Who We Are

Our website address is: https://vallalarbooks.com

We are an online book store dedicated to providing spiritual and philosophical books, especially related to Ramalinga Vallalar.

Comments

When visitors leave comments on our site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection.

An anonymized string (hash) created from your email address may be provided to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. After your comment is approved, your profile picture may be visible to the public.

Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the site may download and extract location data from images.

Cookies

We use cookies to improve your experience on our website.

  • If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to saving your name, email, and website in cookies. These last for one year.
  • A temporary cookie is set when visiting the login page to check browser compatibility.
  • Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for one year.
  • If “Remember Me” is selected, login persists for two weeks.
  • Editing or publishing content creates a temporary cookie that expires after one day.

Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (such as videos, images, or articles). These external websites may:

  • Collect data about you
  • Use cookies
  • Track your interaction

This behaves exactly as if you visited those external websites directly.

Payments

All online payments on our website are securely processed via Razorpay.
We do not store your debit/credit card or banking details.

Who We Share Your Data With

We do not sell your personal data. Your data may be shared only with:

  • Payment gateway (Razorpay) for secure transactions
  • Delivery partners for shipping orders

If you request a password reset, your IP address may be included in the reset email.

How Long We Retain Your Data

  • Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely
  • Registered user data is stored in user profiles

Users can view, edit, or delete their personal data at any time (except username).
Website administrators can also manage this data.

Your Data Rights

You have the right to:

  • Request a copy of your personal data
  • Request correction or deletion of your data
  • Withdraw consent for marketing communications

Note: Some data may be retained for legal or security purposes.

Where Your Data Is Sent

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

Contact Information

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us: