This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, and share your personal information when you visit or make a purchase from www.merekrishna.in (the “Site”).
When you visit the Site, we automatically gather certain details about your device, such as your web browser, IP address, time zone, and some cookies installed on your device. As you navigate the Site, we also collect data about the specific web pages or products you view, the websites or search terms that referred you to the Site, and how you interact with the Site. We refer to this automatically-collected data as “Device Information.”
We collect Device Information through the following technologies:
Cookies: Data files placed on your device or computer, often including an anonymous unique identifier. For more details on cookies and how to disable them, visit http://www.allaboutcookies.org.
Log Files: Track actions on the Site and collect data such as your IP address, browser type, Internet service provider, referring/exit pages, and date/time stamps.
Web Beacons, Tags, and Pixels: Electronic files used to record information about your browsing activities on the Site.
When you make or attempt to make a purchase through the Site, we collect information including your name, billing address, shipping address, payment details (like credit card numbers), email address, and phone number. However, we do not store your credit card or payment information. We refer to this information as “Order Information.”
In this Privacy Policy, “Personal Information” encompasses both Device Information and Order Information.
HOW WE USE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?
By using the Site www.merekrishna.in or making a purchase, you consent to the use of your personal information as outlined below.
We utilize the Order Information we collect to fulfill orders placed through the Site, including processing payments, arranging shipping, and providing invoices and order confirmations. Additionally, we use this Order Information to:
- Communicate with you via SMS, email, WhatsApp, RCS, and other channels.
- Screen orders for potential risk or fraud.
- Provide you with information or advertisements related to our products or services.
We use the Device Information we collect primarily to detect potential risk and fraud (especially through your IP address) and to enhance and optimize our Site. This includes generating analytics on how customers browse and interact with the Site and evaluating the effectiveness of our marketing and advertising campaigns.
Controlling your personal information:
We will never sell or lease your personal information to third parties. If you believe that any information we are holding on you, is incorrect or incomplete, please contact us as soon as possible at the stated address. We will promptly correct any information found to be incorrect.
SHARING YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
We share your Personal Information with third parties to help us use your Personal Information, as described above. For example, we use Shopify to power our online store--you can read more about how Shopify uses you personal information here: https://www.shopify.com/legal/privacy. We may also share your Personal Information to comply with applicable laws and regulations, to respond to a subpoena, search warrant or other lawful request for information we receive, or to otherwise protect our rights.
As our website is built using the Shopify platform, your information may be processed by Shopify or shared with third-party applications.
Link to other website:
Our website may contain links to other websites of interest. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over that other website. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this privacy statement. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question
BEHAVIOURAL ADVERTISING
As described above, we use your Personal Information to provide you with targeted advertisements or marketing communications we believe may be of interest to you. For more information about how targeted advertising works, you can visit the Network Advertising Initiative’s (“NAI”) educational page at http://www.networkadvertising.org/understanding-online-advertising/how-does-it-work.
You can opt out of targeted advertising by using the links below:
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/settings/?tab=ads
- Google: https://www.google.com/settings/ads/anonymous
- Bing: https://advertise.bingads.microsoft.com/en-us/resources/policies/personalized-ads
Additionally, you can opt out of some of these services by visiting the Digital Advertising Alliance’s opt-out portal at: http://optout.aboutads.info/.
DATA RETENTION
When you place an order through the Site, we will maintain your Order Information for our records unless and until you ask us to delete this information.
CHANGES
We may update this privacy policy from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to our practices or for other operational, legal or regulatory reasons.
CONTACT US
For more information about our privacy practices, if you have questions, or if you would like to make a complaint, please e‑mail us at info@merekrishna.in