Privacy Policy
Last Updated: September 2026
Website: probashtimes.com
Organization: Probash Times (“Probash Times,” “we,” “us,” or “our”)
At Probash Times, we respect the privacy of our readers, visitors, contributors, and users. We are committed to handling personal information responsibly and taking reasonable measures to protect it.
This Privacy Policy explains what information we may collect, how we use and protect it, when we may share it, and the choices available to you when you use the Probash Times website and related digital services.
By accessing or using probashtimes.com, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with this Policy, please refrain from using our website or services.
1. Information We Collect
We may collect information that you voluntarily provide to us, as well as certain technical information generated when you use our website.
Information You Provide
Depending on how you interact with our website and services, we may collect:
– Name
– Email address
– Contact information
– Information provided when submitting news tips, photographs, videos, documents, comments, feedback, or correction requests
– Information provided when subscribing to newsletters, alerts, or other services
– Information provided when participating in surveys, polls, contests, or promotions
– Any other information you voluntarily provide to us
You are not generally required to provide personal information simply to browse publicly available content on our website.
Automatically Collected Information
When you access our website, certain technical information may be collected automatically, including:
– IP address
– Browser type and version
– Device type
– Operating system
– Approximate location derived from technical information
– Pages visited and referring pages
– Date and time of visits
– General information about interaction with our website
The exact information collected may depend on the technologies and services operating on our website.
2. How We Use Your Information
We may use information we collect for purposes including:
– Operating, maintaining, and improving our website and digital services
– Delivering newsletters, breaking-news alerts, and other requested services
– Responding to inquiries, feedback, complaints, and correction requests
– Processing and evaluating news tips and user submissions
– Verifying information submitted to our newsroom
– Understanding website usage and improving content and user experience
– Maintaining website security and preventing fraud, abuse, or unauthorized activity
– Complying with applicable laws, regulations, legal processes, and lawful requests
– Protecting the rights, safety, property, and legitimate interests of Probash Times, its users, journalists, contributors, and others
We will seek to use personal information only for appropriate and legitimate purposes consistent with this Privacy Policy and applicable law.
3. News Tips and User Submissions
Probash Times may receive news tips, photographs, videos, documents, statements, comments, and other information through email, contact forms, social media, messaging services, or other communication channels.
If you voluntarily submit information to our newsroom, we may use and process that information for legitimate journalistic and editorial purposes, including verification, investigation, reporting, publication, and follow-up communication.
Submitting information to Probash Times does not guarantee publication.
We may contact the sender to verify information, clarify facts, or obtain additional details.
If you provide personal information about another person, you should ensure that you have an appropriate legal basis or permission to provide that information where required by applicable law.
4. Journalistic and Editorial Activities
As a digital news platform, Probash Times may process information for journalistic, editorial, public-interest, and related purposes.
Information received through news tips, interviews, correspondence, public records, sources, reporting activities, or other legitimate means may be retained and used as reasonably necessary for legitimate journalistic purposes, subject to applicable law.
Where appropriate and permitted by law, Probash Times may protect the confidentiality of journalistic sources and source-related information.
5. Cookies and Similar Technologies
Probash Times may use cookies, pixels, local storage, analytics tools, and similar technologies to operate and improve our website.
These technologies may be used for purposes including:
– Website functionality
– Remembering preferences
– Understanding traffic and website usage
– Measuring content performance
– Improving website and user experience
– Advertising and digital services, where applicable
Some cookies or similar technologies may be provided by third-party service providers.
You can manage or disable cookies through your browser settings. However, disabling certain technologies may affect some website functionality.
6. Analytics and Third-Party Services
We may use third-party services for purposes such as analytics, hosting, security, advertising, video delivery, social media integration, notifications, and other website functions.
These third-party services may process information in accordance with their own privacy policies and terms.
The third-party services used by Probash Times may change over time. Where required or appropriate, we may provide additional information about relevant services.
Probash Times does not control the privacy practices of independent third-party service providers.
7. Advertising and Sponsored Content
Probash Times may display advertisements, sponsored content, promotional materials, or other commercial communications.
Where appropriate, sponsored or promotional materials may be identified as such.
The appearance of an advertisement or sponsored content does not necessarily constitute an endorsement, recommendation, or guarantee by Probash Times.
8. Push Notifications
Probash Times may provide browser or device notifications about breaking news, reports, updates, or other information.
You may disable push notifications at any time through your browser or device settings.
9. Comments and User-Generated Content
Where comments or other interactive features are available, users may voluntarily provide information that may be visible to other users or the public.
Users should avoid posting unnecessary personal, confidential, financial, or sensitive information in publicly accessible areas.
Probash Times may moderate, restrict, edit, or remove user-generated content that violates applicable law, these Terms of Use, or our editorial/community standards.
10. How We Share Information
Probash Times does not sell or rent personal information to third parties.
We may disclose or share information in limited circumstances, including:
– With service providers that help operate our website and digital services
– To address security incidents, fraud, abuse, or technical problems
– Where required or permitted by applicable law
– In response to lawful requests, court orders, or legal processes
– When reasonably necessary to protect rights, safety, property, or legitimate interests
– With your consent or at your direction
Where appropriate, service providers handling personal information on our behalf will be expected to use that information only for authorized purposes and in accordance with applicable obligations.
11. Data Retention
We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, including legitimate editorial, operational, legal, security, and record-keeping purposes.
The length of time information is retained may vary depending on its nature and purpose.
We may retain certain information for a longer period where required by law or where reasonably necessary to protect legal rights, maintain legitimate journalistic records, resolve disputes, or meet other lawful obligations.
12. Data Security
Probash Times takes reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures designed to protect personal information against unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, loss, misuse, or destruction.
However, no internet transmission, website, database, or electronic storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
Accordingly, we cannot guarantee absolute security of information transmitted to or stored by us.
13. Your Privacy Rights and Requests
Subject to applicable law, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information, including rights to request information about how your data is handled, request correction of inaccurate information, request deletion, or exercise other applicable rights.
Such requests may be subject to legal, editorial, security, journalistic, record-keeping, or other lawful limitations.
Privacy-related requests may be submitted to:
contact@probashtimes.com
We may request reasonable information to verify your identity before processing certain requests.
14. Personal Data Removal
If you wish to request removal or deletion of personal information held by Probash Times, you may contact:
contact@probashtimes.com
Where appropriate, please include:
– Your name
– Email address associated with the information
– Description of the information concerned
– Relevant URLs or other identifying information
– The reason for the request, where necessary
We will review and respond to legitimate requests within a reasonable period, subject to applicable law and any lawful retention requirements.
A request to delete personal information does not automatically require the removal of published news reports, journalistic records, legally required records, or information that Probash Times is otherwise lawfully entitled or required to retain.
15. Protection of Children
Probash Times is intended for a general audience and is not specifically directed at children.
We do not knowingly seek to collect personal information from children where such collection is prohibited by applicable law.
If you believe that a child has provided personal information to us improperly, please contact us so that we can review the matter and take appropriate action where required.
16. International Data Transfers
Because Probash Times operates an internationally accessible digital platform, personal information may be processed or stored through service providers or technical infrastructure located in Bangladesh or other countries.
Where personal information is transferred or processed across borders, Probash Times will seek to comply with applicable laws and use reasonable safeguards where required.
17. Third-Party Websites and Links
Our website may contain links to external websites, applications, social media platforms, or other third-party services.
These third parties operate independently and may have their own privacy policies and terms of use.
Probash Times is not responsible for the privacy, security, content, or practices of independent third-party websites or services.
We encourage users to review the privacy policies of third-party services before providing them with personal information.
18. Data Breach and Security Incidents
If Probash Times becomes aware of a personal data security incident that requires notification under applicable law, we will take reasonable steps to investigate, mitigate, and respond to the incident and provide any notifications required by law.
19. Changes to This Privacy Policy
Probash Times may update or revise this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our services, technologies, practices, or applicable legal requirements.
When we make changes, the revised version will be published on this page together with a revised “Last Updated” date.
We encourage users to review this page periodically to remain informed about how we handle personal information.
20. Contact Us
Probash Times
Privacy & General Contact: contact@probashtimes.com
News Desk: news@probashtimes.com
Website: probashtimes.com
We review legitimate privacy inquiries and take appropriate action as required by applicable law.
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Our Commitment
Probash Times is committed to respecting privacy, protecting personal information, and handling user data responsibly.
We seek to maintain appropriate standards of privacy, security, transparency, and accountability while carrying out our editorial, journalistic, and digital activities.
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