Privacy Policy

Last Updated: November 4, 2025

Welcome to Somoy Purbapar! Your privacy is very important to us. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your information when you visit our website https://somoypurbapar.com.

Who We Are

Somoy Purbapar is a digital news and information platform dedicated to delivering authentic, timely, and relevant content to our readers.

What Personal Data We Collect and Why We Collect It

Comments

When visitors leave comments, we collect the data shown in the form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help detect spam.

An anonymized string created from your email (a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you use it. Gravatar’s privacy policy: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After comment approval, your profile picture is visible to the public.

Media

If you upload images, avoid images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors can download and extract location data from such images.

Contact Forms

We may collect your name, email, and message for communication purposes only. We do not share this data with third parties.

Cookies

If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to save your name, email, and website in cookies for convenience. These cookies last for one year.

When you log in, we set cookies to save your login info and display preferences. Login cookies last two days, screen option cookies last one year, and “Remember Me” keeps you logged in for two weeks.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie (post ID only) is stored for one day.

Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, or social media posts). Such content behaves the same as visiting the external website and may collect data, use cookies, or track your interactions.

Analytics

We use tools like Google Analytics to understand visitor behavior and improve user experience. These services may collect anonymized data such as IP address, browser type, and visited pages.

Who We Share Your Data With

We do not sell or trade user data. Visitor comments may be checked through automated spam detection services.

How Long We Retain Your Data

Comments and their metadata are stored indefinitely to recognize follow-up comments automatically. Registered users can see, edit, or delete their personal data anytime (except username). Administrators can also view and edit that data.

What Rights You Have Over Your Data

You can request an exported file of your data or request deletion, except data retained for legal or security purposes.

Where We Send Your Data

Visitor comments may be checked through automated spam detection or security services.

Your Contact Information

📧 Email: info@somoypurbapar.com
📍 Address: Jashore, Bangladesh

Additional Information

How We Protect Your Data

We use SSL encryption, firewalls, and regular monitoring to protect user data from unauthorized access or alteration.

Data Breach Procedures

In case of a data breach, we notify affected users and authorities as required by law.

Third-Party Data Sources

We may receive anonymized analytics or advertising data from trusted third parties such as Google Analytics.

Automated Decision Making

We do not perform automated decision-making that significantly affects users. Analytics or ad personalization uses only non-personal data.

Regulatory Compliance

Somoy Purbapar complies with data protection laws of Bangladesh and international privacy standards.