Privacy Policy
Welcome to Lottery Sambad Express (accessible at lotterysambadexpress.in). This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and protect information when you visit and use our website.
Lottery Sambad Express is an independent informational platform that publishes Nagaland State Lottery, Dear Lottery, and other state lottery results for reference purposes only. By accessing or using our website, you agree to the practices described in this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, please discontinue use of our website immediately.
1. Information We Collect
We categorise the information we handle into two types — information you choose to share with us and information that is collected automatically when you browse our website.
1.1 Information You Provide Voluntarily
We do not require registration, login, or account creation to use our website. However, you may choose to share personal information with us in the following ways:
- Contact Form or Email: If you reach out to us via our contact page or email, we may receive your name, email address, and the content of your message.
- Push Notification Subscription: When you subscribe to receive lottery result notifications, your browser generates a unique push subscription token. This token is used solely to deliver timely result notifications to you. We do not collect your name, email, or any other personal details through this subscription. You may unsubscribe from push notifications at any time using the unsubscribe option on our website. For more details on notification terms, please see our Terms and Conditions.
1.2 Information Collected Automatically
When you visit our website, certain non-personal information is collected automatically through cookies, analytics tools, and server logs. This includes:
- Browser and Device Information: Browser type and version, operating system, device type (mobile, tablet, or desktop), and screen resolution.
- Usage Data: Pages visited, time spent on each page, referring website or search query that brought you to our site, date and time of your visit, and your general geographic region.
- IP Address: Your Internet Protocol (IP) address is collected by our hosting provider and analytics services. While an IP address can sometimes be used to approximate your geographic location, we do not use it to personally identify you.
- Cloudflare Data: Our website is served through Cloudflare, which may collect performance and security-related data such as your IP address, request headers, and connection details to protect against malicious traffic and to optimise page delivery speed.
2. How We Use Your Information
We use the information described above strictly for the following purposes:
- To publish and display accurate lottery results in a timely manner.
- To deliver push notifications about upcoming or recently published lottery results to subscribers who have opted in.
- To respond to your enquiries, feedback, or support requests sent through our contact channels.
- To analyse website traffic, user behaviour, and engagement patterns so we can improve the overall experience, content quality, and page performance.
- To maintain website security, prevent abuse, and detect fraudulent or suspicious activity.
- To comply with applicable Indian laws and legal obligations.
We do not use your information to send unsolicited marketing emails, sell lottery tickets, encourage participation in any lottery or gambling activity, or share your data with third parties for their marketing purposes.
3. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
Cookies are small text files stored on your device by your browser when you visit a website. Our website and the third-party services we use may place cookies on your device for various purposes.
3.1 Essential Cookies
These cookies are necessary for the basic functioning of our website, including language preference (English, Bengali, or Hindi), theme settings, and push notification subscription status.
3.2 Analytics Cookies
We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors interact with our website. Google Analytics uses cookies to collect anonymised information such as the number of visitors, the pages they visit, and the source that referred them to our site.
Google Analytics may collect your IP address, but Google processes this data in accordance with its own privacy policy. You can learn more at Google Privacy Policy. You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
3.3 Advertising Cookies
We display advertisements on our website through Google AdSense and may also use other third-party advertising networks. These advertising partners may use cookies and similar tracking technologies to serve advertisements based on your interests, browsing history, and previous visits to our website or other websites. For detailed information about all cookies and advertising technologies used on our website, see our Advertising and Cookie Policy.
You can manage your Google advertising preferences or opt out of personalised ads at Google Ad Settings.
3.4 Managing Cookies
You have the right to manage or disable cookies through your browser settings. Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality and user experience of our website.
4. Push Notifications
Our website offers a push notification feature to keep you informed about lottery results as soon as they are published.
- Subscribing: When you click the subscribe button on our website, your browser generates a push subscription endpoint (a unique token). We store this token on our server to send you result notifications at scheduled draw times (1:00 PM, 6:00 PM, and 8:00 PM).
- Unsubscribing: You may unsubscribe at any time by clicking the unsubscribe button. Once you unsubscribe, your push token is removed from our system and you will no longer receive notifications.
- Data Collected: We do not collect your name, email address, phone number, or any personally identifiable information through the push notification system. Only the browser-generated subscription token is stored.
5. Third-Party Services
Our website relies on certain third-party services to function effectively. Each of these services may collect data in accordance with their own privacy policies:
- Cloudflare — Website hosting, security, and performance optimisation. Privacy Policy
- Google Analytics — Website traffic and behaviour analytics. Privacy Policy
- Google AdSense — Display advertising. Privacy Policy
If we integrate additional services in the future, this section will be updated accordingly.
6. Data Sharing and Disclosure
We do not sell, rent, trade, or otherwise share your personal information with any third party for their commercial or marketing purposes.
We may share or disclose information only in the following limited circumstances:
- Legal Compliance: If required by applicable Indian law, regulation, legal process, or governmental request, including under the Information Technology Act, 2000 and the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (DPDP Act).
- Protection of Rights: To protect the rights, safety, or property of Lottery Sambad Express, our users, or the public, as required or permitted by law.
- Service Providers: To trusted third-party service providers (such as Cloudflare and Google) who assist us in operating our website, subject to their own privacy policies.
7. Data Security
We take reasonable and appropriate measures to protect the information collected through our website. Our website is served over HTTPS (SSL/TLS encryption) and is protected by Cloudflare security services, including DDoS mitigation and Web Application Firewall (WAF) protection. We regularly review and update our website's software and configurations to address potential vulnerabilities.
However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is completely secure. While we strive to protect your information, we cannot guarantee absolute security.
8. Children's Privacy
Our website is intended for individuals who are 18 years of age or older. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 18. If you are a parent or guardian and believe that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us and we will take prompt steps to delete such information from our systems.
9. Your Rights Under Indian Law
Under the Information Technology Act, 2000, the IT (Reasonable Security Practices) Rules, 2011, and the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (DPDP Act), you have the following rights regarding your personal data:
- Right to Access: You may request information about the personal data we hold about you.
- Right to Correction: You may request correction of any inaccurate or incomplete personal data.
- Right to Erasure: You may request deletion of your personal data, subject to applicable legal obligations.
- Right to Withdraw Consent: You may withdraw your consent for data processing at any time. For push notifications, you can do this by simply clicking the unsubscribe button.
- Right to Grievance Redressal: If you have any concerns about how your data is handled, you may contact us and we will address your grievance promptly.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at lotterysambadexpress@gmail.com. We will respond to your request within 30 days from the date of receipt.
10. External Links
Our website may contain links to external websites, including official lottery result sources. These external websites operate independently and have their own privacy policies and terms of use. We have no control over their content, practices, or data collection methods. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any external website you visit through links on our platform.
11. Data Retention
- Contact Data: We retain your message and contact details for as long as necessary to resolve your enquiry and for a reasonable period thereafter for record-keeping purposes.
- Analytics Data: Google Analytics data is retained according to Google's own data retention policies.
- Push Notification Tokens: Your push subscription token is stored only for as long as you remain subscribed. Once you unsubscribe, your token is deleted.
- Server Logs: Cloudflare and hosting server logs are retained for a limited period for security and performance monitoring purposes.
12. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, services, or applicable law. When we make changes, we will update the "Last Updated" date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this page periodically.
13. Governing Law
This Privacy Policy is governed by the laws of the Republic of India. Any disputes arising under this policy shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the competent courts in India.
14. Contact Us
If you have any questions, concerns, or requests related to this Privacy Policy or how we handle your data, please contact us:
Lottery Sambad Express
Email: lotterysambadexpress@gmail.com
Website: lotterysambadexpress.in