DPDP Act Notice

This notice describes how Hormones River Media, the publishing entity of Nursing News India, processes your digital personal data under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act 2023 (“DPDP Act”).

1. Data Fiduciary & Grievance Redressal

Data Fiduciary: Hormones River Media, India.
Grievance Officer: contact@nursingnews.in
Statutory Escalation: Data Protection Board of India (constituted under the DPDP Act 2023).

You have the right to seek redressal of any grievance from our Grievance Officer. We are committed to responding within 30 days of receiving your request.

2. Personal Data We Collect

• Newsletter Subscriptions: Email address, captured via double opt-in to deliver verified nursing news.
• Contact Submissions: Name, email, and message content for responding to editorial inquiries and news tips.
• Bookmarks & Session: Saved article slugs and font preferences stored in your browser session.
• Technical Logs: Minimal anonymous analytics (operating system, browser type, page views) to maintain infrastructure resilience. We do not use third-party cross-site trackers.

3. Lawful Basis for Processing (§6 & §7)

• Consent (DPDP §6): For email newsletter delivery and optional correspondence. Consent is freely given, specific, informed, unconditional, and revocable.
• Legitimate Uses (DPDP §7): For network security, fraud prevention, server uptime monitoring, and compliance with statutory Indian laws.

4. Your Rights as a Data Principal

Under the DPDP Act 2023, you have the statutory right to:

• Right to Access (§11): Request a summary of your personal data processed by us and the identities of data fiduciaries with whom it has been shared.
• Right to Correction & Erasure (§12): Request correction of inaccurate information or erasure of personal data that is no longer necessary for the purpose it was collected.
• Right to Withdraw Consent (§6(4)): Unsubscribe or revoke consent at any time via the one-click unsubscribe link in newsletters or by emailing our Grievance Officer.
• Right of Nomination (§14): Nominate an individual to exercise your data rights in the event of death or incapacity.

5. Educational Context & Children (§9)

Nursing News India is a professional journalism and healthcare news portal. In accordance with Section 9 of the DPDP Act 2023, we do not engage in targeted advertising, behavioral tracking, or profiling directed at children under 18 years of age.

6. Retention & Cross-Border Transfers

• Newsletter emails are retained until you unsubscribe, after which they are purged from active distribution lists.
• Contact submissions are retained for up to 90 days after resolution.
• Database infrastructure (Supabase Mumbai) and cloud hosting are maintained within India. Email relay occurs via Brevo under strict contractual data protection safeguards.