At History17, we respect your privacy and are committed to protecting the personal information you provide while using our website.
This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, why we collect it, how we use it, how we protect it, and the choices available to you when you use the History17 website and its services.
By accessing or using History17, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy.
When you use History17, we may collect certain information that is necessary to provide our services, maintain your account, process payments, and improve the website.
Depending on how you use the website, the information we may collect includes your Email id, account information, Full Name, payment transaction information, and basic technical information associated with your use of the website.
Payments for premium content may be processed through a third-party payment gateway.
History17 does not directly collect or store sensitive payment information such as credit card numbers, debit card numbers, CVV numbers, UPI PINs, or banking passwords.
The payment gateway may collect and process payment information in accordance with its own privacy policy and terms of service.
History17 may receive and store limited transaction information such as payment ID, transaction status, amount, and date of payment for the purposes of confirming payments, providing premium access, maintaining records, and resolving payment-related issues.
We may use the information we collect to create and manage user accounts, authenticate users, provide access to premium content, verify payments, communicate with users, maintain website security, prevent fraud, and provide customer support.
We may also use information to maintain and improve the performance, functionality and reliability of History17.
History17 does not sell or rent your personal information to third parties for their own marketing purposes.
We may share limited information with trusted third-party service providers where necessary to operate the website and provide our services. These may include payment gateways, SMS/OTP providers, hosting providers, technical service providers, and other service providers necessary for operating History17.
Such third-party providers may process information according to their own privacy policies and applicable terms.
We take reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect the information we collect from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, loss, or misuse.
However, no method of transmitting or storing information over the internet can be guaranteed to be completely secure. Therefore, while we take reasonable precautions, we cannot guarantee absolute security of information.
We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, including maintaining user accounts, providing services, maintaining transaction records, resolving disputes, preventing fraud, and complying with applicable legal obligations.
Expired or unnecessary OTP records may be deleted periodically.
History17 may use cookies or similar technologies that are necessary for website functionality, account authentication, security, and maintaining user sessions.
Cookies may help us recognize your browser and maintain your login session while you use the website.
History17 may use third-party services to provide certain functionality, including payment processing, website hosting, security, analytics, or other technical services.
These third parties may process information according to their respective privacy policies. We encourage users to review the privacy policies of third-party services where appropriate.
Depending on applicable law, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information, including the ability to request access to, correction of, or deletion of certain information associated with your account.
Requests may be submitted using the contact information provided on our Contact Us page.
History17 may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our services, technology, legal requirements, or privacy practices.
Any updated version will be published on this page along with a revised "Last Updated" date.
We encourage users to periodically review this Privacy Policy to remain informed about how their information is handled.
If you have questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or the handling of your personal information, please contact us using the contact details provided on our Contact Us page.