Akharpedia Privacy & Data Policy

Last Updated: September 2026

1. Information We Collect

Akharpedia is an open knowledge platform. Reading articles requires no account. For contributors and editors, we collect minimal operational information:

Account info: Name, email address, username, and academic affiliation.
Public contribution history: Edits, revisions, and talk discussions are attributed to your username.
Anonymous traffic analytics: Page views, referrers, and device types to improve system stability.

2. Data Security & Sharing

We do not sell, rent, or share personal contact info with third-party advertisers. All authentication credentials are cryptographically secured with salted hashing.

3. Cookies & Local Storage

We utilize essential session tokens and local preferences purely to maintain your login status and language choice (Punjabi/English).

4. Your Rights

You have full rights to review or update your public scholar profile, or request deletion of your account by contacting editor@akharpedia.org.