Effective Date: 21 August 2026
Last Updated: 21 August 2026

1. INTRODUCTION

Welcome to Alborithm (“Alborithm”, “we”, “us”, “our” or “the Website”).

This Privacy Policy explains how Alborithm may collect, receive, use, process, store, disclose, retain and protect personal information in connection with your access to or use of alborithm.com, including its articles, documentaries, podcasts, audiovisual material, subscription facilities, contact facilities, comments, forms and other Website functionality.

Alborithm respects privacy and seeks to process personal information responsibly, transparently and only for lawful and legitimate purposes.

This Privacy Policy is intended to provide appropriate transparency concerning our data practices while protecting the legitimate rights, interests, property, security and operations of Alborithm to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law.

PLEASE READ THIS PRIVACY POLICY CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THE WEBSITE OR SUBMITTING PERSONAL INFORMATION.

Where applicable law requires consent for a particular processing activity, the appropriate consent will be obtained through an appropriate mechanism.

Nothing in this Privacy Policy is intended to exclude, restrict, waive or diminish any right or protection that cannot lawfully be excluded, restricted, waived or diminished.

2. WHO WE ARE

The Website operates under the name Alborithm.

Website: alborithm.com

Alborithm may determine the purposes and means of processing personal information collected through the Website and, where applicable, may act as a Data Fiduciary or equivalent responsible entity under applicable data-protection legislation.

Where a third party independently determines the purposes and means of processing information, that third party may act independently as a separate controller, fiduciary, processor or equivalent entity under applicable law.

3. SCOPE OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY

This Privacy Policy applies to information collected or processed through:

alborithm.com;
pages and subpages of the Website;
contact forms;
newsletter subscription forms;
newsletter subscriber-management facilities;
comments, where enabled;
Website search functionality;
media and content displayed on the Website;
cookies and similar technologies used by the Website; and
other Website functionality operated by or on behalf of Alborithm.

This Privacy Policy does not automatically govern third-party websites, applications or services that you access through links, embedded content or other integrations.

Such third parties may independently collect and process information according to their own privacy policies and terms.

4. INFORMATION WE MAY COLLECT

The nature and extent of information collected depends upon how you interact with the Website.

We may collect or process the following categories of information.

4.1 Information voluntarily provided by you

You may voluntarily provide:

name;
email address;
contact information;
newsletter subscription information;
information contained in messages;
comments;
information submitted through forms;
information contained in attachments; and
other information you voluntarily choose to provide.

You are responsible for ensuring that information you submit is accurate, lawful and appropriate for the purpose for which it is provided.

You should not submit passwords, financial information, government identification numbers, medical information or other highly sensitive personal information through a general Website form unless specifically requested and appropriate.

5. NEWSLETTER SUBSCRIPTION AND EMAIL COMMUNICATIONS

5.1 Subscription information

Alborithm provides a newsletter subscription facility through which visitors may voluntarily subscribe to receive newsletters, updates, articles, documentary-related information, podcast information, announcements and other communications relating to Alborithm.

When you subscribe, we may collect and retain information such as:

your email address;
your name, if requested or provided;
subscription status;
subscription date and time;
confirmation or activation status;
subscription list or category;
IP address or technical information associated with the subscription, where configured;
consent or privacy-acceptance information, where collected;
unsubscribe status; and
certain technical or interaction information associated with newsletter delivery, where such tracking is enabled.

The exact fields collected may depend on the configuration of the subscription form and Newsletter software installed on the Website.

5.2 Purpose of newsletter processing

Newsletter subscriber information may be used to:

process and maintain your subscription;
send newsletters requested by you;
send Alborithm updates and announcements;
provide information concerning new documentaries, podcasts, articles or Website content;
manage subscriber lists;
maintain subscription records;
prevent duplicate, fraudulent or abusive subscriptions;
verify or confirm subscriptions;
administer unsubscribe requests;
maintain delivery records;
improve newsletter delivery and content where appropriate;
monitor technical performance, where enabled;
comply with legal requirements; and
protect the legitimate interests and security of Alborithm.

Newsletter communications will not knowingly be used for purposes materially inconsistent with the purpose communicated at subscription or otherwise permitted by applicable law.

6. NEWSLETTER CONSENT

Where consent is required by applicable law, newsletter subscription will be based on an affirmative action indicating the subscriber’s intention to subscribe.

The subscription process may include a privacy notice, consent checkbox, confirmation email or other mechanism appropriate to the Website configuration and applicable legal requirements.

The fact that you voluntarily submit your email address for newsletter subscription does not by itself authorize unrelated uses of that information.

Where consent is the applicable legal basis, you may withdraw consent or unsubscribe using the mechanism provided in the newsletter or through the contact facility available on the Website.

The Digital Personal Data Protection Act provides, where consent is the basis of processing, for withdrawal of consent and requires that withdrawal be capable of being effected with an ease comparable to that with which consent was given. citeturn0search30

7. NEWSLETTER UNSUBSCRIPTION

Every newsletter subscriber may unsubscribe from marketing or newsletter communications using the unsubscribe mechanism provided in the relevant email, where available.

You may also contact Alborithm through the Website’s Contact facility to request removal from newsletter communications.

Upon receiving and processing a valid unsubscribe request:

the subscriber will ordinarily cease to receive future newsletters for the relevant subscription;
the subscriber’s status may be changed to inactive or unsubscribed;
certain limited information may be retained to record and honour the unsubscribe request; and
information may remain in technical backups, security logs or legally required records for a reasonable period.

Unsubscribing from the newsletter does not necessarily require immediate deletion of every item of information associated with the subscriber.

For example, Alborithm may retain limited information where reasonably necessary to:

demonstrate compliance;
prevent the email address from being inadvertently re-added;
maintain suppression or unsubscribe records;
investigate abuse;
preserve security records;
comply with legal obligations;
resolve disputes; or
establish, exercise or defend legal rights.

Such retained information will not ordinarily be used to resume newsletter marketing after a valid unsubscribe request unless you subsequently re-subscribe or another lawful basis exists.

8. NEWSLETTER DELIVERY AND TRACKING

Depending upon the configuration of the Newsletter system, newsletter emails may contain technical mechanisms that permit Alborithm to determine whether a message was delivered, opened, or interacted with, including whether links were clicked.

Such information may be processed for purposes including:

delivery verification;
technical troubleshooting;
prevention of abuse;
subscriber-list management;
understanding aggregate engagement;
improving newsletter content; and
maintaining the reliability of the email service.

Where tracking features are enabled, the information collected may include technical information such as IP address, browser or device information, timestamps and interaction information.

The precise tracking capabilities depend upon the configuration of the Newsletter software and email delivery infrastructure.

9. STORAGE OF NEWSLETTER SUBSCRIBER DATA

Newsletter subscriber information may be stored within the Website’s WordPress database and associated Website infrastructure.

The Newsletter software used by Alborithm may store subscriber records, subscription status, lists, profile information and related information in the Website’s database.

The Newsletter plugin documentation states that subscriber and related plugin data are stored in the site’s WordPress database/filesystem and are not automatically copied to the plugin developer’s servers. citeturn1search0turn1search8

However, the actual processing environment may also involve:

Website hosting providers;
email delivery infrastructure;
SMTP providers;
security services;
backup services;
server infrastructure; and
other technical service providers used by Alborithm.

Accordingly, subscriber information may be processed by such providers where reasonably necessary for newsletter delivery, Website operation, security, maintenance or other lawful purposes.

10. SUBSCRIBER MANAGEMENT

Alborithm may maintain subscriber records to administer newsletter subscriptions.

Subscriber records may include information concerning:

active or inactive status;
confirmation status;
subscription lists;
subscription history;
unsubscribe status;
delivery information;
engagement information, where tracking is enabled; and
technical information associated with subscription activity.

Only information reasonably necessary for legitimate newsletter administration will be sought.

11. CONTACT FORMS AND COMMUNICATIONS

If you contact Alborithm through the Website, we may collect:

name;
email address;
message;
subject;
technical information associated with the submission; and
other information voluntarily supplied by you.

Such information may be used to:

respond to your enquiry;
communicate regarding your request;
investigate technical or privacy issues;
address complaints;
maintain appropriate correspondence records;
protect against spam or abuse; and
comply with applicable law.

We do not guarantee that every communication will receive a response.

12. COMMENTS AND USER-GENERATED CONTENT

Where comments are enabled, submitting a comment may result in the collection of information such as:

name;
email address;
website address, if provided;
comment content;
IP address;
browser information; and
related technical information.

Comments may be moderated, approved, rejected, edited or removed where reasonably necessary and permitted by law.

Information voluntarily published in a public comment area may become publicly accessible.

You should therefore avoid publishing personal, confidential or sensitive information that you do not intend to make publicly available.

WordPress itself notes that comments, cookies, forms, analytics and embedded content can all result in personal-data processing depending on site configuration. citeturn0search0turn0search1

13. COOKIES AND SIMILAR TECHNOLOGIES

The Website may use cookies, local storage, pixels, server logs and similar technologies.

These may be used for:

essential Website functionality;
security;
session management;
preferences;
form functionality;
newsletter functionality;
performance;
analytics, where enabled;
spam prevention;
abuse detection; and
third-party embedded content.

Cookies may be set by Alborithm or by third-party services integrated into the Website.

The exact cookies used may change as themes, plugins, security systems, analytics tools and third-party integrations are added, removed or updated.

Where applicable law requires consent before placing or using a particular non-essential cookie or tracking technology, the appropriate consent mechanism will be used.

You may control or delete cookies through your browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may affect Website functionality.

14. THIRD-PARTY EMBEDDED CONTENT

The Website may contain embedded content, including:

YouTube videos;
podcast players;
audio or video content;
social-media content;
images;
articles;
external media; and
other third-party content.

Embedded content may behave in substantially the same manner as if you had visited the third party’s website directly.

Third-party providers may collect information, set cookies, use tracking technologies and monitor interactions with their embedded content.

Alborithm does not control the independent data-processing practices of those third parties.

WordPress specifically cautions that embedded services such as YouTube and other third-party applications may set cookies and collect information independently. citeturn0search3

15. EXTERNAL WEBSITES AND LINKS

The Website may contain links to third-party websites, services and platforms.

A link does not necessarily constitute endorsement, sponsorship, approval, verification or affiliation.

Alborithm is not responsible for:

third-party privacy practices;
third-party security;
third-party content;
third-party terms;
third-party cookies;
third-party tracking;
availability of external websites; or
actions or omissions of third parties,

except where responsibility cannot lawfully be excluded.

You access third-party services at your own discretion.

16. HOW WE USE PERSONAL INFORMATION

Depending upon the circumstances, personal information may be used for:

operating the Website;
maintaining Website functionality;
responding to enquiries;
administering subscriptions;
sending requested newsletters;
managing subscriber lists;
communicating Website updates;
providing documentary, podcast and article-related information;
administering comments;
preventing spam;
preventing fraud;
detecting malicious activity;
maintaining cybersecurity;
troubleshooting;
improving Website functionality;
understanding aggregate usage;
maintaining records;
complying with law;
responding to lawful requests;
establishing, exercising or defending legal rights; and
protecting the rights, property, security and legitimate interests of Alborithm, visitors and third parties.

17. LEGAL BASIS FOR PROCESSING

Depending upon the circumstances and applicable law, processing may be based upon:

consent;
voluntary provision of information for a specified purpose;
a legitimate or lawful use recognised under applicable law;
provision of requested functionality;
compliance with a legal obligation;
security and fraud prevention;
establishment, exercise or defence of legal rights; or
another lawful basis available under applicable law.

Under the DPDP Act, personal data may be processed on the basis of consent or specified legitimate uses, subject to the Act. citeturn0search31turn0search2

Where consent is relied upon, the relevant notice and consent mechanism will be provided as required by law.

18. DATA MINIMISATION AND PURPOSE LIMITATION

Alborithm seeks to collect and process only information reasonably relevant to the purposes described in this Privacy Policy or disclosed at the point of collection.

We do not intentionally seek unnecessary sensitive personal information through ordinary Website forms or newsletter subscriptions.

You should provide only information reasonably necessary for the relevant interaction.

19. SHARING AND DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION

Alborithm does not sell personal information as a business practice.

Personal information may nevertheless be disclosed or made accessible where reasonably necessary to:

Website hosting providers;
email delivery providers;
SMTP providers;
newsletter infrastructure;
technical support providers;
Website maintenance providers;
security providers;
spam-prevention providers;
backup providers;
analytics providers, where used;
embedded-content providers;
professional advisers;
insurers;
auditors;
governmental authorities;
law-enforcement authorities; or
other service providers acting for legitimate Website purposes.

Information may also be disclosed where reasonably necessary to:

comply with law;
comply with a court or governmental order;
investigate suspected unlawful activity;
protect the Website;
protect Alborithm’s rights or property;
protect visitors or third parties;
prevent fraud or abuse;
establish, exercise or defend legal claims; or
protect the safety or security of persons or systems.

20. INTERNATIONAL DATA PROCESSING

Certain service providers used by the Website may operate or maintain infrastructure outside India.

Consequently, personal information may potentially be processed or stored outside India depending upon the providers and infrastructure used.

Alborithm will seek to comply with applicable legal requirements governing international transfers and processing.

Third-party providers may independently determine their processing locations and may have their own privacy policies and contractual safeguards.

21. DATA SECURITY

Alborithm takes reasonable technical and organisational measures appropriate to the circumstances to protect personal information from unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure, misuse, loss or destruction.

Measures may include:

HTTPS/SSL protection;
access controls;
authentication;
security monitoring;
software updates;
plugin updates;
malware protection;
spam prevention;
backups;
server security;
administrative safeguards; and
other reasonable technical and organisational measures.

However:

NO INTERNET TRANSMISSION, WEBSITE, SERVER, DATABASE, EMAIL SYSTEM OR ELECTRONIC STORAGE SYSTEM CAN BE GUARANTEED TO BE COMPLETELY SECURE.

Accordingly, Alborithm does not warrant that information transmitted to or through the Website will be immune from every possible cybersecurity incident, interception, unauthorised access, malware event, system failure or other security threat.

To the fullest extent permitted by law, Alborithm shall not be responsible for security incidents resulting from circumstances beyond its reasonable control, including sophisticated cyberattacks, vulnerabilities in third-party software, failures of third-party service providers, telecommunications failures, Internet infrastructure failures, malware, force majeure events or unauthorised acts of third parties.

Nothing in this section excludes liability that cannot lawfully be excluded.

22. DATA RETENTION

Personal information may be retained for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, including:

Website operation;
newsletter administration;
communication;
security;
fraud prevention;
dispute resolution;
legal claims;
regulatory compliance;
recordkeeping;
enforcement of rights; or
other lawful purposes.

Information may be deleted, anonymised or securely disposed of when no longer reasonably required, subject to applicable legal, technical, security or legitimate retention requirements.

Deletion may not immediately remove information from:

backups;
disaster-recovery systems;
security logs;
archival systems;
suppression lists; or
legally required records.

23. NEWSLETTER UNSUBSCRIBE RECORDS

Where reasonably necessary, Alborithm may retain a minimal record indicating that an individual has unsubscribed from newsletters.

This may be necessary to prevent the individual’s email address from inadvertently being re-added to the mailing list and to demonstrate compliance with a valid opt-out request.

Such information will not ordinarily be used to send future promotional newsletters unless the individual subsequently re-subscribes or another lawful basis exists.

24. YOUR RIGHTS

Subject to applicable law, you may have rights relating to your personal information, including rights concerning:

access to information about personal data;
correction;
completion;
updating;
erasure;
withdrawal of consent;
grievance redressal;
nomination or other statutory rights where applicable; and
other rights available under applicable law.

The DPDP Act expressly provides rights concerning access, correction/erasure and grievance redressal. citeturn0search2turn0search32

The precise scope and manner of exercising these rights depends upon the applicable law and circumstances.

25. HOW TO EXERCISE YOUR RIGHTS

You may submit a privacy request through the Contact facility available on:

alborithm.com

Please clearly identify the nature of your request.

To protect against fraudulent or unauthorised requests, Alborithm may request reasonable information necessary to verify your identity or authority.

This verification requirement is intended to protect your personal information and does not ordinarily limit a legitimate request.

Alborithm will process valid requests within the period required by applicable law.

26. LIMITATIONS ON DELETION AND ACCESS REQUESTS

A request for deletion, correction, access or withdrawal does not necessarily require Alborithm to destroy or disclose every item of information in every circumstance.

To the extent permitted or required by law, Alborithm may retain or process information where reasonably necessary for:

compliance with legal obligations;
regulatory requirements;
security;
fraud prevention;
investigation;
dispute resolution;
legal proceedings;
establishment or defence of legal claims;
prevention of repeated abuse;
maintaining unsubscribe/suppression records;
backup integrity; or
another lawful purpose.

The DPDP framework itself recognises that data rights operate within statutory conditions and lawful processing requirements. citeturn0search30turn0search32

27. CHILDREN’S PRIVACY

The Website is intended for a general audience and is not specifically directed towards children.

Alborithm does not knowingly seek to collect children’s personal information in circumstances where such collection is prohibited by applicable law.

Where applicable law imposes additional requirements concerning children’s data, Alborithm will comply with those requirements to the extent applicable to the Website.

If you believe that a child has provided personal information to Alborithm improperly, please contact us through the Website.

28. USER RESPONSIBILITY

You are responsible for ensuring that information you voluntarily provide is:

accurate;
lawful;
not knowingly misleading;
not knowingly infringing another person’s rights; and
reasonably necessary for the relevant purpose.

You should not submit another person’s personal information without appropriate authority or lawful basis.

Alborithm is not responsible for personal information that a user voluntarily publishes in a public area of the Website, except to the extent responsibility cannot lawfully be excluded.

29. EDITORIAL, DOCUMENTARY AND INFORMATIONAL CONTENT

Alborithm may publish documentaries, podcasts, articles, commentary, educational material, research-based content, historical material, scientific material, philosophical discussions, financial or economic discussions, geopolitical material and other informational or editorial content.

Unless expressly stated otherwise, such material is provided for general informational, educational, documentary, research, discussion and entertainment purposes.

Nothing published by Alborithm should automatically be construed as:

legal advice;
financial advice;
investment advice;
medical advice;
tax advice;
professional scientific advice;
engineering advice;
commercial advice; or
any other professional advice.

Where a professional decision is involved, users should obtain appropriate independent professional advice.

30. ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS AND CURRENCY OF CONTENT

Alborithm seeks to produce responsible and useful content.

Nevertheless, information may contain:

factual errors;
omissions;
typographical errors;
outdated information;
technical inaccuracies;
editorial interpretations;
third-party information;
disputed claims;
differing interpretations; or
information that subsequently changes.

Accordingly, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Alborithm does not warrant that all Website content will always be:

complete;
accurate;
current;
error-free;
uninterrupted; or
suitable for every individual purpose.

Alborithm may correct, modify, update or remove content at any time without prior notice where reasonably appropriate.

31. NO GUARANTEE OF WEBSITE AVAILABILITY

Alborithm does not guarantee that the Website or any particular content or functionality will always be available.

The Website may become unavailable due to:

maintenance;
software updates;
hosting failures;
server failures;
network interruptions;
cybersecurity incidents;
third-party service failures;
technical errors;
force majeure events; or
circumstances beyond reasonable control.

32. THIRD-PARTY SERVICES

Third-party services may change their:

functionality;
privacy practices;
cookies;
terms;
availability;
security;
data-processing locations; or
technical requirements

without Alborithm’s control.

Alborithm cannot guarantee the conduct, security, availability or privacy practices of independent third parties.

33. FRAUD, SPAM AND SECURITY INVESTIGATIONS

Alborithm may process and retain information reasonably necessary to:

detect spam;
prevent fraudulent subscriptions;
investigate abuse;
identify malicious activity;
prevent cyberattacks;
protect Website infrastructure;
investigate suspicious activity;
enforce Website policies;
preserve relevant evidence;
cooperate with lawful investigations; and
protect Alborithm, visitors and third parties.

Such information may be disclosed to competent authorities where permitted or required by law.

34. LEGAL REQUESTS AND GOVERNMENT DISCLOSURES

Alborithm may disclose information where it reasonably believes that disclosure is:

required by applicable law;
required by a court;
required by a regulatory or governmental authority;
necessary to comply with lawful process;
necessary to investigate suspected unlawful conduct;
necessary to protect persons or property;
necessary to enforce legal rights; or
otherwise permitted by applicable law.

Where legally permissible, Alborithm may seek to provide appropriate notice, but does not guarantee that advance notice will always be possible.

35. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND SUBMISSIONS

Unless otherwise stated, Website content may be protected by copyright, trademark, design, database, moral-rights or other intellectual-property laws.

This Privacy Policy does not grant any licence or ownership interest in Alborithm’s intellectual property.

Where you voluntarily submit material to Alborithm, you represent that you have the necessary authority or rights to submit such material.

Alborithm may retain submitted communications and materials where reasonably necessary for operational, security, legal, recordkeeping or dispute-resolution purposes.

36. FORCE MAJEURE

To the fullest extent permitted by law, Alborithm shall not be responsible for delay, interruption, loss or inability to perform Website functions caused by circumstances beyond reasonable control, including:

natural disasters;
war;
civil unrest;
governmental action;
telecommunications failures;
Internet infrastructure failures;
power failures;
hosting failures;
third-party service failures;
cyberattacks;
malware;
widespread technological failures; or
other force majeure events.

37. CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

Alborithm may amend this Privacy Policy from time to time.

Changes may be made because of:

changes in applicable law;
regulatory developments;
changes to the Website;
new Website functionality;
new plugins;
new third-party services;
changes to newsletter functionality;
changes in data-processing practices;
technological developments; or
improvements to privacy and security practices.

The latest version will be published on this page and identified by its Last Updated date.

Where applicable law requires additional notice or consent for a material change, Alborithm will provide the notice or obtain the consent required by law.

38. SEVERABILITY

If any provision of this Privacy Policy is found by a competent authority, court or tribunal to be invalid, unlawful or unenforceable, that provision shall, where legally permissible, be interpreted or modified to the minimum extent necessary to make it valid and enforceable.

If such modification is not possible, the affected provision shall be severed to the extent necessary.

The remaining provisions shall remain in effect to the fullest extent permitted by law.

39. NO WAIVER OF MANDATORY RIGHTS

Nothing in this Privacy Policy shall be interpreted as:

excluding a mandatory statutory right;
restricting a mandatory legal remedy;
excluding liability that cannot lawfully be excluded;
waiving a mandatory consumer protection;
waiving a mandatory data-protection right; or
preventing an individual from approaching a competent authority, court, tribunal or regulator where such right exists under applicable law.

Any provision inconsistent with a mandatory legal requirement shall apply only to the extent legally permissible.

40. GOVERNING LAW

This Privacy Policy shall be interpreted subject to the applicable laws of India.

Subject to mandatory jurisdictional rights available under applicable law, disputes relating to this Privacy Policy or the Website shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the competent courts and authorities having lawful jurisdiction over the matter.

Nothing in this section restricts a statutory right that cannot legally be restricted.

41. ENTIRE PRIVACY NOTICE

This Privacy Policy constitutes the principal privacy notice governing the Website.

Specific notices, consent statements or disclosures presented at the point of collection may supplement this Privacy Policy where appropriate.

Where a specific privacy notice expressly applies to a particular processing activity, that notice shall be read together with this Privacy Policy.

42. CONTACT AND PRIVACY REQUESTS

For privacy questions, data-related requests, newsletter-related requests or privacy grievances, please contact Alborithm through the Contact facility available on:

alborithm.com

Please provide sufficient information for the matter to be understood and properly investigated.

43. FINAL PROTECTIVE PROVISION

This Privacy Policy describes Alborithm’s intended privacy and data-processing practices and is not intended to create warranties, guarantees or liabilities beyond those imposed by applicable law.

To the fullest extent permitted by law, Alborithm reserves all rights not expressly granted to users.

Nothing contained in this Privacy Policy shall be construed as a representation or guarantee that:

the Website will always be available;
Website content will always be completely accurate or current;
third-party services will remain available or secure;
electronic communications will be completely secure;
every newsletter will be successfully delivered;
every email address supplied by a subscriber will remain valid;
spam or malicious activity will never occur; or
unauthorised third parties will never attempt to access Website systems.

Alborithm will nevertheless take reasonable measures appropriate to the circumstances to operate the Website responsibly, protect personal information and comply with applicable legal obligations.

ALBORITHM

Website: alborithm.com

Effective Date: 21 August 2026

Last Updated: 21 August 2026