Privacy Policy

Information you provide directly

We collect information you choose to give us, such as when you:

• Contact us with a question, correction, or feedback (e.g., name, email address, and the content of your message)
• Sign up to receive updates or newsletters, if this feature is offered
• Report an error in a politician, party, or constituency profile

You are never required to create an account or submit personal information simply to browse the Site.

Information collected automatically

When you visit the Site, we and our service providers automatically collect certain technical information, including:

• Usage data — pages viewed, links clicked, search terms entered in our search bar, time spent on pages, and referring/exit pages
• Device and browser data — browser type and version, operating system, device type, and screen resolution
• Log and network data — IP address, approximate location (typically city/region level, derived from IP address), and timestamps of access

Cookies and similar technologies

We use cookies and similar technologies (such as local storage) to:

• Remember your preferences (e.g., a previously selected state or search filter)
• Understand how visitors use the Site so we can improve it
• Support analytics tools that measure traffic and engagement
• Allow our advertising partner (Google AdSense) to serve and measure ads — see Advertising below

You can control or disable cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect some Site features, such as saved preferences. Where required by applicable law, we will request your consent before setting non-essential cookies.

We use the information we collect to:

• Operate, maintain, and improve the Site, including its search, profile pages, and data visualizations
• Respond to inquiries, corrections, and feedback you submit
• Send updates you have opted in to receive
• Understand aggregate usage patterns and improve content accuracy and site performance
• Detect, investigate, and prevent technical issues, misuse, or security incidents
• Comply with applicable laws and legal obligations

We do not use your personal information to make automated decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects concerning you.

NetaData processes personal data in line with India's Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (DPDP Act) and its associated rules. Where the DPDP Act requires your consent — for example, before sending you optional updates — we will seek that consent and allow you to withdraw it at any time. Where processing is necessary to respond to a request you have made (such as a contact form submission) or to operate the Site securely, we rely on that legitimate, limited purpose.

If you access the Site from outside India, please note your information will generally be processed in India, and by using the Site you consent to this.

We do not sell your personal information. We may share limited information with:

• Service providers who help us run the Site, such as hosting providers and analytics tools (e.g., website analytics services), under obligations to protect your data
• Legal and safety authorities, where required to comply with a law, regulation, legal process, or valid governmental request
• Successors, if NetaData is involved in a merger, acquisition, or transfer of assets — in which case we will notify users of any material change to this policy

The political profiles, party records, and election data displayed on the Site are drawn from public sources and citations (such as the Election Commission of India, ADR/MyNeta, PRS Legislative Research, and party or government websites). This published civic content is separate from — and not governed by — the personal data practices described in this policy.

NetaData displays advertisements served by Google AdSense. Ads are clearly labelled and are kept separate from our political content; advertisers have no influence over what we publish, and an ad appearing on a page is not an endorsement by NetaData.

• Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this Site or other websites
• Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visits to this Site and/or other sites on the internet
• You can opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings (adssettings.google.com), or opt out of some third-party vendors' use of cookies for personalised advertising at www.aboutads.info

For more on how Google uses information from sites that use its services, see policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites.

We use reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect the information we collect against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no method of transmission or storage over the internet is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

We retain personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this policy, or as required by applicable law. Contact form submissions and correction requests are typically retained only as long as needed to resolve your query, after which they are deleted or anonymized.

Subject to applicable law, including the DPDP Act, you may have the right to:

• Access the personal information we hold about you
• Correct inaccurate or incomplete information
• Withdraw consent you previously gave (e.g., for update emails)
• Request erasure of your personal information, where applicable
• Raise a grievance regarding how your information has been handled

To exercise any of these rights, contact us using the details in Contact Us below. We will respond within a reasonable timeframe and in accordance with applicable law.

The Site is intended for general audiences and is not directed at children. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children without appropriate parental or guardian consent. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us so we can take appropriate action, including deletion.

The Site links to external sources for citation and verification purposes, including government portals, election bodies, and news publications. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of these third-party sites. We encourage you to review their privacy policies separately.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for legal, operational, or regulatory reasons. We will post the revised policy on this page with an updated "Last updated" date. We encourage you to review this page periodically.

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, want to exercise your rights, or wish to report an issue, please contact us at: