Privacy Policy

Last updated: 18 August 2026

The Panchayat News ("we", "us", "our", operating at thepanchayatnews.com) respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and the choices you have, including in relation to advertising served on our site.

1. Information We Collect

We collect information in the following ways:

• Information you provide: name, email address, phone number and message content when you use our contact form, submit a tip, or email us directly.
• Automatically collected information: IP address, browser type, device type, pages visited, time spent on pages, and referring URLs, collected via cookies and similar tracking technologies.
• Newsletter/subscription data: your email address, if you choose to subscribe to updates.

2. Cookies and Advertising (Google AdSense)

Our website uses cookies to store information about visitors' preferences and to optimise the site by customising our web content based on visitors' browser type and/or other information.

We use Google AdSense to display advertisements. Google, as a third-party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads on this site. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on your visits to this site and/or other sites on the Internet.

3. How We Use Your Information

• To operate, maintain and improve our website and editorial content
• To respond to your enquiries, tips and correction requests
• To send newsletters or updates, where you have subscribed
• To analyse site traffic and reader behaviour for editorial planning
• To display relevant advertising through Google AdSense and other ad partners

4. Third-Party Services

We may use third-party services including Google Analytics, Google AdSense, and social media plugins. These third parties may collect information sent by your browser as part of a web page request, such as cookies or your IP address. We do not control the privacy practices of these third parties; please review their respective privacy policies.

5. Data Retention & Security

We retain personal information only as long as necessary for the purposes described in this policy. We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect your information from unauthorised access, alteration, or disclosure. However, no method of transmission over the Internet is 100% secure.

6. Children's Privacy

Our website is not directed at children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us and we will delete it.

7. Your Rights

You may request access to, correction of, or deletion of your personal information held by us by contacting us at the email address below. You may also disable cookies through your browser settings at any time.

8. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with a revised "Last updated" date.

9. Contact Us

For any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at panchayatnews2022@gmail.com or call +91 97693 38499.