Privacy Policy-Text o Chinta
Last updated: 16 August 2026
Welcome to Text & Chinta (টেক্সট ও চিন্তা).
This website is a personal and literary platform for publishing essays, articles, poetry, translations, books, research, and other written and creative work. I respect your privacy and aim to handle your personal information responsibly and transparently.
This Privacy Policy explains what information may be collected when you visit or use this website, how that information may be used, and the choices available to you.
1. Information We Collect
Depending on how you use the website, we may collect limited personal information such as:
- your name;
- email address;
- information you provide when contacting us;
- information you provide when subscribing to updates or newsletters;
- information necessary to process a book order or other transaction, if books are sold through the website;
- comments or other information you voluntarily submit to the website.
We do not intentionally collect sensitive personal information unless it is necessary for a particular purpose and you provide it voluntarily.
2. Information Collected Automatically
When you visit the website, some technical information may be collected automatically by the website or its service providers.
This may include:
- IP address;
- browser type;
- device type;
- operating system;
- pages visited;
- approximate location;
- date and time of visits; and
- information about how visitors interact with the website.
This information may be used to understand how the website is being used, maintain website security, improve its performance, and improve the content and user experience.
3. Cookies
This website may use cookies and similar technologies.
Cookies are small files stored on your device that can help a website remember information about your visit.
Cookies may be used for purposes such as:
- keeping the website functioning properly;
- remembering preferences;
- understanding website traffic and usage;
- improving website performance; and
- providing certain website features.
You can usually control or disable cookies through your web browser. Disabling cookies may affect some website functions.
4. How We Use Personal Information
Personal information may be used to:
- respond to your questions or messages;
- send newsletters or website updates when you have subscribed;
- provide books, digital publications, or other materials you have requested;
- process transactions where applicable;
- maintain and improve the website;
- protect the website from misuse, spam, or security threats; and
- comply with legal obligations.
We will not use your personal information for unrelated purposes without an appropriate reason or, where required, your consent.
5. Email Subscriptions
If you subscribe to receive updates from the website, your email address may be stored by the email or newsletter service used by the website.
You may unsubscribe from these communications at any time by using the unsubscribe link provided in the email or by contacting us.
We do not sell or rent our email subscriber list to third parties.
6. Books, Downloads and Payments
Some books and publications may be available for free download, while others may be offered for a small payment.
If the website provides paid products or services, payment information may be processed by an external payment provider. We generally do not need to store your full payment card details ourselves.
The handling of payment information by the relevant payment provider will also be subject to that provider’s own privacy policy.
7. Third-Party Services
The website may use third-party services to provide functions such as:
- website hosting;
- analytics;
- email subscriptions;
- spam protection;
- payment processing;
- embedded media; and
- website security.
These services may collect or process certain information in accordance with their own privacy policies.
Where third-party services process information outside Australia, your information may be disclosed to or stored in another country. The countries involved may depend on the particular services used by the website.
8. How We Protect Personal Information
Reasonable steps are taken to protect personal information from misuse, loss, unauthorised access, modification, or disclosure.
However, no method of storing or transmitting information over the internet can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
9. How Long We Keep Information
We keep personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, or where we are required to keep it for legal or administrative reasons.
When information is no longer required, reasonable steps will be taken to delete or securely dispose of it.
10. Accessing or Correcting Your Information
You may contact us if you would like to:
- ask what personal information we hold about you;
- request access to your personal information;
- ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete information; or
- ask us to delete information where appropriate.
We will consider and respond to reasonable requests in accordance with applicable privacy requirements.
11. Privacy Complaints
If you believe that your personal information has been handled improperly, please contact us first so that we can investigate and attempt to resolve the matter.
Please provide enough information for us to understand the nature of your concern.
If you are not satisfied with our response, you may have the right to make a complaint to the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC).
More information about privacy rights and complaints is available from the OAIC.
12. Children’s Privacy
This website is not specifically directed at children.
We do not knowingly collect personal information from children for purposes unrelated to the operation of the website.
13. Links to Other Websites
This website may contain links to other websites.
We are not responsible for the privacy practices, content, or security of external websites. We encourage you to read the privacy policy of any external website you visit.
14. Changes to This Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time to reflect changes to the website, the services we use, or applicable privacy requirements.
The latest version will always be published on this page, together with the date it was last updated.
15. Contact
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, your personal information, or a privacy concern, please contact:
Abu Sayeed Obaidullah
Email: abusayeedobaidullah@gmail.com
Website: Text & Chinta (টেক্সট ও চিন্তা)
Last updated: 16 August 2026
