We collect only what we need to run your lessons, and we never sell your data. This policy explains what we collect on mownaramachandra.com and how we use it, in line with India’s Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023.
What we collect
| Information | Why we collect it |
| Name, email, password, country, phone (optional) | To create your account, show the right plan, and contact you about your lessons |
| Google profile name and email, if you sign in with Google | To log you in without a separate password |
| Subscription and payment records (plan, amount, date, payment ID) | To manage your membership, renewals, and refunds |
| Course progress (lessons completed) | To show your progress and resume where you left off |
| Approximate location from your IP address | To show pricing for your country |
| Cookies | To keep you logged in and remember preferences |
We do not see or store your card, UPI, or bank details. Razorpay handles these directly on its secure payment page.
Who we share it with
We share data only with services that help run the website:
- Razorpay, for payments.
- Google, if you use Google sign-in.
- Our web host, [host name], which stores the website and its data.
- Our email service, [email provider], which sends account and receipt emails.
- Instagram (Meta) and video platforms such as [YouTube / Vimeo], whose embedded content may set their own cookies when you view it.
We may also share data if required by law.
How long we keep it
We keep your account data while your account is active. Payment records are kept for 8 years as required by Indian tax law. If you ask us to delete your account, we’ll delete or anonymise everything else within 30 days.
Your rights
You can ask to see, correct, or delete your personal data, or withdraw consent for marketing emails, at any time. Email mowna@mownaramachandra.com and we’ll respond within 30 days.
Security
The website uses HTTPS encryption, and passwords are stored in encrypted form. No system is completely secure, so please use a strong, unique password.
Children
Students under 18 must be registered by a parent or guardian, who gives consent on their behalf.
Changes
We’ll post any changes to this policy here and email active members about significant ones.
Contact
Grievance contact: Mowna Ramachandra, mowna@mownaramachandra.com, 10/2 Palace Road , 13th main Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of 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
If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Who we share your data with
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
What rights you have over your data
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where your data is sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.