Last Updated: October 2026
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are downloaded onto your device (computer, smartphone, or tablet) when you visit a website. They allow the website to recognise your device and store information about your preferences or past actions. Similar technologies — including tracking pixels, web storage, local storage, scripts, and tags — can store or access information on your device in comparable ways, and this policy covers those technologies as well where they are used.
2. Our Approach to Cookies
sarkarilakshya.com is an information platform that publishes recruitment news, exam updates, study resources, and downloadable PDF materials for job seekers and students in India. We aim to keep our use of cookies minimal and transparent, and to explain clearly what each category of cookie does.
3. Cookies and Technologies We Use
Based on our current website setup, we use the following categories of cookies and similar technologies:
Strictly necessary cookies: These are required for the Website to function and cannot be switched off. They support basic features such as page loading, security, and load balancing. These cookies do not require consent because they are essential to provide the service you have requested.
Push notification technologies: The Website offers optional browser push notifications through a third-party service (Webpushr), which allows readers to receive alerts about new job posts, exam updates, and free PDF downloads. When you click “Subscribe,” you give consent for push notifications to be sent to your browser. This technology stores a subscription identifier and may use browser storage or similar technologies to manage your subscription status. You can unsubscribe at any time using the “Unsubscribe” option on the Website or through your browser settings.
Analytics and performance cookies (if enabled): We may use limited analytics tools to understand how readers use the Website — for example, which articles are most read and how visitors navigate the site. This data is aggregated and used to improve content and usability. Where analytics cookies are non-essential, they are set only with your consent.
Advertising cookies (if enabled): The Website may display third-party advertisements. Advertising partners may set cookies to measure ad performance or to limit how often you see the same advertisement. Where such cookies are non-essential, they are set only with your consent, and you can refuse them without affecting your access to the Website’s core content.
4. Third-Party Cookies
Some cookies are set by third parties whose services appear on the Website, such as push notification providers (Webpushr), analytics providers, and advertising networks. These third parties may collect information about your activity across websites over time, subject to their own privacy and cookie policies. We do not control third-party cookies, and this policy does not cover them. We encourage you to review the privacy and cookie policies of any third-party service you interact with through the Website.
5. Consent and Your Choices
Under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (DPDP Act), consent for processing personal data must be free, specific, informed, unconditional, and unambiguous. Where cookies process personal data and are not strictly necessary, we seek your consent before setting them. You can manage your preferences in the following ways:
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Consent banner: Where non-essential cookies are used, a consent banner allows you to accept, reject, or customise your cookie preferences.
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Push notifications: You can unsubscribe from push notifications at any time using the unsubscribe option on the Website or through your browser’s notification settings.
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Browser settings: Most browsers allow you to refuse all cookies, accept only certain cookies, or alert you when a cookie is being set. Blocking strictly necessary cookies may affect the Website’s functionality.
6. International Visitors and GDPR
Visitors from the European Union or European Economic Area may be familiar with the ePrivacy Directive and GDPR rules on cookies. Those rules require consent before non-essential cookies are placed on a user’s device, and consent must be given by a clear positive action — not by pre-ticked boxes or by simply continuing to browse. Where the Website serves EU visitors and sets non-essential cookies, we apply a consent mechanism consistent with those requirements. Our GDPR Policy explains how we handle personal data more broadly.
7. Third-Party Links and External Sites
Our articles link to external websites, including official government portals, recruitment pages, and study resources. When you click an external link, the destination site may set its own cookies. We do not control those cookies, and this policy does not cover them. You should review the cookies policy of any external site you visit.
8. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Cookies Policy if our use of cookies changes — for example, if we add new analytics tools, advertising partners, or subscription features. The “Last Updated” date at the top of this page indicates when the policy was last revised. Material changes will be highlighted on the Website, and where new non-essential cookies are introduced, we will seek consent before setting them.
9. Contact
Questions about this Cookies Policy may be directed to us through our Contact Us page. We also encourage you to read our Privacy Policy, Terms of Use, GDPR Policy, and Disclaimer for a full picture of how the site operates.
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