Who We Are
Welcome to Update India. Our website address is: https://updateindia.blog. We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring transparency about how your data is handled.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on our site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string. This information helps us detect and prevent spam.
An anonymized hash generated from your email address may be shared with the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. You can view the Gravatar privacy policy at https://automattic.com/privacy/. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture will be visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors can download and extract location data from images on the site.
Cookies
If you leave a comment, you may choose to save your name, email, and website in cookies. This is for your convenience so you don’t have to re-enter your details for future comments. These cookies will last for one year.
When visiting our login page, a temporary cookie is set to check if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
Upon login, we set up cookies to save your login details and screen display preferences:
- Login cookies last for 2 days.
- Screen options cookies last for 1 year.
- If you select “Remember Me”, login will persist for 2 weeks.
- Logging out removes all login cookies.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be stored in your browser, indicating the post ID. This cookie contains no personal data and expires after 1 day.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles). Such content behaves exactly as if you visited the original website directly.
These external websites may collect data, use cookies, and track your interaction with the embedded content—especially if you’re logged into those sites.
Who We Share Your Data With
If you request a password reset, your IP address may be included in the reset email for security purposes.
How Long We Retain Your Data
If you leave a comment, both the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This allows us to recognize and automatically approve follow-up comments without moderation.
For registered users (if any), we store the personal information provided in their profile. All users can view, edit, or delete their personal data at any time—except for their username. Website administrators can also access and manage this information.
Your Data Rights
If you have an account on our site or have left comments, you may request:
- An exported file of the personal data we hold about you.
- The deletion of any personal data we hold.
This does not include data we are required to retain for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where Your Data Is Sent
Visitor comments may be screened through an automated spam detection service to maintain the integrity of our site.