Welcome to ShabbirAhammed.com. Protecting the privacy of our visitors is important to us. This Privacy Policy explains how information is collected, used, stored, and protected when you access or interact with this website.

By using ShabbirAhammed.com, you agree to the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

Who We Are

ShabbirAhammed.com is the personal website of Shabbir Ahammed, an independent investigative journalist, human rights advocate, programmer, web developer, and software developer based in Bangladesh.

This website publishes investigative journalism, opinion articles, historical documentation, photo and video archives, and other public interest content.

Information We Collect

Depending on how you interact with this website, we may collect the following information:

Information You Provide

You may voluntarily provide information when you:

• Contact us

• Submit a news tip

• Request a correction

• Send feedback

• Subscribe to updates (if available)

• Communicate through forms or email

This information may include:

• Name

• Email address

• Phone number (if voluntarily provided)

• Organization (if applicable)

• Message content

• Supporting documents or files you choose to submit

You are not required to provide personal information simply to browse this website.

Automatically Collected Information

Like most websites, certain technical information may be collected automatically, including:

• IP address

• Browser type

• Operating system

• Device information

• Pages visited

• Date and time of access

• Referring website

• Session duration

• General usage statistics

This information is collected to improve website performance, security, and user experience.

Cookies

This website may use cookies and similar technologies to:

• Improve website functionality

• Remember user preferences

• Analyze website traffic

• Enhance user experience

• Support security features

You may disable cookies through your browser settings. However, some website features may not function properly if cookies are disabled.

For additional information, please refer to our Cookie Policy.

How We Use Information

Information collected through this website may be used to:

• Respond to inquiries

• Review correction requests

• Investigate news tips

• Improve website performance

• Maintain website security

• Detect abuse or fraudulent activity

• Analyze website usage

• Comply with legal obligations

Personal information is used only for legitimate purposes related to operating this website.

News Tips and Confidential Information

If you submit confidential information, documents, photographs, videos, or news tips, reasonable efforts will be made to protect your identity.

However, no method of internet communication or electronic storage is completely secure.

Please avoid sending highly sensitive information unless appropriate secure communication methods have been arranged.

Additional information is available in our Source Protection Policy.

Third-Party Services

This website may use trusted third-party services, including but not limited to:

• Website analytics providers

• Security services

• Content delivery networks (CDNs)

• Spam protection services

• Email service providers

• Embedded media providers

• Social media platforms

These services may collect information according to their own privacy policies.

We encourage users to review the privacy policies of any third-party services they interact with.

Embedded Content

Articles published on this website may include embedded content such as:

• YouTube videos

• Facebook posts

• X (formerly Twitter) posts

• Maps

• Other multimedia content

Embedded content behaves as if the visitor has accessed the third-party website directly.

Those third-party websites may collect data according to their own privacy practices.

Data Security

Reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures are used to help protect information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction.

Despite these efforts, no internet transmission or electronic storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

Data Retention

Personal information is retained only for as long as reasonably necessary to:

• Respond to inquiries

• Maintain records

• Comply with legal obligations

• Resolve disputes

• Protect the integrity of the website

Information that is no longer required may be securely deleted.

Children’s Privacy

This website is not intentionally directed toward children under the age of 13.

We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.

If we become aware that personal information from a child has been collected unintentionally, reasonable steps will be taken to remove it.

Your Rights

Depending on applicable laws, you may have the right to:

• Request access to your personal information

• Request correction of inaccurate information

• Request deletion of certain personal information

• Withdraw consent where applicable

• Object to certain data processing activities

Requests will be considered in accordance with applicable laws and legitimate operational requirements.

External Links

This website may contain links to external websites.

We are not responsible for the privacy practices, security, or content of third-party websites.

Visitors should review the privacy policies of any external websites they visit.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy may be updated periodically to reflect changes in legal requirements, technology, or website operations.

The updated version will be published on this page with a revised Effective Date.

Continued use of the website after updates constitutes acceptance of the revised Privacy Policy.

Contact

If you have questions regarding this Privacy Policy or the handling of personal information, please contact us through the Contact page.

Last Updated: August 2026

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