Privacy Policyगोपनीयता नीति

1. Who we are

This website, bhimnathjha.in, is the official website of Dr. Bhimnath Jha, Maithili poet, critic and editor. Its bookshop is run by Daman Kumar Jha, Chappki Parri, South of Panchayat Bhawan, Lakshmisagar, Darbhanga – 846009, Bihar, India, on behalf of the family of Dr. Bhimnath Jha (“we”, “us”, “our”).

This policy explains what personal information we collect, why, and how we look after it, in line with Indian law, including the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023.

2. What we collect

• When you sign in with Google: your email address and name, as shared by Google. We use the email address to link your purchases to you, and we never see your Google password.
• When you buy a book: your name, email address and phone number (entered in the Razorpay checkout), the books you bought, the amount, the date, and Razorpay’s order and payment reference numbers.
• When you read: which books are in your library. Your last-read page is saved only in your own browser.
• When you browse: your language choice (English or Maithili), saved only in your own browser. Our host, Cloudflare, processes technical information such as your IP address and browser type to deliver the website and protect it from abuse.

We do not collect or store card numbers, UPI PINs or bank login details. These are handled entirely by Razorpay.

3. Cookies

We use one cookie to keep you signed in to My books. We do not use advertising or tracking cookies.

4. How we use your information

• to give you access to the books you bought, on any device where you sign in, and to email you your receipt and sign-in links;
• to answer your questions and resolve problems with purchases;
• to prevent fraud and misuse, which includes marking downloaded copies with the buyer’s name or email; and
• to keep the records required by tax and accounting law.

We do not send marketing emails unless you ask us to, and we never sell or rent your information.

5. Who we share it with

Only with the services that make the bookshop work, and only as needed:

• Razorpay, to process payments;
• Google, when you choose to sign in with your Google account;
• Resend, which delivers our emails (your email address and the content of the email); and
• Cloudflare, which hosts this website and stores the books and purchase records.

We may also disclose information where the law requires it.

6. How long we keep it

We keep purchase records for as long as the books remain in your library, and for as long as Indian tax law requires us to keep transaction records.

7. Your rights

You may ask to see the personal information we hold about you, to correct it, or to delete it. Deleting your information also removes your access to My books, except for records we must keep by law. To make a request or raise a concern, email [email protected]. We will reply within 7 days.

8. Children

Buyers under 18 should make purchases with the consent of a parent or guardian.

9. Changes to this policy

We may update this policy. The date at the top of this page shows when it last changed.