Privacy Policy
News Pulse respects your privacy and aims to collect only the information needed to respond, improve the website, protect users, and handle lawful requests. This policy is the main public News Pulse privacy and DPDP information page. It explains what information may be collected, how it may be used, what rights users may exercise, and how privacy requests should be submitted.
News Pulse aims to collect only the personal data that is necessary to respond, review, improve the website, or handle lawful requests.
News Pulse does not sell users’ personal information.
Reasonable safeguards are used to protect information submitted through public website channels.
Users may request access, correction, update, erasure or deletion, withdrawal of consent, grievance review, or nomination through the published privacy channel.
1. Information We May Collect
News Pulse may collect only the personal data that is reasonably necessary when users interact with our website, such as name and email address submitted through contact forms, information submitted through grievance forms, community reporter submissions, news tips, photos, videos, story ideas, advertising or business enquiry details, and basic technical or analytics information such as browser type, device type, pages visited, and general usage patterns.
News Pulse may also use cookies or similar technologies where enabled for analytics, performance, security, or advertising support. News Pulse does not ask users to submit unnecessary personal information.
2. How We Use Information
Information submitted to News Pulse may be used for responding to contact requests, handling grievances or correction requests, reviewing community reporter submissions, communicating about editorial, business, or advertising enquiries, improving website performance and reader experience, maintaining website security, preventing misuse, and meeting legal, regulatory, or compliance requirements where applicable.
3. No Sale of Personal Data
News Pulse does not sell users’ personal information.
We do not publish private personal information submitted through contact forms, grievance forms, or reporter submissions unless required by law or with appropriate consent where applicable.
4. DPDP and Privacy Rights
Users may request access to personal data, correction or update of personal data, erasure or deletion where applicable, withdrawal of consent where consent applies, grievance review, and nomination where recognised under applicable law.
Requests must be sent to privacy@newspulse.co.in. News Pulse may verify identity before processing requests to protect users, prevent misuse, and confirm that the request is authorised.
5. Retention and Deletion Requests
Submitting a privacy or deletion request does not guarantee automatic deletion. News Pulse may review each request on its facts and may retain information where required for legal, security, editorial, audit, record-keeping, or compliance reasons.
News Pulse may also retain limited records necessary to document request handling, protect the platform, prevent abuse, or comply with lawful obligations.
6. Cookies and Analytics
News Pulse may use cookies, analytics tools, or similar technologies to understand website usage, improve performance, measure audience engagement, and support advertising features where enabled.
Users may manage or disable cookies through their browser settings. Some website features may not work properly if cookies are disabled.
7. Data Protection and Security
News Pulse aims to use reasonable safeguards to protect information submitted through the website. However, no online system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
Users should avoid sending sensitive personal information unless it is necessary for the specific purpose of communication or complaint handling.
8. User Submissions
When users submit news tips, photos, videos, local updates, or story ideas, News Pulse may review the submitted material for accuracy, legality, safety, relevance, and editorial suitability.
Submission does not guarantee publication. News Pulse may edit, reject, hold, or remove submitted content if it is misleading, unsafe, copied, defamatory, promotional, hateful, illegal, or against our policies.
9. Children’s Privacy
News Pulse does not knowingly collect personal information from children without appropriate permission. Content involving children, minors, or sensitive matters is handled with extra care.
10. Third-Party Links
News Pulse may contain links to third-party websites, social media platforms, embedded content, or advertising services. News Pulse is not responsible for the privacy practices, content, or policies of third-party websites.
Users should review the privacy policies of third-party websites before sharing personal information with them.
11. Updates to This Policy
News Pulse may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in website features, legal requirements, technology, or internal practices.
The latest version will be available on the News Pulse website.
12. Contact for Privacy Concerns
For privacy-related questions, access requests, correction requests, deletion requests, withdrawal of consent, grievance requests, nomination requests, or other data concerns, users should contact News Pulse through the published privacy channel.
Privacy / DPDP Email: privacy@newspulse.co.in
Identity verification may be requested before processing a request. No automatic deletion is promised.
Website: www.newspulse.co.in
Privacy Contact
For privacy-related questions, access requests, correction requests, deletion requests, withdrawal of consent, grievance requests, nomination requests, or other data concerns, readers should use the published privacy route listed on this page.
Users can reach News Pulse through published privacy, grievance, and contact channels for public-facing concerns.