Nagaland State Lottery - Privacy Policy

Information We Collect

What You Provide Directly

When you use nagalandstatelottery.org, to check Nagaland State Lottery results, submit a prize enquiry, or contact our team, we collect the personal information you choose to share. This may include your full name, email address, telephone number, and postal address entered through our contact or enquiry forms. For prize claim submissions, we may also require financial details such as your bank account number and IFSC code, together with government-issued identity documents, such as an Aadhaar card or PAN card, as mandated by the Nagaland Lotteries (Regulation) Act, 2006 and applicable income tax rules.

What We Collect Automatically

When you browse this site, our servers and third-party analytics tools automatically gather certain technical and usage data. This includes your IP address, browser type and version, operating system, screen resolution, referring URLs, pages visited, and the duration of each session. We also use cookies to maintain site functionality and to analyse aggregate traffic patterns. You may adjust your cookie preferences through your browser settings at any time; however, disabling certain cookies may affect how parts of this website function.

How We Use Your Information

Purposes of Processing

We use the personal information we hold to operate and improve the Nagaland State Lottery website, including publishing official lottery results, processing prize claim documentation, and responding to user enquiries. We also process personal data to meet our legal obligations under the Information Technology Act, 2000, the Income Tax Act, 1961 (including TDS requirements applicable to lottery winnings), and any directives issued by the Government of Nagaland. Additionally, we use data to detect and prevent fraud, safeguard system integrity, and ensure that access to lottery services is not obtained through unauthorised means. We may also use aggregated, non-identifiable usage data to improve site navigation and content.

Data Sharing and Retention

We do not sell, rent, or transfer your personal data to third parties for their own commercial purposes. We may disclose data to government authorities or law enforcement agencies where required by applicable law or a court order. We also engage third-party service providers, including payment processors, web hosting companies, and analytics vendors, who are contractually bound to process your data securely and solely on our instructions. Personal data is retained only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purpose for which it was collected or to comply with applicable legal, regulatory, and tax record-keeping requirements.

Once data is no longer needed, it is securely deleted or anonymised.

Your Rights

Your Data Rights Under Indian Law

Under applicable Indian data protection legislation, including the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, you have the following rights in relation to personal data we hold about you:

• Right to access: You may request confirmation of whether we hold personal data about you and ask for a copy of that information in a clear, readable format.
• Right to correction: You may request that inaccurate, incomplete, or outdated personal data we hold about you be corrected without undue delay.
• Right to erasure: You may ask us to delete your personal data where it is no longer necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, subject to any legal retention obligations that apply to us.
• Right to withdraw consent: Where processing is based on your consent, you may withdraw it at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing carried out prior to withdrawal.
• Right to grievance redressal: You may raise a concern about our data handling practices with our privacy contact. We will acknowledge and respond to your grievance within a reasonable timeframe.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details in the section below. We may ask you to verify your identity before actioning your request. If you remain dissatisfied with our response, you retain the right to escalate your complaint to the appropriate authority under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023.

Contact Us

How to Reach Us

For privacy enquiries, data rights requests, or formal grievances, please email us at [email protected]. We aim to acknowledge all requests within five working days and to provide a full response within 30 days of receipt.