This Privacy Policy sets out the basis on which information collected from the users or provided by the users is processed by Amalekh Publications Pvt Ltd (AP), which runs a news portal called Everest Chronicle, and its social media platforms.
AP has received all the necessary permissions and registration at relevant government agencies of Nepal. The Company respects the privacy of the users and is committed to protect it in all respects.
This Policy applies to the everestchronicle.com, not to any third party sites, apps or devices. You are personally responsible for the use of such services or links.
By accessing the website, it is deemed that you have agreed to all the provisions of this privacy policy.
INFORMATION WE COLLECT
We may use automated means to collect various types of Information about you, personalm log files, cookies etc and the content and advertisements you have accessed while accessing the site. Besides, the site also enhances its services through various Social Media accounts such as Facebook, or other third-party social media plug-ins, integrations and applications. When you engage with our content on or through social media services or other third party platforms, plug-ins, integrations or applications, you may allow us to have access to certain Information in your profile. This may include your name, e-mail address, photo, gender, birthday, location among others. The information is collected through data supplied by users, automatically tracked while navigation and collected from third party sources. The Company may use your Information to provide you with information, special offers, and promotions via various means including e-mail.
You may instruct Company at any time not to use your personal Information covered by this Privacy Policy to provide you with special offers and promotions.
In case you provide us with the information about other individuals, you must ensure that you have their permission to provide their Information to us and you have also made them aware of the terms of this Privacy Policy.
The Company or third-party advertisers or their advertising servers may also place or recognize unique cookies on your computer or use other electronic tools in order to help display advertisements that you see on the Website or on other websites. However, the use and collection of your Information by these third-party service providers, and third-party advertisers and their advertising servers is not covered by this Privacy Policy.
INFORMATION USE BY THE COMPANY
We use Information held about you for our legitimate business interests for the following purposes:
(i) To provide you Services including associated functionalities whether by us or by our designated representatives and/or business partners to you or to parties designated by you to carry out obligations from any contracts entered into between us.
(ii) For verification and record of your personal particulars, to authenticate you so that we know it is you and not someone else which includes comparing it with Information from other sources and using the Information to communicate with you.
(ii) To verify and process payment when you subscribe to, purchase and/or obtain Services from our Website.
(iii) To send you Information, promotions and updates including marketing and advertising materials in relation to our Services and those of third party organizations selected by us.
(iv) To prevent fraud or other potentially illegal activities (including copyright infringement) and to block disruptive users and protect the safety of users of our Services.
(v) To enforce our terms of Service. The legal basis for this processing being the protection and assertion of our legal rights and the legal rights of others.
Unless specifically requested, we ask that you not send us, and you shall not disclose, on or through the Services or otherwise to us, any sensitive personal information.
In any case, if you would prefer that we do not use your information to market or promote our products and services to you, please tick the relevant box on the form.
Exceptions to Disclosures
a. The Website may include links to other websites or applications. Such websites or applications are governed by their respective privacy policies, which are beyond our control. The collection, further use, and/or disclosure of your Information by Third-Party Providers or by other third parties is not the responsibility of the Company.
b. Any personally identifiable information provided by you will not be considered as sensitive if it is freely available and / or accessible in the public domain like any comments, messages, blogs, scribbles available on social platforms like Facebook, Twitter etc.
c. Anything posted / uploaded / conveyed / communicated by users in the websites / apps / services becomes published content and is not considered personally identifiable information subject to this Privacy Policy.
The above exceptions are not exhaustive and will include exceptions available in law as well as otherwise.
SECURITY OF PERSONAL INFORMATION
Any personal Information you provide to Company is kept on secure servers with limited access. The Company uses reasonable administrative, technical, personnel, and physical measures to safeguard personal Information against loss, theft, unauthorized use or access, disclosure, or modification.
We limit access to your personal Information to those who have a genuine business need to do so. We also endeavor that the any recipient of such Information agree to process such Information based on our instructions and in compliance with this Privacy Policy and any other appropriate confidentiality and security measures.
We also have procedures in place to deal with any suspected data security breach. We will notify you and any applicable regulator of a suspected data security breach where we are legally required to do so.
However, as effective as our security measures are, no security system is impenetrable. We cannot guarantee the security of our database, nor can we guarantee that Information you supply will not be intercepted while being transmitted to us over the Internet.
Remember that even after you cancel your account, copies of some Information from your account may remain viewable in some circumstances where, for example, you have shared information with social media or other services and such Information is outside the Company’s control. Further, if you have reason to believe that your interaction with us is no longer secure, please immediately notify us.
RIGHTS AVAILABLE TO YOU
Access and updating your Information – When you use the Website, we provide you, as and when requested, with access to your Information. Further, if there is any change in your Information, you may update it by accessing the relevant page of the Website, or by contacting us.
Receive the personal Information concerning you which you have provided to us, in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format and have the right to transmit that data to a third party in certain situations.
Object to decisions being taken by automated means which produce legal effects concerning you or similarly significantly affect you.
We ask individual users to identify themselves and the Information requested to be accessed, corrected or removed before processing such requests or inform other limitations you would like to put on our use of your personal Information. We may need to verify your identity before fulfilling your request. We will try to comply with your request as soon as reasonably practicable.
CHILDREN USING OUR SERVICES
Except where otherwise indicated, we do not knowingly collect or store any personal Information from children under the age of 13. If you are aged 13 or under, we request that you do not provide us with Information relating to you or to others. Please seek the guidance of your parent or guardian before using our Services. Depending on the service, we may also seek to obtain the consent of your parent or guardian if you are under the age of 18.
MODIFICATIONS TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY
The Company may alter this Privacy Policy to incorporate necessary changes in technology, applicable law or any other variant from time to time by posting revisions on this web page. Such changes will be effective upon posting. Your use of the app or Services after such notice will be deemed acceptance of such changes. In any case, you are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically to ensure that you are aware of the latest version.
If you have any more questions write to :
Amalekh Publications
Dholahiti, Lalitpur