Last Updated: May, 2025

At PN Angels & Co. ("PNAC"), we take your privacy very seriously and are deeply committed to ensuring the security of your online experience. This Cookie Policy explains how PNAC, through its website at www.thepnac.com , uses cookies and similar technologies. It provides you with clear and detailed information about the types of cookies we use, their purpose, and how you can manage your preferences, all in accordance with the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (DPDPA) of India.

We are dedicated to protecting your digital personal data and maintaining full transparency in our data processing practices.

1. What are Cookies and Why We Use Them?

Cookies are small text files containing bits of information. They are downloaded to your computer or device when you visit a website. They don't directly tell us who you are, but they do enable us to recognize your device and remember your preferences or actions you've taken, like staying logged in or adding items to a cart. Why PNAC Uses Cookies: Cookies perform many different jobs to enhance your experience. They allow you to navigate efficiently between web pages, remember your preferences, and generally improve your interaction with our websites. They can also help us ensure that any advertisements you see online are more relevant to your interests.

When cookies collect information that can identify you directly or indirectly (such as your IP address, online identifiers, or by compiling a profile about you), they are considered to be processing personal data under the DPDPA.

2. Your Explicit Consent Under DPDPA

Under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (DPDPA), PNAC is required to obtain your explicit consent before placing and accessing most types of cookies on your device, particularly those that process your personal data.

For your consent to be valid, it must be:

• Freely given: You must have a genuine choice, without any pressure or coercion.
• Specific: Given for defined, clear purposes.
• Informed: We provide you with comprehensive information about what you are consenting to.
• Unambiguous: Signified by a clear, affirmative action (e.g., clicking "Accept" or making specific selections). Simply continuing to browse our websites is not considered valid consent.
• Unconditional: Your access to basic website functionality will not be denied if you choose not to consent to non-essential cookies.
• Easy to withdraw: You must be able to withdraw your consent at any time, as easily as you provided it.

PNAC uses a Consent Management Platform (CMP) / Cookie Banner to manage your cookie preferences and record your consent. You will be prompted upon your first visit (or periodically) to allow you to set your preferences.

3. The Types of Cookies PNAC Uses

The cookies used on PNAC websites have been categorized based on the types found in the ICC UK Cookie guide, aligning with industry best practices and DPDPA requirements. Here are the main types of cookies we use and why:

• Strictly Necessary Cookies: These cookies are essential for our websites to function correctly and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are typically set only in response to actions you make which amount to a request for services, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in, or filling in forms. Without these cookies, services you have asked for, like accessing secure areas of our websites (e.g.,e-shop, or e-billing), cannot be provided. These cookies do not typically store any directly identifiable personal data.
• Lawful Basis for Processing (if applicable personal data): Legitimate Use (as permitted under DPDPA for essential services) or explicit consent if non-essential functionalities are linked.
• Examples: Session cookies for user authentication, shopping cart cookies, website security features.
• Duration: Session-based or short-term persistent for necessary functionality.
• Performance / Analytics Cookies: These cookies collect anonymous information about how you use our websites. For instance, they tell us which pages you visit most often and if you receive any error messages from our web pages. These cookies do not directly identify you. All information they collect is aggregated and, therefore, anonymous. We use these cookies to measure and analyze how our customers use our websites and to improve their functionality and your overall user experience.
• Lawful Basis for Processing: Explicit Consent.
• Examples: Google Analytics cookies,
• Data Shared With: e.g., Google LLC (anonymized data only), other analytics providers
• Duration: Varies, typically 1 day to 2 years.
• Functionality Cookies: These cookies allow our websites to remember choices you make (such as your user name, language, or the region you are in) and provide enhanced, personalized features. These cookies can also be used to remember changes you have made to customizable parts of our websites, including text size and font. The information these cookies collect may be anonymized, and they cannot track your Browse activity on other websites.
• Lawful Basis for Processing: Explicit Consent.
• Examples: Remembering your language preference, remembering items in your cart, live chat support.
• Data Shared With: [e.g., Live chat provider, video embedding service (e.g., YouTube if applicable)]
• Duration: Varies, typically session to 1 year.
• Targeting / Advertising Cookies: These cookies are used to deliver advertisements and communications more relevant to you and your interests. They are also used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement, as well as to help measure the effectiveness of an advertising campaign. They are usually placed by advertising networks with the website operator’s permission. They remember that you have visited a website, and this information may be shared with other organizations, such as advertisers. Quite often, targeting or advertising cookies will be linked to site functionality provided by the other organization.
• Lawful Basis for Processing: Explicit Consent.
• Examples: Google Ads cookies, Facebook Pixel, [List any other advertising partners used by PNAC]
• Data Shared With: [e.g., Google, Meta (Facebook), specific advertising networks]
• Duration: Varies, typically 30 days to 1 year.
• Social Media Cookies: These cookies are set by a range of social media services that we have added to the site to enable you to share our content with your friends and networks. They are capable of tracking your browser across other sites and building up a profile of your interests. This may impact the content and messages you see on other websites you visit.
• Lawful Basis for Processing: Explicit Consent.
• Examples: Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn sharing buttons and widgets.
• Data Shared With: [e.g., Facebook Inc., Twitter Inc., LinkedIn Corporation]
• Duration: Varies, typically 30 days to 1 year.
• PNAC only uses the types of cookies described above. We do not use so-called ‘specialist cookies’ not covered by these categories.

4. How to Manage Your Cookie Preferences

You have the right to accept or decline cookies. When you first visit our websites, you will be presented with a cookie consent banner that allows you to provide or refuse consent for different categories of cookies (excluding strictly necessary cookies).

You can change or withdraw your consent at any time via our [Insert Link to Cookie Settings/Preference Center on your website] or by clicking the "Manage Cookies" link typically found in our website footer.

Most web browsers also allow some control of most cookies through their settings. To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set and how to manage and delete them, visit www.allaboutcookies.org or www.youronlinechoices.eu.

Please note: PNAC websites are designed to function optimally with cookies enabled. If you disable certain categories of cookies via your website browser settings or our preference center, you may no longer have access to some of our website features, or some parts of the site may not function as intended. Please note that even with all cookies disabled, a tiny amount of information may continue to be retrieved from your web browser. This information is necessary for the basic functioning of our website.

5. Children's Personal Data

PNAC does not knowingly process personal data from children under the age of 18 through cookies without obtaining verifiable consent from a parent or legal guardian. If we become aware that we have collected personal data from a child under 18 without proper consent, we will take steps to delete that information promptly.

6. Changes to This Cookie Policy

We may change this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. If we make changes, we will notify you by revising the "Last Updated" date at the top of this policy and, in some cases, by adding notices on our homepage or other websites or sending you email updates (where data protection laws allow this). We encourage you to review this policy periodically to stay informed about how we are using cookies.

7. Contact Us

If you have any questions about PNAC's use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, please contact us at: PN Angels & Co. business@thepnac.com