1. Who We Are
Welcome to KasavuMaalika, a brand dedicated to preserving and promoting Kerala’s rich handloom heritage. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal information when you interact with our website.
2. Comments
- When visitors leave comments on the site:
- We collect the information shown in the comments form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to assist with spam detection.
- An anonymized string (hash) from your email address may be shared with Gravatar to check if you use it. You can read Gravatar’s privacy policy at: https://automattic.com/privacy/
- After your comment is approved, your profile image (if available via Gravatar) may be publicly visible alongside your comment.
3. Media Uploads
- If you upload images to our website:
- Avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS), as other visitors may be able to download and extract this information from uploaded images.
4. Cookies
To enhance your experience on our site, we use cookies. Here’s how:
- Comment cookies: If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to save your name, email, and website in cookies. These are for your convenience and last for one year.
- Login page: We use a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie does not contain personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
- Logged-in users: We use cookies to save your login info (for 2 days) and screen preferences (for 1 year). If you select “Remember Me”, your login stays active for 2 weeks. Logging out removes these cookies.
- Post editing: When you edit or publish an article, a cookie is saved with the post ID. This contains no personal data and expires in 1 day.
5. Embedded Content from Other Sites
Articles or pages on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Such embedded content behaves exactly as if you visited the source website directly. These external websites may:
Collect data about you
- Use cookies
- Embed third-party tracking
- Monitor your interactions (especially if you’re logged in to those sites)
6. Who We Share Your Data With
- Your data is not sold or shared with third parties for marketing.
- If you request a password reset, your IP address may be included in the reset email.
- We may share relevant data with secure platforms for processing payments (RazorPay) or shipping (ShipRocket/local courier partners).
7. How Long We Retain Your Data
- Comments and their metadata are stored indefinitely to recognize and auto-approve future comments.
- For registered users (if any), we store the personal data provided in their user profiles. Users can view, edit, or delete their data (except the username). Website administrators can also access and modify this information.
8. Your Rights Over Your Data
You can request:
- A copy of the personal data we hold about you.
- Deletion of your data from our systems (excluding any data retained for legal, security, or administrative purposes).
- To make such requests, email us at kasavumaalika.handloom@gmail.com.
9. Where Your Data Is Sent
- Visitor comments may be scanned through automated spam detection services.
- Questions or Concerns?
Please contact us at +91 90481 16777 or email us at kasavumaalika.handloom@gmail.com for any queries related to this Privacy Policy.