{"id":64,"date":"2026-07-13T06:22:32","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T06:22:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gharkakhana.de\/?page_id=64"},"modified":"2026-07-13T07:36:33","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T07:36:33","slug":"privacy-policy-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gharkakhana.de\/en\/privacy-policy-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Privacy Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"font-family:'Poppins',sans-serif;color:#221b12;line-height:1.7;background:#FFF8EE;\">\n  <div style=\"position:relative;height:280px;padding-top:64px;box-sizing:border-box;background-image:linear-gradient(rgba(34,27,18,0.55),rgba(34,27,18,0.78)),url('https:\/\/ghar-ka-khana-delivery.lovable.app\/assets\/hero-Cc_PVoKX.jpg');background-size:cover;background-position:center;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;text-align:center;\">\n    <div>\n      <h1 style=\"font-family:'Playfair Display',serif;font-size:2.5rem;color:#FFF8EE;margin:0;text-shadow:0 2px 12px rgba(0,0,0,0.5);\">Privacy Policy<\/h1>\n      <p style=\"color:#FFF8EE;opacity:0.85;margin-top:10px;font-size:0.95rem;\">gharkakhana.de \u2014 Ghar Ka Khana, by VK Blue Sapphire GmbH<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div style=\"max-width:820px;margin:0 auto;padding:60px 20px 80px;\">\n    <h2 style=\"font-family:'Playfair Display',serif;font-size:1.4rem;margin-top:0;\">1. Who we are<\/h2>\n    <p>This website is operated by:<\/p>\n    <p>\n      VK BLUE SAPPHIRE GmbH<br>\n      trading as &#8222;Ghar Ka Khana&#8220;<br>\n      Sickingenstra\u00dfe 56, 10553 Berlin, Germany<br>\n      Registered at: Amtsgericht Charlottenburg (Berlin), HRB 280626 B<br>\n      VAT ID \/ USt-IdNr.: DE462080442<br>\n      Represented by: Vaibhav Shankar Rajure (Managing Director)\n    <\/p>\n    <p>Contact for privacy questions: <a href=\"mailto:vkbluesapphiregmbh@gmail.com\">vkbluesapphiregmbh@gmail.com<\/a> \u00b7 Phone: +49 1522 7551111<\/p>\n\n    <h2 style=\"font-family:'Playfair Display',serif;font-size:1.4rem;margin-top:2rem;\">2. What personal data we collect<\/h2>\n    <p><strong>When you create an account:<\/strong> your name, email address, and a securely hashed password. To confirm it&#8217;s really you, we email a one-time verification code (OTP) to the address you provide before the account is activated.<\/p>\n    <p><strong>When you place an order:<\/strong> your name, delivery address, phone number, email address, and details of the items ordered.<\/p>\n    <p><strong>When you pay:<\/strong> your payment is processed directly by Stripe, our payment provider. We do not see or store your full card number.<\/p>\n    <p><strong>When you use the contact form:<\/strong> your name, phone number, email address, and the message you send us.<\/p>\n    <p><strong>Automatically:<\/strong> basic technical data such as your IP address and browser type, collected for security purposes and, if enabled, basic site analytics.<\/p>\n\n    <h2 style=\"font-family:'Playfair Display',serif;font-size:1.4rem;margin-top:2rem;\">3. Why we process this data, and our legal basis<\/h2>\n    <table style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;margin-top:1rem;font-size:0.95rem;\">\n      <tbody><tr style=\"background:#f4ece0;\"><th style=\"text-align:left;padding:10px;border:1px solid #e0d5c2;\">Purpose<\/th><th style=\"text-align:left;padding:10px;border:1px solid #e0d5c2;\">Legal basis (GDPR Art. 6)<\/th><\/tr>\n      <tr><td style=\"padding:10px;border:1px solid #e0d5c2;\">Creating and managing your account<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px;border:1px solid #e0d5c2;\">Performance of a contract (6.1.b)<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td style=\"padding:10px;border:1px solid #e0d5c2;\">Processing and delivering your tiffin orders<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px;border:1px solid #e0d5c2;\">Performance of a contract (6.1.b)<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td style=\"padding:10px;border:1px solid #e0d5c2;\">Sending order confirmations and OTP verification emails<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px;border:1px solid #e0d5c2;\">Performance of a contract (6.1.b)<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td style=\"padding:10px;border:1px solid #e0d5c2;\">Processing payments via Stripe<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px;border:1px solid #e0d5c2;\">Performance of a contract (6.1.b)<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td style=\"padding:10px;border:1px solid #e0d5c2;\">Preventing fraudulent logins and spam<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px;border:1px solid #e0d5c2;\">Legitimate interest (6.1.f)<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td style=\"padding:10px;border:1px solid #e0d5c2;\">Responding to contact form enquiries<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px;border:1px solid #e0d5c2;\">Legitimate interest \/ pre-contractual steps<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td style=\"padding:10px;border:1px solid #e0d5c2;\">Cookies and analytics<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px;border:1px solid #e0d5c2;\">Consent, via our cookie banner (6.1.a)<\/td><\/tr>\n    <\/tbody><\/table>\n\n    <h2 style=\"font-family:'Playfair Display',serif;font-size:1.4rem;margin-top:2rem;\">4. Who we share data with<\/h2>\n    <p>We use the following third-party services, each processing data under its own privacy policy:<\/p>\n    <ul>\n      <li><strong>Stripe<\/strong> \u2014 payment processing.<\/li>\n      <li><strong>Brevo (Sendinblue)<\/strong> \u2014 sends transactional emails on our behalf (order confirmations, OTP codes). Based in France (EU).<\/li>\n      <li><strong>Namecheap<\/strong> \u2014 our website and database hosting provider.<\/li>\n      <li><strong>Google Analytics<\/strong> (if\/when enabled) \u2014 anonymized website usage statistics.<\/li>\n    <\/ul>\n    <p>We do not sell your personal data to third parties.<\/p>\n\n    <h2 style=\"font-family:'Playfair Display',serif;font-size:1.4rem;margin-top:2rem;\">5. How long we keep your data<\/h2>\n    <p>We retain account and order data for as long as your account is active, and as required by German commercial and tax retention law thereafter (typically 6\u201310 years for invoices\/order records under HGB\/AO).<\/p>\n\n    <h2 style=\"font-family:'Playfair Display',serif;font-size:1.4rem;margin-top:2rem;\">6. Your rights<\/h2>\n    <p>Under GDPR, you have the right to access, correct, or delete your data, restrict or object to processing, receive your data in a portable format, withdraw consent at any time, and lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority \u2014 in Berlin, the <em>Berliner Beauftragte f\u00fcr Datenschutz und Informationsfreiheit<\/em>.<\/p>\n    <p>To exercise any of these rights, contact us at <a href=\"mailto:vkbluesapphiregmbh@gmail.com\">vkbluesapphiregmbh@gmail.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n    <h2 style=\"font-family:'Playfair Display',serif;font-size:1.4rem;margin-top:2rem;\">7. Cookies<\/h2>\n    <p>We use a cookie consent banner to ask for your permission before setting non-essential cookies. You can change your preferences at any time via the cookie settings link in the banner.<\/p>\n\n    <h2 style=\"font-family:'Playfair Display',serif;font-size:1.4rem;margin-top:2rem;\">8. Changes to this policy<\/h2>\n    <p>We may update this policy from time to time. The current version will always be available on this page.<\/p>\n    <p style=\"margin-top:2rem;color:#6b6152;font-size:0.9rem;\">Last updated: 13 July 2026<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Privacy Policy gharkakhana.de \u2014 Ghar Ka Khana, by VK Blue Sapphire GmbH 1. 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