Privacy Policy

1. Overview & Scope

This Privacy Policy applies to Rashtravak (accessible at https://rashtravak.com/). We value your privacy and comply with the applicable provisions of the Information Technology Act, 2000 and the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act of India.

2. Information We Collect

We collect information in the following ways:

A. Information You Voluntarily Provide

• Reader Comments: When you leave a comment on our blog articles, we collect your name, email address, submitted comment text, and technical identifiers (such as IP address and browser user agent string) to facilitate spam detection and moderation.
• Newsletter Subscription: If you choose to subscribe to our blog newsletter, we collect your email address to deliver blog updates, articles, and announcements. You can unsubscribe at any time.
• Contact Inquiries: When you submit a message through our contact form, we collect your name, email address, subject of inquiry, and message text to respond to your query.
• No Phone Numbers Collected: We do not collect or require phone numbers. All communication is conducted strictly via email.

B. Automatically Collected Information & Analytics

To improve user experience, optimize site performance, and understand what content resonates with our readers, we utilize trusted analytical tools:

• Google Analytics: We use Google Analytics to track anonymous analytical data, including page views, visit duration, bounce rates, referral sources, device types, browser specifications, and general geographic location (country/city level). Google Analytics does not identify individual visitors personally.
• Microsoft Clarity: We use Microsoft Clarity to capture how visitors interact with our website through behavioral metrics, heatmaps, scroll depth, and session replays. This helps us identify usability issues and improve website layout and navigation. Microsoft Clarity collects anonymized technical data in compliance with strict privacy standards.

3. Advertising & Cookies (Google AdSense & Third Parties)

Rashtravak displays third-party advertisements to support the operation of our blog:

• Third-party vendors, including Google AdSense, use cookies to serve ads based on a user’s prior visits to our website or other websites on the Internet.
• Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve personalized ads to users based on their visits to Rashtravak and/or other sites on the web.
• Cookie Opt-Out: Users may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings or by visiting aboutads.info. You may also configure your web browser to block or delete cookies at any time.

4. How We Use Your Information

We use the collected information solely for legitimate blogging and operational purposes:

1. To publish, maintain, and enhance the readability and speed of our blog articles.
2. To display approved reader comments on relevant blog posts.
3. To send requested email newsletter updates and article notifications.
4. To respond to reader inquiries, feedback, and guest post pitches.
5. To analyze visitor trends via Google Analytics and Microsoft Clarity for website optimization.
6. To prevent automated spam, malicious attacks, and security vulnerabilities.

5. Data Protection & Sharing Policy

We respect your privacy and adhere to a strict data protection standard:

• No Selling of Personal Data: We do not sell, rent, trade, or commercialize your personal information to third parties for marketing purposes.
• Security Measures: We employ standard security protocols, including SSL encryption (HTTPS) and secure server environments, to protect your data from unauthorized access or alteration.

6. Third-Party Links & Embedded Content

Articles on Rashtravak may include links to external websites or embedded media (such as YouTube videos, tweets, or social posts). Interacting with embedded content behaves identically to visiting the external website, which may collect data in accordance with their respective privacy policies.

7. Your Rights & Choices

As a reader, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:

• Unsubscribe: You can unsubscribe from our email newsletter at any time by clicking the “Unsubscribe” link at the bottom of any email or by emailing us.
• Comment Removal: If you wish to have a previously submitted comment removed, you can email us with the link to the article and your comment details.
• Information Access & Correction: You may request information regarding the personal data we hold about you or request corrections by reaching out to us.

8. Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or applicable legal regulations. Any updates will be posted directly to this page with the revised date indicated at the top.

9. Contact & Grievance Officer

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or how your data is handled, please contact us via email:

Rashtravak
Email: contact@rashtravak.com
Location: New Delhi, India (Email communication only)