Last updated: August 7, 2026
Bangalore Jalakam (“we”, “our”, or “us”) operates https://bangalorejalakam.com. This page explains what information we collect from visitors, how we use it, and the choices you have. By using this website, you agree to the practices described in this policy.
Who We Are
Bangalore Jalakam is a Malayalam online news portal serving the Malayali community in Bengaluru, covering news from Kerala, Karnataka, India, and around the world. Our website address is https://bangalorejalakam.com.
Information We Collect
We collect information in the following ways:
- Information you provide directly — such as your name and email address when you leave a comment, submit our contact form, or subscribe to our newsletter.
- Information collected automatically — such as your IP address, browser type, device type, pages visited, and time spent on the site. This is collected through cookies and similar technologies by us and by third-party services described below.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection. An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available at https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Contact Form and Newsletter
If you contact us through our contact form, we collect your name, email address, and message so we can respond to your enquiry. If you subscribe to our newsletter, your email address is stored with our email service provider (Mailchimp) and used only to send you our updates. You can unsubscribe at any time using the link in any email we send. Mailchimp’s privacy policy is available at https://www.intuit.com/privacy/statement/.
Cookies
Cookies are small text files stored in your browser. We use cookies to:
- Remember your details if you leave a comment (for your convenience, lasting one year);
- Measure site traffic and understand how visitors use our site;
- Serve and personalise advertisements (see the Advertising section below).
You can control or delete cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect how parts of this website work.
Advertising — Google AdSense
We use Google AdSense to display advertisements on this website.
- Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this website or other websites.
- Google’s use of advertising cookies (including the DoubleClick cookie) enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visits to this site and/or other sites on the Internet.
- You may opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings, or opt out of some third-party vendors’ use of cookies for personalised advertising at www.aboutads.info/choices.
- For more information on how Google uses data when you use our site, please see How Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services.
For visitors in the European Economic Area (EEA), the UK, and Switzerland, a consent message is shown before personalised advertising cookies are set, and you may withdraw or change your consent at any time.
Analytics
We use Google Analytics (via Google Tag Manager) to understand how visitors use our site — for example, which pages are popular and how long visitors stay. This data is aggregated and does not personally identify you. You can opt out using the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. YouTube videos, social media posts, images). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if you had visited the other website. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Who We Share Your Data With
We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information. Data is shared only with the service providers described in this policy (Google, Mailchimp, Gravatar) to the extent needed to operate the site. If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
How Long We Retain Your Data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely so that follow-up comments can be recognised automatically. Newsletter subscriptions are retained until you unsubscribe. Contact form messages are kept only as long as needed to handle your enquiry.
Your Rights
If you have left comments or subscribed to our newsletter, you can request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, or request that we erase it (except data we must keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes). To make a request, contact us through our Contact page.
Children’s Privacy
This website is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date.
Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, please reach us through our Contact page: https://bangalorejalakam.com/contact/