Effective Date: October 23, 2026
1. Introduction
Welcome to Times of Navi Mumbai (https://timesofnavimumbai.com). We respect the privacy of our readers and visitors and are committed to protecting the personal information you share with us.
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and protect information when you visit our website, interact with our content, or contact us. By accessing or using our website, you acknowledge that you have read this Privacy Policy.
2. Information We Collect
We may collect the following types of information:
a. Personal Information
We may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide when you contact us, submit news tips, send press releases, provide feedback, or communicate with our team. This information may include:
- Name
- Email address
- Phone number
- Organisation or company name
- Any information you include in your message or submission
You are not required to provide personal information simply to browse our website.
b. Non-Personal Information
When you visit our website, certain information may be collected automatically, including:
- IP address
- Browser type and version
- Device and operating system information
- Pages visited and time spent on the website
- Referring websites and general browsing activity
This information may be collected through server logs, analytics services, cookies, or similar technologies, depending on the tools enabled on our website.
3. How We Use Your Information
Times of Navi Mumbai may use collected information to:
- Operate, maintain, and improve our website.
- Publish and manage news content and reader submissions.
- Respond to enquiries, feedback, and correction requests.
- Understand audience interests and website performance.
- Detect spam, fraudulent activity, security threats, and misuse.
- Display and measure advertising, where applicable.
- Comply with applicable laws and respond to lawful requests.
We use personal information only for legitimate purposes and in accordance with applicable legal requirements.
4. Cookies and Similar Technologies
Our website may use cookies and similar technologies to improve user experience, remember preferences, analyse website traffic, and support advertising services.
Cookies are small text files stored on your device by a website. You can manage or disable cookies through your browser settings. However, disabling certain cookies may affect some website features.
Third-party services integrated into our website may also use their own cookies or similar technologies, subject to their respective privacy policies and settings.
5. Third-Party Services and Advertising
Times of Navi Mumbai may use third-party services for website analytics, advertising, audience measurement, social media integration, or other operational purposes.
These services may collect information about your interaction with our website in accordance with their own privacy policies. We do not control the independent privacy practices of third-party providers.
If advertising services such as Google AdSense are enabled, advertising partners may use cookies or similar technologies to display, personalise, or measure advertisements, subject to applicable law and the choices available to users.
We encourage visitors to review the privacy policies of the third-party services they use.
6. News Tips, Comments, and User Submissions
Visitors may contact us to submit news tips, photographs, documents, opinions, press releases, or other information.
Please avoid sharing sensitive personal information unless it is necessary for your submission. We may review submitted material for accuracy, relevance, authenticity, and editorial suitability.
Information submitted for publication may be published or shared where appropriate, subject to editorial review, applicable law, and any agreed confidentiality arrangements.
Submitting information does not guarantee publication. We take reasonable steps to handle confidential information responsibly, but electronic communication cannot be guaranteed to be completely secure.
7. How We Share Information
We do not sell personal information to third parties as part of our ordinary operations.
We may share information in limited circumstances, including:
- With service providers who help operate, maintain, secure, or
