Privacy Policy
Truckoom provides an online & mobile platform connecting freight shippers with carriers both individuals & transport companies for the cargo shipping. Shippers may submit request their load (Shipment) to be transported, while carriers can accept and reject those request. If accepted, they assign drivers to fulfil them, Shippers, Carriers & Drivers can all track & trace those loads. Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, share & protect the information from our websites, application and other products & services.
Privacy policy is subject to change. The Website Policies and Terms & Conditions may be changed or updated occasionally to meet the requirements and standards. Therefore, the Customers’ are encouraged to frequently visit these sections to be updated about the changes on the website. Modifications will be effective on the day they are posted
Information Collection
Information Provided by You
We collect all the information provided by you through forms, sign up & registration, account logins, submit/accept requests of loads, customer support, or otherwise. This information may be in the form of name, company name, emails, mobile/phone numbers, addresses, business license details, driving license details, vehicle details, payment information, service ratings & reviews and any other information you may provide.
Information Obtained Through Use of Service
We gather the information collected through Your Use of Services on shipment requests and other related details on their fulfilment, including:
Shippers
If you are a shipper and place a load, we gather some details pertaining to your submission, including the date and time of your request, the addresses of origin and destination, the description of the shipment being shipped, the cost and other shipment detail.
Driver
If you are a driver carrying a load on behalf of a transport company or carrier, we collect details pertaining to fulfilment of shipment request. We collect information on your location, assets in use, and all the relevant documents both paper based and digital.
Carriers
If you are a carrier, we gather information on in your bids for load requests, as well as information about your receipt and fulfilment of any loads, including vehicle & driver.
Third parties
All credit/debit cards’ details and personally identifiable information will NOT be stored, sold, shared, rented or leased to any third parties. www.truckoom.com will not pass any debit/credit card details to third parties.
Location Information
Providing our users with services requires specific location information to be obtained. We may ask for permission to view your specific location as you download and use our mobile apps. We will obtain the precise location of your smartphone if you allow our mobile applications permission through your mobile operating system. We will use the obtained information to track loads and also learn the driving patterns and trends to provide carriers & drivers with jobs that are more likely to be relevant and suited to them and their drivers. From your IP address or phone number, we may also extract your location. We may also obtain location information from third parties such as carriers and shippers both involved in the fulfilment of any shipping request.
Photos
We may require you to submit photograph and images such as personal, vehicles etc. also upload documentation relating to the fulfilment of shipping requests such as licenses, certificates, legal documents, bills of lading, proof of deliveries etc. We may also require you to upload images of the load to be carried, for which, our applications would require permission to access the camera and gallery of your smartphone via permission system of your mobile operating system
Automatically Retrieved information while using Our Services
We may automatically retrieve some information from you when you access our platforms and systems.
Log Information
WWe retrieve log information about your use of our services, such as type or device, type of browser, app version, accessed pages, IP Address, and accessed website and pages prior to browsing our services.
Device Information
We collect information including, device model, operating system and version, device & app identifiers, mobile network information etc. you are using for accessing our Services.
Information Usage
Information Retrieved through Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies
Providing our users with services requires specific location information to be obtained. We may ask for permission to view your specific location as you download and use our mobile apps. We will obtain the precise location of your smartphone if you allow our mobile applications permission through your mobile operating system. We will use the obtained information to track loads and also learn the driving patterns and trends to provide carriers & drivers with jobs that are more likely to be relevant and suited to them and their drivers. From your IP address or phone number, we may also extract your location. We may also obtain location information from third parties such as carriers and shippers both involved in the fulfilment of any shipping request.
Information Retrieved from External Sources
We may use the collected data in combination with the external sourced information. These include third parties such as verifications, credit bureaus and publicly available sources. In order to provide & enhance our services, we may use the information retrieved through linking shippers with carriers, drivers with loads, transportation facilitation, approving payments and delivery verification. Moreover, we may also use your phone number to call and send you SMS messages pertaining future and existing loads. Other use of your information includes:
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Submit Technical notices, notification, alerts and warnings including other administrative messages.
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Deliver customers support to your feedback, questions & requests.
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Provide with news and information that may interest you. Communicate about Truckoom and its services, offers, promotions, opportunities, events etc.
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Track & evaluate patterns in relation to our services.
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Identify, investigate, deter and defend the rights & properties of Truckoom, as well as duplicitous transactions & dealings.
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Enhance & customize services such as ads, contents and features to suit customer accounts and preferences.
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Track & evaluate patterns in relation to our services.
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To help understand your needs and provide you with better support, connect or combine with knowledge that we get from others
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Perform some other functionalities mentioned to you at the time the data was gathered.
Information Sharing
As defined in this Privacy Policy or at the time of processing or distribution of information, we share information that we gather about you, including sharing with other customers of our Services and various third parties as described below.
Sharing among the User of the Services
Based on how you use our Services, we can share information about you with other users of the Services
Shipper
Necessary personal & business details such as name, contact details, address & location etc. will be exchanged with drivers who will move your load. Any documentation and material that you send to our Services in conjunction with a Shipping Request may be exchanged with other customers, such as reviews, driver ratings and feedbacks.
Driver
Necessary personal & asset details such as name, contact details, vehicle information, locations, will be shared with the shippers involved in the shipping request you helped fulfil. Information may be shared with Third Parties such as:
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Retailers, professionals, or other service providers who may require information to carry out tasks on your behalf.
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If disclosure is in compliance with, or necessary by, any applicable statute, policy, or legal procedure, in response to a request for information.
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If your actions are in breach of our user agreements or policies or that the right, property, and safety of Truckoom or others are in need of a protection.
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Any takeover, disposal of company, funding or purchase of any or part of our organization by another company, in conjunction with or during negotiations.
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With your permission, or at your will
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Aggregated or de-identified information exchange that may not be reasonably be used to classify you.
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Among Truckoom and our present and prospective parents, associates, branches, other jointly managed and held companies.
Other Advertising & Analytic Services
Aggregated or de-identified information exchange that may not be reasonably be used to classify you may be shared. Entities & Information, Technical and otherwise such as browser and device, network, etc, may be shared with others to provide analytics services and serve advertisements on our behalf. Among other items, Truckoom and others can use this information to evaluate and monitor information, decide the popularity of such material, provide ads and content on our Services and other websites tailored to your interests, and better understand your online behaviour.
Security
Truckoom takes reasonable measures in order to protect the information from damage, stealing, abuse and illegal access, exposure, modification, and degradation. www.truckoom.com takes appropriate steps to ensure data privacy and security including through various hardware and software methodologies. However, (www.truckoom.com) cannot guarantee the security of any information that is disclosed online. The www.truckoom.com is not responsible for the privacy policies of websites to which it links. If you provide any information to such third parties different rules regarding the collection and use of your personal information may apply. You should contact these entities directly if you have any questions about their use of the information that they collect.