Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Next Quarter is committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring that your personal data is handled in compliance with applicable data protection laws, including the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other relevant privacy regulations.

This Privacy Notice describes how we collect, use, store, and protect your personal data when you visit our website https://nextq.ai.

By using our Services, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Notice.

2. Scope

This Privacy Notice applies to all personal data collected through our Sites, Apps, and Services. It does not cover any third-party websites, applications, or services even if accessible via our Services.

3. Information We Collect

3.1 Information You Provide to Us

We may collect the following categories of personal data directly from you:

• Employee Data: Name, employee ID, designation, date of birth, gender, blood group, national IDs, address, bank account details, emergency contacts, passport details, insurance details, education, and contact information.
• Sales Interaction Data: Name, contact details, state, city, preferred time slot for communication.
• Website Forms: Name, business email, phone number when using "Book a demo" or "Contact sales" form.

3.2 Information Collected Automatically

• Device Information: Device identifiers, browser type, operating system, settings, IP address, and usage patterns.
• Log Data: Pages visited, time spent, frequency of use, links clicked, search terms, and related statistics.
• Cookies & Tracking: Necessary, analytics, and marketing cookies as described in Section 6.

3.3 Information from Third Parties

We may also collect personal data from publicly available sources, and other authorized third-party data sources.

4. Lawful Basis for Processing

We process personal data under the following lawful bases:

• Consent – when you have given us explicit permission.
• Contractual Necessity – when processing is required to fulfill our contract with you.
• Legal Obligation – when processing is required for compliance with a legal obligation.
• Legitimate Interests – when processing is necessary for our legitimate business purposes, provided your rights are not overridden.

5. How We Use Your Information

We use personal data to:

• Provide you with the Services you request, ensure their smooth operation, fix issues, and introduce new features and enhancements.
• Set up, authenticate, and administer your user account, including updating account preferences and security settings.
• Fulfill the terms and conditions agreed upon with you or your organization, including delivering products or services as promised.
• Process employment applications, complete hiring procedures, maintain employee records, and administer payroll and benefits.
• Assist you with inquiries, troubleshoot issues, and ensure timely resolution of service-related problems.
• Track system usage, identify performance bottlenecks, and optimize functionality for a better user experience.
• Analyze user behavior, trends, and feedback to inform business decisions and enhance product offerings.
• Safeguard our systems, detect suspicious activities, and comply with applicable legal and security requirements.
• Respond to your customer service requests and support needs more efficiently.
• Understand, in the aggregate, how our Users as a group use the services and resources provided on our Site.
• Respond to your inquiries, questions, and/or other requests using the email address you provide.

6. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use the following cookie types:

• Necessary Cookies – to operate the website and comply with regulations.
• Analytics Cookies – to measure and improve site usage and performance.
• Marketing Cookies – to deliver targeted advertising and track effectiveness.

You can manage cookies through your browser settings, though disabling them may affect Service functionality. For full details, see our Cookie Policy.

7. Data Sharing and Disclosure

We may share personal data with:

• Service Providers – who perform functions on our behalf (under strict confidentiality obligations).
• Third Parties – for aggregated, non-identifiable analytics and research purposes.
• Business Transactions – in the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets.
• Legal and Regulatory Authorities – to comply with applicable laws, court orders, or government requests.
• With Your Consent – where you have expressly authorized disclosure.

8. Data Security

• We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures, including encryption of data at rest and in transit, access controls, and secure storage systems. However, no transmission over the Internet is entirely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
• We adopt appropriate data collection, storage and processing practices and security measures to protect against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure or destruction of your personal information, username, password, transaction information and data stored on our Site.
• Our organization may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) or automated technologies within our applications and internal tools to improve operational efficiency and support data analysis.
• These AI-enabled systems may process limited information provided by users to generate responses, recommendations, or insights. AI outputs are used as a support mechanism and remain subject to human oversight where appropriate.
• We ensure that appropriate technical and organizational safeguards are implemented to protect personal data processed through AI-enabled systems.

9. International Data Transfers

Your personal data may be transferred to countries outside your jurisdiction. Where such transfers occur, we implement safeguards such as Standard Contractual Clauses approved by the European Commission.

10. Data Retention

We retain personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, or as required by law. Data that is no longer needed is securely deleted or anonymized.

11. Your Rights under GDPR

You have the following rights:

• Access – request a copy of your personal data.
• Rectification – request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data.
• Erasure – request deletion of your personal data.
• Restriction – request limitation of processing.
• Portability – receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format.
• Objection – object to certain types of processing.
• Automated Decision-Making – opt out of profiling and automated decisions with legal effects.
• Complaint – lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.

To exercise your rights, contact us at the details in Section 15.

12. Children's Privacy

We do not knowingly collect personal data from children under 16. If we learn we have collected such data, we will delete it promptly.

13. Sharing of Personal Information

We do not sell, trade, or rent Users' personal identification information to others. We may share generic aggregated demographic information not linked to any personal identification information regarding visitors and users with our business partners, trusted affiliates and advertisers for the purposes outlined above.

14. Third Party Websites

Users may find advertising or other content on our Site that link to the sites and services of our partners, suppliers, advertisers, sponsors, licensors and other third parties. We do not control the content or links that appear on these sites and are not responsible for the practices employed by websites linked to or from our Site. In addition, these sites or services, including their content and links, may be constantly changing. These sites and services may have their own privacy policies and customer service policies. Browsing and interaction on any other website, including websites which have a link to our Site, is subject to that website's own terms and policies.

15. Contact Information

• Data Protection Officer (DPO)
• Email: nextqdpo@nextq.ai

Postal Address: Forecastera Technologies Pvt Ltd, 91SpringBoard, 3rd Floor, Cabin No 3.18, City Mall, Mytri Square, 2-41/11, 6/2, Gachibowli-Miyapur Rd, opp. Sharath Capital, Prashanth Nagar Colony, Hyderabad, Telangana 500084.

16. Your Acceptance of These Terms

By using this Site, you signify your acceptance of this policy. If you do not agree to this policy, please do not use our Site. Your continued use of the Site following the posting of changes to this policy will be deemed your acceptance of those changes.

17. Changes to This Privacy Notice

We may update this Privacy Notice from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with a new "Last Updated" date, and where appropriate, we will notify you directly.