Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy describes how Drishti Samachar Network collects, uses, and discloses information in connection with your use of our online platform, including our site and services. We are committed to protecting your privacy and handling your information in a transparent manner, in compliance with applicable data protection laws, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and relevant Indian laws.

Data Controller

The data controller responsible for your personal data is:

Drishti Samachar Network
Plot 45,
B Block, Sector 62,
Noida, Uttar Pradesh,
201301, India

Information We Collect

We collect different types of information in various ways when you use our service:

1. Information You Provide to Us: This includes information you actively submit, such as when you register for an account, subscribe to newsletters, participate in forums, submit comments, or contact us directly. This information may include identification details, contact information, and content you create or submit.
2. Information Collected Automatically: When you visit or use our site, we automatically collect certain information about your device and usage. This may include your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, pages viewed, time spent on pages, and other usage statistics. This information is collected through cookies, web beacons, and similar technologies.
3. Information from Other Sources: We may receive information about you from other sources, such as social media platforms if you interact with us through them, or from publicly available databases.

How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for various purposes based on legal grounds, including:

1. To Provide and Maintain Our Service: Using your information is necessary to deliver our news content, services, and features, manage your account, and respond to your requests. This is primarily based on performing a contract with you or taking steps at your request before entering into a contract.
2. To Improve and Personalize Our Service: We analyze usage data to understand how our service is used, identify areas for improvement, develop new features, and personalize your experience on our platform. This is based on our legitimate interests in improving our offerings and understanding user behavior.
3. To Communicate with You: We may use your contact information to send you updates, newsletters, promotional materials (where you have consented or based on legitimate interests), and respond to your inquiries.
4. For Security and Fraud Prevention: We use information to protect the security and integrity of our service, detect and prevent fraud, unauthorized access, and other malicious activity. This is based on our legitimate interests in securing our platform and complying with legal obligations.
5. To Comply with Legal Obligations: We may process your information to comply with applicable laws, regulations, legal processes, or governmental requests.
6. With Your Consent: For certain purposes, we may process your information based on your explicit consent, which you can withdraw at any time.

How We Share Your Information

We may share your information with third parties under specific circumstances:

1. Service Providers: We share information with third-party vendors and service providers who perform services on our behalf, such as hosting, data analysis, payment processing, and customer support. These providers are obligated to protect your information and use it only for the purposes we specify.
2. Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court or a government agency).
3. Business Transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, or asset sale, your information may be transferred to the new owner.
4. With Your Consent: We may share your information with other third parties when we have your explicit consent to do so.

Data Retention

We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which we collected it, including for satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements. To determine the appropriate retention period, we consider the amount, nature, and sensitivity of the personal data, the potential risk of harm from unauthorized use or disclosure of your personal data, the purposes for which we process your personal data and whether we can achieve those purposes through other means, and the applicable legal requirements.

Your Data Protection Rights

Depending on your location and applicable laws, you may have certain rights regarding your personal data:

• Right to Access: You have the right to request access to your personal data and receive a copy of it.
• Right to Rectification: You have the right to request the correction of inaccurate or incomplete personal data.
• Right to Erasure (Right to be Forgotten): You have the right to request the deletion of your personal data under certain conditions.
• Right to Restriction of Processing: You have the right to request the restriction of processing of your personal data under certain conditions.
• Right to Object to Processing: You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data under certain conditions, particularly where we process it based on legitimate interests or for direct marketing.
• Right to Data Portability: You have the right to receive the personal data you have provided to us in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format and transmit it to another controller, where processing is based on consent or contract and carried out by automated means.
• Right to Withdraw Consent: If we rely on your consent to process your personal data, you have the right to withdraw that consent at any time.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details provided in the "Contact Us" section below. We may need to verify your identity before processing your request.

Security of Your Information

We implement technical and organizational measures designed to protect your personal data from unauthorized access, use, alteration, and disclosure. However, please note that no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is 100% secure.

Third-Party Links

Our service may contain links to third-party websites or services that are not operated by us. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of these third parties.

Children's Privacy

Our service is not intended for use by individuals under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children without verifiable parental consent. If you are a parent or guardian and believe we have collected information from your child, please contact us.

International Data Transfers

Your information may be stored and processed in any country where we operate or where our service providers are located. By using our service, you understand that your information may be transferred to countries outside of your country of residence, which may have different data protection laws than those in your country. We take steps to ensure that such transfers comply with applicable laws and that your data is adequately protected.

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 Privacy Policy on this page. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us in writing at:

Drishti Samachar Network
Plot 45,
B Block, Sector 62,
Noida, Uttar Pradesh,
201301, India