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Privacy Policy

پرائیویسی پالیسیLast Updated: January 15, 2024

At a Glance (Executive Summary)

Poetry in Urdu (accessible at https://poetryinurdu.online) is an educational, cultural, and literary digital library. We respect your privacy. We do not operate mandatory user registration, charge fees, or sell personal data. This policy outlines how third-party advertising partners (including Google AdSense), cookies, web beacons, and server log files function on our website, alongside your statutory rights under GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, and international data protection laws.

🔒 HTTPS / SSL: 256-bit Encrypted
🚫 No Data Sales: 100% CCPA/CPRA
🍪 AdSense: Cookie Opt-Out Ready
⚖️ GDPR & COPPA: Fully Compliant

1. Introduction & Entity Identity

Welcome to Poetry in Urdu (accessible at https://poetryinurdu.online). We operate a curated bilingual Urdu poetry archive featuring classical and contemporary ghazals, nazms, two-line couplets (shers), Roman Urdu transliterations, English translations, and poet biographies.

This Privacy Policy explains transparently how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website. By using our website, you signify your assent to this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with any aspect of this policy, please discontinue use of the site.

2. Information We Collect

We practice data minimization. We only collect information that is strictly necessary to deliver, secure, and enhance your literary reading experience:

A. Automatically Collected Technical Information (Log Files)

Like virtually all standard websites, our hosting servers automatically log anonymous technical requests. These server logs may include Internet Protocol (IP) addresses, browser type and version, Internet Service Provider (ISP), referring/exit pages, operating system platform, date/time timestamps, and clickstream data. This data is never linked to personally identifiable information and is utilized exclusively to analyze trends, mitigate cybersecurity threats, diagnose server errors, and optimize delivery speeds.

B. Voluntary Information You Provide Directly

If you contact our editorial team via email (e.g. for literary corrections, feedback, DMCA notices, or inquiries), we receive your sender email address and any message contents or attachments you transmit. This correspondence is preserved solely to resolve your request and maintain record of editorial corrections.

C. No Mandatory Accounts or Financial Data

Poetry in Urdu does not require user accounts, passwords, or payment cards. We do not store financial credentials or sensitive personal identity documents.

3. Cookies, Web Beacons & DART Technologies

Cookies are small text files placed on your device to retain user preferences and improve browsing efficiency. Poetry in Urdu utilizes cookies strictly for the following purposes:

  • Essential Technical Cookies: Required for site navigation, font rendering (such as Noto Nastaliq Urdu and Gulzar), and local search index caching.
  • Performance & Analytical Cookies: Aggregate, anonymized usage telemetry to ascertain which ghazals, poets, or couplet topics are most read so we can enrich our cultural archives.
  • Advertising & Retargeting Cookies: Managed by third-party advertising partners to measure campaign efficacy and display relevant educational or cultural sponsorships.

You maintain total browser-level control over cookies. You may configure your web browser (Chrome, Safari, Edge, Firefox) to decline cookies, delete stored cookies, or notify you when a cookie is transmitted. Note that disabling cookies may mildly impact localized interface preferences.

4. Google AdSense & Third-Party Advertising Disclosures

Google AdSense Partner Notice:

We partner with Google AdSense and Google Certified Publishing Partners to serve advertisements across our website. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to our users based on their visits to Poetry in Urdu and/or other sites on the Internet.

  • DoubleClick DART Cookie: Google uses DART cookies to serve contextual and interest-based ads.
  • Opt-Out Mechanism: You may opt out of the use of the DART cookie for interest-based advertising by visiting the Google Ads Settings.
  • Industry Opt-Outs: Alternatively, you can opt out of a third-party vendor's use of cookies for personalized advertising by visiting AboutAds.info Choices or the European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance at YourOnlineChoices.eu.

Third-party ad servers or ad networks use technology in their respective advertisements and links that appear on Poetry in Urdu, which are sent directly to your browser. They automatically receive your IP address when this occurs. Poetry in Urdu has no access to or control over these cookies used by third-party advertisers.

5. AI Crawlers, Generative Search Engines & LLM Policy (AEO/GEO)

We actively recognize modern Answer Engines (AEO) and Generative Search Engines (GEO), including Google AI Overviews, OpenAI ChatGPT Search, Perplexity AI, Anthropic Claude, and Microsoft Copilot.

  • Attribution & Citation: Generative AI engines are welcome to crawl and index our literary library for semantic search, factual answering, and educational synthesis, provided our canonical URL and author attribution remain cited as the definitive source.
  • Fair Use of Public Domain Poetry: Classical verses by historical masters (such as Mirza Ghalib or Allama Iqbal) belong to the global cultural commons; however, our proprietary English translations, Roman Urdu transliterations, and editorial biographical texts remain intellectual property protected under copyright law.

6. GDPR & UK-GDPR Data Rights (European Economic Area)

If you reside within the European Economic Area (EEA) or the United Kingdom, you hold fundamental rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR / UK-GDPR). Our lawful basis for processing technical server data is legitimate interest in maintaining website integrity, while cookie usage for advertising is governed by your consent.

Right of Access: Request copies of any personal correspondence or data we hold about you.
Right to Rectification: Request correction of inaccurate information or incomplete records.
Right to Erasure ("Right to be Forgotten"): Request deletion of your contact email logs.
Right to Data Portability: Request transmission of your data to another organization.
Right to Object: Object to processing of your data based on legitimate interests.
Right to Withdraw Consent: Revoke cookie consent at any time without punitive consequences.

To exercise any GDPR rights, contact our Data Protection Officer at contact@poetryinurdu.online. We respond to verified statutory requests within 30 days without charge.

7. California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA & CPRA)

Under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), California residents are entitled to specific disclosures regarding their personal information:

Notice of Collection: In the preceding 12 months, we have collected only standard Internet activity data (IP addresses, user agent strings) via hosting log files for security and performance purposes.

"Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information": Poetry in Urdu does not sell, rent, or monetize personal information to third parties. We do not exchange personal data for monetary or other valuable consideration.

Non-Discrimination: We will never discriminate against you, deny access, or alter your reading experience if you choose to exercise your California statutory privacy rights.

8. Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA)

Protecting the online privacy of children is of paramount importance to us. Poetry in Urdu is an educational cultural website suitable for general audiences; however, we do not intentionally target, collect, or solicit personal identification information from children under the age of 13 (or under 16 in certain international jurisdictions).

If a parent or legal guardian discovers that a child has transmitted personal details via our contact email without parental consent, please contact us immediately at contact@poetryinurdu.online, and we will expunge such records from our servers with prompt urgency.

9. Data Security & Storage Standards

We employ industry-standard technical, operational, and organizational security protocols to safeguard data:

  • End-to-end Transport Layer Security (TLS 1.3 / SSL) encryption across all endpoints.
  • Server-side firewalls, rate limiting, and DDoS mitigation.
  • Zero local storage of user passwords or payment credentials.
  • Strictly segregated, access-controlled administrative email communications.

10. External Outbound Links

Our website may contain hyperlinks to third-party web domains, such as literary academies, poet archives, Wikipedia citations, or social media channels. We do not govern or assume responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party websites. We strongly advise you to review the privacy policy of every external website you visit.

11. Amendments to This Policy

We reserve the right to revise or update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect technological advancements, new legal requirements, or adjustments to our advertising partnerships. When revisions occur, the "Last Updated" date at the top of this page will be updated accordingly. Continued use of the website following published updates signifies your acknowledgement and acceptance of the revised terms.

12. Contact Data Protection Officer

If you have any questions, inquiries, privacy concerns, or wish to exercise your legal data rights, please contact our editorial and privacy team:

Poetry in Urdu Editorial Board

Attention: Privacy & Compliance Desk

Website: https://poetryinurdu.online

Email: contact@poetryinurdu.online

Typical response time: Within 24–48 business hours.