At Sameeksha News, accessible from https://sameekshanews.com, we are committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and disclose information when you visit our website or interact with our content. By accessing or using our website, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy.
1. Information We Collect
When you visit our website, we may collect certain information, such as:
Personal Information: If you sign up for our newsletter, leave comments, or fill out any forms, we may collect personal details such as your name, email address, or other information you provide voluntarily.
Non-Personal Information: We also collect non-personal information automatically when you interact with our website. This includes:
- Log Data: This includes information such as your IP address, browser type, browser version, the pages of our website you visit, time and date of your visit, time spent on those pages, and other diagnostic data.
- Cookies and Tracking Technologies: We use cookies, beacons, tags, and scripts to track activity on our site and hold certain information. These technologies help improve the functionality of our website, analyze user activity, and personalize your experience.
2. Use of Cookies
We use cookies to enhance your experience while using our website. Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device to collect standard internet log information and visitor behavior information. This information is used to analyze trends, administer the site, track users’ movements around the site, and gather demographic information.
- Google Ads Cookies: We use Google Ads to display advertisements on our website. Google uses cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to our site or other websites on the internet.
- Google Analytics: We use Google Analytics to collect information about how visitors use our site. This helps us analyze traffic and improve our content and user experience. Google Analytics may track your activity through cookies and report trends without identifying individual visitors.
3. Use of Collected Information
The information we collect may be used for the following purposes:
- To personalize user experience and respond to your requests.
- To improve our website and provide more relevant content and ads.
- To analyze traffic and understand how our site is used.
- To display advertisements through Google Ads.
4. Third-Party Services
We use third-party services, such as Google Ads and Google Analytics, which may collect, use, and store data according to their respective privacy policies. We recommend you review those policies for more information on how these third parties handle your data.
5. Data Sharing and Disclosure
We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties. However, we may share your data in the following circumstances:
- With Service Providers: We may share information with third-party service providers who assist us in operating our website, conducting our business, or servicing you. These providers include hosting companies, email service providers, and marketing platforms.
- Legal Compliance: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to valid legal requests, such as a subpoena or court order.
6. Data Retention
We will retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law. After this period, we will securely delete or anonymize your personal data.
7. Data Security
We take reasonable precautions to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, loss, misuse, and alteration. However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
8. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, legal requirements, or services. Any updates will be posted on this page. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically.