Privacy Policy

Updated on 22/10/22

We/Us/Our/Website: www.lastmilestories.com

You/Your/User/Visitor: Website visitors/users

Third Party: Any entity except We and You/User.

This Privacy Policy of www.lastmilestories.com (We, Us, Our) describe how and why we may collect, store, use and process user data when you use our website or services.

1. Our website tracks certain information when you visit us through a browser or application. These logs may contain information such as your interaction with the website, IP address, browser type, browser language, visit date and time, etc using cookies or other similar tools. We may also use software tools to measure and collect session information, including page response times, browsing duration, page interaction information, etc.

2. To respond to your queries, and improve our services, we may retain messages, contact information or other communications you submit (Submitted Data) to us. For example, reaching us through a Contact Form or Subscribing to our Newsletter etc.

We collect such information(1 & 2) for the purposes including:

To provide a great experience to our visitors.
To monitor and analyze the performance, operation and effectiveness of our website.
To ensure our platform is secure and safe to use.
To provide you with ads, offers, and other promotions from us and advertisers.
To create aggregated statistical data and other aggregated and/or inferred information, which we or our business partners may use, to provide and improve our respective services.

3. We may contact you to notify you regarding new articles, to poll your opinions through surveys or questionnaires, to send updates about our website, or as otherwise necessary to contact you to enforce our Terms and Conditions, applicable national laws, and any agreement we may have with you. For these purposes, we may contact you via email.

4. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under the age of 18.

5. Our Website is hosted on the Wix.com platform. Your data may be stored through Wix.com’s data storage, databases and the general Wix.com applications. They store your data on secure servers behind a firewall.

6. Cookies are small pieces of data stored on a website visitor's browser when the visitor visit a website. They are typically used to keep track of the settings users have selected and actions they have taken on a site.

Cookies, which may be used on our website fall into the below categories;

Strictly necessary cookies: These cookies are necessary for the website to function and can not be turned off.
Performance cookies: These cookies help us to monitor the performance of our website.
Functionality cookies: These cookies help us to enhance functionality and personalisation.
Advertising cookies: These cookies may be placed by our advertising partners.

You can check which cookies are used by a website, using Chrome's built-in cookie view. Click the Secure icon next to the URL bar and then select Cookies.

To know more about cookies and efficiently manage them, please visit All About Cookies

7. We use analytics service, Google Analytics, to collect and process certain analytics data. This service may also collect information about your use of other websites, apps, and online resources. You can learn about Google’s privacy and data practices by going to https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/partners

To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites, visit this link: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
Google Safety Centre to control Ads related data, visit this link: https://safety.google/#!/

8. We may use social tools, like the "Facebook Like" and "Twitter Share" buttons. As these tools are developed and controlled by third parties, Wix or we have no control over potential cookies that may be placed through our website.

The followings are some examples of social elements which are not under our control;

Facebook Comment Box
Facebook / Instagram Like button
Facebook Page Like box
Facebook Share button
Pinterest Follow button
Pinterest Pins
Twitter Follow button
Twitter Tweet button
YouTube videos

9. We may also use other Third-Party Apps for operation and various functionalities. As these apps are developed and controlled by third parties, Wix or we have no control over potential cookies that may be placed through our website. However, the developers of these apps are bound by the “Wix App Market – Partner Program Agreement”, which contains obligations related to privacy regulations (including honouring our visitor’s decision about cookies), Wix or we cannot guarantee full compliance from their side.

You can control your cookie settings using your browser. The following links explain how to access cookie settings and manage cookies in various browsers:

10. We reserve the right to modify this Privacy Policy at any time, so please review it frequently. Changes and clarifications will take effect immediately upon their posting on the website. If we make material changes to this policy, we will notify you here.

11. This website operated in India and is intended for users located in India. Therefore, the website is controlled by and maintained in compliance with the Law of India. The law and compliance requirements in India may be different from the rest of the World. In case you are browsing from outside India, you are providing us irrevocable consent to store, process and use your information according to India Law.

12. If you don’t want us to process your "Submitted Data" anymore, please contact us at editor@lastmilestories.com

13. You must be over at least 18 years of age or must be over the legal age to use our website and read, understand and accept our "Privacy Policy".

By accessing and using the website, you agree and provide consent to our collection and use of your information. If you disagree with the terms of this policy, you should not use the website.