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Last Updated: September 29, 2026 | Effective Date: September 29, 2026 | Publisher: India60s Media Network

Welcome to India60s.com (“India60s”, “we”, “our”, or “us”). We are committed to protecting the privacy, confidentiality, and security of our readers and website visitors. This comprehensive Privacy Policy outlines the types of personal data, non-personal data, and browsing information we collect when you visit, browse, or interact with India60s.com, how that information is utilized, stored, and safeguarded, and your explicit legal rights concerning your personal information under applicable global and national data privacy frameworks, including the Indian Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act 2023, the Information Technology Act, 2000, the European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA/CPRA), and Google AdSense Publisher Policies.

By accessing or browsing India60s.com, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and consented to the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

1. Information We Collect

We collect information to provide high-quality journalism, optimize website loading speed, deliver localized news content, and serve relevant advertisements through authorized advertising networks. We categorize the information we collect as follows:

A. Information Provided Voluntarily by You

  • Communication & Feedback: When you contact our editorial desk, send inquiries via email, or submit feedback, we collect your name, email address, message subject, and the contents of your message.
  • Newsletter & Updates (if opted-in): Your email address when you voluntarily subscribe to breaking news bulletins or category newsletters.
  • Corrections & Whistleblower Submissions: Any supplementary documents, evidence, or communication details you submit to our Fact-Checking or Correction Desk.

B. Automatically Collected Technical Data & Log Files

Like standard digital news publications, India60s.com utilizes standard server log files. The data captured automatically includes:

  • Internet Protocol (IP) Address: Used to determine general geographical location (city/state level) for localized news delivery and security auditing.
  • Browser Type & Operating System: To optimize layout, fonts, and responsiveness across iOS, Android, macOS, and Windows devices.
  • Internet Service Provider (ISP) & Connection Data.
  • Timestamps & Navigation Path: Date and time of visit, pages viewed, time spent per article, and referring/exit URLs to understand reader engagement trends.

2. Cookies, Web Beacons, and Tracking Technologies

India60s.com utilizes cookies—small alphanumeric text files placed on your device’s hard drive or browser memory—to store user preferences, optimize cache delivery, and analyze traffic patterns. We use the following categories of cookies:

  • Strictly Necessary Cookies: Essential for core website operations, load balancing, security verification, and caching via LiteSpeed Web Server.
  • Analytics & Performance Cookies: Used by tools like Google Analytics to measure visitor counts, bounce rates, and popular news sections without identifying individual identities.
  • Advertising & Targeting Cookies: Deployed by third-party advertising partners (such as Google AdSense) to display ads tailored to your general interests.

You may configure your web browser settings to block or delete cookies at any time. For detailed instructions, consult your browser’s official support documentation (e.g., Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, Microsoft Edge).

3. Google AdSense & Third-Party Advertising Disclosure (Mandatory AdSense Compliance)

India60s.com is monetized through third-party advertising services, primarily Google AdSense, provided by Google LLC (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA). In strict adherence to Google AdSense Publisher Policies, we disclose the following:

  • Third-Party Vendors: Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve advertisements based on a user’s prior visits to India60s.com or other websites across the Internet.
  • Google DoubleClick / DART Cookie: Google’s use of advertising cookies (including the DoubleClick cookie) enables Google and its authorized ad technology partners to serve relevant ads to our visitors based on their visit to India60s.com and/or other sites on the World Wide Web.
  • Opting Out of Personalized Ads: Users may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings. Alternatively, users may opt out of third-party vendors’ use of cookies for personalized advertising by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative at www.aboutads.info or Your Online Choices.
  • Third-Party Ad Networks: Third-party ad servers or ad networks use technologies like cookies, JavaScript, or Web Beacons that are used in their respective advertisements and links that appear on India60s.com, which are sent directly to users’ browsers. They automatically receive your IP address when this occurs. India60s.com has no access to or control over these cookies used by third-party advertisers.

4. Indian DPDP Act 2023 & IT Rules Compliance

Under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (DPDP Act) of India and the Information Technology (Reasonable Security Practices and Procedures and Sensitive Personal Data or Information) Rules, 2011, Indian citizens have specific rights concerning their digital personal data:

  • Right to Access & Summary: You have the right to request a summary of the personal data collected about you by India60s.com.
  • Right to Correction & Erasure: You may request the correction of inaccurate data or the deletion of your voluntarily provided contact information from our databases.
  • Right to Grievance Redressal: We maintain an active Grievance Officer to address data privacy and editorial concerns within 24 to 48 hours.

5. GDPR Privacy Rights (EEA & UK Visitors)

If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA) or the United Kingdom, you are entitled to the full spectrum of data protection rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR):

  • The Right to Access: You have the right to request copies of your personal data.
  • The Right to Rectification: You have the right to request correction of information you believe is inaccurate.
  • The Right to Erasure (“Right to Be Forgotten”): You have the right to request the deletion of your personal data under certain conditions.
  • The Right to Restrict & Object to Processing: You may object to or restrict our processing of your personal data.
  • The Right to Data Portability: You may request the transfer of your data to another organization or directly to you.

6. CCPA / CPRA Privacy Rights (California Residents)

Under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), California consumers are granted the following rights:

  • The right to know what categories of personal data we collect, use, and disclose.
  • The right to request the deletion of personal information collected from you.
  • Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information: India60s.com does not sell personal information for monetary compensation. We do, however, allow Google AdSense and third-party advertising partners to collect browsing identifiers to serve interest-based advertisements, which may be classified as a “share” under California law. You may opt out via Google Ads Settings.
  • The right to non-discrimination for exercising your privacy rights.

7. Children’s Online Privacy Protection (COPPA)

Protecting the privacy of young children is critically important. India60s.com is a general audience news publication designed for individuals aged 13 and older. We do not knowingly collect, solicit, or maintain personally identifiable information from children under the age of 13. If a parent, guardian, or educator becomes aware that a child under 13 has provided us with personal data without parental consent, please contact us immediately at contact@india60s.com, and we will promptly delete such information from our records.

8. Data Security & Retention

India60s.com employs industry-standard SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) 256-bit encryption for all data transmissions between your browser and our servers. We host our infrastructure on secured LiteSpeed servers with active web application firewalls (WAF) and brute-force protection to prevent unauthorized data access, loss, or disclosure.

9. Outbound Links & Third-Party Websites

Our news articles and reference materials frequently contain hyperlinks to official government recruitment portals (e.g., ssc.gov.in, upsc.gov.in), automaker websites, tech companies, and educational boards. India60s.com is not responsible for the privacy practices, content, or terms of third-party websites. We advise readers to inspect the privacy statements of any external site they visit.

10. Grievance Officer & Official Contact Details

In accordance with the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, and the DPDP Act 2023, the details of our designated Grievance Officer are provided below:

  • Name: Grievance Redressal Officer
  • Organization: India60s Media Network
  • Address: Barakhamba Road, Connaught Place, New Delhi, 110001, India
  • Official Email: contact@india60s.com / editor@india60s.com
  • Response Turnaround: All privacy grievances are formally acknowledged within 24 hours and addressed within 15 working days.

For any queries regarding this Privacy Policy, please email us directly at contact@india60s.com.