At Lokmarg.com, we prioritize the privacy of our visitors. This Privacy Policy document contains types of information that is collected and recorded by Lokmarg and how we use it.
1. Google AdSense and Third-Party Advertising
This website uses Google AdSense and other third-party advertising companies to serve ads when you visit our website.
Google’s Use of Cookies: Google, as a third-party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads on Lokmarg.com.
The DART Cookie: Google’s use of the DART cookie enables it to serve ads to our users based on their visit to our site and other sites on the Internet.
Third-Party Vendors: Other third-party ad networks may also use cookies, JavaScript, or Web Beacons to measure the effectiveness of their advertisements. Lokmarg.com has no access to or control over these cookies used by third-party advertisers.
2. What personal data we collect and why we collect it
Comments and Media
When visitors leave comments, we collect the data shown in the comments form, the visitor’s IP address, and browser user agent string to assist in spam detection. If you upload images, please ensure they do not contain embedded location data (EXIF GPS), as other visitors can download and extract this data.
Contact forms
We collect information through our contact form solely to respond to your queries, feedback, or submissions effectively. This helps us improve communication, understand our readers better, and ensure your voice is heard. Your details are secure and never shared with any third party without your consent. We are committed to maintaining your trust and privacy.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site you may opt in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its meta data are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognise and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
What rights you have over your data
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Consent
By using our website, you hereby consent to our Privacy Policy and agree to its terms.