Below mentioned are the policies proposed to be published on the website as per Guidelines for Indian Government website.
A) Copyright Policy
Material featured on this site may be reproduced free of charge in any format or media without requiring specific permission. This is subject to the material being reproduced accurately and not being used in a derogatory manner or in a misleading context. Where the material is being published or issued to others, the source must be prominently acknowledged. However, the permission to reproduce this material does not extend to any material on this site, which is explicitly identified as being the copyright of a third party. Authorization to reproduce such material must be obtained from the copyright holders concerned.
B) Hyperlinking Policy
Links to external websites/portals
At many places in this website, you shall find links to other websites/portals. The links have been placed for your convenience. FSSAI is not responsible for the contents and reliability of the linked websites and does not necessarily endorse the views expressed in them. Mere presence of the link or its listing on this portal should not be assumed as endorsement of any kind. We cannot guarantee that these links will work all the time and we have no control over availability of linked pages.
Links to FSSAI Website by other websites
Prior permission is required beforehyperlinks are directed from any website/portal to this site. Permission for the same, statingthe nature of the content on the pages from where the link has to be given and the exactlanguage of the Hyperlink should be obtained by sending a request at -
C) Terms and Conditions Statement
This website is designed, developed by Vdesign2Shine and maintained by FSSAI, WR Government of India. The information posted on this website includes hypertext links to external websites. FSSAI is providing these links solely for the purpose of information. When a link to an external website is selected, FSSAI, WR does not guarantee the availability or correctness of such linked pages at all times.
Under no circumstances will FSSAI be liable for any expense, loss or damage arising from use or lack of use of data arising in connection with the use of this website. These terms of use shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the Indian Laws. Any dispute arising under these terms of use shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the courts of India.
D) Privacy Policy
We collect personal information like mobile numbers, email etc. only to serve the information you need. The data will be used only for the purpose you have provided it and not for any other purpose and shall not be disclosed without your prior consent.
We also collect some technical information when you visit to make your visit seamless. The section below explains how we handle and collect technical information when you visit our portal.
Information collected and stored automatically
When you browse, read pages, or download information on this portal, we automatically gather and store certain technical information about your visit. This information never identifies who you are. The information we collect and store about your visit is listed below:

• The internet domain of your service provider and IP address assigned to your computer from which access our portal.
• The type of browser and operating system used to access our portal
• The date and time you accessed our portal
• The pages/URLs you have visited
• If you reached this portal from other website, the address of that referring website.

This information is only used to help us make the site more useful to you. With this data, we learn about the number of visitors on our portal and the type of technology our visitors use. We never track or record information about individual and their visits.
Cookies
When you visit some websites, they may download a small piece of software on your computer/browsing device knows as cookies. Some cookies collect personal information to recognize your computer in the future. We only use non-consistent coolies or ‘per session cookies’.
Per-session cookies serve technical purposes like providing seamless navigation through this portal. These cookies do not collect personal information in users and they are deleted as soon as you leave our portal. These cookies don not permanently store record data and they are not stored on your computer’s hard drive. These cookies are stored in memory and are only available during an active browser session. Again, once you close your browser, the cookie disappears.
If you send us personal information
We do not collect personal information for any purpose other than to respond to you or as it may be required by the law. If you choose to provide us personal information like email, phone number and submitting to us through the portal, we use that information to help you get the requested service/response. We only share the information you give us with another agency only if it is required by the law.
Our portal never collects information or creates individual profiles for commercial marketing. We request you to provide only the information required for us to deliver you the required services.
Site Security
For portal security purposes and to ensure that this services remains available to all users, this government portal employs commercial software programs to monitor network traffic to identify unauthorized attempts to upload or change information, or otherwise cause damage.
Except for the authorized law enforcement investigations no other attempts are made to identify individual users or their usage habits. Raw data logs are used for no other purposes and are scheduled for regular deletion.
Unauthorized attempts to upload information or change information on this service are strictly prohibited and may be punishable under the Indian IT Act.
E) Content Review Policy (CRP)
Every piece of content appearing on FSSAI website is reviewed for its accuracy in timely manner. Some of the short lived content components like tenders, upcoming trainings etc.do not hold any relevance on the website after the event or intended purpose. The content in NEWS ANDEVENTSis regularly reviewed as per our Content Review Policy.
F) Monitoring Policy
FSSAI website is monitored in accordance with the laid guidelines to address and fix the quality and compatibility issues around the following parameters:
Performance - It is ensured that the site is up and working on 24*7 bases.
Broken Links - The website is thoroughly reviewed to rule out the presence of any broken links or errors. The broken links on the website are detected and remedial measures are taken immediately.
Traffic Analysis - The site traffic is regularly monitored on daily basis.