Privacy Policy

This policy explains what information ShopListWise (“we”, “us”) handles when you use shoplistwise.com, and the choices you have. It is written to be read, not skimmed past.

The short version

• You don’t need an account, and we don’t ask for your name, phone number or email to use the site.
• The answers you give (budget, brands, what matters, must-haves, the phone you own, your “watch price” choices) are saved only in your own browser. They are not sent to our servers.
• We don’t sell your information.
• We don’t use advertising cookies.

What stays in your browser

To remember your choices, the site stores small items in your browser’s local storage on your device. This includes your budget, brand and priority choices, phones you saved or watch, and the phone you currently own. We can’t see this information. You can remove it at any time by clearing this site’s data in your browser settings, or with the “Start over” button in the guide.

What we collect

• Server logs. Our hosting provider (Hostinger) records standard technical information when a page is requested, such as your IP address, browser type, the page you asked for and the time. This is used to keep the site running and secure.
• Aggregate statistics. We look at overall visit numbers from our hosting provider’s reports, which are built from the server logs above. We don’t use advertising or cross-site tracking tools. If we add an analytics tool in future, it will be cookie-free, and we will update this page first.
• Emails you send us. If you write to hello@shoplistwise.com, we keep your message and address so we can reply and keep a record of corrections or requests.

How we use information

• To run, secure and improve the site.
• To understand, in aggregate, how people use our pages.
• To reply to your messages and fix problems you report.
• To meet legal obligations.

We don’t make automated decisions about you, and we don’t use your information for advertising profiles.

Other websites and services

• Store and brand links. When you click through to Flipkart, Amazon, Croma, Reliance Digital, Vijay Sales or a brand’s website, you leave our site. Those sites have their own privacy practices and may set cookies. Some of our links are, or may become, affiliate links, so the store may know you came from us. See our affiliate disclosure.
• Photos and 3D views. Product photos load from the manufacturers’ servers, and the 3D viewer loads supporting code from Google’s servers, so those providers can see your IP address when the content loads.
• Hosting and DNS. The site is hosted by Hostinger, which keeps the server logs described above. Our domain’s DNS (the address book that tells browsers where the site lives) is run by Cloudflare, which sees the domain lookups but not the pages you read.

How long we keep information

Server logs are kept by our host for a limited period and then deleted. Emails are kept for as long as needed to deal with your request and keep a record, and then deleted. Information in your browser stays there until you clear it.

Your rights

Under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 and other applicable Indian law, you can ask us to tell you what personal information we hold about you, correct it, delete it, or stop using it, and you can withdraw consent you have given. Write to hello@shoplistwise.com with the subject “Privacy request” and tell us what you’d like. We will respond within a reasonable time. Because we hold very little personal information, there will often be nothing beyond an email you sent us.

Children

ShopListWise is a general shopping guide and is not aimed at children. We don’t knowingly collect personal information from children.

Security

The site is served over HTTPS. No method of storing or sending information is completely secure, but we keep what we collect to a minimum.

Changes to this policy

If we change what we collect or how we use it, we will update this page and the date at the top. For significant changes we will say so clearly on the site.

Contact

Questions about this policy: hello@shoplistwise.com.