Privacy Policy
Effective Date: 15/08/2026
Last Updated: 15/08/2026
Karnataka Dispatch ("Karnataka Dispatch", "we", "us" or "our") respects the privacy of people who visit and use our website, mobile services, digital products, and other services.
This Privacy Policy explains what information we may collect, why we collect it, how we use it, when it may be shared, and the choices available to you.
Karnataka Dispatch is operated by Bahrat Dispatch LLP, a company incorporated in India.
This Policy should be read together with our Terms of Use and Cookies Policy.
1. Information We Collect
Depending on how you interact with Karnataka Dispatch, we may collect the following categories of information.
A. Information You Provide Directly
You may provide information when you:
- Subscribe to newsletters;
- Create or use an account;
- Contact our newsroom;
- Submit a story tip;
- Submit photographs, videos, documents, or other material;
- Participate in surveys, polls, or contests;
- Comment on content, where commenting is enabled;
- Contact us for support;
- Communicate with us by email, telephone, or other channels;
- Purchase a product or service, where applicable; or
- Otherwise interact with our services.
This information may include your name, email address, telephone number, organisation, professional information, communication preferences, and any information you voluntarily include in your communication.
B. Information Collected Automatically
When you access our website or digital services, certain technical information may be collected automatically.
This may include:
- IP address;
- Browser type and version;
- Device type;
- Operating system;
- Language and regional settings;
- Pages visited;
- Approximate time and duration of visits;
- Referring pages;
- Links or content interacted with;
- Technical diagnostics;
- Cookie identifiers and similar technologies; and
- Information concerning how our digital services are used.
Some of this information may be collected through cookies, analytics tools, server logs, and similar technologies.
C. Location Information
We may receive approximate location information derived from technical information such as an IP address.
We will not seek precise device location unless a feature specifically requires it and you provide the necessary permission.
D. Communications and Submissions
If you contact our newsroom or submit material, we may retain the communication and associated information for purposes including responding to you, verifying information, conducting journalism, maintaining records, and protecting our legal rights.
Please exercise care before sending sensitive personal information to a newsroom. A journalist may need to retain information supplied in confidence for legitimate journalistic purposes.
2. How We Use Information
We may use information for purposes including:
- Providing and operating Karnataka Dispatch;
- Delivering newsletters and requested communications;
- Responding to enquiries;
- Processing subscriptions, purchases, or other transactions, where applicable;
- Understanding how readers use our services;
- Improving website performance and user experience;
- Preventing fraud, abuse, and security incidents;
- Maintaining technical and operational records;
- Conducting analytics and audience measurement;
- Displaying relevant advertising, where applicable;
- Complying with applicable law;
- Protecting our rights, users, and organisation; and
- Carrying out legitimate editorial and journalistic activities.
We do not sell personal information simply because you visit our website.
3. Journalism and Public Interest
Karnataka Dispatch is a journalism organisation.
Information received by our newsroom may sometimes be processed for legitimate editorial, journalistic, or public-interest purposes, subject to applicable law and our editorial standards.
Not every piece of information supplied to a newsroom will necessarily be published. However, information provided for journalistic purposes may need to be retained to protect source confidentiality, verify reporting, establish the provenance of information, or maintain editorial records.
4. Legal Basis and Consent
Where applicable law requires consent for the processing of personal data, we will seek consent in an appropriate manner.
Where processing is permitted on another lawful basis under applicable law, we may process information without separately obtaining consent.
Where you have provided consent, you may have the right to withdraw it, subject to applicable law and legitimate limitations.
The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 and applicable rules provide a framework for processing digital personal data in India. This Policy will be updated as applicable provisions become operative.
5. Newsletters and Marketing
If you subscribe to a Karnataka Dispatch newsletter or other communication service, we may use your contact information to send the service you requested.
Where required, marketing communications will provide an appropriate mechanism to unsubscribe or withdraw consent.
Unsubscribing from promotional communications will not necessarily stop essential service-related or transactional communications.
6. Cookies and Similar Technologies
We use cookies and similar technologies for purposes such as:
- Keeping essential website functions working;
- Remembering preferences;
- Measuring website usage;
- Understanding audience behaviour;
- Improving performance;
- Securing our services; and
- Supporting advertising or other commercial functions, where applicable.
Further information is available in our Cookies Policy.
7. Sharing of Information
We may share information with:
- Technology and hosting providers;
- Analytics and measurement providers;
- Newsletter and communication providers;
- Payment and transaction providers, where applicable;
- Advertising and commercial technology providers, where applicable;
- Professional advisers;
- Service providers assisting our operations;
- Government authorities or law-enforcement agencies where legally required; and
- Other parties where necessary to protect our rights, users, or services.
Service providers may process information on our behalf and may be subject to contractual or legal obligations concerning its use.
We do not permit third parties to use personal information obtained from us for purposes inconsistent with the purposes for which it was provided, except where permitted or required by law.
8. Third-Party Websites
Our website may contain links to external websites, social-media platforms, video services, applications, or other third-party services.
We do not control the privacy practices of those third parties.
When you leave Karnataka Dispatch or interact with an embedded third-party service, the third party's own privacy policy may apply.
9. Data Security
We take reasonable technical and organisational measures intended to protect information against unauthorised access, misuse, alteration, loss, or disclosure.
However, no internet-based service can guarantee absolute security.
You should avoid sending passwords, financial credentials, or highly sensitive personal information through unsecured communication channels.
10. Data Retention
We retain information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, including operational, legal, accounting, security, editorial, and regulatory requirements.
Different categories of information may therefore be retained for different periods.
Information forming part of journalistic records may be retained for longer where there is a legitimate editorial, legal, historical, or public-interest reason.
11. Children's Privacy
Karnataka Dispatch does not knowingly seek to collect personal information from children in violation of applicable law.
Where applicable law requires parental or verifiable consent for processing a child's personal data, we will follow the relevant legal requirements.
Parents or lawful guardians who believe that a child has provided personal information to us may contact us at editor@karnatakadispatch.com.
12. Your Rights
Subject to applicable law, you may have rights relating to your personal data, including rights to:
- Obtain information about processing;
- Request access to certain personal data;
- Request correction of inaccurate information;
- Request erasure where legally applicable;
- Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent;
- Raise a grievance;
- Nominate another individual to exercise applicable rights in accordance with law; and
- Exercise other rights provided under applicable law.
Requests may be submitted to:
Privacy Contact: Bahrat Dispatch LLP
Email: editor@karnatakadispatch.com
Postal Address: Near Mahalaxmi Metro station, 3rd cross Rajajinagar, 1st R Block, 2nd Stage, Mahalakshmi Layout, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560010, India
We may need to verify your identity before acting on a request.
Some requests may be limited by applicable law, including obligations relating to journalism, legal records, security, freedom of expression, prevention of wrongdoing, or other legitimate purposes.
13. Grievance Redressal
If you have a privacy concern or believe that your personal data has been handled improperly, please contact:
Grievance / Privacy Contact
100/C 1st ‘R’ Block, West Of Chord Road, Near Mahalaxmi Metro Station, Rajajinagar, Bengaluru -560010, India.
Email: editor@karnatakadispatch.com
We will review and respond to grievances within the period required by applicable law.
14. International Transfers
Some technology or service providers used by Karnataka Dispatch may process information outside India.
Where personal data is transferred outside India, we will take such measures as may be required by applicable law.
15. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our services, technology, business practices, or applicable law.
The updated version will be published on this page with a revised "Last Updated" date.
16. Contact Us
For questions about this Privacy Policy:
Bahrat Dispatch LLP
Near Mahalaxmi Metro station, 3rd cross Rajajinagar, 1st R Block, 2nd Stage, Mahalakshmi Layout, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560010.
India
Email: editor@karnatakadispatch.com
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