Privacy Policy

1. Who we are

Mera Xaam (https://meraxaam.in) is an education blog that publishes guides on exams, government jobs, careers, courses and studying abroad. In this policy, “we”, “us” and “our” refer to Mera Xaam. You can contact us at editormeraxaam@gmail.com.

2. Information we collect

Information you give us

• Emails: when you write to us, we receive your email address, name (if you include it) and anything you put in your message.
• Comments: when you comment on an article, we collect the name, email address and website you enter, your comment, your IP address and your browser’s user agent.
• Guest post submissions: your article, author bio, profile link and any images you send.

Information collected automatically

Like most websites, we collect basic usage information when you browse, such as the pages you visit, the page that referred you, your browser and device type, and your approximate location based on your IP address. We use this only in aggregate to understand which guides are useful.

We do not ask you to create an account to read Mera Xaam, and we do not collect payment details.

3. Comments

Comments are checked by Akismet, an automated spam-detection service run by Automattic. Akismet receives the comment data listed above to decide whether a comment is spam.

An anonymised string created from your email address (a hash) may be sent to the Gravatar service to check whether you use it. Gravatar’s privacy policy is available at automattic.com/privacy. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture is visible to the public next to your comment.

4. Cookies

Cookies are small files stored in your browser. Mera Xaam uses:

• Comment cookies: if you choose to save your name, email and website when commenting, these are stored in cookies for one year so you don’t have to type them again.
• Login cookies: used only by our editors and administrators who log in to manage the site.
• Analytics cookies: our analytics tools may set cookies to tell new and returning visitors apart.

You can block or delete cookies in your browser settings. The site will still work, although some convenience features (such as remembered comment details) will not.

5. Analytics and site tools

We use a small number of trusted tools to run and improve the site:

• Jetpack (by Automattic) for site statistics, security and performance.
• Burst Statistics, a privacy-friendly analytics tool that stores its data on our own server.
• Google Analytics, loaded through Google Tag Manager, to understand how visitors use the site. Google’s privacy policy is at policies.google.com/privacy.
• Google Fonts to display our typeface. When the font loads, your browser connects to Google’s servers, which can see your IP address.
• Hosting and caching through our web host, which keeps standard server logs for security and performance.

6. Embedded content from other websites

Articles may include embedded content such as videos, images or posts from other websites. Embedded content behaves exactly as if you had visited the other website. Those websites may collect data about you, use cookies and track your interaction with the embedded content.

7. How we use information

• To reply to your emails and guest post pitches
• To publish, moderate and protect comments from spam
• To understand which articles are helpful and improve our content
• To keep the website secure and working properly

We do not sell your personal information.

8. Who we share information with

We share information only with the service providers listed above, who help us run the site, and only as much as they need to do that job. We may also disclose information if the law requires it, or to protect the rights and safety of our readers and the site.

9. How long we keep information

• Comments and their metadata are kept as long as the comment is published, so follow-up comments can be approved automatically.
• Emails are kept only as long as needed to answer you and for our records.
• Analytics data is kept according to the settings of each analytics tool.

10. Your rights

You can ask us to show you the personal information we hold about you, correct it or delete it, for example a comment you posted. Email editormeraxaam@gmail.com and we will respond as soon as we can. We may need to keep some information where the law requires it or for security purposes.

11. Students under 18

Many of our readers are school and college students. Our articles can be read without sharing any personal information. If you are under 18, please ask a parent or guardian before leaving a comment or emailing us. If you believe a child has shared personal information with us, contact us and we will delete it.

12. How we protect information

The site runs over a secure HTTPS connection and we use security tools and regular updates to protect it. No website can be completely secure, but we work to keep your information safe.

13. Changes to this policy and contact

We may update this policy when our tools or practices change. The date at the top of this page shows when it was last updated. If you have any questions about this policy or your data, email us at editormeraxaam@gmail.com or visit our Contact Us page.