Last updated: 30 September 2025
Welcome to StoriesThatMatter.in (“we”, “us”, “our”, or “the Website”). Your privacy is important to us. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your personal data when you visit and use our website.
By accessing or using the Website, you consent to the practices described in this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with the practices, please do not use the Website.
1. Definitions
- Personal Data / Personal Information means information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person.
- Usage Data means information collected automatically either generated by the use of the Website or from the infrastructure of the Website (e.g. IP address, browser type, pages visited).
- Cookies are small text files stored on your device (computer, mobile) when you visit websites, used to monitor usage and improve the service.
2. What Information We Collect
We may collect the following types of information:
- Personal Information you voluntarily provide
- Name, email address, contact number, postal address
- Profile or account information if you register (username, password)
- Any content, feedback, comments, or messages you submit
- Automatically Collected / Usage Information
- IP address, browser type, device type, operating system
- Referring/exit pages, clickstream data, date/time stamps
- Device identifiers, mobile network information
- Cookies and Tracking Technologies
- We use cookies, web beacons, pixel tags, local storage, and similar technologies to collect usage information and preferences
- Third-party analytics (e.g. Google Analytics) may collect aggregated usage data
3. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect for these purposes:
- To provide, maintain, and improve our Website
- To facilitate your use of certain features (e.g. user accounts, commenting)
- To communicate with you (e.g. respond to inquiries, send updates or newsletters)
- To monitor and analyze trends, usage, and performance
- To enforce our policies, protect our rights, detect fraud or security issues
- To personalize user experience (e.g. content suggestions)
- For marketing and promotional communications (with your consent)
4. Legal Basis for Processing (where applicable)
When applicable under data protection law, we rely on these legal bases:
- Consent: when you voluntarily provide information or agree to receive communications
- Performance of contract: to fulfill user requests, transactions, or services
- Legitimate interests: to operate, secure, and improve the Website
- Legal compliance: to comply with legal obligations
5. Disclosure of Your Information
We may share your information in the following circumstances:
- With service providers, vendors, contractors who help with operations (e.g. hosting, analytics, email services)
- With third-party analytics, advertising, or marketing partners
- In connection with business transfers (e.g. mergers, acquisitions, sale of assets)
- To comply with legal obligations, court orders, or regulatory requests
- To protect rights, safety, or property of us or others
- With your consent
We do not sell your personal data to third parties.
6. Cookies and Similar Technologies
- We use both session cookies (which expire when you close your browser) and persistent cookies (which remain for a set period)
- You may refuse or block cookies via browser settings, though some parts of the Website may not function properly
- Third-party cookies (e.g. from analytics or advertising partners) may also be used
7. Data Retention
We retain personal data only as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes in this Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.
When no longer needed, we securely delete or anonymize your personal data.
8. Data Security
We implement reasonable technical, administrative, and organizational safeguards to protect personal data from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. However, no system is 100% secure.
9. Your Rights (Where Applicable)
Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have rights such as:
- Right to access your data
- Right to correct or update your data
- Right to delete your data (right to be forgotten)
- Right to restrict or object to processing
- Right to data portability
- Right to withdraw consent
- Right to lodge a complaint with a supervising authority
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us (see Section “Contact Us”).
10. Children’s Data
Our Website is not intended for children under age 13 (or age as per applicable law). We do not knowingly collect personal data from children. If you believe we have done so, please contact us and we will remove the data.
11. International Transfers
If your data is transferred outside your country (e.g. to service providers abroad), we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place (e.g. standard contractual clauses).
12. Third-Party Links
Our Website may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for their privacy practices. We encourage you to review their policies.
13. Updates to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will post the revised version with a new “Last updated” date. Significant changes may be notified via prominent notice or direct communication.
14. Contact Us
If you have questions, concerns, or requests about this Privacy Policy, you can contact us at:
- Email: info@storiesthatmatter.in
- Postal address: Mumbai
