This Privacy Policy describes how Krishna Seeds ("we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, protects, and discloses your Personal Information when you visit or make a purchase from our agricultural product website (the "Service").
By using our Service, you agree to the collection and use of your information in accordance with this policy.
1. Information We Collect
We collect information necessary to fulfill your orders, provide customer support, and manage our business operations.
- A. Personal Information You Provide (Order Data)
When you make a purchase, attempt a purchase, or create an account, we collect the following PII: - Contact Details: Your name, email address, and phone number.
- Shipping & Billing Address: Your full address and postal code (critical for delivering physical goods).
- Payment Information: Details required to process your transaction. Note: This sensitive data is handled securely by third-party payment gateways and is not stored directly on our servers.
- Account Data: Your username and encrypted password (if you create an account).
- B. Usage Data and Tracking Technologies
When you browse the Service, we automatically collect non-personal information about your device and activity ("Usage Data"): - Device & Log Data: Your IP address, browser type, operating system, and time zone.
- Browsing Activity: Information about the individual products and pages you view (e.g., specific seed varieties, fertilizers) and how you interact with the Service.
- Cookies: We use cookies to enable shopping cart functionality, maintain user sessions, remember preferences, and analyze site traffic. You can choose to disable cookies through your browser settings.
2. How We Use Your Information
We use the collected information for the following purposes:
- Fulfilling Orders: To process your payment, arrange for shipping of seeds and products, provide invoices and order confirmations, and communicate with you about your order status.
- Customer Service: To respond to your inquiries, questions, and support requests (e.g., regarding seed viability or planting instructions).
- Marketing and Communication (With Consent): To send you promotional emails or messages about new seed varieties, agricultural sales, and updates, but only if you have opted-in to receive such communications.
- Security and Improvement: To screen orders for potential risk or fraud and to generate analytics about customer behavior, helping us improve our product offerings and website design.
3. Sharing and Disclosure of Information
We do not sell or rent your Personal Information. We share your information only as necessary to operate our business and fulfill your orders:
- Service Providers: We share necessary data with trusted third parties who perform essential services on our behalf, such as Shipping Carriers (to deliver seeds/products), Payment Processors, and Analytics Providers. These providers are obligated to protect your information.
- Legal Compliance: We may disclose your information if legally required to do so by a court order, government authority, or to protect our rights and safety.
4. Data Security and Retention
- Security: We implement a variety of industry-standard security measures to maintain the safety and confidentiality of your Personal Information.
- Retention: We retain your Order Information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this policy and to comply with legal obligations (e.g., tax and accounting requirements for product sales).
5. Contact Us
For more information about our privacy practices, if you have questions, or if you would like to make a complaint, please contact us or mail us jayakrishnaseeds@gmail.com
