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Effective Date: 20 May 2026
This Privacy Notice applies to information that The Dateline Communications Private Limited, including subsidiaries, affiliates, joint ventures and franchises that you are interacting with (referred to collectively in this Privacy Notice as "Dateline Communications Private Limited", "expressnews.network", "we", "us", "our" and other similar pronouns) collect through our websites and our Express News mobile application (each such website and mobile application, a "Service", and together the "Services").
This Privacy Notice explains the types of information we may collect, how we may use and disclose the information once it is collected, and, where applicable, how you can stop us from collecting, using, disclosing or continuing to hold your information. We want to ensure that in using any of the Services, you understand the terms of this Privacy Notice, including any subsequent changes made as described in Part 12 below, and are aware of the privacy choices available to you. Please note that this Privacy Notice does not apply to information that you may provide to us, or that we may obtain, where a separate Privacy Notice is made available to you or which does not make this Privacy Notice available.
This Privacy Notice covers two different Services, which collect different information:
During your use of a Service (whether as a registered or unregistered user), you may provide us with personal information, such as your name and email address, or other information that could be used to identify you as an individual or allow someone to contact you, as well as any information associated with such information (collectively, "Personal Information"). Personal Information includes both things that specifically identify you (like your real name) and things that don't specifically identify you, but might be connected back to you (like the IP address of your computer or the device identifier of your smartphone).
App note: The Express News app does not have a registration or login feature and does not request your name, email address, or phone number.
When using our Services from a mobile device, you may share the geographic location of your device with us where that Service requests it and you grant permission. If you set your device not to transmit location information, certain features may be limited.
App note: The Express News app does not request precise or background location permissions and does not collect your device location.
As is typical of many websites and mobile applications, when you use our Services, we may collect information about your device and your usage of our Services, including:
For the app, this usage information is limited to diagnostics and aggregated analytics collected through Google Firebase, as described in Part 11.
We or our service providers may use the information we collect from or about you to:
We may also use Personal Information to meet internal and external audit and information-security requirements. Where permissible under applicable law, your Personal Information may be used for other purposes that will be disclosed to you at the time of collection. We may also use Personal Information to:
(a) respond to requests from courts, law enforcement agencies, regulatory agencies, and other public and government authorities, which may include authorities outside your country of residence; (b) enforce our terms and conditions; and (c) protect our rights, privacy, safety, or property, or those of other persons.
Some uses are necessary for the performance of a contract with you or for providing a service you requested. Others are based on our legitimate interests, such as improving our Services or marketing them to people who have expressed interest.
We do not sell your Personal Information. We may share your information:
We may share non-personally identifiable, aggregated, or de-identified information with others for their own use. In addition, what you voluntarily post to public areas of a Service may be available to other users.
This section applies to individuals located in the EEA. To process information for the purposes set out in this Notice, it is sometimes necessary for us to share your personal data outside the EEA, for example with our offices or service providers located outside the EEA, or where necessary for establishing, exercising, or defending legal rights.
Non-EEA countries might not have the same legal framework for data protection as EEA countries. In particular, India, the most common destination of our transfers of Personal Information outside the EEA, is not considered to provide a level of personal-data protection equivalent to that of the EEA. We will, however, ensure transfers comply with applicable EU data protection law, and our standard practice is to use standard data protection contractual clauses approved by the European Commission. You may read more on the European Commission Justice website:
http://ec.europa.eu/justice/data-protection/international-transfers/adequacy/index_en.htm
We use reasonable technical, administrative, and physical security measures to protect Personal Information collected via our Services. We cannot guarantee that any information, during transmission through the Internet or while stored on our systems or otherwise in our care, will be absolutely safe from unauthorized access or use. You use the Services, and send us information, at your own risk.
If you correspond with us by email, text message, or a "Contact Us" feature, a third party could view the information you send in transit. We have no liability relating to disclosure of your information due to errors, omissions, or unauthorized acts or failures to act by third parties during or after transmission.
If you create an account on our websites, you are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account password and for any activity that occurs using your credentials. Please notify us of any unauthorized use of your password or account or any other breach of security.
We have procedures in place to deal with any suspected data-security breach and, where we believe the security of your Personal Information may have been compromised, we will endeavor to notify you promptly and, where legally required, notify the applicable regulator.
This section applies to our websites. The Express News mobile app does not use browser cookies; the app's analytics and diagnostics are described in Part 11.
Cookies, pixel tags, and similar technologies (collectively "cookies") are files containing small amounts of information that are downloaded to your internet-enabled device when you visit a website. Cookies are then sent back to the originating website on each subsequent visit, or to another website that recognizes that cookie. Cookies perform many useful functions, such as remembering your preferences and improving your online experience.
We use cookies to make our websites easier to use, to deliver a personalized experience, and to better tailor our products, services, and websites to your interests. Cookies you consent to may also be used to collect personal data which we profile into audiences so that we can deliver tailored advertising and limit the number of times you see an advertisement. We also use cookies to compile anonymous, aggregated statistics about how people use our websites, and to measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns.
We maintain a presence on social media and other external platforms, such as Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. This Privacy Notice applies to our use of information you submit to us there, but it does not apply to what those third-party platforms do with your information.
Our Services may contain links, banners, widgets, advertisements, or embedded content (such as YouTube videos) that lead to or are provided by third-party services. We are not responsible for these other services, and their posted privacy policies (not this Privacy Notice) govern the collection and use of your information on them. We encourage you to read the privacy statements of any third-party services you use.
We use third-party advertising companies to serve ads when you visit our websites. When you view an advertisement, the advertiser and related advertising-technology and analytics companies may collect information about you, including information about your visits and the general location indicated by your IP address, in order to provide advertisements about goods and services of interest to you. These companies may use cookies and similar technologies. Their information practices are governed by their own privacy policies.
For more information about third-party advertisers and how to limit them, visit the Digital Advertising Alliance at http://www.aboutads.info/choices/ or the Network Advertising Initiative at http://www.networkadvertising.org/choices/.
The Express News mobile app does not display third-party advertising.
Some web browsers may transmit "do-not-track" ("DNT") signals. We currently do not change our tracking practices in response to DNT settings. Our third-party partners, such as web-analytics companies and ad networks, may collect information about your online activities over time and across our Services and other properties, and may not honor DNT settings. We utilize Google Analytics for our web analytics, and you can opt out of having your usage data included in Google Analytics by visiting:
https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
You may review, update, or correct certain Personal Information stored in your account on our websites (if you have one) by using the "Contact Us" information below. We may ask you to verify your identity and provide other details before we can provide, correct, or delete information, subject to our records-retention policies.
You can opt out of our promotional emails by clicking the unsubscribe link in the email. Even if you opt out of promotional correspondence, we may still contact you in connection with your relationship, activities, or communications with us.
In some jurisdictions, including the EEA, you have the right, in certain circumstances, to: (i) require us to delete your Personal Information; (ii) require us to restrict processing of your Personal Information; (iii) receive a copy of the Personal Information you provided in a structured, commonly used, machine-readable format, and/or instruct us to transmit it to a third party; and (iv) object to our continued processing of your Personal Information for direct marketing (including profiling) or other purposes. You can exercise these rights free of charge by contacting us using the details below.
For the app specifically: you can enable or disable news notifications in your device settings, and you can reset or limit your advertising ID in your device's Google settings (Settings → Privacy → Ads).
Your Personal Information will be held for the purposes and uses set out in this Privacy Notice and for as long as there is a legal, taxation, accounting, risk-management, or business requirement to do so. Different retention periods apply to different types of records and data, depending on the nature of your interaction with Dateline Communications Private Limited. App diagnostics and analytics are retained in line with the retention periods of the Google Firebase services we use; recordings you create in the app remain on your device until you delete them.
The Services are intended for a general audience and are not directed to children under the age of 13 (or the equivalent minimum age in your jurisdiction). We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If, however, we collect and use information about children, we will comply with industry guidelines and applicable laws. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us.
This Part summarizes how the Express News Android app handles information. Where it differs from the general website practices above, this Part governs the app.
The app does not require an account and does not collect your name, email address, phone number, or precise location, and it does not display third-party advertising.
The app collects the following automatically, through Google Firebase:
Push notifications. The app uses Firebase Cloud Messaging to send news alerts (such as breaking-news notifications). Your device is assigned a notification token for this purpose. You can turn notifications off at any time in your device settings.
Recordings. The app lets you record the live broadcast. Recordings are saved locally on your own device. We do not upload, access, or store your recordings on our servers. When you choose to share a recording, it is sent using the app or contact you select. Managing and deleting recordings is under your control on your device.
The app does NOT: require login; collect name, email, or phone number; access precise or background location; access your contacts, photos, or personal files (other than saving recordings you create to your device's media storage); or show third-party advertising.
We may change this Privacy Notice from time to time. When we do, we will let you know by posting the changed Privacy Notice on this page with a new "Effective Date". In some cases, we may also tell you about changes by additional means, such as by email or through the app.
If you have any questions or comments regarding our privacy practices, you may contact us at:
expressnews.network — Questions that shape tomorrow.
Dateline Communications Express Tower, R.B - 6, Street No. 31, Bengal Ambuja, Phase-II, City Center, Durgapur, Paschim Bardhaman, West Bengal, India. Pincode - 713216
Email: support@datelinecommunications.com
We hope that we can resolve any query or concern you may raise about our use of your information.
Individuals located in the EEA have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority of the EEA state where you work or live, or where any alleged infringement of data-protection laws occurred. A list of supervisory authorities can be found here:
http://ec.europa.eu/justice/data-protection/bodies/authorities/index_en.htm