Privacy Policy

Effective Date: 18/08/2025

Who We Are

TalksofIndia is an online platform dedicated to sharing stories, culture, news, and informational content related to India. Our website address is: https://www.talksofindia.com/. For any privacy-related inquiries, contact: info@talksofindia.com.

What Personal Data We Collect and Why We Collect It

1) Comments

  • Data collected: data shown in the comment form (name, email, website), IP address, and browser user agent string.

  • Purpose: spam and abuse detection, moderation, and to display your comment publicly.

  • Gravatar: An anonymized hash of your email may be sent to the Gravatar service to check if you use it. After approval, your profile picture may be visible alongside your comment. See Gravatar/Automattic’s privacy policy for details: https://automattic.com/privacy/.

2) Contact Forms and Emails

  • Data collected: name, email, phone number (if provided), website (if provided), and message content.

  • Purpose: to respond to inquiries, provide support, and maintain records of communications.

  • Retention: contact form submissions and related emails are retained for customer service purposes and compliance where applicable.

3) User Accounts (If Registration Is Enabled)

  • Data collected: name, username, email, password (encrypted), profile details, preferences.

  • Purpose: to create and manage your account, provide access to features, and personalize your experience.

  • Note: Administrators can view and edit profile information. Passwords are stored using industry-standard hashing.

4) Media Uploads

  • If you upload images, avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the website may download and extract location data from images.

5) Cookies

We use cookies and similar technologies to improve functionality, security, analytics, and user experience.

  • Commenter cookies: If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to saving your name, email, and website in cookies for convenience (expires after 1 year).

  • Login cookies: When visiting the login page, we set a temporary cookie to check if your browser accepts cookies (deleted on close). If you log in, we set cookies to save your login and display preferences. Login cookies last 2 days; screen option cookies last 1 year. Selecting “Remember Me” keeps login for 2 weeks. Logging out removes login cookies.

  • Editor cookies: If you edit or publish an article, a cookie stores the post ID of the article you edited (expires after 1 day).

  • Analytics/Performance cookies: May be used to measure usage, page performance, and diagnose issues.

  • Advertising/Third-party cookies: If we display ads or embedded content (e.g., YouTube, social widgets), third parties may set cookies.

You can control cookies through your browser settings and opt-out tools offered by third parties. Disabling cookies may affect site functionality.

6) Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles may include embedded content (videos, images, posts, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves as if you visited the other website directly. These sites may:

  • Collect data about you

  • Use cookies

  • Embed additional third-party tracking

  • Monitor your interaction with embedded content (including if you have an account and are logged in to that third-party site)

We recommend reviewing the privacy policies of those third-party services.

7) Analytics

We may use privacy-respecting analytics tools or third-party analytics to understand traffic and improve the site. These tools may collect anonymized or pseudonymized usage data (e.g., pages viewed, time on page, device information, IP address truncated or hashed where possible). Analytics are used to:

  • Measure and analyze site performance and engagement

  • Detect, prevent, and address technical issues

  • Plan and optimize content

8) Log Data and Security

Our servers may automatically log information such as IP address, browser type, referring/exit pages, date/time stamps, and error codes. We use these logs for:

  • Security and fraud prevention

  • Diagnostics and service improvement

  • Compliance with legal obligations

Legal Bases for Processing (GDPR, where applicable)

We process personal data based on:

  • Consent (e.g., subscribing, commenter cookies)

  • Contract (e.g., managing your account, responding to inquiries)

  • Legitimate interests (e.g., site security, analytics, preventing abuse)

  • Legal obligations (e.g., responding to lawful requests by authorities)

Who We Share Your Data With

  • Service providers: We may share data with trusted vendors (e.g., hosting, email delivery, security, analytics) strictly to provide our services. They are bound by confidentiality and data protection obligations.

  • Spam detection: Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

  • Legal and compliance: We may disclose information to comply with law, enforce our terms, or protect rights, property, or safety.
    We do not sell personal data.

How Long We Retain Your Data

  • Comments: retained indefinitely (including metadata) to recognize and auto-approve follow-up comments.

  • Contact submissions/emails: retained as long as needed for customer service and legal/compliance, then securely deleted.

  • User profiles (if any): retained while the account is active. Backups and logs may retain data for a limited period per operational needs.

  • Analytics/logs: retained for a reasonable period to perform analysis and maintain security, then aggregated or deleted.

What Rights You Have Over Your Data

Depending on your jurisdiction, rights may include:

  • Access: request a copy of your personal data we hold.

  • Correction: request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data.

  • Deletion: request deletion of your personal data, subject to legal/operational retention requirements.

  • Restriction/Objection: request restriction of processing or object to certain processing activities.

  • Portability: request export of your data in a machine-readable format (for data provided by you and processed by automated means).

  • Withdraw consent: where processing relies on consent, you may withdraw it at any time.

To exercise rights, contact: info@talksofindia.com. We may need to verify identity before responding. Response times will comply with applicable law.

Children’s Privacy

Our website is not intended for children under 13 (or the minimum age required by local law). We do not knowingly collect personal data from children. If you believe a child has provided personal data, contact us to remove it.

Data Security

We implement reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures to protect personal data against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction, including:

  • Encryption in transit where supported (HTTPS)

  • Access controls and authentication for administrative areas

  • Regular updates and security monitoring
    No method of transmission or storage is 100% secure; we cannot guarantee absolute security.

International Data Transfers

If data is transferred or processed outside your country, we take appropriate safeguards as required by applicable data protection laws (e.g., contractual clauses, minimal data sharing, reputable providers).

Third-Party Links

Our site may contain links to external websites. We are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of such sites. Review their privacy policies before providing personal information.

Your Choices

  • Cookies: manage via browser settings and third-party opt-out tools.

  • Communications: opt out of non-essential communications by following instructions in the message or contacting us.

  • Account settings (if applicable): review and update your profile information in your account dashboard.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this policy periodically. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated “Effective Date.” Material changes may be communicated through additional notices.

Contact Us

For questions, requests, or concerns about this Privacy Policy or your personal data:

If you are not satisfied with our response, you may have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority (where applicable).

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