Privacy Policy for Pinky Jangra

https://pinkyjangra.com

Effective date: September 2025

Your privacy is important to us. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal data when you visit our website, leave comments, or subscribe to our mailing list.

1. Who We Are

Our website address is: https://pinkyjangra.com.
We are responsible for the data collected through this website and our mailing list.

2. Data We Collect

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection.

An anonymised string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service Privacy Policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/.
After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible publicly in the context of your comment.

Cookies

We may use essential cookies for various purposes:

  • Saving your name, email, and website in cookies if you leave a comment (lasts one year).

  • Temporary cookies to check if your browser accepts cookies (discarded when browser closes).

  • Login cookies (last two days) and “Remember Me” cookies (two weeks).

  • Screen display choice cookies (one year)

You can manage or disable cookies through your browser settings.

Embedded Content

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles). Embedded content behaves as if you visited the other website, and those websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed third-party tracking, and monitor interactions.

Mailing List / Subscribers

We collect your name and email when you sign up for our mailing list. We use this to send newsletters, updates, and promotional content if you have consented. You can unsubscribe at any time.

Technical Information

We may also collect technical data such as IP address, browser type, and access times.

3. How We Use Your Data

We use your personal data to:

  • Send newsletters, updates, and promotional emails (if opted in)

  • Respond to inquiries or requests

  • Improve our website, services, and content

  • Detect and prevent spam

  • Comply with legal obligations

4. Legal Basis for Processing

We process your personal data based on:

  • Your consent (e.g., newsletter subscription, leaving comments)

  • Our legitimate interests (e.g., improving services, detecting spam)

  • Compliance with legal obligations

5. Sharing Your Data

We do not sell your personal data. We may share information with trusted third parties:

  • Email service providers (e.g., MailerLite)

  • Website hosting providers (Hostinger)

  • Analytics and spam detection services

  • Gravatar service (for profile pictures)

All third parties must handle your data securely and comply with GDPR.

6. How Long We Retain Your Data

  • Comments and metadata are retained indefinitely to recognise and approve follow-up comments.

  • Registered users’ information is stored in their user profile; users can edit or delete their data anytime (except username).

  • Mailing list data is kept until you unsubscribe or request deletion.

7. Your Rights

You have the right to:

  • Access your personal data

  • Request correction or deletion

  • Withdraw consent at any time

  • Object to processing or request data portability

  • Lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority (e.g., ICO in the UK)

To exercise your rights, contact us at contact@pinkyjangra.com

8. Security

We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your data from unauthorized access, disclosure, or destruction.

9. Where Your Data Is Sent

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service. Some embedded content may transfer your data to third-party websites.

10. Updates to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with the effective date updated accordingly.

11. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your personal data, please contact:

Pinky Jangra
Email: contact@pinkyjangra.com
Website: https://pinkyjangra.com