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Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and how we protect your privacy when you visit TDSRateChart.com.

Website: TDSRateChart.com
Effective Date: 1 April 2025
Last Updated: 1 April 2025

Welcome to TDSRateChart.com ("Website", "we", "us", or "our"). We are committed to protecting your personal information and your right to privacy. This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our Website. Please read this policy carefully. If you disagree with its terms, please discontinue use of the Website.

1 Information We Collect

We collect information in two ways — information you voluntarily provide to us, and information collected automatically when you visit the Website.

Information You Provide: When you contact us via our contact form, you may provide your name, email address, and the content of your message. We only use this information to respond to your enquiry.

Automatically Collected Information: When you visit TDSRateChart.com, certain information is collected automatically by our servers and third-party analytics tools, including:

  • IP address and approximate geographic location
  • Browser type and version
  • Device type and operating system
  • Pages visited, time spent on pages, and navigation paths
  • Referring URLs (the page you came from)
  • Date and time of your visit

This information is collected in aggregate form and does not personally identify you.

2 How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

  • To operate, maintain, and improve TDSRateChart.com
  • To respond to your messages and enquiries
  • To analyse how visitors use the Website and improve its performance and content
  • To detect and prevent technical issues, errors, or abuse
  • To serve relevant, non-personalised advertisements through third-party advertising networks
  • To comply with applicable legal obligations

We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to any third parties.

3 Cookies and Tracking Technologies

TDSRateChart.com uses cookies and similar tracking technologies to operate the Website and deliver advertising. Cookies are small text files stored on your device.

Types of cookies we use:

  • Essential cookies: Required for the Website to function correctly.
  • Analytics cookies: Used by Google Analytics (Google LLC) to collect anonymous data about visitor behaviour and help us improve the Website.
  • Advertising cookies: Used by Google AdSense and other advertising partners to display relevant advertisements. These cookies may track your browsing behaviour across websites.

You can control cookie preferences through your browser settings. Note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of certain features.

4 Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google LLC, to understand how visitors use TDSRateChart.com. Google Analytics uses cookies to collect standard internet log information and visitor behaviour information in an anonymous form. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this Website (including your IP address) is transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States.

Google Analytics anonymises IP addresses before they are stored. We have enabled IP anonymisation on this Website. You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

5 Google AdSense and Advertising

TDSRateChart.com uses Google AdSense to display advertisements. Google AdSense is an advertising service provided by Google LLC. Google uses cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this Website and other websites on the internet.

Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visit to this Website and/or other sites on the Internet. You may opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google Ad Settings.

Third-party vendors and advertising networks may also use cookies to serve ads on our Website. Users can opt out of some third-party vendors' use of cookies by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out page.

6 Third-Party Links

TDSRateChart.com contains links to external websites such as the Income Tax Department of India (incometax.gov.in), CBDT, and other government portals. These websites have their own privacy policies. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those external websites. We encourage you to review their policies before providing any personal information to them.

7 Data Retention

We retain contact form submissions (name, email, message) only as long as necessary to respond to your enquiry, after which they are securely deleted. Anonymised analytics data is retained in accordance with Google Analytics' standard data retention settings (26 months by default).

8 Children's Privacy

TDSRateChart.com is intended for use by adults and professionals engaged in tax compliance activities. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us and we will promptly delete it.

9 Your Rights

Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information, including the right to access, correct, or request deletion of any personal data we hold about you. To exercise these rights, please contact us using the details on our Contact page. We will respond to all reasonable requests within a reasonable timeframe.

10 Security

We implement reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect the personal information we collect and store. The Website is served over HTTPS to ensure data in transit is encrypted. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

11 Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for legal, operational, or regulatory reasons. When we update this Policy, we will revise the "Last Updated" date at the top of this page. Your continued use of the Website after any changes constitutes your acceptance of the updated Privacy Policy.

12 Contact Us

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