Who we are
Our website is LokBaat, an online editorial and news platform.
Our website address is: LokBaat.in.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on our site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user-agent string to help with spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to determine whether you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available on the Automattic website.
After approval of your comment, your profile picture may be visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images that contain embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the website may be able to download and extract location data from images published on the website.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site, you may choose to save your name, email address, and website in cookies. These cookies are provided for your convenience so that you do not have to enter your details again when leaving another comment. These cookies may last for up to one year.
If you visit our login page, we may set a temporary cookie to determine whether your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we may also set several cookies to save your login information and screen display preferences. Login cookies may last for two days, while screen-options cookies may last for one year. If you select “Remember Me,” your login may persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie may be saved in your browser. This cookie contains no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you have edited. It expires after one day.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content such as videos, images, articles, or other media from external websites.
Embedded content from other websites behaves in the same way as if the visitor had visited the external website directly.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with their content. If you have an account and are logged in to that external website, your interaction with the embedded content may also be associated with your account there.
Who we share your data with
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
If Gravatar is used for comments, an anonymized string created from your email address may be provided to the Gravatar service to determine whether you are using it.
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata may be retained indefinitely. This allows us to recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
If users register on our website, we retain the personal information they provide in their user profile. Users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time, except for their username. Website administrators can also view and edit this information.
What rights you have over your data
If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you can request 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 data that we are required to retain for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where your data is sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.