Privacy, Cookie & Monetization Policy

1. Google AdSense & Third-Party Advertising Policy

NCRBuzz partners with Google AdSense and authorized programmatic demand partners to serve digital advertisements on this website. Maintaining an ethical, non-intrusive advertising ecosystem supports our independent journalism.

• Third-Party Vendors & Cookies: Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to NCRBuzz or other websites on the internet.
• Advertising Cookies (including DART): Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to users based on their visit to our site and/or other sites on the Internet.
• Opting Out of Personalized Advertising: Users may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google's Ads Settings. Alternatively, users can opt out of a third-party vendor's use of cookies for personalized advertising by visiting the AboutAds.info Opt-Out Portal or the Your Online Choices page.
• Google Consent Mode v2: In compliance with EEA, UK, and Swiss regulations, personalized advertising is strictly disabled until the reader provides explicit affirmative consent. When consent is denied, only non-personalized, contextual ads are delivered.

2. Reader Revenue & Voluntary Contributions

NCRBuzz utilizes Google Reader Revenue Manager (Subscribe with Google Basic) to allow readers to voluntarily support our bias-free reporting via UPI, credit/debit cards, or net banking:

• All voluntary contributions are processed directly and securely through Google Publisher Center and Google Pay infrastructure.
• NCRBuzz does not store, see, or process your credit card, debit card, bank account, or payment credentials.

3. Local Browser Storage & Analytics

We employ browser localStorage and anonymized telemetry strictly for core operational functionality:

• Functional Storage: Remembering your theme choice (Light vs Dark mode), preferred reading language (English, Hindi, Bengali), and cookie consent status.
• Privacy-Masked Telemetry: We use Google Analytics 4 with anonymize_ip: true enabled to understand aggregate readership volume across news topics without personal tracking.

4. Compliance with India DPDP Act 2023 & Global Privacy Regulations

In accordance with India's Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act 2023, the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA/CPRA):

• You have the right to request access to, correction of, or deletion of any personal data you have voluntarily transmitted to us (e.g., via contact forms or push notification subscriptions).
• You may unsubscribe from Web Push alerts at any time via your browser's notification preferences or the in-app notification center.

5. Data Protection Officer & Privacy Contacts

For any questions, data subject access requests, or privacy inquiries, contact our Data Protection Officer: