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Privacy Policy & Data Protection

We are committed to safeguarding your personal data and respecting your digital privacy rights. Here is exactly how we collect, process, and protect your information.

🔒 Data Protection Effective: January 1, 2024 · Last Updated: September 2025 · Compliant with DPDP Act 2023 & GDPR

Privacy Commitments at a Glance

Data Minimization

We collect only what is strictly necessary to deliver news services.

Zero Data Selling

We never sell, rent, or trade your personal data to any third party.

Full User Control

You can request data export, modification, or erasure at any time.

Enterprise Security

Modern SSL/TLS encryption and audited firewalls protect our platform.

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Information We Collect

We collect data depending on your interaction with Unicorn Inside:

  • Voluntarily Provided Data: Name, email address, and preferences when you subscribe to our newsletter or submit a contact message.
  • Automatic Usage Information: Pages viewed, articles read, session duration, referral URLs, browser type, and operating system via privacy-conscious analytics.
  • Device & Network Identifiers: IP addresses and approximate geographic region (country/city level) to serve relevant regional news and protect against denial-of-service attacks.
  • Comments & Reader Contributions: Publicly submitted comment texts, author names, and timestamps.
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How We Use Your Information

Your data is processed strictly for legitimate journalistic, technical, and service delivery purposes:

Editorial Delivery

Delivering daily news alerts, newsletter digests, and responding to news tips and inquiries submitted by readers.

Experience Optimization

Understanding popular topics and trends to produce higher quality investigative reporting and improve site performance.

Platform Security

Detecting bot attacks, preventing spam submissions, mitigating DDoS attempts, and maintaining server stability.

Legal Compliance

Fulfilling statutory obligations under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act 2023 and Indian IT regulations.

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Data Sharing & Third-Party Services

We never sell, rent, or monetize your personal identity to data brokers. We share information only with trusted infrastructure partners necessary to operate our news platform (such as secure cloud hosting, email delivery engines, and anti-abuse verification services), all bound by strict data processing agreements.

Legal Disclosures: We will disclose data only when strictly required by a court order or authorized law enforcement agency acting under statutory Indian legal process.

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Cookies & Local Storage

We use standard HTTP cookies to enhance your browsing experience:

  • Essential Cookies: Enable core functions like page navigation and session security.
  • Analytical Cookies: Help our newsroom understand which stories resonate with our community.
  • Preference Cookies: Store your theme settings, notification preferences, and search queries.
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Google AdSense & Advertising Partners

We partner with Google AdSense and reputable advertising networks to fund our free, independent journalism. Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to this website or other websites.

Opting Out: Users may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings or through www.aboutads.info.

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Your Privacy & Data Subject Rights

Under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act 2023 and global privacy frameworks (GDPR), you hold the right to:

  • Access & Portability: Request a summary of the personal data we hold regarding your account.
  • Correction & Erasure: Request immediate correction of outdated info or permanent deletion of your data.
  • Withdrawal of Consent: Unsubscribe from email newsletters at any time with a single click.
  • Grievance Redressal: File a formal grievance regarding personal data handling.
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Data Security & Retention

We deploy 256-bit SSL/TLS encryption for all data in transit, hardened server configurations, and restricted access controls. Personal data from subscriptions or forms is retained only as long as necessary to fulfill the purpose for which it was gathered.

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Children's Privacy Protection

Our journalism is directed toward a general audience. We do not knowingly collect personal identifiable information from children under the age of 13. If you become aware that a minor has provided us with personal information, please alert us immediately.

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Data Protection Officer & Inquiries

If you have any questions, requests to exercise your privacy rights, or concerns regarding this policy, please reach out to our designated Data Protection Officer:

Data Protection Officer

Email: legal@unicorninside.com
Subject: "Data Subject Request"
Turnaround: Within 48 Hours

Newsroom Desk

Email: news@unicorninside.com
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