Privacy Policy – The Scented Palette

Who we are

Our website is operated by The Scented Palette, a small business based in India that sells handcrafted scented candles. Our website address is: https://www.thescentedpalette.in/

Comments

When visitors leave comments on our site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection.

Media

If you upload images to the website, avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the website may download and extract location data from images.

Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so you do not have to re-enter your details when leaving another comment. These cookies last for one year.

If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we also set cookies to save your login information and display preferences. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for one year. Selecting “Remember Me” will keep you logged in for two weeks. When you log out, the login cookies are removed.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you edited. It expires after one day.

Embedded content from other websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles). Embedded content from other websites behaves exactly as if you had visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including if you are logged in to that website.

Who we share your data with

We do not sell or rent your personal information to third parties. However, we may share limited data with trusted service providers (such as payment processors and delivery partners) solely for the purpose of fulfilling your orders and providing customer service. If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

How long we retain your data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This helps us recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically.

For users who register on our website (if any), we store the personal information provided in their profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except for their username, which cannot be changed). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

Order-related information (such as billing and shipping details) is retained for as long as necessary to comply with tax, accounting, or legal requirements.

What rights you have over your data

If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you can request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold, except for data we must keep for administrative, legal, or security reasons.

Under Indian data protection principles, you may also request correction of inaccurate data or object to certain uses of your data (for example, direct marketing).

Where we send your data

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service. Customer data (such as payment details) may be securely processed through third-party payment gateways that comply with applicable data protection laws.

 

Data Security

We use reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. While we strive to protect your data, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is completely secure.