Privacy Policy

Last Updated: 9 July 2026

Welcome to InsideKolkata (“we,” “us,” or “our”). Your privacy is important to us, and we are committed to handling personal information responsibly and transparently.

This Privacy Policy explains how information may be collected, used, stored, and protected when you visit InsideKolkata.com, browse our content, submit a form, contact us, or otherwise interact with our website.

By using this website, you acknowledge the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

1. About InsideKolkata

InsideKolkata is a city discovery and content platform created to help visitors and locals explore Kolkata through places, food, culture, heritage, lifestyle, activities, local experiences, blogs, guides, and stories.

Our website may feature recommendations, informational articles, photographs, local businesses, attractions, restaurants, cafés, markets, events, and other Kolkata-related content.

2. Information We May Collect

Depending on how you interact with the website, we may collect the following categories of information:

Information you voluntarily provide: This may include your name, email address, phone number, message, enquiry details, feedback, suggestions, or any other information you choose to submit through contact forms, enquiry forms, email, phone, or other communication channels.

Information collected automatically: When you visit the website, certain technical information may be collected automatically by our website, hosting provider, analytics services, security tools, or similar technologies. This may include your IP address, browser type, device type, operating system, referring page, pages visited, approximate location derived from IP address, date and time of access, interaction data, and other technical or usage information.

We aim to collect only information that is reasonably necessary for legitimate website, communication, security, analytical, and operational purposes.

3. How We Use Information

We may use collected information to:

  • respond to enquiries, questions, feedback, or requests;
  • provide and maintain website functionality;
  • improve website content, navigation, design, and user experience;
  • understand how visitors interact with our pages and content;
  • identify popular topics, guides, and areas of interest;
  • maintain website security and prevent spam, fraud, misuse, or technical abuse;
  • troubleshoot technical issues;
  • communicate with users who have contacted us;
  • send updates or promotional communications where appropriate consent has been obtained;
  • comply with applicable legal obligations; and
  • protect our legitimate rights and interests.

We do not intend to use personal information for purposes that are unrelated to the reason for which it was collected without an appropriate lawful basis or consent where required.

4. Cookies and Similar Technologies

InsideKolkata may use cookies and similar technologies to support website functionality, remember preferences, understand website usage, improve performance, maintain security, and measure visitor engagement.

Cookies are small data files stored on or accessed through your device when you visit a website.

Depending on the technologies enabled on our website, cookies may include:

Essential cookies required for core website functionality and security.

Preference cookies that help remember certain visitor choices or settings.

Analytics cookies that help us understand how visitors use the website.

Advertising or marketing cookies that may be used if advertising or marketing technologies are introduced or enabled.

Where required by applicable law, non-essential cookies should be used based on appropriate consent choices. You may also control or delete cookies through your browser settings, although disabling certain cookies may affect website functionality.

5. Analytics and Website Performance

We may use analytics or website-performance technologies to better understand how visitors interact with InsideKolkata.

Such technologies may process information including pages viewed, time spent on pages, approximate geographic region, device category, browser type, referral source, and interaction patterns.

This information may be used to improve content, identify technical issues, understand visitor interests, and enhance the overall website experience.

If specific analytics platforms are enabled, their own privacy terms may also apply to data they process.

6. Contact Forms and Enquiries

When you contact us through a website form, email, phone, or another available communication channel, we may process the information you provide for the purpose of:

  • responding to your enquiry;
  • communicating with you;
  • handling feedback or suggestions;
  • reviewing collaboration or business requests;
  • addressing technical or website-related concerns; and
  • maintaining appropriate records of communication where necessary.

Please avoid submitting sensitive personal information unless it is genuinely necessary.

7. Third-Party Links

InsideKolkata may contain links to third-party websites or services, including restaurants, cafés, hotels, attractions, event platforms, maps, social media platforms, local businesses, booking services, or other external resources.

When you leave our website and visit a third-party service, that third party’s own privacy policy and terms may apply.

We do not control and are not responsible for the privacy practices, security, availability, or content of independent third-party websites.

We encourage users to review the privacy policies of external websites before providing personal information.

8. Embedded Content and External Services

Some pages may include embedded or integrated content from third-party platforms, such as maps, videos, social media posts, forms, or other interactive services.

When you interact with embedded content, the relevant third-party provider may collect information according to its own privacy practices. Such collection may include technical identifiers, device information, cookies, or interaction data.

InsideKolkata does not control the independent data practices of those third-party providers.

9. Local Businesses and Featured Places

InsideKolkata may publish information about restaurants, cafés, attractions, shops, markets, events, local businesses, and other places for informational and discovery purposes.

Featuring or mentioning a third party does not necessarily mean that the third party has access to personal information submitted by our website visitors.

If sponsored, paid, affiliate, or commercial relationships are introduced, we aim to disclose them where appropriate.

10. How We Share Information

We do not sell your personal information.

We may share or allow processing of limited information only where reasonably necessary, including with:

  • website hosting and infrastructure providers;
  • technical support or security service providers;
  • analytics providers;
  • email or communication service providers;
  • form-processing services;
  • professional advisers where necessary;
  • authorities where disclosure is required by applicable law; or
  • other service providers acting for legitimate website operational purposes.

Where third parties process information on our behalf, we aim to use appropriate providers and limit processing to relevant purposes.

11. Data Retention

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, including responding to enquiries, maintaining records, operating the website, resolving disputes, preventing abuse, and meeting legal obligations.

Retention periods may vary depending on the type of information, the reason it was collected, and applicable legal requirements.

When information is no longer reasonably required, we may delete, anonymise, or securely dispose of it, subject to applicable law and technical limitations.

12. Data Security

We take reasonable administrative, technical, and organisational measures to protect information against unauthorised access, misuse, loss, alteration, or disclosure.

However, no internet transmission, website, database, or electronic storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure. Therefore, while we work to protect information, we cannot promise absolute security.

13. Your Privacy Choices and Rights

Subject to applicable law and relevant circumstances, you may contact us to request information about personal data relating to you that we process, seek correction or updating of inaccurate information, request deletion or erasure where applicable, withdraw consent where processing is based on consent, or raise a privacy-related grievance or concern.

Certain requests may be subject to legal limitations, identity verification, legitimate retention requirements, or other applicable exceptions.

India’s DPDP framework recognises rights and obligations relating to digital personal data and emphasises lawful processing, transparency, and user control.

14. Children’s Privacy

InsideKolkata is a general city-discovery and informational website and is not intentionally designed to collect personal information from children.

We do not knowingly seek personal data from children for targeted advertising or similar profiling activities. If you believe that a child has provided personal information through the website inappropriately, please contact us so that we can review the matter and take appropriate action.

15. International Visitors

InsideKolkata may be accessible to visitors outside India.

If you access the website from another country, your information may be processed in locations where our hosting providers, technical service providers, or other relevant vendors operate, subject to applicable legal requirements.

16. Third-Party Advertising and Affiliate Links

InsideKolkata may in the future display advertisements, sponsored content, affiliate links, promotional collaborations, or commercial recommendations.

If such services are used, third-party advertising or affiliate providers may process certain technical or interaction information in accordance with their own privacy policies and applicable consent requirements.

Where appropriate, sponsored or affiliate relationships should be clearly disclosed.

17. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect:

  • changes to website features;
  • new services or technologies;
  • changes in data practices;
  • legal or regulatory developments; or
  • operational requirements.

When we update the policy, we may revise the “Last Updated” date at the top of this page.

We encourage visitors to review this Privacy Policy periodically.

18. Contact Us

If you have any questions, concerns, requests, or complaints regarding this Privacy Policy or the handling of personal information, please contact:

InsideKolkata
Website: insidekolkata.com
Email: hello.insidekolkata@gmail.com
Phone: +91 9903481394
Location: Kolkata, West Bengal, India

We will make reasonable efforts to review and respond to legitimate privacy-related enquiries.