn’s own terms, policies, and privacy practices.
3. How We Use Information
Q Drives Automotive Private Limited may use collected information to:
- Contact prospective business partners
- Contact applicants or prospective customers
- Review and assess partnership enquiries
- Evaluate potential commercial relationships
- Respond to business enquiries
- Communicate regarding Q Drives products, services, opportunities, and operations
- Provide requested information
- Conduct appropriate follow-up communication
- Manage customer or business relationships
- Maintain internal business and enquiry records
- Improve our services and operations
- Improve customer and partner experience
- Prevent misuse, fraud, or unauthorised activity
- Comply with applicable legal, accounting, regulatory, contractual, or administrative requirements
- Establish, exercise, or defend legitimate business or legal interests
Submission of an enquiry does not by itself create any partnership, agency, franchise, employment, investment, contractual, or commercial relationship with Q Drives Automotive Private Limited.
Any such relationship will only arise if separately agreed in writing.
4. Sale of Personal Information
Q Drives Automotive Private Limited does not sell personal information to third parties.
Personal information collected through LinkedIn Lead Gen Forms, our website, advertisements, or business enquiries will not be sold or commercially traded as personal data to unrelated third parties.
6. Data Security
Q Drives Automotive Private Limited uses reasonable administrative, organisational, and technical measures intended to protect personal information against:
- Unauthorised access
- Misuse
- Loss
- Alteration
- Disclosure
- Destruction
However, no internet transmission, electronic communication system, or data storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
7. Data Retention
Q Drives may retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected.
This may include retention required to:
- Process an enquiry
- Manage an ongoing business relationship
- Maintain legitimate business records
- Conduct appropriate follow-up
- Meet contractual obligations
- Meet legal or regulatory requirements
- Maintain accounting or administrative records
- Resolve disputes
- Protect legitimate business interests
When personal information is no longer reasonably required, Q Drives may delete, anonymise, archive, or otherwise securely dispose of it, subject to applicable legal or business requirements.
8. Correction, Access, and Deletion Requests
Individuals may contact Q Drives Automotive Private Limited to request:
- Correction of inaccurate personal information
- Updating of incomplete information
- Deletion of personal information, where legally and operationally permissible
- Information regarding personal data held by Q Drives
- Withdrawal from certain communications
- Clarification regarding how their personal information is being handled
Q Drives may request reasonable information to verify the identity of the person making the request before processing the request.
Deletion requests may be subject to legitimate legal, regulatory, contractual, accounting, fraud-prevention, or business record-keeping requirements.
9. Communications
Where permitted, Q Drives may contact individuals regarding:
- Their submitted enquiry
- Partnership opportunities
- Business discussions
- Q Drives services
- Relevant updates
- Follow-up communications
Individuals may request that certain non-essential communications stop by contacting Q Drives.
10. Third-Party Platforms
Q Drives may use third-party platforms and technology providers to operate its business.
These may include:
- Meta platforms
- Website hosting services
- CRM providers
- Analytics platforms
- Advertising platforms
- Communication providers
- Cloud infrastructure providers
Information processed through these services may also be subject to the privacy policies, terms, and data-handling practices of the respective third-party provider.
11. International Processing
Where Q Drives or its service providers operate across multiple jurisdictions, information may be processed or stored in jurisdictions other than the location from which it was originally submitted.
Where applicable, Q Drives will take reasonable measures appropriate to the nature of the information and the relevant business activity.
12. Changes to This Privacy Policy
Q Drives Automotive Private Limited may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in:
- Business operations
- Services
- Technology
- Legal requirements
- Regulatory requirements
- Data-handling practices
The current version will always be published on:
https://qdrives.in/privacy-policy
The “Last Updated” date at the top of the page should be changed whenever the Privacy Policy is materially updated.
13. Contact for Privacy and Data Requests
The entity responsible for the information described in this Privacy Policy is:
Q Drives Automotive Private Limited
Website: https://qdrives.in
Privacy and data-related requests:
Email: enquiry@qdrives.co.in
Users may contact Q Drives through this email to request correction, access, deletion, or clarification regarding their personal information.