Privacy Policy

Who we are

GeekyBar (geekybar.com) is an entertainment and celebrity news website operated by Social Sutra Group (“GeekyBar”, “we”, “us” or “our”). This policy explains what information we collect when you use the site, how we use it and the choices you have. You can reach us about anything in this policy through our contact page.

Information we collect

Information you give us

• Contact form: your name, email address, the topic you choose and your message.
• Newsletter: your email address when you subscribe.
• Comments: where comments are open, the name, email address and comment you submit, along with your IP address.

Information collected automatically

When you visit GeekyBar, we and our partners automatically collect certain technical information, such as your IP address, browser and device type, operating system, approximate location, the pages you view, how long you stay and the site that referred you. This is collected through cookies, similar technologies and standard server logs.

We do not ask for, and do not knowingly collect, sensitive personal information such as financial, health or government ID details.

How we use your information

• To reply to messages, story tips, corrections and business enquiries.
• To send the newsletter you subscribed to.
• To run, maintain and secure the website, including preventing spam and abuse.
• To understand which articles and sections readers find useful, so we can improve our coverage.
• To show advertising that keeps GeekyBar free to read.
• To comply with legal obligations.

Advertising and Google AdSense

GeekyBar uses Google AdSense to show ads. Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your previous visits to this website or other websites. Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visits to GeekyBar and other sites on the internet.

• You can opt out of personalised advertising in Google Ads Settings.
• You can also opt out of some third-party vendors’ use of cookies for personalised advertising at aboutads.info or, in Europe, youronlinechoices.eu.
• You can learn how Google uses information from sites that use its services at How Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services.

If you visit from the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom or Switzerland, you will see a consent message from Google’s consent management platform before personalised ads or advertising cookies are used. You can change your choices at any time through the privacy and cookie settings option shown on the site.

If you opt out, you will still see ads, but they will be less relevant to you.

Analytics

We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use GeekyBar, for example which pages are popular and how people find us. Google Analytics uses cookies and gives us reports that do not identify individual visitors. You can prevent Google Analytics from using your data by installing the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on.

Newsletter

Our newsletter is sent through Mailchimp, which stores your email address on our behalf. Every email includes an unsubscribe link, and you can also ask us to remove you through our contact page.

Contact form messages

Messages sent through our contact form are delivered by email to our team. We use them only to reply to you and to deal with your request, and we do not add you to any mailing list unless you ask us to.

Cookies

Cookies are small text files stored on your device. GeekyBar uses:

• Essential cookies that help the site work and stay secure.
• Analytics cookies that help us understand how the site is used.
• Advertising cookies set by Google and its partners to show and measure ads.

Most browsers let you block or delete cookies in their settings. If you block all cookies, some parts of the site may not work as expected.

How we share information

We do not sell your personal information. We share it only:

• With service providers that help us run GeekyBar, such as our web hosting company, email services, Mailchimp and Google, who process it on our behalf.
• When required by law, court order or a lawful request from authorities, or to protect our rights, our users or the public.
• If GeekyBar is reorganised, sold or transferred, in which case the information may pass to the new owner under the same protections.

International transfers

Some of our service providers, including Google and Mailchimp, may store and process information outside your country, including in the United States. Where this happens, we rely on those providers’ safeguards for international data transfers.

How long we keep information

We keep contact form messages and newsletter subscriptions for as long as needed to deal with your request or send you the newsletter, and then delete them or keep them only where the law requires. Analytics and advertising data is kept according to Google’s own retention settings.

Security

We use reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect information, including secure HTTPS connections. No method of storing or sending data over the internet is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Your rights and choices

Depending on where you live, including under India’s Digital Personal Data Protection Act 2023, the EU and UK GDPR and California privacy laws, you may have the right to:

• Ask for a copy of the personal information we hold about you.
• Ask us to correct or delete it.
• Withdraw consent you have given, for example to the newsletter or personalised ads.
• Object to or limit certain uses of your information.
• Complain to your local data protection authority.

To make a request, use our contact page, choose “Something else” and add “Privacy request” in the subject. We may need to confirm your identity before acting on a request, and we will respond within the time required by applicable law.

Children

GeekyBar is intended for a general adult audience and is not directed at children. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. If you believe a child has sent us personal information, please contact us and we will delete it.

Links to other websites

Our articles link to other websites, social media platforms and embedded content such as videos and posts. Those sites have their own privacy policies, and we are not responsible for how they handle your information.

Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time. When we do, we will change the “Last updated” date at the top of this page. Please check back occasionally to stay informed.

Contact us

For questions about this Privacy Policy or your personal information, contact GeekyBar, operated by Social Sutra Group, through our contact page.