This policy explains how [Owner to confirm: legal name of the publishing entity] ("PCMC24", "we") handles personal data when you read our website, subscribe to notifications or send us news. It follows the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023. Effective date: [Owner to confirm: effective date].
What we collect
Reading data: pages viewed, time spent, scroll depth, the site that referred you, device type and an approximate location derived from your IP address. We use a random reader identifier only after you accept analytics in the consent banner.
Notifications: if you allow push notifications, a device token and the topics you choose (for example Breaking or a particular area).
News you send us: the text, photos and videos you submit, your name, and your phone number or email only if you choose to share them. We remove location data (GPS) from uploaded photos.
Preferences: the areas and categories you follow are stored on your own device.
Why we use it
To publish and improve our journalism, to understand which stories are useful to readers, to send the notifications you asked for, to verify news tips, to show and measure advertising, and to keep the site secure. We do not sell personal data.
Consent and your choices
Analytics and notification prompts run only after you agree in the consent banner. You can withdraw consent at any time from the privacy settings link in the footer, turn off notifications in your browser, and clear followed areas on your device.
Sharing
We use service providers to host the site and send notifications, and may use: [Owner to confirm: list of third-party analytics or advertising services in use, e.g. Google Analytics]. They process data only on our instructions. We disclose data to authorities only when the law requires it. We never publish a news source’s contact details.
How long we keep it
Raw reading events are kept for up to 13 months and then aggregated. Contact details sent with news tips are kept for [Owner to confirm: retention period for submission contact details]. Notification tokens are deleted when they stop working.
Your rights
You may ask to access, correct or erase your personal data, and nominate someone to exercise these rights for you. Write to [Owner to confirm: privacy contact email address]. If you are not satisfied with our reply, you may complain to the Data Protection Board of India.
Children
Our website is meant for a general audience. We do not knowingly collect data from children or show them targeted advertising.
Changes
We will update this page when our practices change and show the new effective date.