Privacy Policy
Privacy Policy for RatingSage.com
Effective Date: October 11, 2025
1. Introduction Welcome to RatingSage.com (“we,” “us,” “our”). This website is owned and operated by Gurpreet Singh. We are committed to protecting the privacy of our visitors (“you,” “your”). This Privacy Policy outlines the types of personal information we collect, how it is used, and the steps we take to ensure your data is handled responsibly and in accordance with applicable laws, including the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act, 2023 of India.
2. Data We Collect We collect information in the following ways:
a) Information You Provide to Us Voluntarily:
- Comments: When you leave a comment on an article, we collect the data shown in the comments form (such as your name and email address), your IP address, and browser user agent string to help with spam detection.
- Contact Form: When you contact us through our contact form, we collect your name and email address in order to respond to your inquiry.
- Newsletter Subscription: If you subscribe to our newsletter, we will collect your email address.
b) Information We Collect Automatically:
- Log Files & Analytics: Like many websites, we use log files and analytics services (such as Google Analytics). This information may include your IP address, browser type, Internet Service Provider (ISP), referring/exit pages, date/time stamps, and number of clicks. This data is used to analyze trends, administer the site, track user movement, and gather demographic information. This information is not linked to any information that is personally identifiable.
- Cookies: We use cookies to store information about visitor preferences, record user-specific information on which pages the user accesses or visits, and to personalize or customize our web page content based upon visitors’ browser type or other information that the visitor sends via their browser. You can choose to disable cookies through your individual browser options.
3. How We Use Your Data We use the information we collect for the following purposes:
- To operate and maintain our website.
- To improve your experience on our website.
- To respond to your comments and inquiries.
- To send you our newsletter, if you have opted-in.
- To understand and analyze how you use our website for performance and marketing purposes.
- To protect our website from spam and security threats.
4. Data Sharing and Third Parties We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal identification information to others. However, we may share data with trusted third-party service providers who assist us in operating our website, such as:
- Website Hosting Provider:
[Hostinger.com] - Analytics Provider: Google Analytics
- Anti-Spam Service: Akismet (for comments)
- Affiliate Networks: When you click on an affiliate link (e.g., Amazon Associates), the affiliate network may use cookies to track the referral. Please see our Affiliate Disclosure for more information.
These third parties have access to your personal information only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.
5. Your Rights Under the DPDP Act, 2023 As a user based in India, you have certain rights regarding your personal data under the DPDP Act. These include:
- The Right to Access: You have the right to request a summary of the personal data we hold about you.
- The Right to Correction and Erasure: You have the right to request that we correct any inaccurate personal data or erase your personal data.
- The Right to Withdraw Consent: Where we have relied on your consent to process your personal data, you have the right to withdraw that consent at any time.
- The Right to Grievance Redressal: You have the right to a readily available means of grievance redressal. Please see the “Contact Us” section below.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact our Grievance Officer.
6. Children’s Privacy Our website is not intended for use by children under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children under 18. If we become aware that we have collected such data, we will take steps to delete it.
7. Changes to This Privacy Policy We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the “Effective Date” at the top. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.
8. Contact Us & Grievance Officer For any questions related to this Privacy Policy or to exercise your data protection rights, please contact our designated Grievance Officer:
- Name: Gurpreet Singh
- Email:
Help@ratingsage.com - Location: Ludhiana, Punjab, India