Privacy Policy

APTODAYLIVE.COM ("Website", "AP Today Live", "AP TODAY", "we", "us", or "our") respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information.

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, protect and disclose information when you visit or use APTODAYLIVE.COM, including when advertisements and third-party services are displayed on the Website.

By accessing or using our Website, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy.

1. Information We Collect

Depending on how you use our Website, we may collect different types of information.

1.1 Information You Provide Directly

You may voluntarily provide information when you:

• Contact us through a contact form;
• Send us an email;
• Submit news tips or story information;
• Subscribe to newsletters or updates;
• Submit comments;
• Participate in surveys, contests or other activities;
• Request corrections or report content; or
• Communicate with our editorial or support team.

Such information may include:

• Name;
• Email address;
• Telephone number;
• Organization or company name;
• Message or other communication;
• Information included in your submission; and
• Other information you voluntarily provide.

We recommend that you do not submit unnecessary sensitive personal information through public comments, news tips or contact forms.

1.2 Information Collected Automatically

When you visit APTODAYLIVE.COM, certain information may automatically be collected by our servers, analytics services, advertising providers or other technologies.

This may include:

• IP address;
• Browser type and version;
• Device type and identifiers, where applicable;
• Operating system;
• Language preference;
• Approximate geographic location;
• Referring website or source;
• Pages visited;
• Date and time of visits;
• Time spent on pages;
• Links or advertisements clicked;
• General usage and interaction information; and
• Other technical information reasonably required for website, security, analytics and advertising purposes.

2. Cookies and Similar Technologies

APTODAYLIVE.COM may use cookies, web beacons, pixels, local storage and similar technologies.

Cookies are small files or identifiers stored on or associated with your device that can help websites recognize a browser, remember preferences, measure usage and support advertising.

We may use cookies and similar technologies to:

• Keep the Website functioning properly;
• Remember user preferences;
• Understand how visitors use the Website;
• Analyze Website traffic and performance;
• Detect security issues and prevent abuse;
• Measure advertising performance;
• Limit repeated advertisements where applicable; and
• Display advertisements that may be relevant to users.

Third-party services, including Google and other advertising or analytics providers, may place and read cookies on your browser or use web beacons, IP addresses and similar technologies when their services are used on our Website.

You can manage or disable cookies through your browser settings. However, disabling certain cookies may affect Website functionality or advertising preferences.

3. Google AdSense and Advertising

APTODAYLIVE.COM may use Google AdSense, a service provided by Google, to display advertisements on the Website. Google and its partners may use cookies, web beacons, IP addresses, device information and similar technologies to serve, measure and personalize advertisements, subject to applicable settings, policies and user choices.

Google may use information about your visits to this and other websites to provide advertising and related services. Advertising may be based on factors such as the content of the page, your approximate location, device information, and, where permitted and consented to, your interests or previous interactions.

Third-party vendors, including Google, may use cookies to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to our Website or other websites.

Google may use the DoubleClick cookie or other advertising technologies to help deliver and measure advertisements. The availability and use of specific cookies or technologies may change over time as Google updates its advertising products.

For information about how Google uses data when you use websites or apps that use Google's services, please review: How Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services .

You can learn more about Google's advertising and privacy practices through Google's official privacy and advertising resources.

3.1 Personalized and Non-Personalized Advertising

Depending on the user's location, consent choices, browser/device settings, applicable law and our Google advertising configuration, advertisements may be personalized or non-personalized.

Personalized advertising may use information such as cookies or advertising identifiers and information about a user's activity to help select advertisements that may be more relevant to that user.

Non-personalized advertising may be based primarily on contextual information, such as the content of the page, and may still use cookies or other technologies where required for ad serving, measurement, security or fraud prevention.

Where applicable, users may be shown a consent or privacy-choice message that allows them to make choices regarding personalized advertising, cookies and related processing.

3.2 Advertising Choices

Users may be able to manage certain advertising preferences through Google's advertising settings and through controls provided by their browser or device.

Where required by applicable law, APTODAYLIVE.COM will provide appropriate consent or privacy-choice mechanisms for affected users.

4. Google Analytics and Other Analytics Services

We may use third-party analytics services such as Google Analytics or similar services to understand how visitors interact with our Website, improve content, monitor performance and identify technical problems.

These services may collect information such as:

• Device and browser information;
• Pages visited;
• Approximate location;
• Traffic sources;
• Website interactions; and
• Usage statistics.

Analytics providers process information according to their own privacy policies and applicable terms.

5. How We Use Information

We may use collected information for purposes including:

• Providing and operating the Website;
• Responding to enquiries;
• Processing contact requests;
• Receiving and evaluating news tips;
• Investigating complaints;
• Publishing or reviewing submitted information;
• Sending newsletters or updates where requested;
• Improving Website content and user experience;
• Understanding Website usage;
• Monitoring Website and advertising performance;
• Preventing fraud, invalid activity and abuse;
• Maintaining Website security;
• Detecting technical problems;
• Complying with applicable laws; and
• Protecting our legal rights and interests.

6. News Tips and User Submissions

If you voluntarily send us a news tip, photograph, video, document, statement or other material, we may use the information you provide to evaluate, investigate, verify or report a news story.

You should carefully consider what personal information you include in any submission.

Where appropriate, we may contact you for clarification or verification. Submitting information to us does not guarantee publication.

We reserve editorial discretion over whether submitted material is published, edited, rejected or removed.

7. Comments and User-Generated Content

If our Website provides commenting or other public-submission features, information you voluntarily post may become publicly visible.

Please do not post:

• Passwords;
• Financial information;
• Government identification numbers;
• Private contact information;
• Sensitive personal information; or
• Information about another person without appropriate authorization.

We may moderate, remove or restrict content that violates our Terms and Conditions or applicable law.

8. Sharing of Personal Information

We generally do not sell personal information collected directly by us. However, third-party advertising, analytics, hosting and technology providers may independently collect or process information when their services operate on our Website.

We may share information with appropriate service providers where reasonably necessary for purposes such as:

• Website hosting;
• Website security;
• Analytics;
• Advertising and ad measurement;
• Email delivery;
• Technical support;
• Website maintenance;
• Legal compliance;
• Fraud and invalid-traffic prevention; or
• Protection of our rights.

Service providers may process information on our behalf and may be subject to contractual or legal requirements concerning data protection.

We may also disclose information where required by law, court order, government authority or other lawful process.

9. Third-Party Websites and Services

APTODAYLIVE.COM may contain links to third-party websites, applications, advertising services or other online services.

This Privacy Policy does not apply to websites or services that we do not control. We encourage users to review the privacy policies of third parties before providing personal information.

10. Social Media and Embedded Content

Our Website may contain social-media buttons, widgets, feeds or embedded content from platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, X or other services.

These third-party platforms may collect information when you interact with their content. Their collection and processing of information are governed by their respective privacy policies.

11. Data Security

We take reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect personal information against unauthorized access, misuse, alteration, disclosure or destruction.

However, no method of transmission over the internet or method of electronic storage is completely secure. Therefore, we cannot guarantee absolute security of information transmitted to or stored by us.

12. Data Retention

We may retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary to:

• Provide our services;
• Maintain business and Website records;
• Respond to enquiries;
• Resolve disputes;
• Prevent fraud or abuse;
• Comply with legal obligations; or
• Protect our legal rights.

Retention periods may vary depending on the type and purpose of the information and applicable legal requirements.

13. Children's Privacy

APTODAYLIVE.COM provides general news and information and is not intentionally designed to collect unnecessary personal information from children.

Parents or guardians who believe that a child has provided personal information to us may contact us so that we can review the information and take appropriate action where required.

14. Your Privacy Choices and Rights

Depending on applicable law, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information.

These may include the ability to:

• Request access to certain personal information;
• Request correction of inaccurate information;
• Request deletion where legally applicable;
• Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent;
• Request information regarding processing; or
• Raise a privacy-related complaint.

Requests will be considered subject to applicable legal requirements and reasonable verification.

15. Email Communications

If you subscribe to newsletters or other communications from us, you may receive emails relating to news updates, Website information or other requested communications.

You may unsubscribe from promotional or newsletter communications by using the unsubscribe option provided in the relevant email or by contacting us.

We may still send essential communications where necessary.

16. Data Protection and Indian Law

APTODAYLIVE.COM operates in accordance with applicable laws of India relating to privacy and personal data protection.

Where applicable, the processing of digital personal data may be subject to India's Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 and related rules, regulations and requirements.

Our handling of personal information may depend on the nature of the information, the purpose of processing, applicable legal requirements and the services used on the Website.

17. International Data Processing

Some service providers used by APTODAYLIVE.COM, including advertising, analytics, hosting and technology providers, may process or store information on servers located outside India.

Where personal information is processed outside India, we will seek to comply with applicable legal requirements relating to such processing.

18. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time because of changes to our Website, technology, services, advertising providers, analytics tools, legal requirements or privacy practices.

The updated Privacy Policy will be published on this page with a revised effective date. We encourage users to review this page periodically.

19. Contact Us

If you have questions, concerns, complaints or requests relating to this Privacy Policy or the handling of your personal information, please contact us through the official contact details available on our Contact Us page.

20. Important Notice

This Privacy Policy is intended to describe the privacy practices of APTODAYLIVE.COM, including the use of third-party advertising and analytics services such as Google AdSense where applicable.

Actual data collection and processing may vary depending on the advertising networks, analytics tools, hosting providers, plugins, applications, consent settings and other technologies enabled on the Website.

This Privacy Policy is not legal advice. We recommend obtaining appropriate legal advice and reviewing this policy against the actual technologies and services installed on APTODAYLIVE.COM before publishing it as the site's official legal policy.