The Policy Edge ("we", "us", or "our") is committed to protecting the privacy of all users who interact with our website and platform. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and disclose your information when you visit our website, subscribe to updates, or engage with our content.

Information We Collect

We may collect the following types of information:

1. Personal Information: Name, email address, and professional affiliation (when provided voluntarily through newsletter sign-up, contributor forms, or contact submissions).

2. Usage Data: Information about how you use our website (e.g., pages visited, time spent, referral sources), collected through cookies and analytics tools.

3. Technical Data: Your IP address, browser type, device information, and similar technical identifiers collected automatically via standard web protocols.

How We Use Your Information

We use the collected information to:

1. Send newsletters, updates, and invitations (if you opt in)

2. Respond to enquiries or submissions

3. Improve website performance and user experience

4. Understand audience engagement with our content

5. Fulfil any legal or regulatory obligations

We do not sell or rent your personal data to third parties.

Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies to:

1. Recognise returning visitors

2. Analyse traffic patterns through tools like Google Analytics

3. Customise content based on usage

You can modify your browser settings to manage or disable cookies at any time. Disabling cookies may affect your experience on our site.

Data Storage and Security

We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to safeguard your information from unauthorised access, loss, or misuse. While no online service is completely secure, we follow industry-standard best practices for storing and transmitting data.

Sharing of Information

We may share personal information with strategic partners solely to provide or improve services and marketing or to regulatory or enforcement agencies in compliance with applicable laws. We will never share personal information with third parties for their own marketing. Personal information may be disclosed to:

1. Service providers (e.g., email distribution platforms)

2. Legal or regulatory authorities, where disclosure is required by law

3. Partners, only with your prior consent or in anonymised form

Your Rights

You have the right to:

1. Access your personal data

2. Request correction of inaccuracies

3. Withdraw consent for email communication at any time

4. Request deletion of your data, subject to legal obligations

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at: contact@policyedge.in

Data Retention

We retain your personal information for as long as necessary to serve the legitimate purposes outlined in this policy and to comply with legal obligations. If you request deletion of your data and closure of your account, please note that certain information may still be retained for legitimate business interests such as fraud prevention, safety, and compliance with tax, reporting, or auditing requirements. Content you have shared with others, such as reviews or forum posts, may remain publicly visible but without attribution to you, while some records like logs or backups may persist for a limited time in disassociated form. In addition, residual copies may be maintained in backup systems to protect against accidental or malicious loss, and certain data may be preserved for archiving, research, or statistical purposes in the public interest.

Withdrawing Consent

You may withdraw your consent at any time during your association with us by sending an email to contact@policyedge.in. Upon receiving your request, we may ask you to verify your identity, after which we will withdraw the specified consent and cease further processing of your personal information.

Children’s Privacy

The website is not intended for individuals under 18 years of age, and we do not knowingly allow minors to register or provide personal information. If it comes to our attention that personal data of a person under 18 has been collected without verified parental consent, we will take appropriate steps to delete such information and inform the parent. While we expect parents to monitor their children’s use of our services, it is our policy not to collect or process personal information from minors or send them promotional materials. We neither seek nor intend to receive such information, and parents or guardians who believe a minor has shared personal data with us without consent may contact contact@policyedge.in to request its removal.

Third-Party Links

Our website may contain links to external sites not governed by this privacy policy. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of such third-party sites.

Policy Updates

We may update this policy from time to time. The most current version will always be available on our website. Continued use of the website after any changes implies your acceptance of the updated terms.

Contact Us

For questions or requests relating to your privacy, please contact: contact@policyedge.in