Privacy Policy
Privacy Policy
Effective Date: 15th August, 2026
Last Updated: 15th August, 2026
Fiscal Metrics (“Fiscal Metrics,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information entrusted to us.
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, disclose, and safeguard information when you visit or use our website, access our research, articles, reports, newsletters, subscriptions, digital products, or otherwise interact with Fiscal Metrics (collectively, the “Services”).
By accessing or using our Services, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy.
1. Information We Collect
We may collect information about you directly from you, automatically when you use our Services, and from certain third-party service providers.
1.1 Information You Provide Directly
Depending on how you interact with Fiscal Metrics, we may collect:
Your name;
Email address;
Professional or business information;
Organisation or company name;
Job title or designation;
Account or registration details;
Information provided when subscribing to newsletters or other communications;
Information submitted through contact forms, surveys, feedback forms, research requests, or other correspondence;
Information relating to subscriptions, purchases, or access to premium content; and
Any other information you voluntarily choose to provide to us.
1.2 Usage and Technical Information
When you visit our website or use our Services, we may automatically collect certain information, including:
Internet Protocol (IP) address;
Browser type and version;
Device type and operating system;
Pages viewed and content accessed;
Date and time of visits;
Time spent on pages or sections of the website;
Referring and exit pages or sources;
General location information derived from technical information;
Website interaction and usage patterns; and
Other diagnostic and analytical information relating to your use of our Services.
1.3 Cookies and Similar Technologies
We may use cookies, pixels, tags, scripts, local storage, and similar technologies to:
Enable essential website functionality;
Remember preferences and settings;
Understand how visitors use our website;
Analyse website performance and readership patterns;
Improve content, functionality, and user experience;
Measure the effectiveness of communications or campaigns; and
Support other legitimate operational purposes.
Please see the Cookies and Tracking Technologies section below for further information.
2. How We Use Your Information
We may use the information we collect for the following purposes:
To operate, maintain, and improve Fiscal Metrics and its Services;
To provide access to articles, research, reports, newsletters, and other content;
To create, administer, and manage user accounts or subscriptions, where applicable;
To personalise content and improve your experience;
To respond to enquiries, requests, feedback, or communications;
To send newsletters, editorial updates, research alerts, service communications, and other information you have requested or, where permitted, promotional communications;
To process or facilitate transactions, subscriptions, or payments, where applicable;
To analyse readership trends, website performance, audience engagement, and user behaviour;
To develop and improve our editorial, research, product, and business strategies;
To protect the security and integrity of our website and Services;
To detect, investigate, prevent, or address fraud, abuse, security incidents, or other unlawful activities;
To comply with applicable legal, regulatory, accounting, or reporting obligations;
To enforce our terms, policies, and other legal rights; and
For any other purpose communicated to you at the time the information is collected or otherwise permitted by applicable law.
3. Legal Basis for Processing
Where applicable law requires us to identify a legal basis for processing personal information, we may process your information on one or more of the following grounds:
Your consent;
The performance of a contract or steps taken at your request before entering into a contract;
Compliance with a legal obligation;
Our legitimate interests, provided such interests are not overridden by your applicable rights and interests; or
Any other lawful basis available under applicable law.
4. Communications and Marketing
If you subscribe to our newsletter or otherwise consent to receive communications from Fiscal Metrics, we may send you:
Editorial updates;
Research publications and report announcements;
Policy, tax, regulatory, economic, audit, risk, and corporate insights;
Information regarding new products, services, subscriptions, or features;
Invitations to events, surveys, webinars, or other initiatives; and
Other communications relevant to Fiscal Metrics and its Services.
You may opt out of promotional or marketing communications at any time by using the unsubscribe mechanism included in the communication or by contacting us.
Please note that even if you opt out of marketing communications, we may still send essential administrative, transactional, security, subscription, or service-related communications where applicable.
5. How We Share Information
Fiscal Metrics does not sell personal information as a standalone commercial product.
However, we may share information in the following circumstances:
5.1 Service Providers
We may share information with trusted third-party service providers that support our operations, such as providers involved in:
Website hosting;
Cloud infrastructure;
Analytics;
Email delivery;
Payment processing;
Customer or subscription management;
Technical support;
Security and fraud prevention; and
Other services necessary to operate or improve Fiscal Metrics.
Such providers may process information on our behalf or in connection with the services they provide to us.
5.2 Legal and Regulatory Requirements
We may disclose information where we reasonably believe disclosure is necessary to:
Comply with applicable laws, regulations, legal processes, or governmental requests;
Enforce our agreements or policies;
Protect the rights, property, security, or safety of Fiscal Metrics, our users, or others;
Detect or prevent fraud, security incidents, or unlawful activity; or
Establish, exercise, or defend legal claims.
5.3 Business Transfers
If Fiscal Metrics is involved in a merger, acquisition, restructuring, financing, sale of assets, or similar corporate transaction, personal information may be transferred or disclosed as part of that transaction, subject to applicable law.
5.4 With Your Consent or Direction
We may share information where you have given us consent or directed us to do so.
6. Payments and Subscription Transactions
Where Fiscal Metrics offers paid subscriptions, reports, research products, memberships, or other paid Services, payment-related information may be processed through third-party payment service providers.
Unless specifically stated otherwise at the point of collection, Fiscal Metrics does not intend to independently store complete payment card details.
Information relating to transactions may be retained where reasonably necessary for purposes such as:
Processing or administering your purchase or subscription;
Maintaining accounting and financial records;
Addressing refunds, disputes, or customer support requests;
Preventing fraud; and
Complying with legal or regulatory obligations.
The relevant payment provider may also process information in accordance with its own privacy policy and terms.
7. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
Cookies are small data files that may be stored on your browser or device when you visit a website.
We may use:
Strictly Necessary Cookies: Required for essential website functionality and security;
Preference Cookies: Used to remember settings and preferences;
Analytics Cookies: Used to understand website traffic, readership, and user interaction;
Performance Technologies: Used to identify technical issues and improve website performance; and
Other similar technologies that may support the operation and improvement of our Services.
You may manage or disable cookies through your browser settings or other mechanisms made available on our website, where applicable.
Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect the availability, functionality, or performance of some parts of Fiscal Metrics.
8. Analytics and Audience Measurement
We may use internal tools or third-party analytics services to understand how visitors use our website and content.
Analytics information may include data such as:
Pages visited;
Time spent on content;
General traffic patterns;
Referring sources;
Device and browser information; and
Other aggregated or technical usage information.
We use this information to understand our audience, evaluate content performance, improve the user experience, and strengthen our editorial and business strategies.
9. Data Retention
We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by applicable law.
The period for which information is retained may depend on factors including:
The nature of the information;
The purpose for which it was collected;
Whether you maintain an account or subscription with us;
Our legal, regulatory, accounting, or reporting obligations;
The need to resolve disputes or enforce agreements; and
Our legitimate business and operational requirements.
When information is no longer reasonably required, we may delete, anonymise, aggregate, or otherwise securely dispose of it, subject to applicable legal requirements.
10. Data Security
We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organisational measures designed to protect personal information against unauthorised access, loss, misuse, disclosure, alteration, or destruction.
However, no method of transmitting information over the internet or storing information electronically is completely secure. Accordingly, while we take reasonable steps to protect information, we cannot guarantee absolute security.
You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of any account credentials or access details associated with your use of our Services.
11. Your Privacy Rights and Choices
Depending on your location and applicable law, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information, which may include the right to:
Request access to personal information we hold about you;
Request correction or updating of inaccurate or incomplete information;
Request deletion of certain personal information;
Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent;
Object to or restrict certain processing activities;
Request portability of certain information, where applicable;
Opt out of marketing communications; and
Raise concerns regarding how your information is handled.
These rights may be subject to limitations, exceptions, and conditions under applicable law.
To exercise a relevant privacy right or submit a privacy-related request, please contact us using the contact details provided below.
We may need to verify your identity before responding to certain requests.
12. Third-Party Websites and Services
Fiscal Metrics may contain links to third-party websites, platforms, publications, payment providers, social media services, or other external resources.
This Privacy Policy does not apply to the privacy practices of third parties. We are not responsible for the content, security, or privacy practices of external websites or services.
We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party service before providing personal information to them.
13. Research, Surveys, Feedback, and User Contributions
If you voluntarily participate in surveys, research initiatives, feedback requests, polls, or other engagements conducted by Fiscal Metrics, we may collect the information you choose to provide.
Unless expressly stated otherwise, participation in such activities is voluntary.
Information obtained through these activities may be used to:
Understand audience views and preferences;
Improve our research and editorial offerings;
Develop new products or services;
Analyse trends; and
Support other purposes disclosed at the time of collection.
Where responses are published, quoted, or otherwise disclosed in an identifiable manner, Fiscal Metrics should obtain or rely upon an appropriate basis for doing so.
14. Aggregated and De-Identified Information
We may create aggregated, anonymised, or de-identified information from information collected through our Services, where permitted by applicable law.
Such information may be used for purposes including:
Research and analysis;
Understanding readership and market trends;
Improving products and Services;
Internal reporting;
Editorial and business strategy; and
Other lawful purposes.
Where information has been aggregated or de-identified such that it does not reasonably identify an individual, we may use or disclose it as permitted by applicable law.
15. Children's Privacy
Fiscal Metrics is intended primarily for a professional and general audience and is not designed to knowingly collect personal information from individuals under the age of 18.
If we become aware that we have collected personal information from a person under the age of 18 in circumstances where such collection is not permitted, we will take reasonable steps to delete the information or otherwise address it in accordance with applicable law.
Parents or guardians who believe that a child has provided personal information to us may contact us using the details below.
16. International Data Transfers
Fiscal Metrics and its service providers may process or store information in locations outside the country in which you reside.
Where personal information is transferred across borders, we will take steps that we consider reasonably appropriate and legally required to protect such information, taking into account the nature of the transfer and applicable legal requirements.
17. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in:
Our Services;
Technology;
Business practices;
Legal or regulatory requirements; or
Other relevant operational developments.
When we update this Privacy Policy, we will revise the “Last Updated” date at the top of this page.
Where required by applicable law or where a change is material, we may provide additional notice or seek consent as appropriate.
We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically.
18. Contact Us
If you have questions, concerns, complaints, or requests relating to this Privacy Policy or our handling of personal information, please contact us at:
Fiscal Metrics Research and Strategies
Email: info@fiscalmetrics.in
Website: www.fiscalmetrics.in
Important Note: This Privacy Policy is intended as a comprehensive website and digital-services privacy policy based on the structure and commitments contained in the source policy provided. Before publication, Fiscal Metrics should insert its correct legal entity details, contact information, effective date, website address, and ensure that the final version accurately reflects the actual technologies, analytics providers, payment systems, subscription processes, and data-handling practices used by the website.