**Privacy Policy for Bharat Samachar Kendra**

Bharat Samachar Kendra ("we," "us," or "our") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our site, use our mobile news app, or otherwise interact with our services, which include news broadcasting, digital news publication, investigative journalism, news aggregation, real-time news alerts, content creation, political reporting, business news, entertainment news, sports news, international news, local news, weather updates, traffic reports, opinion pieces, interviews, documentaries, and our citizen journalism platform.

**Information We Collect**

We may collect the following types of information:

• **Information You Provide Directly:** This includes information you provide when you register for an account, subscribe to newsletters, participate in interactive features of our service (such as commenting), participate in our citizen journalism platform, respond to surveys, contact us with inquiries, or otherwise communicate with us. This information may include your name, email address, location, and any other information you choose to provide.
• **Automatically Collected Information:** When you access or use our site or app, we may automatically collect certain information about your device and usage. This information may include:
  • **Log Data:** Information such as your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, device information, pages visited, and the dates and times of your visits.
  • **Cookies and Similar Technologies:** We may use cookies, web beacons, and other similar technologies to collect information about your browsing activity. Cookies are small data files stored on your device that enable us to recognize your browser and remember certain information. You can control the use of cookies at the individual browser level, but if you choose to disable cookies, it may limit your use of certain features or functions on our site.
  • **Mobile Device Information:** If you access our services through a mobile device, we may collect information about your device, including the device type, operating system, device ID, and mobile network information.
  • **Location Data:** With your consent, we may collect precise location data from your mobile device to provide you with location-based news and services. You can withdraw your consent at any time by adjusting your device settings.
• **Information from Third-Party Sources:** We may receive information about you from third-party sources, such as social media platforms if you choose to connect your social media account to our service.

**How We Use Your Information**

We may use the information we collect for the following purposes:

• To provide, maintain, and improve our services.
• To personalize your experience on our site and app.
• To send you newsletters, updates, and other promotional materials.
• To respond to your inquiries and provide customer support.
• To analyze usage trends and patterns to improve our services.
• To detect, prevent, and address fraud, security risks, and technical issues.
• To comply with applicable laws and regulations.
• For news broadcasting and digital news publication purposes.
• To operate our citizen journalism platform and utilize submitted content.

**Disclosure of Your Information**

We may disclose your information to the following categories of recipients:

• **Service Providers:** We may share your information with third-party service providers who assist us with various aspects of our business, such as website hosting, data analytics, email marketing, and customer support. These service providers are contractually obligated to protect your information and only use it for the purposes we specify.
• **Business Partners:** We may share your information with our business partners, such as advertisers and sponsors, to provide you with relevant content and offers.
• **Legal Authorities:** We may disclose your information to legal authorities if required to do so by law or in response to a valid legal request, such as a subpoena or court order.
• **Affiliates:** We may share your information with our affiliates, which are companies that control, are controlled by, or are under common control with Bharat Samachar Kendra.
• **Other Users:** If you use our citizen journalism platform, the content you submit, including any personal information you include, may be publicly visible to other users of our site.
• **In connection with a Business Transaction:** In the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or a portion of our assets, your information may be transferred as part of the transaction.
• **With Your Consent:** We may disclose your information to third parties with your consent.

**Data Security**

We take reasonable measures to protect your information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. These measures include implementing physical, technical, and administrative safeguards. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is completely secure. Therefore, we cannot guarantee the absolute security of your information.

**Data Retention**

We will retain your information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.

**Your Rights**

You may have certain rights regarding your personal information, including the right to:

• **Access:** Request access to the personal information we hold about you.
• **Rectification:** Request that we correct any inaccurate or incomplete personal information.
• **Erasure:** Request that we delete your personal information.
• **Restriction of Processing:** Request that we restrict the processing of your personal information.
• **Data Portability:** Request that we transfer your personal information to another organization.
• **Object:** Object to the processing of your personal information.
• **Withdraw Consent:** Withdraw your consent to the processing of your personal information, if we are relying on your consent as the legal basis for processing.

To exercise these rights, please contact us at the address provided below. We may require you to verify your identity before processing your request.

**Children's Privacy**

Our services are not intended for 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 believe that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us, and we will take steps to delete the information.

**International Data Transfers**

Your information may be transferred to and processed in countries other than your country of residence, which may have data protection laws that are different from the laws in your country. By using our services, you consent to the transfer of your information to these countries.

**Changes to this Privacy Policy**

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will post any changes on our site and app. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically to stay informed about how we are protecting your information.

**Contact Us**

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:

Bharat Samachar Kendra 42 Mahatma Gandhi Road, 2nd Floor, Fort, Mumbai, Maharashtra, 400001, India