Effective Date: October 1, 2026

Last Updated: October 1, 2026

Welcome to Lalita Kapilavai Arts (“we,” “our,” or “us”). We are dedicated to celebrating, showcasing, and preserving traditional fine arts and cultural heritage. We operate the website located at lalitakapilavai.com (the “Website”). This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, store, process, and protect your personal information when you visit our website, submit inquiries, register for exhibitions, scan physical gallery QR codes, or interact with our digital archives.

1. Information We Collect

We collect information that you voluntarily provide to us, as well as data gathered automatically when you navigate our platform:

A. Information You Voluntarily Provide

• Contact Inquiries: When you submit a message through our Contact page or acquisition inquiry forms, we collect your full name, email address, phone/WhatsApp number, subject matter, and message content.

• Exhibition & Event Registrations (RSVP): When you reserve attendance for exhibitions, gallery walkthroughs, or recitals, we collect your name, email address, phone number, number of attendees, selected attendance date(s), and preferred arrival time slots.

• Physical Gallery QR Code Scans: When you scan QR codes displayed beside physical artworks in an exhibition or studio salon, we collect your name, phone/WhatsApp number, and optional email address to provide instant provenance notes and high-resolution plate details.

• Data Erasure & Unsubscribe Requests: If you request removal from our communications or invoke data rights, we collect your email address and verification details to process your request.

B. Information Collected Automatically

• Device & Interaction Telemetry: When you interact with our website or scan an artwork QR code, we may record basic technical data such as browser type, operating system, device model, approximate geographic region, and timestamps.

• Local Device Storage: To prevent visitors from having to re-enter contact information repeatedly while scanning multiple physical artwork placards during a single gallery visit, we store a persistent anonymous identifier in your browser’s local storage (localStorage).

2. How We Use Your Information

• We use the collected information strictly for legitimate art advisory, exhibition management, and operational purposes:

  • To respond promptly to inquiries regarding artwork acquisitions, commissions, and curatorial research.

  • To manage attendance limits, time slots, and guest lists for gallery exhibitions and private viewings.

  • To deliver digital monographs, provenance documentation, and high-resolution artwork details following an in-gallery QR scan.

  • To transmit administrative transactional notices, including RSVP confirmations and scheduling updates.

  • To maintain platform security, prevent automated form spam, and protect our intellectual property.

3. Marketing Communications & One-Click Unsubscribe

We respect your inbox. We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information with third-party marketers. If you receive exhibition announcements or atelier newsletters from us, every promotional email includes a direct, one-click Unsubscribe link at the bottom. Once you unsubscribe, your contact details are immediately suppressed from all future outreach campaigns.

4. Legal Grounds for Processing (GDPR & DPDP)

In accordance with the Indian Digital Personal Data Protection Act (DPDP), the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and international privacy standards, we process your personal information under the following legal bases:

• Consent: You provide explicit consent when checking the mandatory Privacy Policy confirmation box prior to submitting any form on our platform.

• Contractual / Service Necessity: Processing registration details required to confirm your attendance at an exhibition or deliver requested provenance folios.

• Legitimate Interests: Protecting the security of our website, preventing fraud, and defending our copyrighted traditional artworks against unauthorized reproduction.

5. Data Retention and Security

We retain your personal data only as long as necessary to fulfill the curatorial or administrative purposes outlined in this policy. We apply physical, technical, and administrative safeguards to protect your personal information against unauthorized access, loss, alteration, or disclosure. All form transmissions are encrypted using Transport Layer Security (TLS/HTTPS).

6. Your Privacy Rights & Data Erasure (Right to be Forgotten)

Regardless of your geographic location, you retain full sovereignty over your personal information. You have the right to:

• Access: Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.

• Correction: Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete contact records.

• Erasure / Deletion: Request the immediate and permanent deletion of your personal records from our database.

• Withdraw Consent: Revoke consent for communications at any time.

To exercise your right to erasure, click the Privacy Rights / Data Removal link in our website footer or send a direct written request to our administrator. Requests will be executed within 30 days without undue delay.

7. Third-Party Links & Cloud Storage

Our website may include links to external websites (such as cultural foundations, gallery partners, or social media). We are not responsible for the privacy practices of external platforms and encourage you to review the privacy statements of any third-party website you visit.

8. Contact Information

For any questions, concerns, or data erasure requests regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact our administrative desk:

Lalita Kapilavai Arts

Location: Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Website: lalitakapilavai.com

Email: info@lalitakapilavai.com