Last updated: 11 November 2026. This Privacy Policy explains what information Jamabandi.org collects when you visit this website, how it is used, and the choices you have. Jamabandi.org is an independent guide website. It is not affiliated with the Government of India, the National Informatics Centre (NIC), or any state government or official land records portal, and it does not issue official land records.
Who we are
Our website address is: https://jamabandi.org. Jamabandi.org publishes free, independent guides that explain how to check Jamabandi Nakal and other land records on official state government portals. We do not ask you to enter land record details such as a Khasra number, Khatauni number, or Jamabandi number on this website, and we do not collect or store your land records.
Information we collect
We collect very little personal information, and only what is needed to run this website:
- Comments: If you leave a comment, we collect the name, email address, and comment you provide, together with your IP address and browser information for spam detection. An anonymised string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to check whether you use it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available at https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture may be visible to the public in the context of your comment.
- Contact: If you contact us through the Contact page, we receive only the details you choose to send, and we use them solely to reply to you.
- Technical information: Like most websites, our hosting provider may record standard server information such as pages visited, the time of the visit, the browser used, and a truncated or anonymised IP address, for security and for keeping the website running.
Cookies
Cookies are small files stored on your device by your browser. This website uses cookies for essential functions, for remembering your preferences (for example, if you leave a comment), and, as described below, for advertising and measurement. You can control cookies through your browser settings: you can delete cookies, block cookies, or set your browser to ask before accepting them. Blocking some cookies may affect how parts of the website work.
Google AdSense and third-party advertising
This website may display advertising served by Google AdSense and other third-party advertising partners. Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this website or to other websites.
Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to visitors based on their visit to this website or other websites on the internet. You may opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings at https://adssettings.google.com. You may also opt out of a third-party vendor’s use of cookies for personalised advertising by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out page at https://optout.networkadvertising.org/ or the Digital Advertising Alliance opt-out page at https://optout.aboutads.info/.
Advertising partners may collect information such as your IP address, browser type, pages viewed, and the time of your visit, in order to show relevant advertising and to measure how advertising performs. We do not share your name, email address, or land record details with advertising partners, because we do not collect land record details on this website.
Analytics
We may use a web analytics service, such as Google Analytics, to understand which guides are read most often and to improve the website. Analytics services may use cookies and may collect information such as the pages you visit, how long you spend on them, your approximate location (derived from your IP address), and the type of device and browser you use. Where analytics is used, IP addresses are anonymised where the service allows it. You can opt out of Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Add-on for your browser.
Embedded content and links to other websites
Articles on this website contain links to official state government portals, including jamabandi.nic.in, jamabandi.punjab.gov.in, apnakhata.rajasthan.gov.in, biharbhumi.bihar.gov.in, and the Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir land records portals. Those websites are run by government bodies, have their own privacy policies, and may collect data about you, use cookies, and embed third-party tracking when you visit them. This Privacy Policy applies only to Jamabandi.org, not to those external websites. Please read the privacy policy of any website you visit after following a link from this website.
Who we share your data with
We do not sell your personal information. We share information only with the service providers needed to run the website: our hosting provider, spam-detection services used to check comments, and the advertising and analytics providers described above. If you request a password reset for any account on this website (if accounts are offered in future), your IP address will be included in the reset email. Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely so that we can recognise and approve follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue. For registered users, if any, we store the personal information provided in their user profile; users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except their username, which cannot be changed). Website administrators can also see and edit that information. Server logs are retained only for as long as needed for security and operational purposes.
What rights you have over your data
You can request a copy of the personal data we hold about you, ask us to correct it, or ask us to erase it, including any data you have provided to us. This does not include any data that we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes. You can also ask us to limit how your data is used. To make a request about your data, please contact us through the Contact page on this website.
Children’s privacy
This website is intended for general readers and is not directed at children. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided personal information on this website, please contact us so that we can remove it.
Data security
We take reasonable steps to protect the information we hold, including using a secure (HTTPS) connection for this website. However, no method of transmission over the internet is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
Changes to this policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time, for example if we start using a new advertising or analytics service. The date at the top of this page shows when it was last updated. Please check this page occasionally for changes.
Contact us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or about the personal data we hold about you, please contact us through the Contact page at https://jamabandi.org/contact/.