DATA PROTECTION POLICY
Privacy Policy (policyvani.com)
Effective Date: January 1, 2026 | Last Updated: September 11, 2026
At PolicyVani (policyvani.com), we respect citizen privacy and are committed to protecting personal data in full compliance with India's Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act 2023 and applicable Information Technology laws.
1. Information We Collect
- Voluntary Lead Contact Data: When citizens submit requests on our State Policy Advisor Form (`consultation.html`), we collect basic information: Name, Mobile Number, Email Address, State, and City.
- Technical & Log Data: Non-personally identifiable technical information such as IP address, browser type, device type, and page view metrics collected via standard web server logs and privacy-focused analytics tools.
2. How We Use Collected Data
Contact details provided through our State Advisor form are used strictly to connect citizens with verified regional advisors and provide relevant policy information. We do NOT sell, rent, trade, or spam citizen phone numbers or email addresses.
3. Google AdSense & Third-Party Advertising Cookies
PolicyVani uses Google AdSense to serve advertisements when you visit our website. Google, as a third-party advertising vendor, uses cookies (including the DoubleClick cookie) to serve ads based on users' prior visits to PolicyVani or other websites on the Internet.
- Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to users based on their visit to our site and/or other sites on the Internet.
- Users may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ad Settings or aboutads.info.
- Third-party vendors and ad networks serve ads on PolicyVani in compliance with Google AdSense Publisher Policies.
4. Citizen Data Rights under DPDP Act 2023
Indian citizens possess the following rights regarding their data submitted to PolicyVani:
- Right to Access: Request a copy of your submitted advisor consultation record.
- Right to Erasure / Deletion: Request immediate removal of your contact details from our records by emailing privacy@policyvani.com.
5. Contact Nodal Privacy Officer
For data privacy inquiries or deletion requests, contact our Data Protection Officer at: privacy@policyvani.com.