Kidistan (“we,” “us,” or “our”) is committed to protecting the privacy of all our visitors — and especially the privacy of children. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and how we protect it.
By using www.kidistan.com, you agree to the practices described here.
1. Who We Are
Kidistan is an educational and cultural content platform for Indian children and families. For privacy-related queries,reach us via our Contact page
2. What Information We Collect
A. Information You Give Us Directly
When you use our Contact Form, you provide your name, email address, and message. We use this only to respond to your query and do not add you to any marketing list without your explicit consent.
When you subscribe to our newsletter, you provide your email address. You can unsubscribe at any time using the link in every email we send.
B. Information Collected Automatically
When you visit Kidistan, certain information is collected automatically through cookies, including your browser type, device type, pages visited, time on pages, approximate geographic location (country/city level only), and referring website. This is collected by Google Analytics and Google AdSense.
C. Children’s Privacy — Special Notice
Kidistan is designed for children but intended to be used with parental guidance. We do not knowingly collect personal information directly from children under the age of 13.
Our contact form and newsletter subscription are intended for parents and guardians. If you believe a child under 13 has submitted personal information to us without parental consent, please contact us immediately at📧 Contact Us and we will delete that information promptly.
3. Cookies
Kidistan uses cookies for the following purposes:
- Essential Cookies — Required for the website to function correctly.
- Analytics Cookies — Google Analytics uses cookies to help us understand visitor behaviour. This data is aggregated and anonymous. You can opt out via the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
- Advertising Cookies — Google AdSense uses cookies to serve relevant advertisements. You can manage your ad personalisation at adssettings.google.com.
You can control cookies through your browser settings. Note that disabling certain cookies may affect website functionality.
4. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect to respond to enquiries, send newsletters to opted-in subscribers, understand and improve our content, display advertisements through Google AdSense, and comply with applicable laws.
We do not sell your personal data, use it beyond the purposes stated here, build individual user profiles for advertising, or share data with third parties except as described in this policy.
5. Third-Party Services
- Google AdSense — Serves advertisements. Google Privacy Policy
- Google Analytics — Website traffic analysis. Data is anonymised.
- WPForms — Processes contact form submissions securely.
- Hostinger — Website hosting. Hostinger Privacy Policy
6. Data Security
We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data. Our website uses HTTPS (SSL/TLS encryption) for all data transmission. However, no internet transmission is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
7. Your Rights
Depending on your location, you may have the right to access, correct, delete, or object to the use of your personal data, and to withdraw consent where processing is based on consent. To exercise any of these rights, reach us via our Contact page.
EU/UK residents also have the right to lodge a complaint with their local data protection authority.
8. Data Retention
Contact form submissions are retained for up to 12 months then deleted. Newsletter data is retained until you unsubscribe. Analytics data is retained as per Google Analytics’ standard retention settings (26 months).
9. Links to Other Websites
Kidistan may contain links to external websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those websites and encourage you to read their privacy policies.
10. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will update the “Last Updated” date above. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.
11. Contact Us
📧 Contact Us
New Delhi, India