Privacy Policy

Last Updated: May 27, 2025

This Privacy Policy describes our policies and procedures on the collection, use, and disclosure of your information when you use our Service and informs you about your privacy rights and how the law protects you.

By using the Service, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

Interpretation and Definitions

Interpretation

Words with capitalized initial letters have meanings defined below. These definitions apply whether in singular or plural form.

Definitions

For the purposes of this Privacy Policy:

Account: A unique account created for you to access our Service or parts of our Service.
Company: Refers to us, operating the website at https://khelabazaar.com, referred to as “We,” “Us,” or “Our.”
Cookies: Small files placed on your device by our website, storing browsing details.
Device: Any device accessing the Service, such as a computer, cellphone, or tablet.
Personal Data: Information relating to an identified or identifiable individual.
Service: Refers to our website, https://khelabazaar.com.
Service Provider: Any person or entity processing data on our behalf to facilitate or analyze the Service.
Usage Data: Data collected automatically, such as IP address, browser type, or visit duration.

Collecting and Using Your Personal Data

Types of Data Collected

Personal Data

When you use our Service, we may collect:

Name, email address, and website (if provided via comments or account registration).
Personal information provided in user profiles (for registered users).

Usage Data

We automatically collect:

IP address, browser user agent string, and other diagnostic data for spam detection and site analytics.
Data from interactions with embedded content (e.g., videos, images) from third-party websites.

Tracking Technologies and Cookies

We use cookies and similar technologies to enhance your experience:

Comment Cookies: If you opt-in when leaving a comment, we save your name, email, and website in cookies for convenience, lasting one year.
Login Cookies: Temporary cookies to check browser compatibility (discarded on browser close) and login cookies (lasting two days, or two weeks with “Remember Me”).
Article Edit Cookies: Cookies indicating the post ID of edited articles, expiring after one day.

Use of Your Personal Data

We use your data to:

Provide and maintain our Service, including comment moderation and spam detection.
Manage your account and user profile.
Recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically.
Monitor interactions with embedded content from third-party sites.

Sharing Your Personal Data

We may share your data:

With automated spam detection services to check visitor comments.
In password reset emails, which include your IP address.
With third-party websites hosting embedded content, which may track your interactions if you’re logged into their services.

Retention of Your Personal Data

Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely for automatic approval of follow-up comments.
User profile data (for registered users) is stored until you request deletion, except for usernames, which cannot be changed.
We retain data as required for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Transfer of Your Personal Data

Your data may be processed in locations outside your jurisdiction, where data protection laws may differ. We ensure secure handling in compliance with this Privacy Policy.

Delete Your Personal Data

You can:

Edit or delete your personal information via your account settings (except usernames).
Request an exported file of your personal data or ask us to erase it, except for data we must retain for legal or security purposes.

Disclosure of Your Personal Data

We may disclose your data:

To comply with legal obligations or valid requests from public authorities.
To protect our rights, property, or user safety, or to prevent wrongdoing.

Security of Your Personal Data

We use commercially acceptable measures to protect your data, but no method is 100% secure.

Children’s Privacy

We do not knowingly collect data from individuals under 13 without parental consent. If we become aware of such data, we will remove it.

Links to Other Websites

Our Service may include embedded content from third-party websites, which may collect data or use cookies. We are not responsible for their privacy practices.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this policy and will notify you via a prominent notice on our Service or by email. Changes are effective when posted.

Contact Us

For questions, contact us at: [Insert contact email, e.g., support@khelabazaar.com].