Privacy Policy

Last updated: April 2026 · Compliant with DPDP Act 2023

Your rights under DPDP Act 2023

You have the right to access, correct, erase your data, and withdraw consent at any time. Email privacy@pujaseva.com — we respond within 72 hours.

1. Data We Collect

  • Identity: Name, phone number, email (optional), date of birth (for kundali only, with your consent).
  • Booking: Sankalp name, gotra, family names, puja preferences, scheduled dates.
  • Payment: Razorpay order IDs only. Card numbers are handled exclusively by Razorpay (PCI-DSS Level 1). We never store payment credentials.
  • Location: Address for at-home pujas. Precise GPS only when you share for pandit tracking — stored in Redis and auto-deleted within 4 hours.
  • Device: IP address, browser type, pages visited — collected anonymously for analytics.

2. How We Use Your Data

  • Match you with available pandits and schedule pujas.
  • Process payments and send receipts.
  • Send booking confirmations and reminders via WhatsApp and SMS.
  • Personalise recommendations (with your consent).
  • Improve the platform via anonymised usage analytics.
  • Send festival reminders and offers — only with explicit consent.

3. Data Sharing

  • We share your name and phone with your assigned pandit to facilitate the puja only.
  • We do not sell personal data.
  • Service providers bound by DPA: Razorpay (payments), MSG91 (SMS), WATI (WhatsApp), AWS S3 (storage), PostHog (analytics — anonymised).

4. Data Retention

  • Booking records: 7 years (Indian accounting requirement).
  • Personal profile: Until you request deletion.
  • OTPs and session tokens: Deleted within 24 hours.
  • GPS location: Deleted within 4 hours of booking end.

5. Your Rights (DPDP 2023)

  • Access: Request a copy of all data we hold.
  • Correction: Fix inaccurate or incomplete data.
  • Erasure: Delete your account and all personal data (excluding legally required records).
  • Withdraw consent: Via Settings → Privacy or by emailing us.
  • Grievance: Contact our Data Protection Officer within 30 days.

6. Cookies

  • We use one first-party cookie (locale) to remember your language preference.
  • Analytics are collected server-side. No third-party tracking cookies.
  • You can opt out via the consent banner at any time.

7. Security

  • Data encrypted in transit (TLS 1.3) and at rest (AES-256).
  • Production access restricted to essential personnel.
  • Quarterly security reviews. Responsible disclosure: security@pujaseva.com.

Contact

Data Protection Officer: privacy@pujaseva.com

Puja Seva Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi 110001, India

Response: 72 hours for queries · 30 days for erasure requests