This Privacy Policy describes how thepaan.com (“thepaan.com”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) collects, uses, and discloses your information when you use our website (the “Service”).
Information We Collect
We collect information to deliver our news content and improve your experience on thepaan.com. Here’s what we collect:
- Personal Data (Optional): You can browse most content anonymously. However, some features may require registration, such as commenting, subscribing to newsletters, or entering contests. This may involve collecting data like name, email address, and demographics (optional).
- Usage Data: We collect information about your device and browsing behavior to personalize your experience and analyze website traffic. This may include IP address, device type, operating system, browsing history on our website, timestamps, referring URLs, and pages viewed.
- Cookies and Tracking Technologies: We use cookies and similar technologies to track activity, store preferences, and enable certain features. These may include session cookies (temporary) and persistent cookies (stored on your device).
Use of Your Information
Thepaan.com uses your information for the following purposes:
- Delivering News Content: To personalize your news feed, recommend stories you might be interested in, and ensure smooth operation of the website.
- Improving the Service: Analyze website traffic, user behavior, and preferences to improve content, design, and functionality.
- Communication: Send newsletters, updates, promotional materials (with consent), and respond to inquiries.
- Targeted Advertising: We may use anonymized data to display relevant advertising from third-party partners (with your consent).
- Legal Compliance: Meet legal obligations and enforce our Terms of Use.
Disclosure of Your Information
ThePaan will only disclose your information under limited circumstances:
- Service Providers: We may share data with trusted service providers who assist us in operating the website (e.g., analytics, email marketing). Contracts ensure they protect your information.
- Legal Requirements: We may disclose data to comply with court orders, legal investigations, or to protect the rights and safety of ourselves or others.
- Merger or Acquisition: In the event of a merger, acquisition, or asset sale, your information may be transferred to the new owner, but we will notify you beforehand.
Data Retention
ThePaan retains your personal data only for as long as necessary for the purposes described above. We have data retention policies and procedures to ensure information is deleted or anonymized when it’s no longer required.
Your Rights
Depending on your location, you may have certain data protection rights, including:
- Accessing your personal data
- Requesting rectification of inaccurate data
- Erasing your personal data (with exceptions)
- Objecting to processing of your data
- Restricting processing of your data
- Data portability (transferring your data in a machine-readable format)
We will fulfill these requests within a reasonable timeframe, subject to legal and technical requirements.
Children’s Privacy
[thepaan.com] does not knowingly collect personal data from children under the age of 13. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us for immediate removal.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any significant changes by posting the updated policy on our website.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or your data privacy rights, please contact us at: [email protected]