At Chuadanga.net, we respect the privacy of our readers and visitors. This Privacy Policy explains what information may be collected when you visit or use our website, how that information may be used, and the choices available to you.
Chuadanga.net is an online news portal focused on news and information from Chuadanga, Bangladesh, as well as relevant national and international news.
By accessing or using Chuadanga.net, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy.
Information We Collect
We may collect information when you visit, browse, or interact with our website.
The information we collect may include:
- Your name and email address when you voluntarily provide them
- Information submitted through contact forms
- News tips, messages, photographs, videos, documents, or other materials you send to us
- Comments or other information you voluntarily post on the website
- Information provided when subscribing to newsletters or website updates
- Technical information about your device and browser
- IP address
- Pages you visit and the time spent on those pages
- Referring websites or pages
- General information about how you use and interact with our website
You can normally browse and read Chuadanga.net without providing personal information.
Information You Provide Voluntarily
You may choose to provide personal information when you contact us, submit a news tip, send feedback, subscribe to updates, or use any other feature that requires you to provide information.
For example, you may provide your name, email address, phone number, or other information when contacting our editorial team.
We use information provided voluntarily for the purpose for which it was submitted, including responding to enquiries, reviewing news tips, communicating with contributors, and managing website services.
Please avoid sending sensitive personal information unless it is necessary for the purpose of your communication.
News Tips and User-Submitted Content
Chuadanga.net may receive news tips, photographs, videos, documents, statements, or other information from readers and members of the public.
If you submit information to us, we may use it for editorial purposes after appropriate review and verification.
Submitting information does not guarantee publication. Editorial decisions may depend on news value, relevance, verification, accuracy, public interest, and other editorial considerations.
If you submit photographs, videos, documents, or other copyrighted material, you should have the necessary rights or permission to share that material with us.
Where necessary, we may contact you to verify information or request additional details.
How We Use Your Information
Information collected through Chuadanga.net may be used to:
- Operate and maintain our website
- Provide news and other website content
- Respond to questions, messages, and enquiries
- Review and process news tips and submissions
- Improve website content, performance, and user experience
- Understand how visitors use our website
- Monitor website traffic and audience trends
- Detect spam, abuse, fraud, or other security issues
- Protect the security and integrity of our website
- Communicate with users when necessary
- Comply with applicable laws, regulations, and legal processes
We do not sell your personal information simply because you visit or use our website.
Cookies
Chuadanga.net may use cookies and similar technologies to improve website functionality, understand visitor behaviour, measure traffic, and support advertising and analytics services.
Cookies are small text files that may be stored on your device when you visit a website. They can help websites remember certain information and understand how visitors interact with their pages.
Cookies may be used for purposes such as:
- Website functionality
- Visitor preferences
- Analytics and traffic measurement
- Security
- Advertising and ad measurement
- Understanding website usage
You can control or disable cookies through your web browser settings. Some website features may not function properly if certain cookies are disabled.
If third-party advertising or analytics services are used on our website, those services may also use cookies or similar technologies according to their own policies.
Google Analytics
Chuadanga.net may use Google Analytics or similar analytics services to understand website traffic and visitor behaviour.
Google Analytics may collect information such as how visitors interact with the website, the pages they visit, technical information about their devices, and other usage information.
Analytics data helps us understand which content is useful to our readers and improve the website accordingly.
Google’s use of information collected through its services is governed by Google’s own privacy policies and terms.
For more information about how Google handles information, please visit:
Advertising and Google AdSense
Chuadanga.net may display advertisements provided by third-party advertising networks, including Google AdSense or other advertising partners.
Third-party vendors, including Google, may use cookies to serve advertisements based on a user’s previous visits to this website or other websites.
Google’s use of advertising cookies allows Google and its partners to serve advertisements that may be relevant to users based on their browsing activity.
Google may also use cookies, web beacons, IP addresses, or similar technologies for advertising, measurement, reporting, and related purposes.
Google requires publishers using its advertising products to clearly disclose the use of advertising cookies and related technologies in their privacy policies.
Users can manage or opt out of personalised advertising through Google’s advertising settings.
More information about how Google uses cookies for advertising is available here:
How Google uses cookies in advertising
If advertising services from other third-party providers are used on Chuadanga.net, those providers may have their own privacy policies and choices regarding personalised advertising.
Third-Party Services
We may use third-party service providers to help operate, maintain, secure, analyse, or improve Chuadanga.net.
These services may include website hosting, analytics, advertising, security, email delivery, social media tools, embedded content, and other technical services.
Third-party providers may process certain information according to their own privacy policies and terms.
We do not control the privacy practices of independent third-party services and recommend that users review the privacy policies of those services when appropriate.
Third-Party Links
Chuadanga.net may contain links to external websites, news sources, social media platforms, advertisements, or other third-party services.
These websites operate independently from Chuadanga.net and may have their own privacy policies, terms, and data practices.
We are not responsible for the privacy practices, security, content, or policies of third-party websites.
We encourage users to review the privacy policy of any external website before providing personal information.
Social Media and Embedded Content
Our website may include links to or embedded content from social media platforms and other third-party services.
Examples may include embedded videos, social media posts, maps, images, or other external content.
Such third-party services may collect information about your interaction with the embedded content or may use cookies and similar technologies.
Their data collection and privacy practices are governed by their respective policies.
Comments and Public Information
Where comments or other public participation features are available, information that you voluntarily publish may be visible to other website visitors.
Please do not post personal, confidential, financial, or other sensitive information that you do not want to make publicly available.
Chuadanga.net reserves the right to remove comments or user-submitted material that violates applicable laws, website rules, or reasonable standards of public discussion.
Data Security
We take reasonable measures to protect information handled through Chuadanga.net from unauthorised access, misuse, alteration, disclosure, or loss.
However, no website or method of transmitting information over the internet can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
For this reason, while we make reasonable efforts to protect information, we cannot guarantee absolute security of information transmitted to or through the website.
Data Retention
We retain information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, to maintain legitimate editorial or business records, to resolve disputes, to comply with legal obligations, or for other legitimate purposes.
The retention period may vary depending on the type and purpose of the information.
Children’s Privacy
Chuadanga.net is a general-interest news website and is not specifically directed toward children.
We do not knowingly seek to collect personal information from children for purposes unrelated to operating the website and providing its services.
If you believe that a child has provided personal information to us without appropriate consent, please contact us so that we can review the matter and take reasonable action where necessary.
Your Privacy Choices
Depending on applicable law and the circumstances, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information.
These may include the right to:
- Ask about personal information we may hold about you
- Request correction of inaccurate information
- Request deletion of certain information
- Withdraw consent where applicable
- Object to certain uses of personal information
- Ask questions about how your information is collected and used
To make a privacy-related request, please contact us using the email address provided below.
We may need to verify your identity before responding to certain requests.
Do We Sell or Share Personal Information?
We do not sell personal information provided directly to us for money.
We may share limited information with service providers when reasonably necessary to operate, maintain, secure, analyse, or improve our website.
We may also disclose information when we believe disclosure is reasonably necessary to:
- Comply with applicable law or a valid legal request
- Protect the rights, property, or safety of Chuadanga.net
- Protect our users or other members of the public
- Investigate fraud, abuse, security issues, or other unlawful activity
- Enforce our website policies
Non-personally identifiable or aggregated information may be used for analytics, website improvement, audience measurement, advertising, or other legitimate purposes.
Legal and Editorial Disclosures
As a news organisation, Chuadanga.net may receive information from individuals, organisations, public sources, or other sources in connection with news reporting.
Information submitted for editorial purposes may be reviewed, verified, stored, and used as part of our journalistic and editorial activities.
We may protect the confidentiality of sources where appropriate and consistent with applicable law and our editorial practices.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our website, services, technology, third-party services, or applicable legal requirements.
When we make changes, we will publish the updated Privacy Policy on this page and update the effective or revised date where appropriate.
We encourage visitors to review this page periodically to remain informed about how Chuadanga.net handles information.
Contact Us
If you have any questions, concerns, requests, or suggestions regarding this Privacy Policy or the way Chuadanga.net handles information, please contact us.
Email: editor.chuadanga@gmail.com
Website: Chuadanga.net
We will make reasonable efforts to review and respond to privacy-related enquiries.
