Privacy Policy

Your online browsing is not as anonymous as it seems. But you already know this. What with seeing ads all over the internet which prompt you to buy the exact same product you were browsing on Amazon just an hour before. Or Facebook suggesting you add someone who you just met offline and saved their number on your phone. It’s because a lot of your anonymous and not-so-anon data is tracked by all sorts of technical gizmos – cookies and such.

While I don’t plan to do anything shady with the info you provide me like your email id, name, comment etc.. There are a lot of technicalities involved in processing, storing, using your data to provide you with relevant service. And for this, I can’t make some ad hoc statements of trust. So, I have put up this privacy policy which is mostly GDPR compliant. It will give you an idea of what third-party tools I use. And in case you want to edit/delete your submitted info, how you can do so.

The usage of “we” language in this privacy policy is all for formality sake. For a while at least this site will be solely managed by me personally. In future, if it grows a lot bigger then things may change and it will be reflected through a different tone and look probably.

-Priyanka

Privacy Policy:

Who we are

DigiWhirl (“we, our, us”) owns and manages the website: https://www.maproute.in (“Website”).

We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting it. The purpose of this privacy Policy is to inform you what personally identifiable information we may collect and how it may be used. By using the Website, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy. This statement only applies to this Website.

What personal data we collect and why we collect it

Information You Voluntarily Submit to the Website: We may collect your personal information such as your name or email address which you voluntarily submit to the Website by leaving a comment, subscribing to a newsletter, or submitting via any contact form.

Automatically-Collected Information: We automatically collect certain information about you and the device with which you access the Website. For example, when you use the Website, we will log your IP address, operating system type, browser type, referring website, pages you viewed, and the dates/times when you accessed the Website. We may also collect information about actions you take when using the Website, such as links clicked.

Cookies & Tracking: We may log information using cookies, which are small data files stored on your browser by the Website. We may use both session cookies, which expire when you close your browser, and persistent cookies, which stay on your browser until deleted, to provide you with a more personalized experience on the Website. Tracking technologies also used are beacons, tags, and scripts to collect and track information and to improve and analyze our Website.

If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to save 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 have an account and you log in to this site, 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.

You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Website.

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

An anonymized 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 to the public in the context of your comment.

Sometimes you may choose to link your Facebook, Instagram, and/or Google accounts for commenting purpose. If you choose to do so, we will receive your name, email address and profile picture associated with that account.

Media: If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

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.

What do we do with your data?

We may use the data collected in the following ways:

To provide and maintain the Website offerings
To notify you about changes to our Website

To allow you to participate in interactive features of our Website when you choose to do so
To provide customer care and support
To provide analysis or valuable information so that we can improve the Website

To monitor the usage of the Website
To detect, prevent and address technical issues
To track and measure advertising on the Website;

To protect, investigate, and deter against unauthorized or illegal activity.

Who we share your data with

We may share your information with third parties when you explicitly authorize us to share your information.

Additionally, the Website may use third-party service providers to service various aspects of the Website. Each third-party service provider’s use of your personal information is dictated by their respective privacy policies.

The Website currently uses the following third-party service providers:

Google Analytics: Google Analytics is a web analytics service offered by Google that tracks and reports website traffic. Google uses the data collected to track and monitor the use of our Website. This data is shared with other Google services. Google may use the collected data to contextualize and personalize the ads of its own advertising network.

You can opt-out of having made your activity on the Service available to Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on. The add-on prevents the Google Analytics JavaScript (ga.js, analytics.js, and dc.js) from sharing information with Google Analytics about visits activity.

For more information on the privacy practices of Google, please visit the Google Privacy & Terms web page: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en

Mailchimp: Any information you submit through opt-in forms for the purpose of receiving emails may be stored with Mailchimp. You can read their privacy policy here: https://mailchimp.com/legal/privacy/

Ezoic Ad Network: Have been running ads via the Ezoic ad network, check their privacy policy here: //g.ezoic.net/privacy/maproute.in

Except when required by law, we will not sell, distribute, or reveal your email addresses or other personal information without your consent; however, we may disclose or transfer personal information collected through the Website to third parties who acquire all or a portion of our business, which may be the result of a merger, consolidation, or purchase of all or a portion of our assets, or in connection with any bankruptcy or reorganization proceeding brought by or against us.

How long we retain your data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

For users that opt-in by submitting personal details on our website, we also store the personal information they provide in the respective third-party service. Website administrators can see and edit that information.

What rights you have over your data

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.

You may opt-out of future email communications by following the unsubscribe links in our emails. You may also notify us to be removed from our mailing list. For any of these needs contact us at priyanka(@)digiwhirl(.)com

Additional information

How we protect your data

The security of your data is important to us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

Links To Other Sites

Our Website may contain links to other sites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third party link, you will be directed to that third party’s site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit.

We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third party sites or services.

Children’s Privacy

Our Website does not address anyone under the age of 18 (“Children”).

We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 18. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your Children has provided us with Personal Data, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Data from children without verification of parental consent, we will take steps to remove that information from our servers.

Changes To This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page.

We will let you know via email and/or a prominent notice on our Service, prior to the change becoming effective and update the “effective date” at the top of this Privacy Policy.

You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.