Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Dainik Dayitva ("we," "our," or "the Portal") is committed to protecting the privacy of every person who visits our digital news platform. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and the choices you have. We operate in compliance with applicable Indian data protection laws and international best practices.

2. Information We Collect

Automatically Collected Data: When you visit the Portal, our servers may automatically record standard web log data, including your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URL, and pages visited. This data is used solely for security monitoring and aggregate traffic analysis.

Language Preference: The Portal stores your selected reading language (Marathi, Hindi, or English) as a browser cookie named lang. This is a functional cookie and contains no personally identifiable information.

Reporter Verification: When you use our Reporter Verification tool, the ID you submit is temporarily processed on our servers to query our secure database. We do not store the queried ID or associate it with your identity.

3. How We Use Your Information

• To present news content in your preferred language.
• To maintain the security, integrity, and performance of our systems.
• To detect and prevent fraud or unauthorized access.
• To understand aggregate readership trends (never individual profiling).

4. Cookies

We use minimal, functional cookies. We do not use tracking or advertising cookies that monitor your behaviour across other websites. Please see our Cookies Policy for full details.

5. Data Sharing

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to any third party. We do not share any user data with advertisers. In the event we are legally compelled by Indian law enforcement agencies or a court of competent jurisdiction, we may disclose minimal technically-available log data strictly as required.

6. Data Retention

Web server logs are retained for a maximum of 90 days for security purposes and are then permanently deleted. No personally identifiable information is retained beyond this period.

7. Your Rights

You have the right to request information about any data we may hold about you, to request its deletion, and to opt out of any future data collection. To exercise any of these rights, contact us at reachus@dainikdayitva.com.

8. Third-Party Content

Some articles may embed third-party content such as YouTube videos. When you interact with such embedded content, you are subject to the privacy policy of that third party (e.g., Google/YouTube). Dainik Dayitva is not responsible for the data practices of embedded third-party services.

9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in our practices or applicable law. We will always display the date of the latest revision at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this policy regularly.

10. Contact

Dainik Dayitva
Founder: Hasan Imam Shaikh
Pune, Maharashtra — 411040
Email: reachus@dainikdayitva.com
Phone: +91 94223 16211