01 Information We Collect

1.1 Information You Provide Directly

• Contact/Inquiry Form: When you fill out our contact form, we collect your name, email address, phone number, and any message or details you share with us.
• Blog Comments: When you post a comment on our blog, we collect your name, email address, website URL (if provided), and the content of your comment. Your name and comment will be publicly visible on the post; your email address is not displayed publicly.
• Payment Information (Razorpay): If you make a payment to us through our Website, payment processing is handled entirely by Razorpay, our third-party payment gateway. We do not collect or store your card, UPI, net banking, or wallet credentials on our servers. Razorpay processes and secures this information under its own privacy and security standards, including PCI DSS Level 1 compliance. We only receive confirmation of your payment status, transaction ID, and the billing details you may have provided (such as name and email) for invoicing purposes.

1.2 Information Collected Automatically

• Cookies and Similar Technologies: We use cookies to operate the Website, remember preferences, and understand how visitors use our site.
• Analytics Data: We use Google Analytics (or similar tools) to collect information such as your IP address, browser type, device type, pages visited, time spent on pages, and referring website. This helps us understand visitor behaviour and improve our content and services.
• Advertising Cookies: We may use third-party advertising services, including Google AdSense, which use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this and other websites. Google and its partners use cookies to serve ads based on your visit to this site and/or other sites on the Internet.

02 How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

• Respond to your inquiries and provide customer support
• Process and confirm payments made through Razorpay
• Publish and moderate blog comments
• Analyze Website traffic and improve our content, design, and user experience
• Send you updates, newsletters, or promotional content, if you have opted in
• Comply with legal obligations and protect against fraud or misuse of our Website
• Serve relevant advertisements through third-party ad networks

03 Cookies

Cookies are small text files stored on your device that help websites function and improve user experience. We use the following categories of cookies:

You can control or disable cookies through your browser settings at any time. Please note that disabling essential cookies may affect Website functionality. For more on how Google uses data from sites using its services, visit Google's Privacy & Terms.

04 Third-Party Services

Our Website integrates with the following third-party services, each governed by its own privacy policy:

• Razorpay (payment processing) — razorpay.com/privacy
• Google Analytics (website analytics) — policies.google.com/privacy
• Google AdSense (advertising) — policies.google.com/technologies/ads

We encourage you to review the privacy policies of these third parties, as we do not control how they process your data.

05 Data Sharing and Disclosure

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information. We may share information only in the following circumstances:

• With service providers (such as Razorpay, hosting providers, or analytics tools) strictly to operate the Website and provide our services
• If required by law, regulation, legal process, or governmental request
• To protect the rights, property, or safety of Galaxy's Gallery, our users, or the public
• In connection with a business transfer, such as a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets (with notice to you where required)

06 Data Security

We implement reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security. All payment transactions are encrypted and processed via Razorpay's secure, PCI DSS-compliant infrastructure.

07 Data Retention

We retain personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes outlined in this policy, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements. Blog comments and associated data may be retained indefinitely unless you request removal.

08 Your Rights

Depending on applicable law, including India's Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (DPDP Act), you may have the right to:

• Access the personal information we hold about you
• Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information
• Request deletion of your personal information
• Withdraw consent for processing, where consent is the basis for processing
• Lodge a grievance regarding how your data is handled

To exercise any of these rights, contact us using the details in Section 11 below. We will respond within a reasonable timeframe as required by applicable law.

09 Children's Privacy

Our Website is not directed at children under the age of 18, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us so we can delete it.

10 Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technology, legal requirements, or other factors. The "Last Updated" date at the top of this page indicates when this policy was last revised. We encourage you to review this page periodically.

11 Contact Us

If you have questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or your personal information, please contact us: