Privacy Policy

Kakud Post Harvest Private Limited operates in the agricultural sector and provides agricultural products and solutions intended to support farmers and improve agricultural productivity.

Our website provides information about agricultural products including insecticides, fungicides, herbicides, micronutrients and biofertilizers, as well as agricultural consultation services and franchise opportunities. The website also provides channels through which visitors can contact Kakud or subscribe to communications.

Depending on how you interact with our website and services, we may collect the following categories of information:

2.1 Information You Provide Directly

You may voluntarily provide information such as:

• Name
• Mobile or telephone number
• Email address
• Company or organisation name
• Business or professional details
• Address or location information
• Information provided through enquiry forms
• Information provided when requesting agricultural consultation
• Information provided in connection with franchise or dealership enquiries
• Any other information you voluntarily submit to us

You should provide only accurate information and should avoid submitting unnecessary personal or sensitive information through website forms.

2.2 Information Collected Automatically

When you visit our website, certain technical information may be collected automatically, including, where applicable:

• IP address
• Browser type and version
• Device type
• Operating system
• Date and time of access
• Pages visited
• Website interactions
• Referring website or source
• General usage and diagnostic information

This information may be used for website security, administration, analytics, troubleshooting and improving our website and services.

We may process information collected through our website for legitimate business and service-related purposes, including:

• Responding to enquiries and requests
• Providing information about our agricultural products and services
• Providing or arranging agricultural consultation
• Communicating with customers, farmers, dealers, franchise applicants and business partners
• Processing franchise, dealership or business enquiries
• Sending requested information and communications
• Managing subscriptions to our communications
• Improving our website, products and services
• Understanding website usage and user preferences
• Maintaining website security and preventing misuse
• Complying with applicable laws, regulations and legal obligations
• Establishing, exercising or defending legal rights
• Performing other purposes that are communicated to you at the time information is collected

We will seek to process personal data for lawful purposes and in accordance with applicable Indian data-protection requirements.

Where consent is required under applicable law, Kakud will seek appropriate consent before processing personal data for the relevant purpose.

You may have the right to withdraw consent, subject to applicable law and any consequences that may arise from such withdrawal.

Withdrawal of consent will not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before the withdrawal.

Our website may use cookies and similar technologies to:

• Enable essential website functionality
• Improve website performance
• Understand how visitors use the website
• Remember certain preferences
• Maintain website security
• Support analytics and website improvement

Cookies may be placed by Kakud or by third-party service providers used to operate or analyse the website.

You may be able to control cookies through your browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality or performance of parts of the website.

If you provide your email address or other contact information through our website, we may use it to respond to your enquiry or provide information relating to products, services, agricultural consultation, franchise opportunities or other relevant business communications.

Where required by applicable law, we will obtain consent before sending promotional communications.

You may request to stop receiving promotional communications by contacting us or by using an unsubscribe mechanism provided in the communication.

Kakud does not intend to sell your personal information.

We may share information where reasonably necessary with:

• Employees and authorised representatives of Kakud
• Service providers assisting with website hosting, maintenance, analytics, communication or technology services
• Professional advisers such as legal, accounting or consulting professionals
• Government authorities, regulators or law-enforcement agencies where required by law
• Business partners or service providers where necessary to fulfil a requested service
• Other parties where you have provided appropriate consent or where disclosure is otherwise permitted or required by applicable law

Third-party service providers may process information on our behalf and may be subject to contractual or legal obligations relating to confidentiality and data protection.

Our website may contain links to third-party websites, platforms or services.

Kakud is not responsible for the privacy practices, content, security or policies of third-party websites. Your use of such websites is subject to their respective terms and privacy policies.

We encourage you to review the privacy policies of third-party websites before providing them with personal information.

Kakud takes reasonable measures designed to protect personal information against unauthorised access, loss, misuse, alteration or disclosure.

Depending on the nature of the information and the circumstances, safeguards may include access controls, organisational measures, technical controls and other reasonable security practices.

However, no website, electronic transmission or storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure. Accordingly, we cannot guarantee absolute security of information transmitted to or stored by us.

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, including providing services, maintaining business records, resolving disputes, enforcing agreements, complying with legal obligations and protecting our legitimate interests.

When personal information is no longer required, we may delete, anonymise or otherwise dispose of it in accordance with applicable law and our internal practices.

The appropriate retention period may vary depending on the nature and purpose of the information.

Subject to applicable law, you may have rights relating to your personal data, including rights to:

• Obtain information about processing of your personal data
• Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete personal data
• Request deletion of personal data where permitted by law
• Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent
• Exercise other rights available under applicable data-protection law
• Raise a grievance concerning the processing of your personal data

Requests may be subject to verification and applicable legal limitations.

Our website and services are intended for a general audience and are not knowingly designed to collect personal information from children in violation of applicable law.

Where applicable law requires parental or lawful guardian consent for processing a child’s personal data, Kakud will follow the requirements prescribed by applicable law.

If you believe that a child has provided personal information to us without the required consent, please contact us so that we can take appropriate action.

If a personal-data breach occurs, Kakud will take reasonable steps to investigate, contain and mitigate the incident and will provide notifications or take other actions where required by applicable law.

Where personal information is processed or stored outside India through our service providers or technology infrastructure, such processing will be undertaken in accordance with applicable Indian law and any applicable requirements concerning cross-border processing.

Kakud may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our services, technology, legal requirements or privacy practices.

The updated version will be published on this page with a revised “Last Updated” date.

We encourage you to periodically review this Privacy Policy.

If you have questions, concerns, requests or complaints regarding this Privacy Policy or the processing of your personal information, you may contact Kakud using the details below.

When submitting a privacy request, please provide sufficient information for us to understand and verify your request.

This Privacy Policy shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the applicable laws of India.

Kakud will process personal data in accordance with applicable data-protection, information-technology and other laws and regulations applicable to its activities.

For questions regarding this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact: