Privacy Policy

Thank you for visiting our website https://samaachara.com. We value your privacy and are committed to protecting the personal information you provide to us. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you visit our website, subscribe to our news service, or make a donation. By using our website or providing your information, you consent to the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

Information We Collect

1.1 Personal Information: When you subscribe to our news service or make a donation, we may collect personal information such as your name, email address, billing address, and payment details. We use this information to provide you with the requested services and to process your donations securely.

1.2 Log Data: Like many websites, we collect information that your browser sends whenever you visit our website. This Log Data may include your IP address, browser type, browser version, the pages of our website that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, and other statistics. This information is used for analyzing trends, administering the website, and gathering demographic information for internal purposes.

1.3 Cookies and Similar Technologies: We may use cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance your experience on our website. Cookies are small files that are stored on your device and allow us to recognize your browser and capture certain information. You can choose to disable cookies through your browser settings, but please note that some features of our website may not function properly without them.

Use of Information

2.1 Personal Information: We may use your personal information to:

• • Provide and maintain our news services

• • Process your donations

• • Send you newsletters, updates, and other relevant communications

• • Respond to your inquiries and provide customer support

• • Analyze and improve our website and services

• • Comply with legal obligations

2.2 Non-Personal Information: We may use non-personal information, such as aggregated and de-identified data, for various purposes, including statistical analysis, research, and improving our services.

Data Security

We take reasonable precautions and follow industry best practices to protect your personal information and ensure it is not lost, misused, accessed, disclosed, altered, or destroyed. However, please be aware that no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Sharing of Information

We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your personal information to third parties without your consent, except as described in this Privacy Policy. We may share your information with trusted service providers who assist us in operating our website, conducting our business, or servicing you, as long as they agree to keep your information confidential.

Donations

5.1 Payment Processors: If you make a donation on our website, your payment will be processed by a third-party payment processor. We do not store or have access to your payment details, such as credit card numbers or bank account information. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of the payment processor to understand how they handle your information.

5.2 Refunds and Cancellation: If you wish to cancel your subscription or request a refund for a donation, please contact our customer support. Subscription cancellations and refund eligibility may vary depending on the specific subscription plan or donation terms. We will process your cancellation or refund request in accordance with our policies at the time of your request.

Links to Third-Party Websites

Our website may contain links to third-party websites that are not operated by us. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of those websites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party websites you visit.

Children’s Privacy

Our website is not intended for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you are a parent or guardian and believe that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us, and we will delete such information from our records.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or legal obligations. We encourage you to review this page periodically for any updates. Your continued use of our website after any changes to this Privacy Policy constitutes your acceptance of such changes.

Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our practices, please contact us at contactspringline@gmail.com / +91 81054 83545.

Last updated: 10th June 2023

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 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: https://automattic.com/privacy/. 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 1 day.

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.

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.