Privacy Policy for Yug360 (news.yugsphere.org)

Effective Date: October 29, 2026

Website: news.yugsphere.org ("Website", "Portal")

Brand Name: Yug360

Parent / Operating Entity: YugSphere Projects Private Limited / YugSphere Entities ("Company", "We", "Us", or "Our")

1. Introduction

At Yug360 (news.yugsphere.org), accessible from our main news portal, the privacy of our visitors and readers is one of our top priorities. This Privacy Policy outlines the types of information that is collected and recorded by Yug360 and how we use, process, and safeguard it.

This policy applies solely to our online activities and is valid for visitors to our website with regards to the information that they shared and/or collect in Yug360.

2. Information We Collect

We collect information in the following ways:

A. Information You Voluntarily Provide

• Newsletter & Subscription Data: Your name and email address when you subscribe to news updates, newsletters, or breaking news alerts.

• Comments & Feedback: Name, email address, and any personal information you include when submitting comments, feedback, or news tips.

• Contact Requests: Any information provided when reaching out to us for editorial inquiries, advertising, or grievance redressal.

B. Information Automatically Collected (Log Data & Technical Identifiers)

When you visit news.yugsphere.org, our servers automatically record standard internet log data, including:

• Internet Protocol (IP) address

• Browser type and version

• Operating system and device info

• Referring/exit pages, date/time stamps, and clickstream data

• Time spent on specific news articles and page views

3. Cookies and Web Beacons

Yug360 uses 'cookies' to store information including visitors' preferences, and the pages on the website that the visitor accessed or visited. The information is used to optimize the users' experience by customizing our web page content based on visitors' browser type and/or other information.

4. Third-Party Advertising & Analytics

We may partner with third-party service providers, search engines, and advertising networks (such as Google AdSense, Google Analytics, or digital ad partners) to display ads and analyze user traffic.

• Third-Party Cookies: Third-party ad servers or ad networks use technologies like cookies, JavaScript, or Web Beacons that are used in their respective advertisements and links that appear on Yug360, which are sent directly to users' browsers. They automatically receive your IP address when this occurs.

• Google DoubleClick DART Cookie: Google is one of a third-party vendor on our site. It also uses cookies, known as DART cookies, to serve ads to our site visitors based upon their visit to news.yugsphere.org and other sites on the internet.

• Opt-Out: Visitors may choose to decline or disable cookies through their individual browser options or manage Google ad settings via the Google Ad and Content Network Privacy Policy.

Yug360 has no access to or control over these cookies that are used by third-party advertisers.

5. How We Use Your Information

We use the collected information for various purposes, including to:

• Provide, operate, and maintain our news portal.

• Improve, personalize, and expand our news coverage, articles, and layout.

• Understand and analyze how you use news.yugsphere.org.

• Send you periodic newsletters, editorial digests, breaking news alerts, or updates (if opted in).

• Moderate user comments and prevent spam, malware, or illegal activities.

• Comply with legal obligations under Indian Information Technology laws and regulations.

6. Information Sharing & Disclosure

We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal identification information to third parties. We may share general aggregated demographic information not linked to any personal identification information regarding visitors and users with our business partners, trusted affiliates, and advertisers.

We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in good faith belief that such action is necessary to:

1. Comply with legal obligations or legal processes under Indian law.

2. Protect and defend the rights or property of YugSphere.

3. Prevent fraud or safeguard user safety.

7. Data Protection & Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect your personal information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, please note that no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is 100% secure.

8. Children's Privacy

Another part of our priority is adding protection for children while using the internet. We encourage parents and guardians to observe, participate in, and/or monitor and guide their online activity.

Yug360 does not knowingly collect any Personal Identifiable Information from children under the age of 13. If you think that your child provided this kind of information on our website, we strongly encourage you to contact us immediately and we will do our best efforts to promptly remove such information from our records.

9. Privacy Rights & Compliance (India)

In compliance with applicable Indian privacy regulations and digital media standards:

• You have the right to request access to, correction of, or deletion of your personal data stored with us (such as email subscriptions or comment records).

• You can unsubscribe from our newsletter communications at any time using the "Unsubscribe" link in the emails.

10. Contact Information & Privacy Grievance

If you have additional questions or require more information about our Privacy Policy or wish to exercise your data rights, do not hesitate to contact us:

• Entity: Yug360 / YugSphere

• Email: mailatysp@gmail.com / yugsphere@gmail.com

• Website: news.yugsphere.org