GDPR Policy

This GDPR Policy explains how The Coimbatorian (“we”, “us”, “our”) processes and protects personal data in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). We are committed to ensuring that your personal information is handled lawfully, transparently, and securely whenever you access or interact with our website, services, listings, shop, or digital content.

The Coimbatorian is a digital platform offering business listings, magazine publications, e-commerce services, and related content. For GDPR purposes, we act as a Data Controller for personal data collected through our website and services, determining how and why your personal information is processed.

We may collect personal information such as your name, email address, phone number, billing and shipping details, account credentials, communication records, and transaction history. We may also collect technical data including IP address, browser type, device information, and usage analytics when you interact with our Platform.

Personal data is collected directly from you when you register, make purchases, submit forms, subscribe to newsletters, or contact us. We may also collect data automatically through cookies, analytics tools, server logs, and similar technologies that track website usage and performance.

We use your personal data to provide and manage our services, process orders, respond to inquiries, personalize user experience, improve platform performance, maintain security, send relevant updates, and comply with legal obligations. We ensure data is processed only for legitimate and specified purposes.

Under GDPR, we process personal data based on lawful grounds including your consent, the performance of a contract, compliance with legal obligations, protection of vital interests, or our legitimate business interests, provided these interests do not override your fundamental rights and freedoms.

We may share your personal data with trusted third-party service providers such as hosting providers, payment processors, analytics services, and technical support partners who assist in operating our Platform. All such parties are required to process data securely and in compliance with applicable data protection regulations.

We implement appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect personal data against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. Although no online system is completely secure, we continuously review and enhance our safeguards to protect your information.

Under GDPR, you have the right to access, correct, delete, or restrict processing of your personal data. You may also object to processing, request data portability, and withdraw consent where applicable. Requests to exercise these rights can be submitted through our contact information below.

If you have any questions regarding this GDPR Policy or wish to exercise your data protection rights, please contact The Coimbatorian at info@thecoimbatorian.com. We will respond in accordance with applicable data protection laws.