Privacy Policy
Welcome to Citizen News Puttur! We are committed to protecting the privacy of our visitors and users. This Privacy Policy explains how Citizen News Puttur ("we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, discloses, and protects your information when you visit our website, www.citizennewsputtur.com/ (the "Site").
By using our Site, you consent to the data practices described in this Privacy Policy.
1. Information We Collect
We collect various types of information to provide and improve our services to you.
1.1 Personal Data: We may collect personally identifiable information that you voluntarily provide to us, such as your:
Name
Email address
Phone number (if provided for specific services or inquiries)
Comments and feedback you submit on articles or contact forms
1.2 Non-Personal Data (Automatically Collected Information): When you visit our Site, we automatically collect certain information about your device and Browse activity. This may include:
Log Data: Your Internet Protocol (IP) address, browser type, Internet Service Provider (ISP), date and time stamp, referring/exit pages, and possibly the number of clicks. This data is used for analyzing trends, administering the site, tracking users' movement on the website, and gathering demographic information.
Cookies and Web Beacons: We use "cookies" to store information, including visitors' preferences and the pages on the website that the visitor accessed or visited. This information is used to optimize the users' experience by customizing our web page content based on visitors' browser type and/or other information. 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.
Analytics Data: We may use third-party analytics tools (e.g., Google Analytics) that collect information about your usage of the Site, such as pages visited, time spent on pages, and navigation paths. This helps us understand how users interact with our content and improve the Site's performance and user experience.
2. How We Use Your Information
We use the collected information for various purposes, including:
To provide, operate, and maintain our Site.
To improve, personalize, and expand our Site and content offerings.
To understand and analyze how you use our Site.
To communicate with you, respond to your inquiries, and provide customer support.
To send you emails, newsletters, or promotional materials if you have opted in to receive them.
To detect, prevent, and address technical issues or fraudulent activity.
To monitor and analyze usage and trends to improve your experience.
3. Sharing Your Information
We may share your information in the following situations:
With Service Providers: We may employ third-party companies and individuals to facilitate our Site, provide the Site on our behalf, perform Site-related services, or assist us in analyzing how our Site is used. These third parties have
access to your Personal Data only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose. For Legal Requirements: We may disclose your Personal Data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:
Comply with a legal obligation
Protect and defend the rights or property of Citizen News Puttur
Prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Site
Protect the personal safety of users of the Site or the public
Protect against legal liability
Business Transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, or asset sale, your Personal Data may be transferred. We will provide notice before your Personal Data is transferred and becomes subject to a different Privacy Policy.
With Your Consent: We may disclose your personal information for any other purpose with your explicit consent.
4. Third-Party Advertising and Content
Our Site may display advertisements from third-party ad servers or ad networks. These third parties may use technologies like cookies, JavaScript, or Web Beacons in their respective advertisements and links that appear on Citizen News Puttur, which are sent directly to users' browsers. They automatically receive your IP address when this occurs. These technologies are used to measure the effectiveness of their advertising campaigns and/or to personalize the advertising content that you see on websites that
Please note that Citizen News Puttur has no access to or control over these cookies that are used by third-party advertisers. We encourage you to consult the respective Privacy Policies of these third-party ad servers for more detailed information on their practices and for instructions on how to opt-out of certain practices.
5. Data Retention
We will retain your Personal Data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your Personal Data to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations (for example, if we are required to retain your data to comply with applicable laws), resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies.
6. Data Security
The security of your data is important to us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
7. Your Rights
Depending on your location and applicable privacy laws, you may have the following rights regarding your Personal Data:
Right to Access: The right to request copies of your Personal Data.
Right to Rectification: The right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate or complete information you believe is incomplete.
Right to Erasure: The right to request that we erase your Personal Data, under certain conditions.
Right to Restrict Processing: The right to request that we restrict the processing of your Personal Data, under certain conditions.
Right to Object to Processing: The right to object to our processing of your Personal Data, under certain conditions.
Right to Data Portability: The right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another or
ganization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the contact information provided below.
8. Children's Privacy
Our Site does not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 13. 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 children without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.
9. Links to Other Websites
Our Site may contain links to other websites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit.
We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.
10. 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 and updating the "Effective Date" at the top of this Privacy Policy.
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.
11. Contact Us
If you have any questions, concerns, or complaints about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:
Email: citizennewsputtur@gmail.com
- Website:
https://www.citizennewsputtur.com/contact