Privacy Policy

Last updated: March 2026
Operated by: Phantix AI Private Limited

Welcome to Navodians (“we”, “our”, “us”). This Privacy Policy explains how
we collect, use, disclose and safeguard your information when you visit
https://navodians.com (the “Site”). It also explains how we use cookies
and similar tracking technologies, and what choices you have regarding them.

By using this Site, you agree to the collection and use of information in
accordance with this policy.

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Table of Contents

• 1. Who We Are
• 2. Information We Collect
• 3. How We Use Your Information
• 4. How We Share Your Information
• 5. Cookie Policy & Consent
• 6. Advertising — Google AdSense
• 7. Affiliate Marketing Disclosure & Policy
• 8. Analytics
• 9. Data Retention
• 10. Your Rights
• 11. Children’s Privacy
• 12. Third-Party Links
• 13. Security
• 14. International Users
• 15. Changes to This Policy
• 16. Contact Us

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1. Who We Are

Navodians.com is an online community platform exclusively for alumni of
Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas (JNVs) across India. The platform facilitates
networking, discussion, collaboration and resource sharing among Navodian
alumni.

The Site is operated by Phantix AI Private Limited, a company
incorporated under the laws of India.

This Site contains affiliate marketing links through which we may earn a
commission when you make a purchase or sign up for a service — at no
additional cost to you.

Contact: For privacy-related queries, contact us at: [privacy@navodians.com]

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2. Information We Collect

2.1 Information You Provide Directly

When you register or use our forum, we may collect:

• Your name and username
• Email address
• Profile information (bio, location, website)
• Posts, replies, messages and other content you submit
• Profile photo or avatar

2.2 Information Collected Automatically

When you visit the Site, we automatically collect:

• IP address and approximate geographic location
• Browser type and version
• Device type and operating system
• Pages visited and time spent on each page
• Referring URLs
• Cookie identifiers and similar tracking data
• Clicks on affiliate and third-party links

2.3 Information Collected via Affiliate Links

When you click on an affiliate link on this Site:

• The affiliate network or merchant may collect your IP address, browser
  type, device information and browsing behaviour
• A tracking cookie is typically placed on your device by the affiliate
  network to attribute any resulting purchase or sign-up to our Site
• We may receive confirmation that a transaction occurred and the
  commission amount — but we do not receive your personal payment
  details, credit card information or full purchase history

2.4 Information Collected via Cookies

We collect information through cookies and similar technologies as
described in full in Section 5 — Cookie Policy & Consent.

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3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

• Create and manage your account
• Enable you to participate in community discussions
• Send you notifications about activity relevant to you
• Improve and personalise your experience on the Site
• Ensure the security and integrity of the platform
• Serve advertisements via Google AdSense (see Section 6)
• Track affiliate link referrals and commissions (see Section 7)
• Analyse site usage via analytics tools (see Section 8)
• Comply with applicable legal obligations

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4. How We Share Your Information

We do not sell your personal information. We may share your information
with:

4.1 Service Providers

Third-party vendors who assist in operating the Site, including:

• Discourse — forum software and cloud hosting infrastructure
• Google — analytics, advertising and cookie services
• Affiliate Networks and Merchants — for commission tracking
• Email delivery services

4.2 Affiliate Networks

When you click an affiliate link, your click data (including IP address,
device type and referral source) is shared with the relevant affiliate
network or merchant solely for tracking referrals and calculating
commissions.

4.3 Legal Requirements

We may disclose your information if required by law, court order or
government authority, or if we believe disclosure is necessary to protect
our rights, your safety or the safety of others.

4.4 Community Visibility

Content you post publicly on this forum — including your username, posts
and profile information — is visible to all visitors of the Site,
including non-registered users.

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5. Cookie Policy & Consent

5.1 What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device (computer,
tablet or mobile phone) when you visit a website. They are widely used to
make websites work efficiently, to remember your preferences, and to
provide information to website owners.

Similar technologies include web beacons (tiny transparent images
embedded in web pages or emails), pixel tags, local storage and
session storage — all of which may be used alongside cookies to
collect and store information about your interactions with the Site.

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5.2 Your Cookie Consent

By continuing to use navodians.com, you consent to our use of cookies
as described in this policy.

When you first visit the Site, you will be presented with information
about our use of cookies. You may:

• Accept all cookies — allow all cookie categories described below
• Manage preferences — selectively enable or disable non-essential
  cookie categories
• Reject non-essential cookies — allow only strictly necessary
  cookies that are required for the Site to function

You can change your cookie preferences at any time by:

• Adjusting your browser settings (see Section 5.6 below)
• Visiting your Discourse account preferences at
  Navodians
• Contacting us at [your-email@navodians.com]

Please note that withdrawing consent for certain cookies may affect the
functionality of the Site and your user experience.

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5.3 Types of Cookies We Use

We use the following categories of cookies on navodians.com:

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Category 1: Strictly Necessary Cookies

Always Active — Cannot be disabled

These cookies are essential for the Site to function correctly. Without
them, core features of the Forum — such as logging in, maintaining your
session and navigating between pages — would not work.

Legal basis: Legitimate interest — these cookies are strictly
necessary to provide the services you have requested.

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Category 2: Functional / Preference Cookies

Optional — Enabled by default

These cookies remember your preferences and personalise your experience
on the Forum. Disabling them will not prevent you from using the Site but
may result in a less personalised experience.

Legal basis: Consent — you may withdraw consent by disabling
this category in your browser or account settings.

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Category 3: Analytics & Performance Cookies

Optional — Requires consent

These cookies collect anonymised information about how visitors use the
Site — including which pages are visited most often, how long visitors
stay and where they come from. This data helps us improve the Forum.

No personally identifiable information is stored in these cookies.
Analytics data is aggregated and anonymised before being used.

Legal basis: Consent — you may opt out of Google Analytics at any
time via the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

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Category 4: Advertising & Targeting Cookies

Optional — Requires consent

These cookies are placed by Google AdSense and our advertising partners
to deliver relevant advertisements to you both on this Site and on other
websites you visit. They track your browsing behaviour across sites to
build a profile of your interests.

By accepting advertising cookies, you consent to:

• Interest-based (personalised) advertising served by Google AdSense
• Cross-site tracking by Google and its advertising partners
• The use of your browsing data to build advertising profiles

You can opt out of personalised advertising at any time:

• Google Ads Settings
• Network Advertising Initiative Opt-Out
• Digital Advertising Alliance Opt-Out
• Your Online Choices (EU)

For more information on how Google uses data when you use our Site:
How Google uses data when you use our partners’ sites or apps

Legal basis: Consent — advertising cookies will only be set with
your explicit consent.

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Category 5: Affiliate Tracking Cookies

Optional — Set when you click affiliate links

These cookies are placed by affiliate networks and merchants when you
click an affiliate link on this Site. They track whether you complete a
qualifying purchase or sign-up so that we can receive an appropriate
commission.

Affiliate tracking cookies are only placed when you actively click an
affiliate link. You can prevent them by:

• Not clicking affiliate links (they are disclosed in posts)
• Using a browser extension that blocks tracking cookies
• Disabling third-party cookies in your browser settings

Legal basis: Legitimate interest in operating our affiliate marketing
programme, balanced against your privacy rights. You may opt out by
not clicking affiliate links or by blocking tracking cookies.

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5.4 Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies on our Site are placed by third parties — including Google,
analytics providers and affiliate networks. These third parties have their
own privacy policies and we do not control their cookies. Key third-party
privacy policies:

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5.5 Cookie Duration Explained

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5.6 How to Control & Delete Cookies

You have the right to control which cookies are placed on your device.
Here is how to manage cookies in the most common browsers:

On Mobile:

• Android Chrome: Settings → Site Settings → Cookies
• iOS Safari: Settings → Safari → Block All Cookies

Useful opt-out tools:

• Google Analytics Opt-out
• Google Ad Personalisation
• NAI Consumer Opt-out

Please note: Deleting or blocking cookies may affect the
functionality of the Forum. Strictly necessary cookies cannot be
disabled without preventing you from using core features of the Site,
such as logging in.

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5.7 Do Not Track (DNT)

Some browsers have a “Do Not Track” (DNT) feature that sends a signal to
websites requesting that your browsing not be tracked. Currently, there
is no universally accepted standard for responding to DNT signals.

We honour DNT signals to the best of our ability, but note that some
third-party services (such as Google Analytics and AdSense) may not
respond to DNT signals regardless of our settings.

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5.8 Cookie Consent for Minors

Our Forum is intended for adults aged 13 and above. We do not knowingly
use advertising or affiliate tracking cookies in connection with users
under the age of 13. If you are under 13, please do not provide personal
information on this Site.

If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child under 13 has used
this Site and been subjected to tracking cookies, please contact us at
[your-email@navodians.com] and we will take appropriate action.

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6. Advertising — Google AdSense

We use Google AdSense to display advertisements on this Site. Google
AdSense uses cookies and web beacons to serve ads based on your prior
visits to this and other websites.

What this means for you:

• Google may use your browsing data to show interest-based
  (personalised) ads
• Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads
  on our Site
• Google’s advertising cookies enable it and its partners to serve ads
  based on your visit to our Site and other sites across the internet

You can opt out of personalised advertising by visiting:

• Google Ads Settings
• Network Advertising Initiative opt-out

For more information on how Google uses data when you use our Site:
How Google uses data when you use our partners’ sites or apps

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7. Affiliate Marketing Disclosure & Policy

7.1 What Are Affiliate Links?

Navodians.com participates in affiliate marketing programmes. Some links
on this Site — including links posted by our team in topics,
announcements, resources and category descriptions — are affiliate
links. If you click on an affiliate link and complete a qualifying
action (purchase, sign-up, download), we may earn a commission or
referral fee from the merchant — at no additional cost to you.

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7.2 Affiliate Disclosure

Affiliate Disclosure: This Site contains affiliate links. When
you click these links and make a purchase or sign up for a service, we
may earn a commission at no additional cost to you. We only recommend
products and services we genuinely believe are relevant and beneficial
to the Navodian community.

This disclosure applies to links shared by the Navodians.com team in
forum posts, category descriptions, pinned posts, announcements,
newsletters and promotional content.

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7.3 Affiliate Programmes We May Participate In

We may participate in affiliate programmes including but not limited to:

This list may be updated without notice.

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7.4 How Affiliate Tracking Works

When you click an affiliate link:

1. A tracking cookie is placed on your browser by the affiliate
   network (valid for 24 hours to 90 days depending on programme)
2. Your click is recorded including IP address, device type and
   referring page
3. If you complete a qualifying action within the cookie period, we
   receive a commission
4. We receive aggregate commission reports only — not your personal
   payment or order details

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7.5 Editorial Integrity

Our affiliate relationships do not influence our editorial decisions:

• We only promote products genuinely relevant and useful to Navodians
• Affiliate links do not guarantee positive reviews or mentions
• All affiliate relationships are disclosed as required by law
• Community trust is more important to us than any commission

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7.6 Member-Posted Affiliate Links

Community members may post affiliate links in relevant categories (Deals,
Business, Help). Members are required to disclose affiliate relationships
clearly in their posts. Navodians.com is not responsible for affiliate
links posted by individual members and does not earn commissions from them.

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8. Analytics

We use Google Analytics and/or Amplitude to understand how
visitors use our Site. These services collect anonymised data including
pages visited, time on site, traffic sources and affiliate link click
patterns via analytics cookies (see Section 5.3, Category 3).

Data is used solely to improve our platform and community experience and
is never sold to third parties.

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9. Data Retention

We retain your personal information for as long as your account is active
or as necessary to provide our services:

You may request deletion of your account and personal data by contacting
us at [your-email@navodians.com].

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10. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights:

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at [your-email@navodians.com].

We will respond to all legitimate requests within 30 days in
accordance with applicable Indian data protection law.

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11. Children’s Privacy

This Site is intended for adults who are alumni of Jawahar Navodaya
Vidyalayas. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children
under the age of 13. Advertising and affiliate marketing content on this
Site is not directed at children.

If you believe a child under 13 has registered on or used this Site,
please contact us immediately at [your-email@navodians.com].

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12. Third-Party Links & Affiliate Destinations

Our forum contains links to third-party websites, including affiliate
merchant sites. When you leave our Site:

• You are subject to the privacy policy and terms of the destination site
• We have no control over or responsibility for third-party privacy
  practices
• The presence of a link on our Site does not constitute an endorsement
  of that site’s privacy practices

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13. Security

We implement appropriate technical and organisational security measures
to protect your personal information, including:

• HTTPS encryption for all data transmitted to and from the Site
• Secure Discourse Cloud hosting infrastructure
• Regular security updates and patches
• Access controls limiting staff access to personal data

However, no internet transmission is 100% secure and we cannot guarantee
absolute security. Please notify us immediately at
[your-email@navodians.com] if you suspect any security breach.

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14. International Users

Navodians.com is operated from India by Phantix AI Private Limited. If
you access the Site from outside India, your information may be
transferred to and processed in India or other countries where our service
providers and affiliate networks operate.

For users in the European Economic Area (EEA) or United Kingdom,
we process your data on the following legal bases:

• Legitimate interest — for operating the community platform and
  affiliate programme
• Consent — for analytics, advertising and non-essential cookies
• Legal obligation — where required by applicable law

For EU/UK users, you have additional rights under GDPR including the
right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.

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15. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time, including changes
to our cookie practices or affiliate programme participation.

When we make significant changes:

• We will update the “Last updated” date at the top of this page
• We will notify registered users via email or a prominent Site notice
• For changes to cookie practices, we will re-seek your consent where
  required

Continued use of the Site after changes are posted constitutes your
acceptance of the updated policy.

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16. Contact Us

For any questions, concerns or requests regarding this Privacy Policy,
our cookie practices, affiliate marketing, or your personal data:

Phantix AI Private Limited
Operating: Navodians Community Forum
Email: [privacy@navodians.com]
Website: https://navodians.com
Privacy Page: Privacy - Navodians

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This Privacy Policy has been prepared in compliance with:

• Information Technology Act, 2000 and IT (Reasonable Security
  Practices) Rules, 2011
• Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media
  Ethics Code) Rules, 2021
• Google AdSense Publisher Policy requirements
• EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) — for EEA visitors
• FTC Endorsement and Testimonial Guidelines (affiliate disclosures)
• Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) Guidelines
• IAB (Interactive Advertising Bureau) Cookie Consent Framework