Privacy Policy

Introduction

Thank you for visiting our website thesanskritischool.com and reviewing our Privacy Policy. Your privacy is important to us, and we are committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your personal data when you interact with our website. Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. By accessing or using our website, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by all the terms of this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to these terms, please do not access or use our website.

Information We Collect:

Comments:

When you leave a comment on our site, we collect the data you provide in the comments form, your IP address, and your browser user agent string. This information helps us detect and prevent spam.

Gravatar:

If you use the Gravatar service, an anonymous hash created from your email address may be provided to the Gravatar service to check if you have a profile picture associated with it. The Gravatar service privacy policy can be found at [Gravatar Privacy Policy URL]. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture will be publicly visible along with your comment.

Media:

If you upload images to our website, please ensure that they do not contain embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the website can download and extract location data from such images.

Contact Forms:

If you use our contact forms, we collect the information you provide, such as your name and email address, to respond to your inquiries.

Cookies:

When you leave a comment, you have the option to save your name, email address, and website in cookies. These cookies are stored for your convenience, so you don’t have to re-enter your details when leaving another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

If you have an account and log in to our site, a temporary cookie is set to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie does not contain personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we set up additional cookies to save your login information and screen display preferences. Login cookies last for two days, while screen options cookies last for one year. If you select “Remember Me,” your login will persist for two weeks. Logging out of your account will remove the login cookies.

When you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie is saved in your browser. This cookie does not contain personal data and only indicates the ID of the article you edited. It expires after one day.

Embedded Content from Other Websites:

Our articles may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles) from other websites. Embedded content from external sources behaves the same as if you visited those websites. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content. This includes tracking your interaction if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Analytics:

We may use analytics services to gather information about the usage of our website. These services collect and analyze data, including your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, and other similar information. This information helps us understand website traffic and improve our services. The data collected by these services is aggregated and anonymized.

Sharing Your Data:

We do not share your personal data with third parties unless it is necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy or required by law.

Data Retention:

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is done to recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically, instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

For registered users, we store the personal information provided in their user profiles. All users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time, except for the username. Website administrators can also access and modify this information.

Your Rights:

If you have an account on our site or have left comments, you have the right to: Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us.

Request the deletion of your personal data held by us, except for any data we are required to retain for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

To exercise these rights, please contact us using the information provided below.

Data Security:

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data from unauthorized access, loss, misuse, alteration, or destruction. However, no data transmission over the internet or electronic storage system can be guaranteed as 100% secure. Therefore, while we strive to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

Data Breach Procedures:

In the event of a data breach, we will promptly investigate the matter and take necessary steps to mitigate and notify affected individuals in accordance with applicable laws.

Third-Party Data:

We do not receive personal data from third parties unless it is necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy or required by law.

Automated Decision Making and Profiling:

We do not engage in automated decision-making or profiling using user data.

Regulatory Disclosures:

We comply with all applicable privacy and data protection laws and regulations.

Contact Information:

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us.

Changes to this Privacy Policy:

We reserve the right to modify or update this Privacy Policy at any time. Any changes will be effective from the date they are posted on our website. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any updates.