Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy explains how Bharat Khabar Network ("we", "us", or "our"), located at 5th Floor, Peninsula Corporate Park, Ganpatrao Kadam Marg, Mumbai, Maharashtra, 400013, India, collects, uses, and protects information when you use our site and services, including breaking news coverage, latest news updates, exclusive interviews, live reporting, political analysis, business news, sports coverage, entertainment news, and investigative journalism. We are committed to protecting your privacy and handling your information transparently and responsibly, in accordance with applicable data protection laws.
Information We Collect
We collect information to provide and improve our services to you. The types of information we collect fall into two main categories:
1. Personal Data:
This is information that can directly or indirectly identify you. We collect this when you voluntarily provide it to us, such as when you:
- Sign up for newsletters or alerts.
- Submit comments or participate in forums.
- Contact us directly.
- Register for an account (if applicable).
The types of personal data may include your name, email address, and any other information you choose to provide.
2. Non-Personal Data:
This is information that does not directly identify you. We collect this automatically as you interact with our site. This includes:
- Usage data: Information about how you use our site, such as the pages you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, and your interactions with content.
- Technical data: Information about the device and software you use to access our site, including your IP address, browser type, operating system, device identifiers, and internet service provider.
- Location data: General location information inferred from your IP address.
How We Collect Information
We collect information in several ways:
- Directly from you: When you provide it to us through forms, registrations, or communications.
- Automatically: Through technologies like cookies, web beacons, and server logs as you navigate our site.
- From third parties: We may receive information from third-party partners, such as analytics providers or advertising partners, in compliance with their own privacy policies and applicable law.
Legal Basis for Processing Your Data
We process your personal data based on several legal grounds:
- Your Consent: Where you have given us clear consent for us to process your personal data for a specific purpose (e.g., subscribing to a newsletter). You can withdraw your consent at any time.
- Necessary for Performing a Contract: Where processing is necessary for the performance of a contract with you (e.g., providing a service you have requested).
- Necessary for Our Legitimate Interests: Where processing is necessary for our legitimate business interests, provided these interests do not override your fundamental rights and freedoms (e.g., improving our site, preventing fraud, understanding user behaviour to enhance content).
- Necessary for Compliance with a Legal Obligation: Where processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation that applies to us.
How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect for various purposes, including:
- To provide and maintain our services: Delivering the news content and services you access.
- To personalize your experience: Customizing the content and advertising you see based on your interests and usage patterns (where permissible and with your consent if required).
- To improve our site and services: Analyzing how users interact with our platform to identify areas for enhancement and development.
- To communicate with you: Responding to your inquiries, sending you updates or newsletters you have subscribed to.
- For security and fraud prevention: Protecting our site, users, and systems from malicious activity.
- To comply with legal obligations: Meeting requirements under applicable laws and regulations.
Sharing Your Information
We do not sell your personal data. We may share your information with third parties only under the following circumstances:
- Service Providers: We may share information with third-party vendors and service providers who perform functions on our behalf (such as hosting, analytics, payment processing, or marketing services). These providers are contractually obligated to protect your information and use it only for the purposes for which it was shared.
- Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law, court order, or in response to a valid request from law enforcement or other government agencies.
- Business Transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or a portion of our assets, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction. We will notify you via a prominent notice on our site of any such change in ownership or control of your personal data.
- With Your Consent: We may share your information with 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 it was collected, including for satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements. The retention period varies depending on the type of data and the purpose of processing.
Your Data Protection Rights
Depending on your location and applicable law, you may have certain rights regarding your personal data:
- Right to Access: You have the right to request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
- Right to Rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any inaccurate or incomplete personal data we hold about you.
- Right to Erasure (Right to be Forgotten): You have the right to request that we delete your personal data under certain conditions.
- Right to Restrict Processing: You have the right to request that we restrict the 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 the processing is based on our legitimate interests.
- Right to Data Portability: You have the right to receive your personal data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format and to transmit that data to another controller, where technically feasible.
- Right to Withdraw Consent: If we process your personal data based on your consent, you have the right to withdraw that consent at any time.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the contact information provided below.
Data Security
We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction. However, please be aware that no security system is impenetrable, and we cannot guarantee the absolute security of your information transmitted over the internet.
Cookies and Tracking Technologies
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies (like web beacons) to track activity on our site and hold certain information. Cookies are files with a small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies are sent to your browser from a website and stored on your device. We use cookies for various purposes, including remembering your preferences, analyzing site traffic and usage patterns, and delivering personalized content and advertisements. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our service.
Third-Party Links
Our site 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 strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit.
Children's Privacy
Our service is not directed to individuals under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 16. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with personal data, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected personal data from a child under age 16 without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.
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. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us by postal mail at:
Bharat Khabar Network
5th Floor
Peninsula Corporate Park, Ganpatrao Kadam Marg
Mumbai, Maharashtra, 400013
India