The Services We Provide is Popularly known as The Scooper of the Company is one of the most reputed news publishing websites in India.
The Company began with a single weekly publication—The Hindu—in 1878, which later became a daily newspaper in 1889. Ever since, The Hindu Group’s reliable and balanced presentation of the news, independent editorial stand and sound editorial values of “fairness and justice” have been well received.
The Information We Collect and the Information that you provide on our digital platforms While registering and/or subscribing to the content on our website (some may be optional):
Name
DOB
Email ID
Address
Mobile Number
Preferences (for example based on topic, author and cities)
While commenting on an article:
Email ID
Information that we collect as you use our services
Device Information:
Device Attributes: Information such as the operating system, hardware and software versions, browser types
Device Operations: Information about operations performed on the device, such as mouse clicks, article scrolls, browser actions
Identifiers: Unique identifiers, Device IDs, other identifiers
Network and Connections: Information such as time zone, geographic location, IP address.
Cookie Data: Data from cookies stored on your device, including cookie IDs and settings Information that we collect about your preferences When you navigate on our website, we carry out profiling to collect your preferences related to:
Topics
Authors
Cities
Information from partners
When you subscribe to our services through a third-party website we have partnered with, we may collect information that you provide about yourself on that website.
While subscribing, other readers can mention you as a referrer and provide your name and telephone number.
How We Collect and Use Your Information
We collect your personal information (and other information we collect from you) to:
Provide services through our website(s) and app(s)
Enhance your experience while using our services
Personalise content and advertisements you see
Communicate with you: We use information that we collect, such as your email address, to interact with you directly.
What are cookies?
A cookie is a small piece of information sent from websites you visit (including The Hindu Group websites) to your computer to help identify you quickly. Cookies are not used to identify individuals personally and no personal information is stored in relation to the cookies.
What are site functionality cookies?
Our websites use browser cookies to determine whether a user is signed in or not. We also use cookies to ensure that a piece of information is only displayed to users a certain number of times.
What are third-party cookies?
We use third-party advertising companies to display advertising when you visit our websites. Cookies are used in the software that displays these advertisements, known as third-party cookies. These cookies may be used to help display more relevant advertisements to you.
These companies may use information (not including your name or email address) about your visits to this and other sites in order to provide advertisements about goods and services of interest to you.