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At Eco Buddys, we believe that making better choices for the planet should go hand in hand with treating people with care and respect. We value the trust you place in us when you visit our website, explore our products, make an enquiry or get in touch with our team.

Your privacy matters to us. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, why we collect it, how we use and protect it, and the choices available to you when you interact with our website and services.

We aim to handle your personal information responsibly, transparently and in accordance with applicable Indian data protection and privacy laws.

By visiting or using our website, you acknowledge that you have read this Privacy Policy.

1. About Eco Buddys

Eco Buddys is a sustainable food packaging and tableware brand offering eco-friendly alternatives to conventional single-use plastic products.

Our product range includes biodegradable and compostable tableware and food packaging made primarily from sugarcane bagasse, including plates, bowls, cups, clamshell containers and cutlery kits.

We work with businesses, restaurants, cafés, caterers, hotels, retailers, distributors and individual customers who are looking for more responsible food packaging solutions.

Throughout this policy, the terms "Eco Buddys", "we", "our" and "us" refer to the business operating the website https://ecobuddys.in/.

2. Information We Collect

When you visit our website, contact us, request product information or enquire about our products, we may collect certain information to understand your requirements and provide a better experience.

A. Personal Information

When you submit an enquiry, contact our team or request information about our products, we may collect:

  • Full name
  • Email address
  • Mobile or telephone number
  • Company or business name
  • Business address
  • City, state and country
  • Any other information you voluntarily share with us through our contact forms or communications.

B. Business and Enquiry Information

As we work with both individual customers and businesses, we may collect additional information related to your requirements, such as:

  • Type of business or industry
  • Products you are interested in
  • Estimated order quantities
  • Bulk purchasing requirements
  • Packaging preferences
  • Delivery or supply location
  • Any other details relevant to your enquiry.

We use this information to understand your needs and respond with relevant product details, quotations or business proposals.

C. Technical and Website Usage Information

When you browse our website, certain technical information may be collected automatically, including:

  • IP address
  • Browser type and version
  • Device type and operating system
  • Pages visited on our website
  • Date and time of your visit
  • Referring website or source
  • General website interaction and usage information.

This information helps us understand how visitors use our website and identify opportunities to improve its performance, security and user experience.

D. Communication Information

If you contact us through email, telephone, website forms or other communication channels, we may retain relevant communication details and the information you share with us.

This allows us to respond to your questions, maintain enquiry records and provide appropriate follow-up support.

3. How We Use Your Information

We collect personal information only for genuine business and operational purposes.

Depending on how you interact with us, we may use your information to:

  • Respond to product enquiries and customer questions.
  • Share product specifications, catalogues and pricing information.
  • Prepare quotations and respond to bulk order requests.
  • Understand your packaging and supply requirements.
  • Communicate about orders, deliveries and business arrangements, where applicable.
  • Provide customer support and address concerns.
  • Improve our website, products and overall customer experience.
  • Understand website traffic and visitor behaviour.
  • Send relevant business updates, product announcements and promotional communications where permitted.
  • Maintain business records and fulfil applicable legal obligations.
  • Protect our website, business operations and users against fraudulent or unauthorised activities.

We do not collect personal information simply for the sake of collecting it. We use it when there is a reasonable business or legal purpose.

4. How We Share Your Information

Your trust is important to us. We do not sell, rent or trade your personal information to third parties for their independent marketing purposes.

However, there may be situations where sharing certain information is necessary to operate our website or provide our services.

A. Website Hosting and Technical Service Providers

We may share limited information with website hosting providers, server administrators, website maintenance partners and technical service providers who help us operate, maintain and secure our website.

B. Business and Communication Partners

We may use third-party services to manage customer enquiries, email communications, business records and customer support.

C. Payment Service Providers

If online payments are made available through our website or other business channels, payment information may be processed securely by authorised payment gateway providers.

We do not intend to store complete payment card details on our own systems. Payment processing is subject to the privacy and security practices of the relevant payment provider.

D. Shipping and Logistics Partners

Where applicable, we may share necessary contact, delivery and address information with courier companies, transport providers and logistics partners to fulfil orders and arrange deliveries.

E. Analytics and Marketing Services

We may use website analytics, performance monitoring and marketing tools to understand visitor activity, improve our website and measure the effectiveness of our communications.

These providers may collect certain technical information through cookies or similar technologies, subject to applicable privacy requirements and your preferences.

F. Legal and Regulatory Authorities

We may disclose information when required by applicable laws, legal proceedings, court orders, regulatory authorities or government agencies.

We may also share information when reasonably necessary to protect our legal rights, prevent fraud or address security concerns.

Whenever we work with third-party service providers, we aim to ensure that information is shared only to the extent reasonably necessary for the relevant purpose.

5. Cookies and Similar Technologies

Our website may use cookies and similar technologies to make your browsing experience smoother and help us understand how visitors interact with our website.

Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website.

We may use different types of cookies for the following purposes:

Essential Cookies: These help our website function properly and support basic features such as navigation, security and page functionality.

Performance and Analytics Cookies: These help us understand website traffic, popular pages, visitor behaviour and technical performance.

Functional Cookies: These may remember certain preferences or settings to make future visits more convenient.

Marketing Cookies: Where used, these may help measure advertising performance or deliver more relevant promotional content.

You can manage or disable cookies through your browser settings. Please remember that disabling certain cookies may affect how some parts of our website function.

Where required by applicable law, we will seek your consent before placing non-essential cookies on your device.

6. Third-Party Websites and Services

Our website may contain links to external websites, social media platforms or third-party services for your convenience.

For example, you may find links to our social media profiles, external product resources or other websites.

Once you leave our website, the privacy practices of those external platforms will apply.

Eco Buddys does not control the content, security or privacy policies of third-party websites. We encourage you to review their privacy policies before sharing any personal information with them.

7. How We Protect Your Information

We understand that personal information deserves proper care and protection.

We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect the information shared with us against unauthorised access, misuse, loss, alteration or disclosure.

Depending on the nature of the information and our operations, these measures may include:

  • Using secure website connections (HTTPS).
  • Restricting access to personal information to authorised personnel.
  • Using appropriate website and server security measures.
  • Maintaining reasonable access controls.
  • Working with trusted hosting and technical service providers.
  • Taking reasonable steps to identify and address security vulnerabilities.

While we make reasonable efforts to protect your information, no website, online platform or method of electronic transmission can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

If a personal data breach occurs, we will take appropriate steps in accordance with applicable legal requirements.

8. How Long We Keep Your Information

We retain personal information only for as long as it is reasonably necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected.

For example:

  • Enquiry details may be retained while we respond to your questions or discuss potential business opportunities.
  • Customer and order-related records may be retained for business, accounting and legal purposes.
  • Communication records may be kept for customer support and reference.
  • Technical website information may be retained for security, analytics and performance monitoring.

When personal information is no longer required, we will take reasonable steps to delete it or remove identifying details, unless we are legally required or otherwise permitted to retain it.

The applicable retention period may depend on the nature of the information, the purpose of collection and relevant legal requirements.

9. Your Privacy Rights and Choices

We respect your right to understand and have reasonable control over the personal information you share with us.

Subject to applicable laws, you may have the right to:

  • Access your information: Ask whether we hold personal information about you and request relevant details.
  • Correct your information: Request corrections to inaccurate or incomplete personal information.
  • Request deletion: Ask us to delete personal information that is no longer required, subject to applicable legal retention requirements.
  • Withdraw consent: Withdraw consent for processing activities that rely on your consent.
  • Opt out of promotional communications: Request that we stop sending promotional emails or marketing messages.
  • Raise a concern: Contact us if you believe your personal information has been used or handled inappropriately.
  • Nominate a representative: Exercise this right through a nominated person where provided under applicable Indian data protection law.

If you wish to exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details provided in the Contact Us section.

We will review your request and respond within the time required under applicable law. We may need to verify your identity before processing certain requests.

Please note that withdrawing consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before the withdrawal. It may also affect our ability to provide certain services or respond to particular requests.

10. Children's Privacy

Our website and business services are primarily intended for adults, businesses and organisations.

We do not knowingly collect personal information from children in a manner that violates applicable Indian data protection laws.

If you are a parent or legal guardian and believe that a child has shared personal information with us without appropriate authorisation, please contact us.

We will review the matter and take appropriate action in accordance with applicable laws.

11. International Data Transfers

Eco Buddys serves customers and business partners across different markets, and certain website or technical service providers may operate outside India.

As a result, personal information may be processed or stored in locations outside your country of residence.

Where personal information is transferred internationally, we will take reasonable steps to ensure that such transfers are handled in accordance with applicable Indian laws and any relevant restrictions imposed by the Indian government.

12. Data Processing and Third-Party Responsibilities

Some services used to operate our website and business may be provided by independent third-party companies.

These may include website hosting providers, analytics platforms, email service providers, payment gateways and logistics partners.

Such providers may process information on our behalf or independently, depending on the services they provide.

We take reasonable steps to work with service providers that maintain appropriate privacy and security practices. However, their independent services may also be governed by their own privacy policies and terms.

13. Promotional Emails and Communications

From time to time, we may share information about:

  • New product launches.
  • Product updates and specifications.
  • Special business announcements.
  • Bulk supply opportunities.
  • Company news and sustainability initiatives.

We will send promotional communications where permitted by applicable law and, where required, with your consent.

If you no longer wish to receive promotional communications, you can request to unsubscribe or contact us directly.

Please note that we may still send essential service-related communications, such as responses to enquiries, order updates or important business notices.

14. Changes to This Privacy Policy

As our business, website and services continue to grow, we may occasionally update this Privacy Policy.

Any changes will be published on this page along with an updated revision date.

We encourage you to review this page periodically so that you remain informed about how we collect, use and protect your information.

Where required by applicable law, we will provide additional notice or seek consent before making changes that require it.

15. Applicable Laws and Regulations

This Privacy Policy is intended to be read in accordance with the applicable laws of India.

These may include:

  • The Information Technology Act, 2000.
  • The Information Technology (Reasonable Security Practices and Procedures and Sensitive Personal Data or Information) Rules, 2011, to the extent applicable.
  • The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023.
  • The Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025, as and when their respective provisions become applicable.

We are committed to reviewing our privacy practices as Indian data protection requirements evolve and become effective.

16. Contact Us

We believe privacy questions should be easy to ask and straightforward to resolve.

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, wish to request access to or correction of your information, want to withdraw consent, or have a privacy-related concern, please get in touch with our team.

Eco Buddys

Email: info@ecobuddys.com

Phone: +91 823-9494-125

Head Office:
D-715, Eco Buddy, Ganesh Glory 11,
Office, SG Highway, Jagatpur Road,
Ahmedabad, Gujarat 382470, India.

Website: https://ecobuddys.in/

You can contact us using the above details, and we will make reasonable efforts to review and address your concern in accordance with applicable laws.

Thank You for Trusting Eco Buddys

Your trust means a lot to us. As we work towards making sustainable food packaging more accessible, we remain committed to treating your personal information with the same care and responsibility that guide our approach to a greener future.

Eco Buddys | Born From Nature, Back to Nature.