Data Protection & Patron Trust

Privacy Policy

Your dining trust is sacred to us. Discover how KHAWAN safeguards your table reservations, dietary preferences, and personal details.

Effective: January 2026•DPDP Act Compliant

1. Our Sacred Commitment to Your Privacy

At KHAWAN, guest hospitality and trust are at the core of everything we do. We honor your personal privacy with the same meticulous care and dignity we bring to our ancient slow dum-cooking traditions. This Privacy Policy outlines what information we gather when you reserve a dining table, visit our restaurant, enroll in our Royal Patron loyalty program, or browse our website, and how that data is protected under the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act, 2023 and applicable privacy standards.

2. Information We Collect

We collect only the essential personal information required to deliver superior culinary service and manage dining operations:

  • Dining Reservations: Guest name, mobile telephone number, email address, reservation date and preferred dining time, total guest count, and optional notes (such as dietary restrictions, anniversary celebrations, or seating preferences).
  • Royal Patron Loyalty Program: Mobile number, registered patron name, dining transaction amounts, reward points earned and redeemed, and tier progression status (Silver, Gold, Royal Patron).
  • Customer Feedback & Reviews: Ratings, feedback comments, dish preferences, and optional photographic uploads shared via our dining review and satisfaction forms.
  • Technical & Device Data: Anonymized server logs including IP address, browser type, device category, and local theme preference (Light/Dark mode) to optimize rendering speed.

3. How We Use Your Information

Your information is utilized solely to ensure seamless, personalized dining hospitality:

  • Reservation Fulfilment: Dispatching instant booking confirmations, SMS/WhatsApp arrival alerts, and table readiness notifications.
  • Culinary Personalization: Alerting our head chef and service staff to noted food allergies (such as tree nuts, lactose, or gluten sensitivities) or special occasions.
  • Loyalty Administration: Accruing points on your dining bills, calculating tier privileges, and dispatching bespoke anniversary or birthday culinary greetings.
  • Customer Support & Quality: Responding to inquiries sent via our contact desk and continuously refining our seasonal recipes based on dining feedback.

4. Non-Disclosure & Strict Data Protection

✦ We NEVER sell, rent, monetize, or trade your personal information to third-party brokers or advertisers.

Your data is shared exclusively with certified operational infrastructure partners bound by rigorous non-disclosure agreements:

  • SMS & WhatsApp Gateways: For dispatching transactional one-time reservation confirmations and reminders.
  • Encrypted Email Delivery: For delivering digital receipts, reservation itineraries, and feedback invitations.
  • Secure Point-of-Sale (POS) & Billing: For generating itemized dining invoices and calculating statutory 5% GST compliance.
  • Legal Authorities: Only when strictly mandated by enforceable court orders or statutory law enforcement inquiries in India.

5. Cookies & Local Storage Policy

We employ lightweight, functional browser storage and minimal cookies strictly necessary for platform usability:

  • Visual Theme Preference: Remembering your preference between Royal Light Mode and Imperial Dark Mode.
  • Security Tokens: Maintaining authenticated session integrity for staff portals and preventing unauthorized request tampering.
  • No Third-Party Ad Trackers: We do not deploy invasive cross-site advertising pixels or surveillance trackers. You may configure your browser to block cookies at any time without hindering your ability to explore our menu.

6. Your Rights & Data Autonomy

In accordance with digital data protection principles, you maintain full control over your personal records:

  • Right to Access: You may request a complete summary of all reservation records and loyalty points registered to your telephone number.
  • Right to Rectification: If your name, telephone, or email address has changed, you may update it through our staff or contact desk.
  • Promotional Opt-Out: You may opt out of promotional SMS notifications at any time by replying "STOP" or notifying our desk.
  • Right to Erasure: You may request the deletion or anonymization of your loyalty profile and contact details from our active dining database by contacting our privacy officer.

7. Information Security & Data Retention

We implement modern industry-standard security defenses including TLS/SSL cryptographic encryption for all transmitted web traffic, role-based database authentication, and isolated enterprise cloud databases.

We retain transactional booking logs only for the statutory period required by Indian taxation authorities and accounting record-keeping mandates. Once the retention period lapses, data is securely purged or anonymized.

Privacy Officer & Data Grievances

For inquiries concerning data handling, requests for record deletion, or general privacy questions, please reach out to our dedicated privacy desk:

Plot 42, Jubilee Enclave, Road No. 36, Hyderabad, Telangana, 500081
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