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Understanding Our Privacy Policy and Data Handling

Who we are

Ghat Sear (“we”, “our”, “us”) is a distinguished outdoor gear brand specifically designed for the diverse terrains found in India.
Our official website can be accessed at: https://ghatsear.com

We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting the personal information you share with us.

Comments

When visitors leave comments on our website, we collect the information shown in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent. This helps us maintain site security and prevent spam.

An anonymised string (hash) generated from your email address may be shared with the Gravatar service to check if you use it. You can read Gravatar’s privacy policy here:
Data privacy FAQs

Once your comment is approved, your profile image (if available) may be visible publicly next to your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the website, you should 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

We use cookies to improve your browsing experience.

  • If you leave a comment, you may choose to save your name, email address, and website in cookies for convenience. These cookies last for one year.
  • Visiting our login page sets a temporary cookie to check browser compatibility. This cookie contains no personal data and is deleted when you close your browser.
  • When you log in, cookies are used to remember your login details and screen preferences.
    • Login cookies last 2 days
    • Screen preference cookies last 1 year
    • Selecting “Remember Me” keeps you logged in for 2 weeks
  • Logging out removes all login cookies.
  • If you edit or publish content, a temporary cookie storing the post ID is saved and expires after 1 day.

Embedded content from other websites

Some pages on Ghat Sear may include embedded content (such as videos, images, or articles).

Embedded content behaves exactly as if you visited the original website. These third-party websites may:

  • Collect data about you
  • Use cookies
  • Track interactions with embedded content
    especially if you are logged into their platform.

We do not control these external websites.

Who we share your data with

If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email for security verification.

We do not sell or rent your personal data.

How long we retain your data

Comments and related metadata are retained indefinitely to help us recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically.

If you register an account (if applicable), we store the personal information you provide in your user profile.

You can view, edit, or delete your personal information at any time (except your username).

Website administrators may also access this data for operational purposes.

What rights you have over your data

You have full control over your personal information.

You may request:

  • An exported file of the personal data we hold about you
  • Deletion of your personal data

This does not include data we must retain for legal, administrative, or security reasons.

Where Your Data Is Sent

Visitor comments may be checked using automated spam detection services to maintain site integrity and security.


Contact

For privacy-related questions or data requests, contact us at:
📧 contact@ghatsear.com

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