Privacy Policy

BhaktiBharat.org — Last Updated: 10, December 2025

1. Introduction

BhaktiBharat.org (“Website”, “we”, “our”, “us”) is a digital devotional and cultural information platform that publishes Panchangam, Rashiphalam, spiritual articles, pooja procedures, temple information, and related content.
We are committed to protecting your personal data and maintaining transparency about how we collect, use, process, and share information.

This Privacy Policy governs your use of BhaktiBharat.org across all devices, platforms, and browsers.

This Policy is compliant with:

  • Google AdSense Program Policies

  • Google Publisher Policies

  • GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation – EU)

  • CCPA (California Consumer Privacy Act)

  • CPRA (California Privacy Rights Act)

  • India’s DPDP Act (Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023)

  • ePrivacy Directive (EU Cookie Law)

  • Standard global privacy guidelines followed by major ad networks

2. Types of Information We Collect

2.1 Automatically Collected Information

When you access the Website, our servers and third-party tools may automatically collect:

  • IP address

  • Browser type, version, and settings

  • Device type, OS version

  • Language preference

  • Time zone

  • Referring URLs

  • Pages viewed, scroll depth, session duration

  • Heatmap data (if Hotjar or similar tools are enabled)

  • Error logs and diagnostics

  • Click behaviour on menus, ads, and UI

  • Approximate location (country / region)

  • Cookie and local storage data

2.2 Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We and our partners may use:

  • Cookies (session, persistent, secure, third-party)

  • LocalStorage / SessionStorage

  • Web beacons

  • Pixel tags (advertising pixels)

  • JavaScript tracking scripts

  • Device identifiers

  • Fingerprinting prevention / detection tools

Cookies are used for:

  • Analytics

  • Language preferences

  • Ad personalization

  • Fraud detection

  • Session management

  • Content recommendation

  • Load balancing

Users may disable cookies, but some Website features may stop working.

2.3 Directly Provided Information

When users contact us or subscribe to updates, we may collect:

  • Full name

  • Email address

  • Message content

  • Attachments you send

  • Feedback responses

We do not collect sensitive personal data (religious beliefs, biometric identifiers, financial information).

2.4 Third-Party Data Collection

Ad networks, analytics vendors, and hosting providers may collect additional data through their own systems.

Examples:

  • Google AdSense collects contextual and behavioral data

  • Cloudflare collects security and threat intelligence

  • Analytics networks collect aggregated user behavior

  • Ezoic or ad optimization platforms collect ad engagement metrics

Each network has its own privacy policy and compliance framework.

3. Use of Collected Information

We use collected data for:

  • Improving Website content and speed

  • Generating Panchangam and Rashiphalam views

  • Personalizing user experience

  • Serving relevant ads

  • Preventing fraud, bots, or attack attempts

  • Performing analytics and generating usage reports

  • Detecting device type for responsive layout

  • Multi-language content switching logic

  • Ensuring compliance with ad network requirements

We never sell your personal data.

4. Advertising, Monetization & Partner Networks

We may work with multiple ad networks, including but not limited to:

4.1 Ad Networks

  • Google AdSense / Google Ad Manager

  • Media.net

  • MGID

  • Ezoic

  • Taboola

  • Outbrain

  • InMobi

  • RevContent

  • AdThrive (future)

  • Native ads networks

  • Contextual ad partners

  • Affiliate networks (Amazon, Awin, Impact, etc.)

These networks may collect:

  • Cookies

  • Device IDs

  • Click behavior

  • Ad impressions

  • Page interaction metrics

  • Browser fingerprints (for anti-fraud detection)

They may use data to:

  • Serve personalized or contextual ads

  • Limit repetitive ads

  • Improve ad performance

  • Detect invalid traffic

Users can opt out of personalized ads via:
https://www.google.com/settings/ads

5. Analytics Partners

We may use multiple analytics networks simultaneously.

5.1 Google Analytics / GA4

Tracks:

  • Pageviews

  • Events

  • Engagement metrics

  • Device/browser information

  • Demographic categories (if enabled)

5.2 Cloudflare Web Analytics

Tracks:

  • Page performance

  • Threat analytics

  • Bot detection

5.3 Plausible Analytics (Privacy-Focused)

Tracks aggregated metrics without cookies.

5.4 Matomo Analytics (self-hosted or cloud)

Tracks:

  • Heatmaps

  • Session replays

  • Conversion funnels

5.5 Mixpanel

Tracks user behavior patterns and interactions.

5.6 Hotjar / Microsoft Clarity (optional)

Collects:

  • Heatmaps

  • Interaction recordings

  • Click behavior

These tools do not collect personally identifiable information (PII) beyond what is disclosed.

6. Affiliate Marketing & Sponsored Content

We may occasionally include:

  • Product recommendations

  • Temple book / pooja kit affiliate links

  • Sponsored posts (clearly labeled)

Affiliate programs may track:

  • Clicks

  • Purchases

  • Conversion events

7. Data Sharing

We may share data with:

  • Hosting provider (for logs & diagnostics)

  • CDN networks (Cloudflare, etc.)

  • Ad networks

  • Analytics platforms

  • Security providers

We do not share personal emails or messages with advertisers.

8. Data Retention

We retain:

  • Analytics logs: 26–38 months

  • Email communications: until resolved

  • Server logs: 30–90 days depending on hosting setup

Users may request deletion by contacting us.

9. User Rights

Depending on your region (EU, US, India), you may have rights to:

  • Access your data

  • Correct inaccurate data

  • Request data deletion

  • Opt out of personalized advertising

  • Withdraw cookie consent

10. Security Measures

We use:

  • SSL encryption

  • Firewall and DDoS protection

  • Cloudflare security

  • Malware scanning

  • Intrusion detection

But no system is 100% secure.

11. Children’s Privacy

We do not knowingly collect personal data from minors under 13.

12. Cross-Border Data Transfers

Your data may be processed in:

  • India

  • Europe

  • United States

  • Other regions where our partners operate

All transfers comply with global standards.

13. External Links

We link to temples, YouTube channels, spiritual organizations, etc.
We are not responsible for external privacy practices.

14. Updates to Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy anytime.
Updated versions override previous versions.

15. Contact Us

📧 support@bhaktibharat.org

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