Effective Date: [Insert Date – e.g., May 28, 2025]
At House of Christianity, we are committed to protecting your privacy and personal data. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website, [Your Website URL – e.g., www.houseofchristianity.com], including our blog articles and digital product store (planners, stickers, calendars).
By accessing or using our website, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy.
1. Information We Collect
We collect various types of information for different purposes to provide and improve our services to you.
a. Personal Information You Voluntarily Provide: When you interact with our website, you may provide us with personally identifiable information, including but not limited to:
- Contact Information: Name, email address (e.g., when you subscribe to our newsletter, leave a comment, or make a purchase).
- Transaction Information: Details related to purchases you make through our website (e.g., product ordered, payment method details – Note: We do not directly store credit card details. These are processed securely by our payment gateway providers.).
- Communications: Any information you provide when you contact us via email or our contact form.
- Account Information: If you create an account, we collect your username and password.
b. Automatically Collected Information (Non-Personal Data): When you access and use our website, we may automatically collect certain non-personal information about your device and Browse activity, including:
- Usage Data: Information such as your computer’s Internet Protocol (IP) address, browser type, browser version, the pages of our website that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers, and other diagnostic data.
- Cookies and Tracking Technologies: We use cookies and similar tracking technologies (like pixels and web beacons) to track the activity on our Service and hold certain information.
- Cookies: Small data files placed on your device. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Service.
- Examples of Cookies We Use:
- Session Cookies: To operate our Service.
- Preference Cookies: To remember your preferences and various settings.
- Security Cookies: For security purposes.
- Analytics Cookies: To understand how users interact with our website (e.g., Google Analytics).
2. How We Use Your Information
We use the collected information for various purposes, including:
- To provide and maintain our website and services.
- To process your orders and deliver digital products.
- To send you newsletters, marketing or promotional materials, and other information that may be of interest to you, based on your subscription preferences.
- To respond to your inquiries and provide customer support.
- To improve our website, products, and services based on user feedback and analytics.
- To monitor the usage of our website.
- To detect, prevent, and address technical issues.
- To personalize your experience on our website.
- To comply with legal obligations.
3. Sharing and Disclosure of Your Information
We do not sell, trade, or rent your Personal Information to others. We may share your information in the following situations:
- Service Providers: We may employ third-party companies and individuals to facilitate our Service (“Service Providers”), to provide the Service on our behalf, to perform Service-related services, or to assist us in analyzing how our Service is used. These third parties have access to your Personal Information only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose. Examples include:
- Payment Processors: (e.g., Stripe, PayPal, Razorpay) to process payments for digital products. We do not store your credit card details; they are securely handled by these PCI-compliant payment gateways.
- Email Marketing Services: (e.g., Mailchimp, ConvertKit) to manage our newsletter subscriptions and send emails.
- Website Hosting Providers: To host our website.
- Analytics Providers: (e.g., Google Analytics) to track and analyze website traffic.
- Legal Requirements: We may disclose your Personal Information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court or government agency).
- Business Transfers: If House of Christianity is involved in a merger, acquisition, or asset sale, your Personal Information may be transferred. We will provide notice before your Personal Information is transferred and becomes subject to a different Privacy Policy.
- With Your Consent: We may disclose your personal information for any other purpose with your explicit consent.
4. Data Security
The security of your data is important to us. We implement reasonable security measures to protect your Personal Information from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
5. Retention of Data
We will retain your Personal Information only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy, and to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations (for example, if we are required to retain your data to comply with applicable laws), resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies.
6. Your Data Protection Rights (Under DPDP Act, India – Principles)
While the DPDP Act is being implemented, it outlines principles that support your rights regarding your personal data:
- Right to Access: You have the right to request access to the personal data we hold about you.
- Right to Correction/Rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any inaccurate or incomplete personal data we hold about you.
- Right to Erasure (Right to be Forgotten): You may have the right to request the deletion of your personal data under certain circumstances.
- Right to Opt-Out of Marketing: You can opt-out of receiving marketing communications from us by following the unsubscribe link or instructions provided in any email we send.
- Grievance Redressal: If you have concerns about the processing of your data, you can contact our designated Grievance Officer.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at [Your Email Address]. We may ask you to verify your identity before responding to such requests.
7. Third-Party Links
Our website may contain links to other websites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party’s site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.
8. Children’s Privacy
Our Service is not intended for use by anyone under the age of 18 (“Children”). We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 18. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with Personal Information, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Information from children without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.
9. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the “Effective Date” at the top of this Privacy Policy. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.
10. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:
