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Privacy policy

Last updated: November 2026

Who we are

IndianConsulate.com (“we”, “us”) is an independent information website. You can reach us through our contact page.

What we collect

• Information you submit through forms — for example name, email, country, phone (optional) and your message — when you request help, pledge support, enter a contest, apply for a role, subscribe or contact us. Please do not include passport, visa, bank or card numbers in forms.
• Technical data — device, browser, pages visited and approximate location — collected through cookies and similar technologies by us and our advertising partners.
• Tool inputs stay on your device. The photo checker, planner and checklist builder run in your browser. Uploaded photos are not sent to us; checklist progress is stored in your browser’s local storage.

How we use it

• To answer your request and, where you ask, connect you with an independent documentation specialist who will contact you about that request.
• To send alerts you opted into (unsubscribe at any time).
• To run contests, process pledges and review job applications.
• To operate, secure and improve the site and to show advertising.

Form processing

Form submissions are relayed by email through a third-party form service (FormSubmit) to our team. We keep submissions only as long as needed for the purpose and for our legitimate records, and we do not sell your personal information.

Advertising and Google AdSense

We use Google AdSense to display ads. Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this and other websites. Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on your visits to our site and/or other sites on the internet. You may opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings or aboutads.info. Learn more at How Google uses information from sites that use its services.

Choosing “Essential only” in our cookie notice requests non-personalised ads. Where required (for example in the EEA, UK and Switzerland), a certified consent message is shown before personalised ads.

Embedded content

Video embeds load from YouTube’s privacy-enhanced domain only after you click play. External links take you to sites with their own privacy policies.

Your rights

Depending on where you live (for example under GDPR, UK GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, PIPEDA or India’s DPDP Act), you may have rights to access, correct, delete or restrict use of your personal data, and to withdraw consent. Contact us to exercise them.

Children

This site is not directed at children under 13 (or the minimum age in your country), and contests are open only to adults.

Changes

We may update this policy and will change the date above when we do.