Last Updated: September 10, 2026
At AnnapurnaYojanaGuide.com, we respect your privacy and are committed to being transparent about how information may be collected and used when you visit our website.
AnnapurnaYojanaGuide.com is an independent informational website created to help residents of West Bengal understand the Annapurna Yojana, including eligibility requirements, application guidance, status checking, verification, forms, beneficiary information, and related updates.
We are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or officially connected to the Government of West Bengal. For official applications, payments, verification, and submission of sensitive personal information, visitors should use the relevant official government portals.
1. Information We Collect
You can generally browse AnnapurnaYojanaGuide.com without providing personal information.
We may receive information in the following situations:
Information You Voluntarily Provide
If you contact us by email, you may provide information such as:
- Your name
- Your email address
- The information included in your message
- Any other information you choose to provide
Our primary contact email is:
Please avoid sending sensitive information such as Aadhaar numbers, bank account details, passwords, OTPs, or other confidential documents by email unless it is specifically necessary and appropriate.
Automatically Collected Information
Like many informational websites, our hosting provider, analytics services, advertising partners, or other technical systems may collect limited technical information when you visit the website.
This may include:
- IP address
- Browser type
- Device type
- Operating system
- Pages visited
- Approximate time and date of your visit
- Referring website or page
- Basic website usage information
This information may be used to understand how visitors use the website, maintain website security, identify technical problems, and improve the overall user experience.
We do not use this information to personally identify individual visitors unless required by law or necessary for security and legal purposes.
2. How We Use Information
Information available to us may be used to:
- Respond to questions or messages sent to us
- Improve the content and usability of AnnapurnaYojanaGuide.com
- Understand which pages and topics are useful to visitors
- Monitor website performance and security
- Detect or prevent spam, abuse, or fraudulent activity
- Maintain and improve our informational resources
If you contact us by email, we use the information you provide primarily to respond to your request.
We do not ask visitors to submit personal information merely to read our informational content.
3. Cookies and Similar Technologies
AnnapurnaYojanaGuide.com may use cookies or similar technologies to improve website functionality, understand visitor behaviour, measure website performance, or support third-party services.
Cookies are small files stored on your device by your browser.
Depending on the services used on the website, cookies may be used for purposes such as:
- Remembering basic preferences
- Understanding website traffic
- Measuring page performance
- Improving website functionality
- Supporting advertising or analytics services
You can control or disable cookies through your browser settings. However, disabling certain cookies may affect some website features.
4. Analytics and Third-Party Services
We may use third-party tools such as analytics, website performance, security, advertising, or other technical services.
These third-party services may process certain technical information according to their own privacy policies and terms.
Where third-party services are used, AnnapurnaYojanaGuide.com does not control all data-processing practices of those independent providers.
Visitors should review the privacy policies of relevant third-party services when appropriate.
5. Advertising
AnnapurnaYojanaGuide.com may display advertisements from third-party advertising networks.
Advertising providers may use cookies, identifiers, or similar technologies to measure advertising performance and, depending on the provider and applicable settings, deliver advertisements that may be more relevant to users.
We do not directly collect sensitive government-scheme information from visitors for advertising purposes.
If advertising services are used on the website, their own privacy policies and data practices will also apply.
6. External and Official Government Links
Our website may link to official Government of West Bengal websites and other external resources to help visitors find authoritative information.
These links are provided for convenience and informational purposes.
When you click an external link, you leave AnnapurnaYojanaGuide.com and become subject to the privacy policy, terms, and data practices of the website you visit.
For applications, payments, verification, or submission of personal information related to Annapurna Yojana, visitors should rely on the relevant official Government of West Bengal portal rather than submitting sensitive information through our website.
The official government scheme information confirms that applications and related services are handled through government portals.
7. Personal Information and Government Scheme Applications
AnnapurnaYojanaGuide.com is an informational resource. We do not process Annapurna Yojana applications or payments on behalf of the Government of West Bengal.
We do not require visitors to submit their:
- Aadhaar number
- Bank account number
- OTP
- Password
- Voter ID number
- Government application credentials
through our website in order to read our content.
If an official government website asks you to provide such information, make sure you are using the correct official government domain before submitting it.
8. Data Security
We take reasonable measures to protect information received through our website and email communications.
However, no website, online service, or method of transmission over the internet can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
Therefore, visitors should avoid sending unnecessary sensitive or confidential information through website forms, comments, or email.
9. Children’s Privacy
Our website provides general informational content and is not specifically directed toward collecting personal information from children.
We do not knowingly request or collect personal information from children for unnecessary purposes.
If you believe that a child has provided personal information to us, please contact us so that we can review the matter and take appropriate action where necessary.
10. Data Retention
If you contact us by email, we may retain your message and related information for as long as reasonably necessary to respond to your request, maintain communication records, resolve disputes, prevent abuse, or comply with applicable legal obligations.
We do not retain personal information longer than reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was received, subject to legitimate operational or legal requirements.
11. Your Choices
You can choose not to provide personal information when browsing our website.
You can also:
- Disable cookies through your browser settings
- Avoid sending unnecessary personal information by email
- Leave our website when following an external link
- Contact us regarding information you have voluntarily provided
If you have questions about information you have submitted directly to us, you may contact us at:
12. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our website, technology, third-party services, legal requirements, or the way our website operates.
Whenever this policy is updated, the Last Updated date at the top of this page will be revised.
Visitors are encouraged to review this page periodically for the latest information.
13. Contact Us
If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or the way information is handled on AnnapurnaYojanaGuide.com, please contact us:
Email: info@annapurnayojanaguide.com
We will make reasonable efforts to review and respond to genuine privacy-related enquiries.
Important Notice
AnnapurnaYojanaGuide.com is an independent informational website. We are not a government department, government office, or official representative of the Government of West Bengal.
We provide simplified information and guidance to help visitors understand the Annapurna Yojana. Government rules, eligibility requirements, application procedures, payment processes, and other scheme details may change.
For the latest and legally authoritative information, visitors should verify important details through the relevant official Government of West Bengal sources before taking action.