Privacy policy

• Account data: name, email, mobile number and password hash.
• Payment data: plan, billing address and GSTIN. Card and UPI details are handled by our payment partner and never stored by us.
• Reading data: stories saved, topics followed and newsletter preferences.
• Technical data: device type, browser and approximate location (city level).

To run your account, deliver what you subscribe to, keep the service secure, meet legal duties and, only with consent, measure readership and personalise recommendations.

Optional processing happens only with your consent, which you can withdraw at any time from your account or the cookie settings. Withdrawing consent does not affect essential services.

We never sell personal data. We share it only with service providers bound by contract (hosting, email, payments) and with authorities when the law requires it.

Account data is kept while your account is active and deleted within 30 days of closure. Invoices are kept for eight years as required by tax law.

• Access a summary of your data and how it is processed.
• Correct or update inaccurate data.
• Erase your data and close your account.
• Nominate a person to exercise your rights in case of death or incapacity.
• Raise a grievance and, if unresolved, approach the Data Protection Board of India.

Our services are not directed at children under 18. We do not knowingly process their data without verifiable parental consent.

Data is encrypted in transit and at rest. Access is limited to staff who need it and is logged. We will notify you and the Board of any breach as the law requires.

Write to our Data Protection Officer at [email protected] or use the grievance form.