Privacy Policy

1. Who We Are

edistrictupin.com is an independent educational website that provides guides and information related to the Uttar Pradesh eDistrict portal (edistrict.up.gov.in). This website is not affiliated with the Government of Uttar Pradesh or any government department.

2. Information We Collect

2.1 Contact Form Data

When you use our contact form, we collect the following information:

• Your name
• Email address
• Message subject
• Message content

This data is forwarded to us via email through the FormSubmit.co service. We do not store this data in any database.

2.2 Analytics Data

We use Google Analytics 4 (GA4), which collects the following anonymized information:

• Pages visited and time spent on them
• Browser type and device
• Approximate geographic location (city/state level)
• Traffic source (Google, Direct, etc.)

This data is processed by Google. For more information, see Google's Privacy Policy.

2.3 Advertising Data

We use Google AdSense, which uses cookies to serve advertisements. Google and its advertising partners may collect the following information:

• Serving ads based on your previous visits to this website and other websites through the DoubleClick DART cookie
• Browser type, device, and approximate location
• Ad interaction data (clicks, impressions)

You can opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings. For more information, see Google Advertising Policies.

2.4 What We Do Not Collect

• We do not collect any payment or financial information

3. Use of Information

We use the collected information only for the following purposes:

• Responding to your contact form messages
• Addressing reports of incorrect information
• Improving website content

4. Cookies and Tracking

This website uses the following types of cookies:

• Google Analytics 4 cookies — for website usage and traffic analysis
• Google AdSense cookies — for serving personalized advertisements (including the DoubleClick DART cookie)
• Cloudflare cookies — for security and performance services

Third-party advertisers (including Google) use cookies to serve ads based on your previous website visits. You can opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings or aboutads.info. For more details, refer to Cloudflare's Privacy Policy.

5. Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services:

• Cloudflare Pages — Website hosting and CDN services
• Google Analytics 4 — Website traffic analysis
• FormSubmit.co — Forwarding contact form submissions as email
• Google AdSense — Ad display and revenue

6. Data Security

Our website is secured through HTTPS (SSL/TLS) encryption. Since we do not store any user data on our servers, the risk of data breach is minimal.

7. Your Rights

Under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (DPDP Act), you have the following rights:

• Right to access your personal data
• Right to correction of your data
• Right to erasure of your data
• Right to file a grievance

To exercise these rights, contact us at info@edistrictupin.com.

8. Children's Privacy

This website does not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 18. If you are a parent and believe your child has provided us with information, please contact us.

9. External Links

Our website may contain links to government portals (edistrict.up.gov.in) and other external websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these external websites.

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be published on this page with an updated "Last updated" date.

11. Governing Law

This Privacy Policy is governed by the laws of India, including:

• Information Technology Act, 2000 (IT Act)
• Information Technology (Reasonable Security Practices and Procedures and Sensitive Personal Data or Information) Rules, 2011
• Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (DPDP Act)

12. Contact

For any questions regarding this Privacy Policy, contact us: