Privacy Policy
How Healthways Store safeguards your sensitive personal health data, uploaded doctor prescriptions, and electronic records with military-grade 256-bit encryption.
Our Fundamental Privacy Promise
At Healthways Store (`healthways.store`), your trust is our highest priority. As a licensed digital healthcare and Ayurvedic wellness portal, we understand that health information is deeply sensitive. We strictly maintain that:
Uploaded prescription scans are only accessible to verified registered pharmacists for dispensing verification.
We will never rent, trade, or sell your health records, phone number, or purchase history to third-party ad networks.
1 Categories of Data We Collect
To fulfill pharmaceutical deliveries, register Local Society Health Ambassadors, and process orders, we collect the following types of information:
2 Purposes of Processing & Legal Basis
Under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (DPDPA), we process your personal data solely for specified lawful purposes based on your explicit consent:
- Order Fulfillment & Delivery: Verifying order details, temperature-safe packing, dispatching with courier partners, and coordinating society delivery with your assigned Health Ambassador.
- Mandatory Pharmacist Audit: Scrutinizing uploaded prescriptions for Schedule H/H1/X medications to comply with the Drugs and Cosmetics Rules, 1945.
- Transactional Communications: Sending order confirmations, milestone notifications, OTP authentications, and delivery alerts via SMS, WhatsApp, and email.
- Regulatory & Legal Compliance: Retaining statutory records mandated by the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO), State Drug Licensing Authorities, and Ministry of AYUSH.
3 Security Standards & Data Protection Protocols
We deploy industry-grade organizational and technical measures to prevent unauthorized access, loss, or alteration of your records:
4 Your Rights as a Data Principal
Under Indian privacy laws, you possess unequivocal rights over your data:
- Right to Access: You can request a summary of personal data held about you and the processing activities undertaken.
- Right to Correction & Updating: You can update inaccurate profile details directly in your customer account or by emailing support.
- Right to Erasure / Deletion: You can request deletion of your account and personal data, subject to mandatory statutory retention periods under pharmaceutical laws (e.g. Schedule H register requirements).
- Right to Withdraw Consent: You may withdraw consent for promotional communications at any time with a single click.
5 Cookies & Telemetry Technologies
Healthways Store uses session cookies to maintain your shopping cart, preserve your selected delivery pincode, and authenticate your user session. We also utilize Google Analytics 4 (GA4) with IP anonymization to evaluate aggregate traffic patterns and improve portal usability. You can configure your browser settings to reject cookies, though doing so may limit cart functionality.
Data Protection & Grievance Officer
For any queries regarding this Privacy Policy, your health records, or to exercise your rights under DPDPA 2023, please reach out to our designated Data Protection Officer:
Designation: Data Protection Officer (DPO) & Privacy Counsel
Company: Healthways Store (healthways.store)
Physical Address: Legal Compliance Wing, Connaught Place, New Delhi 110001, India
Direct Privacy Email: care@healthways.store
Support Phone: +91 1800-243-2584
Resolution SLA: Acknowledgment within 24 hours; complete resolution within 15 working days