privacy at bharatpatal

bharatpatal has established this privacy policy to explain to you how your information is protected, collected and used, which may be updated by bharatpatal from time to time. bharatpatal will provide notice of materially significant changes to this privacy policy by posting notice on the bharatpatal site.

1. Protecting your privacy

• We don't run banner ads, pop ups, pop unders, or any other kind of commercial ads.

• We don't share your information with third parties for marketing purposes.

• We don't engage in cross-marketing or link-referral programs with other sites.

• We don't employ tracking devices for marketing purposes ("cookies", "web beacons," single-pixel gifs).

• bharatpatal, or people who post on bharatpatal, may provide links to third party websites, which may have different privacy practices. We are not responsible for, nor have any control over, the privacy policies of those third party websites, and encourage all users to read the privacy policies of each and every website visited.

2. Data we collect

• We sometimes collect your email address, for purposes such as sending self-publishing and confirmation emails.

• We may collect personal information if you provide it in feedback or comments, post it on our Indian Classifieds or interactive forums, or if you contact us directly. Please do not post any personal information on bharatpatal's  Indian Classifieds that you expect to keep private.

• Our web logs collect standard web log entries for each page served, including your IP address, page URL, and timestamp. Web logs help us to diagnose problems with our server, to administer the bharatpatal site, and to otherwise provide our service to you.

3. Data we store

• Our web logs and other records are stored indefinitely.

• Although we make good faith efforts to store the information in a secure operating environment that is not available to the public, we cannot guarantee complete security.

4. Circumstances in which bharatpatal may release information

• Bharatpatal may disclose information about its users if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such disclosure is reasonably necessary to respond to subpoenas, court orders, or other legal process.

• Bharatpatal may also disclose information about its users to law enforcement officers or others, in the good faith belief that such disclosure is reasonably necessary to: enforce our Terms of Use; respond to claims that any posting or other content violates the rights of third-parties; or protect the rights, property, or personal safety of bharatpatal, its users or the general public.

5. All Users

By visiting our web site and providing us with data, you acknowledge and agree that due to the international dimension of bharatpatal we may use the data collected in the course of our relationship for the purposes identified in this policy or in our other communications with you, including the transmission of information outside your resident jurisdiction. In addition, please understand that such data may be stored on servers located in the United States. By providing us with your data, you consent to the transfer of such data.