Fertilizer Sales Application System

Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Govt. of India

Privacy Policy

Your privacy matters to us. Learn how the Fertilizer Sales Application System (FSAS) collects, uses, and protects your personal information while delivering subsidised fertilizer services to farmers across India.

About Fertilizer Sales Application System

The Fertilizer Sales Application System (FSAS) is an easy-to-use digital platform developed by the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Government of India, designed to help farmers access subsidised fertilizer quickly and efficiently. FSAS is provided as a free service and intended for use as is.

With FSAS, farmers can apply for subsidised fertilizer directly from their mobile devices. During the application process, farmers select their preferred outlet in advance, ensuring better stock availability and a smoother collection experience. Once approved, a unique QR code is generated for the farmer, which can be presented at the selected outlet to purchase fertilizer securely and without delays.

Information Collection and Use

For a better experience while using FSAS, we may require you to provide certain personally identifiable information. This information is retained by us and used as described in this privacy policy. The information we may collect includes:

Farmer's Name
Mobile Number
Aadhaar / Farmer ID
Preferred Outlet
QR Transaction Data
IP Address
Device Identifiers
Fertilizer Purchase History

The app uses third-party services that may collect information used to identify you. Below is the link to the privacy policy of third-party service providers used by FSAS:

Google Play Services

View privacy policy

Log Data

We want to inform you that whenever you use FSAS, in case of an error in the app we collect data and information (through third-party products) on your phone called Log Data. This Log Data may include information such as your device Internet Protocol (“IP”) address, device name, operating system version, the configuration of the app when utilizing our Service, the time and date of your use of the Service, and other statistics that help us improve service reliability for farmers.

Cookies

Cookies are files with a small amount of data that are commonly used as anonymous unique identifiers. These are sent to your browser from the websites that you visit and are stored on your device's internal memory.

FSAS does not use these “cookies” explicitly. However, the app may use third-party code and libraries that use “cookies” to collect information and improve their services. You have the option to either accept or refuse these cookies and know when a cookie is being sent to your device. If you choose to refuse our cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of this Service.

Service Providers

We may employ third-party companies and individuals due to the following reasons:

  • To facilitate our Service and outlet network operations
  • To provide the Service on our behalf (including QR code generation)
  • To perform Service-related services such as subsidy verification
  • To assist us in analyzing how our Service is used by farmers

We want to inform users of this Service that these third parties have access to their Personal Information. The reason is to perform the tasks assigned to them on our behalf. However, they are obligated not to disclose or use the information for any other purpose.

Security

We value your trust in providing us your Personal Information, thus we are striving to use commercially acceptable means of protecting it. Farmer data, QR transactions, and subsidy information are handled with industry-standard safeguards. But remember that no method of transmission over the internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure and reliable, and we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

Children's Privacy

FSAS does not address anyone under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 13 years of age. In the case we discover that a child under 13 has provided us with personal information, we immediately delete this from our servers. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us so that we will be able to do the necessary actions.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. Thus, you are advised to review this page periodically for any changes. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. Changes are effective immediately after they are posted on this page.

This policy is effective as of 27 September 2023

Need Help? Contact Us

If you have any questions or suggestions about our Privacy Policy, or need assistance with the Fertilizer Sales Application System, please do not hesitate to reach out to our support team.

us-it@gov.in