INDIANPEDIA · PRIVACY
Privacy Policy
How IndianPedia handles information relating to visitors, readers, editors, and registered users.
Overview
IndianPedia respects the privacy of people who visit and contribute to the website.
This Privacy Policy explains, at a general level, what information may be processed when you visit, read, edit, or create an account on IndianPedia and how that information may be used to operate, secure, and improve the project.
IndianPedia is operated as a collaborative encyclopedia and uses MediaWiki software.
This policy should be read together with Copyrights, Disclaimers, and Policies and guidelines.
Information we may collect
The information processed by IndianPedia depends on how you use the website and which features and extensions are enabled.
It may include:
- Username and account information.
- Email address, if provided.
- Password information in protected form through the MediaWiki authentication system.
- IP address and other technical information associated with requests or edits.
- User-agent, browser, device, and operating-system information where technically available.
- Pages viewed or requested.
- Edits, comments, page histories, and other contributions.
- Account preferences and settings.
- Information contained in communications sent to IndianPedia administrators.
- Technical logs used for security, troubleshooting, abuse prevention, and maintenance.
The exact information collected can vary according to the MediaWiki version, configuration, hosting environment, and installed extensions.
Information collected when browsing
You can generally read IndianPedia without creating an account.
Like most websites, the server may process technical information necessary to deliver pages and protect the service.
This may include information such as:
- IP address
- Date and time of a request
- Requested page or resource
- Browser or user-agent information
- Referring information
- Technical error information
This information may be recorded in server or application logs depending on the hosting and software configuration.
Registered accounts
When you create an IndianPedia account, you choose a username and password.
An email address may be requested or optionally provided depending on the configuration of the website.
Do not use your password for your username, and do not disclose your password to anyone.
If you provide an email address, it may be used for account-related functions such as password recovery or permitted notifications.
IndianPedia administrators should not ask you to provide your password.
Public contributions
IndianPedia is a collaborative encyclopedia.
Edits, article histories, talk-page discussions, usernames, timestamps, and other contributions may be publicly visible as part of the project's normal operation.
Do not publish private or sensitive personal information in an article, talk page, edit summary, user page, or other public IndianPedia location.
Once information has been published in a public page history, simply deleting the current page text may not remove it from the revision history.
Where appropriate, authorised administrators may use MediaWiki's revision-deletion tools to restrict visibility of certain revisions.
Contributions from unregistered users
Depending on IndianPedia's configuration, users may be able to edit without logging into an account.
Edits made without an account may be associated publicly or internally with an IP address or other technical identifier.
IP addresses may also be processed for security, abuse prevention, vandalism investigation, and technical administration.
Cookies and local browser storage
IndianPedia and MediaWiki may use cookies or similar browser technologies to provide essential functions.
These technologies may be used for purposes such as:
- Maintaining login sessions.
- Remembering user preferences.
- Supporting security features.
- Maintaining necessary website functionality.
- Improving the user experience.
The exact cookies and browser storage used depend on the MediaWiki installation and its extensions.
MediaWiki supports configurable cookie behaviour, and extensions may add additional cookies or related technologies.
Analytics and third-party services
IndianPedia may use third-party services for functions such as:
- Website analytics
- Security and abuse prevention
- Spam prevention
- Performance monitoring
- Embedded media
- Infrastructure and hosting
If third-party services are enabled, they may process technical information according to their own privacy policies.
IndianPedia should not be understood to endorse a third-party service merely because it is technically used by the website.
If analytics or advertising services are added in the future, this policy should be updated to identify them and explain the relevant data practices.
Advertising
IndianPedia may display advertising or sponsorship in the future.
If advertising technology that uses cookies, identifiers, personalised advertising, or similar tracking mechanisms is introduced, this Privacy Policy should be updated before or when such technology is deployed, as appropriate.
Users should consult the relevant third-party provider's privacy documentation for information about its processing practices.
How information may be used
Information processed by IndianPedia may be used for legitimate project and technical purposes, including:
- Providing and maintaining the website.
- Creating and maintaining user accounts.
- Processing edits and contributions.
- Preventing spam, vandalism, fraud, and abuse.
- Investigating security incidents.
- Troubleshooting technical problems.
- Enforcing IndianPedia policies.
- Communicating with users about their accounts or reports.
- Maintaining backups and system integrity.
- Improving website performance and reliability.
- Complying with applicable legal obligations.
IndianPedia should collect and use information only to the extent reasonably necessary for these purposes.
Information sharing
IndianPedia does not intend to sell users' personal information.
Information may be accessible to authorised administrators, technical operators, hosting providers, or service providers when reasonably necessary to operate, maintain, secure, or improve the website.
Information may also be disclosed where required or permitted by applicable law, legal process, or legitimate security requirements.
Public contributions are different from private account information: material intentionally published on IndianPedia may be publicly available.
Security
IndianPedia takes reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect information under its control.
However, no website, server, database, or internet transmission can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
Users should:
- Use a strong, unique password.
- Never share their password.
- Avoid publishing sensitive personal information.
- Keep their email account secure.
- Report suspected account compromise promptly.
Data retention
Information may be retained for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, including:
- Operating the website.
- Maintaining article and contribution histories.
- Preventing abuse.
- Maintaining security records.
- Resolving disputes.
- Meeting legal obligations.
- Maintaining backups and system integrity.
Different types of information may have different retention periods.
MediaWiki's normal operation can require maintaining historical information associated with edits and account activity.
User rights and requests
Depending on applicable law, users may have rights concerning personal information processed by IndianPedia.
Depending on the circumstances, these may include rights to:
- Request information about personal data held about them.
- Request correction of inaccurate personal information.
- Request deletion or anonymisation where legally applicable.
- Raise concerns about the handling of personal information.
- Request information about relevant processing activities.
Because IndianPedia is a collaborative encyclopedia, deletion of an account does not necessarily mean that all contributions or public revision history can simply be erased.
Requests concerning personal information should identify the account or information involved and provide enough information for IndianPedia to understand the request.
See Contact IndianPedia.
Account deletion and anonymisation
Users who wish to stop using an account may contact IndianPedia regarding available account-management options.
Because article histories are an important part of a collaborative encyclopedia, contributions may remain in project history even after an account is no longer active.
Where appropriate and legally required, IndianPedia may consider anonymisation or other measures consistent with the technical capabilities of MediaWiki and the applicable legal requirements.
Children's privacy
IndianPedia is a general-purpose encyclopedia.
IndianPedia does not intentionally seek unnecessary personal information from children.
Parents or guardians who believe that a child has submitted personal information that should not be publicly available should contact IndianPedia through the appropriate channel.
Privacy of public figures
IndianPedia may contain information about public figures, historical figures, government officials, celebrities, academics, businesspeople, and other notable people.
Information published about a person should comply with IndianPedia's policies, particularly requirements concerning reliable sourcing, neutrality, and biographies of living persons.
Private personal information should not be published merely because it can be found somewhere online.
External websites
IndianPedia may link to external websites.
Once you leave IndianPedia, the privacy practices of the external website apply.
IndianPedia does not control the privacy practices, security, cookies, tracking technologies, or data processing of external websites.
Review the privacy policy of any external website before providing it with personal information.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
IndianPedia may update this Privacy Policy when the website, MediaWiki configuration, extensions, services, or applicable legal requirements change.
Material changes should be reflected on this page.
The latest version published on this page represents the current IndianPedia privacy notice.
Contact
For privacy-related questions or requests, visit:
For matters concerning the main administrator, you may also visit:
When contacting IndianPedia about privacy, please provide only the minimum information necessary to identify and resolve your request.
Do not send passwords, authentication codes, bank details, or other unnecessary sensitive information.
Important legal information
This Privacy Policy is intended to explain IndianPedia's general privacy practices.
It is not legal advice and does not attempt to describe every right or obligation that may apply under every jurisdiction.
IndianPedia's actual data practices depend on its MediaWiki configuration, hosting environment, extensions, third-party services, and operational practices.
Where applicable law provides rights or protections that cannot lawfully be excluded, this policy does not remove those rights or protections.
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Privacy reminder: Never post passwords, OTPs, financial information, private identity documents, home addresses, or other sensitive personal information on public IndianPedia pages.
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