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Privacy Policy

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Our website address is: https://businessakhbar.com/

Privacy Policy


Business Akhbar respects your privacy and recognizes the need to protect the personally identifiable information which you share with us. As per this privacy policy, we would like to assure you that this website Business Akhbar follows appropriate standards when it comes to protecting visitor’s privacy. Please spare 
a while to read through the subsequent guidelines, it’ll take only a couple of moments.


Information Collected
The only personally identifiable information collected through this website is your email address and name. We assure, that your information won’t be shared with any third parties. The information is collected using the contact forms, blog subscription form, and via direct email only. You are required to enter your information if 
you would like to subscribe to the blog, contact us, or register as a guest blogger.
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Security
The website uses a secure server (that protects 
sites using SSL) to encrypt the user information before sending it to us. The information is then stored within the database which is again encrypted using ciphertext. This helps in keeping user information protected.
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Comments
We use the WordPress standard comment form 
to permit users to discuss the articles of our website. When you leave comments on any article on our website, we collect the info shown within the comments form, and also the IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
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Use-cases of Collected Information
• Verification/identification of the user during website usage.
• Fulfilling users’ intent of contact.
• Providing Technical Assistance.
• Sending updates to our users with important information, news, and events.
• Asking for feedback to ensure better content, user experience, and administrative functions.
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Cookie Policy
Cookies are small pieces 
of knowledge, stored in text files, that are stored on your computer or other devices when websites are loaded into a browser. They are widely used to remember you and your preferences, either for one visit (through a “session cookie”) or for multiple repeat visits (using a “persistent cookie”). They ensure a uniform and efficient experience for visitors and perform essential functions like allowing users to register and remain logged in.
We use cookies for several different purposes. Some cookies are necessary for technical reasons; some enable 
a customized experience for both visitors and registered users, and a few allow the display of advertising from selected third-party networks. Some of these cookies could also be set when a page is loaded, or when a visitor takes a specific action (clicking the social sharing buttons and filling the forms).
If 
you would like to disable cookies then you’ll do so by tweaking your browser settings.
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Content Ownership
The content of 
the website is copyrighted and no-one can copy or reproduce it to showcase any independent work. There are some specific content types like meme images and videos created using third-party images and videos which are freely available on external websites. Business Akhbar reserves the right to delete or change any content at any time.
If you feel like having copyright issue(s) concerning any piece of content then you can put forward your concern to us by contacting us or sending an email at maahi@hodmmedia.com. We will 
check out the concern and try to resolve it as sooner as 7 days.
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Content Sharing
We encourage you to share the content of this website on social media profiles like Facebook, Twitter, and Linked In, etc. In case, you wish to republish any article on your blog then you must credit Business Akhbar by providing a link to the original article at the end of the article which 
you’re publishing on your website or blog.
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Links to Third Parties
Links and advertisements pointing 
to several third-party websites are included within the blog posts and various pages of this website. These links help cater information regarding third-party services to the visitors. Every third-party site has its own privacy policy and terms. Thus, we can’t be held responsible for any loss caused to you by these third-party sites or their products or services.

 

Embedded Content
We embed third-party content 
like videos and posts within our website pages and articles wherever required. This includes YouTube videos, Facebook posts, Instagram posts, tweets, and lots of other content types provided by popular social media channels. The embedded content works in an equivalent way because it works on the first platforms. These third-party social channels may collect your data, use cookies, track and monitor your activity if you’re logged in to any platform(s) using your browser.
List of all third-party video services we use:
• Facebook
• YouTube
• Instagram
• Twitter
• Vimeo
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Know your rights
General Rights
If 
you’ve got subscribed via any subscription form on our website then you may unsubscribe any time using the ‘Unsubscribe’ option provided at rock bottom of any newsletter email you receive from our end. If you’ve written a comment on any of our articles then you may ask us to remove it by contacting us.
GDPR Rights
We at Business Akhbar 
adhere to all the rules laid down by GDPR policy. For more information, please visit the official GDPR portal.
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Our Rights
If 
you’re a customer of Business Akhbar, then we have the right to keep your Name, Email Address, and telephone number for legal and administrative concerns. But we always ensure to keep your information private.
In a situation where it becomes necessary or desirable for Business Akhbar, for legal purposes, to release your information in response to 
an order from a government agency or a personal litigant, you agree that we may disclose your information to a 3rd party where we believe, in good faith, that it’s desirable for the needs of legal action, criminal investigation, or other legal matter. Any passing on of private data for legal purposes will only be shared in compliance with the laws of the country you reside in. And we’ll inform you beforehand by disclosing your information to the govt or a personal litigant.
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Changes in Policy
Business Akhbar reserves 
the right to modify these privacy policy guidelines whenever required or on request from any legal entity or government institution. Whenever we amend this Privacy Policy, we notify our users via email for the acceptance of amendments to continue using our services and platform.
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Your Feedback
If 
you’d wish to share your feedback or have any questions regarding this privacy policy then you can mail us at maahi@hodmmedia.com