Effective Date: February 8, 2026
Last Updated: February 8, 2026
Beauty By Arya (“we,” “us,” or “our”) operates the website beautybyarya.com (the “Site”). This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect information when you visit our Site. We are committed to protecting your privacy and handling your personal information in accordance with applicable data protection laws, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the California Consumer Privacy Act as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (CCPA/CPRA), and the Information Technology Act, 2000 and its rules applicable in India.
By using our Site, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with this Privacy Policy, please do not use our Site.
Information We Collect
We collect limited personal information from visitors to our Site. Specifically, we collect:
Name and Email Address: When you leave a comment on our blog posts using Gmail login, we collect your name and email address associated with your Google account.
Automatically Collected Information: When you visit our Site, certain information about your device and browsing activity is automatically collected through cookies and similar technologies. This includes your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, pages viewed, time spent on pages, and other usage statistics.
How We Collect Your Information
We collect information in the following ways:
Comments: When you choose to comment on our blog posts, you authenticate through Gmail login. Google provides us with your name and email address to facilitate your comment submission.
Cookies and Analytics: We use cookies and third-party analytics services to collect information about how visitors use our Site.
Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR)
If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA), the United Kingdom, or Switzerland, we process your personal information under the following lawful bases:
Consent: When you leave a comment on our Site, you provide explicit consent for us to collect and display your name in connection with your comment.
Legitimate Interests: We process automatically collected information based on our legitimate interest in understanding how visitors use our Site, improving user experience, and maintaining the security and functionality of our Site.
You have the right to withdraw your consent or object to processing based on legitimate interests at any time by contacting us.
How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect for the following purposes:
To display your name alongside your comments on blog posts.
To respond to your comments or inquiries if necessary.
To analyze Site usage, traffic patterns, and visitor behavior to improve our content and user experience.
To detect, prevent, and address technical issues and security threats.
To comply with legal obligations and enforce our terms of use.
Cookies and Tracking Technologies
Our Site uses cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance your browsing experience and collect usage information. Cookies are small text files stored on your device that help us recognize your browser and capture certain information.
Types of Cookies We Use:
Essential Cookies: Necessary for the basic functioning of our Site, including comment submission functionality.
Analytics Cookies: Used by Google Analytics to collect information about how visitors interact with our Site, including pages visited, time spent, and traffic sources.
Advertising Cookies: Used by Google AdSense to serve personalized advertisements based on your browsing activity across websites.
You can control cookie preferences through your browser settings. However, disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality and features available on our Site. To learn more about how Google uses data, visit https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites.
Third-Party Services
We use the following third-party services that may collect, process, and store your information:
Google Analytics: We use Google Analytics to analyze Site traffic and usage patterns. Google Analytics collects information such as your IP address, browser type, device information, and browsing behavior. This information is processed by Google in accordance with its privacy policy available at https://policies.google.com/privacy. Google Analytics uses cookies to track and report on Site usage. You may opt out of Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
Google AdSense: We display advertisements on our Site through Google AdSense. Google AdSense uses cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to our Site and other websites. Google and its partners may use data collected to contextualize and personalize ads within their advertising network. You can opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google’s Ads Settings at https://adssettings.google.com.
Gmail Login for Comments: When you use Gmail to log in and comment, Google authenticates your identity and provides us with your name and email address. Your use of Gmail login is subject to Google’s Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.
We do not control these third-party services and are not responsible for their privacy practices. We encourage you to review their respective privacy policies.
Data Sharing and Disclosure
We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties. We may share your information only in the following circumstances:
Service Providers: We share information with third-party service providers (Google Analytics, Google AdSense) that perform services on our behalf, as described in this Privacy Policy.
Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities, including to meet national security, law enforcement requirements, or court orders.
Protection of Rights: We may disclose information to protect and defend our rights, property, or safety, or the rights, property, or safety of our users or others.
Business Transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, reorganization, or sale of assets, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction.
International Data Transfers
Our Site is operated from India and serves a global audience. If you are located outside India, please be aware that information we collect may be transferred to, stored, and processed in India or other countries where our service providers operate.
For visitors from the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, or Switzerland, please note that India may not provide the same level of data protection as your home country. However, we take appropriate safeguards to ensure your personal information remains protected in accordance with this Privacy Policy and applicable data protection laws.
For visitors from the European Economic Area, Google has implemented Standard Contractual Clauses and other appropriate safeguards for international data transfers. You can learn more at https://privacy.google.com/businesses/compliance.
Your Privacy Rights
Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information:
For EEA, UK, and Swiss Residents (GDPR Rights):
Right to Access: You have the right to request a copy of the personal information we hold about you.
Right to Rectification: You have the right to request correction of inaccurate or incomplete personal information.
Right to Erasure: You have the right to request deletion of your personal information under certain circumstances.
Right to Restrict Processing: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal information under certain conditions.
Right to Data Portability: You have the right to request the transfer of your personal information to another service provider.
Right to Object: You have the right to object to our processing of your personal information based on legitimate interests.
Right to Withdraw Consent: You have the right to withdraw consent at any time where we rely on consent to process your personal information.
Right to Lodge a Complaint: You have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority in your jurisdiction.
For California Residents (CCPA/CPRA Rights):
Right to Know: You have the right to request disclosure of the categories and specific pieces of personal information we have collected about you, the categories of sources, the business purposes for collection, and the categories of third parties with whom we share personal information.
Right to Delete: You have the right to request deletion of your personal information, subject to certain exceptions.
Right to Correct: You have the right to request correction of inaccurate personal information.
Right to Opt-Out: You have the right to opt out of the sale or sharing of your personal information. We do not sell personal information as defined under CCPA/CPRA.
Right to Non-Discrimination: You have the right to not receive discriminatory treatment for exercising your privacy rights.
For Indian Residents:
Under the Information Technology Act, 2000 and the Information Technology (Reasonable Security Practices and Procedures and Sensitive Personal Data or Information) Rules, 2011, you have the right to access, correct, and request deletion of your personal information. You may also withdraw consent for the collection, use, and disclosure of your personal information, subject to legal and contractual restrictions.
Exercising Your Rights:
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at thewriterarya@gmail.com. We will respond to your request within the timeframes required by applicable law. Please note that we may need to verify your identity before processing your request.
If you wish to delete a comment you have posted, please contact us with the URL of the post and the text of your comment, and we will remove it.
Data Retention
We retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.
Comment Information: We retain your name and email address associated with comments indefinitely unless you request deletion.
Analytics Data: Google Analytics retains data according to its data retention policies, which can be configured. By default, user-level and event-level data are retained for a limited period.
Cookie Data: Cookies have varying expiration periods depending on their type and purpose, ranging from session-based cookies that expire when you close your browser to persistent cookies that may remain on your device for up to two years.
Data Security
We take reasonable administrative, technical, and physical measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. However, please be aware that no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is completely secure. While we strive to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
As an individual blog operator, we do not independently store your personal information on our own servers. Comment data and user information are processed through Google’s services, and Google Analytics stores analytics data. We rely on these third-party services to maintain appropriate security measures.
If you become aware of any security breach or unauthorized use of your information in connection with our Site, please contact us immediately.
Children’s Privacy
Our Site is a general audience beauty and educational blog and is not directed at children under the age of 13 (or 16 in the EEA). We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you are a parent or guardian and believe that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us at thewriterarya@gmail.com, and we will take steps to delete such information from our systems.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technology, legal requirements, or other factors. We will post the updated Privacy Policy on this page and update the “Last Updated” date at the top of this policy.
If we make material changes to how we process your personal information, we will provide notice through a prominent notice on our Site or by other means as required by law. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically to stay informed about how we collect, use, and protect your information.
Contact Us
If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us at:
Email: thewriterarya@gmail.com
Website: beautybyarya.com
For GDPR-related inquiries, you may also contact us using the email address above. We will respond to your inquiries within the timeframes required by applicable data protection laws.
For CCPA-related inquiries from California residents, please email us with “California Privacy Rights Request” in the subject line, and we will respond within 45 days as required by law.