Our Privacy Policy

Welcome to The Fourth Pillar (“we,” “our,” “us”). We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring that your personal information is handled in a safe and responsible manner. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, and protect your information when you visit our website, https://thefourthpillar.live/, and interact with our services.

By using our website, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with these terms, please do not use our website.

1. Information We Collect

We may collect the following types of information:

a. Personal Information

  • Name
  • Email address
  • Phone number
  • Mailing address (if applicable)
  • Payment information (if you make a donation or purchase)

b. Non-Personal Information

  • IP address
  • Browser type
  • Device information
  • Cookies and usage data (e.g., pages visited, time spent on the site)

c. User-Generated Content

  • Comments, feedback, or other content you submit to our website.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

  • To provide and improve our services.
  • To personalize your experience on our website.
  • To communicate with you (e.g., newsletters, updates, or responses to inquiries).
  • To process transactions (e.g., donations or subscriptions).
  • To analyze website traffic and user behavior.
  • To comply with legal obligations.

3. How We Protect Your Information

We implement a variety of security measures to protect your personal information, including:

  • Encryption of sensitive data.
  • Regular security audits.
  • Restricted access to personal information.

However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to protect your data, we cannot guarantee absolute security.

4. Sharing Your Information

We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your personal information to outside parties without your consent, except in the following circumstances:

  • To trusted third parties who assist us in operating our website or conducting our business, as long as they agree to keep this information confidential.
  • When required by law or to protect our rights, property, or safety.
  • In the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, your information may be transferred to the new owner.

5. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance your experience on our website. Cookies are small files stored on your device that help us understand how you interact with our site. You can disable cookies through your browser settings, but this may affect your ability to use certain features of our website.

Our website may contain links to third-party websites. These sites have their own privacy policies, and we are not responsible for their content or practices. We encourage you to review their policies before providing any personal information.

7. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal information:

  • Access: Request a copy of the data we hold about you.
  • Correction: Request that we correct inaccurate or incomplete information.
  • Deletion: Request that we delete your personal information.
  • Opt-Out: Unsubscribe from our communications at any time.

To exercise these rights, please contact us at contact@thefourthpillar.live.

8. Children’s Privacy

Our website is not intended for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If we become aware that we have collected such information, we will take steps to delete it promptly.

9. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated effective date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically to stay informed about how we are protecting your information.

10. Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at:

Email: contact@thefourthpillar.live
Address: Road 4, Kusum Vihar, Morabadi, Ranchi. 834008

Our website address is: https://thefourthpillar.live/.

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

Embedded content from other websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

How long we retain your data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

What rights you have over your data

If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where your data is sent

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.