Privacy Policy
Last updated: 19 October 2026
This policy explains what personal data tradingidea.net (the "site") collects, why, and what you can do about it. The site is run by Darshan Jain under the brand Trading Ideas By Darshan Jain ("we", "us"). We are the Data Fiduciary for your data under India's Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (DPDP Act).
1. Data we collect
| Data | Where it comes from | Why we need it |
|---|---|---|
| Name, email address, profile photo | Google sign-in (only what Google shares with your permission) | To create your account, show your profile and contact you about your account |
| Mobile number | You, when you complete your profile | Account security, service messages and the alerts you ask for |
| Your consent record | You, when you accept this policy and the Terms | To show when and to what you agreed |
| Plan and payment status (when paid plans start) | Our payment provider (Razorpay) | To know which plan you have and when it renews. We never receive or store your full card, UPI or bank details |
| Alert settings and watch list | You | The alerts you switched on and the dates or levels you asked us to watch |
| Telegram and app notification data | You, when you link alerts | Your Telegram chat ID or your device's push-notification address, so we can send the alerts you asked for |
| Usage and device data | The site and our hosting provider | Pages opened, device and browser type, IP address and time of visit. Used to run, secure and improve the site |
| Messages to us | You | To answer your question or complaint |
We do not ask for your PAN, Aadhaar, bank details, trading account details or portfolio.
2. How we use your data
- To sign you in and run your account.
- To give you access to your plan and, when paid plans start, to process payments and renewals.
- To send the alerts you switched on (Telegram or app notifications).
- To keep the site secure and stop misuse such as shared logins, bots or scraping.
- To understand which features are used, so we can improve them.
- To meet legal, tax and accounting duties.
We do not sell your personal data.
3. Your consent
When you complete your profile, you agree to this policy for the uses above. You can withdraw consent at any time by asking us to delete your account (section 8). Withdrawal does not affect what was done before it, and we may have to keep some records that the law requires.
4. Who we share data with
Only with service providers who help us run the site, and only what they need:
- Google: sign-in, web fonts, and ads (see section 5).
- Cloudflare: hosting, database and security for the site.
- Telegram: only if you link Telegram alerts.
- Your browser's push service (for example Google, Apple or Mozilla): only if you turn on app notifications.
- Razorpay: payments, when paid plans start.
- Government or law-enforcement bodies, when the law requires it.
Some of these providers may store or process data outside India. We choose providers with reasonable security practices.
5. Cookies and ads
Cookies and storage we use
- A sign-in cookie keeps you signed in. Without it, the site cannot work for members.
- Your browser stores small settings, such as the market you last chose or a page you collapsed. These stay on your device.
Ad cookies (Google AdSense)
- The site shows ads, including to paid members.
- Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your previous visits to this site and other sites on the internet.
- Google's use of advertising cookies lets it and its partners serve ads to you based on your visits to this site and/or other sites on the internet.
- You can turn off personalised advertising at Google Ads Settings. You can also opt out of some third-party vendors' cookies at www.aboutads.info.
- Learn more at How Google uses information from sites or apps that use its services.
You can block or delete cookies in your browser settings. If you block the sign-in cookie, you will not be able to sign in.
6. How long we keep data
- Account data: while your account is active, then deleted within 30 days of closing it.
- Payment and invoice records: for as long as tax and accounting laws require (usually up to 8 years).
- Usage and security logs: up to 90 days, unless needed to look into misuse.
7. Security
We use secure (HTTPS) connections, sign-in through Google, and limited access to our databases. No system is fully secure. If a breach affects your data, we will inform you and the Data Protection Board of India as the law requires.
8. Your rights
Under the DPDP Act you can:
- Access your data: ask what personal data we hold about you.
- Correct or update it.
- Delete it: ask us to delete your account and data. We will do this within 30 days, except records the law makes us keep.
- Withdraw consent for any use based on consent.
- Nominate a person to use these rights for you if you die or cannot act.
- Raise a grievance with our Grievance Officer (section 11), and then with the Data Protection Board of India if you are not satisfied.
To use any of these rights, email [email protected] from the email address you sign in with, with the subject "Data request".
9. Children
The site is for people aged 18 and over. We do not knowingly collect data from children. If you think a child has signed up, contact us and we will delete the account.
10. Changes to this policy
We may update this policy. The new version will be posted on this page with a new date. For important changes, we will tell members on the site or by email.
11. Grievance Officer
- Name: Darshan Jain
- Email: [email protected]
- Address: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
We will acknowledge your complaint within 48 hours and try to resolve it within 30 days.