Last updated: October 12, 2026
This Privacy Policy explains how Dalal Street Blogs (“we”, “us”) at https://www.dalalstreetblogs.com (the “Site”) collects, uses and protects your personal data. It is intended to comply with the Information Technology Act, 2000 and the rules made under it, and the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (“DPDP Act”).
1. Data we collect
- Data you give us: your name, email address and message when you use our contact form; your name, email, website and comment when you comment; your email if you subscribe to updates.
- Data collected automatically: IP address, browser type, device information, pages visited, referring site and approximate location, through server logs, cookies and analytics tools.
- We do not knowingly collect sensitive personal data such as financial account details, passwords or Aadhaar numbers, and we ask that you do not send them to us.
2. Purpose of processing
We use personal data only to:
– respond to your messages and requests;
– publish and moderate comments and prevent spam;
– measure and improve the Site’s performance and content;
– show advertisements, including personalised ads where you have consented;
– maintain security and comply with legal obligations.
3. Consent
We process personal data on the basis of your consent, given when you submit a form, post a comment or accept cookies, or for legitimate uses permitted under the DPDP Act. You may withdraw consent at any time by contacting us or changing your cookie settings. Withdrawal does not affect processing already carried out.
4. Third parties
We use the following third-party services, which may process data under their own privacy policies:
– Google Analytics: traffic and usage measurement.
– Google AdSense: advertising. Google and its partners may use cookies to serve ads based on your visits to this and other websites. You can manage ad personalisation at https://adssettings.google.com.
– Yoast SEO: search engine optimisation plugin used on the Site. It generates structured data and does not itself track visitors.
– Gravatar (Automattic): profile images for commenters.
– Contact Form 7 and our web hosting provider: form handling and website hosting.
We do not sell your personal data. We may disclose data where required by law or by a government authority.
5. Retention
We keep personal data only as long as needed for the purpose it was collected: contact messages for up to 12 months, comments for as long as they remain published, and analytics data as per the retention settings of the relevant service. Data is then deleted or anonymised unless the law requires us to keep it longer.
6. Your rights
Under the DPDP Act, you have the right to:
– access a summary of the personal data we hold about you and how it is processed;
– correct, complete or update inaccurate data;
– erase your personal data where it is no longer needed or consent is withdrawn;
– nominate another person to exercise your rights in case of death or incapacity;
– have your grievances addressed.
To exercise these rights, contact our Grievance Officer below. We will respond within the time required by law.
7. Security
We use reasonable security practices, including HTTPS, access controls and regular updates, as required under the IT Act, 2000. No method of transmission over the internet is completely secure.
8. Children
The Site is not directed at children under 18, and we do not knowingly collect their personal data.
9. Grievance Officer
In accordance with the IT Act, 2000 and the DPDP Act, 2023:
Grievance Officer: Jayesh Patel
Email: dalalstreetblog1@gmail.com
Phone: +91 90169 49919
Address: 405, Solaris Business Hub, Nr. Bhuyangdev Char Rasta, Sola, Near Ghatlodia Police Station, Ahmedabad, Gujarat 380063, India
If your grievance is not resolved, you may approach the Data Protection Board of India.
10. Changes
We may update this policy from time to time. The updated version will be posted on this page with a new “Last updated” date.