Privacy Policy

1. Scope and responsibility

This policy applies to the website, forms, newsletters, digital magazine services and other online features operated for Incredible Food & Hospitality. GPDM is responsible for deciding why and how personal data submitted directly to the publication is processed, subject to applicable Indian law.

2. Information you provide

We may receive information that you voluntarily provide when you contact the editorial team, subscribe to a newsletter, request a magazine subscription, submit an advertising or partnership enquiry, comment on an article, participate in an event, respond to a survey or communicate with us.

• Name, email address, telephone number and city.
• Organisation, designation and professional details.
• Subscription, advertising, partnership or event requirements.
• Messages, documents, photographs or other material you choose to send.
• Billing, delivery or payment-related information when a paid service is introduced.

3. Information collected automatically

When you use the website, hosting, security, analytics and advertising systems may process technical information such as IP address, browser and device type, operating system, approximate location, referral source, pages viewed, time spent, interactions, error logs and cookie or advertising identifiers.

4. How information is used

• To provide, operate, secure and improve the website and publication services.
• To respond to editorial, subscription, advertising, partnership and general enquiries.
• To deliver newsletters or publication updates requested by the reader.
• To maintain records, prevent spam, investigate misuse and protect the website.
• To understand readership, content performance and advertising effectiveness.
• To meet legal, accounting, contractual, regulatory or dispute-resolution obligations.

5. Consent and communication choices

Where consent is required, it may be requested through a clear form, confirmation link or other affirmative action. Newsletter subscribers may withdraw consent by using the unsubscribe link in an email or contacting the publication. Withdrawal does not affect processing already carried out lawfully.

6. Service providers and third parties

Limited personal or technical data may be processed by trusted providers supporting hosting, content delivery, security, email, forms, analytics, advertising, payment, customer communication or professional services. These providers process data for their own stated purposes or on instructions connected with operating the publication. The website may also link to third-party websites whose practices are governed by their own policies.

7. Advertising and measurement

The website may display advertising supplied by third-party networks, including MGID or future advertising partners. Advertising providers may use cookies, device information and interaction data to deliver, limit, measure or personalise advertisements according to their own policies and applicable law.

8. Data retention

Information is retained only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, for legitimate editorial and business records, to resolve enquiries or disputes, to maintain security, or to meet legal and regulatory requirements. Retention periods may differ according to the type of record.

9. Security

We use reasonable administrative, technical and organisational safeguards intended to protect information from unauthorised access, alteration, loss, misuse or disclosure. No website, transmission or storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

10. Your rights and requests

Subject to applicable law and verification of identity, you may request access to, correction of or deletion of personal data held by the publication, withdraw consent, raise a grievance or ask how your information is being used. Some records may be retained where required for legal, security, contractual or editorial reasons.

11. Children

The website is intended for a general audience and is not designed to knowingly collect personal data from children. A parent or guardian who believes that a child has submitted personal data may contact us for review.

12. Changes to this policy

This policy may be revised when the publication, technology, service providers or applicable legal requirements change. The effective date shown above identifies the current version.

13. Contact and grievance requests

Questions, requests or notices concerning this policy may be submitted through the Contact Us page or sent to [email protected]. Postal correspondence may be addressed to Goa Prism Digital Media (GPDM), 2nd Floor, Udyog Bhavan, Opp. Azad Maidan, Panaji, Goa 403002, India.