Effective Date: 1-Apr-2025

Last Updated: 9-Sep-2025

1. Understanding Cookies

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device when you visit a website. They help websites remember your actions and preferences over time, allowing for a smoother, more personalized experience. At The Collaborative Canvas Podcast, cookies play a critical role in helping us understand how visitors interact with our content — whether it's browsing through our episode library, streaming videos, or reading blog posts based on our conversations.

When you visit our website, cookies may record certain technical information, such as your IP address, browser type, device details, session duration, and pages visited. These details do not typically identify you personally but allow us to understand website traffic patterns and listener behavior so we can continue delivering relevant and engaging podcast content.

2. Why We Use Cookies

We use cookies to ensure that the website and podcast players embedded within it function properly, to improve performance, and to deliver a more personalized experience to our audience. Cookies enable essential site features like media playback, help analyze how visitors interact with our pages, and remember user preferences to make future visits more convenient.

For example, when you play an episode directly through an embedded Spotify or YouTube player, cookies allow those services to load properly and remember playback positions. Similarly, when you subscribe to our newsletter or fill out a contact form, cookies may help retain your details to ensure that the form processes smoothly without errors.

Analytics cookies help us study audience engagement metrics such as the number of episode plays, time spent on pages, or traffic sources. These insights are purely for improving our content and understanding what topics resonate most with our community.

3. Third-Party Cookies and Embedded Services

Our website integrates third-party platforms such as Spotify, YouTube, LinkedIn, and Google Analytics to provide a richer podcast experience. These third parties may set their own cookies when you interact with embedded podcast players, watch videos, or click on linked content.

For instance, YouTube may track video views and playback settings, while Spotify may use cookies to remember user preferences for streaming audio. Likewise, Google Analytics uses cookies to measure traffic and user interaction trends.

While we carefully choose partners that uphold strong privacy and data protection standards, we do not control these third-party cookies or the data collected through them. We recommend reviewing the respective privacy policies of these services to understand how they manage cookie data.

All third-party integrations on our website are implemented in alignment with the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 and in accordance with the consent and data handling requirements of the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023.

4. Managing or Disabling Cookies

You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. Most web browsers allow users to modify their cookie settings, including deleting stored cookies or blocking certain types altogether. If you choose to disable cookies, some parts of the website — such as embedded podcast players or interactive forms — may not function properly, and your overall experience might be limited.

Instructions for managing cookies can generally be found in your browser's help section. You can also delete existing cookies manually at any time. However, by choosing to continue using our website without adjusting your settings, you consent to our use of cookies for the purposes described in this Policy.

5. Data Protection and Retention

Any data collected through cookies is processed and stored securely in compliance with the Information Technology (Reasonable Security Practices and Procedures and Sensitive Personal Data or Information) Rules, 2011. We do not use cookies to store sensitive personal information such as passwords or contact details. All analytical data is anonymized and retained only as long as necessary to fulfill the operational and analytical purposes described above.

We periodically review our data collection and retention practices to ensure that all cookie data aligns with our Privacy Policy and the requirements of the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023.

6. Updates to This Cookie Policy

We may revise this Cookie Policy periodically to reflect updates in our technology, compliance obligations, or user feedback. All changes will be reflected on this page with a corresponding update to the "Last Updated" date. We encourage you to check this Policy regularly to stay informed about how we use cookies and how you can manage them.

7. Governing Law and Jurisdiction

This Cookie Policy shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of India. Any disputes, claims, or concerns arising from or related to the use of cookies on The Collaborative Canvas Podcast website shall fall under the exclusive jurisdiction of the competent courts located in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India.

8. Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about this Cookie Policy or wish to request further clarification on how cookies are used, you may contact us at: