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1. Information We Collect
When you visit Blog Varanasi (blogvaranasi.com), we may collect the following limited categories of information:
- Contact Form Information: When you send a message through our Contact Desk, we collect your name, email address, inquiry topic, and message to respond to your queries.
- Newsletter Subscription: If you voluntarily subscribe to our travel digest, we store your email address and subscription timestamp. You can unsubscribe anytime with one click.
- Automated Usage Data: Anonymized metrics such as browser type, operating system, pages viewed, time spent, and referring URLs via Google Analytics 4 (GA4) and Google Tag Manager (GTM).
2. How We Use Your Information
Any information collected is used strictly for legitimate editorial and operational purposes:
- To reply to your questions regarding Varanasi travel planning, boat ride timings, and temple guidelines.
- To analyze anonymous traffic patterns and improve our comprehensive travel itineraries and guides.
- To protect our website against malicious bots, spam form submissions (via silent honeypot fields), and security threats.
3. Cookies & Advertising (Google AdSense)
Our website utilizes cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance user browsing experience:
- Google Analytics Cookies: Used to understand site performance and visitor journeys anonymously. No personally identifiable details are passed to Google.
- Google AdSense & Third-Party Vendors: Google uses cookies (including the DoubleClick cookie) to serve ads based on prior visits to our website or other websites. Users may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings.
4. Data Retention & Security
We employ standard SSL 256-bit encryption across all pages. Form submissions and email databases are stored securely on our protected servers with restricted admin access. We retain contact messages only as long as necessary to answer your inquiry or comply with legal requirements.
5. Your Rights & Contact Information
Under applicable data protection laws (including the Digital Personal Data Protection Act and GDPR principles), you have the right to request access to, correction of, or deletion of your personal email or messages submitted to us.
For privacy-related inquiries, data deletion requests, or editorial questions, reach our Data & Privacy Desk directly:
- Email: blogvaranasi@gmail.com
- Location: Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India