Frequently Asked Questions

Consuming Hawaiian Baby Woodrose seeds is not legal in every country. We suggest you check out the law before consuming them.

In for example Germany and the United Kingdom the seeds are legal to own and plant but not to eat.  If you order seeds from this countries they come with a “do not consume sticker”, we suggest you plant them.

They originate in India however they also grow in Hawaii, New Zealand and other countries.

Yes you can it will turn into a beautiful vine! (make sure to bring the plant in if it is getting cold outside)

The statements on this website have not been evaluated by any governmental organization. Our products are intended for research and educational purposes only. Our content is only for eductional and recreational purposes. Customers must be over 18 years old to purchase anything from this site. Research al products before experimenting with them. If any form of medical care is given due to the intake of Shiva Honey or Hawaiian Baby Woodrose Seeds, costs and liability lie with the user of the product.

We are able to ship worldwide! However, due to the COVID-19 crisis we cannot guarantee quick delivery. 

Delivery EU: 3-5 days 
Delivery worldwide: 3-10 days

Please note: Any import taxes or duties and/or custom fees are your responsibility.

Our return address is available upon request, Make sure the honey is our product and packed in our branded package. We only accept returns if at least 90% of the product is still in the original packaging. 

SINCE BREXIT WE DO NOT OFFER REFUNDS FOR UK COSTUMERS. THERE IS A CHANCE YOUR PACKAGE WILL NOT ARRIVE DUE TO STRICT COSTUM CLEARANCE. MAD HONEY IS STILL 100% LEGAL BUT WE SEE THAT ONLY IN THE UK PACKAGES SOMETIMES GET LOST/NOT ARRIVE. 

Please note: We do not pay any kind of fee’s related to the return of a purchase, such as shipping fees. 

Some countries have special regulations for importing bee-related products. If you order a product from this website you are aware of the regulations that apply to the country the product is delivered to.

The buyer solely accepts full responsibility and any associated risk of any items or package (or part thereof) being detained by customs for whatever reason and agrees they will not hold Shiva Honey liable for orders unable to be delivered to their destination due to import regulations

About our privacy policy

Shiva Honey cares greatly about your privacy. We exclusively process data that we need for (improving) our services, and carefully handle all information gathered about you and your usage of our services. Your data is not shared with third parties for commercial goals. This privacy policy applies to the use of the website and the services provided by Shiva Honey. The starting date for the validity of these terms and conditions is 31/05/2020, with the publication of a new version the validity of all previous versions is canceled.

This privacy policy describes what information about you is collected by us, what this data is used for and with whom and under what conditions this data could be shared with third parties. We also explain to you how we store your data, how we protect your data against misuse and what rights you have regarding the personal data you provide us. If you have any questions about our privacy policy, please contact our privacy contact person, you will find the contact details at the end of our privacy policy.

About our dataprocessing
Below you can read how we process your data, where we save it, what security techniques we use and to whom the data is visible. Webshopsoftware WooCommerce We use webhosting and email services provided by WooCommerce, For our webhosting we use the services of Transip. Personal data gathered with the use of our website and services is shared with Transip requires access to these details to offer (technical) support. They will not use this data for any other purposes. Transip has an obligation, based on the agreement we have with them, to take necessary precautions and security measures when it comes to your personal data.

WooCommerce
Our webshop has been developed using WooCommerce software, We host our webshop on a server under own management. We have taken necessary precautions and security measures when it comes to your personal data such as an SSL-encryption and a strong password policy. E-mail and mailinglists My webhost For our regular business email, we use the email services of My webhost. This party has implemented fitting technical and organisational measures to prevent misuse, loss or corruption of your data. My webhost does not have access to our mailbox and we treat our email-traffic confidentially.

Payment processors Reviews Transport and logistics
PostNL If you place an order with us it is our responsibility to have your order successfully delivered to you. For the delivery we use the services of PostNL. For a successful delivery it is important that we share you name, address and residential details with PostNL. PostNL uses this information with the sole purpose to carry out the agreement of delivery. In case of PostNL hiring subcontractors, they will share said information with these parties. DHL If you place an order with us it is our responsibility to have your order successfully delivered to you. For the delivery we use the services of DHL. For a successful delivery it is important that we share you name, address and residential details with DHL. DHL uses this information with the sole purpose to carry out the agreement of delivery. In case of DHL hiring subcontractors, they will share said information with these parties. GLS If you place an order with us it is our responsibility to have your order successfully delivered to you. For the delivery we use the services of GLS. For a successful delivery it is important that we share you name, address and residential details with GLS. GLS uses this information with the sole purpose to carry out the agreement of delivery. In case of GLS hiring subcontractors, they will share said information with these parties.

Accounting and Bookkeeping  
We use your data with the sole purpose of providing you with our services. This means that the goal of processing this data stands in direct relation to the assignment or task that you offer us. We do not use this data for (addressed) marketing purposes. If you share information with us and we use this information to – not based on a request – contact you at a later time, we will first ask for explicit consent. Your data is not shared with third parties, with any other purpose than to fulfil accountancy and administrative obligations. These third parties are all obligated to a duty of confidentiality based on the agreement we have with them, an oath or legal obligation. Automatically collected data Information automatically gathered by our website is processed with the sole purpose of providing you with and/or to further improve our services. This information (for instance your IP address (anonymised), web browser and operating system) is not personal information. Cooperation in tax and criminal investigation In some cases, we may be obligated by government to a lawful duty of sharing your information with the purpose of assisting in a fiscal or criminal investigation. In such cases we are forced to comply and assist, but will, based on lawful possibilities, offer objection. Retention periods We store your data for as long as you are a client with us. This means that we maintain and keep your client profile until you make it known to us that you no longer desire to use our services. Such a message also functions as a request to be forgotten. We are required to keep invoices with your (personal) information due to relevant administrative obligations, this information is safely stored for as long as the relevant term for these obligations has not yet passed. Personnel no longer has access to your client profile and any documents made because of your assignment or task. Your rights Based on valid Dutch and European law you, as a concerning party, have certain rights when it comes to personal data that is processed by or on behalf of us. Below you may find an explanation of these rights and how you, as a concerning party, can invoke these rights. In principle to prevent abuse we only send invoices and copies of your data to e-mail addresses that you have made known to us. Should you wish to receive this data on another e-mail address or for instance per mail we will ask you to identify yourself accordingly. We maintain an administration of concluded requests, in case of a request to be forgotten we will maintain an administration of anonymised data. You receive all invoices and copies of data in files that are structured in a machine-readable format Based on data classifications that we use within our system. At all times you maintain the right to lodge a complaint with Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens if you suspect that we mistreat or misuse your personal data.

Right of inspection
At all times you maintain the right to view the data we process that has a relation or may be reducible to your person. You may request such a viewing to our contact in charge of privacy matters. You will receive a response to your request within 30 days. If your request is approved we will send you, via the e-mail address known to us, a copy of all data with an added overview of processors managing this data while also mentioning the categories under which we store this data. Right to rectification At all times you maintain the right to have the data we process that has a relation or may be reducible to your person be adjusted. You may request such an adjustment to our contact in charge of privacy matters. You will receive a response to your request within 30 days. If your request is approved we will send you, via the e-mail address known to us, a confirmation that the data has been adjusted. Right to restriction of processing At all times you maintain the right to limit the data we process that has a relation or may be reducible to your person. You may request such limiting to our contact in charge of privacy matters. You will receive a response to your request within 30 days. If your request is approved we will send you, via the e-mail address known to us, a confirmation that the processing of your data is limited until you chose to cancel said limitation.

Right of transferability
At all times you maintain the right to request for the data we process that has a relation or may be reducible to your person be processed by a third party of choice. You may send in such a request to our contact in charge of privacy matters. You will receive a response to your request within 30 days. If your request is approved we will send you, via the e-mail address known to us, your (personal) invoices or copies of data that we, or third parties on behalf of us, have processed. It is highly likely that in such a case we can no longer offer our services to you for we can no longer guarantee the previous data safety. Right of objection and other rights At all times you maintain the right to object to the processing done by us, or on behalf of us by third parties, of your personal data. In case of such an objection we will immediately cease all processing of your data while your objection is being investigated and handled. In case of a justified objection we will return all invoices and/or copies of personal data that we, or third parties on behalf of us, have processed up until that point and cease processing thereafter. You also maintain the right to not be subject of automated decision-making processes or profiling. We process your data in such a way that this right does not apply. Should you believe that this right does apply then we ask you to reach out to our contact in charge of privacy matters.

Privacy policy changes At all times we maintain the right to alter our privacy policy. This page however always displays the most recent version of our privacy policy. Should a new privacy policy have consequences for the ways in which we process recently gathered data in regard to your person, then we will notify you of this via e-mail.
Company details Shiva Honey Hillestraat 74 3072JN Rotterdam Nederland T E info@shivahoney.com Contactpersoon voor privacyzaken

The buyer solely accepts full responsibility and any associated risk of any items or package (or part thereof) being detained by customs for whatever reason and agrees they will not hold Shiva Honey liable for orders unable to be delivered to their destination due to import regulations