Privacy Policy & Data Protection Notice

1. Introduction & Statutory Scope

This Privacy Policy outlines how Reqyre Chronicle Media Private Limited (hereinafter referred to as "The Reqyre Chronicle", "we", "us", or "our") collects, processes, stores, and protects digital personal data when users visit our digital portal at reqyre.net, interact with our published civic journalism, subscribe to our email newsletters, or communicate with our editorial offices.

We process personal data solely as a Data Fiduciary in strict accordance with the provisions of the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (DPDP Act), the Information Technology Act, 2000, and the Information Technology (Reasonable Security Practices and Procedures and Sensitive Personal Data or Information) Rules, 2011.

2. Personal Data We Collect

We gather only the minimum personal data strictly necessary to deliver legitimate editorial, technical, and subscription services:

• Voluntary Contact Information: Name, professional email address, corporate affiliation, and telephone number submitted voluntarily through our editorial feedback forms, advertising inquiry forms, or statutory grievance petitions.
• Newsletter Subscription Data: Email addresses provided by users who explicitly opt in to receive The Civic Morning Dispatch daily or weekly email digest.
• Automated Technical Telemetry: Anonymized Internet Protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, operating system version, referring URL, and pages visited, gathered solely to analyze technical performance, optimize mobile load velocity, and protect our infrastructure against distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks.

3. Legal Grounds and Purposes of Data Processing

Under Section 4 and Section 7 of the DPDP Act 2023, we process personal data exclusively under the following lawful bases:

• Explicit User Consent: When you provide your email address to receive newsletters or complete an advertising inquiry form. Consent may be revoked at any time via the unsubscribe link present in every newsletter.
• Legitimate Uses for Statutory Compliance: To verify complainant identities and process editorial complaints under Rule 11 of the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021.
• Technical Network Security: To monitor server health, diagnose transmission latency, and maintain firewalls safeguarding our web applications.

4. Cookies and Analytical Tracking Policy

We believe in absolute data minimization. Our website utilizes strictly functional and performance cookies necessary to:

• Remember user cookie consent preferences (stored locally via localStorage).
• Ensure fast page rendering and dynamic font display across low-bandwidth telecommunications connections.
• Collect aggregated, non-personally identifiable traffic metrics. We do not engage in cross-site behavioural profiling, nor do we sell personal data to commercial data brokers.

5. Data Storage, Security & Retention

All personal data is processed on secure cloud servers employing industry-standard TLS 1.3 encryption in transit and AES-256 encryption at rest. In accordance with Indian data protection laws, personal data is retained only for as long as necessary to fulfill the specific purpose for which it was collected or to comply with statutory legal obligations (such as the 3-year record retention standard for formal legal petitions).

6. Rights of the Data Principal under DPDP Act 2023

As a Data Principal under Indian law, you possess enforceable legal rights regarding your personal information:

• Right to Access: You may request a summary of personal data processed by us and the identities of any Data Processors involved.
• Right to Correction & Erasure: You may request the correction of inaccurate data or the permanent deletion of personal data no longer required for the purpose it was gathered.
• Right to Grievance Redressal: You may file a data protection grievance with our designated Data Protection Officer.
• Right to Nominate: You have the right to nominate an individual to exercise your data rights in the event of death or incapacity.

7. Contact Information for Data Privacy Queries

To exercise your rights or submit queries regarding our data protection protocols, please write to our compliance division at: