Last updated: October 19, 2026
This policy explains what information is collected when you visit indianfolktales.com (“the site”), how it is used, and the choices you have. The site is run by the Indian Folk Tales editorial team, who can be reached at support@asiansparrow.com.
The short version
- You can read every story without an account, and we do not ask you for your name, email address or any other personal details.
- Like most websites, the site uses cookies and similar technologies for analytics and advertising. Where a consent message is displayed, you can accept, refuse or manage the purposes presented. Browser settings also let you block or delete cookies.
- We use Google Analytics and have integrated Google AdSense code while seeking approval to show ads. Google may process technical data when these services load, as described below.
Information collected automatically
When you visit, our web host and its security and caching services receive standard technical information such as your IP address, browser and device type, the page you asked for, the page that referred you, and the date and time. This is used to deliver pages, keep the site secure, prevent abuse and fix problems. Our hosting provider manages server logs under its retention arrangements.
Analytics
We use Google Analytics, connected through Google Site Kit, to understand which stories are read and how visitors find the site. Google Analytics uses cookies and similar identifiers to collect information such as pages viewed, time on page, device and browser, and approximate location derived from your IP address. We use this information in aggregate and do not use it to identify individual visitors. You can learn more at How Google uses information from sites that use its services, and you can opt out with the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on.
Advertising
The site is free to read and is seeking Google AdSense approval. AdSense code is installed for verification and advertising integration; this does not mean that ads are currently approved to appear on this site. The disclosures below explain how Google advertising works when ads are served.
- Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user’s prior visits to this website or other websites.
- Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to users based on their visit to this site and/or other sites on the Internet.
- You may opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings. You can also opt out of some third-party vendors’ use of cookies for personalised advertising at www.aboutads.info/choices, or, in Europe, at www.youronlinechoices.eu.
Ads may also use cookies and identifiers to limit how often you see an ad, measure ad performance and detect fraud. Where you have not consented to personalised advertising, or where personalised ads are not allowed, Google may still show non-personalised ads, which are based on things like the page you are reading and your general location rather than your browsing history. More information is available in Google’s advertising policies.
Cookies and your consent
Cookies are small text files stored by your browser. Cookies and similar storage may include:
- Necessary cookies to remember your cookie choices and keep the site working and secure.
- Analytics cookies from Google Analytics, as described above.
- Advertising cookies from Google and its advertising partners, as described above.
We use Google’s consent management platform (AdSense Privacy & messaging), which is certified by Google and registered with the IAB Europe Transparency & Consent Framework (TCF). A European regulations message is published for this site in AdSense. When Google displays it to an eligible visitor in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom or Switzerland, it provides consent choices and information about the purposes and advertising partners. Display depends on region, existing choices and Google’s message eligibility. Where Google’s privacy settings link is available, use it to reopen your choices, and you can also block or delete cookies in your browser settings. Blocking some cookies may affect how the site works.
Other services on the page
Some pages load fonts from Google Fonts and offer a Google Translate tool. When these load, Google receives your IP address and basic browser information. Links to other websites, such as Project Gutenberg, take you to sites with their own privacy policies.
If you email us, we receive your email address, your message and anything you attach. We use this only to read and reply to your message and to keep a record of corrections and requests. We do not add you to a mailing list or share your message with advertisers.
Children’s privacy
Indian Folk Tales is written for families and is often read by children with a parent, carer or teacher. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13, and the site has no accounts, comments or sign-up forms for children to fill in. If you believe a child has sent us personal information, email us and we will delete it.
Your rights
Depending on where you live, you may have the right to ask what personal information we hold about you, to have it corrected or deleted, or to object to certain uses. We do not offer public reader accounts. Information relevant to a request may include your correspondence and technical data described above. To make a request, email support@asiansparrow.com. For data that Google processes as an independent controller, you can use the tools in your Google account or the links above.
Changes to this policy
We will update this page if the services we use change. The date at the top shows when it was last revised.