Pudhari Vastra Bhandar
Privacy Policy
This document is published in accordance with the provisions of Rule 4(1) of the Information
Technology (Reasonable security practices and procedures and sensitive personal data or
information) Rules, 2011 which requires the publishing of a privacy policy for handling of or
dealing in personal information including sensitive personal data or information.
Papa’s Mart is a brand name of Papa’s Mart LLP a company incorporated under the provisions of
the (Indian) Companies Act, 2008, having its registered office at No1, Parameswarana Nagar,
Sholinganallur, Chennai 600 119 (hereinafter referred to as "Papa’s Mart” “Papasmart.online”
“Papasmart.co.in” “Stores" "we" "us" or "our").
Any reference to "you" or "your" in this privacy policy ("Privacy Policy"), means you as a user of
our site http://www. Papasmart.Online ("Site"), or any other portal as may be launched by Papa’s
Mart Stores including you availing any of our online services available on the Site such as
buying and selling of merchandise/tangible products ("Products"), as a seller and/or buyer
("User"), advertising and such other services as may be included and modified from time to time
(together referred to as "Services").
As a User, your access to and use of the Site is conditional upon your acceptance of and
continued compliance with this Privacy Policy. By using the Site, you agree to be bound by this
Privacy Policy and all rules, guidelines, policies, terms and conditions applicable to a Service
and/or Indirect Service being provided by Papa’s Mart ("Policies"), as may be modified by
Papa’s Mart from time to time, unconditionally and at all times and further agree and confirm that
you consent to providing Papa’s Mart information about yourself for the purpose set out below
and you understand that such collection, storage and handling is lawful, necessary and
permissible under applicable laws.
Each capitalized term not defined but used in this Privacy Policy shall have the same meaning as
ascribed to such term in the Terms and Conditions (defined below).
1. Requirement for collection of information
The information collected is relevant and necessary to understand you or your online shopping
preferences, order history, processing payment and for support and facilitation of your buying
activities. The information is collected with an intention to provide you with a customized site
experience, provide updated information, related transaction information, provide latest
information on offers, carry out follow ups, to assist with customer service or technical support
issues, troubleshoot problems, collect receivables, measure gauge for surveys on your interest in
the products available, inform about online and offline offers, products, enforce the Terms and
Conditions and other related policies or to prevent fraud and unlawful use. It may be noted that
Papa’s Mart has strict guidelines with respect to unauthorized access to information provided by
the User (as enumerated below).
2. Collection of Information
Our Privacy Policy contains provisions regarding collection, storage and handling of personal
and non-personal information that you share on the Site. These could include mandatory or
voluntary disclosures that you make while and for using the Site. Personal Information is data
that can be used to uniquely identify or contact a single person ("Personal Information").
Personal Information for the purposes of this Privacy Policy shall include, but not be limited to,
your name, address, telephone number, date of birth, gender, e-mail address, etc. provided by
you whilst using the Site and/ or availing the Services.
By accessing, browsing and continuing to use/browse the Site or by clicking on "Register" or
"Submit" icons or other relevant icons/ buttons on the Site, or by placing on order for any
Product, you accept the terms of this Privacy Policy, and the fact that we store and process your
Personal Information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
What we know about you we get mostly from you. But we may also have to find out more about
you from other sources in order to verify the information submitted by you, and to make sure that
what we know about you is correct and complete. This kind of verification is primarily done in
order to address various security concerns, and to ensure that you comply with the provisions of
applicable laws, and the terms and conditions available on the Site ("Terms and Conditions")
and other terms and conditions as may be prescribed by us from time to time. We do not collect
personally identifiable information (including Personal Information) about you, expect when you
specifically provide such information on a voluntary basis.
3. Usage of Information Collected
Papa’s Mart is sensitive towards your information including your Personal Information and non-
personal information (email, demographic location and address, age, name, phone number,
clothing sizes, payment details etc.) provided at the time of registering with Papa’s Mart or
otherwise while availing the Services and/or Indirect Services on the Site.
We use information about you to help us provide you with a more personalized service which is
tailored to suit your needs.
Your personal information may be used by us to:
(i) monitor, develop and improve the Site, Services and your experience.
(ii) assist in and administer the provision of Services to you.
(iii) process and deal with any complaints or enquiries made by or about you; and
(iv) investigate any suspected breach of the Terms and Conditions or the breach of other terms
and conditions otherwise relating to you and to monitor compliance including by way of checking
postings or submissions to the Site.
Where and only where requested/agreed by you, we will:
(i) send you and keep you updated with information by email, telephone (including SMS) or mail
about existing and new services and special offers from us;
(ii) send you information by email, telephone or mail about related products or services of
selected third parties that may be of interest to you; and
(iii) use the information for marketing and for market research purposes, including internal
demographic studies, to provide, optimize and personalize our services and to send you
newsletters and information about our products and services.
The information is readily available on the Site and only viewable by you by logging on to the
Site. You, at all times have the option not to provide any personal or other information about you
without agreeing to register with Papa’s Mart and otherwise withdraw your consent by
communicating the same to us in the manner in the Terms and Conditions and the Policies.
Upon withdrawal Papa’s Mart will have no obligations towards you nor will it be liable for the
Services and products provided till the time you had consented to retain the information with
Papa’s Mart. Please note that if you "do not agree" to, or "opt out" from, providing personal or
other information requested by us, you may not be able to access certain areas of the Site and/or
avail certain Services and/or Indirect Services. However, it may be noted that Papa’s Mart
reserves the right to send service related and your specific and preferred transaction related
communication without offering you the facility to opt-out. You can update your Account
Details (defined below), Personal Information and other information at any time. At your request,
Papa’s Mart can also cancel your registration and remove/block your Personal Information from
it's database. However, this information may remain in our archive even after deletion or
termination of your account as required by law and the handling of the same is in accordance
with the provisions of the applicable law and as intimated by the government agency from time to
time.
4. Use of information for marketing
In line with any permission given by you to us, we may send you direct marketing
communications about our own, or selected third party goods and services and disclose your
information to other organizations who may send direct marketing communications to you. You
can change your marketing preferences if you are registered with us. In addition, you can
unsubscribe from email communications via unsubscribe links provided in communications sent
to you.
5. Use of Cookies
By using Papa’s Mart, our servers (hosted by a third party service provider) may collect
information indirectly and automatically about your activities on the Site by way of cookies.
Cookies are pieces of information that a site sends to your computer or other media device while
you are viewing or interacting with the site. We use cookies and other such devices to compile
anonymous, aggregated statistics that allow us to understand how users use our Site and to help
us improve the structure of our Site (we cannot identify you personally in this way). Further it
allows us to understand who has seen which pages and advertisements on the Site, to determine
how frequently particular such pages and advertisements are visited, to determine the most
popular areas of the Site and generally in order to monitor usage of the Site. We may combine
your visitor session information or other information collected through cookies and other technical
methods with personally identifiable information in order to understand and improve your online
experiences and to determine what products, promotions and services you prefer or are likely to
be of interest to you. This information is not linked to your Personal Information and is maintained
distinctly.
You may also get cookies from our advertisers. We do not control these cookies, and once you
have clicked on the advertisement and left the Site, our Privacy Policy no longer applies. Papa’s
Mart is not responsible for collecting cookies through Linked Sites (defined below), neither is it
liable for misuse of the information you provide to Linked Sites.
It is clarified that we store information only in the manner contained herein and in accordance
with the provisions of applicable law.
You can change your web browsers settings to accept or not to accept cookies. Papa’s Mart may
use third-party service providers to serve ads on it's behalf across the internet and sometimes on
the Site. Such third party service providers may collect anonymous information about your visits
to the Site and the Products available on the Site. Personally identifiable information is not linked
to data collected from this source.
Papa’s Mart could use log file including internet protocol addresses, browser type, internet
service provider, referring/exit pages, platform type, date/time stamp, and number of clicks to
analyze trends, administer the Site, track user movement and gather broad demographic
information for aggregate use. These are not linked to information identifiable personally.
6. Information Sharing
For payments, other than cash on delivery, Papa’s Mart using online payment gateway operated
by third party and the information that you provide at the time of making a purchase on the Site is
held and stored with third party payment gateway operator authorized at multiple points. The
payment gateway operator may also have access to your online purchase history/details that you
make from the Site. These payment gateways are digitally encrypted, thereby providing the
highest possible degree of privacy and care available, currently. Whilst we are unable to
guarantee hundred percent (100%) security, this makes it hard for a hacker to decrypt your
details. You are strongly recommended not to send full credit or debit card details in unencrypted
electronic communications with us. Also, you are responsible for protecting against unauthorized
access to your password and to your computer. We will not be liable for the disclosure and
dissemination of Personal Information to third parties which you as prudent Users put up on the
Site, and available to the other Users of the Site.
Kindly note that we do not store extremely sensitive information like your credit card information
on our database.
Papa’s Mart handles the information only in accordance with the provisions of the applicable law
as made applicable from time to time and only for the duration lawfully required, thereunder.
Papa’s Mart may disclose aggregated information, including to aggregators, about the use of the
Site without Personal Information. Papa’s Mart implements standard measures to protect against
unauthorized access to and unlawful interception of Personal Information. However, Papa’s Mart
feels prudent to inform you that no internet site can fully eliminate security risks and enforcement
of privacy laws are at a developing stage in some parts of the world.
7. Storage of Information
Papa’s Mart does not rent, sell or share your personal or sensitive information and does not
disclose any of your Personal Information to third parties unless you have granted Papa’s Mart
the permission to do so.. However, we may pass your Personal Information to other third parties
in the following scenarios:
(i) To help us process questions you may have about a purchase or service, registration or other
inquiry you may have;
(ii) To confirm or correct what we know about you;
(iii) We may pass your Personal Information to our employees, contractors, suppliers and/or
agents to administer the Services provided to you by us now or in the future;
(iv) To help us or law enforcement agencies prevent fraud, money laundering, terrorism and
other crimes. Also, we may disclose your Personal Information to the police, regulatory bodies
or legal advisers in connection with any alleged criminal offence or suspected breach of this
Privacy Policy and or the breach of other terms and conditions otherwise relating to you or
otherwise where required by law and we will co-operate with any law enforcement authorities or
court order requesting or directing us to disclose the identity of or locate anyone breaching this
Privacy Policy or otherwise for the prevention or detection of crime or the apprehension or
prosecution of offenders.
(v) If you call our customer care call center, we may pass your Personal Information to our call
center to allow them to deal with your call more efficiently;
(vi) Assisting an agency in undertaking research for us;
(vii) If another organization is engaged by us to perform tasks on our behalf, such as delivering
goods to you;
(viii) Compliance with an audit on our business;
(ix) If we sell all or any part of our business or merge with another company;
(x) If it is necessary for legal proceedings and when we believe in good faith that any applicable
law ,regulation, government, regulatory or other authority, agency or officer requires it or to
protect the safety or security of users of the Site;
(xi) If we use third party processors to administer and process your Personal Information for the
purposes notified in the Privacy Policy, e.g. for hosting activities related to the use of the Site or
Services; and
(xii) To obtain advice from third parties such as auditors or legal advisors.
In addition to the above, disclosures may also be made if it was clearly stated at the time of
registration and, where required, if you have given permission for this. Generally, we will disclose
only the information we consider reasonably necessary to disclose. Also, some general statistical
information about the Site user base, sales patterns, traffic volumes and related matters may be
passed on to reputable third parties but these details will not include information personally
identifying you.
Further it may be noted that we may share your information with the affiliates of Papa’s Mart. An
affiliate for the purposes of this Privacy Policy shall mean any company in which Papa’s Mart
directly or indirectly holds fifty percent (50 %) or more of the issued share capital (or voting
rights) and any subsidiary of such company; or if Papa’s Mart either directly or indirectly through
one or more intermediate persons, controls, is controlled by or is under common control with
Papa’s Mart. For the purposes of this definition, "control" means the power to direct the
management or policies of a company, whether through the ownership of over fifty percent (50
%) of the voting power of such company, through the power to appoint over half of the members
of the board of directors or similar governing body of such company or through written
contractual arrangements.
8. Third Party Sites
Please note that this policy does not cover any third party Sites to which we provide links in the
Site, nor does it cover advertisers. They may have their own privacy policies and/or terms and
conditions of use.
Papa’s Mart provides third-party advertisements and only links to third party sites through the
Site ("Linked Site"), but does not provide any Personal Information to these third-party sites or
advertisers.
Papa’s Mart clarifies that the Linked Sites are operated by third parties and are not under control
of or affiliation or association of Papa’s Mart unless specifically expressed by Papa’s Mart.
Papa’s Mart is not responsible for any form of transmission, material received from any Linked
Site. We are not liable and do not represent anything regarding the privacy practices and policies
adopted by the Linked Sites and their owners/ operators. Also, we are not in a position to control
or guarantee the accuracy, integrity, or quality of the information, data, text, software, music,
sound, photographs, graphics, videos, messages or other relevant materials available on the
Linked Sites.
Providing the Linked Sites on Papa’s Mart does not imply or convey any endorsement by Papa’s
Mart in any manner or of the contents of the Linked Site. You are aware that the information you
provide on the Linked Sites shall be governed by policies of the Linked Sites which you review.
Papa’s Mart does not have power or authority to prevent misuse of your information through the
Linked Sites or advertisers.
Linked Sites and advertisers may use technology to send the advertisements on Papa’s Mart
directly to your browser because of which the Linked Site or advertisers automatically receive
your internet protocol address. They may use cookies, JavaScript, web beacons and other
technologies to measure the effectiveness of their advertisements and to personalize advertising
content. Papa’s Mart has no access or control over cookies or other features of the Linked Sites
or advertisers and are not governed by this Privacy Policy.
9. Security Practices
Papa’s Mart strives to ensure the security, integrity protection and privacy of your Personal
Information against unauthorized access or unauthorized alteration, disclosure or destruction.
We follow stringent security techniques and requirements for handling sensitive and personal
information. These techniques and requirements are fully compliant with the guidelines set forth
under law. Our servers are accessible only to authorized personnel. Your information logged
under this Privacy Policy is shared with respective personnel only on need to know basis and/ or
for the purpose of completing a transaction and/ or to providing services you have requested. All
representatives handling information under these provisions are under contractual confidentiality
obligation with Papa’s Mart. While, we take every step to safeguard the confidentiality of your
personal information, by using this Site, you agree and confirm that Papa’s Mart is not liable for
any disclosure due to errors in transmission or unauthorized acts of third parties or Linked Sites.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, you must keep account details, including your username and
password ("Account Details") confidential at all times, and should not reveal the same to any
third parties. You must take appropriate security measures to prevent unauthorized disclosure of
your Account Details (including logging out from your account at the end of each session), and
you must notify us immediately if your Account Details becomes known to any unauthorized
user. You are solely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your Account Details, and
all activities that occur under your account(s). Any breach of these terms and conditions by
anyone to whom you disclose your account details, including your username and password will
be treated as if the breach had been committed by you, and will not relieve you of your
obligations under the Terms and Conditions.
Notwithstanding anything contained herein, Papa’s Mart shall not be liable for any loss, damage
or misuse of your Personal Information due to a force majeure event. A force majeure event for
the purposes of this Privacy Policy shall mean any event that is beyond reasonable control of
Papa’s Mart and shall include, without limitation, sabotage, fire, flood, explosion, acts of God,
civil commotion, strikes or industrial action of any kind, riots, insurrection, war, acts of
government, computer hacking, unauthorized access to computer data and storage device,
computer viruses breach of security and encryption or any other cause beyond the control of
Papa’s Mart.
10. Acceptance to terms
By registering with Papa’s Mart and using the Services you are deemed to have agreed to the
terms of this Policy. This Policy should be at all times read along with the Terms and
Conditions. The Policy applies to all information, including Personal Information and Account
Details.
By using the Services and/or Indirect Services , you agree and acknowledge that your Personal
Information may be transferred across national boundaries and stored and processed in any the
country around the world. You acknowledge that in the process of providing the Services under
the Site, some activities relating to handling of information collected under the Policy may
be done by Papa’s Mart trusted third party vendors or agents including credit card processors,
web hosting providers, communication services, and web analytic providers.
11. Changes to this policy
We may change this Privacy Policy from time to time and we will post the latest version on the
Site. You are expected to keep visiting the Site and reading the Terms and Conditions and the
Policies at regular intervals to keep yourself updated.
12. Amendments to Privacy Policy
We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to change, modify, add or delete portions of this
Privacy Policy at any time without notice, and it is your responsibility to review this Privacy Policy
from time to time, in order to keep track and take note of the changes. Your use of the Site
following any amendment of this Privacy Policy will signify and constitute your consent to and
acceptance of such revised this Privacy Policy. We will not file or store a copy of these terms for
each interaction on transaction by you via the Site. We therefore recommend that you save a
copy of this Privacy Policy for future reference, and ensure that such copies can be reliably
verified as being effective (i.e. published on the Site) on a particular date.
13. Contact details
Thank you for reading our Privacy Policy and thank you for choosing our Site as your reliable
source of news and views on the internet. If you have any questions about anything contained in
the Privacy Policy, you can email us with any questions, queries or complaints at [http://support.
Papasmart.Online].
14. Disputes
Any disputes over inter alia collection, storage and handling of Personal Information will be
governed by this Privacy Policy, Terms and Conditions and by the laws of India and courts of
Chennai shall have exclusive jurisdiction. For any communication under this Privacy Policy
please contact Papa’s Mart on http://support.Papasmart.Online