Policy
Privacy Policy
Effective Date: May 21, 2026
Website: www.paribhaasha.com
Owned and operated by: ParibhaAsha HeritEdge Lab Private Limited
ParibhaAsha HeritEdge Lab Private Limited values the privacy of its users, readers, contributors, subscribers, participants, patrons, and visitors. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, process, and protect your personal information when you visit our website, subscribe to our publications, register for events, purchase products or services, submit content, or interact with any of our digital platforms.
This policy is intended to align with applicable Indian laws, including the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, and relevant consumer protection principles. The National Consumer Helpline, operated by the Department of Consumer Affairs, also provides official assistance for consumer grievances in India.
1. Information We Collect
We may collect the following types of information:
Personal Information
This may include your name, email address, phone number, billing address, shipping address, organisation name, designation, and any other information you voluntarily provide while filling forms, making purchases, registering for events, subscribing to newsletters, or contacting us.
Payment and Transaction Information
When you purchase a publication, subscription, event ticket, product, service, or make a contribution, payment-related information may be processed through third-party payment gateways. We do not store full card details, UPI credentials, net banking passwords, or other sensitive financial credentials on our website.
Communication Information
If you contact us through email, forms, WhatsApp links, social media, or customer support channels, we may retain the communication for response, service improvement, legal, accounting, and administrative purposes.
Content Submission Information
If you submit articles, artwork, photographs, proposals, research material, event details, contributor profiles, or any other content, we may collect your name, bio, contact details, social media handles, institutional affiliation, and the submitted material.
Technical and Usage Information
We may collect information such as IP address, browser type, device type, pages visited, time spent on the website, referring links, and general interaction data through cookies, analytics tools, and similar technologies.
2. How We Use Your Information
- To process orders, subscriptions, bookings, registrations, purchases, payments, and refunds.
- To deliver publications, products, newsletters, event updates, digital access, and other services.
- To communicate with you regarding your purchases, submissions, participation, queries, or service requests.
- To publish selected contributor names, bios, credits, artwork details, article information, or event-related acknowledgements where applicable.
- To improve our website, products, publications, events, services, and user experience.
- To manage patronage, sponsorship, advertisements, collaborations, institutional partnerships, and community programmes.
- To prevent fraud, misuse, unauthorised access, or illegal activity.
- To comply with applicable legal, tax, accounting, regulatory, and contractual obligations.
3. Consent
By using our website, submitting your information, subscribing to our services, registering for events, making purchases, or communicating with us, you consent to the collection and use of your information as described in this Privacy Policy.
Where required, we may seek specific consent for newsletters, marketing communication, publication credits, third-party sharing, photographs, testimonials, or other specific uses.
You may withdraw consent for non-essential communication by writing to us at hello@paribhaasha.com.
4. Cookies and Analytics
Our website may use cookies, pixels, analytics tools, and similar technologies to understand website traffic, improve performance, remember preferences, and analyse visitor behaviour.
You may disable cookies through your browser settings. However, some parts of the website may not function properly if cookies are disabled.
5. Sharing of Information
We do not sell your personal information. We may share necessary information with:
- Payment gateway providers.
- Shipping, logistics, courier, or delivery partners.
- Email newsletter and communication service providers.
- Website hosting, analytics, and technology service providers.
- Event partners, only where required for participation or coordination.
- Professional advisors, auditors, legal consultants, or regulatory authorities where required.
- Government, law enforcement, or statutory authorities when legally obligated.
- All such sharing is limited to what is reasonably necessary for the relevant purpose.
6. Data Storage and Security
We take reasonable technical, organisational, and administrative measures to protect your information from unauthorised access, misuse, loss, alteration, or disclosure.
However, no method of internet transmission, digital storage, or online communication is completely secure. By using our website, you acknowledge that online data transmission carries inherent risks.
7. Data Retention
We retain personal information only for as long as necessary for the purposes stated in this policy, including legal, tax, accounting, contractual, customer service, and archival requirements.
Contributor records, publication credits, invoices, transaction logs, event records, and legally relevant communications may be retained for longer periods where necessary.
8. Your Rights
Subject to applicable law, you may request:
- Access to your personal information.
- Correction of inaccurate or incomplete information.
- Withdrawal of consent for specific uses.
- Deletion of information, where legally permissible.
- Unsubscription from newsletters or promotional communication.
- To exercise these rights, write to us at hello@paribhaasha.com.
9. Third-Party Links
Our website may contain links to third-party websites, payment gateways, social media platforms, partner websites, ticketing platforms, video platforms, or external resources.
We are not responsible for the privacy practices, terms, content, policies, or security of third-party websites.
10. Children's Privacy
Some of our content, learning resources, events, or cultural education materials may be relevant to children and young learners. However, we do not knowingly collect personal information from children without appropriate parental, guardian, school, or institutional consent.
Parents, guardians, and institutions are encouraged to supervise children's use of our website and services.
11. Updates to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The updated version will be posted on this page with a revised effective date.
Continued use of the website after updates constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.
12. Contact Us
For privacy-related queries, requests, or concerns, contact ParibhaAsha HeritEdge Lab Private Limited.
Email: hello@paribhaasha.com
Website: www.paribhaasha.com
Registered Office: Plot No. 310, Bada Bazar, Main Road, Jagatsinghpur, Odisha - 754103