Privacy Policy

This website (a1grills.in) is operated by A1 Grills, a marketplace that connects homeowners with independent, verified invisible-grill installers across Gujarat. We do not manufacture or install ourselves. In this policy, “we”, “us” and “A1 Grills” refer to A1 Grills. “You” refers to the individual whose personal data we process — a Data Principal under India’s Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (the “DPDP Act”).

A1 Grills is the Data Fiduciary for personal data collected through this website and our sales and installation operations.

We collect only the data needed to quote, contact and install. Specifically:

Data you give us

• Full name — so our team can address you correctly when we call or visit.
• 10-digit Indian mobile number— so we can call you back within working hours and send the on-site surveyor’s details on WhatsApp.
• City — to route the lead to the nearest installation crew and apply correct city-wise pricing.
• Opening type / location (balcony, window, staircase, etc.) — to estimate material requirements.
• Optional message — any additional context you type into the quote form.
• Site-visit address — collected by phone or in person once you accept a survey. We do not request it through this website.

Data we collect automatically

• Technical metadata attached to each quote submission: IP address, browser user-agent, referring page URL, timestamp.
• Marketing attribution: UTM parameters (source, medium, campaign, term, content) read from the URL if you arrived from an ad or external link.
• Analytics: aggregated, non-identifying usage data (pages viewed, device class, approximate region) via Google Analytics 4, Vercel Analytics and Vercel Speed Insights.

We do notknowingly collect bank details, Aadhaar numbers, passwords, biometric data, health data, children’s data, or any of the other “sensitive personal data or information” categories defined under the IT Rules, 2011 through this website.

• To match your requirement with up to 2 verified installer partners and let them call or message you with a price estimate.
• To enable your matched installer to prepare a written quotation, raise an installation work order, and honour their 10-year warranty.
• To send service messages tied to your enquiry (visit reminders, ETA updates, invoice and warranty documents).
• To improve the website and our service quality — using aggregated analytics, never to single out an individual.
• To detect spam and abuse (e.g. our hidden honeypot field filters automated bots) and to keep our records auditable.
• To comply with applicable Indian law, including the Consumer Protection Act, 2019 and the DPDP Act, 2023, and to defend legal claims if any arise.

When you submit the quote form or message us on WhatsApp, you give us your consent to process the personal data you have entered, for the purposes set out in Section 3. That consent is specific, informed, unambiguous and revocable — you can withdraw it at any time by writing to us (see Section 10).

For data we process to perform a contract you have entered with us (e.g. delivering an installation you have ordered), we rely on the “legitimate use” ground recognised under Section 7 of the DPDP Act. We may also process minimal data to comply with a legal obligation, such as issuing a GST invoice.

We do not sell or rent your personal data. We share it only with the limited set of vendors and partners we need to run the service:

• MongoDB Atlas — our managed database provider, where lead records are securely stored. Data is hosted in an Atlas region selected for Indian customer proximity.
• Vercel Inc. — our website hosting, serverless and analytics platform. Vercel processes request logs and aggregated analytics on our behalf.
• Google LLC — Google Analytics 4, used for aggregated traffic measurement only.
• Cloudinary — used by our admin team to host images we publish on the site. We do not upload your personal data to Cloudinary.
• WhatsApp / Meta Platforms— when you click a WhatsApp button on our site, you are redirected to WhatsApp and your message is delivered through Meta’s servers under its own privacy policy.
• Verified installer partners — we share your name, phone, locality and requirement with at most 2 independent installer partners you have consented to be contacted by, solely so they can quote and arrange your installation. They may not use your data for any other purpose.
• Government or regulatory authorities — when we are required to disclose data by law or by a valid order from a court or competent authority.

Each of these providers is contractually bound to handle the data only for the purposes we instruct, and to apply reasonable security safeguards.

We use a small number of cookies and similar technologies on this website:

• Strictly necessary — to keep the admin panel session secure (httpOnly a1g_session cookie set by JSON Web Token authentication). This cookie is only set if you log in at /admin.
• Analytics — Google Analytics 4 and Vercel Analytics set first- and third-party cookies to count unique visitors and measure performance. IP addresses are truncated before storage by Google Analytics.

You can block or delete cookies through your browser settings. Doing so will not affect your ability to request a quote.

• Lead enquiries are retained for up to 36 months from your last contact with us, so we can honour repeat-customer pricing and answer warranty queries. After that, we delete or anonymise the record.
• Installation and warranty records are retained for the full 10-year warranty period plus three years, after which they are archived in line with Indian tax and limitation-period requirements.
• Technical request logs (IP, user agent, referrer) are retained for up to 12 months for security and abuse-prevention purposes.
• Analytics datafollows the provider’s default retention (currently 14 months for Google Analytics 4).

We follow the “reasonable security practices and procedures” required under Section 8 of the DPDP Act and Rule 8 of the IT Rules, 2011:

• TLS / HTTPS encryption in transit, HSTS enabled site-wide.
• Database connections over TLS to MongoDB Atlas; production credentials kept in encrypted environment variables, never in source code.
• Admin access protected by a single-user account with a scrypt-hashed password and short-lived JSON Web Token sessions delivered in an httpOnly cookie.
• Server-side input validation on every form, with anti-spam honeypot and rate awareness.
• Security response headers — HSTS, X-Content-Type-Options, Referrer-Policy, Permissions-Policy — applied to every response.
• Principle of least privilege: only the staff and contractors who need a specific lead see it.

Despite these measures, no internet-based service is 100% secure. If we ever become aware of a breach affecting your personal data, we will notify you and the Data Protection Board of India in line with the DPDP Rules, 2025.

As a Data Principal, you have the right to:

• Access a summary of the personal data we hold about you and the identities of third parties with whom we have shared it.
• Correct, complete or update any inaccurate personal data.
• Erase personal data that is no longer necessary for the purpose for which it was collected (subject to retention obligations in Section 7).
• Withdraw consent at any time, with the same ease with which it was given. Withdrawal will not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before withdrawal.
• Nominate another individual to exercise these rights on your behalf in the event of your death or incapacity.
• Grievance redressal — raise a complaint with our Grievance Officer (Section 10). If we do not resolve it within 30 days, you may escalate it to the Data Protection Board of India.

To exercise any of these rights, write to us at the address in Section 10. We will verify your identity (typically by confirming the mobile number used in your enquiry) and respond within 30 days.

In line with Rule 5(9) of the IT Rules, 2011 and Rule 5 of the Consumer Protection (E-Commerce) Rules, 2020, we have designated a Grievance Officer to address questions and complaints about your personal data, the website, or our services.

Our services are intended for adults arranging work for their own homes. We do not knowingly collect personal data from anyone under the age of 18. If you believe a minor has submitted personal data through this site, please contact our Grievance Officer and we will delete it.

The processors listed in Section 5 may store and process data on servers located outside India. Where they do, we rely on their certifications and contractual commitments to apply protections equivalent to those required under Indian law. The Central Government may from time to time restrict transfers of personal data to specified countries under Section 16 of the DPDP Act; we will comply with any such restriction.

We may update this policy as our service, our processors or the law change. The “Last updated” date at the top of the page always shows the current version. Material changes affecting how we use your existing data will be communicated to you by SMS or email where we have your contact details.

This section applies if you have applied to become an A1 Grills installer partner through our installer partner page. It is in addition to, not instead of, the rest of this policy — the same Data Fiduciary, legal basis and rights described above apply to you as well.

What we collect from applicants

• Identity and contact details — your name, business name, mobile number and, if provided, email address.
• Business details — the cities and localities you serve, years of experience, team size, jobs handled per month, your SS304 and SS316 pricing, warranty period and typical lead time.
• Registration numbers — your GST number or Udyam registration number, used to verify your business before we list you.
• Optional material — a link to sample work and any message you choose to add.
• Technical metadata and consent record — the same IP address, user-agent, referring page and timestamp described in Section 2, plus the date and policy version you consented to when you applied.

Why we use it

Solely to verify your registration, assess your application and, if approved, publish your business as a listed installer on the relevant city and locality pages — showing your name, verification badges, service localities, prices, warranty and lead time to customers in those areas, and routing their enquiries to you.

How long we keep it

If your application is not approved, we retain it for up to 24 months so we can follow up as we launch in more cities, after which we delete or anonymise it. If you are approved, we retain the application and your listing details for as long as your partnership is active, plus 36 months after it ends, in line with the record-keeping periods in Section 7.

Applicant data is shared only with the processors listed in Section 5 that support this site and our admin operations; we do not sell or share it with other installers. You can exercise the same rights described in Section 9 — including withdrawing your application or asking us to erase it — by writing to our Grievance Officer in Section 10.