Privacy Policy

Effective Date: 2026

Welcome to GAMYAM PRAJA SWAYAMYAM VAIPU (gamyampatrika.com). This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, disclose, and protect your personal information when you visit our news website. We are committed to protecting your privacy and complying with applicable Indian laws, including the Information Technology Act, 2000 (and its subsequent amendments) and the guidelines set forth by the Press Council of India.

1. Information We Collect

We collect various types of information to enhance your experience and improve our services:

• Personal Information: This may include information you voluntarily provide, such as your name, email address, and any other contact details when you subscribe to our newsletter, submit comments, or contact us directly.
• Usage Data: We automatically collect information about how you interact with our website, including your IP address, browser type, operating system, pages visited, time spent on pages, and referring URLs.
• Cookies and Tracking Technologies: We use cookies and similar technologies to collect information about your browsing habits, preferences, and to personalize your experience.
• Reading Preferences: We may infer your interests based on the articles you read to personalize content recommendations.
• Location Data: If you grant permission, we may collect your general location data to provide you with more relevant local news and content.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

• To provide, maintain, and improve our website and services.
• To personalize your experience by delivering content and advertisements tailored to your interests.
• To communicate with you, respond to your inquiries, and send you newsletters or updates (if you have opted in).
• To analyze website traffic and user behavior to understand trends and improve our content strategy.
• To prevent fraud, enforce our terms of service, and comply with legal obligations.
• To deliver localized news and content based on your inferred or provided location.

3. Data Sharing and Third Parties

We do not sell your personal information to third parties. However, we may share information in the following circumstances:

• Analytics Providers: We may share anonymized or aggregated data with third-party analytics services to help us understand website usage.
• Advertisers and Ad Networks: We may work with third-party advertising partners to serve ads on our website. These partners may use cookies and other technologies to collect information about your browsing activities to provide you with targeted advertisements. This may include data for personalized advertising.
• Legal Requirements: 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).
• Service Providers: We may engage trusted third-party service providers to perform functions on our behalf, such as data storage, customer support, or website maintenance. These providers are bound by confidentiality agreements.

4. Cookies and Your Choices

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. We use cookies for various purposes, including:

• Essential cookies: To make our website function properly.
• Performance cookies: To understand how visitors interact with our website.
• Functionality cookies: To remember your preferences and personalize your experience.
• Advertising cookies: To deliver relevant advertisements.

You can manage your cookie preferences through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to refuse or accept cookies, and to delete cookies already stored. Please note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of our website.

5. Your Rights and Choices

In accordance with Indian data protection principles, you have certain rights regarding your personal information:

• Access: You have the right to access the personal information we hold about you.
• Correction: You can request us to correct any inaccurate or incomplete personal information.
• Deletion: You may request the deletion of your personal information, subject to certain legal obligations and exceptions.
• Withdrawal of Consent: If you have provided consent for specific data processing activities, you have the right to withdraw that consent at any time.

To exercise these rights, please contact us using the details provided below.

6. Data Security

We implement reasonable security measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

7. Children's Privacy

Our website is not intended for use by children under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 18. If we become aware that we have inadvertently collected personal information from a child under 18, we will take steps to delete that information as soon as possible.

8. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, legal requirements, or services. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Effective Date" at the top. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically.

9. Contact Us

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

Publisher & Editor: G GIRI BABU YADAV
Website: GAMYAM PRAJA SWAYAMYAM VAIPU (gamyampatrika.com)
Address: PLOT NO . 17, FLAT NO.401, SABIHA ENCLAVE, HUDA COLONY ROAD, MANIKONDA, HYDERABAD, TELANGANA - 500008
Email: contact@gamyampatrika.com

Registration: APBIL/26/A9274

10. News Content and Comments

As a news website, we publish content that may include user-generated comments. While we encourage open discussion, we reserve the right to moderate, edit, or remove any comments that are illegal, defamatory, abusive, or violate our community guidelines. Users are responsible for the content they post. We adhere to the ethical guidelines of the Press Council of India regarding journalistic integrity and accuracy.