Cookie Policy
How cookies and similar technologies may be used on ladki-bahin-yojana.com, and how you can control them.
Last updated: 21 August 2026
The short version
- You can read this website without an account, and we do not use cookies to identify you personally.
- Some cookies may be needed simply to make the website load, stay secure and work correctly.
- The eligibility checker does not need cookies to calculate a result.
- Your browser gives you full control — you can block or delete cookies at any time.
This summary is for convenience only. The sections below are the actual policy.
What are cookies?
A cookie is a small text file that a website asks your browser to store on your device. When you return to that website, or move between its pages, the browser can send the cookie back — which is how a website recognises that it is the same browser as before.
Cookies hold short pieces of information, such as a random identifier or a preference you have set. They are not programs, cannot run on your device, and cannot read your files.
Two distinctions are worth knowing:
- Session cookies last only while your browser is open and disappear when you close it. Persistent cookies stay for a set period, which may be days or months.
- First-party cookies are set by the website you are visiting. Third-party cookies are set by another company whose content or service is loaded on that page.
Similar technologies work in comparable ways and are covered by this policy. These include local storage and session storage (data kept in your browser by the page itself), and tracking pixels, which are tiny invisible images used to record that a page or advertisement was loaded.
How we may use cookies
ladki-bahin-yojana.com is an informational website. There is no account to create, nothing to log in to and nothing to buy, so our need for cookies is limited compared with most websites.
Cookies and similar technologies may nonetheless be present, for the purposes described in the sections that follow — keeping the website working and secure, understanding in aggregate how it is used, and supporting advertising where advertising is shown.
What we do not do:
- We do not use cookies to identify you personally by name
- We do not use cookies to collect Aadhaar numbers, OTPs, passwords or bank details — we never ask for these at all
- We do not sell information collected through cookies
- We do not require you to accept optional cookies in order to read our guides
The categories below are written in general terms because the services present on a website can change over time. Where a specific provider is in use, it is named in the relevant section. If no provider is named in a section, no provider of that type is in use.
Essential cookies
Some cookies may be necessary for the website to function. These support basic operation rather than tracking, and are typically set by the systems that run and protect the website rather than by anything you fill in.
Essential cookies of this kind are generally used to:
- Keep the website secure and protect it from abuse or automated attacks
- Deliver pages reliably through caching and content-delivery systems
- Balance traffic across servers so that pages load correctly
- Remember a choice you have made, such as a cookie preference or a dismissed notice
Because these support the basic operation of the website, blocking them may cause parts of the website to behave incorrectly or not load at all. They are not used to build a profile of you or to follow you across other websites.
The eligibility checker does not need cookies
Our eligibility checker runs in your browser using the code loaded with the page. It calculates a result from the answers you select, on your device, and does not require cookies to do so. Your answers are not stored between visits — if you return later, you will need to answer the questions again.
If we ever change a tool so that it does need to store something in your browser, we will say so on that tool and update this policy before releasing it.
Analytics cookies
Analytics cookies are used to understand how a website is used overall — how many people visited, which pages were opened, how visitors arrived, and whether they were reading on a phone or a computer.
Analytics of this kind reports patterns across many visitors rather than the activity of a named individual. The purpose is editorial: knowing which guides are read and which pages fail to answer the question helps decide what to write next and what to fix.
Where an analytics service is in use on this website, it may set cookies or use local storage in your browser for these purposes, and it processes that data on its own systems under its own privacy policy. We do not combine analytics data with any message you send us, and we do not attempt to identify individual visitors from it.
Analytics cookies are not necessary for the website to work. If you block them, every page and tool will still function normally.
Advertising cookies
Advertising may be displayed on this website in order to cover the cost of running it and keep the content free to read.
Where advertising is shown, ads are served by a third-party advertising provider and its partners. Those companies may use cookies, device identifiers or similar technologies to select which ads to show, to limit how often the same ad is repeated, and to measure whether an ad was seen or clicked. Depending on the provider, on applicable law and on your own settings, some advertising may be personalised based on your browsing; other advertising is contextual, meaning it is chosen from the content of the page rather than from anything about you.
Any cookie set by an advertising provider is set by that provider under its own privacy policy, and the data it collects is held by that company, not by us. We do not give advertisers your name, your email address, or anything you type into a tool on this website.
Advertising cookies are not necessary for the website to work. If you block them, our guides and tools will still function, though you may see less relevant advertising.
Advertisements are not endorsements. An advertisement appearing on this website does not mean we recommend the advertiser, and it does not mean the advertiser is connected with any government department. Applying through official government channels is free — never pay anyone who claims they can process your application for you.
Third-party cookies
Some cookies may be set by companies other than us. This happens when a page loads content or uses a service that comes from another company’s servers — that company can then set a cookie from its own domain.
Third-party cookies may be set by services such as:
- An analytics provider, where one is in use
- An advertising provider and its partners, where advertising is displayed
- Security, caching or content-delivery services that sit in front of the website
- Embedded content, such as a video, map or social media post shown on a page
- Web fonts or scripts loaded from an external source
We do not control third-party cookies, cannot see what they contain, and cannot change how long they last. They are governed by the privacy and cookie policies of the companies that set them, and those companies may update their practices without notifying us.
If you follow a link from this website to another website, that website may set its own cookies as soon as it loads. Our policies no longer apply once you leave. Please read the policy of any website where you intend to enter personal details.
Managing cookies
You are in control. Cookies are stored by your browser, which means your browser — not this website — has the final say over what is kept and what is deleted.
Block or delete cookies
Every major browser lets you block cookies, delete the ones already stored, or clear them automatically when you close it. See Section 8 for where to find these settings.
Block third-party cookies only
Most browsers let you block third-party cookies while allowing first-party ones. This is often a good balance: it limits cross-site tracking while leaving normal website functions intact.
Use private browsing
Private or incognito mode discards cookies and site data when you close the window. It is a simple option if you are using a shared or borrowed device.
Use a consent banner choice
Where a cookie consent banner is shown to you, the choice you make there applies to the optional categories it covers. You can usually reopen it later to change your mind.
One thing to keep in mind: blocking all cookies affects every website, not only this one. Some websites — particularly those with logins, carts or forms — may stop working properly. On this website, blocking optional cookies will not stop you reading any guide or using the eligibility checker.
Browser controls
Cookie settings live in your browser’s privacy settings. Menu names differ slightly between versions, but the path is broadly the same in each browser.
Google Chrome
Settings, then Privacy and security, then Third-party cookies and Delete browsing data.
Mozilla Firefox
Settings, then Privacy & Security, then Cookies and Site Data and Enhanced Tracking Protection.
Safari
Settings or Preferences, then Privacy, where you can prevent cross-site tracking and manage stored website data.
Microsoft Edge
Settings, then Cookies and site permissions, and Privacy, search, and services for tracking prevention.
Android browsers
Open the browser app’s own settings, then look for Privacy and security, then Cookies or Site settings.
iPhone and iPad
For Safari, open the device Settings app, then Apps or Safari, then the privacy options for website data.
If you cannot find the setting, search your browser’s help pages for the word “cookies” — every major browser publishes step-by-step instructions and keeps them current, which no third-party page can reliably do.
Clearing cookies signs you out of websites where you are logged in and resets preferences you have set elsewhere, so it is worth knowing before you clear everything at once.
Changes to this cookie policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time — for example, if we begin using a new service, add a feature, or need to describe something more clearly.
When we do, the revised version is published on this page and the date at the top is changed. Continuing to use the website after that means you accept the updated policy.
This policy should be read alongside our Privacy Policy, which explains more broadly how information is handled on this website, and our Terms of Service.
Contact us
If you have a question about this Cookie Policy, or believe something on this website is setting a cookie it should not, please tell us.