Privacy Policy

US News Desk ("we", "us", "our") operates the website https://usnewsdesk.in (the "Service"). This page describes what personal information we collect from readers, how we use it, and the choices you have. If you have any questions, write to saimuralidharmaheedhara@gmail.com.

Information we collect

• Account data (only if you sign in) — when you sign in with Google, we receive your name, email address, profile picture, and a unique Google user ID.
• Interaction data — comments and bookmarks you create on the site are stored against your account so you can retrieve them.
• Log & analytics data — like most websites, we collect standard log data (IP address, browser type, page requested, timestamp, referrer) and Google Analytics 4 events to understand aggregate usage. Analytics data is used in aggregate only.
• Cookies — see our Cookie Policy for the specific cookies used and how to manage them.

How we use your information

We use the data described above only to:

• Operate, maintain, and secure the Service.
• Personalise your reading experience (bookmarks, comments, saved editorials).
• Understand aggregate readership patterns via Google Analytics 4.
• Serve programmatic display advertising through Google AdSense.
• Respond to your enquiries and correspondence.

Third-party services we use

• Google Sign-In — authentication. Google Privacy Policy.
• Google Analytics 4 — aggregate usage analytics. Google Privacy Policy.
• Google AdSense — programmatic display advertising. Google may use cookies to serve ads based on your visits to this and other sites. Google Ads policy.
• Pexels — royalty-free stock imagery used as editorial illustrations. No personal data is shared with Pexels.
• MongoDB Atlas / cloud infrastructure — used to store account data and editorial content, in secure, encrypted-at-rest storage.

Your rights

You may request access, correction, or deletion of your account data at any time by writing to the email above. If you are located in the European Economic Area, United Kingdom, or California, additional rights apply under GDPR / UK-GDPR / CCPA (right to know, right to delete, right to opt out of sale — noting that we do not sell personal data). Requests are actioned within 30 days.

Children

US News Desk is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 13. If you believe we have received such information, please write to us and we will delete it.

Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Material changes will be posted here with an updated "Last updated" date at the top of this page.

Contact

For any privacy question or request: saimuralidharmaheedhara@gmail.com.