Privacy Policy

Chitra Lekha Media operates this website and online platform, offering digital media and arts news, artist interviews, exhibition reviews, art market analysis, cultural event coverage, and media production services. This privacy policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect your personal data when you use our service. We are committed to protecting your privacy and handling your data in a transparent manner, in compliance with applicable data protection laws, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Data We Collect

We collect personal data that you provide to us directly, and data that is collected automatically when you use our service.

Data you provide directly may include:

• Contact information such as your name and email address, for example, when you subscribe to a newsletter, participate in a forum, or contact us.
• Information you provide when participating in surveys, polls, or requesting information.
• Content you submit, such as comments or contributions to our platform.

Data collected automatically may include:

• Information about your device and usage of our service, such as your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, pages viewed, links clicked, and the dates and times of your visits.
• Information collected through cookies and similar tracking technologies.

How We Use Your Data

We use the personal data we collect for various purposes, including:

• To provide, operate, and maintain our service.
• To improve, personalize, and expand our service.
• To understand and analyze how you use our service.
• To develop new products, services, features, and functionality.
• To communicate with you, either directly or through one of our partners, for customer service, to provide you with updates and other information relating to the service, and for marketing and promotional purposes.
• To send you emails regarding your account or the service.
• To find and prevent fraud.
• To comply with legal obligations.

Legal Basis for Processing Data

We process your personal data based on specific legal grounds as required by applicable law, including the GDPR. These grounds include:

• Your consent: Where you have given us clear consent to process your personal data for a specific purpose.
• Performance of a contract: Where processing is necessary for the performance of a contract to which you are party or to take steps at your request before entering into a contract.
• Legal obligation: Where processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation that applies to us.
• Legitimate interests: Where processing is necessary for our legitimate interests or those of a third party, provided those interests are not overridden by your fundamental rights and interests.

Data Retention

We retain your personal data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this privacy policy. We will retain and use your information to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our policies.

Sharing Your Data

We may share your personal data with third parties in the following circumstances:

• With service providers who perform services on our behalf, such as hosting, data analysis, payment processing, information technology and related infrastructure provision, customer service, email delivery, and auditing services.
• For legal reasons, such as complying with a subpoena or other legal process, or when we believe in good faith that disclosure is necessary to protect our rights, protect your safety or the safety of others, investigate fraud, or respond to a government request.
• In connection with a business transaction, such as a merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business by another company.

Data Security

We implement reasonable security measures designed to protect your personal data from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, please be aware that no method of transmission over the internet or method of electronic storage is completely secure.

Your Data Protection Rights

Subject to applicable law, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:

• The right to access the personal data we hold about you.
• The right to request rectification of inaccurate or incomplete personal data.
• The right to request erasure of your personal data.
• The right to request restriction of processing of your personal data.
• The right to object to the processing of your personal data.
• The right to data portability, allowing you to receive your personal data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format.
• The right to withdraw consent at any time, where processing is based on consent.
• The right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.

Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on our service and hold certain information. Cookies are files with small amounts of data that may include an anonymous unique identifier. 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 service.

Third-Party Links

Our service may contain links to other websites or services 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.

International Data Transfers

Your information, including personal data, may be transferred to and maintained on computers located outside of your state, province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ from those in your jurisdiction. If you are located outside India and choose to provide information to us, please note that we transfer the data, including personal data, to India and process it there. We will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this privacy policy and that appropriate safeguards are in place for any international transfers of data, especially for data originating from the European Economic Area or the UK.

Changes to This 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 encourage you to review this privacy policy periodically for any changes.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this privacy policy or our data practices, you may contact us at:

Chitra Lekha Media
35, Krishna Niwas,
Veer Savarkar Marg,
Shivaji Park,
Mumbai, Maharashtra,
400025
India