Privacy Policy

ShubhShivShakti is an informational and educational platform that shares content related to Sanatan Dharma, Hindu spirituality, sacred texts, mythology, traditions, temples, festivals, meditation and related subjects.

This Privacy Policy describes the categories of information that may be processed when you browse our website, interact with its features or submit an inquiry. By using the website, you acknowledge that you have had the opportunity to read this policy.

The information involved depends on how you use the website. It may include the following categories:

A. Information You Provide

When you use our Contact Us form, you may be asked to provide the following information:

• First name and last name.
• Email address.
• Subject of your inquiry.
• Message or other details you choose to submit.

Please avoid including passwords, financial information or other sensitive personal details in a general inquiry.

B. Technical and Website Usage Information

When you access a website, certain technical information may be processed by the website infrastructure or supporting services. Depending on the service and its configuration, this may include browser type, device information, pages visited, referring pages, visit timestamps and related technical information.

C. Cookies and Similar Technologies

Cookies or similar technologies may be used to support website functionality, preferences, statistics and other features. More information is provided in the Cookies section below.

Information may be used, where applicable, to:

• Read and respond to questions, feedback and other inquiries.
• Communicate with visitors about their submitted requests.
• Understand website usage and content performance.
• Improve website content, navigation and functionality.
• Maintain website reliability and help identify suspicious activity.
• Support advertising services if advertising is introduced or enabled.

We aim to use information only for purposes relevant to operating, maintaining and improving the website and responding to visitors.

Cookies are small text files that websites may store in a visitor's browser. They can help a website remember certain information or support particular functions.

Depending on the features being used, cookies may support:

• Basic website functionality and preferences.
• Visitor statistics and website performance measurement.
• Advertising functionality, if advertising services are enabled.

Some cookies or similar technologies may be set by third-party services used by the website. Their purpose and duration depend on the relevant service.

You can manage or delete cookies through your browser settings. Blocking certain cookies may affect some website features. Browser controls do not necessarily disable every form of data collection by third-party services.

This policy does not represent that a dedicated cookie consent banner or preference-management tool is currently installed on the website.

Advertising arrangements on ShubhShivShakti may change over time. This section explains the practices that may apply if third-party advertising services are enabled.

If Google AdSense or another third-party advertising service is enabled, advertising vendors, including Google, may use cookies or similar technologies to serve, measure or personalize advertisements.

Where applicable, Google's advertising technologies may use information associated with visits to this website and other websites to help deliver advertisements. The use of these technologies is subject to the relevant provider's privacy policies and settings.

Visitors can review or manage Google's advertising personalization settings here: Google Ads Settings.

Information about Google's privacy practices is available in the Google Privacy Policy.

Certain website functions may rely on third-party providers. These providers may process technical or usage information as necessary to provide their services.

Jetpack Statistics

Jetpack Statistics is an enabled website feature used to understand visitor activity and website performance. Its processing may involve information about visits, page views and related technical details, depending on its configuration.

Further information is available through Jetpack Statistics documentation and the Automattic Privacy Policy.

Other Third-Party Features

If external media, embedded content, analytics, communication tools or other third-party features are added or used, the relevant providers may process information under their own privacy policies.

We do not identify Google Analytics, Google AdSense or other unverified integrations as currently active services in this policy.

We aim to use reasonable measures to protect information handled through the website against unauthorized access, misuse, alteration or disclosure.

Website information may be processed or stored through the website's hosting environment and supporting service providers, as required for website operation.

No website, internet transmission or electronic storage method can be guaranteed to be completely secure. Accordingly, we cannot promise absolute security.

Information is retained only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, including responding to inquiries, maintaining website operations, addressing security matters and meeting applicable legal obligations.

Retention may differ depending on the type of information, the services involved and applicable requirements. Information may be retained in backups or service-provider systems for the periods applicable to those systems.

Our website may contain links to external websites, resources or services for additional information and convenience.

Once you leave ShubhShivShakti, the external website's own privacy policy, terms and data practices apply. We do not control how independent websites collect or use information.

We encourage visitors to review the privacy policies of external websites before sharing personal information.

We take children's privacy seriously. We do not knowingly seek personal information from children without appropriate authorization or consent where required by applicable law.

If you are a parent or legal guardian and believe that a child has provided personal information through this website inappropriately, please contact us through our Contact Us page so that the matter can be reviewed.

We will consider appropriate steps in accordance with applicable requirements.

Depending on applicable law and the circumstances of the information involved, you may be able to ask us about personal information associated with an inquiry you submitted.

Where applicable, you may request:

• Information about how your submitted data is used.
• Access to relevant personal information.
• Correction of inaccurate information.
• Deletion of information where retention is no longer required.

To make a request, contact us through the website's Contact Us page and describe your concern clearly. We may need sufficient information to identify the relevant inquiry and verify the request before taking action.

Requests will be considered subject to applicable law, legitimate retention requirements and the capabilities of relevant service providers.

We may update this Privacy Policy when website features, services, information-handling practices or applicable requirements change.

When an update is made, the revised policy will be published on this page along with an updated Last Updated date.

We encourage visitors to review this page periodically to remain informed about our privacy practices.

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, wish to raise a privacy concern or want to make a request regarding information you submitted, please reach out through our existing Contact Us page.

Please include enough detail for us to understand your request. Avoid sending passwords or other sensitive information through the general contact form.