1. Introduction
Welcome to Hidden Routes (hiddenroutes.in). We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard information when you visit our website.
By using Hidden Routes, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.
2. Information We Collect
We collect information in the following ways:
- Log Data: When you visit our site, our servers automatically record standard log information such as your IP address, browser type, pages visited, and the date and time of your visit.
- Cookies: We use cookies to enhance your experience and to serve relevant advertisements. Cookies are small data files stored on your device.
- Usage Data: We may collect anonymous analytics data about how visitors interact with our content (e.g. pages viewed, scroll depth, time on page).
- Contact Form: If you submit our contact form, we collect your name and email address solely to respond to your enquiry.
3. Google AdSense & Third-Party Advertising
Hidden Routes uses Google AdSense to display advertisements. Google, as a third-party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this website and other websites on the internet.
These third-party ad servers may use technologies such as cookies and web beacons to measure the effectiveness of their advertisements and to personalise the advertising content you see. Hidden Routes has no access to or control over these cookies used by third-party advertisers.
4. Google Analytics
We may use Google Analytics to understand how visitors engage with our content. Google Analytics collects anonymised data such as page views, session duration, and device type. This data is processed by Google in accordance with Google's Privacy Policy.
You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
5. How We Use Your Information
We use the collected data for the following purposes:
- To provide and maintain the Hidden Routes website
- To improve our content and user experience
- To serve relevant advertisements via Google AdSense
- To monitor site performance and detect technical issues
- To respond to enquiries submitted through our contact form
6. Cookies
Cookies are files with a small amount of data commonly used as anonymous unique identifiers. These are sent to your browser from the websites you visit and stored on your device.
Our website uses "cookies" to collect information and to improve our service. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our service.
The types of cookies we use include:
- Strictly Necessary Cookies: Required for the website to function
- Analytics Cookies: Help us understand how visitors interact with the site
- Advertising Cookies: Used by Google AdSense to serve relevant ads
7. Data Sharing & Third Parties
We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to third parties. We may share anonymised, aggregated data with analytics providers (such as Google Analytics) to help improve our services. Our advertising partners (Google AdSense) may collect data as described in Section 3.
8. Data Retention
We retain contact form submissions for up to 12 months and then securely delete them. Log data is retained for up to 90 days. We do not store any personal data beyond what is necessary to operate this website.
9. Your Rights (GDPR / Indian IT Act)
Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:
- The right to access your personal data
- The right to correction of inaccurate data
- The right to erasure ("right to be forgotten")
- The right to restrict or object to processing
- The right to data portability
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at hello@hiddenroutes.in.
10. Children's Privacy
Hidden Routes does not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 13. If you are a parent or guardian and you believe your child has provided us with personal data, please contact us immediately.
11. Links to Other Sites
Our website may contain links to third-party websites. These external sites are not operated by us. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit. We have no control over, and assume no responsibility for, the content, privacy policies, or practices of third-party sites.
12. Changes to This Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date above. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.
13. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:
- Email: hello@hiddenroutes.in
- Website: hiddenroutes.in/contact.html