Privacy Policy

Last Updated: May 24, 2025

At Pravaan.com, we are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring transparency in how we handle your personal data. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, share, and protect your information when you visit our website (pravaan.com) or engage with our services, including our newsletter and social media channels. We operate under the tagline Your Pulse on the News, delivering timely and accurate news content. This policy complies with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the ePrivacy Directive, and other applicable data protection laws.

1. Who We Are

Pravaan.com is a news platform dedicated to providing the latest headlines, in-depth analyses, and trending stories. Our contact details are:
Email: support@pravaan.com
Data Protection Officer: Available at dpo@pravaan.com
We are the data controller for the personal data collected through our website, except where specified (e.g., third-party services like Google AdSense).

2. What Data We Collect

We collect the following types of personal data to provide and improve our services:

Information You Provide: When you subscribe to our newsletter, use our contact form, or engage with our website, you may provide data such as your name, email address, and any details included in your messages.
Automatically Collected Data: We collect data via cookies and similar technologies, including your IP address, device type, browser type, operating system, and browsing behavior (e.g., pages visited, time spent). This includes data collected by Google AdSense for ad personalization.
Third-Party Data: We may receive data from third-party services, such as social media platforms when you interact with our content (e.g., liking or sharing posts), or Google AdSense, which uses cookies to serve personalized ads.

Special Categories of Data: We do not intentionally collect sensitive data (e.g., health, political opinions) unless you voluntarily provide it (e.g., in a contact form). If you provide such data, we process it only with your explicit consent.

3. How We Use Your Data

We process your personal data for the following purposes, based on the legal bases outlined in the GDPR:

To Provide Services (Contract): Deliver news content, newsletters, and respond to your inquiries via our contact form.
To Personalize Ads (Consent): Use Google AdSense to display personalized ads based on your interests, as permitted by your consent. Non-personalized ads may use contextual data (e.g., city-level location) and cookies for frequency capping and fraud prevention.
To Improve Our Website (Legitimate Interests): Analyze usage data to enhance site performance, user experience, and content relevance.
To Comply with Legal Obligations: Meet requirements under GDPR, ePrivacy Directive, and other applicable laws.

4. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar technologies to enhance your experience, deliver personalized ads via Google AdSense, and analyze site performance. For details, see our Cookie Policy. You can manage cookie preferences through our consent management tool, which appears when you first visit our site. You may also adjust settings via your browser or Google’s Ad Settings (adssettings.google.com).

We share personal data with third parties only as necessary to provide our services or comply with legal obligations:

Google AdSense: For ad personalization, measurement, and fraud prevention. Google may use cookies, IP addresses, and device identifiers to serve relevant ads. See Google’s Privacy Policy (policies.google.com/privacy) for details.
Service Providers: Hosting providers, analytics tools, and newsletter services process data on our behalf under strict data protection agreements.
Legal Authorities: If required by law or to protect our rights, we may share data with regulatory bodies.

We identify all ad technology providers (ATPs) in our consent management tool, as required by Google’s EU User Consent Policy. You can view these providers in our Cookie Policy.

6. Your Rights

Under GDPR and other applicable laws, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:

Access: Request a copy of the data we hold about you.
Rectification: Correct inaccurate or incomplete data.
Erasure: Request deletion of your data (right to be forgotten).
Restriction: Limit how we process your data.
Portability: Receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format.
Object: Object to processing for direct marketing or legitimate interests.
Withdraw Consent: Revoke consent for data processing at any time, including for personalized ads, via our consent management tool or adssettings.google.com.

To exercise these rights, contact our Data Protection Officer at dpo@pravaan.com. We will respond within one month, as required by GDPR. You may also lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority (e.g., your national data protection authority).

7. Data Retention

We retain personal data only as long as necessary for the purposes outlined in this policy. For example:

Newsletter subscription data is retained until you unsubscribe.
Contact form data is kept for one year to address follow-up inquiries.
Analytics and ad-related data is retained as per Google AdSense’s policies (typically up to 26 months).

Data no longer needed is securely deleted or anonymized.

8. Data Security

We implement technical and organizational measures to protect your data, including encryption, secure servers, and access controls. However, no system is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

9. International Data Transfers

If you access our site from outside the EEA, your data may be transferred to countries with different data protection laws. We use Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) to ensure GDPR-compliant transfers, particularly for data shared with Google AdSense in the U.S.

10. Children’s Privacy

Our services are not directed at individuals under 16. We do not knowingly collect data from minors, and Google AdSense prohibits targeted ads for minors. If you believe we have collected data from a minor, please contact us at support@pravaan.com.

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. Updates will be posted on this page, and we will notify you of significant changes via email or a website notice.

12. Contact Us

For questions or to exercise your rights, contact us at:
Email: support@pravaan.com
Data Protection Officer: dpo@pravaan.com
Thank you for trusting Pravaan.com – Your Pulse on the News.