Privacy Policy

Effective Date: August 8, 2026

At Lalbagh Botanical Garden, accessible from https://lalbaghbotanicalgarden.com/, we respect the privacy of our visitors and are committed to being transparent about how information may be collected and used when you visit our website.

This Privacy Policy explains what information may be collected through the website, how that information is used, the services we use, and the choices available to visitors.

By using this website, you acknowledge the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

1. About This Website

Lalbagh Botanical Garden is an independent visitor information and travel guide website managed by Rahul Sharma.

The website provides information intended to help visitors research and plan trips to Lalbagh Botanical Garden and related travel activities.

The website is not the official website of Lalbagh Botanical Garden or a government authority.

2. Information We Collect

We do not currently operate a user registration system or require visitors to create an account to browse the website.

We may receive information in the following ways:

Information You Voluntarily Provide

If you contact us by email, we may receive information that you choose to include in your message, such as:

  • Your name
  • Your email address
  • The contents of your message
  • Any other information you voluntarily provide

We use this information only as reasonably necessary to understand and respond to your enquiry, feedback, correction request, or other communication.

Please do not send sensitive personal information through email unless it is genuinely necessary for your enquiry.

3. Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use our website and to help us improve the website and its content.

Google Analytics may collect information such as:

  • Number of visitors and users
  • Session and engagement information
  • Approximate geographic information
  • Browser and device information
  • Information about how visitors interact with pages on the website

Google Analytics may use cookies and similar technologies to distinguish users and sessions and to provide website measurement. Google documents that its standard Analytics implementation can collect user, session, approximate location, and browser/device information.

We use Analytics for website measurement and improvement purposes. We do not use this website to intentionally request or collect sensitive personal information from visitors through Google Analytics.

For more information about how Google Analytics handles data and the privacy controls available to website owners, you can review Google’s official Analytics documentation.

4. Cookies

Our website may use cookies and similar technologies.

Cookies are small files or identifiers that can be stored by a website or its services on a visitor’s browser or device.

We may use cookies for purposes such as:

  • Website functionality
  • Analytics and website measurement
  • Understanding visitor interactions with our content
  • Improving website performance and user experience

Google Analytics uses first-party cookies, including the _ga cookie, to help distinguish users and sessions.

You can manage or delete cookies through your browser settings. Depending on your browser and settings, blocking cookies may affect how certain website features or measurement tools function.

5. Google Analytics and Privacy Choices

Google provides privacy controls and options related to Analytics data collection, advertising personalization, data retention, and other settings.

Where applicable, visitors may also use browser-based privacy controls or other available mechanisms to limit analytics data collection.

Because privacy and consent requirements can differ depending on where a visitor is located, we aim to keep our use of analytics limited to legitimate website measurement and improvement purposes.

6. Emails and Communications

If you choose to contact us using the email address provided on this website, your email address and the contents of your message may be processed for the purpose of responding to you.

Our contact email is:

lalbaghgardenbangalore@gmail.com

We may retain correspondence for as long as reasonably necessary to handle the enquiry, maintain appropriate records, address follow-up questions, or resolve issues relating to our website content.

We do not sell or rent your email address to third parties.

7. How We Use Information

Information available to us may be used for purposes such as:

  • Responding to enquiries and emails
  • Reviewing feedback and correction requests
  • Improving website content
  • Understanding website traffic and visitor behaviour
  • Identifying technical or usability issues
  • Maintaining and improving the website
  • Protecting the website from misuse or abuse
  • Meeting applicable legal or regulatory obligations where required

We aim to collect and use information only for legitimate purposes connected with operating and improving this website.

8. Third-Party Services

We currently use Google Analytics as a third-party service for website measurement.

Third-party services may process information according to their own privacy policies and terms.

Google’s services may use cookies and other technologies when implemented on websites. Google also provides controls for website owners regarding data collection, consent, retention and other privacy-related settings.

You should review the privacy policies of third-party services if you want to understand their data practices in greater detail.

9. Advertising

This website does not currently display advertising.

We are not currently serving advertisements through Google AdSense or another advertising network.

If advertising or other third-party services are introduced in the future, this Privacy Policy may be updated to explain the relevant data collection, cookies, technologies, and third-party services associated with those changes.

10. Links to Other Websites

Our articles may contain links to external websites, including official sources, travel resources, attractions, services, or other websites that may be useful to visitors.

When you leave our website by clicking an external link, you are subject to the privacy policy and terms of the external website you visit.

We are not responsible for the privacy practices, content, security, or policies of third-party websites.

We encourage visitors to review the privacy policy of any external website before providing personal information.

11. Data Security

We take reasonable steps to protect information associated with the operation of this website.

However, no method of transmitting information over the internet or storing information electronically can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

For this reason, we cannot guarantee absolute security of information transmitted to us through email or through use of the website.

Visitors should avoid sending unnecessary sensitive personal information through email.

12. Children’s Privacy

This website provides general visitor and travel information and is not specifically directed toward collecting personal information from children.

We do not knowingly request or intentionally collect sensitive personal information from children through this website.

If a parent or guardian believes that a child has provided personal information to us that should be removed, they may contact us using the email address below.

13. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on your location and applicable law, you may have certain rights concerning your personal information.

These rights may include, where applicable:

  • Requesting information about personal data we may hold about you
  • Requesting correction of inaccurate information
  • Requesting deletion of information where legally applicable
  • Objecting to or restricting certain processing
  • Withdrawing consent where processing is based on consent
  • Requesting information about how your information is used

To make a privacy-related request, contact us at:

lalbaghgardenbangalore@gmail.com

We may need to verify the identity of the person making a request before taking action, where reasonably necessary to protect privacy and prevent unauthorized requests.

Your rights may vary depending on applicable laws and circumstances.

14. Data Retention

We retain information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, including responding to communications, maintaining appropriate records, improving the website, or meeting legal obligations where applicable.

Google Analytics data is subject to the retention settings configured for the Analytics property and Google’s applicable data practices.

Google provides website owners with controls for setting Analytics data retention periods.

15. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy when our website, services, technologies, or legal obligations change.

When changes are made, the updated version will be published on this page with a revised effective date.

We encourage visitors to review this page periodically to stay informed about how information is handled.

16. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, want to make a privacy-related request, or have concerns about how information is handled on this website, you can contact us at:

Email: lalbaghgardenbangalore@gmail.com

Website: https://lalbaghbotanicalgarden.com/

Website Owner: Rahul Sharma

17. Important Disclaimer

This Privacy Policy is intended to explain the current privacy practices of Lalbagh Botanical Garden based on the services and website features currently in use.

It is not a substitute for legal advice. Applicable privacy requirements may vary depending on the location of visitors and the nature of data processing.

We will update this policy when material changes are made to our website’s data practices.

Last Updated: August 8, 2026