Privacy Policy

This privacy policy describes how Science Focus News Pvt. Ltd. collects, uses, and protects the personal information you provide or that is collected when you use our online platform, including our website and mobile applications ("this service"). We are committed to protecting your privacy and handling your data responsibly and in accordance with applicable data protection laws, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Information We Collect

We collect information to provide and improve our services, which include AI-powered personalized news aggregation, content filtering and curation, mobile application development for news delivery, user behaviour analytics, platform development, and real-time content updates. The types of information we collect include:

• Information you provide directly: This includes information you give us when you create an account, subscribe to updates, contact us, or interact with features of this service. This may include your name, email address (though we do not use email for contact in this policy), preferences, and any other information you choose to provide.
• Information collected automatically: When you use this service, we automatically collect certain information about your device and your usage. This includes:
  • Device information (e.g., type of device, operating system, unique device identifiers).
  • Log data (e.g., IP address, browser type, pages visited, time spent on pages, search queries).
  • Usage data (e.g., content viewed, interactions with features, preferences, patterns of consumption).
  • Location information (derived from IP address, if you permit your device).
• Information from third parties: We may receive information about you from third parties, such as analytics providers or partners who help us provide and improve our services, always in accordance with their privacy policies and applicable law.

How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for various purposes related to providing and improving our services, including:

• To provide, operate, and maintain our online platform.
• To personalize your experience by offering tailored news content and recommendations based on your interests and usage patterns, utilizing our AI capabilities.
• To understand and analyze how you use our service to measure performance, identify trends, and improve the platform's features, content, and usability through user behaviour analytics.
• To develop new products, services, features, and functionality.
• To communicate with you, respond to your inquiries, and provide customer support.
• To detect and prevent fraud and other illegal activities and ensure the security of our platform.
• To comply with legal obligations and protect our rights and interests.
• To monitor and analyze usage and activity trends.

Sharing Your Information

We do not sell your personal information. We may share your information in the following circumstances:

• With Service Providers: We may share information with third-party vendors, consultants, and other service providers who perform services on our behalf, such as hosting, data analysis, customer support, and marketing assistance. These service providers are required to use your personal information only as necessary to provide the services to us.
• For Legal Reasons: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court order or government request).
• Business Transfers: Information may be transferred to a potential or actual buyer in the event of a merger, acquisition, restructuring, or sale of all or a portion of our assets, provided the receiving party agrees to protect your information in a manner consistent with this privacy policy.
• With Your Consent: We may share your information with your consent or at your direction.

Data Security

We implement reasonable technical and organizational measures designed to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use, alteration, and disclosure. However, no security system is impenetrable, and we cannot guarantee the absolute security of your data.

Data Retention

We retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which we collected it, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements. When we no longer need your information, we will securely delete or anonymize it.

Your Data Protection Rights

Depending on your location and applicable data protection laws, you may have certain rights regarding your personal data, including:

• The right to access the personal data we hold about you.
• The right to request correction of inaccurate personal data.
• The right to request erasure of your personal data.
• The right to request restriction of processing your personal data.
• The right to object to the processing of your personal data.
• The right to data portability (receiving your data in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format).
• The right to withdraw consent at any time where we rely on consent to process your personal data.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details provided in the "Contact Us" section below.

Cookies and Similar Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on our service and hold certain information. Cookies are files with a small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies are sent to your browser from a website and stored on your device. We use cookies for essential functions, performance analysis, and personalization. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our service.

International Data Transfers

Your information, including personal data, may be transferred to and maintained on computers located outside of your state, province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ from those in your jurisdiction. If you are located outside India and choose to provide information to us, please note that we transfer the data, including personal data, to India and process it there. We will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this privacy policy and that appropriate safeguards are in place where required by law.

Children's Privacy

Our service is not directed to individuals under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 16. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with personal data, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected personal data from children without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our privacy policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new privacy policy on this page and updating the information at the top of the policy. You are advised to review this privacy policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this privacy policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this privacy policy or our data practices, you may contact us by writing to us at:

Science Focus News Pvt. Ltd.
3B, 12th Main Road, Koramangala 4th Block, 2nd Floor,
Bengaluru, Karnataka, 560034
India