Privacy Policy | HNP Times

Last Updated: November 2025

Welcome to HNP Times, accessible from https://hnptimes.com.

Your privacy is extremely important to us. This Privacy Policy explains how HNP Times collects, uses, and protects your personal information when you visit or interact with our website. By using our website, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.

🧾 1. Information We Collect

At HNP Times, we collect certain information from visitors to provide a better user experience and maintain the quality of our news platform.

a) Personal Information

When you comment on an article, you may be asked to provide:

Your name
Your email address

This information helps us identify you in the comments section and maintain a respectful community environment.

We do not require user registration, account creation, or passwords for commenting.

b) Non-Personal Information

When you visit our website, we automatically collect certain non-personal data such as:

Browser type and version
Device information
Operating system
Referring URLs
Time and date of your visit
Pages you viewed

This information helps us analyze trends, improve website performance, and understand how users interact with our content.

🍪 2. Use of Cookies

Like most websites, HNP Times uses cookies to enhance user experience.

Cookies are small text files stored on your device to help remember user preferences and improve browsing performance.

We use cookies for:

Saving user preferences and display settings
Understanding visitor behavior and page engagement
Displaying relevant advertisements through Google AdSense

You can disable cookies through your browser settings. However, disabling them may affect certain functionalities of our site.

📊 3. Google Search Console and Analytics Tools

We use Google Search Console to monitor and analyze our website’s search performance.
This tool helps us understand how users find our website and how we can improve our visibility in search results.

Google may collect non-identifiable data such as user location, search terms, and browser type for analytical purposes. This data is aggregated and does not personally identify you.

📢 4. Google AdSense Advertising

We plan to use Google AdSense to display advertisements on HNP Times.

Google, as a third-party vendor, uses cookies — including the DoubleClick DART cookie — to serve ads based on users’ visits to our site and other websites on the internet.

The use of the DART cookie enables Google to serve ads to our visitors based on their visit patterns.
Users may opt out of the use of the DART cookie by visiting the Google Ads Settings page.

You can learn more about how Google manages user data in advertising here:
https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads

We do not have access to or control over the cookies that third-party advertisers use.

🧠 5. How We Use Collected Information

We may use the information we collect from you in the following ways:

To improve website content and user experience
To analyze website performance and traffic
To respond to user comments, questions, and inquiries
To display relevant and personalized advertisements
To maintain website security and prevent spam or abuse

We do not sell, trade, or rent users’ personal identification information to others.

🧭 6. Third-Party Links

Our website may contain links to external websites such as references, partner news sites, or advertiser pages.

Please note that we are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of those external websites.
We encourage users to review the Privacy Policy of every website they visit.

🔐 7. Data Protection & Security

We follow industry-standard procedures to protect your personal data from unauthorized access, alteration, or disclosure.

Your data (like name and email from comments) is stored securely within our WordPress database and is not shared with anyone outside our editorial and administrative team.

While we take appropriate steps to secure your data, no online transmission is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

💬 8. Comments and User Interaction

When you leave a comment on HNP Times, we collect the data shown in the comment form (name, email, and comment content).
We may also collect your IP address and browser user agent string to help detect spam.

Your comments and name (as provided) may be publicly visible on our site.
However, your email address will always remain private.

We reserve the right to moderate or delete comments that are offensive, spammy, or violate our comment policy.

🌍 9. International Users

If you are accessing HNP Times from outside India, please note that your information may be transferred to and processed in servers located in India.

By using our website, you consent to this transfer and processing of data in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

⚖️ 10. Compliance with Laws

We comply with applicable data protection laws and regulations, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) where applicable.

If you are an EU resident, you have the right to:

Request access to your personal data
Request correction or deletion of your data
Withdraw consent at any time

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at:
📧 hnptimes@gmail.com

✉️ 11. Contact Us

If you have any questions, concerns, or complaints about this Privacy Policy or your data usage, please contact us:
Email: hnptimes@gmail.com
Website: https://hnptimes.com

We aim to respond to all inquiries within 48 hours.

🕒 12. Updates to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time.
Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated “Last Updated” date.

We encourage visitors to frequently check this page to stay informed about how we are helping protect the personal information we collect.