Who We Are
Our website address is: nerdiest.in. Nerdiest India is an independent media platform covering trending stories, entertainment, tech, sports, and culture in India.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comment 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 (a “hash”) may be shared with the Gravatar service to check if you’re using it. Gravatar’s privacy policy is available at https://automattic.com/privacy/. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture is visible publicly alongside your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the site, avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors can download and extract location data from images on the website.
Cookies
If you leave a comment, you may opt in to saving your name, email, and website in cookies for convenience on future comments. These cookies last one year.
Visiting our login page sets a temporary cookie to check whether your browser accepts cookies. It contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
Logging in sets additional cookies to save your login information and display preferences. Login cookies last two days, and screen option cookies last one year. Selecting “Remember Me” extends your login session to two weeks. Logging out removes these cookies.
Editing or publishing a post sets an extra cookie containing no personal data, just the post ID of the article you edited. It expires after one day.
Analytics
We use website analytics tools (such as Google Analytics) to understand how visitors use our site, including pages visited, time spent, and general location (city/country level, not precise location). This data is aggregated and used to improve content and site performance. You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking via your browser settings or available opt-out extensions.
Advertising
Our website may display advertisements served by third-party advertising networks (such as Google AdSense). These networks may use cookies or similar technologies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this or other websites. You can manage ad personalization through your Google Ad Settings or browser privacy controls.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (videos, images, social media posts, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves exactly as if you visited that website directly.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content, including tracking logged-in users of that website.
Who We Share Your Data With
If you request a password reset, your IP address is included in the reset email.
We do not sell your personal data to third parties. Data may be shared with service providers strictly for site functionality (e.g., spam detection, analytics, hosting).
How Long We Retain Your Data
Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely, allowing us to recognize and auto-approve follow-up comments instead of holding them for moderation.
For registered users (if applicable), we store the personal information in their profile. Users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time, except their username. Site administrators can also view and edit this information.
Your Rights 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. You can also request that we erase your personal data, except where we’re required to retain it for legal, security, or administrative purposes.
If you are located in India, you may exercise rights available under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, including the right to access, correct, or request erasure of your personal data, by contacting us at [email protected].
Where We Send Your Data
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service (such as Akismet).
Contact Us
If you have questions about this privacy policy or how your data is handled, contact us at [email protected].