Website Privacy Policy

Thank you for reviewing our Privacy Policy. Please read it carefully to understand how the Kutumba Portal collects and uses the information provided by you, some of which may personally identify you. 

1. Kutumba limits the collection, use, disclosure or storage of information to that which reasonably serves the Department’s lawful functions, administrative purposes, research and analysis, internal processing or other legally required purposes. By providing the requested information, you express your consent for use of such information by Kutumba. 
2. Kutumba may gather certain information about a user, including but not limited to, Internet protocol (IP) addresses, domain names, browser type, operating system, the date and/or time of the visit, the pages visited etc. Kutumba makes no active attempts to link such information with the identity of individuals visiting this Portal unless so required as per law; or for purposes of investigating, preventing, managing, recording or responding to unlawful, unauthorised, fraudulent or other unethical conduct, or for any other law enforcement purposes.
3. Kutumba does not sell or trade the information collected through this Portal. Kutumba  does not share your information with third parties for marketing purposes.
4. Kutumba may disclose information collected through this Portal for, inter alia, the discharge of its functions; in response to court orders, legal proceedings or requirements of law enforcement; in furtherance of public interest, or as required by law.
5. Kutumba implements reasonable security practices and measures to safeguard information provided to this Portal against loss, misuse, unauthorised access or disclosure, alteration, or destruction.
6. Users are solely responsible for maintaining the secrecy, confidentiality and security of their credentials to login and access this portal. If users disclose their credentials or other details to third parties, Kutumba shall not be responsible for any direct, indirect or consequential loss, damages or other repercussions arising from the use of or inability to use the Portal, or any of its contents, or from any action taken or refrained from being taken. 
7. This Portal contains links to other websites. When you leave this Portal, you will be visiting external/third-party sites that may not be under Kutumba’s control. Such other sites may deploy their own tools to users, collect data, or solicit personal information. The privacy policies and other terms and conditions described for this Portal do not extend to any external link. 
8. The terms and conditions stated under this Privacy Policy may be revised or amended periodically, and the latest date of revision will be mentioned on this page. In the event of any changes or revisions, the same will be posted on this Portal so that the user may be informed of the latest amendments in this Privacy Policy.

Copyright Policy

1. The use of this Portal does not give any user the ownership, interest or right in or of any intellectual property rights contained therein or the content thereof.
2. Any material featured on this Portal may be reproduced free of charge, provided such material is reproduced accurately, in its true context and connotation, and is not used in any derogatory or misleading manner whatsoever. Wherever such material is being published or issued to others, the source must be prominently and correctly acknowledged. However, the permission to reproduce this material shall not extend to any material which is identified as being the intellectual property of a third party.
3. Some features on this Portal may require users to upload, submit, store, send or receive information. The Department disclaims any liability or responsibility for such user-generated information.

Hyperlinking Policy

Links to external websites

This Portal provides hyperlinks to other locations or websites on the Internet. However, by providing such hyperlinks to external webpages, the Department shall not be deemed to endorse, recommend, approve, guarantee or introduce any third parties or the services/ products they provide on their websites, or to have any form of cooperation with such third parties and websites unless otherwise stated by the Department. When you select a link to an external website, you are leaving this Portal and are subject to the privacy and security policies of such external website.

The Department does not guarantee the availability of such linked pages at all times. The Department does not guarantee that linked websites comply with Government of Karnataka or Government of India Web Guidelines.

Links to this Portal by other websites

The Department restricts linking to this Portal or information hosted on this Portal without prior permission. Further, the Department does not permit webpages of this Portal to be loaded into frames on other websites. Upon approval from the Department, webpages belonging to this Portal may be loaded into a newly opened browser window only.

 

 

Content Moderation and Approval Policy

The content to be published on the website is contributed by the Content Manager in a consistent fashion to maintain uniformity and to bring in standardisation. In order to present the content as per the requirement of the viewer, the content is categorised to retrieve the relevant content efficiently. The content is contributed to the website through a Content Management System which would be web-based having user-friendly interface.

Once the content is contributed, it is approved and moderated prior to being published on the Portal. The moderation could be multilevel and is role based. If the content is rejected at any level, then it is sent back to the originator of the content for modification.

S.No.	Content Element	Moderator	Approver	Contributor
1.	New & Updates	Web Information Manager	Project Director	Content Manager
2.	G.O./Notifications Orders/ Circulars	Web Information Manager	Project Director	Content Manager
3.	Contact Information	Web Information Manager	Project Director	Content Manager
4.	FAQs	Web Information Manager	Project Director	Content Manager
5.	User Manuals	Web Information Manager	Project Director	Content Manager
6.	Procedures & Checklists	Web Information Manager	Project Director	Content Manager
7.	About Kutumba	Web Information Manager	Project Director	Content Manager
8.	Website Policy	Web Information Manager	Project Director	Content Manager

 

  

Content Review Policy

The Department endeavours to keep the content on this Portal up-to-date. This Content Review Policy defines the manner in which the content review shall be carried out. The matrix below presents the frequency of content review based on content element type.

S.No.	Content Element	Frequency of Review	Approver
1.	New & Updates	Immediate in case of an event	Project Director
2.	G.O./Notifications Orders/ Circulars	Immediate in case of an event	Project Director
3.	Contact Information	Immediate in case of an event	Project Director
4.	FAQs	Immediate in case of an event	Project Director
5.	User Manuals	Immediate in case of an event	Project Director
6.	Procedures & Checklists	Immediate in case of an event	Project Director
7.	About Kutumba	Immediate in case of an event	Project Director
8.	Website Policy	Immediate in case of an event	Project Director

 

Content Archival Policy

The content components are created with metadata, source and validity date. Validity period of some of the components may not be known at the time of creation. The content shall not be displayed on this portal after the validity date unless a request has been raised by the Department. The matrix below presents the archival and exit policy based on content element type.

S.No.	Content Element	Entry Policy	Archival Policy	Exit Policy
1.	New & Updates	Immediate in case of an event	Only latest 2 or 3 News and updates are displayed in the main webpage. Remaining are classified by year of publication and archived for public view.	Displayed upto 10 years from the month of the publication.
2.	G.O./Notifications Orders/ Circulars	Immediate in case of an event	G.O./Notifications, Orders/Circulars will be classified by date of publication and available for display till the time it is repealed by an appropriate authority. All such repealed documents shall be archived for public view.	Not required
3.	Contact Information	Immediate in case of an event	Not Required	Not Required
4.	FAQs	Immediate in case of an event	Not Required	List of FAQs can be modified as per the needs of the Kutumba project.
5.	User Manuals	Immediate in case of an event	Not Required	User Manuals be modified as per the needs of the Kutumba project.
6.	Procedures & Checklists	Immediate in case of an event	Not Required	Procedures & Checklist can be modified as per the needs of the Kutumba project.
7.	About Kutumba	Immediate in case of an event	Not Required	About Kutumba can be modified as per the needs of the Kutumba project.
8.	Website Policy	Immediate in case of an event	Not Required	Website Policy can be modified as per the needs of the Kutumba project.

 

Disclaimers

The material contained on this Portal is for general information. It is not intended to be legal advice on any particular matter. Since, the contents of this Portal are dynamic in nature, users are advised, in their own interest, to refer to relevant Government publications.