Privacy Policy

Thanks  for  visiting  website  of   Department of Planning, Government of Punjab, India,  and  reviewing  our privacy policy. 

We collect no personal information, like names or addresses, when you visit our website. If you choose to provide that information to us, it is only used to fulfil your request for information.

We do collect some technical information when you visit to make your visit seamless.  The  section  below  explains  how  we  handle  and  collect  technical information when you visit our website.

Information collected and stored automatically:

When you browse, read pages, or download information on this website, we automatically gather and store certain technical information about your visit. This  information  never  identifies  who  you  are.  The  information  we  collect and store about your visit is listed below:

1. The  Internet  domain  of  your  service  provider  (e.g.  mtnl.net.in) and IP address (an IP address is a number that is automatically assigned  to  your  computer  whenever  you  are  surfing  the  web) from which you access our website.

2. The  type  of  browser  (such  as  Firefox,  Netscape,  or  Internet Explorer) and operating system (Windows, Linux) used to access our site.

3. The date and time you access/accessed our site.

4. The pages/URLs you have visited, and

5. If you reached this website from another website, the address of that referring website.

This information is only used to help us make the site more useful for you. With this data, we learn about the number of visitors to our site and the types of technology our visitors use.  We never track or record information about individuals and their visits.

Cookies:

When  you  visit  some  websites,  they  may  download  small  pieces  of  software  on your computer/browsing device known as cookies.  Some cookies collect personal information to recognise your computer in the future.  We only use non-persistent cookies or “per-session cookies”.

Per-session  cookies  serve  technical  purposes,  like  providing  seamless  navigation through  this  website.  These  cookies  do  not  collect  personal  information  on users and they are deleted as soon as you leave our website. The cookies do not permanently record data and they are not stored on your computer’s hard drive. The cookies are stored in memory and are only available during an active browser session. Again, once you close your browser, the cookie disappears.

If you send us personal information:

We do not collect personal information for any purpose other than to respond to you (for example, to respond to your questions or provide subscriptions you have chosen). If you choose to provide us with personal information, like filling out a Contact Us form, with an e-mail address or postal address, we use that information to  respond  to  your  message,  and  to  help  you  get  the  information  you  have requested. We only share the information you give us with another Government agency if your question relates to that agency, or as otherwise required by law.

Our website never collects information or creates individual profiles for commercial marketing. While you must provide an email address for a localised response to any  incoming  questions  or  comments  to  us,  we  recommend  that  you  do  NOT include any other personal information.

Site Security:

1. For  site  security  purposes  and  to  ensure  that  this  service  remains available  to  all  users,  this  Government  computer  system  employs commercial software programs to monitor network traffic to identify unauthorised attempts to upload or change information, or otherwise cause damage. 

2. Except  for  authorised  law  enforcement  investigations,  no  other attempts are made to identify individual users or their usage habits. Raw  data  logs  are  used  for  no  other  purposes  and  are  scheduled  for regular deletion.

3. Unauthorised attempts to upload information or change information on this service are strictly prohibited and may be punishable under the Indian IT Act (2000).

Thanks  for  visiting  website  of Department of Planning, Government of Punjab, India,  and  reviewing  our privacy policy.