Ananta Press International respects your privacy and is committed to handling personal information responsibly.

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, disclose, and protect information when you:

• Visit anantapressinternational.com;
• Submit a contact or publishing form;
• Submit a manuscript;
• Purchase a product or service;
• Participate in an award or anthology;
• Communicate with us;
• Use an author dashboard;
• Attend an event, interview, podcast, or promotional activity.

The website is owned and operated jointly by Deepti Singh Thakur and Vikrant Singh Thakur, trading under the name Ananta Press International.

1. Information We May Collect

Depending on your interaction with us, we may collect the following information.

A. Identity Information

• Full name;
• Author name or pen name;
• Date of birth, where necessary;
• Age;
• Gender, where voluntarily provided;
• Photograph;
• Signature;
• Government identification, where required for contracts, payments, tax, copyright, or identity verification.

B. Contact Information

• Email address;
• Telephone or WhatsApp number;
• Residential or business address;
• Shipping address;
• Social-media profile information.

C. Publishing and Manuscript Information

• Manuscripts;
• Sample chapters;
• Book title and synopsis;
• Author biography;
• Author photograph;
• Illustrations and cover material;
• Copyright and permission documents;
• Book category, language, and publication details;
• Editing and correction instructions;
• Written approvals and project communications.

D. Order and Transaction Information

• Products or services purchased;
• Order number;
• Invoice information;
• Payment status;
• Transaction reference;
• Billing address;
• Refund and cancellation information.

Payments may be processed by third-party payment gateways. We may not directly store complete debit-card, credit-card, UPI PIN, or banking-login information.

E. Royalty and Bank Information

Where required for royalty or vendor payments, we may collect:

• Account-holder name;
• Bank name;
• Account number;
• IFSC code;
• PAN or tax information;
• Payment and royalty records.

F. Technical Information

When you use the website, we may automatically receive:

• Internet Protocol address;
• Browser type;
• Device type;
• Operating system;
• Referring page;
• Pages visited;
• Date and time of access;
• Cookie and analytics information;
• General location derived from technical information.

G. Communication Information

We may retain:

• Emails;
• Contact-form submissions;
• WhatsApp or telephone records;
• Customer-support messages;
• Complaints;
• Feedback;
• Approvals;
• Survey responses.

Telephone or video calls will only be recorded where appropriate notice or consent is provided.

H. Promotional and Media Information

Where you participate in publicity, interviews, podcasts, events, awards, or book promotion, we may collect and use:

• Photographs;
• Videos;
• Voice recordings;
• Interview responses;
• Testimonials;
• Social-media handles;
• Event recordings;
• Book excerpts;
• Promotional biographies.

2. How We Collect Information

We may collect information:

• Directly from you;
• Through website forms;
• Through email, telephone, or WhatsApp;
• Through payment gateways;
• Through publishing agreements;
• Through order and delivery partners;
• Through author dashboards;
• Through cookies and analytics tools;
• From distributors or marketplaces;
• From a parent, guardian, authorised representative, or co-author;
• From publicly available sources where lawful.

3. How We Use Information

We may use personal information to:

• Respond to enquiries;
• Review manuscripts;
• Prepare quotations and agreements;
• Provide publishing and promotional services;
• Edit, design, print, distribute, and market books;
• Create author profiles and book listings;
• Process orders and payments;
• Send invoices and payment confirmations;
• Deliver physical or digital products;
• Provide project updates;
• Manage author dashboards;
• Calculate and pay royalties;
• Verify identity and bank details;
• Administer awards, anthologies, events, interviews, and podcasts;
• Publish agreed promotional content;
• Provide customer support;
• Handle refunds, returns, complaints, and disputes;
• Detect fraud or security threats;
• Maintain business, tax, legal, and accounting records;
• Improve our website, products, and services;
• Send service updates and marketing communications where permitted;
• Comply with legal and regulatory requirements.

4. Consent and Permitted Processing

We may process personal information:

• With your consent;
• To perform a contract or provide a requested service;
• To process an order or payment;
• To comply with a legal obligation;
• To protect our rights or prevent fraud;
• For other purposes permitted by applicable law.

Where processing is based on consent, you may withdraw consent by contacting us. Withdrawal will not affect processing already lawfully completed.

Withdrawal may affect our ability to continue a service where the information is necessary to complete that service.

5. Publicly Published Information

Certain information may be intentionally made public as part of publishing or promotional services, including:

• Author name;
• Author photograph;
• Biography;
• Book cover;
• Book description;
• Interviews;
• Videos;
• Podcasts;
• Reviews;
• Award announcements;
• Magazine or newspaper features;
• Social-media posts;
• Book excerpts.

We will use such information according to the service agreement, submission terms, or permission provided by the author.

Once content has been printed, published, distributed, indexed by search engines, archived, reposted, or supplied to third-party media platforms, complete removal from every location may not be technically or commercially possible.

6. Sharing of Information

We may share information only where reasonably necessary with:

• Employees and authorised team members;
• Editors, designers, typesetters, illustrators, and project managers;
• Printers and manufacturers;
• Couriers and shipping providers;
• Payment gateways and banks;
• Accountants, auditors, and legal advisers;
• Hosting, email, cloud-storage, analytics, and information-technology providers;
• Marketplaces and distributors;
• E-book platforms;
• Media, magazine, newspaper, podcast, PR, and promotional partners;
• Event organisers;
• Government, tax, judicial, or regulatory authorities where legally required;
• A successor or purchaser in connection with a lawful business transfer.

Service providers are expected to use information only for the purpose for which it has been shared.

We do not sell personal information as an independent commercial database.

7. Third-Party Platforms

Books and promotional content may be distributed through third-party platforms such as marketplaces, social-media websites, news websites, podcast platforms, couriers, payment providers, and distributors.

Those organisations may separately collect or process personal information according to their own privacy policies.

Ananta Press International is not responsible for the privacy practices of an independent third-party platform.

8. International Processing

Some technology, cloud, distribution, marketplace, e-book, media, or payment providers may process information outside India.

Where international processing occurs, we will take reasonable steps to use reputable providers and comply with applicable legal requirements.

9. Cookies

The website may use cookies and similar technologies to:

• Remember preferences;
• Keep the website functioning;
• Understand website traffic;
• Improve performance;
• Support security;
• Measure marketing activity;
• Maintain shopping-cart or account functions.

You may disable cookies through your browser settings. Some parts of the website may not function properly if essential cookies are disabled.

10. Analytics

We may use website analytics services to understand how visitors interact with the website.

Analytics information may include device information, pages visited, session duration, referral source, and general usage patterns.

Where practical, analytics data may be aggregated or pseudonymised.

11. Marketing Communications

We may send information about publishing packages, new services, awards, events, offers, books, or promotional opportunities where:

• You have requested such information;
• You have provided consent;
• The communication is otherwise permitted by law.

You may unsubscribe by:

• Using an unsubscribe facility, where available;
• Replying with an opt-out request;
• Emailing anantapressinternational@gmail.com.

Service-related communications, payment notices, project updates, and legal notices may still be sent where necessary.

12. Data Retention

We retain information only for as long as reasonably necessary for:

• Providing services;
• Completing publication and distribution;
• Processing orders;
• Paying royalties;
• Maintaining tax and accounting records;
• Handling disputes;
• Protecting legal rights;
• Meeting regulatory obligations.

Manuscripts and project files may be retained for production, reprinting, distribution, correction, archival, and contractual purposes.

Where information is no longer required, we may delete, anonymise, or securely archive it, subject to legal and operational requirements.

13. Information Security

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organisational safeguards designed to protect information against:

• Unauthorised access;
• Accidental loss;
• Misuse;
• Alteration;
• Disclosure;
• Destruction.

However, no internet transmission, email system, cloud platform, or electronic storage method is completely secure. Users should avoid sending passwords, OTPs, UPI PINs, or unnecessary highly confidential information through ordinary communication channels.

14. Data Breach

If a personal-data breach occurs, we will take reasonable steps to:

• Identify and contain the incident;
• Assess the risk;
• Secure affected systems;
• Notify relevant persons or authorities where required;
• Reduce the likelihood of recurrence.

15. Children’s Information

We do not knowingly enter into a direct commercial agreement with a child without the involvement of a parent or lawful guardian.

Where a child author participates in publishing, awards, interviews, events, or promotional activities, the parent or guardian must approve:

• Submission of personal information;
• Publication of the child’s name or photograph;
• Agreements;
• Payments;
• Promotional use;
• Interviews and recordings.

Parents or guardians may contact us regarding information associated with a child.

16. Your Rights

Subject to applicable law and verification of identity, you may request:

• Information about the personal data processed by us;
• Correction of inaccurate or incomplete information;
• Updating of contact details;
• Deletion or erasure where legally permissible;
• Withdrawal of consent;
• Cessation of optional marketing communication;
• Grievance redressal;
• Nomination of another individual to exercise rights where applicable.

Certain requests may be refused or limited where retention or processing is necessary for:

• Legal compliance;
• Contract performance;
• Tax or accounting records;
• Copyright or publishing records;
• Fraud prevention;
• Establishment or defence of legal claims;
• Protection of another person’s rights.

17. How to Submit a Privacy Request

Send your request to:

Email: anantapressinternational@gmail.com
Alternative Email: publish@anantapressinternational.com

Please provide:

• Your name;
• Registered email or telephone number;
• Relevant order, project, or book title;
• The nature of the request;
• Sufficient information to verify your identity.

We may ask for additional verification before disclosing, correcting, or deleting information.

18. External Links

Our website may contain links to external websites.

We are not responsible for the content, security, or privacy practices of external websites. Users should review the privacy policy of each third-party website they visit.

19. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy to reflect changes in our practices, services, technology, or legal obligations.

The revised policy will be posted on this page with the updated effective date.

20. Privacy and Grievance Contact

Grievance Redressal Officers:
Deepti Singh Thakur and Vikrant Singh Thakur

Designation:
Owners and Grievance Redressal Officers

Email:
anantapressinternational@gmail.com
publish@anantapressinternational.com

Telephone:
+91 77248 90988

Address:
Banmaanshree Complex, Ground Floor,
Sendri Bus Stand, Bilaspur,
Chhattisgarh – 495009, India