1. Who We Are

Our website address is: theroyalnotch.com We are The Royal Notch, a brand committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring the security of your personal information. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, and protect the data you provide to us.

2. What Personal Data We Collect and Why We Collect It

We collect information to provide a better shopping experience and to fulfill your orders.

Information You Provide to Us:

• Purchase Information: When you make a purchase, we collect personal information necessary to complete the transaction, including your name, billing address, shipping address, email address, and phone number. This information is used for order fulfillment, invoicing, shipping, and to communicate with you about your order.

• Account Information: If you choose to create an account on our site, we will store your name, address, email, and phone number, which will be used to populate the checkout for future orders.

• Wishlist Information: If you use our “Add to Wishlist” feature, we store the list of products you have saved to your wishlist to make your shopping experience more convenient.

• Comments: When you leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, your IP address, and browser user agent string to help with spam detection. An anonymized string from your email (a hash) may be sent to the Gravatar service to display your profile picture.

• Media: If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included, as this data can be extracted by other visitors.

Information We Collect Automatically:

• Cookies: We use cookies to enhance your browsing experience. If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to saving your details in cookies for one year. If you have an account and log in, we use cookies to save your login information (for two days, or two weeks if “Remember Me” is selected) and screen display choices (for one year). These cookies do not contain sensitive personal data.

3. Who We Share Your Data With

We do not sell your personal data. We only share it with essential third-party partners who help us operate our store and fulfill your orders. These include:

• Payment Gateways (e.g., Razorpay): To securely process your payments. We do not store your credit card or full payment details on our servers.

• Shipping & Courier Partners: To deliver your products to your specified shipping address.

• Spam Detection Services: Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

• Password Resets: If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

4. How Long We Retain Your Data

• Order Information: We retain customer order information for legal, business, and tax purposes for an extended period.

• Comments: If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely.

• User Accounts: For users that register on our website, we store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username).

5. What Rights You Have Over Your Data

If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

6. Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, and embed additional third-party tracking.

7. Contact Us

For any questions related to your data and our privacy policy, please contact us at theroyalnotch@gmail.com