Privacy Policy | गोपनीयता नीति

Effective Date: January 1, 2026
Last Updated: October 31, 2026
Organization: Seemanchal Express (Digital News & Community Network)

1. Introduction & Overview

Seemanchal Express ("we", "our", or "us") is dedicated to upholding the highest standards of journalistic integrity and data privacy for our readers, subscribers, members, and press correspondents. This Privacy Policy outlines our procedures concerning the collection, storage, use, and disclosure of personal data when you use our website seemanchalexpress.in and associated digital services.

2. Information We Collect

We collect information to provide better news reporting, member coordination, and digital integrity:

Personal Identification Data: Full name, email address, telephone contact, residential district/ward, blood group, and government identity numbers (for accredited reporters and registered members).
Technical & Usage Data: IP address, browser type, device information, operating system, and pages visited.
Reporting & Contribution Records: Stories submitted by journalists, grievance reports, community inquiries, and digital document acceptance logs.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use collected data solely for legitimate organizational and journalistic operations:

Publishing public news reports with proper byline attribution.
Managing reporter accreditation and digital ID card verification.
Facilitating membership applications across national, state, district, block, and panchayat tiers.
Responding to public complaints and legal grievance submissions.
Complying with statutory laws under the Information Technology Act, 2000 and the Digital Media Ethics Code.

4. Cookies and Analytical Tracking

We use standard HTTP cookies and session tokens to maintain authorized user sessions, security tokens, and user interface preferences. You may configure your browser to decline non-essential cookies.

We do not sell, rent, or trade reader or contributor information. Information is only disclosed:

When required by court order, law enforcement summons, or government regulation.
To protect the legal rights, safety, and property of Seemanchal Express.

6. Grievance Officer Contact

In accordance with Rule 11(2)(a) of the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021:

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