Privacy Policy

Effective Date: Oct 1, 2023

Consent

By using our website, you hereby consent to our Privacy Policy and agree to its terms.

1. Introduction Welcome to Giridih Local News. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website [Insert Website URL] or use our mobile application. Please read this privacy policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this privacy policy, please do not access the site or the application.

2. Information We Collect We may collect information about you in a variety of ways. The information we may collect includes:

  • Personal Data: Personally identifiable information, such as your name, email address, and telephone number, that you voluntarily give to us when you register for the app or website, or when you choose to participate in various activities related to the application (such as liking, saving, or commenting on local news articles).
  • Derivative Data: Information our servers automatically collect when you access the app or website, such as your IP address, your browser type, your operating system, your access times, and the pages you have viewed directly before and after accessing the app.
  • Mobile Device Data: Device information, such as your mobile device ID, model, and manufacturer, and information about the location of your device, if you access the site from a mobile device.

3. Third-Party Services and Advertising We may use third-party software to serve ads on the application, implement marketing campaigns, analyze app performance, send push notifications, and manage other interactive features. This third-party software may use cookies, mobile device IDs, or similar tracking technology to help manage and optimize your online experience with us.

The app uses third-party services that may collect information used to identify you, track your usage, or serve advertisements. You can find the privacy policies of the third-party service providers used by the app at their respective websites:

Log Data

We want to inform you that whenever you use our Service, in a 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.

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.

This Service 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;
  • To provide the Service on our behalf;
  • To perform Service-related services; or
  • To assist us in analyzing how our Service is used.

We want to inform users of this Service that these third parties have access to your 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.

4. How We Use Your Information Having accurate information about you permits us to provide you with a smooth, efficient, and customized experience. Specifically, we may use information collected about you to:

  • Deliver personalized local news feeds, updates relevant to Giridih and surrounding areas, and targeted advertising.
  • Notify you of updates, breaking news, or new features via push notifications.
  • Analyze usage and trends to improve your experience with the app.
  • Request feedback and contact you about your use of the application.
  • Resolve disputes and troubleshoot problems.
  • Respond to product and customer service requests.

5. Data Retention and Account Deletion We will retain your personal information only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. You have the right to request the deletion of your personal data. To request the deletion of your account and associated data, please contact us at [Insert Contact Email].

6. Security of Your Information We use administrative, technical, and physical security measures to help protect your personal information. While we have taken reasonable steps to secure the personal information you provide to us, please be aware that despite our efforts, no security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and no method of data transmission can be guaranteed against any interception or other type of misuse.

7. Children’s Privacy These Services do not address anyone under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 13. In the case we discover that a child under 13 has provided us with personal information, we immediately delete this from our servers.

8. Your GDPR Data Protection Rights We want to ensure you fully understand your rights regarding your personal information. Every user is entitled to the following:

  • Right to Access: You can request copies of your personal data (a small fee may apply).
  • Right to Rectification: You can ask us to correct inaccurate information or complete incomplete data.
  • Right to Erasure: You can request that we delete your personal data, under certain conditions.
  • Right to Restrict Processing: You can ask us to limit how we process your personal data, under certain conditions.
  • Right to Object to Processing: You can object to our processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
  • Right to Data Portability: You can request that we transfer the data we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.

If you make a request, we have one month to respond. Please contact us if you would like to exercise any of these rights.

9. 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. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

10. Contact Us If you have questions or comments about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:

  • Developer: Pradeep Kumar
  • Email:giridihlocalnews@gmail.com
  • Address: Giridih, Jharkhand, India