PRIVACY POLICY

Carmel Shobha

www.carmelshobha.com

Effective Date: May 11, 2026

Welcome to Carmel Shobha (www.carmelshobha.com). Your privacy is important to us. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our blog. Please read this policy carefully. By using our website, you agree to the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

1. Information We Collect

We may collect information about you in the following ways:

a) Information You Provide Voluntarily

• Name and email address when you submit a comment or contact form

• Messages or inquiries you send us directly

b) Information Collected Automatically

When you visit our blog, certain information may be collected automatically through cookies and similar tracking technologies, including:

• Your IP address and approximate geographic location

• Browser type and version

• Pages you visit and time spent on each page

• Referring website or search engine

• Device type (desktop, mobile, tablet)

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

• To operate, maintain, and improve our blog

• To respond to your comments, questions, or inquiries

• To understand how visitors interact with our content

• To serve relevant advertisements (see Google AdSense section below)

• To comply with applicable laws and regulations

• To prevent fraudulent or abusive use of the website

3. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

Our blog uses cookies — small text files stored on your device — to enhance your browsing experience and analyze site traffic. Types of cookies we may use include:

• Essential cookies: Required for the website to function correctly

• Analytics cookies: Help us understand visitor behavior (e.g., Google Analytics)

• Advertising cookies: Used to display relevant ads (e.g., Google AdSense)

You can control or disable cookies through your browser settings. However, disabling cookies may affect certain features of our website.

4. Google AdSense and Third-Party Advertising

We use Google AdSense to display advertisements on our blog. Google AdSense is a program run by Google LLC that uses cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to our website and other sites on the Internet.

Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visit to our site and/or other sites on the Internet. You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google's Ads Settings at: https://adssettings.google.com

For more information on how Google collects and uses data, please visit Google's Privacy Policy at: https://policies.google.com/privacy

Google uses the Dobleclick cookie (DART cookie) to enable it and its partners to serve ads to our users based on their visit to Carmel Shobha and other sites on the internet.

Users may also opt out of some third-party vendors' uses of cookies for personalised advertising by visiting www.aboutads.info.

5. Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics to analyze traffic and visitor behavior on our blog. Google Analytics collects information such as how often users visit the site, what pages they visit, and what other sites they used prior to coming to our site. We use this data to improve our blog content and user experience.

Google Analytics collects only the IP address assigned to you on the date you visit our site. You can opt out of Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on available at: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout

6. Third-Party Links

Our blog may contain links to third-party websites, resources, or services. These third-party sites have their own privacy policies, and we have no control over, and assume no responsibility for, their content, privacy policies, or practices. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party sites you visit.

7. Comments

When you leave a comment on our blog, we collect the name, email address, and any information you include in your comment. Comments may be reviewed before being published. Your email address will not be displayed publicly. We reserve the right to remove any comment that is inappropriate, offensive, or spam.

8. Data Retention

We retain the personal information we collect for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required by law. When information is no longer needed, we take reasonable steps to delete or anonymize it.

9. Children's Privacy

Our blog is not directed to individuals under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we become aware that a child under 13 has provided us with personal information, we will take steps to delete such information as soon as possible.

10. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information, including: we process your data in compliance with applicable data protection laws, including the genral Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) for users in the EEA and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA/CPRA) for California residents.

• The right to access the personal information we hold about you

• The right to request correction of inaccurate information

• The right to request deletion of your personal information

• The right to object to or restrict certain processing of your data

• The right to withdraw consent at any time (where processing is based on consent)

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

11. Security

We take reasonable measures to protect your information from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

12. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for legal, operational, or regulatory reasons. We will notify you of any significant changes by updating the Effective Date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically.

13. Contact Us

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at:

Blog: Carmel Shobha

Website: www.carmelshobha.com

Email: amruthocd@gmail.com