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GDPR / CCPA Compliance

GDPR / CCPA Compliance

Last Updated: September 13, 2025

Introduction

At South Asian Affairs, we are committed to protecting your privacy and handling your personal data responsibly. We comply with the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA).

1. Information We Collect

  • Personal Data: Name, email address, and contact details (subscriptions, comments, contact forms).
  • Technical Data: IP address, browser type, device identifiers, operating system, access times.
  • Usage Data: Articles read, pages visited, time on site, referral sources.
  • Cookies & Tracking: Data collected through cookies (see Cookie Policy).
  • Advertising Data: Interaction with ads, clicks, and preferences.

2. How We Use Your Data

  • Deliver content and services you request.
  • Improve site performance and user experience.
  • Personalize advertising via Google AdSense and partners.
  • Analyze traffic and engagement via Google Analytics.
  • Respond to inquiries, subscriptions, and feedback.
  • Ensure compliance with applicable laws.

3. Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR)

  • Consent: You provide consent (e.g., accepting cookies).
  • Contractual Need: To provide requested services.
  • Legal Obligation: Compliance with laws and regulations.
  • Legitimate Interests: Improve services, ensure security, support journalism.

4. GDPR – Your Rights (EU Residents)

  • Access: Request a copy of your personal data.
  • Rectification: Correct inaccuracies.
  • Erasure: Request deletion (“right to be forgotten”).
  • Restriction: Limit processing.
  • Portability: Receive data in a machine-readable format.
  • Object: Opt out of certain processing, including marketing.
  • Withdraw Consent: Revoke cookie/newsletter consent at any time.

5. CCPA – Your Rights (California Residents)

  • Know: What categories of data we collect and why.
  • Access: Request a copy of your information.
  • Delete: Ask us to erase personal data.
  • Opt-Out: Decline the sale of personal data (we do not sell data).
  • Non-Discrimination: No penalty for exercising privacy rights.

6. Data Retention

We retain personal data only as long as necessary for the purposes described above or as required by law. Once data is no longer needed, it is securely deleted.

7. Data Security

We use appropriate security measures to protect your data, including encryption, secure servers, firewalls, and restricted access on a need-to-know basis.

8. Third-Party Services

We may share limited data with trusted providers:

  • Google Analytics – to understand visitor trends.
  • Google AdSense – to serve relevant ads.
  • Email newsletter providers – to manage subscriptions.

These providers process data under their own privacy policies.

9. Exercising Your Rights

To exercise your GDPR or CCPA rights, contact:

We may request proof of identity before fulfilling requests.

10. International Data Transfers

If you access our site from outside our servers’ country of operation, your data may be transferred internationally. We ensure appropriate safeguards for such transfers.

11. Updates to This Policy

We may update this page to reflect changes in law or practice. Updates will be posted with a revised Last Updated date.