Privacy Policy

1. Who we are

Life in Gorakhpur ("we", "us", "our") is a personal blog running at lifeingorakhpur.blog, written and maintained from Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. We write about local food, places, culture and stories. This policy explains what information we collect and what we do with it.

2. What we collect

We keep this site deliberately simple. There are no accounts, no logins and no newsletters on this website. The only information that may be processed is:

• Basic server logs — IP address, browser type, device type and pages visited, stored temporarily by our hosting provider (Vercel) for security and performance.
• Cookies & local storage — only what your own browser stores for preferences. We do not place advertising cookies.
• Messages you send us — if you DM us on Instagram (@lifeingorakhpur) or otherwise contact us, that conversation stays on that platform.

3. What we do not do

• We do not sell, rent or trade any personal data.
• We do not run third-party ad trackers on this site.
• We do not collect sensitive personal data (religion, health, finance, etc.).

4. Cookies

Cookies are small files your browser stores. We use none for tracking. You can disable or clear cookies anytime from your browser settings without breaking the website.

5. Third-party links & services

Our pages link to Instagram and occasionally to other external websites. Once you leave lifeingorakhpur.blog, their privacy policies apply! we have no control over how they handle your data. Fonts are loaded from Google Fonts, which follows its own privacy policy.

6. Your rights under Indian law

In accordance with the Information Technology Act, 2000 and the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, you have the right to access, correct and request erasure of your personal data that we may hold, and the right to raise a grievance. We will respond to any such request within a reasonable time.

7. Children's privacy

This website is intended for a general audience. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children under the age of 18. If you believe a child has shared personal data with us, contact us and we will remove it.

8. Data security

Our site is served over HTTPS and hosted on Vercel's infrastructure. We take reasonable safeguards to protect the little data that exists, but no internet transmission is 100% secure.

9. Changes to this policy

If we change anything material, we will update this page and the "last updated" date above. Continued use of the site after changes means you accept the updated policy.

10. Contact us