Privacy Policy
Effective Date: January 1, 2024
People's Update (https://peoplesupdate.com) ("we," "us," or "our") respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website.
1. Information We Collect
We may collect the following types of information from you:
- Personal Identification Information (PII): This may include your name, email address, phone number, and any other information you voluntarily provide to us when you subscribe to newsletters, create an account, participate in surveys or contests, or contact us.
- Log Data: Our servers automatically record information ("Log Data") created by your use of the Website. Log Data may include your IP address, browser type, referring/exit pages and URLs, number of clicks, domain names, landing pages, pages viewed, and other such information.
- Device Information: We may collect information about the device you use to access our Website, including the hardware model, operating system and version, unique device identifiers, and mobile network information.
- Usage Data: We collect information about how you use our Website, such as the pages you visit, the articles you read, the links you click, and the duration of your visits.
- Cookies and Similar Technologies: We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to collect information about your browsing activities on our Website. Please refer to our Cookies Policy for more details.
2. How We Use Your Information
We may use your information for various purposes, including:
- To provide and maintain our Website and its services.
- To personalize your experience on our Website, including showing you content that is relevant to your interests.
- To send you newsletters, email updates, and other communications you have subscribed to.
- To respond to your inquiries and provide customer support.
- To analyze website usage trends and improve the content and functionality of our Website.
- To conduct research and analysis to understand our audience and improve our services.
- To administer contests, surveys, and other promotional activities.
- To detect, prevent, and address technical issues and security incidents.
- To comply with legal obligations.
3. How We Share Your Information
We may share your information with third parties in the following circumstances:
- Service Providers: We may share your information with third-party service providers who assist us in operating our Website, conducting our business, or providing services to you (e.g., email marketing providers, analytics providers, hosting providers). These service providers are contractually obligated to protect your information and use it only for the purposes for which we disclose it to them.
- Business Transfers: If we are involved in a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or a portion of our assets, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction. We will notify you via email and/or a prominent notice on our Website of any change in ownership or uses of your personal information.
- Legal Compliance: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court or a government agency).
- With Your Consent: We may share your information with third parties when we have your explicit consent to do so.
- Aggregated and Anonymized Data: We may share aggregated and anonymized data that does not directly identify you with third parties for various purposes, including analytics and research.
4. Your Rights Regarding Your Personal Data
Under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, you may have certain rights regarding your personal data. These rights may include:
- Right to Access Information: You may have the right to request access to the personal data we hold about you.
- Right to Correction: You may have the right to request the correction of inaccurate or incomplete personal data.
- Right to Erasure: In certain circumstances, you may have the right to request the erasure of your personal data.
- Right to Grievance Redressal: You have the right to register a grievance with us regarding the processing of your personal data.
To exercise these rights, please contact us using the contact information provided below. We may require you to verify your identity before responding to your requests.
5. Data Security
We have implemented reasonable security measures to protect your personal data from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. These measures include technical, administrative, and physical safeguards. However, please be aware that no method of transmission over the internet or method of electronic storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee the absolute security of your information.
6. Data Retention
We will retain your personal data for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, as described in this Privacy Policy, or as required by applicable laws and regulations.
7. Children's Privacy
Our Website is not intended for children under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children without verifiable parental consent. If you believe that we have collected personal data from a child without such consent, please contact us immediately, and we will take steps to delete the information.
8. International Data Transfers
Your information may be transferred to and maintained on computer systems located outside of your state, province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ from those in your jurisdiction. If you are located outside India and choose to provide information to us, please note that we may transfer your personal data to India and process it there. Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by your submission of such information represents your agreement to that transfer. We will take steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
9. Grievance Officer
In accordance with the Information Technology (Reasonable Security Practices and Procedures and Sensitive Personal Data or Information) Rules, 2011 and the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, our Grievance Officer can be contacted at:
Grievance Officer: People's Update
Email: grievance@peoplesupdate.com
Phone: 0755 428 2126
Address: 6, Rajbhavan Rd, Malviya Nagar, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh 462008
10. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our data processing practices or legal requirements. We will post any changes on this page and update the "Effective Date" at the top. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically.
11. Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our data processing practices, please contact us at:
People's Samachar
6, Rajbhavan Rd, Malviya Nagar, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh 462008
Phone: 0755 428 2126
Email: info@peoplesupdate.com