Privacy Policy - Annapurna Yojana West Bengal

At Annapurna Yojana West Bengal Portal, we take the privacy of our visitors very seriously. This Privacy Policy document describes the types of information we collect and record, and how we use it. If you have more questions or need more details about our policy, please feel free to contact us.

1. General Information We Collect

We do not ask you for any personal details to read the information on this website. You can browse all our pages completely freely without giving your name, email ID, phone number, or address.

If you send us an email directly through our support email, we will only use your email address to reply to your questions. We will never use your contact details for sending spam or sell them to other companies.

2. No Government Scheme Data Collection

This website is not the official portal of the West Bengal Government. Therefore, we never collect, process, or save your official documents like Aadhaar Card, Voter ID Card, Ration Card, Bank Account Details, or OTPs. Please do not write your sensitive personal details in emails or comments.

3. Log Files and Web Analytics

Like most other website owners, we use standard log files and analytic tools (such as Google Analytics). These tools collect basic details when you visit our site, including your IP address, browser type, Internet Service Provider (ISP), date/time stamps, and the pages you view. This data is not linked to any information that can identify you personally. We only use it to see how visitors use our site so we can make the website better and easier to read.

4. Cookies and Web Beacons

Our website uses 'cookies' to store information like visitor preferences and the pages that you opened. This helps us customize our webpage content based on your browser type or other details to give you a smooth experience. You can easily turn off cookies in your browser settings if you do not want to use them.

5. Google DoubleClick DART Cookie

Google is a third-party vendor on our website. It also uses cookies, known as DART cookies, to show ads to our site visitors based on their visit to our website and other websites on the internet. You may choose to opt out of the use of DART cookies by visiting the Google ad and content network Privacy Policy at the official Google website.

5A. Google Data Processing and User Consent

We use Google services, including Google AdSense, to display advertisements on our website. Google and its partners may collect and process data such as IP addresses, browser information, device identifiers, cookie data, and information about your interactions with this website and other websites.

For users located in the European Economic Area (EEA), the United Kingdom (UK), and Switzerland, we obtain consent where required by applicable privacy laws before using certain cookies or personalized advertising technologies.

To learn more about how Google processes data, please visit: Google Privacy & Terms

For more information about Google's advertising technologies and policies, please visit: Google Advertising Technologies

You can manage your advertising preferences through Google's Ad Settings: Google Ad Settings

6. External Links & Third-Party Sites

We provide helper links to official government websites (like the West Bengal Food and Supplies portal) to help you check scheme updates directly. Once you click on these links and leave our website, our privacy policy does not apply anymore. We request you to kindly read the privacy policy of those external sites.

7. Children's Safety

We believe in protecting children online. Our information portal is completely safe for children, and we do not knowingly collect any personal information from children under the age of 13.