Privacy Policy

Statecraft is news, information and entertainment company. Our services help readers and viewers discover 'things that matter' including news, photographs, analyses, videos, and other forms of digital content.

We know that you care about how your personal information is used and shared, and we take your privacy very seriously. By visiting Statecraft's website or any linked website and application, you are accepting the privacy practices outlined in this policy.

This Privacy Policy covers Statecraft's treatment of personal information that Statecraft gathers when you are on the Statecraft website and when you use Statecraft's services. This policy does not apply to the practices of third parties that Statecraft does not own or control, or to individuals that Statecraft does not employ or manage.

Information Collected by Statecraft

We only collect personal information that is relevant to the purpose of our websites. This information allows us to provide you with a customized and efficient experience. We collect the following types of information from our users:

Information You Provide to Us:

1. We receive and store any information you enter on our website or provide to us in any other way. You can choose not to provide us with certain information, but then you may not be able to take advantage of many of our special features.
2. Registration: In order for you to use Statecraft services you must complete a registration form. As part of this registration form, we require select personal information.
3. User Profile: To allow you to express yourself beyond just the information collected during registration, we enable you to provide additional information, such as a bio, your location, comments on articles, favorite URLs, and instant messaging IDs. In addition, you may choose to include photos of yourself in your profile.
4. Automatic Information:
5. We receive and store certain types of information whenever you interact with us. Statecraft and its authorized agents automatically receive and record certain "traffic data" on their server logs from your browser including your IP address, Statecraft cookie information, and the page you requested. Statecraft uses this traffic data to help diagnose problems with its servers, analyse trends and administer the website.
6. Statecraft may collect and, on any page, display the total counts that page has been viewed. This includes User Profile pages.

E-mail Communications

Statecraft is very concerned about your privacy and we will never provide your email address to a third party without your explicit permission. Statecraft may send out e-mails with Statecraft-related news, products, offers, surveys, or promotions. You may also receive notification e-mails from Statecraft, which inform you of actions (e.g. Article approval) that have been performed on the site.

Cookies

Cookies are alphanumeric identifiers that we transfer to your computer’s hard drive through your Web browser to enable our systems to recognize your browser and tell us how and when pages in our website are visited and by how many people. Statecraft cookies do not collect personal information, and we do not combine information collected through cookies with other personal information to tell us who you are or what your screen name or e-mail address is.

The "help" portion of the toolbar on the majority of browsers will direct you on how to prevent your browser from accepting new cookies, how to command the browser to tell you when you receive a new cookie, or how to fully disable cookies. We recommend that you leave the cookies activated because cookies allow you to use Statecraft’s website efficiently.

Sharing Your Information

Because Statecraft enables people to discover and share information with one another, information about the people who use Statecraft is an integral part of the Statecraft experience. Rest assured that we neither rent nor sell your personal information to anyone and that we will share your personal information only as described below:

1. Statecraft Personnel: Statecraft personnel and authorized consultants and/or contractors may have access to user information if necessary in the normal course of Statecraft business.
2. Business Transfers: In some cases, we may choose to buy or sell assets. In these types of transactions, user information is typically one of the business assets that is transferred. Moreover, if Statecraft, or substantially all of its assets, were acquired, user information would be one of the assets that is transferred. The conditions of this Privacy Policy will be binding and applicable on all entities who may acquire your personal information as part of the transferred assets.
3. Protection of Statecraft and Others: We may release personal information when we believe in good faith that release is necessary to comply with a law; to enforce or apply our Terms of Use and other policies; or to protect the rights, property, or safety of Statecraft, our employees, our users, or others. This includes exchanging information with other companies and organizations for fraud protection and credit risk reduction.
4. User Profile Information: Information collected during registration and subsequent visits, such as your full name and location, may be displayed to other Statecraft users in your User Profile. The User Profile is the area on Statecraft where we allow you to tell other Statecraft users about yourself. You may control what personal information is displayed in your User Profile by visiting the Settings section of your User Profile.
5. Syndication: Statecraft allows for the RSS syndication of all of its public content within the Statecraft website.
6. With Your Consent: Except as noted above, we will contact you when your personal information is shared with third parties or used for a purpose incompatible with the purpose(s) for which it was originally collected, and you will be able to opt out to prevent the sharing of this information.

Keeping Information Secure

Your Statecraft account information is protected by a password for your privacy and security. Protect against unauthorized access to your password and to your computer by logging off once you have finished using a shared computer.

Only employees who need personal information to perform a specific job (e.g., a customer service representative) are granted access to it. All of our employees are kept up to date on our privacy and security practices.

Ways to Control Display and Use of Your Information

As stated previously, you can always opt not to disclose information, but then you may be unable to use certain features on our website.

By visiting your User Profile, you can correct, amend, add or delete personal information on our website. If you do not wish to receive e-mail from us or other Statecraft users, please visit the Settings of your User Profile and/or follow the instructions contained in the unwanted e-mail message.

However, please note that you will continue to receive all system e-mails (e.g., those regarding forgotten user passwords, article approval, etc) and legal notices (e.g., updates to our policies) from us.

As explained earlier, the "help" portion of the toolbar on the majority of browsers will direct you on how to prevent your browser from accepting new cookies, how to command the browser to tell you when you receive a new cookie, or how to fully disable cookies. Please note, however, that if your browser does not accept cookies, you will not be able to take advantage of some of our attractive features.

Children Under 18 Years of Age

You must be 13 years and older to register to use the Statecraft website. As a result, Statecraft does not specifically collect information about children. If we learn that Statecraft has collected information from a child under the age of 13, we will delete that information as quickly as possible

Changes to this Privacy Policy

Statecraft may amend this Privacy Policy from time to time, at its sole discretion. Use of information we collect now is subject to the Privacy Policy in effect at the time such information is used. If we make changes to the Privacy Policy, we will notify you by posting an announcement on the Statecraft website so you are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances if any, it is disclosed.

Conditions of Use

If you decide to visit Statecraft-owned websites, your visit and any possible dispute over privacy is subject to this Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use, including limitations on damages, arbitration of disputes, and application of Indian law.

Effective Date of this Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy is effective as of June 2017.