Website: https://www.coastaltalknews.com
Last updated: 14 October 2026
1. Introduction
Coastal Talk News is a digital news website based in Udupi, Karnataka, India. This Privacy Policy explains how information may be collected, used, and shared when you visit https://www.coastaltalknews.com.
You can read our public news articles without registering for an account or providing personal information.
By using the website, you acknowledge this policy. Where applicable law requires consent for particular data processing, that consent will be requested separately.
2. Information We Collect
Information you provide
We may receive information that you voluntarily provide when contacting us by email, telephone, or WhatsApp. This may include your name, email address, telephone number, and the contents of your message.
If you contact us about advertising, we may also receive business contact details, advertising artwork, and information needed to discuss or manage an advertisement.
Information collected automatically
When you visit our website, our hosting, security, and technical systems may process information such as:
IP address.
Browser, operating system, and device information.
Pages and URLs requested.
Referring pages or websites.
Date and time of requests.
Technical information needed to maintain website security and performance.
When you use the website's search feature, your search terms are sent to our server to return results and may appear in routine technical logs.
The information collected and retained depends on the relevant service and its configuration.
3. How We Use Information
We may use information to:
Operate, maintain, and secure the website.
Respond to enquiries and messages.
Troubleshoot technical problems.
Understand website usage and readership.
Measure article readership and website performance.
Manage advertisements and communicate with advertisers.
Deliver images, videos, pages, and language preferences.
Comply with applicable legal obligations and protect our rights.
4. Cookies and Similar Technologies
Cookies are small files stored by websites in your browser. Cookies and similar technologies may be used to remember preferences, measure website usage, support advertising, and help maintain security.
The cookies and technologies described below reflect the reader-facing website's intended functionality. Third-party cookies may vary according to service configuration, browser settings, and whether the relevant service is enabled.
A. Language Preference Cookie
Our website uses a first-party cookie named ctn_ui_locale to remember the selected website language, English or Kannada, during the browsing session.
This cookie supports the website's language-display behaviour. It is intended to be a session cookie and is not intended for advertising or visitor tracking.
B. Google Analytics
Our website code includes Google Analytics 4. When Google Analytics is enabled, it may use cookies or similar technologies, including _ga and related analytics cookies, to measure website usage and distinguish browsers or sessions.
Depending on the configuration, information processed may include page views, interactions, device and browser details, referral information, approximate location derived from technical information, and identifiers used for analytics.
Google processes information under its own policies and terms.
Learn more:
https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites
C. Google AdSense and Advertising Cookies
Our website code includes Google AdSense integration. When AdSense is enabled and advertisements are requested or displayed, Google and its advertising partners may use cookies, web beacons, IP addresses, or similar technologies.
These technologies may be used to:
Deliver advertisements.
Limit repeated advertisements.
Measure advertisement performance.
Detect invalid advertising activity.
Personalise advertisements based on visits to this or other websites, where applicable.
Third-party advertising providers may place or read cookies in your browser as a result of displaying advertisements. The specific cookies and identifiers used may vary.
You can review Google's explanation of advertising cookies here:
https://support.google.com/adsense/answer/7549925
You can manage Google's personalised advertising settings here:
https://adssettings.google.com/
You can also learn how Google uses information from websites that use its services:
https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites
D. Directly Managed Advertisements
Coastal Talk News may display advertisements managed directly by us. Advertisers may link to their own websites.
If you click an advertisement, the destination website may collect information under its own privacy policy. We do not control the cookies or tracking technologies used by external advertiser websites.
E. YouTube Videos
Some articles may contain embedded YouTube videos using YouTube's privacy-enhanced domain, youtube-nocookie.com.
Loading or interacting with an embedded video may cause technical information, such as your IP address, browser details, and the page URL, to be transmitted to Google or YouTube. Additional cookies or similar technologies may be used depending on your interaction and the provider's configuration.
YouTube and Google process this information under their own policies.
Google Privacy Policy:
https://policies.google.com/privacy
YouTube privacy information:
https://www.youtube.com/howyoutubeworks/our-commitments/protecting-user-data/
F. Cloudinary Images
Images on our website may be delivered through Cloudinary. When your browser requests an image, Cloudinary may receive your IP address, browser details, and the requested image resource to deliver and secure the content.
Cloudinary image delivery is a third-party service. The information it processes is subject to the provider's applicable policies.
G. Cookies and Technologies Not Used for Reader Preferences
The public reader website's language cookie is separate from the authentication cookies and interface preferences used by the private CMS. CMS-only cookies and administrative interface storage are not intended to be part of the public reader experience.
We do not intentionally use the reader language cookie to identify individual readers or track them across other websites.
5. Article Readership Measurement
We may count article readership to understand which stories are being read.
An article counter may maintain an aggregate count rather than a reader profile. Where that counter operates independently of analytics, it is separate from Google Analytics, which may process website usage information when enabled.
Technical logs and third-party analytics may process information separately, as explained in this policy.
6. How We Share Information
We do not sell personal information that you voluntarily send to us through direct contact.
Information may be processed or shared where reasonably necessary with:
Hosting, infrastructure, database, and security providers.
Google Analytics, when enabled.
Google AdSense and participating advertising providers, when enabled.
Cloudinary or other image-delivery providers.
Google/YouTube for embedded video content.
Advertisers or service providers when necessary to manage advertising enquiries.
Authorities or other parties where required by law or reasonably necessary to protect rights and security.
Third-party providers may process information under their own privacy policies. Depending on their infrastructure, information may be processed outside Karnataka or outside India.
7. Data Retention and Security
We retain information for as long as reasonably necessary for website operations, security, responding to enquiries, legal compliance, and resolving disputes. Retention periods vary by system and service provider.
Our website uses HTTPS, and access to administrative systems is protected by login controls. We take reasonable measures to protect information, but no online system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
8. Your Choices and Privacy Requests
You can manage or delete cookies through your browser settings. Blocking cookies may affect certain website features or third-party services.
You can manage Google's personalised advertising settings at:
https://adssettings.google.com/
You may contact us to ask about personal information you have sent directly to us, request correction, or request deletion where applicable and legally permissible. We may need to verify your identity and may retain information where required or permitted by law.
Where a consent or privacy-choice mechanism is presented on the website, you can use the options provided to manage the choices it supports.
9. Children's Privacy
Our website is intended for a general audience and is not specifically directed at children. We do not knowingly request personal information from children through a registration system.
If you believe a child has provided personal information to us, please contact us so we can review the matter.
10. Third-Party Websites
Our articles and advertisements may contain links to external websites. We are not responsible for their content, security, cookies, or privacy practices.
When you visit an external website, its own terms and privacy policy apply.
11. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy to reflect changes to our website, services, legal obligations, or data practices.
Any updated version will be published on this page with a revised “Last updated” date.
12. Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to make a privacy-related request, contact:
Coastal Talk News
Udupi, Karnataka, India
Email: coastaltalknews@gmail.com
Phone: +91 99454 26012