Privacy Policy

Last updated: June 2026

This Privacy Policy explains how The Indic Journal collects, uses and protects information when you visit theindicjournal.com/. The Indic Journal is currently operated by an individual publisher based in Sweden, and this policy is written to comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) as it applies to individuals offering an online publication to readers in the European Union and elsewhere.

Who is responsible for your data

The Indic Journal is run by an independent individual publisher based in Stockholm, Sweden. For any privacy related questions or requests, you can reach the publisher through the Contact Us page.

What information we collect

We collect a limited amount of information depending on how you use the site.

If you sign up for our newsletter, we collect your email address and any name you choose to provide, so that we can send you the briefing or updates you signed up for.

When you visit the site, our analytics tools (such as Google Analytics) automatically collect information about your visit. This typically includes your approximate location based on IP address, the device and browser you are using, which pages you viewed, how long you stayed, and which site referred you to us. This information is collected in aggregate and is used to understand how readers use the site, not to identify you personally.

We also work with advertising partners, including Google AdSense, who may place cookies or similar technologies on your device to show ads that are relevant to you, and to measure how those ads perform. These partners may collect information about your browsing activity across different websites, not just ours.

If you contact us directly through our Contact Us page or by email, we collect whatever information you choose to provide in that message, such as your name, email address and the content of your message.

How we use your information

We use the information we collect to operate and improve the site, to send newsletter content to subscribers who have signed up for it, to understand how readers engage with our content so we can improve it, to respond to questions, corrections requests or feedback sent to us, and to allow our advertising partners to show and measure ads on the site.

We do not sell your personal information to third parties.

Cookies

Our site uses cookies, which are small text files stored on your device. Some cookies are necessary for the site to function properly. Others are used for analytics, so we can understand how the site is used, and for advertising, so that ads shown to you are relevant. You can control or disable cookies through your browser settings, though doing so may affect how parts of the site work. For more detail, see our Cookie Policy.

Third party services

We use third party services to operate this site, including but not limited to Google Analytics for site analytics and Google AdSense for advertising. These services have their own privacy policies governing how they handle data, and we encourage you to review them. We do not control how these third parties use data once it is collected through their tools, beyond the settings we configure on our end.

Your rights under GDPR

If you are located in the European Union, the United Kingdom, or another jurisdiction with similar data protection laws, you have the right to ask what personal data we hold about you, the right to ask us to correct inaccurate data, the right to ask us to delete your data, where applicable, the right to object to how your data is used, including for analytics or marketing purposes, the right to withdraw consent at any time, for example by unsubscribing from our newsletter, and the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority if you believe your data has been mishandled.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us through the Contact Us page. We will respond as promptly as we reasonably can.

Data retention

We keep newsletter subscriber information for as long as you remain subscribed, and we delete it if you unsubscribe or request deletion. Analytics data is generally retained according to the default settings of the analytics tools we use, which may keep aggregated data for longer periods, though this data is not used to identify you personally.

Children’s privacy

The Indic Journal is a news publication intended for a general adult audience. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children, and our newsletter and contact forms are not directed at children.

Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time as the site evolves or as our use of tools and services changes. Any updates will be posted on this page with a revised date at the top.