Kannadigara Mandi is a farm-to-marketplace initiative focused on connecting farmers directly with vegetable vendors and sellers. The goal of the platform is to eliminate middlemen, ensure fair pricing for farmers, and provide fresh produce to retailers at competitive rates. Here's a detailed description:
Kannadigara Mandi: Farmer-First Vegetable Marketplace
Overview: Kannadigara Mandi is a direct-from-farm vegetable supply platform that bridges the gap between Kannada farmers and urban sellers or retailers. The initiative empowers local farmers by offering them a fair, transparent, and tech-enabled marketplace where they can sell their fresh vegetables directly to vendors, shops, hotels, and other B2B buyers.
For Farmers:
No Middlemen: Farmers get better prices by selling directly to sellers.
Logistics Support: The mandi may provide support in collection, transportation, and timely delivery of produce.
Daily Procurement: Farmers can sell produce daily based on demand and supply availability.
For Sellers (Retailers/Hotels/Distributors):
Fresh Produce Guaranteed: Vegetables come straight from the farms, ensuring quality and freshness.
Competitive Pricing: Cost-effective rates due to removal of intermediaries.
Bulk Orders Made Easy: Platform may offer options to place orders online or via app/phone with scheduled delivery.
Traceability: Know exactly where your vegetables come from.
Products Typically Offered: Leafy greens (spinach, coriander, mint) | Daily vegetables (tomato, onion, potato, brinjal, beans) | Seasonal produce (cucumber, capsicum, gourds, etc.)
Location Information (Including Background Location Access)
To enable efficient order fulfillment, delivery tracking, and operational coordination, Kannadigara Mandi may collect and use location information from certain apps and users, subject to user consent.
Types of Location Data We Collect
Foreground Location: When the app is in use, we may collect location data to assign orders, calculate routes, and provide real-time updates.
Background Location: For delivery personnel and sales executives, we may collect location data even when the app is running in the background, solely to support business-critical features such as live delivery tracking and route optimization.
Why We Access Background Location
Background location access is required to:
Track delivery executives during active deliveries to ensure timely and accurate order fulfillment.
Provide real-time delivery status updates to customers and sellers.
Optimize delivery routes and improve logistics efficiency.
Enhance safety, accountability, and operational transparency during deliveries.
Background location access is not used for advertising or personal profiling.
Who Uses Background Location
KM Express Heros (Delivery App): Uses background location to track deliveries from pickup to drop-off.
User Control and Consent
Location permissions, including background access, are requested explicitly and only when required.
Users can enable or disable location access at any time through their device settings.
If background location access is denied, certain features (such as live tracking or delivery updates) may not function correctly.
Data Retention and Security
Location data is retained only for as long as necessary to fulfill operational and legal requirements.
We protect location data using industry-standard security measures, including access controls and encryption.
Location data is not shared with third parties except as required for logistics operations or legal compliance.
Tech-Driven Marketplace:
Kannadigara Mandi may use digital platforms (website/app/WhatsApp) to streamline: Order management | Payment tracking | Farmer-vendor matching | Delivery logistics.
Key Highlights: Local initiative promoting Kannada farmers.
Ensures supply chain efficiency and cost reduction for retailers. Builds a community-based ecosystem of trust and sustainability.
1. Customer App: An app for vegetable vendor to place orders and receive vegetables for supplies.
2. Sales Executive App: An app for vegetable vendor to place orders and receive vegetables for supplies.
3. Delivery App: An app for vegetable vendor to place orders and receive vegetables for supplies.
At Kannadigara Mandi, we are committed to protecting the privacy and security of our business partners' information. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard the information provided to us in the course of our business interactions.
Contact Information: We collect business contact information, including names, email addresses, phone numbers, and business addresses, to facilitate communication and transactions.
Billing Information: In order to process transactions, we may collect billing details such as billing addresses and payment information.
Order History: We maintain records of orders placed by our business partners to facilitate order fulfillment and provide customer support.
Communications: We may collect records and copies of communications exchanged with our business partners, including emails and messages, to ensure quality customer service.
Order Processing: We use the information provided to process orders, fulfill requests, and deliver products and services to our business partners.
Customer Support: Information collected enables us to provide efficient customer support and respond to inquiries, requests, and feedback.
Improving Services: We may analyze information to improve our products, services, and overall business operations.
Marketing: With explicit consent, we may use contact information to send promotional materials, offers, and updates about our products and services.
Third-Party Service Providers: We may share information with trusted third-party service providers who assist us in conducting our business operations, such as payment processors and shipping companies.
Legal Compliance: We may disclose information when required to comply with applicable laws, regulations, legal processes, or governmental requests.
Business Transactions: In the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, information may be transferred as part of the transaction.
We implement appropriate security measures to protect the confidentiality, integrity, and security of information collected, including encryption, access controls, and regular security assessments.
Business partners have the right to access, correct, update, or delete their information upon request, subject to legal and contractual restrictions. Business partners may opt out of receiving marketing communications at any time by contacting us or using the unsubscribe link provided in the communications.
If you have any questions or concerns about our Privacy Policy or our practices regarding your information,
please contact us at support@kannadigaramandi.com.
We reserve the right to update this Privacy Policy periodically.
Any changes will be posted on our website, and the revised version will become effective immediately upon posting.