Introduction

Welcome to India Food Explorer, a food blog that shares food discoveries, restaurant information, dining inspiration, and stories about food and culinary experiences, with a focus on Delhi, India.

This Privacy Policy explains how information may be collected, used, stored, and disclosed when you visit indiafoodexplorer.com, contact us, or interact with our website.

By using our website, you acknowledge this policy. Where applicable law requires consent for a particular activity, we will seek that consent rather than relying solely on your use of the website.

Information We Collect

The information collected depends on how you use our website.

Information You Provide

If you contact us by email, submit a form, suggest a restaurant, or enquire about a collaboration, we may receive information such as your name, email address, message, and any other details you choose to provide.

Information Collected Automatically

When you browse our website, certain technical information may be collected by our website hosting provider, WordPress setup, security tools, or analytics services, where enabled. This may include your IP address, browser type, device information, pages visited, referring website, and approximate visit time.

Cookies and Similar Technologies

Our website or its third-party services may use cookies or similar technologies to support website functionality, remember preferences, understand website traffic, or provide advertising, depending on the services enabled and your choices.

How We Use Your Information

Where applicable, information may be used to:

• Operate, maintain, and improve India Food Explorer.
• Respond to enquiries, suggestions, and collaboration requests.
• Understand which articles and food guides readers find useful.
• Monitor website performance, troubleshoot errors, and help prevent spam or abuse.
• Manage relevant business, editorial, and promotional communications.
• Meet legal obligations and protect the website and its users.

We do not intend to collect more personal information than is reasonably needed for the relevant purpose. We will use information in accordance with applicable law and any consent or choices required for that use.

Cookies and Tracking Technologies

Cookies are small files that websites may store on your device. Some cookies are needed for website functions, while others may help measure traffic or support advertising and personalisation.

Depending on the tools enabled on our website, cookies may be used to:

• Support basic website functions and security.
• Remember selected preferences.
• Measure website traffic and content performance.
• Support advertising or affiliate measurement, if applicable.

You can manage cookies through your browser settings. Blocking certain cookies may affect some website features. Where required by law, we will obtain consent before using non-essential cookies or similar technologies.

If we use analytics or advertising tools, please identify those services and provide any legally required cookie notice and preference controls.

Third-Party Services and External Links

We may use service providers to help operate our website, such as hosting providers, spam-prevention tools, analytics providers, email services, or form-processing services. These providers may process relevant information to perform services for us, subject to their applicable terms and privacy practices.

Our articles may also link to third-party restaurant websites, maps, social media platforms, booking services, or other external websites. We do not control the privacy practices of those websites. Please review their privacy policies before providing information to them.

We do not sell personal information as a business practice under this policy. Information may be disclosed when necessary to provide a requested service, comply with law, protect rights or security, or complete a transaction or business transfer, subject to applicable law.

Advertising, Sponsored Content and Affiliate Links

India Food Explorer may feature sponsored articles, restaurant collaborations, promotional content, or affiliate links now or in the future. We will identify such content where required and aim to make relevant commercial relationships clear to readers.

If advertising services are used, those providers may use cookies or similar technologies to deliver, measure, or personalise advertisements, subject to their own policies and applicable consent requirements.

Clicking an affiliate or promotional link may take you to a third-party website. Any purchase, booking, or information you provide there is governed by that third party's terms and privacy policy.

This section describes possible activities. Please update it to reflect the advertising and affiliate services actually active on your website.

Data Retention and Security

We retain information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, including responding to enquiries, maintaining records, resolving disputes, and meeting legal requirements. Retention periods may vary depending on the type of information and its use.

We take reasonable steps appropriate to our website and the information involved to protect data against unauthorised access, loss, misuse, or disclosure. However, no website, email transmission, or electronic storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

Your Privacy Choices and Rights

Depending on your location and applicable law, you may have rights to request access to, correction of, deletion of, or information about certain personal data, or to withdraw consent where processing is based on consent. You may also have the right to raise a complaint with the relevant authority, where applicable.

You can contact us at umeshdigitalkhati@gmail.com to make a privacy-related request. Please describe your request clearly. We may need to verify your identity before taking action and will respond in accordance with applicable legal requirements.

You can also manage browser cookies through your browser settings and unsubscribe from optional marketing emails if such emails are offered.

Children's Privacy

Our website is intended for a general audience and is not designed to knowingly collect personal information from children in violation of applicable law. If you believe a child has provided personal information inappropriately, please contact us so we can review the matter and take appropriate action where required.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this policy when our website, services, or legal requirements change. Any updated version will be published on this page with a revised “Last updated” date. We encourage visitors to review this page periodically.