The Review Policy is based on different type of content elements, its validity and relevance as well as the archival policy.
The entire website content would be reviewed for syntax checks once a month by the India Ports Global Limited Team.
At some places in this website, you may find links to other websites/portals. This links have been placed for your convenience. India Ports Global Limited 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 website should not be assumed as endorsement of any kind. Border Roads Organisation can neither guarantee that these links will work all the time nor it has any control over availability of linked pages.
India Ports Global Limited does not object to linking directly to the information that is hosted on this website and no prior permission is required for the same. However, we do not permit our pages to be loaded into frames on your site. The pages belonging to this website must load into a newly opened browser window of the User.
Site visit data:
This website records your visit and logs the following information for statistical purposes - your servers address; the name of the top-level domain from which you access the Internet (for example, .gov, .com, .in, etc); the type of browser you use; the date and time you access the site; the pages you have accessed and the documents downloaded and the previous Internet address from which you linked directly to the site.
We will not identify users or their browsing activities, except when where a law enforcement agency may exercise a warrant to inspect the service providers logs.
Cookies:
A cookie is a piece of information that an Internet web site sends to your browser when you access information at that site. This site does not use cookies.
Email management - collection of Personal Information :
Your email address will only be recorded if you choose to send a message. It will only be used for the purpose for which you have provided it and will not be added to a mailing list. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and will not be disclosed, without your consent.
If you are asked for any other Personal Information you will be informed how it will be used if you choose to give it.
If at any time you believe the principles referred to in this privacy statement have not been followed, or have any other comments on these principles, please notify the webmaster through the contact us page.
Note: The use of the term Personal Information in this privacy statement refers to any information from which your identity is apparent or can be reasonably ascertained.
Website Contingency Management Policy
The presence of the website on the Internet and very importantly the site is fully functional all the times. It is expected of the Government websites to deliver information and services on a 24X7 basis. Hence, all efforts should be made to minimize the downtime of the website as far as possible.
It is therefore necessary that a proper Contingency Plan to be prepared in handle any eventualities and restore the site in the shortest possible time. The possible contingencies include:
Defacement of the website: All possible security measures must be taken for the website to prevent any possible defacement/hacking by unscrupulous elements. However, if despite the security measures in place, such an eventuality occurs, there must be a proper contingency plan, which should immediately come into force. If it has been established beyond doubt that the website has been defaced, the site must be immediately blocked. The contingency plan must clearly indicate as to who is the person authorised to decide on the further course of action in such eventualities. The complete contact details of this authorised person must be available at all times with the web management team. Efforts should be made to restore the original site in the shortest possible time. At the same time, regular security reviews and checks should be conducted in order to plug any loopholes in the security.
Data Corruption: A proper mechanism has to be worked out by the concerned in consultation with their web hosting service provider to ensure that appropriate and regular back-ups of the website data are being taken. These enable a fast recovery and uninterrupted availability of the information to the citizens in view of any data corruption.
Hardware/Software Crash: Though such an occurrence is a rarely, still in case the server on which the website is being hosted crashes due to some unforeseen reason, the web hosting service provider must have enough redundant infrastructure available to restore the website at the earliest.
Natural Disasters: There could be circumstances whereby due to some natural calamity, the entire data center where the website is being hosted gets destroyed or ceases to exist. A well planned contingency mechanism has to be in place for such eventualities whereby is should be ensured that the Hosting Service Provider has a Disaster Recover Centre (DRC) set up at a geographically remote location and the website is switched over to the DRC with minimum delay and restored on the Net.
Apart from the above, in the event of any National Crisis or unforeseen calamity, Government websites are looked upon as a reliable and fast source of information to the public. A well-defined contingency plan for all such eventualities must be in place so that the emergency information/contact help-lines could be displayed on the website without any delay. For this, the concerned person in the department responsible for publishing such emergency information must be identified and the complete contact details should be available at all times.
Performance: Site download time is optimized for a variety of network connections as well as devices. All important pages of the website are tested for this.
Functionality: All modules of the website are tested for their functionality. The interactive components of the site such as, feedback forms are working smoothly.
Broken Links: The website is thoroughly reviewed to rule out the presence of any broken links or errors.
Traffic Analysis: The site traffic is regularly monitored to analyse the usage patterns as well as visitors profile and preferences.
Feedback: Feedback from the visitors is the best way to judge a websites performance and make necessary improvements. A proper mechanism for feedback is in place to carry out the changes and enhancements as suggested by the visitors.
