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Privacy Policy

TOWNWAY – Privacy Policy

Effective Date: 1 September 2025
Last Updated: 1 September 2026

1. Introduction

Welcome to TOWNWAY.

TOWNWAY respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information you provide when using our website, mobile applications and related services.

This Privacy Policy explains how TOWNWAY collects, uses, shares, stores and protects information when you visit www.townway.in, create an account, place an order, communicate with us or otherwise use TOWNWAY services.

TOWNWAY operates an online marketplace that enables customers to discover and purchase products offered by participating sellers. Certain information may therefore be shared with the relevant seller, delivery partner, payment service provider or other service provider when necessary to complete an order or provide requested services.

By using TOWNWAY, you acknowledge the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

2. Information We Collect

Depending on how you use TOWNWAY, we may collect the following categories of information.

Personal and Account Information

This may include:

  • Name
  • Mobile number
  • Email address
  • Account information
  • Shipping address
  • Billing address
  • Pincode and location information provided by you
  • Other information you voluntarily provide

Order and Transaction Information

When you place an order, we may collect information such as:

  • Products ordered
  • Order value
  • Seller information
  • Delivery details
  • Order status
  • Payment status
  • Cancellation, return and refund information
  • Previous order history

Payment Information

Payments made through TOWNWAY may be processed by authorized third-party payment service providers.

TOWNWAY may receive information such as payment status, transaction reference number, payment method and other information necessary to process or verify a transaction.

Sensitive payment credentials, such as complete card details, are handled by the applicable payment service provider according to its security and regulatory requirements and are not intended to be directly stored by TOWNWAY unless specifically required and permitted by applicable law.

Device and Technical Information

When you use TOWNWAY, certain technical information may be collected automatically, including:

  • IP address
  • Browser type
  • Device type
  • Operating system
  • App version
  • Device identifiers where permitted
  • Login and activity information
  • Website or application usage information
  • Cookies and similar technologies

Communication and Support Information

When you contact TOWNWAY or communicate through our services, we may collect:

  • Messages
  • Customer-support requests
  • Complaints
  • Feedback
  • Reviews and ratings
  • Communication history

3. How We Use Your Information

We may use personal information for purposes including:

  • Creating and managing your TOWNWAY account
  • Processing and managing orders
  • Confirming product and delivery information
  • Processing and verifying payments
  • Coordinating with sellers and delivery partners
  • Providing order tracking and status updates
  • Processing cancellations, returns and refunds
  • Providing customer support
  • Sending important service-related communications
  • Preventing fraud, abuse and unauthorized activity
  • Improving the security and reliability of TOWNWAY
  • Improving products, features and user experience
  • Understanding how our website and applications are used
  • Complying with applicable legal and regulatory requirements
  • Protecting the rights and legitimate interests of TOWNWAY, its customers, sellers and service providers

Where required by applicable law, we will obtain appropriate consent before using personal information for purposes that require such consent.

4. Marketplace Sellers

TOWNWAY is an online marketplace involving participating sellers.

When you place an order, information reasonably necessary to fulfil that order may be shared with the seller responsible for supplying the relevant product.

This may include:

  • Customer name
  • Delivery address
  • Contact details necessary for fulfilment
  • Products ordered
  • Order reference
  • Delivery or fulfilment instructions

Sellers are expected to use customer information only for legitimate order fulfilment, customer service and other purposes permitted under applicable law and TOWNWAY marketplace requirements.

5. Information We Share

TOWNWAY does not sell your personal information.

We may share information with third parties where reasonably necessary to provide our services.

Sellers

Information may be shared with the seller responsible for fulfilling your order.

Payment Service Providers

Information required to process, confirm, refund or investigate payments may be shared with authorized payment service providers.

Delivery and Logistics Partners

Information such as your name, delivery address, mobile number and order details may be shared with delivery partners where necessary to deliver your order.

Technology and Service Providers

We may use service providers for services such as:

  • Hosting
  • Cloud infrastructure
  • Communications
  • Analytics
  • Maps and location services
  • Security
  • Customer support
  • Payment processing
  • Logistics

Such providers may process information only to the extent reasonably necessary to provide their services.

Legal and Regulatory Authorities

Information may be disclosed where required by applicable law, regulation, legal process or lawful request from an authorized authority.

Information may also be disclosed where reasonably necessary to investigate fraud, protect users or protect the rights and security of TOWNWAY.

6. Data Retention

We retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, including:

  • Providing TOWNWAY services
  • Completing transactions
  • Maintaining required business and financial records
  • Resolving disputes
  • Preventing fraud
  • Meeting legal, tax, accounting and regulatory obligations

When information is no longer required, it may be deleted, anonymized or otherwise handled in accordance with applicable requirements.

7. Your Privacy Choices and Rights

Subject to applicable law and the circumstances of your request, you may be able to:

  • Review certain personal information associated with your account
  • Correct inaccurate personal information
  • Update account information
  • Request deletion of eligible personal information
  • Request deletion of your TOWNWAY account
  • Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent and withdrawal is legally available
  • Opt out of promotional communications
  • Raise questions or concerns regarding the processing of your personal information

Some information may need to be retained even after an account-deletion request when required for legal, regulatory, fraud-prevention, accounting, dispute-resolution or legitimate business-record purposes.

To submit a privacy-related request, contact:

support@townway.in

8. Account Deletion

Users may request deletion of their TOWNWAY account and eligible associated personal information through available account-management options or by contacting TOWNWAY.

Account deletion may be subject to completion of pending orders, payments, refunds, disputes or other legal and operational requirements.

Certain transaction records may continue to be retained where required by applicable law.

For assistance with account deletion, contact:

support@townway.in

9. Security

TOWNWAY uses reasonable administrative, technical and organizational measures designed to protect personal information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, loss or misuse.

However, no website, mobile application, electronic communication or internet-based storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

Users are responsible for protecting their account credentials, OTPs and passwords and should not share them with unauthorized persons.

TOWNWAY will never intentionally request passwords, OTPs or sensitive payment credentials through suspicious or unofficial communications.

If you suspect unauthorized use of your account, contact:

support@townway.in

10. Cookies and Similar Technologies

TOWNWAY may use cookies and similar technologies to:

  • Keep users signed in where applicable
  • Remember preferences
  • Provide website functionality
  • Understand how services are used
  • Improve performance
  • Detect security issues
  • Measure traffic and engagement

Users may control certain cookies using browser or device settings.

Disabling some cookies may affect the functionality of certain features.

11. Location Information

Certain TOWNWAY services may use location information where necessary to:

  • Determine service availability
  • Identify appropriate delivery locations
  • Display relevant sellers or products
  • Assist with delivery
  • Improve location-based services

Where device permission is required, users can control location access through their device settings.

12. Notifications and Communications

TOWNWAY may send communications relating to:

  • Account activity
  • OTP verification
  • Orders
  • Payments
  • Delivery
  • Cancellations
  • Returns
  • Refunds
  • Customer support
  • Security alerts

Promotional communications may also be sent where permitted.

Users may opt out of eligible marketing communications, but essential transactional or service-related communications may still be sent.

For communication-related questions, contact:

support@townway.in

13. Children’s Privacy

TOWNWAY services are not intended to be independently used by children who are not legally capable of entering into transactions under applicable law.

Where a minor uses TOWNWAY, such use should occur with the involvement and supervision of a parent or legal guardian as applicable.

We do not knowingly seek to collect personal information from children in violation of applicable law.

14. Third-Party Websites and Services

TOWNWAY may contain links to websites, applications or services operated by third parties.

TOWNWAY is not responsible for the privacy practices of independent third-party services.

Users should review the privacy policies of those services before providing personal information to them.

15. Changes to This Privacy Policy

TOWNWAY may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in:

  • Our services
  • Technology
  • Marketplace operations
  • Legal requirements
  • Privacy and security practices

The latest version will be published on www.townway.in with an updated Last Updated date.

Continued use of TOWNWAY after an updated policy becomes effective will be subject to the updated policy, as permitted by applicable law.

16. Applicable Law

This Privacy Policy and the processing of personal information through TOWNWAY will be governed by applicable laws and regulations of India.

Nothing in this Privacy Policy is intended to limit any privacy or consumer rights that cannot legally be restricted.

17. Contact Us

For privacy questions, account-related requests, complaints or requests concerning your personal information, please contact:

TOWNWAY Customer Support

Email: support@townway.in
Website: www.townway.in
Contact Page: www.townway.in/contacts

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