Cookies Policy
This Cookies Policy explains how Chai Churi uses cookies and similar tracking technologies on chaichuri.com. By using our website, you consent to the use of strictly necessary cookies. For non-essential cookies, we will ask for your consent before placing them.
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. They allow the website to recognise your device across page loads or visits, remember your preferences, and collect information about how the site is used. Similar technologies include local storage, session storage, and pixel tags. This policy covers all of them.
2. Cookies We Use
We categorise the cookies placed by chaichuri.com as follows. We do not use marketing, advertising, or retargeting cookies. We do not use Vercel Analytics, Google Analytics, Meta Pixel, or any other advertising network tracking technology.
Strictly Necessary
These cookies are essential for the website to function. They do not store personally identifiable information and do not require your consent.
| Cookie / Storage Key | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| NEXT_LOCALE | chaichuri.com | Stores your chosen language preference (English or French) so it persists across pages and visits. | 1 year |
Functional
We do not currently place additional functional cookies beyond the language preference cookie listed above.
Analytics
We use PostHog as our sole analytics service. PostHog collects data about how visitors use our website, including pages visited, traffic source, approximate location (country / province / city — derived from IP address), device type, browser, web vitals performance metrics, and named product events (for example, store locator searches, Get Directions clicks, and form submission outcomes).
We have configured PostHog with the following privacy restrictions in our website code:
- Broad interaction autocapture is disabled.
- Generic form-submit autocapture is disabled.
- Session recording is disabled.
- Personally identifiable information (names, email addresses, phone numbers, message content) is not passed to PostHog from any form.
| Cookie / Storage Key | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| ph_*_posthog | PostHog (posthog.com) | Stores a randomly generated anonymous distinct user ID used to associate page views and events within a session or across visits. No personal information is stored in this cookie. | Up to 1 year |
| ph_opt_in_out_* | PostHog (posthog.com) | Records your analytics opt-in or opt-out preference so your choice is respected on future visits. | 1 year |
PostHog's privacy policy is available at posthog.com/privacy. Analytics data is processed in the United States (PostHog US region).
Marketing / Advertising
We do not currently use marketing, advertising, or retargeting cookies of any kind. This section will be updated if that changes.
3. Your Consent and Country-Specific Rights
Strictly necessary cookies (NEXT_LOCALE) do not require your consent. For analytics cookies, your consent requirements depend on where you are located.
India
Under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (DPDPA), consent is required for processing personal data. Our analytics cookies collect a randomly generated anonymous ID and behavioural data that we treat as personal data to be conservative. We will seek your consent before placing PostHog analytics cookies. You may withdraw consent at any time using the cookie preferences link in our website footer.
Canada (all provinces)
Under Canada's federal privacy law (PIPEDA) and provincial legislation, meaningful consent is required for non-essential data collection. We seek opt-in consent before placing analytics cookies on Canadian visitors' devices.
Quebec residents (Law 25 / Act 25): We seek explicit, informed opt-in consent before placing any non-essential cookie on your device, including PostHog analytics cookies. You may withdraw consent at any time without detriment.
United Kingdom
Under the UK GDPR and the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR), non-essential cookies require a freely given, specific, informed, and unambiguous opt-in. We will display a consent banner before placing PostHog analytics cookies on devices in the UK. You may withdraw consent at any time without detriment.
European Union
Under the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the ePrivacy Directive (Cookie Directive), non-essential cookies require a freely given, specific, informed, and unambiguous opt-in. We will display a consent banner before placing PostHog analytics cookies on devices in the EU. You may withdraw consent at any time.
Australia
The Privacy Act 1988 and the Australian Privacy Principles apply to our collection of personal information via cookies. We consider IP-derived location data and anonymous behaviour IDs to be personal information and will seek your consent before placing analytics cookies on Australian visitors' devices.
United Arab Emirates
Under the UAE Personal Data Protection Law (Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021), consent is one of the lawful bases for processing personal data. We seek consent before placing PostHog analytics cookies on UAE visitors' devices. You may withdraw consent at any time.
United States
There is no federal opt-in consent requirement for cookies in the United States. However, residents of California and certain other states have the right to opt out of the "sale" or "sharing" of personal information. We do not sell or share personal information. If you are a California resident, you may still submit a Do Not Sell or Share request at info@chaichuri.com and we will honour it.
How consent is implemented on this website
We use PostHog's built-in consent mechanism to manage analytics opt-in and opt-out. PostHog is configured with opt_out_capturing_by_default: true, which means no analytics events, page views, or web vitals are captured until you explicitly accept. Your choice is stored in a first-party cookie (ph_opt_in_out_*) on your device so your preference is respected on future visits.
On your first visit, a cookie consent banner is displayed at the bottom of every page. The banner describes what PostHog collects, links to this policy, and offers two actions: Accept analytics (enables PostHog capturing) and Decline (keeps PostHog capturing disabled). No other analytics or tracking is activated by either choice.
Changing or withdrawing your consent
You can change or withdraw your analytics consent at any time by clicking Cookie preferences in the website footer. This clears your stored preference and re-displays the consent banner. You may also contact us at info@chaichuri.com to request removal of any analytics data we hold about your session. Withdrawing consent does not affect the lawfulness of any processing that occurred while consent was active.
4. Managing Cookies in Your Browser
In addition to the consent preferences on our website, you can control and delete cookies through your browser settings. Note that blocking strictly necessary cookies (NEXT_LOCALE) may affect website functionality such as language preferences not persisting.
For more information about cookies and how to manage them, visit allaboutcookies.org.
5. Updates to This Policy
We update this Cookies Policy as our technology stack, analytics configuration, and legal requirements change. The "Last updated" date at the top of this page reflects the most recent revision. Material changes will be communicated via the website or direct notification where appropriate. Your continued use of the website after any update constitutes acknowledgment of the revised policy.
Questions about this policy?
Contact us at info@chaichuri.com or write to: Chai Churi Inc., Top Floor, SCO 121, Phase 3B-2, Sector 60, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, Punjab 160059, India.