1. Who we are

FinBites (“we”, “us”) operates this website. For any personal data that may be processed in connection with the site, we act as the Data Fiduciary under the DPDP Act. You can reach us at hello@finbites.org.

2. What we do — and do not — collect

• No accounts and no forms. You can read every bite without signing up. We do not collect your name, phone number, email address, or other personal details through the website.
• Emails you choose to send. If you write to us (for example via the Contact page), your email provider delivers your address and message to our inbox. We use that only to reply and to handle grievances. We do not run a newsletter signup or on-site contact form that stores your details on our servers.
• Technical data from hosting. Like almost every website, our hosting and security provider (Cloudflare) may process technical information such as IP address, browser type, and pages requested — for delivering the site, security, and abuse prevention. We do not use this to build marketing profiles about you.
• Advertising — only if ads are turned on and you consent. Ads are currently off by default. If we enable them later and you click “Accept” on the consent banner, our ad partner may set cookies (see Section 4). If you decline, no advertising cookies are set by that flow.

3. Why any of this may be processed

• To deliver the website and keep it secure and fast.
• To respond if you contact us with questions, feedback or grievances.
• To show advertisements that keep FinBites free — only if ads are enabled and only after your consent.

We do not sell, rent or trade personal data, and we never use it to make financial decisions about you.

4. Cookies and advertising

FinBites itself does not use tracking cookies. When advertising is enabled, we show a consent banner before loading any ad scripts. If you accept, Google AdSense and its partners may use cookies to serve and measure ads. If you decline, no advertising cookies are set through that consent flow. You can withdraw consent by clearing this site's data in your browser, which brings the consent banner back. Learn more at Google's advertising policies.

5. Your rights under the DPDP Act

• Access — ask for a summary of any personal data we hold about you.
• Correction and erasure — ask us to correct, update or delete your data.
• Withdraw consent — as easily as you gave it, with effect from then on.
• Grievance redressal — raise a complaint with our Grievance Officer (below).
• Nominate — nominate a person to exercise your rights in case of death or incapacity.

To exercise any right, email grievance@finbites.org. We aim to respond within the timelines prescribed under the DPDP Rules.

6. Children's data

FinBites content is suitable for all ages, but we do not knowingly collect personal data from anyone under 18 through the site, and we do not serve behaviourally targeted ads to children. If you believe a child has shared personal data with us by email, contact us and we will delete it from our inbox.

7. Retention and security

If you email us, we keep that correspondence only as long as needed to reply and resolve the matter, or as required by law, and then delete it. We use HTTPS encryption and reputable infrastructure providers to protect the site.

8. Service providers

We use trusted providers for hosting and content delivery (Cloudflare), code storage (GitHub) and — if enabled — advertising (Google AdSense). They process data under their own privacy and security terms.

9. Grievance Officer

[Grievance Officer Name]
Email: grievance@finbites.org

If you are not satisfied with our response, you may approach the Data Protection Board of India.

10. Changes to this policy

We may update this policy as our services or the law change. The “last updated” date at the top will always show the latest version.