Privacy Policy

Effective Date: 20/01/2025

Chardikla Time News (“we,” “our,” or “us”) is committed to protecting the privacy of our users. This Privacy Policy outlines our practices regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of your information in compliance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

1. Data Controller

For the purposes of the GDPR, Chardikla Time News is the Data Controller. If you have any questions regarding your personal data, you can reach our Data Protection Officer at: [Insert Email Address].

2. Information We Collect

We collect data to provide and improve our news services:

  • Personal Data: Name, email address, and contact details (only when voluntarily provided via forms).
  • Technical Data: IP address, browser type, device information, and operating system.
  • Usage Data: Information on how you navigate our website, collected through cookies and tracking technologies.

3. Legal Basis for Processing

Under GDPR, we process your data based on:

  • Consent: When you opt-in to newsletters or accept cookies.
  • Contractual Necessity: To provide the services you requested.
  • Legitimate Interests: To improve our content, ensure site security, and provide relevant advertising.

4. Google Analytics & Advertising (AdSense)

We use Google services to analyze traffic and serve ads.

  • Google Analytics: Uses cookies to track user behavior. You can opt-out using the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
  • Google AdSense: Google uses cookies (like the DART cookie) to serve ads based on your visits to our site and other sites on the internet. You can manage your ad settings via Google Ad Settings.

5. Cookies and Consent Management

We use a Consent Management Platform (CMP) to ask for your permission before storing non-essential cookies on your device. You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time through the cookie settings icon on our website.

6. Data Retention

We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this policy or as required by law (e.g., for tax or legal reporting).

7. Your Rights Under GDPR

If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), you have the following rights:

  • Right to Access: Request a copy of the data we hold about you.
  • Right to Rectification: Request correction of inaccurate data.
  • Right to Erasure (“Right to be Forgotten”): Request deletion of your data.
  • Right to Data Portability: Request transfer of your data to another service.
  • Right to Object: Object to the processing of your data for direct marketing.

8. International Data Transfers

Your information may be transferred to, and maintained on, computers located outside of the EEA (such as India). We ensure that any such transfers have adequate safeguards in place to protect your privacy.

9. Third-Party Disclosure

We do not sell your data. We may share data with service providers (e.g., mail servers, analytics) who are also GDPR compliant and bound by data processing agreements.

10. Contact Information

To exercise any of your rights or file a complaint, please contact us at:

Email: chardiklatimenews@gmail.com

Address: Rudrapur, Uttarakhand – 263153