Privacy Policy
Welcome to dbtlinkcheck.online (referred to as “we,” “us,” or “our”). This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website, dbtlinkcheck.online, which primarily focuses on providing information and facilitating checks related to Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) Aadhaar-Bank account linking status and UIDAI downloads within the Indian context. We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring a secure online experience.
Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this Privacy Policy, please do not access the site.
1. Information We Collect
We believe in collecting only the information necessary to provide and improve our services while respecting your privacy. Our core principle is to *not* store sensitive personal information such as Aadhaar numbers or bank account details entered by users for status checks.
a. Non-Personal Information / Usage Data
When you visit our site, we automatically collect certain information about your device and your interaction with our site. This may include:
- Log Data: Your Internet Protocol (IP) address, browser type, operating system, referring/exit pages, unique device identifiers, and clickstream data.
- Usage Details: Information about how you use our website, such as the pages you visit, the time spent on those pages, and the features you interact with.
This information is used for analytical purposes to understand website traffic, improve site functionality, and enhance user experience. It does not directly identify you.
b. Sensitive Personal Information (SPI) – *Crucial Clarification*
Our website provides tools and guidance for users to check their Aadhaar-Bank account linking status for Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) schemes or related UIDAI services. To perform such checks, users may be prompted to enter sensitive information (e.g., Aadhaar number) on designated input fields. We want to explicitly state that dbtlinkcheck.online DOES NOT store, retain, or process any of your sensitive personal information, such as Aadhaar numbers, bank account numbers, or other government-issued identifiers, on our servers. Any such information entered by you on our platform is either:
- Immediately and securely transmitted to the relevant official government portal (e.g., NPCI’s BASE portal or UIDAI services) for real-time verification without being stored by us, or
- Used transiently to redirect you to the appropriate official government website for the specific service you are seeking, after which it is immediately discarded from our system.
Your privacy and the security of your sensitive data are paramount. We act as a facilitator or guide, not an official government data repository for such sensitive details.
2. How We Use Your Information
We use the non-personal information we collect for various purposes, including:
- To operate, maintain, and improve our website and services.
- To understand and analyze how you use our website.
- To develop new products, services, features, and functionality.
- For security purposes, such as detecting and preventing fraud.
- To comply with legal obligations.
3. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on our service and hold certain information. Cookies are files with a small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies are sent to your browser from a website and stored on your device.
We use cookies for:
- Essential functionality: To make the website work correctly.
- Analytics: To collect information about how visitors use our site, which pages they visit most often, and if they get error messages. This helps us improve how our website works.
You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our service.
4. Data Sharing and Disclosure
We do not share, sell, rent, or trade your personal information with third parties for their marketing purposes. We may disclose your non-personal information in the following situations:
- Service Providers: We may share non-personal information with third-party vendors, consultants, and other service providers who perform services for us or on our behalf, such as website hosting, data analysis, and analytics services. These third parties are bound by contractual obligations to keep your information confidential and use it only for the purposes for which we disclose it to them.
- Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court or a government agency).
- Business Transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or a portion of our assets, your non-personal information may be transferred.
Again, to reiterate, since we do not store sensitive personal information such as Aadhaar numbers or bank details, there is no such sensitive data to share or disclose from our servers.
5. Data Security
We implement a variety of security measures designed to protect the integrity and security of the non-personal data we collect. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your non-personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
Given that we do not store sensitive personal information (like Aadhaar numbers) on our servers, the risk associated with data breaches for such information from our end is significantly minimized.
6. Third-Party Links
Our website may contain links to official government websites, such as those of the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) or the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI). These third-party sites have separate and independent privacy policies. We, therefore, have no responsibility or liability for the content and activities of these linked sites. Nonetheless, we seek to protect the integrity of our site and welcome any feedback about these sites.
7. Children’s Privacy
Our service is not intended for individuals under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 18. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with personal data, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected personal data from children without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.
8. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.
9. Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:
Email: [email protected]