Welcome to Valzy ("Valzy," "we," "our," or "us"), a technology platform operated by VALZY TECH PRIVATE LIMITED that enables users to seamlessly access digital valet parking services through our mobile application and related services.
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, process, store, share, and protect your personal information when you access or use the Valzy mobile application ("App"), our website, customer support channels, QR code services, notification services, and any other services operated by us (collectively, the "Services").
Your privacy is important to us. We are committed to handling your personal information responsibly, transparently, and in accordance with applicable laws, including the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (India) and other applicable privacy regulations.
By creating an account, accessing, or using our Services, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy and consent to the collection, processing, storage, and disclosure of your information as described herein.
If you do not agree with this Privacy Policy, please do not use our Services.
Valzy is a software platform that connects customers, valet operators, venues, hotels, restaurants, event organizers, and authorized personnel through digital tools designed to improve the valet parking experience.
Valzy provides technology that enables users to:
Valzy is not a valet parking company.
Valzy does not employ valet drivers, physically park vehicles, transport vehicles, operate parking facilities, or take possession or custody of vehicles.
All valet parking services are independently provided by third-party valet operators, venues, hotels, restaurants, event organizers, or other authorized service providers.
This Privacy Policy applies to information collected through:
This Privacy Policy does not apply to:
Users are encouraged to review the privacy policies of third-party services before providing information directly to them.
For the purposes of this Privacy Policy:
To provide our Services effectively, securely, and efficiently, we collect information that you voluntarily provide, information generated during your use of our Services, and limited technical information necessary for the operation of the platform.
We collect only the information reasonably necessary to operate and improve our Services.
When you create or maintain a Valzy account, we may collect:
Depending on your chosen authentication method, you may register or sign in using:
Information received from third-party identity providers is limited to the information you authorize those providers to share with Valzy.
To enable valet operations, we collect information relating to vehicles registered within your account, including:
You may manually enter this information or use our camera-based number plate scanning feature where available.
If you choose to use the vehicle registration scanning feature, the App requests access to your device's camera solely for the purpose of capturing an image of your vehicle's license plate.
The captured image is securely uploaded to our cloud infrastructure and processed using artificial intelligence-powered optical character recognition (OCR) technology to extract the vehicle registration number.
The captured image:
Users may instead manually enter their vehicle registration number without using the camera feature.
Where you choose to use our Household or Family Sharing features, we collect and process information necessary to enable shared vehicle management.
This may include:
Household members may be able to:
When you use Valzy to access valet services, we collect operational information including:
This information enables us to facilitate valet operations, maintain service history, resolve disputes, improve platform performance, and support customer service.
During valet operations, authorized valet personnel may capture photographs of your vehicle, including:
These photographs are intended to document vehicle condition before and during valet handling.
Customers may continue to access these photographs through their account as part of their service history.
Following completion of the valet session, these photographs are no longer available to valet personnel through the application. Access by the valet operator thereafter may occur only through authorized requests processed by Valzy for legitimate operational, legal, fraud prevention, audit, insurance, or dispute resolution purposes.
To operate our Services securely, reliably, and efficiently, Valzy collects limited technical and device-related information. We collect only the information reasonably necessary to provide, maintain, improve, and secure the Services.
Depending on your use of the App, we may collect:
We do not collect:
We do not engage in cross-application tracking or behavioral profiling across unrelated services.
Valzy provides real-time notifications to improve your valet parking experience.
These notifications may include:
To deliver these notifications, Valzy stores your device's push notification token together with limited technical information required for message routing.
Users may disable push notifications at any time through:
Disabling notifications may affect your ability to receive important real-time updates regarding valet operations.
Where push notifications are disabled, Valzy unregisters the associated notification token from our systems where technically feasible.
From time to time, Valzy may communicate with users regarding:
These communications may be sent through:
Users may opt out of promotional communications at any time by:
Certain operational communications—including OTPs, security alerts, account notifications, and vehicle status updates—are essential to the functioning of the Services and cannot be opted out of while maintaining an active account.
Valzy requests access to your device's camera only when you choose to use features that require image capture.
Currently, camera access is used solely for:
The camera is activated only when initiated by you. Valzy does not access your camera in the background and does not continuously monitor or record video.
Valzy does not access your photo gallery or existing images stored on your device unless a future feature specifically requests such permission and you explicitly grant it.
To protect user accounts and prevent unauthorized access, Valzy supports multiple authentication methods, including:
Passwords are not stored in plain text and are processed using secure hashing techniques.
Users are responsible for:
Valzy reserves the right to require additional verification where suspicious activity or security risks are detected.
Valzy uses artificial intelligence-powered Optical Character Recognition (OCR) technology to improve the efficiency and accuracy of vehicle registration entry.
When you choose to scan your vehicle's registration plate:
Valzy does not use these images:
Users may manually enter their vehicle registration number instead of using the OCR feature.
Valzy allows users to create Household groups to simplify management of shared vehicles.
Where a Household is created, invited members may, subject to permissions established by the Household Owner:
The Household Owner remains responsible for managing membership and determining who is granted access.
Users should exercise care when inviting individuals to a Household, as invited members may access information relating to shared vehicles and associated valet sessions.
Valzy is not responsible for disputes arising from Household membership, permissions, or information voluntarily shared among members.
Following completion of a valet session, users may voluntarily submit:
This information is used to:
Valzy may analyze feedback in aggregated or anonymized form to improve the Services.
Valzy processes personal information only where necessary to provide, improve, secure, and support the Services.
We may use your information to:
Valzy will process your information only for legitimate business purposes consistent with this Privacy Policy and applicable law.
To operate, maintain, secure, and improve the Services, Valzy engages carefully selected third-party service providers ("Service Providers") that perform specific functions on our behalf. These providers are granted access only to the information reasonably necessary to perform the services they provide and are contractually or legally required to protect such information in accordance with applicable laws.
Depending on the Services you use, Valzy may engage the following categories of third-party providers:
Valzy uses secure cloud infrastructure, including Amazon Web Services (AWS), to host application services, databases, images, documents, and operational records.
Information processed through our cloud infrastructure may include:
Vehicle registration plate images captured for OCR processing are stored temporarily and are ordinarily deleted within 24 hours after successful processing unless a longer retention period is required for legal, fraud prevention, security, audit, insurance, or dispute resolution purposes.
Valzy utilizes Google Gemini-powered Optical Character Recognition (OCR) services solely to extract vehicle registration numbers from images voluntarily captured by users.
The OCR service:
Images submitted for OCR are processed only for the requested service.
To deliver real-time notifications, Valzy uses:
Only the information necessary to deliver notifications is shared, including:
Neither Firebase nor Apple receives information regarding your valet history, vehicle details, or household information for notification delivery purposes.
Where users choose to receive updates through WhatsApp, Valzy utilizes the WhatsApp Business Platform to deliver operational and promotional communications.
These communications may include:
Only the information necessary to deliver these messages is processed.
Depending on the authentication method selected, Valzy may receive limited information from:
The information received depends upon the permissions you authorize and may include:
Valzy does not receive or store passwords associated with third-party authentication providers.
To support live updates within the application, Valzy utilizes secure real-time communication technologies.
These services may process:
Such services are used solely for operational functionality.
As Valzy evolves, additional service providers may be engaged to support future functionality including:
Any such providers will receive only the information reasonably necessary to perform their services.
Valzy does not sell your Personal Data.
Valzy does not rent your Personal Data.
Valzy does not trade your Personal Data.
We disclose information only where necessary to provide the Services or where required by law.
Information may be shared with:
Authorized valet companies may receive information necessary to perform requested valet services, including:
Hotels, restaurants, residential communities, event organizers, and other participating venues may receive information necessary to coordinate valet operations.
Where Household Sharing has been enabled, authorized household members may access information relating to shared vehicles and associated valet sessions in accordance with permissions established by the Household Owner.
Information may be disclosed to trusted vendors providing services on behalf of Valzy, including:
Valzy may disclose information where required:
If Valzy undergoes:
user information may be transferred as part of that transaction, subject to applicable confidentiality obligations and this Privacy Policy.
Valzy may process, store, or transfer information outside the country in which you reside where necessary to operate the Services.
Such transfers may occur because our cloud providers, communication providers, infrastructure providers, or future business partners maintain systems in multiple jurisdictions.
Where Personal Data is transferred internationally, Valzy will take commercially reasonable measures to ensure that such transfers are protected through appropriate contractual, organizational, and technical safeguards consistent with applicable laws.
By using the Services, you acknowledge that your information may be processed in countries other than your own.
When you access the Valzy website or web-based services, we may use cookies and similar technologies to improve your experience.
These technologies may include:
Required for:
These cookies cannot be disabled without affecting core functionality.
Used to remember:
Used to understand:
Performance information is generally analyzed in aggregated or anonymized form.
Valzy may use analytics technologies to better understand how users interact with our Services.
Analytics information may include:
Analytics information is used solely to improve the Services.
Protecting your information is a core priority at Valzy.
We implement commercially reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards designed to protect Personal Data against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, misuse, or destruction.
Our security practices may include:
While we strive to protect your information using industry-standard safeguards, no system connected to the Internet can guarantee absolute security.
Users are encouraged to:
Valzy retains Personal Data only for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, enforce agreements, and maintain platform integrity.
Retention periods vary depending upon the type of information.
Retained until account deletion, subject to applicable legal requirements.
Retained while associated with an active account or as otherwise necessary for service continuity.
Retained while Household functionality remains active.
Temporary OCR images are ordinarily deleted within 24 hours following successful processing unless retention is required for:
Vehicle condition photographs remain available to customers through their account while their account remains active.
Following completion of a valet session, these photographs are no longer accessible to valet personnel through the application.
Any subsequent access by valet operators requires authorization through Valzy and will occur only where operationally necessary or legally required.
Trip history, digital receipts, and related operational records may be retained after account deletion where necessary for:
Valzy believes users should have meaningful control over their Personal Data. Subject to applicable law, you may have the right to:
Certain information may continue to be retained where necessary to:
You may manage much of your information directly within the Valzy application.
Depending on available functionality, you may:
If you are unable to modify certain information directly within the App, you may contact Valzy using the contact details provided at the end of this Privacy Policy.
Valzy allows users to delete their account directly through the application.
Upon receiving a valid deletion request, we will take reasonable steps to permanently delete or anonymize Personal Data that is no longer required for legitimate business or legal purposes.
Account deletion generally results in removal of:
However, certain categories of information may continue to be retained, including:
These records are retained only for the period reasonably necessary to satisfy the purposes for which they are maintained.
Users are responsible for ensuring that information provided to Valzy remains accurate, complete, and up to date.
This includes:
Providing inaccurate information may affect the availability or quality of certain Services.
Valzy is intended for use by individuals who are 18 years of age or older.
We do not knowingly collect Personal Data directly from children below the applicable minimum age under relevant law.
If we become aware that Personal Data has been collected from a child without appropriate authorization, we will take reasonable steps to delete such information within a reasonable period.
Parents or legal guardians who believe that a child has provided Personal Data to Valzy may contact us using the details provided below.
As Valzy continues to evolve, new products, features, and services may be introduced.
Future functionality may include, without limitation:
Where any future feature requires the collection of additional categories of Personal Data or materially changes the manner in which Personal Data is processed, this Privacy Policy will be updated accordingly before or at the time such processing begins.
Valzy will not collect materially different categories of Personal Data without providing appropriate notice where required by applicable law.
As Valzy grows, our business may undergo organizational changes.
If Valzy or substantially all of its assets are involved in:
Personal Data may be transferred as part of that transaction.
Any successor organization receiving Personal Data will remain subject to obligations consistent with this Privacy Policy or provide users with appropriate notice of material changes.
Valzy is committed to processing Personal Data in accordance with applicable laws and regulations governing privacy and data protection.
This Privacy Policy has been prepared with consideration of, among other things:
Users located outside India acknowledge that their information may be processed in India and in other jurisdictions where Valzy or its service providers operate.
Where required by applicable law, Valzy will implement appropriate safeguards for cross-border data transfers.
Valzy may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect:
When material changes are made, we may:
Continued use of the Services following the effective date of an updated Privacy Policy constitutes acceptance of the revised Privacy Policy to the extent permitted by applicable law.
If you have questions, concerns, or requests relating to this Privacy Policy or the processing of your Personal Data, you may contact us using the details below:
In accordance with applicable law, users may contact our Grirequently Officer regarding complaints relating to privacy, Personal Data, or this Privacy Policy.
We will make reasonable efforts to acknowledge and address complaints within the timelines prescribed by applicable law.
By creating an account, accessing, or using Valzy, you acknowledge that:
If you do not agree with this Privacy Policy, you should discontinue use of the Services and may request deletion of your account.