Privacy Policy

Last updated: June 24, 2026  ·  Effective: June 24, 2026

Commerce Insights ("we", "our", or "us") is a free knowledge hub for commerce and management students and professionals, operated at commerce-insights-hub.netlify.app. This Privacy Policy explains how we handle information when you visit our website.

By using Commerce Insights, you agree to the practices described in this policy. If you do not agree, please discontinue use of the site.

1. Information We Collect

Information You Provide Voluntarily

• Contact form submissions: If you send a message through our Contact page, we collect your name, email address, and the content of your message.
• Email subscriptions: If you subscribe to vacancy alerts, we collect your email address.

Information Collected Automatically

• Analytics data: We use Google Analytics (or similar services) to understand how visitors use the site. This includes pages visited, time on site, device type, browser, and general geographic location (country/city level). No personally identifiable data is captured automatically.
• Server logs: Our hosting provider (Netlify) may collect standard server logs including IP addresses, browser types, and referring URLs for security and performance monitoring.
• Cookies: Our site may use essential cookies for basic functionality. If we serve third-party ads (e.g., Google AdSense), those providers may place their own cookies for advertising personalisation. See Section 5 for details.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

• Respond to your enquiries and messages
• Send vacancy alert emails you have subscribed to
• Understand how the site is used and improve content
• Detect and prevent spam or abuse
• Comply with legal obligations

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties.

3. Third-Party Services

Commerce Insights embeds or links to third-party services. These services have their own privacy policies, and we encourage you to review them:

• Google Analytics — website traffic analysis. Google Privacy Policy
• Google AdSense — contextual advertising (if enabled). Google Privacy Policy
• News Sources — the site displays curated finance and commerce news; no third-party RSS APIs are used.
• Google Fonts — typography; Google may log requests from your browser.
• Netlify — our hosting provider. Netlify Privacy Policy

4. External Links

Commerce Insights contains links to external websites including official government portals (UGC, NTA, DU, IIM, ICSSR, etc.), academic journals, and research databases. We have no control over and accept no responsibility for the content or privacy practices of those sites.

5. Cookies & Advertising

We may display advertisements through Google AdSense. Google uses cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this site and other websites. You can opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google Ad Settings or by visiting aboutads.info.

To manage or disable cookies in your browser, refer to your browser's help documentation. Disabling cookies may affect some site functionality.

6. Data Retention

Contact form messages and email subscription addresses are retained only as long as necessary to fulfil the purpose for which they were collected, or as required by law. You may request deletion at any time by emailing us.

7. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have rights under applicable data protection laws (including GDPR or India's Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023) to:

• Access the personal data we hold about you
• Request correction of inaccurate data
• Request deletion of your data
• Withdraw consent for processing
• Lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at commerce.insights.hub@gmail.com.

8. Children's Privacy

Commerce Insights is designed for commerce students (typically 18+), higher education professionals, and researchers. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has submitted personal information to us, please contact us and we will delete it promptly.

9. Security

The site is served over HTTPS (SSL/TLS encryption). While we take reasonable steps to protect information you submit, no internet transmission is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The "Last updated" date at the top of this page reflects the most recent revision. Continued use of the site after changes constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.

11. Contact

For any privacy-related questions or requests, please contact:

• Name: Gaurav Rana
• Email: commerce.insights.hub@gmail.com
• Contact: commerce.insights.hub@gmail.com