1. Introduction
Welcome to Authors of India. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website https://authorsofindia.com/ (the "Website"). Please read this privacy policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this privacy policy, please do not access the site.
2. Collection of Your Information
We collect information about you in various ways when you use our Website:
2.1 Personal Data
Voluntarily provided information which may include your name, email address, and website URL when you leave comments or use certain other site features.
2.2 Derivative Data
Information our servers automatically collect when you access the Website, such as your IP address, browser type, operating system, access times, and the pages you have viewed directly before and after accessing the Website.
2.3 Data From Contests, Giveaways, and Surveys
Personal and other information you may provide when entering contests or giveaways and/or responding to surveys.
3. Use of Your Information
We may use the information collected about you for various purposes, including:
- To facilitate account creation and logon process
- To provide, operate, and maintain our Website
- To improve, personalize, and expand our Website
- To understand and analyze how you use our Website
- To develop new products, services, features, and functionality
- To communicate with you about our Website
- To prevent fraud
4. Disclosure of Your Information
We may share information we have collected about you in certain situations. Your information may be disclosed as follows:
4.1 By Law or to Protect Rights
If we believe the release of information about you is necessary to respond to legal process, to investigate or remedy potential violations of our policies, or to protect the rights, property, and safety of others, we may share your information as permitted or required by any applicable law, rule, or regulation.
4.2 Third-Party Service Providers
We may share your information with third parties that perform services for us or on our behalf, including payment processing, data analysis, email delivery, hosting services, customer service, and marketing assistance.
5. Security of Your Information
We use administrative, technical, and physical security measures to help protect your personal information. While we have taken reasonable steps to secure the personal information you provide to us, please be aware that despite our efforts, no security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and no method of data transmission can be guaranteed against any interception or other type of misuse.
6. Options Regarding Your Information
6.1 Account Information
You may at any time review or change the information in your account or terminate your account by:
- Logging into your account settings and updating your account
- Contacting us using the contact information provided below
Upon your request to terminate your account, we will deactivate or delete your account and information from our active databases. However, some information may be retained in our files to prevent fraud, troubleshoot problems, assist with any investigations, enforce our Terms of Use and/or comply with legal requirements.
6.2 Emails and Communications
If you no longer wish to receive correspondence, emails, or other communications from us, you may opt-out by:
- Noting your preferences at the time you register your account with the Website
- Logging into your account settings and updating your preferences
- Contacting us using the contact information provided below
7. Contact Us
If you have questions or comments about this Privacy Policy, please contact us here.