Privacy Policy

Introduction

Sanatans.in ("we", "our", "us") respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data. This privacy policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you visit our website.

Information We Collect

We collect minimal personal information necessary to provide our services:

Account Information: When you create an account, we collect your name, email address, and preferred language. This information is used to personalize your experience and manage your account.

Public Opinions: When you leave an opinion on an article, we collect the name you provide and a hash of your IP address for spam prevention. We do not store your raw IP address.

Usage Data: We collect anonymous usage data such as page views and article popularity to improve our content and user experience.

Cookies: We use a language preference cookie ("lang-pref") to remember your preferred language. We also use session cookies for authenticated users. We do not use third-party tracking cookies.

How We Use Your Information

Your information is used exclusively for:

Providing and personalizing our services, managing your account and preferences, displaying your public opinions alongside articles, preventing spam and abuse through Cloudflare Turnstile verification, improving our content based on anonymous usage patterns, and communicating important updates about our services.

Data Storage and Security

Your data is stored securely using Cloudflare's infrastructure. Passwords are hashed using PBKDF2 with SHA-256. We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorized access, alteration, or destruction.

Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services:

Cloudflare: For hosting, content delivery, and security (including Turnstile for spam prevention). Cloudinary: For image hosting and optimization.

Your Rights

You have the right to:

Access the personal data we hold about you, request correction of inaccurate data, request deletion of your account and associated data, withdraw consent for data processing, and export your data in a portable format.

Children's Privacy

Our website is suitable for all ages. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 without parental consent. If you believe we have collected such information, please contact us immediately.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. We will notify registered users of significant changes via email. The "Last updated" date at the top of this page indicates when the policy was last revised.

Contact Us

For any questions about this privacy policy or our data practices, please contact us at privacy@sanatans.in or through our contact page.