Privacy Policy

Introduction

Welcome to DownRightNow News ("we," "our," or "us"), a news aggregation service operated by DownRightNow, a sole proprietorship registered under Udyam (Registration No. UDYAM-UP-28-0193772) with the Government of India. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect information when you use our website at news.downrightnow.in (the "Service").

By using our Service, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy. This policy should be read alongside the main DownRightNow Privacy Policy.

Information We Collect

Automatically Collected Information

When you visit our website, we may automatically collect:

• IP address (hashed for rate limiting, not stored in raw form)
• Browser type and version
• Device type (mobile, desktop)
• Pages visited and time spent
• Referring website
• Approximate geographic location (country/region level only)

Information We Do Not Collect

DownRightNow News is a read-only news aggregation service. We do not require user accounts, logins, or registration. We do not collect names, email addresses, or payment information through this Service.

How We Use Your Information

• Provide and maintain the Service
• Improve user experience and content relevance
• Analyze usage patterns to enhance features
• Prevent abuse and enforce rate limits
• Display relevant advertisements

Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our Service and store certain information. Cookies are files with a small amount of data that may include an anonymous unique identifier.

Cookie Categories

Your Consent Choices

When you first visit our site, we present a cookie consent banner requesting your permission before setting non-essential cookies. You may accept all, reject all, or selectively enable categories via "Manage Preferences."

Withdrawing consent: You can change or withdraw your consent at any time by clicking "Cookie Preferences" in the website footer. Withdrawing consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.

You can also instruct your browser to refuse all cookies. However, some portions of our Service may not function properly without cookies.

Google Consent Mode

We implement Google Consent Mode v2, which allows Google tags (Analytics, Advertising) to adjust their behaviour based on your consent choices. When you decline cookies, Google tags operate in a restricted, cookieless mode — no personal identifiers are stored or transmitted.

Advertising

We use third-party advertising companies to serve ads when you visit our website. These companies may use information (not including your name, address, email address, or telephone number) about your visits to this and other websites in order to provide advertisements about goods and services of interest to you.

Google AdSense

We use Google AdSense to display advertisements. Google, as a third-party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads on our site. Google's use of the DART cookie enables it to serve ads to users based on their visit to our site and other sites on the Internet.

Users may opt out of the use of the DART cookie by visiting the Google Ad and Content Network privacy policy at: https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads

For more information about how Google uses data when you use our partners' sites or apps, visit: https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites

Third-Party Services

We may use the following third-party services:

• Google AdSense: For displaying advertisements
• Google Analytics: For website analytics
• Cloudflare: For security, performance, and hosting
• Supabase: For data storage

Each of these services has their own Privacy Policy. We encourage you to review their policies.

News Content and External Links

DownRightNow News is a news aggregation service. We curate and link to news articles from third-party sources. When you click "Read full story" or similar links, you will be directed to the original publisher's website. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party websites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of every site you visit.

Data Retention

We retain collected information for as long as necessary to provide our Service and fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy. Anonymous aggregated data may be retained indefinitely for analytics purposes.

Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect your information. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the right to:

• Access the personal information we hold about you
• Request correction of inaccurate information
• Request deletion of your information
• Object to processing of your information
• Withdraw consent at any time (via "Cookie Preferences" in the footer)
• Opt out of personalized advertising

To exercise these rights, please contact us using the information provided below.

India — Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023

If you are a Data Principal located in India, the following rights apply under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (DPDPA) and the DPDP Rules, 2025:

• Right to Consent: We obtain your free, specific, informed, and unambiguous consent before processing non-essential personal data (Section 6).
• Right to Access: You may request a summary of the personal data we process (Section 11).
• Right to Correction & Erasure: You may request correction or erasure of data no longer necessary for its original purpose (Section 12).
• Right to Withdraw Consent: You may withdraw consent at any time by clicking "Cookie Preferences" in the footer (Section 6(4)).
• Right to Grievance Redressal: Contact our Grievance Officer (details below). We will acknowledge within 48 hours and resolve within 30 days (Section 13).
• Right to Nominate: You may nominate another person to exercise your rights in case of death or incapacity (Section 14).

Data Fiduciary: DownRightNow, a sole proprietorship (Udyam Registration No. UDYAM-UP-28-0193772).

Grievance Officer: For grievances regarding personal data processing, contact us at downrightnow.in@gmail.com with the subject line "DPDPA Grievance."

Children's Privacy

Our Service is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us.

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 Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:

• By visiting our Contact page
• By email: downrightnow.in@gmail.com