This policy explains how DynoBHP, an independent online automotive magazine, collects and uses your personal data when you read the website, contact us or take part in our community. We follow India's Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (DPDP). DynoBHP is the entity responsible for your data, and you can reach us at info@dynobhp.com.
Data we collect
- Information you give us: your email if you subscribe to updates; your name, email and message when you use our contact or report an issue forms; and the name, rating and text you submit if you post an owner review or a community message.
- Account information: if you create an account, your email and display name, with your password stored only in a hashed form.
- Technical information: basic device, browser and log data, and cookie based identifiers, collected automatically to keep the site secure and measure how it is used.
Cookies and analytics
We use a small number of cookies to keep the site working and, where enabled, privacy friendly analytics to understand which pages readers visit. Analytics data is used in aggregate to improve the magazine. You can control cookies through your browser settings, and blocking non essential cookies will not stop you from reading the website. See our Cookie Policy for the full detail.
Why we use your data
- to operate and maintain the website and its features;
- to respond to your messages, questions and reports;
- to publish and moderate the reviews and comments you choose to submit;
- to send updates only if you have asked to receive them;
- to keep the platform secure and to comply with the law.
Legal basis
We process your data with your consent, which you give when you submit a form, post content or subscribe, and for the limited purposes needed to run the website and keep it secure. You can withdraw consent at any time, and doing so does not affect processing already carried out.
Who we share it with
How long we keep it
We keep personal data only for as long as it is needed for the purpose it was collected, or as the law requires, and then delete or anonymise it. Content you post publicly, such as an owner review, stays visible until you or we remove it.
Your rights under DPDP
You have the right to:
- access the personal data we hold about you;
- ask us to correct or complete inaccurate data;
- ask us to erase your data where it is no longer needed;
- withdraw consent you have given;
- nominate another person to exercise your rights in the event of death or incapacity;
- raise a grievance with us and, if unresolved, with the Data Protection Board of India.
To exercise any of these, email info@dynobhp.com and we will respond within the timelines the law allows.
Children
The website is intended for a general audience. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children in a way that requires verifiable parental consent, and we ask children to use the website with a parent or guardian.
Security
We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect your data, but no method of transmission or storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
Changes to this policy
We may update this policy from time to time. The current version, with its date, always lives on this page.
Grievances
For any privacy concern or data request, contact our Grievance Officer at info@dynobhp.com. We aim to acknowledge within 48 hours and resolve within 30 days. You can also read our Terms of Use.