1. Information we collect
Our Kolkata is a community city guide and news aggregation portal. We collect only what we need to operate the service — your email when you subscribe to our newsletter or contact our desk, a display name when you submit inquiries, and standard technical data (IP address, browser type, referral URLs) to monitor platform health and security.
2. How we use it
Your information is used strictly to send requested city digests, reply to reader tip-offs or support queries, verify business directory listings, and enhance site performance. We never sell, rent, lease, or monetize your personal information to third-party data brokers or marketing lists.
3. Editorial & No-AI News Policy
No AI-Hallucinated News: Our Kolkata maintains a strict human-in-the-loop editorial standard. We do not generate synthetic, fabricated, or AI-hallucinated news stories.
Every report, community brief, and civic update published on Our Kolkata is actively researched, sourced, reviewed, and compiled by human researchers and our editorial team from verified press releases, official administrative briefings (KMC, Kolkata Police, KMDA, Metro Railway), verified ground sources, and trusted journalistic wire services.
4. Fair Use & Content Attribution Disclaimer
Our Kolkata operates as a digital news aggregator and civic public-interest information index. All trademarks, logos, quotes, photographs, and original excerpts displayed belong to their respective original copyright holders, publishers, and agencies.
Content excerpting, referencing, and journalistic commentary are conducted strictly in accordance with Section 52(1)(a) of the Indian Copyright Act, 1957 and internationally recognized Fair Use / Fair Dealing doctrines for the purposes of news reporting, criticism, public review, and civic education. Where applicable, our stories explicitly credit original source publishers and news agencies (e.g. PTI, ANI, government portals, or primary publications).
5. Copyright Claims & Prompt Takedown Procedure
We deeply respect intellectual property rights. If you are a copyright owner, publisher, journalist, or authorized representative and believe that any article, headline, excerpt, image, or media on Our Kolkata infringes upon your copyright or lacks appropriate credit:
Direct Takedown & Attribution Desk via [email protected]
Upon receiving any notice from a copyright owner, our team will review the notice and promptly update attribution or permanently remove the contested content within 24 to 48 business hours without dispute, ensuring no legal claims or litigation are necessary.
7. Data security
We employ industry-standard TLS encryption in transit and secure database storage. We restrict administrative access strictly to verified team members.
8. Your rights
You have the right to request a copy of any personal data we hold about you, request corrections, or ask for complete deletion. Reach out to [email protected].
9. Public Local Business Directory & Merchant Information
9.1 Purpose of the Business Directory
OurKolkata operates a public local commercial business directory intended to empower local discovery, support Kolkata and West Bengal commerce, and foster transparent communication between residents and verified local commercial establishments, healthcare facilities, retailers, manufacturers, and professional services.
9.2 Curated & Team-Verified Directory Data (Zero Scraping Policy)
Directory listings on OurKolkata are actively curated, vetted, and uploaded by our editorial field researchers, verified merchant submissions, and registered commercial onboarding partnerships. OurKolkata strictly adheres to a Zero-Scraping Policy: we do not scrape, harvest, or crawl unauthorized personal data, private directories, or non-commercial private records.
9.3 Nature of Published Commercial Information
Information published in our Directory is strictly confined to public commercial establishment records:
- Registered trade or business name.
- Public commercial office, shop, or retail establishment address.
- Official commercial telephone, customer care landline, or designated business mobile contact.
- Business category, standard operating hours, and publicly accessible official website/social portals.
OurKolkata does not collect, store, or publish private personal data, government identity numbers, personal financial accounts, or private residential telephone numbers.
9.4 Merchant Rights: Free Listing Claim, Update, and Removal (Opt-Out)
We strictly uphold merchant rights under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (DPDP Act) and the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines) Rules:
9.5 Grievance Officer & Delisting Compliance Desk
To request a correction, verification, or permanent removal of your business listing, contact our designated Grievance & Compliance Desk:
Email: [email protected] (cc: [email protected])
Subject: Business Directory Listing Removal / Update
Required Details: Business Name, Listing URL, Contact Number, and brief proof of association (e.g. email from the business domain or letterhead).
Turnaround Time: All verified deletion and delisting requests are processed within 24 to 48 business hours in accordance with Indian IT Rules.
10. Contact us
For privacy queries, copyright notices, news tips, or corrections, write to our official email: [email protected] .
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