Privacy Policy
Last updated: [15.05.2025]
1. Who We Are
KalimpongKhabar.com is a regional media platform based in Kalimpong, West Bengal, India. We provide news and information in Hindi, English, and Nepali, covering regional, national, and international topics.
Website: https://www.kalimpongkhabar.com
Organization Name: Kalimpong Khabar
Contact Email: khabarkalimpong@gmail.com
2. What Personal Data We Collect and Why
We collect the following personal data for legitimate business and operational purposes:
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Identity Data: Name, email address (via contact forms, newsletter subscriptions, and comments).
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Technical Data: IP address, browser type, operating system, and information through cookies.
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Usage Data: Information on how you use our website, pages visited, and interaction with our content.
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Media Data: If you upload images, these may include embedded location data (EXIF GPS).
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Cookies: For user session management, analytics, and third-party services (see below).
We collect this data to improve our services, respond to inquiries, and understand our audience better. Data is collected through voluntary interactions such as comment submissions, contact forms, or subscribing to updates.
3. Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, the visitor’s IP address, and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
4. Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the website can download and extract location data from images on the website.
5. Contact Forms
If you use our contact form, we collect your name, email, and message content. We retain contact form submissions for up to 6 months for customer service purposes. We do not use this data for marketing unless you have opted in.
6. Cookies
We use cookies for:
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Remembering user preferences and login information
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Analytics tracking (e.g., Google Analytics)
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Embedded content behavior (e.g., YouTube videos, social media plugins)
You can adjust your browser settings to refuse cookies or notify you when cookies are being sent.
7. Analytics
We use third-party services such as Google Analytics to collect anonymized data to understand user behavior. You can opt-out of Google Analytics tracking using the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on.
8. Who We Share Your Data With
We do not sell your personal data. However, we may share data with:
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Web Hosting Providers
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Email Newsletter Services (e.g., Mailchimp, if used)
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Analytics Providers (e.g., Google Analytics)
These third parties are bound by their own privacy policies. Links to relevant privacy policies can be found on their respective websites.
9. How Long We Retain Your Data
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Comments and metadata: Indefinitely unless manually deleted.
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Contact form entries: 6 months.
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Analytics records: Up to 12 months.
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Media uploads: Publicly accessible unless deleted.
Registered users (if any) can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time.
10. What Rights You Have Over Your Data
If you have left comments or submitted personal data via forms, you can request:
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A copy of the personal data we hold about you.
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That we erase any personal data we hold about you.
To make a request, email: khabarkalimpong@gmail.com
11. Where Your Data Is Sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service (e.g., Akismet). Data may be transferred to and stored on servers outside India, including in the EU or the US, depending on our hosting and third-party service providers. We ensure appropriate safeguards are in place.
12. Contact Information
For privacy-related inquiries, please contact:
Email: khabarkalimpong@gmail.com
13. How We Protect Your Data
We use:
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SSL encryption for secure data transfer
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Firewall and anti-malware tools
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Strong password protection
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Admin access control
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Staff training in data protection best practices
14. Data Breach Procedures
In case of a data breach, we will notify affected users within 72 hours via email or site notification, and follow appropriate legal and ethical procedures.
15. Third-Party Data Sources
We may receive data from advertisers, analytics providers, and embedded social media services. These services may collect usage data per their respective privacy policies.
16. Automated Decision-Making and Profiling
We do not engage in automated decision-making or profiling of users.
17. Industry Regulatory Disclosure Requirements
As a media platform operating in India, we comply with the relevant provisions of the Information Technology Act, 2000 and its applicable data protection rules.