Environmental News, through our online platform, is committed to protecting the privacy of our users. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, and safeguard information when you use our site and services.
We collect information to provide and improve our services to you. The types of information we may collect include:
Information You Provide to Us: This is information you voluntarily give us when you interact with our site or service. This might include information you provide when you fill out forms, communicate with us directly, or set up an account.
Information Collected Automatically: When you access or use our site, we may automatically collect certain information about your device and usage. This includes details about how you use the service, your internet protocol (IP) address, browser type, device information, pages visited, time spent on pages, and other diagnostic data. This is often collected using technologies like cookies and similar tracking mechanisms.
Usage Data: We may collect information on how the service is accessed and used. This Usage Data may include information such as your computer's IP address, browser type, browser version, the pages of our service that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers, and other diagnostic data.
Tracking & Cookies Data: We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on our site and hold certain information. Cookies are files with a small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies are sent to your browser from a website and stored on your device. Other tracking technologies also used are beacons, tags, and scripts to collect and track information and to improve and analyze our service. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our service.
We use the collected information for various purposes:
To provide and maintain our service.
To notify you about changes to our service.
To allow you to participate in interactive features of our service when you choose to do so.
To provide user support.
To monitor the usage of our service.
To detect, prevent and address technical issues.
To improve our service and tailor your experience.
To communicate with you, such as to respond to your inquiries or provide service updates.
To fulfill any other purpose for which you provide it.
We do not sell your personal information. We may share your information in limited circumstances:
With Service Providers: We may share information with trusted third-party companies and individuals who perform services on our behalf, such as hosting, data analysis, email delivery, and customer service. These third parties have access to your information only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.
For Legal Reasons: 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). We may also disclose your information in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to comply with a legal obligation, protect and defend the rights or property of Environmental News, prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the service, protect the personal safety of users of the service or the public, or protect against legal liability.
Business Transfers: If Environmental News is involved in a merger, acquisition or asset sale, your information may be transferred. We will provide notice before your information is transferred and becomes subject to a different Privacy Policy.
The security of your data is important to us. We implement reasonable security measures designed to protect your information from unauthorized access, use, alteration, and disclosure. However, please remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
We retain your information only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your information to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations (for example, if we are required to retain your data to comply with applicable laws), resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies.
We will also retain Usage Data for internal analysis purposes. Usage Data is generally retained for a shorter period, except when this data is used to strengthen the security or to improve the functionality of our service, or we are legally obligated to retain this data for longer time periods.
Depending on your location and applicable data protection laws, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information:
The right to access - You have the right to request copies of your personal data.
The right to rectification - You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate or complete information you believe is incomplete.
The right to erasure - You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
The right to restrict processing - You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
The right to object to processing - You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
The right to data portability - You have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.
The right to withdraw consent - You also have the right to withdraw your consent at any time where Environmental News relied on your consent to process your personal information.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details provided below. We may require you to verify your identity before responding to such requests.
Our service may contain links to other sites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.
Our service is not intended for use by anyone under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 18. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with information, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected information from anyone under the age of 18 without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, you can contact us:
Environmental News
C Wing, The Capital,
Bandra Kurla Complex Road,
Mumbai, Maharashtra,
400051
India