Effective Date: Feb 3, 2026
Welcome to Namastey China (https://www.namasteychina.com/). This website is owned and operated by Heena, a Sinologist based in India. We are committed to protecting your personal data and respecting your privacy.
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website, subscribe to our newsletters, or engage with our Sinology resources and services.
1. Information We Collect
We may collect information about you in a variety of ways. The information we may collect on the Website depends on the content and services you use, and includes:
- Personal Data: Personally identifiable information, such as your name, email address, and any details you voluntarily give us when you subscribe to our newsletter, leave comments on blog posts, or contact us directly.
- Derivative Data: Information our servers automatically collect when you access the Website, such as your IP address, browser type, operating system, access times, and the pages you viewed directly before and after accessing the Website.
- Cookies and Tracking Technology: We may use cookies, web beacons, tracking pixels, and other tracking technologies to help customize the Website and improve your experience.
2. How We Use Your Information
Having accurate information about you allows us to provide you with a smooth, efficient, and customized experience. Specifically, we may use information collected about you via the Website to:
- Deliver newsletters, articles, and insights related to Sinology.
- Respond to your customer service requests, comments, or inquiries.
- Monitor and analyze usage and trends to improve your experience with the Website.
- Prevent fraudulent transactions, monitor against theft, and protect against criminal activity.
- Comply with applicable legal obligations in India.
3. Disclosure of Your Information
We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties. We may share information we have collected about you in certain situations, including:
- By Law or to Protect Rights: If we believe the release of information about you is necessary to respond to legal process, to investigate or remedy potential violations of our policies, or to protect the rights, property, and safety of others.
- Third-Party Service Providers: We may share your information with third parties that perform services for us or on our behalf, such as email delivery services (e.g., Mailchimp) or website analytics tools (e.g., Google Analytics).
4. Security of Your Information
We use administrative, technical, and physical security measures to help protect your personal information in compliance with the Information Technology Act, 2000 of India. While we have taken reasonable steps to secure the personal information you provide to us, please be aware that despite our efforts, no security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and no method of data transmission can be guaranteed against any interception or other type of misuse.
5. Your Rights Regarding Your Data
You have the right to:
- Request access to the personal data we hold about you.
- Request that we correct or update any inaccurate personal data.
- Request the deletion of your personal data from our systems.
- Opt-out of receiving our newsletter or promotional emails at any time by clicking the “unsubscribe” link at the bottom of our emails.
6. Third-Party Websites
The Website may contain links to third-party websites of interest, including social media platforms or external academic sources. Once you use these links to leave our site, any information you provide to these third parties is not covered by this Privacy Policy.
7. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time in order to reflect changes to our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We will notify you of any changes by updating the “Effective Date” at the top of this page.
8. Contact & Grievance Redressal
If you have questions or comments about this Privacy Policy, or if you wish to exercise your data protection rights, please contact our Grievance Officer:
Location: India.
Name: Heena
Website: https://www.namasteychina.com/
Email: info@namasteychina.com