Who we are

We are a local News channel company located in Garhwa – Jharkhand (India). Our website address is: https://aapkikhabar.co.in/

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection. An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser. When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me,” your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed. If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after one day.

Device Information Collection

We collect information about your device when you access our website. This includes, but is not limited to:

  • Device Type (e.g., PC, Mobile)
  • Device Brand (e.g., Samsung, Xiaomi)
  • Operating System (e.g., Windows, iOS, Android)
  • Browser Information (e.g., Chrome, Firefox)
  • Connection Type (e.g., 4G, Wi-Fi)

This information is used to improve the user experience on our website, personalize content, and deliver relevant ads. We may also use this data for analytics purposes to better understand our audience.

Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Firebase Notification API

We use Firebase Messaging API to send notifications to subscribed users when new news is posted to our portal. This involves collecting information such as device information, log information, location information, and unique identifiers (e.g., Firebase Instance IDs). This data is used to deliver notifications to your device and personalize the content.

Firebase may use cookies to identify devices, deliver content, and personalize services. For more information on how Firebase collects and uses your data, please refer to Firebase’s Privacy Policy.

How We Use Your Data

In addition to the uses mentioned in the previous sections, we collect device information to:

  • Personalize content and ads based on your device type and connection.
  • Improve website functionality by understanding how users interact with our site on different devices.
  • Provide insights into our audience’s technological preferences.

Google AdSense and GDPR Compliance

We use Google AdSense to serve ads on our site. Google, as a third-party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads based on your previous visits to our site or other websites. Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to our users based on their visit to our sites and/or other sites on the Internet.

  • Data Collection and Usage: We collect and process personal data such as unique identifiers, device information, and location data for the purpose of serving personalized ads.
  • Consent: We ensure that we obtain user consent for the use of cookies and personal data in compliance with GDPR. Users can manage their consent preferences through our cookie consent banner.
  • Data Sharing: User data is shared with Google AdSense and its partners for the purpose of delivering personalized ads. For more information on how Google uses this data, please refer to Google’s Privacy Policy.
  • User Rights: Users have the right to access, rectify, or delete their personal data, and to object to or restrict its processing. Users can manage their ad preferences and opt out of personalized ads through Google’s Ad Settings.

Who We Share Your Data With

If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email. We may share user data with Firebase services for the purpose of delivering notifications. User data may also be shared with Google AdSense for the purpose of delivering personalized ads.

We may share device-related information with third parties like Firebase and Google AdSense for personalized ads and notifications. This includes details about your device type, brand, operating system, browser, and connection type.

How Long We Retain Your Data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue. For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

What Rights You Have Over Your Data

If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where Your Data Is Sent

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service. We may share user data with Firebase services for the purpose of delivering notifications. User data may also be shared with Google AdSense for the purpose of delivering personalized ads.

User Rights and Data Retention

You have the right to request access to the data we collect about your device and can ask us to delete this information at any time. This is in addition to the rights outlined in our existing privacy policy.

Outbound Links

The website may use external links for reference to the subjective news. The readers are requested to check for the validity of links despite of our reference. We also add few reciprocal links in our portal to manage different directory listing services like Fire Directory.com , Domaining.in blog etc.