“At innoGyan.in, a subsidiary of SparrowsNews.com, we uphold the same stringent privacy policy to safeguard the data and rights of our website users. We are committed to ensuring the utmost protection of personal information and adherence to ethical standards in handling user data.”
Privacy Policy
Hi there! This Privacy Policy explains how we, at innoGyan.in / SparrowsNews (https://sparrowsnews.com), collect, process, and protect information about the visitors/users of our Site in connection with the services we provides.
Notes:
- This policy was last modified on December 16, 2023.
- Your Consent: By using our site, you consent to our website’s privacy policy.
- If there are updates to our Privacy Policy, we will communicate those changes by posting them on this page.
Information We Collect About Visitors
We collect information about visitors to our Site in a few different ways–we collect certain information that the visitors provide to the Site, and we collect some information automatically.
Information a Visitor Provides to a Site
Note: For using our Site, you as a visitor/user/reader doesn’t need to provide any personal information nor need to login. Feel free to reach out to us if you wish to request the deletion of your data (with details when and how you shared) or comment made earlier. You can contact us by using the “Contact Us” form on our website. 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.
We’ll start with information that visitors provide directly to our Site, which primarily happens when visitors type into a text field our website, search field, contact form or a newsletter form.
Here are the most common ways in which a visitor directly provides information to a Site:
Follower and Subscriber Information: When a visitor signs up to follow or subscribe to a our Site using Jetpack or WordPress.com account or with e-mail address, we collect the sign-up information required to remember user, which typically includes an e-mail address to provide newsletter. You can unsubscribe from our newsletter at any time directly from the received email.
Other Information Entered on the Site: We may also collect other information that a visitor enters on the Site–such as a contact form submission, a search query. When user contact us through contact form or contact through e-mail, user’s e-mail address is required to respond to their query, and to provide solutions.
Sharing Media with us: If you share images to the Site, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any embedded location data from images on the website.
Information We Automatically Collect
We also automatically collect some information about visitors to our Site. We’ve listed examples below:
Technical Data from a Visitor’s Device from which Visitor Visit our Site: We collect the information that web browsers, mobile devices, and servers typically make available about visitors to a Site, such as the IP address, browser type, unique device identifiers, language preference, referring site, the date and time of access, operating system, and mobile network information.
Location Information: We may determine the approximate location of a visitor’s device from the IP address. We collect and use this information to, for example, to tally how many people visit our Sites from certain geographic regions. If you’d like, you can read more about our Site Stats feature form WordPress.com or Jetpack.
Site stats https://wordpress.com/support/stats/
Jetpack Stats tracks and retains the following information about our site’s visitors: Post and page views, Video plays, Outbound link clicks, Referring URLs and search engine terms, Country. Furthermore, the Stats logs, in which this information is stored, are only retained for 28 days.
Information from Cookies and Other Technologies:
In adherence to European Union legislation, we hereby notify you that our website utilizes cookies and comparable technologies to retain certain information regarding your preferences related to the appearance, advertising, analytics and operation of the website. It is important to emphasize that no personal data is stored within these cookies.
A “cookie” refers to a diminutive piece of data, which our website requests your browser to store on your computer or mobile device. This mechanism enables the website to recollect your actions or preferences across a span of time.
The option exists for you to eliminate or decline the use of cookies through your browser or device settings. However, it is crucial to acknowledge that such actions may necessitate manual adjustments to preferences upon each visit to our site, and there is a possibility that certain services and features may become inoperative.
The regulation and voluntary exclusion of cookies can be facilitated through settings inherent to your browser or device, enabling you to dictate whether browser cookies are established and enabling their subsequent deletion.
For further guidance on managing cookies across various browsers, we recommend consulting the instructions available on the third-party website, aboutcookies.org, which has been established for this purpose.
https://www.aboutcookies.org/how-to-manage-and-delete-cookies
Third Party Cookies and Advertisement
When you visit our website, you might encounter ads served by third-party advertising companies. These companies may gather information about your visits not only to our site but also to other websites before and after you visit. The purpose is to show you ads related to products and services that align with your interests. To measure how effective these ads are, these companies may use technologies such as cookies and clear GIFs.
It’s important to note that the information collected by these third parties typically doesn’t include personal details like your name, address, email, or phone number unless you willingly provide such information through an ad or email. We recommend taking a look at the privacy policies of these third-party companies if you have any concerns about how they handle your data.
For those who want to understand more about this practice and have the option to choose not to have their information used by these companies, the Network Advertising Initiative provides valuable information on their consumer website at http://www.networkadvertising.org/managing/opt_out.asp. Feel free to explore this resource to make informed choices about your online privacy.
Third Party Vendors:
Third party vendors, like Google, use cookies to show you ads based on your past visits to our site or other websites. This is done through advertising cookies, allowing Google and its partners to display ads to you based on your internet activity.
If you prefer not to see personalized ads, you can opt out by going to Ads Settings. Alternatively, you can visit http://www.aboutads.info to opt out of third-party vendors using cookies for personalized advertising.
https://optout.networkadvertising.org/?c=1#!%2F
https://www.google.com/settings/ads
Choosing not to participate in advertising network services doesn’t guarantee an ad-free experience on our websites or others. You may still receive ads and interest-based advertising from non-participating third parties. However, opting out will specifically exclude you from participating networks’ interest-based advertising according to their policies and choice mechanisms.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles/pages on this site may include embedded content (e.g. YouTube videos, Post from X (formally Twitter), ads, 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/cookies, 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. You may visit the corresponding embedded content site to read its detailed privacy practices.
Third-party links
Sometimes, we might share links to third-party products or services on our website. These external sites have their own privacy policies, and we don’t control or take responsibility for their content or activities. We’re committed to maintaining the quality of our site, so if you have any feedback about these linked sites, we’d love to hear it.
Do we disclose any information to outside parties?
By default We does not share or sell any personal data with anyone: We take your privacy seriously and want to assure you that we do not sell, trade, or transfer your personally identifiable information to outside parties. It’s important to us that your personal data is treated with the utmost care.
In specific situations, we may need to release your information if it’s necessary to comply with the law, enforce our site policies, or safeguard our rights, property, or the safety of ourselves and others. It’s essential to note that any information shared with other parties for marketing, advertising, or similar purposes is non-personally identifiable. We prioritize transparency and want you to feel secure in knowing that your privacy is a priority for us.
If our company merges, sells assets, or gets acquired, your user information may be transferred to a third party. Even in the unlikely event of our business closure or bankruptcy, this Privacy Policy would still apply to your information. The receiving party can only use your information in line with this Privacy Policy.
We reserve the right to disclose information to entities managing our Site or rendering services to us, ensuring strict confidentiality in such operation.
Children’s Online Privacy Protection
The Sites are designed for users aged 16 and above, and We does not intentionally gather personal data from individuals under 16 years old. If you are under 16, refrain from sharing personal information without parental consent. Should SparrowsNews become aware of a child under 16 providing personal details without proper consent, the information will promptly be deleted.
If you suspect that the company possesses personal information from an under-16 individual without parental consent, please notify us promptly via our contact form.
Contact Us:
If you have any questions, suggestions, or concerns about our privacy policy, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us via email at contact@innogyan.in. We welcome your feedback and are here to assist you.