Cookie policy
This policy explains the cookies and similar technologies used on salonkarts.com. A cookie is a small text file that a website stores in your browser. It should be read with our Privacy policy, which explains how we use personal information.
In short
- We use only strictly necessary cookies. We do not use advertising, tracking, profiling or analytics cookies on this website, and we do not sell or share cookie data for advertising.
- You can see, change or withdraw your choice at any time with Cookie settings in the footer of every page. Withdrawing is as easy as accepting.
- Every choice you make is recorded by us (the choice, the time, the version of this notice, a random visitor id and, if you are logged in, your account) so that we can show what you agreed to.
- We never put your name, phone number, e-mail address, delivery address or GSTIN into any analytics or advertising tool.
Categories
| Category | What it is for | Used on this website |
|---|---|---|
| Strictly necessary | Keep you logged in, remember your cart, delivery location, this choice and whether you closed the app banner. The site cannot work without them, so they are always on. | Yes |
| Preferences | Remember optional settings you choose, such as display preferences. | No |
| Analytics and measurement | Count visits, see which pages and products work and where visitors get stuck, so we can improve the site. | No |
| Marketing and advertising | Measure which ads brought you to us and, where we run ads (for example to download our app), show our own ads to people who visited the site. | No |
What the website sets or loads
| Name | Type | Category | Purpose | How long | Set when |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| sk_token | Cookie (first party) | Strictly necessary | Keeps you logged in after you enter the SMS code (HttpOnly: page scripts cannot read it). | 365 days, or until you log out | When you log in |
| sk_guest | Cookie (first party) | Strictly necessary | A random id that keeps your cart before you log in (HttpOnly). | 90 days | When you add the first item to the cart |
| sk_loc | Cookie (first party) | Strictly necessary | Your chosen delivery location (area name and map point), so that prices, stock and the delivery day are right for you (HttpOnly). | 180 days | When you pick a delivery location |
| sk_otp | Cookie (first party) | Strictly necessary | Holds the mobile number you are logging in with between the two login steps (HttpOnly). | 10 minutes | When you ask for an SMS code |
| sk_consent | Cookie (first party) | Strictly necessary | Remembers that you have seen this cookie notice and what you chose. Contains your choice, the date, the notice version and a random visitor id that lets us prove what you chose; no name, phone number or other personal data. | 12 months | When you choose in the cookie notice |
| sk_appbar | Cookie (first party) | Strictly necessary | Remembers that you closed, or used, the "Get the Salonkarts app" strip shown on mobile browsers, so it does not come back for 30 days. Contains only the value 1; no personal data. | 30 days | When you press the close button or Get app on that strip |
| Payment window script (Cashfree Payments India Private Limited) | Third-party script (third party) | Strictly necessary | Loaded only when you choose to pay online and press the pay button, to open the secure card / UPI / net banking window. The provider may set its own cookies or read device details to prevent payment fraud; see its privacy policy. Not loaded for cash on delivery or for browsing. | Per the provider | When you press Pay for an online payment |
| Device location | Browser permission (first party) | Strictly necessary | Your browser asks before sharing your position. Used once to find the nearest delivery area or fill an address; the coordinates are not stored unless you save the location or address. | Not stored by the browser permission | When you press Use my current location |
| Product images, fonts | Image / font host (first party) | Strictly necessary | Product pictures come from api.salonkarts.com and are served through this site. The Inter font is bundled with the site (not loaded from Google). Neither sets cookies. | - | On page load |
Why necessary cookies need no separate consent
Cookies that are strictly necessary are used to give you the service you asked for (for example, to keep your cart, to log you in, to deliver to your area). We tell you about them in the cookie notice. If you block them in your browser, parts of the site such as the cart, login and checkout will not work.
Your choices
- Cookie settings (footer): review or change the choices you made in the cookie notice. Withdrawing a choice is as easy as giving it.
- Your browser: you can delete or block cookies in its settings. Deleting the consent cookie makes the notice appear again.
- Your rights over personal data (access, correction, erasure, grievance, nomination) are explained in the Privacy policy and can be used through Privacy requests.
Payments
When you choose to pay online, the secure payment window of our payment processor opens on top of our page. The processor loads its own script and may set its own cookies or read device details to prevent fraud and complete the payment. This happens only when you press the pay button. Its use of your data is covered by its own privacy policy. Cash on delivery orders do not load it.
Changes
If we start using a new cookie, a new tool or a new kind of cookie, we will update this page and ask for your choice again before any optional cookie is set. The date at the top shows the latest revision.
Contact
Questions: support@salonkarts.com. Complaints: Grievance officer.