At B News (accessible from https://bnews.co.in and associated digital services, operated in partnership with R Techub), one of our core priorities is the privacy and trust of our readers. This Privacy Policy document outlines the types of information collected and recorded by B News, how we use it, and your rights regarding your personal data.

By utilizing our website, progressive web application, or mobile news services, you hereby consent to our Privacy Policy and agree to its terms. If you do not agree with any practice detailed in this policy, please refrain from accessing our services.

This Privacy Policy applies solely to our online activities and is valid for visitors to our website regarding the information that they share and/or collect on B News. This policy does not apply to any information collected offline or via channels other than this website.

Google is one of the third-party vendors on our site. Google uses cookies, known as DART cookies and advertising identifiers, to serve ads to our site visitors based on their visit to bnews.co.in and other sites on the Internet.

• Third-Party Cookies: Third-party ad servers or ad networks use technologies like cookies, JavaScript, or Web Beacons in their respective advertisements and links that appear on B News, which are sent directly to your browser. They automatically receive your IP address when this occurs.
• Measurement & Personalization: These technologies are used to measure the effectiveness of their advertising campaigns and/or to personalize the advertising content that you see on websites that you visit.
• No Direct Access: Note that B News has no access to or control over these cookies that are used by third-party advertisers.

B News uses first-party cookies and local storage strictly to enhance user experience. These include:

• bnews_locale: Stores your chosen language preference (Kannada, English, Hindi, Urdu, or Marathi) so you do not have to re-select it upon every visit.
• bnews_user_lang: Remembers whether you have acknowledged the language selection modal.
• Session Cookies: Maintains secure authentication sessions for editorial staff and administrative access.

You can choose to disable cookies through your individual browser options. Detailed information about cookie management with specific web browsers can be found at the browsers' respective official websites.

B News follows a standard procedure of utilizing log files. These files log visitors when they visit websites. The information collected by log files includes internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, Internet Service Provider (ISP), date and time stamp, referring/exit pages, and optionally the number of clicks.

These are not linked to any information that is personally identifiable. The purpose of the information is for analyzing trends, administering the site, tracking users' movement on the website, and gathering broad demographic information for regional optimization.

B News offers an optional breaking news push notification alert service powered by Google Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM). If you opt-in:

• An anonymous, randomly generated device registration token is created by Firebase.
• No personal data (such as name, phone number, or email) is required or tied to the notification token.
• You can instantly unsubscribe from notifications at any time via your browser's site permission settings (Settings -> Site Settings -> Notifications).

Another part of our priority is adding protection for children while using the internet. We encourage parents and guardians to observe, participate in, and/or monitor and guide their online activity.

B News does not knowingly collect any Personal Identifiable Information from children under the age of 13. If you think that your child provided this kind of information on our website, we strongly encourage you to contact us immediately and we will make our best efforts to promptly remove such information from our records.

We implement robust industry-standard HTTPS encryption (SSL/TLS), firewalls, access controls, and regular vulnerability audits to protect your data from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction, in accordance with the Information Technology Act, 2000 and the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 of India.

If you have additional questions, require more information about our Privacy Policy, or wish to exercise data rights, please contact our Privacy & Grievance Officer: