Who We Are

PunjabiTime.com (https://punjabitime.com) is a Punjabi-language latest-news website covering Punjab, India, World, War, NRI, Politics, Crime, Sports, Entertainment and Video news. For privacy-related questions you can contact us at contact@punjabitime.com.

What Data May Be Collected

Like most news websites, PunjabiTime.com may collect a limited amount of information when you use the site. This can include basic technical data (such as browser type, device type, approximate location based on IP, and pages visited), information you choose to send us (such as comments or contact form messages), and cookie-based data used by analytics and advertising services described below. We do not ask readers to create accounts to read news.

Comments

If you leave a comment on the site, the comment text and its metadata (such as time and the name/email you provide) are stored so the comment can be displayed and moderated. An anonymized string created from your email address may be shared with spam-detection services to help keep comments clean.

Contact Forms

When you send a message through our contact page or by email, we receive the details you include (such as your name, email address and message). We use this information only to respond to your enquiry — for example news tips, corrections, advertising or partnership requests. We do not sell this information.

Cookies

Cookies are small text files stored in your browser. PunjabiTime.com uses cookies for basic site functions (such as remembering your dark-mode or language choice), and third-party services we use (analytics, advertising, translation) may set their own cookies. A cookie-consent tool is used on this site so you can review and manage cookie preferences where required. You can also control or delete cookies at any time through your browser settings.

Analytics

We may use analytics services (such as Google Analytics via Google Site Kit) to understand how readers use the website — for example which pages are read most. Analytics data is collected in aggregate form and helps us improve content and site performance. These services may use cookies and collect technical data as described in their own privacy policies.

Google AdSense & Advertising Cookies

PunjabiTime.com displays advertising served by Google AdSense. Google and its partners may use advertising cookies (including, where applicable, personalised advertising based on your visits to this and other websites). You can learn more or manage ad personalisation in Google’s Ads Settings at adssettings.google.com. Our advertising file is published at punjabitime.com/ads.txt.

Embedded Content From Other Websites

News articles on this site may include embedded content such as YouTube videos, social-media posts or other media. Embedded content from other websites behaves exactly as if you had visited that website directly: those websites may collect data about you, use cookies and track your interaction with the embedded content according to their own privacy policies.

External Links

Our articles may link to external websites for reference. We are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of external websites. We encourage readers to review the privacy policies of any website they visit.

Translation Feature

PunjabiTime.com offers an Original / English reading option powered by a translation service (Google Translate via GTranslate). When you switch to English, the translation is generated by that service in your browser and a small cookie remembers your language choice. The original Punjabi content on our servers is never changed.

Data Retention

We keep information only as long as it is reasonably needed. Comments and their metadata are retained so follow-up comments can be recognised and moderated. Contact messages are kept for as long as needed to handle the enquiry. Aggregate analytics data is retained according to the settings of the analytics service.

Your Rights & Privacy Questions

Depending on your location, you may have rights regarding your personal data — such as asking what data we hold about you, requesting a correction, or requesting deletion of data you submitted (for example comments or contact messages). To make such a request, or to ask any privacy-related question, email us at contact@punjabitime.com. We will respond as soon as reasonably possible.

Policy Updates

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time — for example when site features, legal requirements or third-party services change. The latest version will always be published on this page.

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