Legal & Ethics Center

Privacy Policy

Q Tv Media Telugu respects your privacy as highly as we respect the truth. This policy outlines how we collect, use, and protect your digital footprint when you interact with our news network.

1. Information We Collect

We believe in minimal data collection. We only gather what is strictly necessary to deliver high-fidelity digital reporting to your device.

• Telemetry Data: Device type, browser type, and network bandwidth. We use this exclusively to optimize video streaming quality (e.g., dynamically shifting from 4K to 720p in low-bandwidth rural areas).
• Location Data: Non-precise, regional location data (e.g., district level) to route relevant local breaking news alerts (e.g., Srikakulam vs. Hyderabad feeds).
• Voluntary Dispatch Data: Information you voluntarily provide when contacting our news desk, such as your name, email, or WhatsApp number.

2. How We Use Your Data

Your data is used strictly to enhance your journalism consumption experience. We do not sell your personal data to political parties, data brokers, or third-party marketing firms.

• To deliver customized, latency-free news streams based on your region.
• To securely process news tips and follow-ups.
• To defend our platform against DDoS attacks or scraping bots.

3. Third-Party Integrations

Our platform may utilize third-party infrastructure (such as WhatsApp API for dispatch, and secure cloud servers for video hosting). These entities are contractually bound to strictly process data according to our guidelines and cannot use Q Tv Media audience data for independent profiling.

4. Your Rights

Under applicable data protection frameworks in India (including the DPDP Act), you maintain the right to request access to the personal data we hold about you, or request its immediate deletion from our tip-line servers. Contact privacy@qtvmedia.in for compliance requests.

Editorial Ethics Code

The foundation of Q Tv Media is built upon an uncompromising ethical framework. In an era plagued by algorithmic misinformation and theatrical studio debates, this document serves as our binding covenant with the people of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.

1. The "No-Shouting" Policy

Our constructive debates and hotseat interviews strictly enforce a "No-Shouting" mandate. We believe the public deserves intellectual rigor and evidence-based arguments. Any guest or anchor who resorts to aggressive verbal theatricality in lieu of facts will be muted or removed from the broadcast. We moderate for substance, not spectacle.

2. Editorial Independence

The Q Tv Media Editorial Board operates in total isolation from our advertising and corporate partnership departments. No political party, corporate sponsor, or government entity has the power to dictate, preview, or alter our reporting before or after it is published.

3. Ground Zero Verification

We do not aggregate news from unverified social media handles. A breaking news story is not broadcasted until it is visually authenticated by our Ground Zero Correspondent network deployed across the 26 districts of AP and the districts of Telangana, or verified through primary official documentation.

4. Protection of Anonymous Sources

Journalism relies on brave whistleblowers. If an individual provides critical socio-political intel to our Secure Dispatch desk under the condition of anonymity, Q Tv Media will defend their identity to the fullest extent of the law. Their data is encrypted, and their voice/visuals will be technologically masked prior to any public broadcast.

5. Unambiguous Corrections

Absolute truth requires absolute humility. If our data desk makes an error in reporting, we will not silently edit the article or delete the video. We will issue a prominent, timestamped correction across all our digital distribution vectors. We owe our audience accuracy over ego.

Cookie Policy

To ensure our digital infrastructure operates at zero latency, Q Tv Media utilizes cookies and similar tracking technologies. This policy explains what they are, why we use them, and how you can control them.

1. What are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files placed on your device by your browser when you visit our network. They allow our servers to remember your device state, ensuring you don't have to re-select your preferred language, region, or theme (Dark/Light mode) upon every visit.

2. Types of Cookies We Use

• Strictly Necessary Cookies: Essential for the core operation of the platform. This includes load-balancing tokens that connect you to our fastest regional CDN server, and security cookies that prevent cross-site request forgery. These cannot be disabled.
• Performance & Analytics Cookies: Used internally by our engineering team to monitor site uptime, video buffering rates, and crash diagnostics. These help us fix network latency in rural areas.
• Functionality Cookies: Remembers your interface preferences (e.g., your choice of the 'Dark Carbon' theme).

3. Managing Your Preferences

You have full control over non-essential cookies. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, please note that if you disable essential cookies, our video players may experience buffering issues, and your theme preferences will not be saved.