Last Updated: 9 November 2026
Samay Today (“we”, “our”, or “us”) operates the website https://samaytoday.in/ and the Samay Today mobile application (collectively referred to as the “Services”).
We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains what information may be collected when you visit our website or use our mobile application, how it is used, how it is protected, and what choices you have.
By accessing or using our Services, you acknowledge that you have read this Privacy Policy.
1. Information We Collect
Depending on how you use our Services, we may collect the following categories of information.
A. Information You Provide
You may voluntarily provide information when contacting us, submitting feedback, reporting an issue, or communicating with our editorial team. This may include:
- Name
- Email address
- Phone number, if provided
- Message or feedback submitted by you
We use this information only for the purpose for which it was provided, such as responding to enquiries or addressing support requests.
B. Device and Technical Information
When you access our website or mobile application, certain technical information may be processed automatically, including:
- Device type and model
- Operating system and version
- App version and browser type
- IP address
- Basic diagnostic and error information
- Network and connection information
- Device identifiers or notification tokens, where required for app functionality
This information helps us maintain, secure, troubleshoot, and improve our Services.
C. Push Notification Information
If you enable notifications in the Samay Today application, we may process a device-specific push notification token through Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM).
This token is used to deliver news alerts, breaking news, important updates, and other notifications you have enabled.
We do not use notification permissions to access your private messages, contacts, photographs, or personal files.
You can disable notifications at any time through your device settings.
D. Locally Stored Information
The mobile application may store certain information locally on your device to provide features such as saved articles, bookmarks, reading preferences, and offline reading.
This information is generally stored on your device and is not associated with an online user account unless a feature explicitly requires it.
2. How We Use Information
We may use information for the following purposes:
- To provide news articles and editorial content.
- To deliver breaking news and other push notifications.
- To operate and maintain the website and mobile application.
- To remember locally stored bookmarks and reading preferences.
- To diagnose technical problems and improve performance.
- To protect our Services against spam, misuse, fraud, and security threats.
- To respond to user enquiries, feedback, and support requests.
- To comply with applicable legal requirements.
We do not sell your personal information to third parties.
3. Cookies and Similar Technologies
Our website may use cookies and similar technologies to:
- Maintain essential website functionality.
- Remember certain preferences.
- Improve website performance.
- Understand general website usage, where analytics tools are enabled.
- Support security and technical operations.
You can manage or disable cookies through your browser settings. Some website features may not function correctly if essential cookies are disabled.
4. Third-Party Services
Some components of our Services may rely on third-party providers. These providers may process limited information necessary to provide their services.
These may include:
Google Firebase Cloud Messaging: Used to deliver push notifications to supported devices. Firebase may process device and notification-related technical information.
Website Hosting and Infrastructure Providers: May process server logs, IP addresses, and technical information to host, secure, and maintain our website.
WordPress: Our website uses WordPress to publish and deliver news articles and related content.
External Websites and Links: Our articles may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices, content, or security of external websites. Please review their privacy policies before sharing personal information.
Third-party providers process information under their own privacy policies and applicable terms.
5. Data Sharing and Disclosure
We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information.
We may disclose limited information in the following circumstances:
- To trusted service providers who help operate our Services.
- When necessary to protect the security, rights, or property of Samay Today or our users.
- When required by applicable laws, regulations, court orders, or lawful government requests.
- With your consent or at your direction.
We do not share personal information with third parties for their independent marketing purposes without an appropriate legal basis or consent where required.
6. Data Retention
We retain information only for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfil the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and maintain security.
Locally stored bookmarks and reading preferences remain on your device until you delete them or remove the application.
Push notification tokens may be retained while they are required to provide notification services and removed or updated when they are no longer needed.
Support communications may be retained for as long as necessary to address the enquiry and maintain appropriate records.
7. Data Security
We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect information against unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure, loss, or misuse.
Our website uses HTTPS encryption for data transmitted between your browser and our website.
However, no method of internet transmission or electronic storage is completely secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security.
8. Children’s Privacy
Our Services provide general news and informational content and are not specifically directed at children under the age of 13.
We do not knowingly collect personal information from children for independent account creation or profiling.
If you believe a child has provided personal information to us, please contact us so that we can review and take appropriate action.
9. Your Privacy Choices and Rights
Depending on applicable law, you may have the right to:
- Request information about personal data we hold about you.
- Request correction of inaccurate personal information.
- Request deletion of personal information, subject to legal and operational requirements.
- Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent.
- Disable push notifications through your device settings.
- Manage cookies through your browser settings.
- Raise a privacy concern or complaint.
To make a privacy-related request, contact us at:
Email: samaytoday@gmail.com
Please include sufficient information to help us identify and process your request. We may need to verify your identity before responding.
10. International Data Processing
Some third-party service providers may process technical information on servers located outside your country of residence.
Where applicable, we take reasonable steps to ensure that such processing is subject to appropriate safeguards and applicable data protection requirements.
11. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our Services, technology, legal requirements, or privacy practices.
Any revised version will be published on this page with an updated “Last Updated” date.
We encourage users to review this page periodically.
12. Contact Us
If you have questions, concerns, complaints, or requests relating to this Privacy Policy or the handling of your personal information, please contact us:
Samay Today
Website: https://samaytoday.in/
Email: samaytoday@gmail.com
We will make reasonable efforts to review and respond to privacy-related enquiries within a reasonable period.
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