Privacy Policy
Last updated: 16 October 2026
This policy explains how IPB News, published by India People Blog (“we”, “us”), collects and uses personal information when you visit ipbnews.in, comment on stories, contact us or subscribe to updates. It is written to follow India’s Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 and the rules made under it.
What we collect
- Information you give us: your name, email address and message when you comment, write to us or subscribe to updates.
- Information collected automatically: technical details such as your device and browser type, approximate location based on your IP address, the pages you read and how you arrived, collected through cookies and similar technologies.
- Your preferences: choices such as dark mode and your reading language are stored in your own browser so the site remembers them.
How we use it
- To publish and moderate comments and to reply to your messages.
- To send updates you asked for.
- To understand which stories readers find useful and to improve the site.
- To show advertising that helps fund our journalism.
- To protect the site from spam and abuse and to meet our legal obligations.
We do not sell your personal information.
Cookies, analytics, advertising and translation
We use analytics services such as Google Analytics to understand how the site is used, and we may show ads served by Google. Google and its partners may use cookies to show ads based on your visits to this and other websites; see policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites and manage ad personalisation at adssettings.google.com. If you choose to read the site in an Indian language, the page is translated by a third-party translation service, which may process the page and technical information under its own policy. You can block or delete cookies in your browser settings.
Who we share it with
We share personal information only with service providers who help us run the site, such as our web host and email, analytics, advertising and translation providers, and only as needed for those services. We may disclose information when the law requires it.
How long we keep it
- Comments: for as long as the story is online, unless you ask us to remove yours.
- Messages to us: up to 24 months.
- Update subscriptions: until you unsubscribe.
- Analytics data: according to our analytics providers’ retention settings.
Your rights
Under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, you can ask us to tell you what personal information we hold about you, correct or update it, erase it when it is no longer needed, or withdraw consent you have given. You can also nominate someone to exercise these rights for you in the event of death or incapacity. Write to editor@indiapeopleblog.com with the subject “Privacy request”. If you are not satisfied with our response, you may approach the Data Protection Board of India.
Children
Commenting and subscriptions are intended for adults. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18 without the consent of a parent or guardian. If you believe a child has shared information with us, contact us and we will delete it.
Security
We take reasonable steps to protect personal information, including encrypted connections and restricted access. No system is completely secure, so please do not send highly sensitive information through comments or email.
Grievance officer
For any question or complaint about privacy, contact our Grievance Officer as set out on our Grievance Redressal page.
Changes to this policy
We may update this policy from time to time. When we do, we will change the date at the top of this page.