Privacy Policy

Carmel Shobha — www.carmelshobha.com

Effective Date: July 31, 2026

Welcome to Carmel Shobha. Your privacy is important to us. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our blog. By using this website, you agree to the practices described here.

1. Information We Collect

a) Information you provide voluntarily: name and email address when you comment, subscribe, or contact us; any messages or inquiries you send us directly.

b) Information collected automatically: IP address and approximate location, browser type and language, pages visited and time spent, referring site or search terms, and device type.

2. How We Use Your Information

• To operate, maintain, and improve this blog
• To respond to your comments and inquiries
• To understand how visitors use our content
• To serve advertisements (see Google AdSense below)
• To comply with applicable laws
• To prevent fraudulent or abusive use of the site

3. Cookies

We use essential cookies (required for the site to function), analytics cookies (Google Analytics), and advertising cookies (Google AdSense). You can control or disable cookies in your browser settings, though this may affect some site features.

4. Google AdSense and Advertising

We use Google AdSense to display ads. Google and its partners use cookies, including the DoubleClick cookie, to serve ads based on your visits to this and other sites. You can opt out of personalized advertising at Google Ads Settings or aboutads.info. More detail is in Google's policy on partner sites.

5. Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics to understand site traffic and visitor behavior. You can opt out using the Google Analytics Opt-out Add-on.

6. Third-Party Links

This blog may link to external sites not maintained by us. We are not responsible for their content or privacy practices, and encourage you to review their policies separately.

7. Comments

When you comment, we collect your name, email, IP address, and browser information to help detect spam. Comments may be reviewed before publishing. Your email is never shown publicly, and we may remove comments that are offensive or spam.

8. Data Retention

We keep personal information only as long as necessary for the purposes above, unless a longer period is required by law, and delete or anonymize it when no longer needed.

9. Children's Privacy

This blog is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect their information. If you believe a child has provided us data, please contact us so we can remove it.

10. Your Privacy Rights (GDPR & CCPA)

Depending on your location, you may have the right to access, correct, delete, restrict, or transfer your personal data, and to withdraw consent at any time. To exercise any of these rights, contact us using the details below.

11. Security

We take reasonable steps to protect your information, though no method of transmission or storage online is completely secure.

12. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time; the Effective Date above will reflect the latest revision.

13. Contact Us

Blog: Carmel Shobha
Website: www.carmelshobha.com
Email: amruthocd@gmail.com