PRIVACY POLICY

The Indian Chronicles Entertainment operates as the dedicated creative division of The Indian Chronicles, an independent arts, cultural production, documentary cinema, and inclusive atelier initiative based in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.

This Privacy Policy articulates how we collect, safeguard, manage, and respectfully utilize information gathered across our digital website (ticentertainment.in), collaboration drawers, cultural festival registrations, and admission inquiries for The Indian Chronicles Creative Institute. We operate with strict adherence to human dignity, creative ethics, and applicable Indian data protection frameworks, including the Digital Personal Data Protection Act (DPDP Act).

We gather information exclusively to facilitate meaningful cultural partnerships, organize public events, co-produce cinematic projects, and coordinate educational admissions:

• Voluntary Inquiries & Commissions: Full name, official email address, institutional affiliation, selected creative domain (e.g., festival collaboration, documentary co-production, photography), and project scope notes submitted via our Collaboration Drawer.
• Direct WhatsApp Inquiries: Communications transmitted through our verified WhatsApp direct chat portal (+91 76030 43747), including phone numbers and message queries used solely for bilateral creative correspondence.
• Event Registrations: Information submitted by festival delegates, artisans, award nominees, and attendees participating in our flagship initiatives (Sharod Tilottama, Sharod Sundor, Srestho Sharod Somman, Paranormal City Tour, Progya Deep Somman, Srestho Bangali).
• Technical Analytics: Anonymized, non-identifying telemetry (browser type, device viewport, performance metrics) utilized purely to maintain fast page speeds and responsive layout integrity. We do not engage in behavioral cross-site ad tracking.

Our specialized protocols for minors and neurodiverse individuals include:

• Strict Parental / Guardian Consent: Any admission, inquiry, or workshop enrollment concerning a minor or individual requiring guardianship must be initiated and authorized directly by a parent or legal guardian.
• Zero Disclosure of Health or Therapy Notes: Information regarding a child's diagnostic background, sensory sensitivities, or developmental progress is treated with absolute confidentiality. Such records are shared only with lead educators for pedagogical adaptation and are never commercialized, publicized, or transferred to outside third parties.
• Separate Written Media Authorization: Photographs, documentary footage, or fashion atelier recordings featuring students (such as in our films Breaking the Frame or The Martian Dancer) require explicit, separate written authorization signed by parents. Parents retain the unconditional right to request removal or anonymization at any stage.

As a documentary and archival studio, our operations encompass 35mm film stills, public exhibition documentation, and cultural journalism:

• Public Cultural Gatherings: During public heritage events (e.g., Kumartuli artisan processions, Durga Puja pandal audits, Kolkata heritage walks), general crowd photography and atmospheric footage may be captured for non-commercial editorial documentation and historical archiving.
• Subject Identification: Featured documentary subjects, interviewees, and award laureates sign dedicated artistic and broadcast release agreements that transparently define festival broadcast, screening, and archival distribution rights.

To maintain a fast, lightweight website, high-resolution photo archives and video streaming are hosted on verified third-party cultural platforms:

• Official Facebook Event Portals: Links to our verified community hubs (fb.com/sresthobangali, fb.com/sharodtilottama, fb.com/theindianchroniclesofficial) operate under Meta's global privacy standards.
• Cinema & Trailer Embeds: Video trailers (such as Ekti Onno Premer Golpo) embedded from YouTube / Vimeo operate under privacy-enhanced streaming modes.

We maintain modern cryptographic standards (HTTPS/TLS encryption) across all form endpoints and communications. We retain inquiry correspondence and enrollment dossiers only for the duration necessary to satisfy the creative, contractual, or academic requirements of the respective project, after which records are securely archived or expunged.

As a patron, artist, parent, or partner, you possess full sovereignty over your personal data:

• Right of Inspection: You may request a summary of any personal records or inquiries stored in our studio index.
• Right to Rectification: You may correct inaccurate or incomplete professional credentials or contact details.
• Right to Erasure (Forgetfulness): You may request immediate deletion of inquiry correspondence or promotional contact listings.
• Parental Consent Revocation: Parents may revoke media release permissions for student artwork or workshop imagery at any time by contacting our curatorial desk.

For privacy inquiries, media rights verification, or data subject requests, please contact our studio desk: