VHC Privacy Policy

We are guided by the Information Technology Act, 2000 and the Information Technology (Reasonable Security Practices and Procedures and Sensitive Personal Data or Information) Rules, 2011, along with other applicable Indian laws.

This Privacy Policy outlines the principles and practices that apply to the information we collect and hold from individuals, both online and offline.

We have taken steps to comply with Indian legal requirements to protect the security of your personal information. We will only use and disclose your personal information for the primary purposes of our business when you have given express consent to do so. We do not disclose your personal information to any third party without your consent unless required by law.

Application of Policy

This Policy applies to any visitor to our website www.vhc.com, users of our services, individuals who contact us or with whom we communicate via phone, email, or otherwise, and customers.

VHC Services

We provide buyers and sellers (referred to as, respectively, “buyers” and “sellers” and, together, “users”) with an e-commerce platform www.vhc.com (the “site”, “service”) that enables the sale and purchase of products.

Categories of Information We May Collect

We may process the following categories of personal information about you:

Sellers: Activities on VHC business portal, credit card information in an encrypted format, sales data, contact numbers, addresses, countries, location, cities, websites, passwords in an encrypted form, actual stock and price information on a specific location, consumers who liked offers.

Buyers: Email ids, passwords in an encrypted form, phone numbers, names, interests on categories, activities on VHC, business following, offers liked.

Consent records: Records of any consents you may have given, together with the date and time, means of consent, and any related information (e.g., the subject matter of the consent).

Views, opinions, and interests: Any views, opinions, and interests that you or other users choose to send to us or leave with us while using our services or publicly post about us on social media platforms or while using our services, including on forums.

Search data: Anonymized search data of users to enable us to provide better services.

Sensitive Personal Information

We do not seek to collect or otherwise process your Sensitive Personal Information. Where we need to process your Sensitive Personal Information for a legitimate purpose, we do so in accordance with applicable law. We do not collect or otherwise process Personal Information about race or ethnicity, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, trade union membership, physical or mental health, sexual life, any actual or alleged criminal offenses or penalties, or any other information that may be deemed to be sensitive under Indian law (collectively, “Sensitive Personal Information”) in the course of our business.

Children’s Personal Data

We do not encourage children to participate in providing us with any personally identifiable information. We do not knowingly collect any personal data from children under the age of 18. We encourage parents and legal guardians to monitor their children’s internet usage and to help enforce this Policy by instructing their children never to provide personal data through our services. If you have reason to believe that a child under the age of 18, without