Privacy Policy
Site Visit data
We collect no personal information, like names or addresses of individuals whenever they access our website. If anyone chooses to provide such information while accessing the website, it’s only used to fulfill the user’s request for information.
We do collect certain technical information while accessing our website just to provide a better and seamless experience. The section below explains how site visit data is handled and technical information is collected while visiting our website.
Information collected and stored automatically
When a user browses, reads pages, or downloads information on this website, the system automatically gathers and stores certain technical information about the user’s visit. This information never identifies or reveals any personal identity. The information we collect and store about your visit is listed as follows:
- IP address (an IP address is a number that is automatically assigned to your computer whenever you’re surfing the web) from which you access our website.
- The type of browser (such as Firefox, Netscape, or Internet Explorer) and operating system (Windows, Unix) used to access our site
- The date and time of accessing the site
- The pages/URLs visited and
- If the user had reached the website from another website after getting redirected, the address of that referring website
This information is only used to help the user with a secured website experience. This data helps in understanding the site visit count and the technology used for accessing the site. The site never tracks or records information about individuals and their visits.
Cookies
While accessing a website, they may store small pieces of data on the host computer or browsing device, which are otherwise known as cookies. Some cookies collect personal information to recognize the host computer in the future. This site always uses non-persistent cookies or “per- session cookies” only.
Per-session cookies serve technical purposes, like providing seamless navigation through this website. These cookies do not collect personal information on users and any information thus entered are deleted as soon as the user leaves (closes) this website.
The cookies do not permanently record data and they are not stored on the host computer’s hard drive. The cookies are stored in random memory and are only available during an active browser session. Again, once the browsing session ends by closing the browser window, the cookie disappears.
Sharing of personal information
This site does not collect personal information for any purpose other than to respond back to the user (for example, in response to any queries or provide services chosen by the user). If the user choose to provide any personal information through this site— like Creating an account this portal, filling out a Contact Us form, with an e-mail address and pin code, and submitting it to the site owner through the website—such information is used only to provide services and responses to messages, and to help deliver the information requested by the user. We only share the information shared to this site with another government agency if your question relates to that agency, or as otherwise required by law. Also, this website never collects information for or creates individual profiles for commercial marketing.
Site Security
For site security purposes and to ensure that this service remains available to all users, this government computer system employs commercial software programs to monitor network traffic to identify unauthorized attempts to upload or change information, or otherwise cause damage.
Except for authorized law enforcement investigations, no other attempts are made to identify individual users or their usage habits. Raw data logs are used for no other purposes and are scheduled for regular deletion.
Unauthorized attempts to upload information or change information on this service are strictly prohibited and are punishable under the Information Technology Act 2000.
Data collected through Ente Bhoomi
The Ente Bhoomi portal is a web based software application for data collection and management. The data is collected for the purpose of Digital Survey Mission as part of the land records management of Government of Kerala. The data after publication of notification under section 13 of the Kerala Survey and Boundaries Act, 1961 will be handed over to the Revenue Department and will become the property of Revenue Records. Meanwhile, the data available with the Survey Department will be maintained as secured backup. In case of any necessity of reference as preferred for any governance requirements as and when advocated by Government, will be shared to the concerned Government departments alone under the guidance of Government of Kerala.