Privacy Policy
Last updated: June 2026
Need24 News ("we", "us", "our"), operated by Need24 Digital, respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information you share with us through need24.digital (the "Website") and our related services. This Privacy Policy explains what we collect, why, and how we use and protect it.
1. Information We Collect
- Information you provide: name, mobile number, email, city/state, and payment details when you register as a reporter, buy a service, enrol in an exam, or submit a lead/enquiry form.
- Automatically collected: IP address, browser type, device information, approximate location (for "News Near You"), and usage data via cookies and analytics.
- Content you submit: news, images, or videos uploaded by registered reporters.
2. How We Use Your Information
- To provide and operate our news, e-paper, jobs, exam and reporter services.
- To process payments, memberships and orders securely.
- To contact you about your account, applications, support and important updates.
- To personalise content (e.g., show news relevant to your region).
- To improve our Website and prevent fraud or misuse.
3. Payments
Online payments are processed through trusted third-party payment gateways (such as Razorpay). We do not store your full card, UPI or banking credentials on our servers. Payment information is handled directly by the payment provider under their own security and privacy standards (PCI-DSS compliant).
4. Sharing of Information
We do not sell your personal information. We may share data only with: payment gateways (to process transactions), service providers who help us operate the Website, and law-enforcement or government authorities where required by law.
YouTube API Services
Need24 News uses YouTube API Services to publish our own original news videos to our own official Need24 News YouTube channel. By using the video features of our platform, you acknowledge and agree to the YouTube Terms of Service.
- Our access to and use of information received from YouTube API Services complies with the Google Privacy Policy.
- We use the YouTube API only to upload and manage our own news videos on our own channel. We do not access, collect, store or share the personal YouTube data of our website users or video viewers.
- Access to the YouTube account used for publishing is authorised by our own channel owner through Google OAuth 2.0, using only the minimum permission required to upload videos.
- You (or the authorising channel owner) can review and revoke Need24 News's access to your Google/YouTube data at any time via the Google security settings page at https://myaccount.google.com/permissions.
- Any authorisation tokens we store are kept securely and are deleted when access is revoked or is no longer required.
5. Cookies
We use cookies and similar technologies to keep you signed in, remember preferences and measure traffic. You can disable cookies in your browser, though some features may not work properly.
6. Data Security & Retention
We use reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect your data. We retain personal information only as long as necessary for the purposes described above or as required by law.
7. Your Rights
You may request access to, correction of, or deletion of your personal data by contacting us at the details below. Reporters may also manage their information from their dashboard.
8. Children
Our paid services are intended for users aged 18 and above. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children without parental consent.
9. Changes
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The latest version will always be available on this page.
10. Contact
For any privacy questions, contact us:
Need24 Digital
Email: info@need24.in
Phone/WhatsApp: +91 98700 06472
Address: Head Office: Shop B-302, 3rd Floor, Swagat Rainforest-1, Kudasan Por Road, Kudasan, Gandhinagar, Gujarat - 382421