Privacy Policy

We, i2i News, are committed to protecting and respecting your privacy as a browser to our portal.

This Privacy Policy provides an overview of our information practices.

It also applies regardless of whether you use a computer, mobile phone, tablet, TV, or other device to access our services. It is important that you read the Privacy Policy carefully because anytime you use our services, you consent to the practices we describe in the Privacy Policy and the supplements.

If you do not agree to the practices described in the Privacy Policy, you should not use our services. It also is important that you check back often for updates to the Privacy Policy. If we update the Privacy Policy we will let you know about changes we are about to implement by placing a note on relevant services.

By accessing or using our services after we have placed such a notice, you consent to the new practice(s) identified in the update.

Who we are

i2i News is a general audience site. We make an annual notification to the appropriate regulatory agency and are not targeted to children and do not knowingly collect personal information from children less than 13 years of age.

Submission and collection of information on i2i News services

When users access the i2i News services, we may collect certain non-personally identifiable information about those visits. For example, in order to permit your access to the i2i News services, our services receive and record information about your computer and browser , including your IP address, browser type and other software or hardware information.

If you access the i2i News services from a mobile or other device, we may collect a unique device identifier assigned to that device or other transactional information for that device in order to serve content to it. We also make use of cookies and other tracking technologies which are comprised of small bits of data that often include an anonymous unique identifier.

Websites sent this data to your browser when you first request a web page and then store the data on your computer so the website can access information when you make subsequent request for pages from that site. We use these technologies to anonymously collect and store information about your usage of the i2i News services such as pages you have visited, search queries you have run, and advertisements you have seen.

If i2i News wishes to combine your personal information with information we obtain through these technologies in order to determine what messages i2i News provides to you we will obtain your express affirmative consent.

Third parties that support the i2i News services by serving advertisements or providing services such as allowing users to share content, tracking aggregate site usage statistics, may also use these technologies to collect similar information.

i2i News does not control these third party technologies and their use is governed by the privacy policies of third-parties using such technologies.

Public information and post consisting of comments or content that you post to the site and the information about you that accompanies those post or content which may include a name, username, comments, likes, status, profile information and picture. Public information and posts are always public which means they are available to everyone and may be displayed in search results on external search engines.

Notice & Choice

Means of notice and choice: This privacy policy is the primary means by which i2i News provides you with notice about its collection and use of your personal information. i2i News will not use your personal information in a manner different from what is described in this Privacy Policy without your permission.

We may change this Privacy Policy at any time by posting the revised Privacy Policy in the “Privacy Policy”section of the website.

The revised Privacy Policy is comes into force immediately when posted on the website. It is the responsibility of each user to review the website and the Privacy Policy periodically to come to know of any revisions to this Privacy Policy.

Your continued use of the website after the effectiveness of such revisions will constitute your acknowledgement and acceptance of the terms of the revised Privacy Policy.

Location of Data

The i2i News services are hosted in Kerala, India. If you are a user located inside or outside India you understand and consent to having any personal information you provide transferred to and processed in India. Indian data protection and other relevant laws may not be the same as those in your jurisdiction. As a result, please read this Privacy Policy with care.

How we use your information

We process the data that we collect from you for:

To administer your browsing activity with us (including notifying you of any announcements, updates, special offers or services, should you consent to this);

To help us improve the structure, layout and usability of the services;

To allow you to participate in any future interactive features of the services (including the features that require the mobile phone number);

To help personalize your repeat visits to and usage of the services;

To provide you with information on products, services or news and offers that you request from us;

To answer any questions you may raise or respond to and any comments you may send to us;

To notify you about changes to our service or the functionality of the portal;

To carry-out market analysis and research;

To ensure that you are complying with the terms and conditions of use and to comply with our statutory and regulatory obligations;

How we use your information about your contacts

If you choose to upload your contact’s name and email address and/or mobile number you are allowing us to send an email or social network or mobile invitation on your behalf, inviting your contact to join the services.

We will store your contact’s name and email address solely for the purposes of inviting them to sign-up to our services and for associating your contact with you.

If your contact does not want us to store their email address which you uploaded to our services, they can ask us to remove it by notifying us at admin@i2inews.in.

We will not store your contact’s information after invitations (up to a maximum of 3) have been sent. Your contacts will then only receive future emails from us if they choose to accept the invitation and join our services, or if you use any of our tools to share experiences with your contacts and you input their email address for us to use again.

When we are called upon to disclose your information to third-parties and why

We may be required by law e.g. through potential or actual litigation, court order, public or governmental authorities, or rules and regulations within or out with your country of residence to disclose all or part of your information to third-parties.

We may also deem it necessary to make such a disclosure in the event of an issue of national security, law enforcement or other such similar situations as we deem necessary including, for example, allegations of alleged infringement of copyright, trademarks or other third parties’ rights by users.

We share your personal information with our partner service providers in order to provide their services to you including those parties who assist us with information processing, credit and payment processing, fulfillment of your subscription order, managing and hosting data, conducting consumer research or satisfaction surveys.

These disclosures relate to providing our services, improving our services and delivering focused advertising to you. We do not provide your contact details to third-parties for direct marketing by them to you.

Where we store your data

The personal data that we collect from you may be transferred to, and stored at, a location outside the republic of India where we may host our servers. It may also be processed by law enforcement agencies, employees and independent contractors of our Group Companies located outside INDIA who work for us or for one of our suppliers (for example, staff who are involved in providing services that you order from us, processing your payment details or providing support services to us).

By submitting your personal data to us, you agree to this transfer, storing or processing. We will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

How long we keep your data for

Generally speaking, we only store data for as long as it is necessary to provide products and services to you and others, with information typically being held until you cancel your consent.

Keeping your data secure

Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although we will do our best to protect your personal data, we cannot guarantee the security of your data transmitted to the site; any transmission is at your own risk.

Once we have received your information, we will use procedures and security features to try to prevent unauthorized access. Where we have given you (or where you have chosen) a password or user ID code which enables you to access certain parts of the site, you are responsible for keeping the password or user ID code confidential. We ask you not to share a password or user ID code with anyone.

Our cookie policy

As explained hereinabove, we may procedurally collect information about your computer or mobile device by using Cookies. If you use our site you are consenting to the use of Cookies as explained here.

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer by websites that you visit and provide statistical data to us, that does not identify you personally but can tell us a lot about your browsing habits to tailor your user experience to suit your needs.

They are widely used in order to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site. We use cookies to enhance our security, help us gather information during subscription and understand your web traffic trends. They help us to improve the services and to deliver a better and more personalized service.

They enable us:

To estimate our audience size and usage pattern;

To store information about your preferences, and so allow us to customize the services according to your individual interests;

To speed up your searches;

To recognize you when you return to any website or application;

To provide annuitized statistical information: Non-personal data may be gathered on our behalf using cookies, log file data, and code that is embedded on our websites by specific third party partners. We use this non-personal information to help improve the services we provide to you.

When you visit the publicly available sections of the services, a session ID cookie is placed on your computer that only lasts while you’re visiting. We also place persistent cookies (also known as local storage devices) on members’ computers, so that we remember them to make your login process faster and easier.

You may set your browser to block cookies and local storage devices, but if you do so, you may not be able to access all of the features of the services. For further functionalities and the uses about cookies visit: www.aboutcookies.org

Additional Privacy Protections for children using the Internet

We do not solicit or target persons younger than legal age for collection of information online. Our site does not permit children under the age of 18 to become users and we do not accept any information from children.

By submitting information to us you represent that you are over the age of 18. We encourage minors to seek the consent of their parents before providing any information about themselves or their households to anyone on the Internet.

We encourage parents to take an active role to protect the privacy and security of their children and to prevent the inappropriate use of information about their children. We support the development of technologies that help parents to control the collection and use of personal information from children who use online services in their households.

Queries

If you have any queries about this privacy policy then please contact us at admin@i2inews.in