Privacy Policy
Respecting the sacred trust, personal sanctity, and spiritual privacy of devotees, families, and guests who participate in Vedic sanskars and Arya Samaj Seattle services.
Our Sacred Commitment to Your Privacy
At Hindu Vedic Sanskar and Arya Samaj Seattle, led by Acharya Varun Dev Sharma (Darshanacharya), we regard your personal and family information with the utmost spiritual sanctity. Whether you consult Acharya Ji for a sacred Vivah Sanskar (wedding), Griha Pravesh (housewarming), Namkaran (naming ceremony), Vedic classes, or download classical scriptures from our Vedic digital library, we strictly safeguard your personal details and never engage in commercial exploitation or data sharing.
1. Information We Collect
We only collect information that you knowingly and voluntarily provide to facilitate sacred rituals, spiritual classes, and authentic scriptural distribution:
Ceremony Bookings & Inquiries
Devotee names, family names (such as bride & groom for Vivah, child name for Namkaran), gotra, ceremony date and auspicious muhurta preferences, event location address (residential or venue in Greater Seattle, Washington, Oregon, or California), telephone number, and email address.
Vedic Digital Library Downloads
Devotee full name, email address, optional location/phone, and selected scripture title when generating one-time secure download links for texts such as Satyarth Prakash, Sanskar Vidhi, or Rigvedadi Bhashya Bhumika.
2. How Your Information Is Used
- Ceremony Coordination: Preparing customized Vedic samagri lists, performing personalized sankalpa recitation, confirming muhurta timing, and coordinating venue fire-altar requirements.
- Direct Spiritual Ministry: Enabling direct telephone, email, and WhatsApp communications with Acharya Varun Dev Sharma regarding your questions on philosophy, mantras, and ritual protocol.
- Scriptural Delivery: Generating secure, time-limited presigned download access to high-resolution Vedic books and commentaries.
- Temple Announcements (Optional): Sending seasonal festive schedules (such as Rishi Bodh Utsav, Vedic New Year, and Arya Samaj Seattle community yajnas) only if you specifically opted into updates.
We maintain an uncompromising ethical policy: We do not sell, rent, lease, trade, or monetize devotee or client personal data to third-party advertisers, data brokers, or marketing firms under any circumstances. Your contact details and spiritual requests are held in strict confidence between you, Acharya Varun Dev Sharma, and Arya Samaj Seattle.
4. Ceremony Photography & Visual Privacy Policy
Our sacred gallery documents authentic ceremonies conducted by Acharya Varun Dev Sharma. We uphold strict visual privacy guidelines:
- Attendee & Guest Face Blurring: By policy, attendee and guest faces in public ceremony photographs are aesthetically and softly blurred to protect devotee and family privacy, while clearly presenting Acharya Ji as the consecrated officiant.
- Prior Consent for Feature Moments: Any unblurred feature photography is published solely with the prior voluntary consent of the host family or wedding couple.
- Right to Image Removal: If you or your family appear in any photograph and wish for the image to be blurred or permanently removed from our gallery, simply email or call us, and we will promptly update the gallery within 24 to 48 hours.
5. Data Security & Encryption
All data transmitted through our web application is encrypted in transit using industry-standard Transport Layer Security (TLS 1.3 / SSL). Download requests for private Vedic literature are authenticated with short-lived presigned access URLs. We do not store financial payment card details on this website; donations and voluntary dakshina are handled directly through official community non-profit channels or in person.
6. Your Rights & How to Contact Us
You may at any time request to review, update, or permanently delete any inquiry records or subscription preferences. For any privacy inquiries, ritual confidentiality questions, or photo redaction requests, please reach out directly:
Arya Samaj Seattle
Serving Seattle, Washington & Portland, OR
Seattle, WA 98101
(253) 876-5868
Available daily 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM PST
[email protected]
Official spiritual correspondence