Privacy Policy

Last updated: March 18, 2026

This Privacy Policy explains how thekriyayogabook.in (“we”, “us”, or “our”) collects, uses, discloses, and protects your personal information when you visit our website http://thekriyayogabook.in, leave comments, register, make purchases, or interact with our services. We are committed to protecting your privacy in line with applicable laws, including India’s Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (DPDP Act).

By using our website, you consent to the practices described in this policy. If you do not agree, please do not use the site.

Who we are

Our website address is: http://thekriyayogabook.in.

We operate this website to provide information about and sell the philosophy book “Kriya Yoga: A Sacred Art, A Timeless Path”.

Comments

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

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/ (note: we link to Automattic/Gravatar as it is commonly used with WordPress; update if you use a different service). After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the website (e.g., in comments or profile), avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

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 that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will 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 will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

If you edit or publish an article (if applicable), 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 just edited. It expires after 1 day.

We may also use cookies for site analytics, functionality, and (if enabled) limited marketing purposes. You can manage cookies via your browser settings.

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, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Purchases and Orders

When you purchase our book “Kriya Yoga: A Sacred Art, A Timeless Path”, we collect personal information necessary to process and fulfill your order, such as:

Name
Email address
Shipping/billing address
Phone number (optional/for delivery updates)
Payment information (handled securely by our payment gateway; we do not store full card details)

This data is used to process payments, ship the book, send order confirmations/updates, and handle returns/refunds if applicable. We retain order-related data as needed for accounting, legal, and customer support purposes.

Who we share your data with

We do not sell your personal data.

We may share your data with:

Payment processors and shipping/delivery partners (to process transactions and deliver orders)
Service providers (e.g., hosting, email services, analytics tools like Google Analytics — if used)
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
Legal authorities if required by law.

How long we retain your data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This allows us to recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

For registered users (if any), 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). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

Order data is retained for accounting, tax, and legal purposes (typically 7 years or as required under Indian law). Comment and account data may be retained unless you request deletion.

What rights you have over your data

Under applicable laws (including DPDP Act), you have rights including:

Access: Request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you.
Correction: Request updates to inaccurate data.
Erasure/Deletion: Request deletion of your data (subject to legal exceptions, e.g., for orders or legal obligations).
Withdraw consent (where processing is consent-based).
Lodge a complaint with the relevant authority.

To exercise these rights, contact us at [insert your email, e.g., support@thekriyayogabook.in]. We will respond within reasonable timeframes.

Where your data is sent

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

We may transfer data to service providers outside India (e.g., cloud hosting), but only with appropriate safeguards as per law.

Security

We implement reasonable security measures to protect your data from unauthorized access, loss, or misuse. However, no transmission over the internet is 100% secure.

Contact Us

For questions about this Privacy Policy or your data, contact us at: [insert email and/or contact form details].

We may update this policy from time to time. Changes will be posted here with an updated date.

Thank you for trusting us with your information as you explore “Kriya Yoga: A Sacred Art, A Timeless Path”.