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Guidelines
for Indian Government Apps & Websites
Sample Privacy Statement:
Thanks for visiting website of (Name of Department), and reviewing our
privacy policy.
We collect no personal information, like names or addresses, when you visit
our website. If you choose to provide that information to us, it is only used to
fulfil your request for information.
We do collect some technical information when you visit to make your visit
seamless. The section below explains how we handle and collect technical
information when you visit our website.
Information collected and stored automatically:
When you browse, read pages, or download information on this website, we
automatically gather and store certain technical information about your visit.
This information never identifies who you are. The information we collect
and store about your visit is listed below:
• The Internet domain of your service provider (e.g. mtnl.net.in)
and IP address (an IP address is a number that is automatically
assigned to your computer whenever you are surfing the web)
from which you access our website.
• The type of browser (such as Firefox, Netscape, or Internet
Explorer) and operating system (Windows, Linux) used to access
our site.
• The date and time you access/accessed our site.
• The pages/URLs you have visited, and
• If you reached this website from another website, the address of
that referring website.
This information is only used to help us make the site more useful for you. With this
data, we learn about the number of visitors to our site and the types of technology
our visitors use. We never track or record information about individuals and their
visits.
Cookies:
When you visit some websites, they may download small pieces of software on
your computer/browsing device known as cookies. Some cookies collect personal
information to recognise your computer in the future. We only use non-persistent
cookies or “per-session cookies”.
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