Privacy Policy

Effective Date: 29/05/’24

This Privacy Policy outlines how Anup Agarwal (“we,” “us,” or “our”) collects, uses, discloses, and safeguards your information when you visit our website, www.anupagarwal.com (“Site”). We offer information and resources related to health, weight loss, weight management, weight gain, child health, customized diet plans, and fitness. By using our Site, you consent to the practices described in this policy.

1. Information We Collect

We collect information about you in various ways:

Personal Data:

  • Name (optional for general browsing)
  • Email address (required for account creation, subscriptions, or contacting us)
  • Phone number (optional)
  • Mailing address (optional, required for purchases)
  • Health and nutrition information (required for some services, e.g., customized diet plans) — We treat this data with the utmost sensitivity.
  • Child health information (if applicable, with parental consent) — We require verifiable parental consent for collecting any child health information.

Derivative Data:

  • IP address
  • Browser type
  • Operating system
  • Access times
  • Visited pages before and after accessing our Site

We may also collect sensitive personal data, such as health and nutrition information, with your explicit consent.

2. Use of Your Information

We use your information for various purposes:

  • Legal Basis: We specify the legal basis for each purpose under GDPR (e.g., consent, contract fulfillment, legitimate interests).
  • Create and manage your account (Contract Fulfillment, where applicable)
  • Process your transactions (Contract Fulfillment)
  • Provide and manage services (Contract Fulfillment)
  • Send administrative information (Contract Fulfillment)
  • Respond to inquiries and customer service requests (Legitimate Interests)
  • Improve user experience and personalize content (Legitimate Interests)
  • Conduct health and nutrition assessments (Consent)
  • Provide personalized recommendations (Consent)
  • Enable user-to-user communication (Consent, where applicable)
  • Fulfill purchases and manage transactions (Contract Fulfillment)
  • Offer new products/services (Consent)
  • Perform other necessary business activities (Consent)

Data Retention: We retain your information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined above and then for a limited period afterward as permitted by law (e.g., for tax and accounting purposes). We will delete your information upon request, subject to legal requirements.

3. Disclosure of Your Information

We may share your information in certain situations:

  • By Law or to Protect Rights: We may disclose information as permitted by law to respond to legal processes, investigate potential violations, or protect the rights, property, and safety of others.
  • Third-Party Service Providers: We may share information with third parties who perform services for us (e.g., payment processing, data analysis, email delivery). We require these parties to maintain confidentiality and follow data protection requirements.
  • Marketing Communications: With your explicit consent, we may share information with third-party marketers. You can opt out of such sharing at any time.
  • Business Transfers: We may share information in connection with a merger, sale of assets, financing, or acquisition of all or part of our business.
  • Sharing Sensitive Data: We will never share health or child health information without verifiable parental consent and user consent.

4. Additional Rights Under CPRA

In addition to the rights granted under GDPR, CPRA provides the following protections for California residents:

  • Right to Know: You have the right to request what personal information we have collected, used, shared, or sold over the past 12 months.
  • Right to Deletion: You can request the deletion of your personal information.
  • Right to Opt-Out of Data Sharing and Selling: California residents can opt out of the sharing or sale of their personal data to third parties.
  • Right to Non-Discrimination: You will not be discriminated against for exercising any of your privacy rights under CPRA.

5. Google AdSense Privacy Policy

Our Site uses Google AdSense to display advertisements. Google uses cookies and other tracking technologies to serve ads based on your browsing history. You can opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings.

6. Security of Your Information

We employ administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect your information. However, no security method is infallible, and we cannot guarantee absolute security. In the event of a data breach, we will notify you and relevant authorities as required by law.

7. User Rights Under GDPR

The GDPR grants you several rights regarding your personal data:

  • Right to Access: You can request a copy of your data.
  • Right to Rectification: You can request to correct inaccurate data.
  • Right to Erasure: You can request to delete your data under certain circumstances.
  • Right to Restriction of Processing: You can request to restrict how your data is processed.
  • Right to Data Portability: You can request to receive your data in a machine-readable format for transfer to another controller.
  • Right to Object: You can object to the processing of your data for marketing purposes.

To exercise these rights, please contact us using the information below.

8. Policy for Children

We do not knowingly collect information from children under 13 without verifiable parental consent. If we learn we have collected such information, we will delete it promptly. For users under the age of 16, we require explicit parental consent before collecting health-related data.

9. Data Subject Requests (DSR) and Verification Process (for CPRA)

To ensure the security of your data, when you submit a Data Subject Request (DSR), we may need to verify your identity by requesting additional information (e.g., a government-issued ID). We will respond to DSRs within 45 days, as required by CPRA.

10. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this policy periodically. We will notify you by posting the new policy on our Site. We encourage you to review this policy regularly to stay informed about how we are protecting your information.

11. Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, or if you wish to exercise your rights, please contact us at:

Email: anupagharwal@gmail.com