Privacy Policy
Last updated 10 November 2026
This explains what Byline collects when you use Byline, why, and what you can do about it.
What we collect
Account details: your name, email and password (stored hashed).
Purchase details: email, phone number, name and the products you bought. Payment details are handled by Razorpay, not by us.
Seller details: store profile, and the bank account or UPI ID you add for payouts (stored encrypted).
Basic usage data: pages viewed, the site that referred you and your browser type, used for anonymous visitor statistics. We set one first-party cookie (sv, 12 months) to count unique visitors, plus login cookies if you sign in. No advertising or third-party trackers.
Security logs: when you sign in we record the IP address and browser of that session, to protect your account.
Newsletter: if you subscribe, we keep your email only to send updates about new titles. Write to us to unsubscribe.
Why we use it
To deliver what you bought, process payments and refunds, pay sellers, prevent fraud, provide support and meet legal and tax obligations.
Who sees it
Sellers see the name, email and phone number of people who bought their products, so they can support them. They don't see anything else.
We share data with service providers that run the site (Razorpay for payments, Cloudflare for file storage, Neon for our database, Vercel for hosting) only as needed, and with authorities when the law requires it. We never sell your data.
Your choices
You can ask us to correct, export or delete your data by writing to us (see Contact). We keep purchase and payment records as long as tax law requires.
Questions? Contact Byline.