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Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy explains how Distant Devotion collects, uses, stores, and protects your personal information when you use our website and services.

Last updated: April 15, 2026

1. Scope

This policy applies to information collected through the Distant Devotion website, booking forms, customer support channels, and related communications.

2. Information We Collect

Depending on your interaction, we may collect:

  • Identity details such as name and family-related booking information.
  • Contact details such as email, phone number, and address.
  • Transaction data, billing details, and service history.
  • Ritual preference details needed to coordinate services correctly.
  • Technical data such as browser type, pages visited, and referral source.

3. How We Use Information

We use your information to:

  • Coordinate and deliver booked ritual services.
  • Confirm schedules, share updates, and provide customer support.
  • Process payments and maintain transaction records.
  • Improve website performance, service quality, and reliability.
  • Comply with legal obligations and protect against fraud or misuse.

5. Data Sharing and Processors

We share only necessary information with trusted providers involved in service delivery and operations, such as temples, logistics providers, payment processors, messaging platforms, analytics services, and technical hosting vendors.

We do not sell your personal information for third-party advertising.

6. International Transfers

As we support families across regions, your information may be processed in jurisdictions different from your location. We use reasonable safeguards to protect personal data during such transfers.

7. Data Retention

We retain personal information only as long as necessary for service delivery, legal obligations, dispute management, fraud prevention, and business recordkeeping. Retention periods vary by data type and purpose.

8. Security Measures

We implement appropriate technical and organizational safeguards to protect personal information from unauthorized access, misuse, loss, disclosure, or alteration. No system is fully immune from risk, but we continuously improve our controls.

9. Cookies and Analytics

Our website may use cookies or similar technologies to improve functionality, remember preferences, understand usage patterns, and enhance user experience.

You can manage cookie behavior through your browser settings, though some features may not function properly if cookies are disabled.

10. Your Privacy Rights

Subject to applicable law, you may have rights to access, correct, update, delete, restrict, or object to certain processing of your personal information.

To submit a request, contact care@distantdevotion.com. We may require identity verification before processing requests.

11. Children's Privacy

Our services are intended for adults making family ritual arrangements. We do not knowingly collect personal data directly from children without appropriate lawful basis and guardian involvement.

12. Policy Updates

We may revise this Privacy Policy to reflect legal, technical, or operational updates. Changes are effective once published on this page with the updated date.

13. Contact Us

For questions about privacy or data handling, contact care@distantdevotion.com or visit our contact page.