Privacy Policy
At Venda, we take the confidentiality, integrity, and security of your business and customer data seriously. This document outlines our data practices across our multi-branch retail management software, point-of-sale (POS) systems, and storefront services.
1. Information We Collect
To provide and continuously improve Venda’s retail operating environment, we collect specific types of information when you create an account, register stores, conduct sales, or utilize our inventory platform:
- Account & Profile Data: Full name, email address, phone number, business billing address, and user authentication credentials processed via encrypted identity protocols.
- Organization & Store Operations Data: Store locations, branch names, inventory catalogs, stock levels, product pricing, purchase orders, Goods Received Notes (GRN), supplier details, and cashier roles.
- Sales & Financial Transaction Data: Point-of-Sale records, customer invoices, payment method metadata (e.g., cash, mobile payment, card), discount vouchers, and expense logs.
- Customer & Storefront Data: Information collected by merchants when operating custom online storefronts (such as customer delivery addresses, contact numbers, and order histories).
- Technical & Telemetry Data: IP addresses, browser specs, device identifiers, session cookies, and application usage audit logs required for operational integrity and fraud prevention.
2. How We Use Your Data
We process your data strictly to fulfill our contractual agreement with your business and deliver robust retail intelligence:
- Facilitate multi-branch inventory sync, real-time stock valuations, and automated reorder triggers.
- Generate accurate sales analytics, profit margin reporting, and organizational performance metrics.
- Process merchant authentication and enforce strict multi-tenant Row-Level Security (RLS) across user roles.
- Deliver essential transactional updates, automated alert notifications (e.g., stock depletion warnings), and system status communications.
- Maintain platform stability, debug technical anomalies, and protect against security breaches.
3. Data Isolation, Storage & Security
Security is foundational to Venda’s infrastructure. We deploy industry-standard technical measures to safeguard your operational data:
Infrastructure Controls:
- Strict multi-tenant database isolation and data partitioning.
- Encryption of all data in transit using TLS 1.3 and sensitive parameters at rest.
- Granular role-based access control (Admin, Manager, Cashier) enforced at API level.
- Automated daily encrypted backups and fault-tolerant infrastructure redundancy.
4. Third-Party Integrations & Sharing
Venda does never sell, rent, or trade your business or customer data to third-party advertisers. We share information solely with essential infrastructure partners operating under strict confidentiality agreements:
- Cloud & Auth Providers: Host infrastructure and identity authentication services operating under enterprise data processing standards.
- Payment Gateway Processors: Payment gateways used for processing subscription fees or integrated online store checkout.
- Legal & Regulatory Authorities: Only when strictly required by enforceable subpoena, court order, or applicable law.
5. Your Data Rights & Control
As a merchant or user on Venda, you maintain full control over your data:
- Data Access & Export: You can export product catalogs, sales reports, and customer lists directly in standard formats (CSV, JSON, PDF).
- Data Rectification: Update store details, employee permissions, or profile details at any time within your dashboard settings.
- Account Deletion & Purging: Upon organization cancellation, you may request full data purging. Account records are permanently deleted in accordance with legal retention schedules.
6. Policy Updates & Contact
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect platform enhancements or statutory regulatory updates. Any material updates will be communicated via email or dashboard notification.
Have questions about our privacy practices?
Contact our Data Protection Team at privacy@venda.rw
