1. Introduction

This Privacy Policy explains how The Kalyans collects, uses, stores, and protects personal information when you visit our website, create an account, apply for membership, place an order, contact us, or otherwise interact with our services.

2. Information We Collect

We may collect your name, email address, mobile number, delivery address, billing details, order history, store pickup preferences, and messages you send to us through forms, email, or WhatsApp.

When you sign in using Google, we may receive basic account information such as your name, email address, unique Google-linked login identifier, and profile image, depending on the permissions granted by you.

Payment information is processed by third-party payment providers such as Razorpay. We do not store your full card details on our servers.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use your information to create and manage your account, review applications, process orders, arrange shipping or pickup, provide invoices, send transactional emails, send essential WhatsApp account and order updates, respond to customer support requests, improve our store operations, prevent misuse, and comply with legal obligations.

4. Communication Preferences and Consent

We store your communication preferences in our database, including whether you have chosen to receive marketing emails or WhatsApp marketing messages. Essential service communications, such as account, application, OTP, order, pickup, delivery, invoice, and support messages, may still be sent where required to provide the service.

You can update marketing preferences from your account page. You may also reply STOP on WhatsApp to unsubscribe from WhatsApp marketing messages. Preference changes are recorded for audit and suppression purposes.

5. Google Sign-In and Authentication

If you choose to sign in using Google, we use the information provided by Google only for authentication, account creation, account access, and order-related services on The Kalyans. We do not sell Google account data and we do not use it for unrelated advertising purposes.

6. Cookies and Similar Technologies

We use essential technologies such as local storage, session data, and limited cookies where necessary to keep you signed in, maintain your cart, remember key preferences, and support basic website functionality. Optional analytics storage is used only when you accept analytics cookies through the website cookie preference banner. We may use Google Analytics to understand website performance, campaign attribution, and invitation application conversion.

We may use Meta Pixel to measure ad campaign results, report events such as page views, product views, add-to-cart actions, checkout starts, invitation applications, and purchases, and support remarketing audiences. We do not intentionally send your email address, phone number, account ID, delivery address, or full order details to Google Analytics or Meta Pixel through these browser tracking events.

7. Sharing of Information

We may share limited information with service providers strictly as needed to operate the business, such as payment processors, shipping partners, email providers, hosting providers, and authentication providers. These parties receive only the information required to perform their role.

We may also disclose information if required by law, regulation, legal process, or to protect our rights, users, systems, or business operations.

8. Data Storage and Security

We take reasonable technical and organizational steps to protect your information, including secure infrastructure, access controls, and restricted administrative access. However, no online system can be guaranteed to be completely secure, and you use the service at your own risk.

9. Data Retention

We retain personal information for as long as it is needed for account access, customer support, order fulfillment, record-keeping, fraud prevention, tax and accounting compliance, and other legitimate business purposes, unless a longer retention period is required by law.

10. Your Choices and Rights

You may request access to, correction of, or deletion of your personal data by contacting us. You may also ask us to close your account, subject to any record-keeping obligations related to completed transactions, compliance, tax, accounting, fraud prevention, or dispute resolution.

11. Children's Privacy

Our website is not intended for children under the age required by applicable law to independently use online services. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children without appropriate authorization.

12. Third-Party Links and Services

Our website may contain links to third-party platforms or use third-party infrastructure. Their privacy practices are governed by their own policies, and we encourage you to review them separately.

13. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The latest version will always be posted on this page with the updated effective date.

14. Contact Us

If you have any privacy-related questions or requests, contact us at hello@thekalyans.in.