Privacy Policy

At MyAdsIndia (accessible from myadsindia.com), your privacy and data sovereignty are paramount. This Privacy Policy details how we collect, process, store, and safeguard your personal information when you use our marketplace website, mobile web apps, in-app messaging, and associated services.

1. Consent & Legal Framework

By registering an account, publishing a classified advertisement, sending a message, or browsing MyAdsIndia, you acknowledge and consent to the collection and handling of your data as described herein. We process your data in accordance with India's Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (DPDP Act), the Information Technology (IT) Act, 2000, and applicable global data protection principles including GDPR.

2. Information We Collect

We collect information necessary to deliver a fast, safe, and functional marketplace:

• Account & Profile Information: When you create an account, we collect your name, email address, password hash (salted and encrypted), optional username, profile avatar, and verified contact telephone number.
• Classified Ad Information: When you post an advertisement, we store the listing title, category, asking price, item description, uploaded product photographs, physical item condition, state, city, and general locality for search indexing.
• In-App Chat Messages: Real-time messages sent between buyers and sellers are securely stored to allow you to review ongoing inquiries and negotiations across devices.
• Telemetry, Device & Server Logs: For fraud prevention and platform security, our systems automatically log your IP address, browser user-agent, operating system, timestamp, referring URL, and approximate geolocation (city/state level).

3. How We Use Your Information

Your data is processed strictly for legitimate operational purposes:

• To host, publish, index, and display your classified advertisements to interested local buyers.
• To facilitate direct real-time communication between registered buyers and sellers.
• To detect, investigate, and prevent malicious activities, scams, counterfeit goods, and spam postings.
• To provide customer support, password resets, account security alerts, and system notices.
• To optimize platform performance, search speed, and localized search relevance across all 36 Indian states.

4. Cookies, Analytics & Google AdSense

We use cookies and lightweight session storage to remember your login session, dark mode preference, and search history.

5. Your Rights & Data Control (DPDP & GDPR)

Under the DPDP Act 2023 and global privacy standards, you enjoy comprehensive data rights:

6. Data Security & Storage

We employ strict organizational and technical measures to protect your data against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. Database credentials, session tokens, and passwords are never stored in plaintext. While we implement bank-grade security protocols, no digital transmission over the internet is 100% immune from external attacks; we encourage users to choose strong, unique passwords.

7. Protection of Minors

MyAdsIndia does not intentionally solicit or collect personal identifiable information from children under the age of 18 without parental consent. If we discover that a minor under 18 has registered an account without verifiable guardian consent, we will promptly terminate the account and purge the associated data.

For privacy inquiries, data deletion requests, or grievances regarding your personal data, please contact our designated Grievance Officer: