Privacy Policy - FoodSansar

1. Information We Collect

FoodSansar collects the following types of information:

Account information: name, email address, phone number when you register
Business information: shop name, location, product listings submitted by sellers
Usage data: pages visited, products viewed — tracked via an anonymous visitor cookie
Order information: delivery address, order history when you place orders

2. Cookies

We use a single analytics cookie (fs_visitor) to count unique visitors and understand which products are popular. This cookie:

Contains only a randomly generated ID — no personal information
Expires after 30 days
Is marked httpOnly — cannot be read by browser scripts
Is used only to help sellers understand how many people view their shop

Authentication is handled via a separate auth-token cookie that is only set when you log in.

3. Advertising

We show ads served by Google AdSense on most pages of FoodSansar (never on your dashboard, login, signup, cart, or checkout pages). Google and its advertising partners may:

Use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this and other websites
Use the DoubleClick cookie to serve ads based on your visits to this and other sites on the Internet
Only run when you've accepted cookies through our consent banner — if you choose "Essential Only," Google serves non-personalized ads instead

You can opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings, or opt out of third-party vendors' use of cookies for personalization by visiting aboutads.info.

4. How We Use Your Information

To provide and operate the FoodSansar marketplace
To connect buyers with local sellers in their district
To send order confirmations and status updates
To provide sellers with analytics about their shop performance
To improve the platform based on usage patterns

5. Data Sharing

We do not sell your personal information. We share data only in these cases:

Your order details are shared with the seller to fulfill your order
Aggregated, anonymous analytics may be used to improve the platform
Google AdSense receives cookie data to serve ads, as described in the Advertising section above

6. Your Rights

You may request to:

Access the personal information we hold about you
Correct inaccurate information
Delete your account and associated data

7. Contact

For privacy-related questions, contact us via the contact page or email [email protected].