Privacy Policy

Effective Date: 15 August 2026

Public Darpan News (“Public Darpan News”, “we”, “our”, or “us”) respects the privacy of its readers, visitors, contributors and users. This Privacy Policy explains how information may be collected, used, stored and protected when you visit or interact with Public Darpan News through our website, social media platforms or other digital services.

By accessing our website, you acknowledge and agree to the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

1. Information We May Collect

Depending on how you use our website, we may collect the following information:

Information You Voluntarily Provide

You may provide information when you:

Contact us through email or contact forms
Submit news tips or story suggestions
Send feedback or complaints
Subscribe to newsletters or updates
Contact our editorial team
Submit information for publication
Communicate with us regarding advertising or business inquiries

Such information may include your name, email address, phone number and any other information you voluntarily provide.

Automatically Collected Information

When you visit our website, certain technical information may be collected automatically, including:

IP address
Browser type
Device type
Operating system
Referring website
Pages visited
Date and time of visit
Approximate geographic location
Website interaction and usage information

This information may be collected through server logs, analytics services, cookies and similar technologies.

2. How We Use Information

Public Darpan News may use collected information to:

Operate and maintain our website
Respond to enquiries and messages
Process news tips and submissions
Improve website performance and user experience
Understand website traffic and readership
Prevent fraud, abuse and security threats
Analyse content performance
Communicate with users when necessary
Comply with applicable legal requirements
Improve our journalism and digital services

We do not use personal information for purposes unrelated to the reason for which it was collected without appropriate justification or consent where required.

3. News Tips and User Submissions

If you voluntarily submit information, photographs, videos, documents, statements or news tips to Public Darpan News, please understand that such material may be reviewed by our editorial team.

Submitting information does not automatically guarantee publication.

We may verify, edit, reject or retain submitted material depending on its relevance, authenticity, editorial value and legal considerations.

Please do not submit confidential or sensitive information unless you are comfortable with our editorial team receiving it.

4. Cookies

Our website may use cookies and similar technologies to improve functionality, understand website usage and provide relevant services.

Cookies may be used for:

Website functionality
Analytics
Performance monitoring
Security
Advertising and measurement

You can control or disable cookies through your browser settings. However, disabling certain cookies may affect website functionality.

5. Analytics and Third-Party Services

We may use third-party services such as analytics, advertising, social media, hosting and security providers.

These third parties may process certain technical information according to their own privacy policies.

Public Darpan News does not control the privacy practices of independent third-party services.

6. Advertising

Public Darpan News may display advertisements from third-party advertising networks or direct advertisers.

Advertising partners may use cookies or similar technologies to measure advertising performance or display advertisements based on browsing activity.

We do not guarantee or endorse every product, service or claim appearing in third-party advertisements.

7. External Links

Our website may contain links to external websites.

We are not responsible for the privacy practices, content, security or policies of third-party websites.

Users should review the privacy policy of any external website before providing personal information.

8. Data Security

We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect information against unauthorised access, misuse, alteration, disclosure or destruction.

However, no internet transmission or electronic storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

9. Children’s Privacy

Our website is intended for a general audience.

We do not knowingly seek to collect personal information from children for purposes unrelated to legitimate editorial or website activities.

Parents or guardians who believe that a child has provided personal information to us may contact us.

10. Data Retention

We may retain information for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, including editorial, administrative, legal, security and business requirements.

11. Your Rights and Choices

Depending on applicable law, you may have rights concerning your personal information, including requesting access, correction or deletion of certain information.

You may contact us to make such a request.