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TOTZINE — An Online Magazine by Times of Theatre

Effective Date: 22 August 2026

TOTZINE (“TOTZINE”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) is an online magazine published by Times of Theatre. We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting the personal information of visitors, readers, contributors, subscribers, and users of our website and related digital services.

This Privacy Policy explains what information we may collect, how we use it, how we protect it, and the choices available to you when you visit or interact with TOTZINE.

By accessing or using the TOTZINE website, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy.

1. Information We May Collect

Depending on how you interact with TOTZINE, we may collect the following categories of information:

A. Information You Provide Voluntarily

You may provide personal information when you:

Subscribe to our newsletter or mailing list;
Contact us through a contact form or email;
Submit an article, interview, photograph, artwork, review, or other material;
Participate in a survey, contest, discussion, or other activity;
Register for an event, workshop, programme, or other activity associated with Times of Theatre;
Communicate with us through social media or other digital platforms.

Such information may include your name, email address, telephone number, professional information, organisation or affiliation, and any other information that you voluntarily provide.

B. Information Collected Automatically

When you visit TOTZINE, certain technical information may be collected automatically, such as:

IP address;
Browser type and version;
Device type;
Operating system;
Approximate geographic location;
Pages visited and articles viewed;
Date and time of visits;
Referring website or source;
General website usage and interaction data.

This information is generally used in an aggregated or statistical form to understand how visitors use our website and to improve our content and services.

2. How We Use Your Information

We may use the information we collect to:

Provide and maintain the TOTZINE website;

Deliver articles, newsletters, updates, or other communications that you have requested;

Respond to enquiries and messages;

Process submissions from writers, artists, photographers, performers, and other contributors;

Manage registrations and participation in Times of Theatre activities;

Improve our website, content, user experience, and digital services;

Understand readership and audience trends;

Monitor website performance and security;

Prevent fraudulent, abusive, or unlawful activity;

Comply with applicable laws and legal obligations;

Communicate with you about relevant activities, publications, or services where permitted by law.

We will not use your personal information for purposes that are incompatible with the purpose for which it was collected without appropriate notice or, where required, your consent.

3. Newsletter and Email Communications

If you voluntarily subscribe to a TOTZINE newsletter or mailing list, we may use your email address to send you information about new articles, magazine content, theatre-related activities, events, programmes, and other updates from TOTZINE or Times of Theatre.

You may unsubscribe from promotional or newsletter communications at any time by using the “unsubscribe” option included in the relevant communication or by contacting us.

Please note that certain service-related communications may still be sent where necessary for an activity or service you have requested.

4. Cookies and Similar Technologies

TOTZINE may use cookies and similar technologies to improve website functionality and understand how visitors use the website.

Cookies may be used for purposes including:

Remembering preferences;
Improving website functionality;
Understanding website traffic and audience behaviour;
Measuring the performance of our content;
Improving security;
Supporting certain third-party services.

You can manage or disable cookies through your browser settings. However, disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of parts of the website.

Where required by applicable law, we will seek appropriate consent before placing non-essential cookies or similar technologies on your device.

5. Analytics and Third-Party Services

We may use third-party services to help us understand website traffic, measure audience engagement, deliver communications, host content, process registrations, or improve website functionality.

Such third-party providers may process certain information in accordance with their own privacy policies and terms.

Examples may include website analytics services, email communication platforms, website hosting providers, payment or registration services, embedded media platforms, and social media platforms.

We do not control the privacy practices of third-party services. We encourage users to review the privacy policies of such services before interacting with them.

6. Social Media and Embedded Content

TOTZINE may contain links to or embedded content from third-party platforms, including social media, video, audio, and other online services.

When you interact with such content or follow an external link, the relevant third party may collect information according to its own privacy policy. TOTZINE is not responsible for the privacy practices, security, or content of external websites or third-party platforms.

7. Contributions and Published Material

TOTZINE may publish articles, interviews, photographs, biographies, reviews, creative works, and other contributions submitted by individuals or organisations.

Where material is submitted for publication, information that is intentionally provided for publication—such as an author’s name, professional designation, biography, photograph, or organisation—may appear publicly as part of the published content.

Contributors should therefore avoid submitting personal information that they do not wish to have published.

8. Sharing of Personal Information

We do not sell or rent your personal information to third parties.

We may share limited information with trusted service providers where reasonably necessary to operate TOTZINE, provide requested services, maintain the website, communicate with subscribers, analyse website performance, or comply with legal obligations.

We may also disclose information where we believe disclosure is reasonably necessary to:

Comply with applicable law or legal process;
Respond to a lawful request from a competent authority;
Protect the rights, safety, property, or security of TOTZINE, Times of Theatre, our users, or others;
Detect or prevent fraud, abuse, or security incidents.

9. Data Security

We take reasonable administrative, technical, and organisational measures to protect personal information against unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure, misuse, or destruction.

However, no method of transmitting information over the internet or storing information electronically can be guaranteed to be completely secure. Therefore, while we take reasonable steps to protect your information, we cannot guarantee absolute security.

10. Data Retention

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, to provide requested services, maintain appropriate records, resolve disputes, enforce agreements, or comply with legal obligations.

The retention period may vary depending on the nature and purpose of the information.

11. Children’s Privacy

TOTZINE is primarily an online magazine and is not intended to knowingly collect personal information from children without appropriate parental or guardian involvement where such involvement is required by applicable law.

If a parent or guardian believes that a child has provided personal information to us without appropriate permission, they may contact us using the details provided below.

12. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on your location and applicable law, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information, which may include the right to:

Request access to personal information we hold about you;
Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information;
Request deletion of personal information where legally applicable;
Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent;
Object to or restrict certain types of processing;
Unsubscribe from marketing or newsletter communications;
Raise a concern or complaint regarding our handling of personal information.

To exercise an applicable right, please contact us using the contact information below. We may need to verify your identity before processing certain requests.

13. External Links

TOTZINE may contain links to websites, publications, organisations, social media accounts, or other online resources operated by third parties.

This Privacy Policy applies only to TOTZINE and does not apply to external websites. We recommend reviewing the privacy policy of any external website that you visit.

14. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our website, services, technology, legal requirements, or privacy practices.

When we make changes, we will update the Effective Date at the top of this page. We encourage visitors to review this Privacy Policy periodically.

15. Contact Us

If you have questions, concerns, requests, or complaints regarding this Privacy Policy or the way TOTZINE handles personal information, please contact us:

TOTZINE — Times of Theatre
Website: www.totzine.com
Email: totzinemag@gmail.com
Organisation: Uttarpara Times of Theatre
Location: 60 Harish Mukherjee Lane, Bhadrakali, Hooghly 712232, West Bengal, India

We will make reasonable efforts to respond to privacy-related enquiries within a reasonable period.

16. Consent

By using the TOTZINE website, you acknowledge that you have read this Privacy Policy and understand how information may be collected and used as described above.

Where applicable law requires specific consent for particular processing activities, such consent will be obtained separately.

Last Updated: 22 August 2026