Privacy and Cookies Policy

This policy explains what personal data is collected when you visit Hinduism.co.uk, how it is used and the choices you have. We are the data controller for personal data collected through this website, under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.

Information we collect

  • Emails you send us. If you contact us, we use your email address and message only to reply, and we delete correspondence when it is no longer needed.
  • Server logs. Our hosting provider automatically records technical information such as IP addresses and pages requested, for security and to keep the site running.
  • Cookies and similar technologies used by our advertising partner, described below.

Advertising and cookies

We use Google AdSense to show adverts. Google and its partners use cookies to serve ads based on your previous visits to this and other websites. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visits to this site and/or other sites on the internet.

When you first visit the site, a consent message lets you choose whether to allow personalised advertising. If you decline, you may still see non-personalised adverts, which use cookies only for purposes such as frequency capping, aggregated reporting and combating fraud. You can change your choice at any time using the privacy link shown in the consent message.

You can learn more and opt out of personalised advertising at Google Ads Settings, and read how Google uses information from sites that use its services at policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites.

Legal basis

We rely on your consent for non-essential cookies and personalised advertising, and on our legitimate interests to operate and secure the website and to reply to messages.

Your rights

You have the right to access, correct or delete your personal data, to object to or restrict its use, and to withdraw consent at any time. To exercise these rights, email hello@hinduism.co.uk. You can also complain to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk.

Children

This site is intended for a general audience and we do not knowingly collect personal data from children.

Changes

We may update this policy from time to time. The date of the latest review appears on this page.