Last Updated: January 2026
Website: https://jyoshankar.com

Jyoshankar.com respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains what information is collected, how it is used, and your rights under applicable privacy laws, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA).

Information We Collect

We collect information in the following ways:

Information you voluntarily provide, such as your name and email address when you submit a contact form, leave a comment, or inquire about travel planning services.

Information collected automatically, such as browser type, device information, pages visited, referring URLs, and approximate location data. This information helps us understand how the website is used and improve performance.

Cookies & Similar Technologies

This website uses cookies and similar technologies to operate properly, analyze traffic, and support advertising.

Cookies may be set by this website or by third-party services integrated into the site. You may control or disable cookies through your browser settings. Please note that disabling cookies may impact site functionality.

Advertising

This website displays advertisements served by third-party advertising partners. Advertising partners may use cookies, pixels, or similar technologies to deliver relevant ads and measure performance.

Specific information about how advertising data is collected, used, and your available choices is provided in the Mediavine Programmatic Advertising section below.

Affiliate Links

Some links on this website may be affiliate links. This means we may earn a commission if you make a purchase through those links, at no additional cost to you. Affiliate partners may use cookies to track referrals.

Third-Party Content & Services

Content on this website may include embedded media or integrations from third-party platforms. These third parties may collect data in accordance with their own privacy policies. We do not control their data practices.

How We Use Information

Information collected may be used to:
- Respond to inquiries or provide requested services
- Operate and maintain the website
- Improve content, performance, and user experience
- Support advertising and affiliate partnerships

Data Sharing

We do not sell personal information. Data may be shared with trusted service providers and advertising partners only as necessary to operate the website and deliver services.

Your Privacy Rights

GDPR (European Union)
If you are located in the European Union, you have the right to access, correct, restrict, or request deletion of your personal data, and to object to certain data processing activities.

CCPA (California)
If you are a California resident, you have the right to request disclosure of the personal information collected about you, request deletion of your personal information, and opt out of the sale of personal information. We do not sell personal information as defined by the CCPA.

We do not discriminate against users for exercising their privacy rights.

Data Retention

We retain personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this policy, unless a longer retention period is required by law.

Security

We take reasonable administrative and technical measures to protect personal information. However, no method of transmission over the Internet is completely secure.

International Data Transfers

Your information may be transferred to and processed in countries outside your country of residence. By using this website, you consent to such transfers.

Contact

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise your privacy rights, please contact us through the website:
https://jyoshankar.com

Privacy Policy

Mediavine Programmatic Advertising (Ver 1.1)

The Website works with Mediavine to manage third-party interest-based advertising appearing on the Website. Mediavine serves content and advertisements when you visit the Website, which may use first and third-party cookies. A cookie is a small text file which is sent to your computer or mobile device (referred to in this policy as a “device”) by the web server so that a website can remember some information about your browsing activity on the Website.

First party cookies are created by the website that you are visiting. A third-party cookie is frequently used in behavioral advertising and analytics and is created by a domain other than the website you are visiting. Third-party cookies, tags, pixels, beacons and other similar technologies (collectively, “Tags”) may be placed on the Website to monitor interaction with advertising content and to target and optimize advertising. Each internet browser has functionality so that you can block both first and third-party cookies and clear your browser’s cache. The "help" feature of the menu bar on most browsers will tell you how to stop accepting new cookies, how to receive notification of new cookies, how to disable existing cookies and how to clear your browser’s cache. For more information about cookies and how to disable them, you can consult the information at All About Cookies.

Without cookies you may not be able to take full advantage of the Website content and features. Please note that rejecting cookies does not mean that you will no longer see ads when you visit our Site. In the event you opt-out, you will still see non-personalized advertisements on the Website.

The Website collects the following data using a cookie when serving personalized ads:

  • IP Address
  • Operating System type
  • Operating System version
  • Device Type
  • Language of the website
  • Web browser type
  • Email (in hashed form)

Mediavine Partners (companies listed below with whom Mediavine shares data) may also use this data to link to other end user information the partner has independently collected to deliver targeted advertisements. Mediavine Partners may also separately collect data about end users from other sources, such as advertising IDs or pixels, and link that data to data collected from Mediavine publishers in order to provide interest-based advertising across your online experience, including devices, browsers and apps. This data includes usage data, cookie information, device information, information about interactions between users and advertisements and websites, geolocation data, traffic data, and information about a visitor’s referral source to a particular website. Mediavine Partners may also create unique IDs to create audience segments, which are used to provide targeted advertising.

If you would like more information about this practice and to know your choices to opt-in or opt-out of this data collection, please visit National Advertising Initiative opt out page. You may also visit Digital Advertising Alliance website and Network Advertising Initiative website to learn more information about interest-based advertising. You may download the AppChoices app at Digital Advertising Alliance’s AppChoices app to opt out in connection with mobile apps, or use the platform controls on your mobile device to opt out.

For specific information about Mediavine Partners, the data each collects and their data collection and privacy policies, please visit Mediavine Partners.