Privacy Policy for pmnews.in
Effective Date: June 12, 2024
This Privacy Policy describes how pmnews.in (“pmnews”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) collects, uses, and discloses your personal information when you visit our website (the “Website”). It also describes the choices you have associated with your data and how you can contact us.
Information We Collect
We collect several different types of information for various purposes to improve our services to you.
- Information You Directly Provide: We may collect personal information that you directly provide to us when you access or use the Website, such as:
- Name (optional when leaving comments)
- Email address (optional when subscribing to newsletters)
- IP address (collected automatically)
- Comments you submit (optional)
- Information Collected Automatically: When you visit the Website, we may automatically collect certain information about your device and browsing activity. This information may include:
- Device type
- Operating system
- Browser type
- Referring URLs
- Pages visited on our Website
- Search terms
- Cookies and similar data
Use of Your Information
We use the information we collect for various purposes, including:
- To operate and maintain the Website
- To personalize your experience on the Website
- To deliver targeted content and advertisements to you
- To send you newsletters and other communications
- To analyze how you use the Website
- To improve the Website
- To comply with legal and regulatory obligations
Legal Basis for Processing
The legal basis for our processing of your personal information will depend on the specific information concerned and the context in which it is collected. We will only collect and use your personal information where we have a lawful basis to do so, including where:
- You have consented to the processing
- The processing is necessary for the performance of a contract with you
- The processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which we are subject
- The processing is in our legitimate interests and does not override your interests or fundamental rights and freedoms
Data Retention
We will retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which we collected it, including satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements. When we no longer need to retain your personal information, we will securely delete it or anonymize it.
Sharing Your Information
We may share your personal information with third-party service providers who help us operate and maintain the Website or provide services to you.
We may also disclose your personal information if we are required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such disclosure is necessary to comply with a court order, subpoena, or other legal process served on us, or to protect and defend our rights or property.
Your Rights
If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), you have certain rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) regarding your personal information. These rights include:
- The right to access your personal information
- The right to rectify inaccurate personal information
- The right to erasure of your personal information
- The right to restrict the processing of your personal information
- The right to data portability
- The right to object to the processing of your personal information
You can exercise these rights by contacting us using the contact information provided below.
Cookies and Similar Technologies
We may use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on our Website and hold certain information.
Cookies are files with a small amount of data that may include an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies are sent to your browser from a website and stored on your device. Other tracking technologies are also used like beacons, tags, and scripts to collect and track information and to improve and analyze our Website.
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 Website.
Security
We take reasonable steps to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. However, no internet transmission or electronic storage method is completely secure. Therefore, we cannot guarantee absolute security.
Children’s Privacy
Our Website is not directed to children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected personal information from a child under 13, we will take steps to remove that information from our servers.
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 the Website. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically