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Last updated: 11 November 2026

1. Who we are

Sahyadri Saptahika / Sahyadri News (“we”), operated by [Publisher / proprietor name], [Full postal address], Uttara Kannada, Karnataka – [PIN], is the Data Fiduciary for personal data collected through this website, the desk and our WhatsApp channel, under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (DPDP Act).

2. What we collect and why

• Reader submissions (ನಿಮ್ಮ ದನಿ): name, place, phone number, the text and photos you send — to review, verify (we may call you) and publish your piece. Your phone number is never published.
• Advertising bookings: name, business, phone, email, place and the ad content — to publish the ad, issue receipts, process refunds and keep accounts. Payments are handled by Razorpay; we do not receive or store card, UPI or bank details.
• Reporters and editors: name, email, phone, taluk and payment records — to run the newsroom and pay contributors.
• Technical data: IP address (kept briefly to prevent spam and abuse via rate limits) and a sign-in cookie for desk users. We do not use advertising trackers.

3. Legal basis

We process your data with your consent, given when you submit a form, and for legitimate uses permitted by the DPDP Act (such as maintaining accounts required by law).

4. Who processes it for us

Hosting (Vercel), database (Neon), file storage (Vercel Blob), payments (Razorpay), fonts (Google Fonts) and AI writing assistance (Anthropic — text of stories being edited may be sent to its API; it is not used to train their models under their commercial terms). Data may be processed outside India by these providers under appropriate safeguards.

5. How long we keep it

Unpublished submissions: up to 12 months. Published pieces: as part of our archive. Advertising and payment records: 8 years (tax law). Rate-limit records: about one day.

6. Your rights

You may ask to access, correct, update or erase your personal data, withdraw consent, nominate another person to exercise your rights, and raise a grievance. Write to [email@domain]. We respond within 30 days. If unsatisfied, you may approach the Data Protection Board of India.

7. Children

Forms are meant for users aged 18 and above. We do not knowingly process children’s data without verifiable parental consent.

8. Security

Passwords are stored as salted hashes; data is encrypted in transit (HTTPS). No system is perfectly secure; we will notify affected users and the Board of any breach as the law requires.

9. Contact

Grievance Officer: [Grievance Officer name], [Full postal address], Uttara Kannada, Karnataka – [PIN], [email@domain].