Privacy policy
Effective Date: September 20, 2026
Welcome to Santhali Mingle ("we," "us," "our"). Santhali Mingle is an independently operated website based in Odisha, India.
Website: https://santhalimingle.blogspot.com/
We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting the personal information you may provide while using our website. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, how third-party services such as Google Analytics and Google AdSense may process information, and the choices available to you.
By using Santhali Mingle, you acknowledge the practices described in this Privacy Policy.
1. Information We Collect
We may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you interact with our website.
The types of personal information we may collect include:
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First name
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Last name
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Email address
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Information contained in a message or inquiry that you voluntarily submit through our contact form
Our Contact Us page provides a form through which visitors can submit their name, email address, and message.
We do not intentionally request sensitive personal information through our website.
Automatically Collected Information
When you visit our website, certain information may be automatically collected by Blogger, Google Analytics, Google AdSense, advertising technologies, cookies, or other third-party services.
This may include information such as:
IP address
Browser type
Device type
Operating system
Approximate geographic information
Referring website
Pages visited
Date and time of visits
General interaction and usage information
Cookie identifiers and similar technologies
Some of this information may be collected by third-party service providers rather than directly by Santhali Mingle.
2. How We Use Your Information
We may use the information we collect for purposes including:
Responding to your questions and messages
Communicating with you when you contact us
Maintaining and improving the website
Understanding how visitors use our website
Analyzing website traffic and performance
Improving our content and user experience
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Detecting, preventing, and addressing technical problems or abuse
Displaying and measuring advertisements
Complying with applicable legal obligations
We do not use your email address for unrelated marketing purposes unless you have voluntarily requested or consented to such communications.
3. Contact Form Information
If you use our Contact Us form, we may receive information such as your name, email address, and the contents of your message.
We use this information primarily to:
Respond to your inquiry
Provide information you requested
Address feedback or questions
Maintain appropriate records of communications
Please do not submit passwords, financial information, government identification numbers, health information, or other sensitive personal information through the contact form unless it is specifically necessary.
The Contact Us page is available here:
4. Google Analytics
Santhali Mingle uses Google Analytics to understand how visitors use the website.
Google Analytics may collect information such as:
Pages visited
Approximate location
Device and browser information
Referring sources
Interaction and usage information
Other technical and statistical information
We use this information to understand website traffic, improve our content, and improve the overall website experience.
Google may process information according to its own privacy policies.
For more information about how Google handles information, please review Google's Privacy Policy:
5. Cookies and Similar Technologies
Santhali Mingle may use cookies and similar technologies.
Cookies are small files or pieces of information stored on your device that can help websites remember information, understand visitor activity, provide functionality, and display or measure advertising.
Cookies may be used by:
Santhali Mingle
Blogger/Google
Google Analytics
Google AdSense
Other third-party services or advertising partners
You can generally control or delete cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect certain website functions.
6. Google AdSense and Advertising
Santhali Mingle uses Google AdSense to display advertisements.
Google and its advertising partners may use cookies and similar technologies to serve and measure advertisements. Google states that third-party vendors, including Google, may use cookies to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to this website or other websites.
Advertising technologies may collect information such as:
Cookie identifiers
IP address
Browser and device information
Advertising interactions
General information about visits to websites
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Information used to personalize or measure advertisements, where permitted
Google's use of advertising cookies may allow Google and its partners to show advertisements based on a user's previous visits to this or other websites.
You may manage Google's advertising personalization settings through Google's advertising settings:
You may also learn more about options for controlling personalized advertising through:
Google provides publishers with specific requirements concerning advertising cookies and privacy disclosures.
7. Third-Party Services
Santhali Mingle may rely on third-party services to operate, analyze, or monetize the website.
These may include:
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Google/Blogger – website hosting and related services
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Google Analytics – website analytics
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Google AdSense – advertising
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Google services – forms, embedded content, or other website functionality
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Facebook/Meta – social media presence and links
Third-party services may collect or process information according to their own privacy policies.
Santhali Mingle does not control the privacy practices of third-party services.
8. Facebook and Social Media
Santhali Mingle maintains a Facebook presence:
If you visit or interact with our Facebook page, Facebook/Meta may collect information about your activity according to its own privacy policies and terms.
Your interactions with Facebook are governed by Facebook/Meta's policies rather than this Privacy Policy.
9. How We Share Information
We do not intentionally sell your personal information as part of the ordinary operation of Santhali Mingle.
We may share or allow access to information with:
Service providers that help operate the website
Google and its related services
Advertising and analytics providers
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Other third parties when necessary to provide requested services
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Government authorities or law-enforcement agencies when required by applicable law
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Other parties when necessary to protect our rights, users, website, or property
We do not intentionally sell personal information submitted through our contact form to data brokers.
10. Data Retention
We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, including responding to inquiries, maintaining records, resolving disputes, preventing abuse, and complying with legal obligations.
The actual retention period may vary depending on the type of information and the service through which it is processed.
Information collected by third-party services such as Google Analytics, Google AdSense, Blogger, or Facebook may be retained according to those providers' respective policies.
11. Data Security
We take reasonable steps to protect personal information from unauthorized access, misuse, alteration, disclosure, or destruction.
However, no method of transmitting or storing information online can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
You should therefore avoid submitting highly sensitive or confidential information through publicly accessible website forms.
12. Your Privacy Rights
Depending on where you live and which laws apply to you, you may have certain rights concerning your personal information.
These may include the right to:
Request access to personal information we hold about you
Request correction of inaccurate information
Request deletion of personal information
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Request information about how your information is collected or used
Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent
Object to certain processing
Request restriction of certain processing
Request portability of certain information
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Opt out of certain advertising or data-sharing activities where applicable
To exercise applicable rights, please contact us through our Contact Us page.
13. GDPR – European Economic Area, United Kingdom and Switzerland
If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA), United Kingdom, or Switzerland, you may have additional rights under applicable data-protection laws, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and related legislation.
Where applicable, you may have the right to:
Access your personal data
Correct inaccurate personal data
Request deletion of your personal data
Restrict processing
Object to certain processing
Receive certain personal data in a portable format
Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent
Lodge a complaint with a competent data-protection authority
Legal bases for processing
Depending on the circumstances, personal information may be processed on one or more of the following legal bases:
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Consent – where you have given consent to a particular processing activity
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Legitimate interests – where processing is reasonably necessary for website operation, security, analytics, or improvement, provided those interests are not overridden by your rights
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Legal obligation – where processing is necessary to comply with applicable law
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Contract or requested service – where processing is necessary to provide a service or respond to a request
For users in the EEA, UK, and Switzerland, Google states that publishers using AdSense must comply with applicable consent requirements concerning cookies, local storage, and personalized advertising. Google requires appropriate consent-management mechanisms for applicable users and regions.
If you use Santhali Mingle from one of these regions, certain cookies or personalized advertising may require your consent.
14. CCPA and CPRA – California Residents
If you are a California resident, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), may provide you with additional privacy rights.
California residents may have rights including:
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Right to Know – to request information about personal information collected, used, disclosed, or otherwise processed
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Right to Delete – to request deletion of personal information, subject to applicable exceptions
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Right to Correct – to request correction of inaccurate personal information
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Right to Opt Out – to opt out of certain sales or sharing of personal information where applicable
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Right to Limit – to limit certain uses or disclosures of sensitive personal information where applicable
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Right to Non-Discrimination – not to receive discriminatory treatment for exercising applicable privacy rights
The California Attorney General describes these rights under the CCPA/CPRA framework.
Categories of information
Depending on how you interact with Santhali Mingle, information may fall into categories such as:
Identifiers, such as name and email address
Internet or electronic network activity information
Approximate location information
Information relating to interactions with the website
Other information voluntarily provided through communications
Sale or sharing of personal information
Santhali Mingle does not intentionally sell personal information submitted through its contact form.
However, third-party advertising and analytics services may collect information through cookies or similar technologies. Whether such activity constitutes "sale" or "sharing" under California law depends on the applicable legal definitions and circumstances.
California residents may use applicable controls provided by Google and their browser, including available privacy choices, to manage advertising and tracking.
To exercise applicable California privacy rights, contact us through:
We may need to verify your identity before fulfilling certain requests.
The CCPA requires applicable businesses to explain how consumers can exercise rights such as knowing, deleting, correcting, and opting out.
15. CalOPPA – California Online Privacy Protection Act
Santhali Mingle provides this Privacy Policy to describe its online information practices.
Consistent with CalOPPA requirements, this policy describes:
The categories of personal information collected
How personal information is used
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Categories of third parties that may receive or process information
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How users may request access, correction, or deletion where applicable
How users may contact us regarding privacy matters
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The use of cookies, analytics, advertising, and similar technologies
Do Not Track
Some web browsers offer a "Do Not Track" (DNT) setting.
Santhali Mingle does not currently promise that its website will respond to every browser DNT signal or similar mechanism.
Third-party services used on the website, including analytics and advertising providers, may have their own policies concerning DNT signals and privacy choices.
California guidance recommends that privacy policies explain how websites respond to DNT signals and whether third parties may collect personally identifiable information through online tracking.
16. Children's Privacy
Santhali Mingle is a general-interest website and is not specifically directed toward children.
We do not knowingly request or intentionally collect personal information from children for purposes that require parental consent.
If you believe that a child has provided personal information to us without appropriate consent, please contact us. We will consider appropriate steps to address the situation.
17. External Links
Our website may contain links to external websites, services, social-media platforms, applications, videos, or other resources.
We are not responsible for the privacy practices, content, security, or policies of external websites.
We encourage visitors to review the privacy policies of external websites before providing personal information.
18. International Data Processing
Because Santhali Mingle uses third-party services such as Google and other online platforms, information may be processed or stored in countries other than India.
The privacy and data-protection laws applicable to such processing may differ from those in your country.
Where applicable, third-party service providers are responsible for complying with their own legal and contractual obligations concerning personal information.
19. Your Choices
You can choose not to provide personal information when it is optional.
You can also:
Disable cookies through your browser
Adjust browser privacy settings
Use available advertising privacy controls
Opt out of personalized advertising where available
Contact us to request applicable privacy rights
Please note that disabling cookies or certain technologies may affect website functionality or advertising preferences.
20. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time.
Changes may be made to reflect:
Changes to the website
Changes to third-party services
Changes in applicable laws
Changes in our privacy practices
Improvements to transparency
When we update this Privacy Policy, we will revise the Effective Date shown at the beginning of this page.
We encourage visitors to review this page periodically.
21. Contact Us
If you have questions, concerns, requests, or complaints regarding this Privacy Policy or the handling of your personal information, please contact Santhali Mingle through our Contact Us page:
Website: Santhali Mingle
Website URL:
https://santhalimingle.blogspot.com/
Entity: Individual
Country: India
State:
Odisha
Last Updated: September 20, 2026
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