Privacy Policy

Effective date: October 22, 2025

Who We Are

gosan.in (the “Site”) is a news and articles website. For the purposes of data protection laws, gosan.in is the data controller for personal data collected through the Site.

Scope

This policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, how we share it, your rights, and how you can contact us.

Information We Collect

  • We collect information you provide, including your name, email address, profile details, comments, form submissions, and newsletter sign-ups.
  • We collect information automatically when you use the Site, including IP address, device and browser type, operating system, approximate location, pages viewed, referral source, and identifiers from cookies or similar technologies.
  • We may receive information from partners, including analytics providers, advertising networks, and social login services, where permitted by law and your settings with those services.

Cookies and Tracking

  • We use cookies and similar technologies to operate the Site, remember preferences, measure performance, and personalize content and ads.
  • You can manage cookies through your browser settings and mobile device settings. If you disable cookies, some features may not work as intended.
  • Where required by law, we obtain your consent for non-essential cookies and provide a consent banner with choices.

How We Use Information

  • We use information to provide and maintain the Site, publish and personalize content, enable comments and community features, and send newsletters you request.
  • We use information to analyze usage, improve performance, debug issues, and develop new features.
  • We use information to prevent fraud, enforce our terms, protect our users, and comply with legal obligations.
  • If you opt in, we use information to send marketing communications that you can unsubscribe from at any time.

Legal Bases (GDPR/EEA, UK)

  • We process personal data based on your consent for non-essential cookies, newsletters, and marketing.
  • We process personal data to perform a contract when providing requested services such as account features or newsletter delivery.
  • We process personal data based on our legitimate interests in operating, securing, and improving the Site, balanced against your rights and freedoms.
  • We process personal data to comply with legal obligations and valid requests from authorities.

Sharing of Information

  • We share information with service providers who help us host the Site, deliver email, provide analytics, measure ads, prevent fraud, and support customer service.
  • We share information with advertising and analytics partners to measure and personalize content and ads, subject to your consent where required.
  • We share information if required by law, to protect rights and safety, or in connection with a merger, acquisition, or asset sale.
  • We share information with your consent or at your direction, including when you use social sharing features.

User-Generated Content

  • Comments and other content you submit may be public by default and may be indexed by search engines.
  • You should not share sensitive personal information in public areas of the Site.

Data Retention

  • We retain personal data for as long as necessary to provide the Site, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce agreements.
  • We retain newsletter subscription data until you unsubscribe or request deletion.
  • We retain cookies and analytics data according to their respective lifetimes and applicable laws.

Data Security

  • We use administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect personal data.
  • No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

International Transfers

  • We may transfer, store, and process your information outside your country of residence.
  • Where required, we use appropriate safeguards such as contractual protections for cross-border transfers.

Your Privacy Rights

  • If you are in the EEA or UK, you can request access, correction, deletion, restriction, portability, and object to certain processing. You can withdraw consent at any time without affecting prior processing.
  • If you are in India, you can request access and correction, withdraw consent where applicable, raise grievances, and nominate a person to exercise rights as provided under the DPDP Act.
  • If you are in California, you can request to know, delete, and correct personal information, opt out of sale or sharing for cross-context behavioral advertising, and limit use of sensitive personal information. We will not discriminate for exercising your rights.
  • You can exercise your rights by contacting us at privacy@gosan.in. We will verify your request and respond within applicable timeframes.

Advertising and “Do Not Sell/Share”

  • We may work with ad partners that collect or receive information from the Site to deliver personalized ads.
  • Where required, we provide controls to opt in or opt out of personalized advertising through our cookie banner and account or device settings.
  • California residents can opt out of sale or sharing for cross-context behavioral advertising by using the cookie banner choices or contacting us at privacy@gosan.in.

Do Not Track

  • Some browsers send “Do Not Track” signals. Our Site does not currently respond to these signals. You can use our cookie controls to manage tracking preferences.

Children’s Privacy

  • The Site is not directed to children, and we do not knowingly collect personal data from children.
  • In India, we do not knowingly process personal data of users under 18 without verifiable consent of a parent or guardian.
  • In the EEA and UK, we do not knowingly process personal data of users under 16 without appropriate consent under local law.
  • If you believe a child has provided personal data, please contact us so we can take appropriate action.

Third-Party Links

  • The Site may link to third-party websites or services that we do not control. Their privacy practices are governed by their own policies.

Changes to This Policy

  • We will update this policy from time to time. We will post the updated version with a new effective date and indicate material changes where appropriate.

Contact Us

  • Email: privacy@gosan.in
  • If you prefer postal contact, please provide your mailing address and we will include it here.