Privacy Policy - Indian Minerology

Last updated: October 7, 2026

Welcome to Indian Minerology (indianminerology.blogspot.com). We are a mining education blog, and we take your privacy seriously. This page explains in plain language what information may be collected when you visit the site, how it is used, and what choices you have. By using this website, you agree to the practices described here.

1. Who we are

Indian Minerology is run by Deepak Kumar Joginath, a mining engineer. The blog shares study material, safety information, calculations and career guidance for mining students and professionals. You can learn more on our About Us page. If you have any privacy question, write to us at indianminerology@gmail.com.

2. What information we collect

Information you give us

We only receive personal information when you choose to share it. For example:

When you email us, we receive your email address and whatever you write in your message.
When you leave a comment on a post, your name, comment and any details you enter may be visible to others.
When you subscribe to updates through a service such as a follow or subscription widget, your email address may be collected by that service.

Please do not share sensitive information such as passwords, bank details or identity numbers in comments or emails.

Information collected automatically

Like most websites, this blog is hosted on Google's Blogger platform, and certain technical data is collected automatically when you visit. This can include your IP address, browser type, device type, operating system, the pages you view, the time and date of your visit, and the website you came from. This information is generally used for security, site performance and understanding how readers use the blog. It is typically not used to identify you personally.

3. How we use your information

To reply to your emails and answer your questions
To display comments and keep discussions on the blog going
To understand which topics are useful and improve our content
To keep the site secure and working properly
To meet legal obligations where required

We do not sell your personal information.

4. Cookies and similar technologies

Cookies are small files that a website stores on your device. Blogger, Google and other third-party services used on this site may place cookies to remember your preferences, measure traffic and, where applicable, show advertising.

You can control or delete cookies in your browser settings. If you block them completely, some parts of the site may not work as expected.

5. Third-party services

This blog may use services provided by third parties, which have their own privacy policies:

Google Blogger, which hosts the site. See Google's Privacy Policy.
Google Analytics or similar tools, which help us understand traffic and how readers use the site.
Google AdSense or other advertising partners, if advertisements are shown. These services may use cookies to show ads based on your visits to this and other websites. You can learn how Google uses data from sites that use its services at policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites.
Social platforms such as Facebook, WhatsApp and X, when you follow or share our content or click on our links.

We do not control how these third parties collect or use data. Please read their privacy policies if you want to know more.

About advertising

If ads appear on this site, Google and its partners may use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this and other websites. You can opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings, or you can visit aboutads.info to opt out of some third-party vendors' use of cookies for personalised ads.

6. Links to other websites

Our posts sometimes link to external websites, such as the DGMS site, government portals or other educational resources. We are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of those sites, and we encourage you to read their policies when you visit them.

7. Comments and public content

Anything you post in the comments is public and can be read by anyone. Please be careful about sharing personal details there. If you want a comment of yours to be removed, email us with the link to the post and we will look into it.

8. How long we keep information

We keep emails and messages only for as long as needed to respond to you and for reasonable record-keeping. Comments stay on the blog until they are deleted. Data collected automatically by Google and other third-party services is kept according to their own policies.

9. Data security

We take reasonable steps to protect the information we handle. However, no website or method of electronic storage is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.

10. Your choices and rights

Depending on where you live, you may have rights over your personal data, such as the right to ask what we hold about you, to correct it, or to ask us to delete it. Because we collect very little personal information, this usually applies to emails and comments you have sent us. To make a request, email us at indianminerology@gmail.com.

Readers in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, California and some other regions have additional rights under local laws. Readers in India may have rights under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, as it applies. We respect these rights to the extent they apply to this blog.

11. Children's privacy

This website is meant for a general audience, mainly students and professionals. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has shared personal information with us, please contact us and we will delete it.

12. Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time, for example when our practices or the law change. The date at the top of the page shows when it was last updated. We encourage you to check back occasionally. Continuing to use the site after a change means you accept the updated policy.