Effective Date: August 7, 2025
Your privacy is important to us. This Privacy Policy outlines how Zesterdm.com (“we”, “us”, or “our”) collects, uses, and protects your personal data when you visit our website, which is a fitness blog. This policy has been created to comply with the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (DPDP Act) and other applicable laws in India.
By using our website, you consent to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.
1. Information We Collect
We only collect personal data that is necessary for the specified purposes of running our blog. We do not process data that is likely to have a detrimental effect on the well-being of children or involves their tracking, behavioral monitoring, or targeted advertising.
The types of personal data we may collect include:
- Information you voluntarily provide: This may include your name and email address if you choose to subscribe to our newsletter, leave a comment, or contact us directly.
- Log Data: Like many website operators, we collect information that your browser sends whenever you visit our site. This may include your computer’s IP address, browser type, browser version, the pages of our site that you visit, the time and date of your visit, and other statistics.
- Cookies: We use “cookies” to collect information. A cookie is a small data file that is transferred to your computer’s hard drive. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our website.
2. How We Use Your Information
The information we collect is used to:
- Operate and maintain our website: To provide you with a functional and useful blogging experience.
- Improve our content: To understand how our audience interacts with our fitness blogs so we can create more relevant and engaging content.
- Communicate with you: To respond to your comments, questions, or requests if you contact us.
- Send periodic emails: If you have subscribed to our newsletter, we may use your email to send you blog updates, news, and other related information. You can opt-out of these communications at any time.
3. Disclosure of Your Information
We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your personal data to outside parties without your consent, except as described below:
- Third-party Service Providers: We may use third-party companies to help us operate our website and serve content. These third-parties have access to your personal data only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.
- Google AdSense: We use Google AdSense to display advertisements on our website. Google, as a third-party vendor, uses cookies (specifically the DoubleClick DART cookie) to serve ads to our users based on their visit to our site and other sites on the internet. You may opt out of the use of the DART cookie by visiting the Google Ad and Content Network Privacy Policy.
- Affiliate Marketing: We participate in various affiliate marketing programs. This means we may earn a commission on products or services purchased through links on our site. These affiliate partners may use cookies to track referrals and attribute sales. This is a common practice in online marketing.
4. Your Rights Under the DPDP Act
Under the DPDP Act, you have the right to:
- Access your data: You can request to know what personal data we hold about you.
- Correction and erasure: You can request that we correct any inaccurate personal data or erase it when the purpose for which it was collected is no longer being served.
- Grievance redressal: You have the right to raise a grievance with us regarding the processing of your personal data.
- Nominate a person: You can nominate another person to exercise your rights in the event of your death or incapacity.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details provided below.
5. Data Security
We implement reasonable security safeguards to protect your personal data from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
6. Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.
7. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, or if you wish to exercise your rights under the DPDP Act, please contact our Data Protection Officer at:
Email: rachitbucha6@gmail.com