Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

Effective Date: 31 July 2025

Who We Are

Welcome to Gyan Ka Adda (https://gyankaadda.com). We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring a safe browsing experience. This privacy policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you visit our website.

Information We Collect

  • Name and Email address (if submitted through comments or contact forms)
  • IP address and browser user agent (for spam prevention and analytics)
  • Cookies and usage data
  • Uploaded media (images, documents, etc.)

Comments

When you leave comments on our site, we collect the data shown in the comment form, along with your IP address and browser user agent to help detect spam. An anonymized string (hash) from your email address may be shared with the Gravatar service. After your comment is approved, your profile picture becomes visible to the public.

Media

If you upload images to the website, avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) as visitors may download and extract such information.

Cookies

We use cookies to enhance your experience:

  • To remember your preferences and settings
  • To keep you logged in (if applicable)
  • For analytics and personalized content

You can choose to disable cookies in your browser, but it may affect website functionality.

Google AdSense and Third-Party Ads

We use Google AdSense to display advertisements. These third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user’s prior visits to this website or other websites.

Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on your visit to this and/or other sites on the Internet. You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings.

Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content behaves in the same way as if you have visited the other website, which may collect data about you, use cookies, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content.

Analytics

We use Google Analytics to collect information about traffic and user behavior. This includes the pages you visit, time spent on the site, and your interaction with content. This data helps us improve the site and user experience. All data is anonymized and never personally identifies you.

Who We Share Your Data With

We do not sell, trade, or rent users’ personal information to others. However, your data may be shared with:

  • Spam detection services
  • Analytics and advertising partners (e.g., Google)

How Long We Retain Your Data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. Registered users (if any) can edit or delete their personal information anytime (except usernames).

Your Rights Over Your Data

You may request an exported file of your personal data, or request erasure of any personal data we hold. This excludes data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes. To make such a request, email us at: admin@gyankaadda.com

Data Security

We use standard security measures to protect your data. However, no online transmission is 100% secure. Use this site at your own risk.

Children’s Privacy

Our website does not knowingly collect data from children under the age of 13. If you believe that a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us and we will delete such data.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with the updated “Effective Date”.

Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:

  • Email: admin@gyankaadda.com