# Privacy Policy for GaonMart
**Effective Date:** July 18, 2026
Welcome to GaonMart! This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our mobile application ("App"). Please read this privacy policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this privacy policy, please do not access the application.
## 1. Information We Collect
We may collect information about you in a variety of ways when you use GaonMart. The information we may collect includes:
### Personal Data
Personally identifiable information that you voluntarily give to us when you register with the App or when you choose to participate in various activities related to the App (such as setting up a shop or placing an order). This includes:
- Name
- Email address
- Phone number
- Delivery address
- Shop details (if registering as a shopkeeper)
### Geolocation Information
We may request access or permission to track location-based information from your mobile device, either continuously or while you are using the App, to provide location-based services (like finding nearby shops or tracking orders). If you wish to change our access or permissions, you may do so in your device's settings.
### Device Data
Device information such as your mobile device ID, model, and manufacturer, and information about the location of your device, if you access the App from a mobile device.
## 2. How We Use Your Information
Having accurate information about you permits us to provide you with a smooth, efficient, and customized experience. Specifically, we may use information collected about you via the App to:
- Create and manage your account (Customer or Shopkeeper).
- Process and manage orders, payments, and other transactions.
- Deliver targeted advertising, coupons, newsletters, and other information regarding promotions and the App to you.
- Email you regarding your account or order status.
- Enable user-to-user communications (e.g., between customer and shopkeeper).
- Fulfill and manage purchases, orders, payments, and other transactions related to the App.
- Send you push notifications regarding updates or order statuses.
## 3. Disclosure of Your Information
We may share information we have collected about you in certain situations. Your information may be disclosed as follows:
### Third-Party Service Providers
We may share your information with third parties that perform services for us or on our behalf, including payment processing, data analysis, email delivery, hosting services (like Google Firebase), customer service, and marketing assistance.
### By Law or to Protect Rights
If we believe the release of information about you is necessary to respond to legal process, to investigate or remedy potential violations of our policies, or to protect the rights, property, and safety of others, we may share your information as permitted or required by any applicable law, rule, or regulation.
## 4. Security of Your Information
We use administrative, technical, and physical security measures to help protect your personal information (such as Firebase Authentication and Firestore security rules). While we have taken reasonable steps to secure the personal information you provide to us, please be aware that despite our efforts, no security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and no method of data transmission can be guaranteed against any interception or other type of misuse.
## 5. User Data Rights
You have the right at any time to:
- Review or change the information in your account settings.
- Terminate your account.
Upon your request to terminate your account, we will deactivate or delete your account and information from our active databases. However, some information may be retained in our files to prevent fraud, troubleshoot problems, assist with any investigations, enforce our Terms of Use and/or comply with legal requirements.
## 6. Children's Privacy
The App does not knowingly solicit data from or market to children under 13 years of age. If we learn that we have collected personal information from a child under age 13 without verification of parental consent, we will delete that information as quickly as possible.
## 7. Contact Us
If you have questions or comments about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:
**GaonMart Team**
vikasbishnoi99916@gmail.com