🔒 PRIVACY POLICY
Last Updated: [Date, e.g., November 18, 2025]
Welcome to Start Fount (referred to as “we,” “us,” or “our”). We operate the website www.startfount.com (the “Site”) and are committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy describes how your personal information is collected, used, and shared when you visit or make a purchase from the Site.
1. Personal Information We Collect
When you visit the Site, we automatically collect certain information about your device, and when you make a purchase, we collect information necessary to process your order. We refer to this information as “Personal Information.”
A. Device Information (Automatically Collected)
- Internet Protocol (IP) address
- Web browser type
- Time zone
- Cookie information
- The pages you view
- Referring/exit pages
We collect this data using technologies such as Cookies (data files placed on your device) and Log Files (tracking actions occurring on the Site).
B. Order Information (Provided by You)
When you make a purchase or attempt to purchase through the Site, we collect the following:
- Name
- Billing and Shipping Addresses
- Email address
- Phone number
- Payment information (including card numbers, securely processed by our payment gateway and not stored by us)
- Order details related to your purchase of kitchen accessories, polyresin showpieces, and other products.
2. How We Use Your Personal Information
We use the Order Information we collect generally to fulfill any orders placed through the Site (including processing your payment, arranging for shipping, and providing invoices and/or order confirmations).
Additionally, we use this information to:
- Communicate with you (e.g., about your order status or return request).
- Screen our orders for potential risk or fraud.
- Provide you with information or advertising relating to our products or services, only if you have opted in to receive marketing communications.
We use the Device Information to:
- Help us screen for potential risk and fraud (in particular, your IP address).
- Improve and optimize our Site (e.g., by generating analytics about how our customers browse and interact with the Site).
3. Sharing Your Personal Information
We share your Personal Information with third parties to help us use your Personal Information, as described above:
- Service Providers: We share your Order Information with shipping and logistics partners to deliver your products and with payment processors to securely process transactions.
- Analytics: We utilise Google Analytics to gain insight into how our customers interact with the Site. You can read more about how Google uses your Personal Information here: [Link to Google Privacy Policy, e.g., https://policies.google.com/privacy].
- Legal Compliance: We may share your Personal Information to comply with applicable laws and regulations, to respond to a subpoena, search warrant, or other lawful requests for information we receive, or to protect our rights otherwise.
We do not sell, rent, or trade your Personal Information to third parties for marketing purposes.
4. Data Retention
When you place an order through the Site, we will maintain your Order Information for our records unless and until you ask us to delete this information. This retention is necessary for accounting, legal, and warranty/return purposes.
5. Your Rights
If you are a resident of India, you may have the right to access the personal information we hold about you and to ask that your personal information be corrected, updated, or deleted. If you would like to exercise this right, please contact us through the contact information below.
6. Changes to this Policy
We may update this privacy policy from time to time in order to reflect changes to our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page.
7. Contact Us
For more information about our privacy practices, if you have questions, or if you would like to make a complaint, please contact us by e-mail at:
Start Fount Email: [Your Privacy/Support Email Address, e.g., info@startfount.com]
Website: www.startfount.com