Last Updated: July 28, 2026

Welcome to Galkot Khabar, a Nepal-based online news and information platform. This Privacy Policy explains how Galkot Khabar collects, uses, stores, and protects information when you visit, read, interact with, or communicate with us through galkotkhabar.com.np.

We respect the privacy of our readers, contributors, news sources, advertisers, and website visitors. This policy is intended to explain our practices in a clear and transparent manner.

By using our website, you acknowledge the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

1. About Galkot Khabar

Galkot Khabar is an online news platform providing news, information, articles, opinions, features, and other digital content, including content related to Galkot, Baglung, Gandaki Province, Nepal, and other national and international developments.

Our website may allow visitors to read news articles, submit news tips, contact our editorial team, comment on content, or interact with certain features of the website.

2. Information We Collect

Information You Provide to Us

You may voluntarily provide personal information when you:

• Contact our editorial or administrative team
• Send us news tips or information
• Submit articles, photographs, videos, or other materials
• Submit feedback or complaints
• Subscribe to newsletters or updates
• Leave comments on our website
• Contact us through email, phone, or contact forms

Depending on how you interact with us, this information may include your name, email address, phone number, location, and any other information you voluntarily provide.

Information Collected Automatically

When you visit Galkot Khabar, certain technical information may be automatically collected, including:

• IP address
• Browser type and version
• Device type
• Operating system
• Pages and articles visited
• Date and time of visits
• Referring websites
• General website usage and interaction information

This information is generally used to understand how our audience uses the website and to improve our news platform.

3. Use of Cookies

Galkot Khabar may use cookies and similar technologies to provide a better browsing experience and understand website usage.

Cookies may be used for:

• Website functionality
• Remembering user preferences
• Measuring website traffic
• Understanding readership and audience behavior
• Improving website performance
• Supporting advertising and analytics

You can manage or disable cookies through your browser settings. Some features of the website may not function properly if cookies are disabled.

4. How We Use Collected Information

Information collected by Galkot Khabar may be used to:

• Operate and maintain our news website
• Provide news and informational content
• Respond to reader inquiries and communications
• Receive and verify news tips and information
• Communicate with contributors and sources
• Improve our website and digital services
• Understand readership and website traffic
• Monitor and improve website performance
• Prevent spam, fraud, abuse, and security threats
• Manage comments and user interactions
• Send newsletters or updates when users have subscribed
• Comply with applicable laws and legal obligations

5. News Tips, Sources, and User Submissions

Galkot Khabar may receive news tips, information, photographs, videos, documents, articles, and other materials from readers, contributors, organizations, and members of the public.

When you voluntarily submit information to Galkot Khabar, our editorial team may use the information for journalistic and news reporting purposes, including researching, verifying, editing, and publishing news stories.

We may contact you to verify information or request additional details.

Where appropriate and where legally or ethically required, we may take reasonable steps to protect the confidentiality of news sources. However, confidentiality cannot be guaranteed in every circumstance, particularly where disclosure is required by applicable law or legal process.

If you wish to provide information confidentially, please contact our editorial team before sharing sensitive information and clearly explain your confidentiality expectations.

6. Publication of Personal Information

As a news organization, Galkot Khabar may publish personal information when it is relevant to legitimate journalistic, public-interest, or news-reporting purposes.

Such information may include names, photographs, professional positions, public statements, or other information that is relevant to a news story.

We aim to exercise appropriate editorial judgment when publishing personal information and consider matters such as public interest, relevance, accuracy, fairness, and applicable legal requirements.

We do not generally publish private personal information that is unrelated to legitimate news or public-interest purposes.

7. Comments and Public Contributions

If our website allows comments or other public submissions, information that you voluntarily post in a publicly accessible area may be visible to other website visitors.

Please do not post confidential, sensitive, or private information in public comment sections.

Galkot Khabar may moderate, remove, or restrict comments or submissions that are unlawful, abusive, defamatory, threatening, misleading, spam, or otherwise inappropriate.

8. Advertising and Analytics

As an online news platform, Galkot Khabar may display advertisements and may work with third-party advertising, analytics, and technology providers.

These providers may use cookies or similar technologies to:

• Measure advertising performance
• Understand website traffic
• Analyze audience behavior
• Deliver or display relevant advertisements

Third-party providers may process information according to their own privacy policies. Galkot Khabar does not control the privacy practices of independent third-party services.

9. Third-Party Services

Our website may use third-party services, including:

• Website hosting providers
• Analytics services
• Advertising providers
• Social media platforms
• Email services
• Security and spam protection services
• Embedded video or media services

These third parties may collect certain information when you interact with their services through our website. Their use of information is governed by their respective privacy policies.

10. Social Media and External Links

Galkot Khabar may provide links to social media platforms and external websites.

Our news articles may also contain links to external sources for additional information or context.

We are not responsible for the privacy practices, security, or content of third-party websites. We recommend reviewing the privacy policy of any external website you visit.

11. Data Security

Galkot Khabar takes reasonable steps to protect personal information from unauthorized access, misuse, loss, alteration, or disclosure.

However, no internet transmission or electronic storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure. Therefore, we cannot guarantee absolute security of information transmitted through the internet.

12. Children’s Privacy

Galkot Khabar is a general news and information website. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children for purposes that are prohibited by applicable law.

Parents or guardians who believe that a child has provided personal information to us may contact us using the details below.

13. Privacy of News Sources

Galkot Khabar recognizes the importance of responsible journalism and the protection of legitimate news sources.

Where applicable, we may take reasonable measures to protect the identity of confidential sources. However, the protection of a source may be subject to applicable laws, legal obligations, court orders, or other circumstances beyond our control.

Individuals providing sensitive information should contact our editorial team before submitting such information if they have specific confidentiality concerns.

14. Your Privacy Choices

Depending on applicable laws and circumstances, you may contact us to:

• Ask about personal information you have provided to us
• Request correction of inaccurate personal information
• Request deletion of information where applicable
• Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent
• Unsubscribe from newsletters or promotional communications

Please note that certain information may need to be retained where required for journalistic, legal, regulatory, security, or legitimate business purposes.

15. Changes to This Privacy Policy

Galkot Khabar may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our website, services, technology, editorial practices, or applicable legal requirements.

Any updated version will be published on this page with a revised Last Updated date.

We encourage visitors to review this page periodically.

16. Contact Us

If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy, our website, the handling of your personal information, or any privacy-related concern, you can contact us at:

Galkot Khabar
Website: galkotkhabar.com.np
Email: adhikariyogen629@gmail.com
Phone: +977 9857055759