Privacy Policy for premanandjimaharaj.org
This is a fan website run by devotees, not the official site of the ashram. There is no account to create and no checkout here, the site is paid for by advertising, and we collect as little as a website reasonably can. This page sets out exactly what happens when you visit, including what the advertising does, in plain language rather than legal boilerplate.
Last updated 19 October 2026What we collect, and what we do not
The short version: no accounts, no tracking cookies of our own, no selling of anything, and the only personal data we ever hold is what you choose to type into the contact form.
Information you give us
The contact form asks for your name, email address, a subject and your message. We use that only to read and answer your enquiry. It is not added to any mailing list, it is not shared with anyone, and it is not used for advertising.
The donate form asks for your first and last name, email address, phone number and an optional message, so that a donation towards running this site can be acknowledged and recorded. The payment itself is taken by Razorpay in their own window: your card or UPI details are entered there, never here, and we never see or store them.
Nowhere else on this site asks you for personal information. There is no registration and no login.
Information collected automatically
Like almost every website, our host records standard technical information in server logs: your IP address, browser and device type, the pages requested, and the time of each request. These logs keep the site running and help us investigate problems.
They are not linked to your name and we do not attempt to identify individual visitors from them.
Cookies
We set one cookie of our own, a session cookie used only to protect the contact form against forged submissions. It contains a random token, no personal data, and it disappears when you close the browser.
Third party services described below may set their own cookies. Your browser settings control those, and blocking them will not break anything on this site.
Analytics
We use Google Analytics to understand which pages people read and which are not working. It records page views, approximate location at city level, device type and referring site. IP addresses are handled by Google in accordance with their own policies.
The analytics script is loaded only after you interact with the page, or a few seconds in, so it never delays what you came to read.
Amazon affiliate links
Some pages, and the devotional items page, link to products on Amazon.in. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. If you follow one of these links, Amazon may set its own cookies to record that you came from this site; what you buy and your account details stay with Amazon and are never shared with us. The product pictures are loaded from Amazon's servers, so Amazon receives the standard technical information your browser sends when an image loads.
We show no prices because they change daily. Nothing listed is connected with Maharaj Ji or the ashram, and nothing connected with him is ever sold.
Advertising
Advertising on this site is served by Adsterra, an advertising network, and the space may also carry Google AdSense. The adverts are display ads only: banners and native ad blocks in their own marked sections between the parts of a page, side banners on wide screens, and a bar at the foot of the screen that you can close. Nothing on this site opens a new page or tab on its own when you tap.
To choose, show, count and protect these adverts against fraud, the ad networks and the advertisers they work with receive standard technical information directly from your browser: your IP address, browser and device type, operating system, language, approximate location, the page you are on and the time. They may set cookies or use similar technologies to limit how often you see the same advert and to measure whether it was seen or clicked. This happens between your browser and their servers; we do not receive that data and cannot see it.
How they use it is governed by their own policies: the Adsterra privacy policy and, where AdSense ads appear, how Google uses advertising data. You can clear or block these cookies in your browser at any time, opt out of personalised advertising from participating companies at aboutads.info or, in Europe, youronlinechoices.eu, and turn off Google's at Google Ads Settings. Blocking them does not stop you reading any page here.
We do not choose which adverts appear, we are not connected with the advertisers, and an advert here is not a recommendation from us. We never see the individual data behind any ad, and nothing you send through the contact form is passed to advertisers. If an advert claims to sell darshan, a meeting or a blessing, it is a scam: please report it and we will block that advertiser.
Some adverts come from categories we would not choose, such as trading, dating or games. If you see one that is misleading or offensive, send us the page address and a description or screenshot through the contact form and we will ask the network to block it.
Data we never collect
No card, UPI or bank details: donations are processed by Razorpay and those details never touch this site. No passwords, because there are no accounts. No location beyond the city level estimate that analytics infers from an IP address. No health, religious membership or identity documents.
The only page here that asks for money is the donate page, and that is voluntary, buys nothing and pays to run this website. If any other page appears to ask you for a payment or an identity document, it is not us. Please report it through the contact form.
How long we keep things
Contact form emails are kept for as long as the conversation is useful and are deleted after that. Server logs are rotated by the host, typically within a few weeks. Analytics data follows Google's own retention settings.
You can ask us to delete anything you have sent us at any time and we will do it without asking why.
Your rights
You may ask what we hold about you, ask for a copy, ask for a correction, or ask for deletion. Write to info@premanandjimaharaj.org and we will respond within thirty days.
Because we hold so little, most of these requests are answered in a sentence.
Children
This site is not directed at children and we do not knowingly collect information from anyone under thirteen. If you believe a child has sent us something, write to us and we will delete it.
Who runs this site
premanandjimaharaj.org is a fan website. It is not the official website of Shri Hit Radha Keli Kunj, it is not run by the ashram or by anyone around Maharaj Ji, and it is not endorsed by them. The content is compiled from publicly available sources and drafted with the help of AI tools, which is why we ask you to confirm anything important, especially timings, at the ashram itself.
The site is funded by advertising and by Amazon affiliate commission on the devotional items it links to. Nothing connected with Maharaj Ji is ever sold here: darshan is free, and anyone asking you for money in his name, or in this site's name, is not connected with either.
Images and copyright
Photographs on this site are either in the public domain, licensed for reuse, or supplied to us. If you own an image used here and want it credited differently or removed, tell us and we will act on it quickly rather than argue about it. We do not ask for proof of ownership first and we have never refused such a request.
The same applies to any text you believe has been reproduced without permission.
Links to other sites
Pages here link out to sources such as Wikipedia and to video platforms. Once you follow a link you are on someone else's site under their policy, and we have no control over what they collect.
Changes to this policy
If this policy changes, the date at the top of the page changes with it. Material changes will be described here rather than slipped in quietly.
Questions about any of this go to the contact page.
What people ask about their data
The short answers to the questions this policy gets asked most, in case you would rather not read the whole page.
Do you sell my data to anyone?
No. Nothing you send us is sold, rented, traded or passed to a marketing list. We have no commercial arrangement with anyone that involves visitor data.
What personal information do you actually hold?
Only what you type into the contact form: your name, email address, chosen subject and message. Everywhere else on the site you are anonymous to us beyond what a standard server log records.
Do you use cookies?
One of our own, a session cookie that protects the contact form against forged submissions. It holds a random token and no personal data, and it disappears when you close the browser. Google Analytics and the advertising networks that serve the ads here, Adsterra and, where it appears, Google AdSense, may set their own.
Can I use the site with cookies blocked?
Yes. Every page reads normally with cookies blocked. The only thing affected is the contact form, which needs its session cookie to verify a submission is genuine.
Do you track me across other websites?
We do not. The advertising networks that serve ads here, Adsterra and, where it appears, Google AdSense, may use their own cookies and device information to choose and count ads, including ads based on your earlier browsing. You can block or clear those cookies in your browser, or opt out at aboutads.info or in Google's own ad settings, and doing so changes nothing on this site.
Is my message published anywhere?
No. Reader messages are never published, quoted or shown on the site. If a correction you send results in a page being changed, the change appears without your name attached.
Do you share my message with the ashram?
No. We have no channel to the ashram office and nothing you send us is forwarded there. This site is independent of it.
How do I get my data deleted?
Write to info@premanandjimaharaj.org and ask. We will delete what we hold and confirm it, usually within a few days and always within thirty. You do not need to give a reason.
How long do you keep the contact form emails?
For as long as the conversation is useful, then they are deleted. There is no archive kept for its own sake and no backup we mine later.
Is this site safe for children to read?
The content is suitable for any age, but the site is not directed at children and we do not knowingly collect information from anyone under thirteen. If a child has sent us something, tell us and we will delete it.
Something here not right?
If a page holds information about you that should not be there, or an image that is yours, tell us and we will fix it.