Privacy Policy

Last updated: April 18, 2022

This Privacy Policy describes Our policies and procedures on the collection, use, and disclosure of Your information when You use the Service and informs You about Your privacy rights and how the law protects You.

We use Your Personal data to provide and improve the Service. By using the Service, You agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

Interpretation and Definitions

Interpretation

The words of which the initial letter is capitalized have meanings defined under the following conditions. These definitions shall have the same meaning regardless of whether they appear in singular or in plural.

Definitions

For the purposes of this Privacy Policy:

  • Account: A unique account created for You to access our Service or parts of our Service.
  • Affiliate: An entity that controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with a party, where “control” means ownership of 50% or more of the shares, equity interest, or other securities entitled to vote for election of directors or other managing authority.
  • Company: (referred to as either "the Company", "We", "Us" or "Our" in this Agreement) refers to Inc42 Media, Pune, Maharashtra.
  • Cookies: Small files that are placed on Your computer, mobile device, or any other device by a website, containing the details of Your browsing history on that website among its many uses.
  • Country: Refers to Maharashtra, India.
  • Device: Any device that can access the Service, such as a computer, a cellphone, or a digital tablet.
  • Personal Data: Any information that relates to an identified or identifiable individual.
  • Service: Refers to the Website.
  • Service Provider: Any natural or legal person who processes the data on behalf of the Company. It refers to third-party companies or individuals employed by the Company to facilitate the Service, provide the Service on behalf of the Company, perform services related to the Service, or assist the Company in analyzing how the Service is used.
  • Usage Data: Data collected automatically, either generated by the use of the Service or from the Service infrastructure itself (for example, the duration of a page visit).
  • Website: Refers to Inc42 Media, accessible from https://www.inc42.org.
  • You: The individual accessing or using the Service, or the company or other legal entity on behalf of which such individual is accessing or using the Service, as applicable.

Collecting and Using Your Personal Data

Types of Data Collected

Personal Data

While using Our Service, We may ask You to provide Us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify You. Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to:

  • Email address
  • First name and last name
  • Usage Data
Usage Data

Usage Data is collected automatically when using the Service. This may include information such as:

  • Your Device’s Internet Protocol address (IP address)
  • Browser type and version
  • Pages of our Service that You visit
  • Time and date of Your visit
  • Time spent on those pages
  • Unique device identifiers
  • Other diagnostic data

When You access the Service by or through a mobile device, we may also collect information such as:

  • Type of mobile device used
  • Mobile device unique ID
  • IP address of the mobile device
  • Mobile operating system
  • Mobile Internet browser type
  • Other diagnostic data

Tracking Technologies and Cookies

We use Cookies and similar tracking technologies (such as beacons and tags) to track activity on Our Service and store certain information.

  • Cookies: You can instruct Your browser to refuse all Cookies or indicate when a Cookie is being sent. However, if You do not accept Cookies, You may not be able to use some parts of Our Service.

We use both Session and Persistent Cookies for the purposes set out below:

  • Essential Cookies: Used to authenticate users and prevent fraudulent use.
  • Cookies Policy Acceptance Cookies: Identify if users have accepted the use of cookies on the Website.
  • Functionality Cookies: Remember choices made by You to provide a more personalized experience.

Compliance with Global Privacy Laws

We are committed to complying with privacy regulations, including but not limited to:

California Online Privacy Protection Act (CalOPPA)

  • Under CalOPPA, we disclose how we handle Do Not Track signals from browsers. We honor Do Not Track signals and do not track, plant cookies, or use advertising when a Do Not Track browser mechanism is in place.

California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA/CPRA)

  • Under the CCPA, California residents have the right to:
    • Request details of personal data collected, used, shared, or sold over the past 12 months.
    • Request that personal data be deleted.
    • Opt-out of the sale of personal data.

General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

  • Under the GDPR, if You are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), You have the following data protection rights:
    • The right to access, update, or delete the information We have on You.
    • The right to rectification.
    • The right to object.
    • The right to data portability.
    • The right to withdraw consent.

Third-Party Services

We use third-party Service Providers to monitor and analyze the use of Our Service, as well as to handle some of the marketing, advertising, and other functionalities:

Google Analytics

  • We use Google Analytics to collect information about the usage of our Website. Google Analytics collects information such as:
    • How often users visit the Website
    • What pages they visit
    • When they do so

This information helps us improve our Website and services. Google Analytics operates independently and has its own privacy policy.

Google Ads

  • We use Google Ads to serve advertisements to users based on previous visits to our Website. Google uses cookies to display ads based on a user's visits to our Website and other websites on the Internet.

Email Marketing

  • We may use Your Personal Data to send marketing emails using our in-house email marketing system. You may opt-out of receiving marketing emails from us at any time by following the unsubscribe link provided in every email.

Security of Your Personal Data

The security of Your Personal Data is important to Us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet is 100% secure. We strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect Your Personal Data, but cannot guarantee absolute security.

Children's Privacy

Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under 13. If We become aware that We have collected Personal Data from anyone under the age of 13 without parental consent, We take steps to remove that information.

Contact Us

If You have any questions about this Privacy Policy, You can contact us:

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