Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy for amritabazaarpatrika.com

Effective Date: August 31, 2025

1. Introduction

Welcome to amritabazaarpatrika.com ("we," "us," "our," or "the Website"). As a digital news and information portal dedicated to fearless and independent journalism, we respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, store, and protect your information when you visit and interact with our Website.

By using our Website, you consent to the data practices described in this policy.

2. What Data We Collect

We collect information to provide and improve our services to you. The types of data we collect are:

2.1. Data You Provide Directly:

Contact Information: Your name and email address when you subscribe to our newsletter, use our contact form, or comment on articles.
User Content: Any information you voluntarily provide in comments or other interactive features.

2.2. Data Collected Automatically:

Log and Usage Data: Information that your browser automatically sends, such as your IP address, browser type and version, the pages you visit on our site, the time and date of your visit, and the time spent on those pages.
Cookies and Tracking Technologies: We use cookies and similar technologies to track activity on our Website and hold certain information. This helps us analyze our traffic and improve your user experience.

3. How We Use Your Personal Data

We use the data we collect for the following purposes:

To Provide and Maintain Our Service: To operate our Website and ensure its security and functionality.
To Communicate With You: To respond to your inquiries via our contact form and to send you newsletters if you have subscribed.
For Analytics and Improvement: To understand how our audience uses the Website so we can improve our content and user experience. We use services like Google Analytics for this purpose.
To Enforce Policies: To enforce our Terms and Conditions and prevent fraudulent or illegal activities.

4. Sharing and Disclosure of Your Data

We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal data to third parties. We may share your information only in the following limited circumstances:

With Service Providers: We may share data with trusted third-party vendors who perform services on our behalf, such as website hosting, email delivery, and analytics. These providers are obligated to protect your data and can only use it for the purposes we specify.
For Legal Reasons: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to a valid request by public authorities (e.g., a court or government agency).

5. Data Retention and Security

Retention: We will retain your personal data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy and to comply with our legal obligations.
Security: We implement reasonable administrative, technical, and physical security measures to protect your personal data from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. However, no method of transmission over the Internet is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

6. Your Rights (Data Protection in India)

In accordance with the Digital Personal Data Protection Act (DPDP Act) and other applicable laws in India, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:

Right to Access: You have the right to request a summary of the personal data we process about you.
Right to Correction and Erasure: You have the right to correct inaccurate personal data and request the erasure of your data.
Right to Grievance Redressal: You have the right to have your grievances addressed. Please contact our Grievance Officer with any concerns.
Right to Nominate: You have the right to nominate another individual to exercise your rights in the event of your death or incapacity.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact our Grievance Officer.

7. Children's Privacy

Our Website is not intended for use by children under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children under 18. If we become aware that we have collected such data, we will take steps to delete it.

8. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new policy on this page and updating the "Effective Date" at the top. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically.