Here’s a comprehensive Privacy Policy for your website that is globally compliant and aligns with data protection laws such as GDPR, CCPA, and India’s IT Act.

Privacy Policy

Effective Date: 01.03.2025
Last Updated: 01.03.2025

1. Who We Are

Welcome to ALASAA. Our website address is: http://alasaa.com.

This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, protect, and share your personal data when you visit our website, interact with our content, or engage with our services.

By using our website, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, please discontinue use immediately.

2. Information We Collect

We may collect the following data from you:

Personal Information: Name, email address, phone number, company details (if provided).
Technical Data: IP address, browser type, device information, operating system, referral URLs, and browsing behavior on our site.
Cookies & Tracking Technologies: To improve user experience, we may store cookies on your device. (See the Cookies section below).

We do not collect sensitive personal data (such as financial information, health records, or biometric data) unless explicitly required for legal or contractual purposes.

3. How We Use Your Information

Your data may be used for:

Improving website performance and user experience.
Responding to inquiries, support requests, or service inquiries.
Sending newsletters, promotional emails, or important service updates (with your consent).
Preventing fraudulent activities, spam detection, and website security monitoring.
Complying with legal obligations and regulatory requirements.

4. Comments & User-Generated Content

When visitors leave comments, we collect the data shown in the comment form, along with their IP address and browser user agent to assist in spam detection.

Gravatar Integration: An anonymized string (hash) of your email may be sent to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. See Gravatar’s privacy policy.
Once your comment is approved, your profile picture will be publicly visible.

5. Media Uploads

If you upload images or files to our website, please avoid embedding location data (EXIF GPS), as visitors may download and extract that information.

6. Cookies & Tracking Technologies

We use cookies for authentication, analytics, and website functionality.

Essential Cookies: Required for login sessions and site security.
Performance Cookies: Help us analyze website traffic and visitor behavior.
Marketing Cookies: May be used for remarketing campaigns or ad optimization.

Your Choices:

You can set your browser to refuse cookies, but some website features may not function properly.
If you leave a comment, you can opt-in to saving your name, email, and website in cookies for future convenience.

Cookie Duration:

Login cookies: 2 days
Screen preferences: 1 year
“Remember Me” logins: 2 weeks
Post-edit cookies: 1 day

7. Embedded Content & Third-Party Services

Some articles or pages on our website may contain embedded content (e.g., YouTube videos, social media posts, or third-party widgets).

Note:

These external sites may collect data, track user interactions, and store cookies as per their policies.
If you’re logged into those services, your interactions may be linked to your account with them.

For details, refer to their respective privacy policies.

8. Who We Share Your Data With

Third-Party Service Providers: We may share necessary data with email marketing services, website analytics providers, or cloud hosting services to optimize user experience.
Legal Compliance: If required by law enforcement, regulatory bodies, or court orders, we may disclose personal data.
Spam Detection: Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

We do not sell your personal data to third parties.

9. Data Retention Policy

We retain your data:

Indefinitely for comments, unless manually deleted.
For registered users, profile information remains until the account is deleted.
For inactive users, data may be removed after a reasonable period.

Legal and security obligations may require us to store some data longer.

10. Your Rights Over Your Data

Depending on your location, you have rights under GDPR, CCPA, and India’s IT Act:

✅ Right to Access – Request a copy of your personal data.
✅ Right to Rectification – Correct any inaccurate or incomplete data.
✅ Right to Erasure – Request deletion of your data, subject to legal limitations.
✅ Right to Data Portability – Obtain your data in a portable format.
✅ Right to Object to Processing – Restrict how we use your data.
✅ Right to Withdraw Consent – Opt out of marketing communications anytime.

To exercise these rights, contact us at privacy@alasaa.com.

11. Security Measures

We take reasonable security measures to protect your data against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, or alteration.

However, no digital platform is 100% secure. Please avoid sharing sensitive personal details via our website.

12. Data Transfers & International Compliance

If you are outside India, your data may be transferred and processed in compliance with applicable international laws.

13. Policy Updates & Contact Information

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically. Check this page for changes.

For questions or concerns, contact us at:

📩 Email: privacy@alasaa.com
📞 Phone: +91 70036 30223
🏢 Address: [B98, Diamond Park, Kolkata, 700104], Kolkata, India

By using our website, you acknowledge and accept the terms of this Privacy Policy.