About This Policy
This Privacy Policy is published by Mother India Today (motherindiatoday.com), operated by PSYFISKILLs EDUVERSE PVT. LTD., Pimpri, Pune, Maharashtra, India. It describes how we collect, use, store and protect your personal data when you visit our website or subscribe to our services.
This policy is compliant with the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (DPDPA) and the Information Technology (Reasonable Security Practices and Procedures and Sensitive Personal Data or Information) Rules, 2011 under the IT Act, 2000.
Short version: We collect only what we need. We never sell your data. You can ask us to delete your data at any time. We use Google infrastructure to store subscriber data securely.
What Data We Collect
Data you give us voluntarily
| Data type | When collected | Why we need it |
|---|---|---|
| Name, email address, city | Newsletter subscription | To send you our daily news digest |
| Name, email, phone (optional), city | Reader registration | To create your reader profile and send relevant content |
| Name, email, message | Grievance / contact form | To respond to your query or complaint |
Data collected automatically
| Data type | Source | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Pages visited, time spent, clicks | Google Analytics (anonymised) | Understanding readership to improve content |
| IP address (anonymised) | Server logs | Security and abuse prevention |
| Browser type, device, OS | Browser headers | Optimising display for your device |
| Cookies | Your browser | See our Cookie Policy |
We do NOT collect: passwords, financial details, health records, biometric data, Aadhaar numbers, PAN numbers or any sensitive personal data, unless you explicitly include such information in a contact message.
How We Use Your Data
- Sending newsletters and content updates you subscribed to
- Responding to your queries, corrections or grievances
- Improving our website content and user experience through anonymised analytics
- Sending relevant educational or information alerts (exam dates, government scheme deadlines) where you have subscribed
- Complying with applicable legal obligations under Indian law
We do not sell, rent, trade or share your personal data with any third party for marketing or commercial purposes.
Image Policy & Disclaimer
Important — Please Read: Images displayed on Mother India Today articles are sourced from third-party licensed stock image platforms, primarily Unsplash (unsplash.com). These are generic illustrative images only and are not photographs of the actual events, people, locations or situations described in the articles.
Mother India Today makes no claim — express or implied — that any image used on this website depicts, represents, portrays or is in any way related to the specific news event, person, organisation or incident reported in the accompanying article. Images are used purely for visual illustration purposes to improve the reading experience.
Specifically:
- A photo of a classroom does not represent the specific school mentioned in an article
- A photo of a doctor or hospital does not represent the specific medical facility or personnel mentioned
- A photo of a family does not represent any real identifiable family
- A photo of a location may be a stock image of a similar location, not the actual site reported on
- No image on this platform should be understood as documentary evidence of any event
All Unsplash images are used under the Unsplash License, which permits free use for editorial and commercial purposes without attribution, though we endeavour to credit photographers where possible.
If you believe an image on our platform violates your copyright or rights of publicity, please contact us at motherindiatodaynews@gmail.com with subject line "Image Copyright Notice" and we will investigate and remove the image within 48 hours if required.
We do not use AI-generated images of real identifiable people, deepfake imagery or synthetically altered photographs of real individuals.
Third-Party Services
| Service | Purpose | Their Privacy Policy |
|---|---|---|
| Google Analytics | Anonymised website usage analytics | policies.google.com/privacy |
| Google Apps Script | Newsletter subscription processing | policies.google.com/privacy |
| Unsplash | Licensed stock images for article illustration | unsplash.com/privacy |
| Google Fonts | Typography rendering | policies.google.com/privacy |
| News APIs (NewsAPI.org) | Headline aggregation — anonymised queries only | newsapi.org/privacy |
| Anthropic Claude API | AI-assisted content drafting — no personal data sent | anthropic.com/privacy |
No personal data (name, email, phone) is shared with news API providers or AI content tools. These services receive only editorial queries, not subscriber data.
Your Rights
Under India's Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, you have the following rights:
To exercise any right, email motherindiatodaynews@gmail.com with subject "Privacy Request". We respond within 30 days.
Data Retention & Security
How long we keep your data
- Newsletter subscriber data: retained until you unsubscribe, then deleted within 30 days
- Contact / grievance enquiries: up to 2 years from resolution
- Anonymised analytics data: up to 26 months (Google Analytics default)
How we protect your data
Subscriber data is stored in secured Google Workspace infrastructure with industry-standard encryption. Access is restricted to authorised editorial staff only. No payment card data or financial information is ever collected or stored by us.
No internet transmission is 100% secure. While we implement all reasonable measures, we cannot guarantee absolute security and are not liable for unauthorised third-party interception beyond our reasonable control.
Children's Privacy
Mother India Today is a general news platform intended for readers aged 18 and above. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children under 18. If you believe a child has submitted personal data to us, contact us immediately at motherindiatodaynews@gmail.com and we will delete it within 48 hours.
Our content about children (parenting, education, child health) is produced for adult readers — parents, guardians and caregivers — not for children themselves.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or applicable law. We will notify active subscribers of significant changes via email. The "Last updated" date above reflects the most recent revision. Continued use of the website after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.
For any privacy-related queries: motherindiatodaynews@gmail.com — Subject: Privacy Request. Response within 30 days.