Privacy Policy
Vividha News Corp operates this online platform and is committed to protecting the privacy of our users. This policy outlines how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard information when you visit our site or use our services. We process your personal data in compliance with applicable data protection laws, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other relevant legislation governing data protection.
Information We Collect
We collect information to provide and improve our services. The types of information we collect depend on how you interact with our site.
Information you provide directly to us: This may include information you submit when you register for an account, subscribe to newsletters, participate in surveys, leave comments, or contact us. This could include your name, email address, or other contact details.
Information collected automatically: When you visit our site, we may automatically collect certain information through technologies such as cookies, web beacons, and logging tools. This includes your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, pages viewed, duration of visit, and interaction with content.
Information from other sources: We may receive information about you from third parties, such as partners or service providers, in accordance with their own privacy policies.
How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect for various purposes, including:
- To provide and maintain our services
- To personalize your experience on our site
- To improve our site and develop new features
- To communicate with you, respond to your inquiries, and send you updates or newsletters if you have subscribed
- To understand how users access and use our services, both on an aggregated and individualized basis
- To detect and prevent fraudulent or illegal activities
- To comply with legal obligations and protect our rights and interests
Legal Basis for Processing
We process your personal data based on several legal grounds, including:
Your consent: Where you have given us explicit permission to process your data for a specific purpose.
Contractual necessity: Where processing is necessary for the performance of a contract with you or to take steps at your request before entering into a contract.
Legal obligation: Where processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which we are subject.
Legitimate interests: Where processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by us or by a third party, provided that these interests are not overridden by your interests or fundamental rights and freedoms.
Data Sharing and Disclosure
We do not sell your personal data. We may share your information in the following circumstances:
Service Providers: We may share information with third-party vendors, service providers, contractors, or agents who perform services for us or on our behalf, such as data analysis, email delivery, hosting services, and customer service.
Business Transfers: In connection with or during negotiation of any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business by another company.
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).
Protection of Rights: We may disclose your information to protect our rights, property, or safety, and that of our users or the public.
Data Security
We implement reasonable technical and organizational measures designed to protect your personal data from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction. However, please be aware that no security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
Data Retention
We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements. When we no longer need your data, we will securely dispose of it.
Your Rights
Under applicable data protection laws, you may have certain rights regarding your personal data, including the right to:
- Access your personal data.
- Request correction of inaccurate data.
- Request erasure of your data.
- Object to processing of your data.
- Request restriction of processing.
- Request data portability.
- Withdraw consent at any time where processing is based on consent.
- Lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.
To exercise these rights, please contact us using the details provided below.
Cookies and Similar Technologies
Our site uses cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on our site and hold certain information. Cookies are files with small amounts of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier. 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 other websites 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 policy of every site you visit.
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.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us by postal mail at:
Vividha News Corp
201 Times Square Building
MG Road
Mumbai, Maharashtra
400001
India