চল্লিশে হ্যারি পটার
দিন কয়েক আগে জন্মদিনের পার্টিও হয়ে গেল। রন, হারমায়নি, বিশালদেহী হ্যাগ্রিড সকলেই এসেছিল। হ্যারির বড় ছেলে হগওয়ার্টস থেকে সদ্য পাশ করে বেরিয়েছে। ছোট দুই ছেলেমেয়ে ওই জাদু-স্কুলের ছাত্রছাত্রী। দেখার চোখ থাকলে করোনা-আক্রান্ত এই শহরেও তাদের খুঁজে পাওয়া যায়। সেই এগারো বছরের জন্মদিনে, হ্যারিকে হ্যাগ্রিড নিয়ে গিয়েছিল ‘লিকি কলড্রন’ সরাইখানার ইটের আড়ালে থাকা ‘ডায়াগন অ্যালে’তে।
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দিন দশেক আগের কথা। ৩১ জুলাই ২০২০। লন্ডনের ইসলিংটনের পিয়ার্স পোলকিস-এর বাড়িতে সরসর করে ঢুকে এল একটা সবুজ সাপ। পোলকিস আঁতকে উঠতে গিয়ে দেখলেন তাঁর ছেলে রিকার্স আনন্দে লাফাচ্ছে। বাড়ির দরজায় তার বন্ধু অ্যালবাস সেভেরাস পটার দাঁড়িয়ে। আজ তার বাবা হ্যারি পটারের ৪০তম জন্মদিন। রিকার্স-কে নেমন্তন্ন করতে এসেছে। এই করোনার মরশুমে কোত্থাও যাওয়া চলবে না— খ্যাঁকখ্যাঁক করে উঠতে গিয়ে পোলকিস দেখলেন, সাপটার সঙ্গে হিসহিস করে কথা বলছে অ্যালবাস। গুম মেরে গেলেন পোলকিস। ত্রিশ বছর আগে বন্ধু ডাডলে-র জন্মদিনে চিড়িয়াখানা গিয়েছিলেন তাঁরা। আর ঠিক এই ভাবে, একটা বোয়া কনস্ট্রিকটরের সঙ্গে গল্প করেছিল এই অ্যালবাসের বাবা, হ্যারি পটার।
অ্যালবাস অলস ভাবে বলল, ‘আমি পাশের বাড়িতেই থাকি। আপনি মাগল। আপনাদের চোখে তাই আমাদের বাড়িটা অদৃশ্য। তাই দেখতে পান না, আমাদের বাড়ির চার পাশে প্রায়শই একটা হাতি উড়ে বেড়ায়।’ পোলকিস-এর মাথা ভোঁ ভোঁ করছিল। তাঁর কেমন মনে হল, রাস্তার বেড়ালটা তাঁদের দরজায় ঝোলানো ঠিকানাটা পড়ছে। তার মুখে মাস্ক, চোখে চশমা।
সেই অদৃশ্য বাড়িটার ভিতরে তখন হইহই করছে হ্যারি আর জিনি, রন আর হারমায়নি। কারণ, বিরাট মনের বিশাল মানুষ হ্যাগ্রিড এসে গিয়েছে। হারমায়নি জাদুদণ্ড তাক করে বলল ‘ডিসইনফেকটো’। স্যানিটাইজ় করার পর হ্যাগ্রিডকে জড়িয়ে ধরল ওরা। দেখলে কে বলবে, ওরা এখন এমন সব তালেবর। হ্যারি গণ্যমান্য অ্যরর, মিনিস্ট্রি অব ম্যাজিকের জাদু-পুলিশ দফতরের বড় কর্তা। স্ত্রী জিনি ‘ডেলি প্রফেট’ কাগজের ক্রীড়া সম্পাদক। তার ভাই রন উইজ়লি’-র কৃতিত্বেই ডায়াগন অ্যালে-তে যমজ দাদাদের ‘জোক শপ’-টা ফুলেফেঁপে উঠেছে। রনের স্ত্রী হারমায়নি গ্রেঞ্জার তো স্বয়ং মিনিস্টার অব ম্যাজিক। হ্যারির বড় ছেলে জেমস সিরিয়াস সদ্য হগওয়ার্টস থেকে পাশ করে বেরিয়েছে। হ্যারি-জিনির বাকি দুই ছেলে মেয়ে অ্যালবাস সেভেরাস, লিলি লুনা আর রন-হারমায়নি’র বাচ্চারা এখন হগওয়ার্টস-এর ছাত্রছাত্রী। স্কুলের সেশন-ব্রেকে বাড়ি এসেছে। বাবা-মায়েদের ছেলেমানুষি দেখে আহ্লাদে লুটোপুটি খাচ্ছিল। হঠাৎ সামলেসুমলে সোজা হয়ে বসল। পোলকিসের দেখা চশমা পরা বেড়ালটা তাদের দিকে কটমট করে তাকিয়েছিল যে! তখন তিনি আর নিছক বেড়াল নন। স্বয়ং হেডমিস্ট্রেস মিনার্ভা ম্যাকগোনেগল! প্রফেসর অব ট্রান্সফিগারেশন। বেশি ট্যাঁফোঁ করলেই কাছিম কিংবা করোনা বানিয়ে দেবেন! এখন অবশ্য স্মিত হেসে হ্যারিকে বার্থডে গিফটটা দিলেন। একটা টাইম টার্নার। যার সাহায্যে অতীত ও ভবিষ্যতে যাওয়া যায়। হ্যারিরা অতীতেই যেতে চাইল।
উফ্! কী বিচিত্র আর ঘটনাবহুল ছিল হ্যারির ১১ বছরের সেই জন্মদিন। সে সময় হ্যারি ভার্নন ডার্সলেদের সিঁড়ির নীচের কাবার্ডের খুপরিতে থাকত। বাপ-মা মরা রোগাভোগা ছেলে, ভাঙা চশমা। মাসি-মেসো, তুতো ভাই ডাডলে আর তার শাগরেদ পোলকিস, ডেনিসরা তাকে রোজ পেটাত। তবু এক দিন রাত বারোটার ঘরে কাঁটা ছুঁতেই ধড়াম করে দরজা খুলে ঢুকল হ্যাগ্রিড। পকেট থেকে বার করল জন্মদিনের কেক, পুরুষ্টু সসেজ। ডার্সলে’রা কাঁউমাউ করছিল বলে ডাডলে’র প্যান্টের ভিতর থেকে মাংসল লেজ গজিয়ে দিল। জম্পেশ শাস্তি। হ্যাগ্রিড জানাল, হ্যারি বিখ্যাত উইজ়ার্ড জেমস আর লিলি-র সন্তান। ভয়ঙ্কর জাদুকর ভল্ডেমর্ট তাকে মারতে এসেছিল। কিন্তু বাবা-মা প্রাণ দিয়ে হ্যারিকে বাঁচান। এক বছরের খোকাকে ঘিরে ধরে ভালবাসার বর্ম। তাই ভল্ডেমর্টের মৃত্যুবাণ হ্যারির কপালে একটা বিদ্যুৎচমকের মতো ক্ষত ছাড়া কিছুই করতে পারেনি। বরং উল্টে নিজেই ভ্যানিশ হয়ে গিয়েছিল অন্ধকারের অধীশ্বর। আর এ বার সময় হয়েছে, হ্যারিকে হগওয়ার্টস স্কুলে জাদুবিদ্যা শিখতে যেতে হবে। হাজার বছরের এই ইস্কুল জাদুদুনিয়ার স্তম্ভ। মাগলরা, অর্থাৎ যারা নাকি জাদু-টাদু জানে না, তারা অবিশ্যি এত গুরুত্বপূর্ণ খবর রাখে না।
‘হ্যারি পটার অ্যান্ড দ্য প্রিজ়নার অব আজ়কাবান’ ছবিতে জাদুঝাঁটা দেখে আপ্লুত হ্যারি।
আমরা, অর্থাৎ দুনিয়া জোড়া মাগলরা আলবাত উইজ়ার্ড ওয়র্ল্ড-এর খবর রাখি। আলাপ করিয়ে দিয়েছিলেন জোয়ান ক্যাথলিন রোওলিং। তাঁর হ্যারি পটার সিরিজ়ের প্রথম বই বেরোল ১৯৯৭-এ। আর পটার-প্লাবনে ভেসে গেল মিশিগান, লন্ডন, প্যারিস, দুবাই, টোকিয়ো। সেই স্রোত কলকাতায় এসে পৌঁছল যখন, আমাদের স্কুলে হাফ-ইয়ার্লির অঙ্ক পরীক্ষা হচ্ছিল। পিছনের বেঞ্চে হুলুস্থুলু। কে বই খুলে রেখেছে। নিশ্চয়ই টুকছে। গার্ড দিদিমণি কিছু ক্ষণ ধ্বস্তাধ্বস্তির পর জোর করে বইখানা কেড়ে, দিগ্বিজয়ীর ভঙ্গিতে উঁচু করে ধরলেন। তক্ষুনি তাঁর হাসি মিলিয়ে গেল। কোথায় কে সি নাগ? বিরাট রংচঙে বইটায় লেখা ‘হ্যারি পটার অ্যান্ড দ্য ফিলসফার্স স্টোন’। বেচারি আগের দিনই উপহার পেয়েছে। পরীক্ষা হলেও হ্যারির জাদু তাকে ছাড়েনি। ক’দিন পরে আমিও সে বই পেলাম। এক সন্ধেতেই রুদ্ধশ্বাসে শেষ করে ঊর্ধ্বশ্বাসে ছুটতে ছুটতে গিয়ে মাকে জিজ্ঞেস করলাম, ‘আমার কি কোনও চিঠি এসেছিল? হগওয়ার্টস স্কুল অব উইচক্র্যাফটস অ্যান্ড উইজ়ার্ড্রি থেকে?’ মা অবাক! ‘না তো!’ মাথা নেড়ে বললাম, ‘খেয়াল রেখো। আসবে।’
বই বেরল আরও। দ্য চেম্বার অব সিক্রেটস, দ্য প্রিজ়নার অব আজ়কাবান, দ্য গবলেট অব ফায়ার! একটার পর একটা ক্লাসে উঠছে হ্যারি। আর একটু একটু করে শরীর আর শক্তি ফিরে পাচ্ছে ভল্ডেমর্ট, যার নাম করতে নেই। আমাদের মতো ‘পটারহেড’রা তালিকা করছি, হগওয়ার্টস-এর ব্যাগে কী কী নিতে হবে। ডাইনির ছুঁচলো টুপি, কুহক তৈরির কড়াই। পেঁচা বা বেড়াল অথবা কোলাব্যাং। হ্যারি নিয়েছিল নরম ডানার শান্ত পেঁচা হেডউইগ। ওক বা ম্যাপল কাঠের জাদুদণ্ড চাই। ইউনিকর্নের লোম, ড্রাগনের কলিজার শিরা আর ফিনিক্স পাখির পালক থাকলে তাগড়াই হবে সেই জাদুদণ্ড।
সেই এগারো বছরের জন্মদিনে, হ্যারিকে হ্যাগ্রিড নিয়ে গিয়েছিল ‘লিকি কলড্রন’ সরাইখানার ইটের আড়ালে থাকা ‘ডায়াগন অ্যালে’তে। উইজ়ার্ডদের জমজমাট শপিং গলি। তার এক পাশে গবলিনদের (হুঁকোমুখো হ্যাংলার মতো দেখতে) গ্রিনগটস ব্যাঙ্ক। তার মাটির অনেক অনেক নীচের ভল্টে হ্যারির জন্য রাশি রাশি উইজ়ার্ড মানি রেখে গিয়েছেন তার বাবা-মা। জানা গেল, ১ সেপ্টেম্বর কিংস ক্রস স্টেশনের ৯ পূর্ণ ৩/৪ নম্বর প্ল্যাটফর্ম থেকে ছাড়বে হগওয়ার্টস এক্সপ্রেস। সে দিন হ্যারি ৯ আর ১০ নম্বর প্ল্যাটফর্মের মাঝের থাম বরাবর ছুটে যেতেই আনলক হয়ে গেল ৯ পূর্ণ ৩/৪ প্ল্যাটফর্ম। সেখানে ভোঁ বাজাচ্ছে হগওয়ার্টস এক্সপ্রেস। জাদুকরদের পরিবার, হবু জাদুকররা পিলপিল করছে। হ্যারির সঙ্গে জমে গেল রোনাল্ড উইজ়লি আর হারমায়নির। টং লিং ঘণ্টি বাজিয়ে ট্রলি ভরে এল পেস্ট্রি, কেক, কার্ডওয়ালা চকলেট ফ্রগ, হরেক ফ্লেভারের জেলি বিন। এত আনন্দও জগতে ছিল?
মাগল দুনিয়ায়ও পটারহেডদের উত্তেজনা তুঙ্গে। যে দিন হ্যারি পটারের বই বেরোত, সে দিন যেন দ্বিতীয় হ্যালোয়িন। রাত বারোটায় ওলটপালট হয়ে গিয়েছিল হ্যারির পৃথিবী, তাই বইগুলোরও ফিতে কাটা হত ঠিক মধ্যরাতে। হ্যারি-ভক্তরা উইজ়ার্ডদের কস্টিউম পরে গোটা দিন লাইন দিত দোকানগুলোর সামনে। বই পাওয়া মাত্র শুরু প্রতিযোগিতা। কে কত আগে শেষের পাতায় পৌঁছায়। কানে আঙুল দিয়ে স্কুল যেতাম। যদি কেউ রহস্য ফাঁস করে দেয়!
এরই মধ্যে এল প্রথম হ্যারি পটার সিনেমা। ফিল্টার গ্লাসে তোলা স্পেশ্যাল এফেক্টস পড়ে কল্পনাগুলো আরও কিলবিল করে উঠল। হগওয়ার্টস-এ যাওয়ার ট্রেনরাস্তাটাও এমন মায়াবী! আর হগওয়ার্টস স্কুলটা? ট্রানসিলভানিয়ায় ড্রাকুলার বাড়ির থেকেও রোমাঞ্চকর। ওখানে গেলে কোন হাউসে দেবে আমাকে কথা বলা ‘সর্টিং হ্যাট’? গভীর ঘুমে কে যেন বিড়বিড় করে ছড়া কাটে। ‘সাহসীরা যায় গ্রিফিনডোরে, চতুর চলে স্লিদারিনে, বুদ্ধিমানরা রভেনক্ল, অনুগত হাঁটে হাফলপাফ’। দেখা দেন শতবর্ষীয়ান সৌম্যদর্শন অতিবৃদ্ধ ঋজু হেডমাস্টার। অ্যালবাস ডাম্বলডোর। বিশ্বশ্রেষ্ঠ জাদুকর। ভল্ডেমর্টের পূর্বসূরি উইজ়ার্ড-মস্তান গ্রিন্ডেলওয়াল্ডকে ডুয়েলে কাত করেছেন যিনি। আমিও যে হগওয়ার্টস খুঁজতে খুঁজতে ক্লান্ত হয়ে মনখারাপের চোরাবালিতে তলিয়ে যাচ্ছি, জানতে পেরেছেন মহাজ্ঞানী। তাই এসে হাতখানি ধরেছেন। বলছেন, অন্ধকারতম কোণেও খুশির আলো খুঁজে পাবে। এক বার লাইটের সুইচটা অন করেই দেখো।
পর দিনই আলোকের পরশমণি ছুঁয়ে দেয় আমাকে। তখন আমি স্কুল টপকে সদ্য কলেজ। প্রথম বার বিশাল কলেজের গেট খুলে ঢুকলাম। দেখি গথিক দুর্গের মতো গড়ন, মোটা থাম। দুটো বিল্ডিং জুড়েছে ব্রিজ আর অদ্ভুতুড়ে ক্লাসঘর। দেখেই বুকের ভিতরে ছ্যাঁৎ। চওড়া, কার্পেট পাতা পুরনো কাঠের সিঁড়ি। পা দিতেই খটখট করে নড়ে উঠল। আমি উঠলাম, না কি নিজে নিজে ঘুরে পৌঁছে দিল উপরতলায়? উইজ়ার্ড-চক্ষে আমি দেখতে পাই কলেজের পোর্ট্রেটগুলোর মানুষ চলে-ফেরে, হাই তোলে। অভিবাদন না জানালে অভিমান করে। যাক, আমাকে গ্রিফিনডোরেই দিয়েছে। অর্থাৎ, ইংলিশ ডিপার্টমেন্ট। হাউস-হেড প্রফেসর ম্যাকগোনেগল হলেন কোকিলা ম্যাডাম। মায়ের মতো আগলে রাখেন। চৈতালি ম্যাডাম ডাম্বলডোর। আমাদের গার্জিয়ান এঞ্জেল। তার পর কলেজে পড়াতে এলেন সোনালি ম্যাডাম। উল্লাসে ছিটকে উঠি আমরা। তাঁর বিচিত্র ছাতাটি যেন এক্কেবারে ‘নিম্বাস ২০০০’ মডেলের ব্রুমস্টিক, আর চেহারায় তিনি অবিকল প্রফেসর সিবিল ট্রিলনে। হ্যাগ্রিডকেও পেয়ে যাই কলেজের ড্রামা রিহার্সালে। বাংলা বিভাগের মণিদীপা ম্যাডাম। সকলের অসমবয়সি বন্ধু। এক দিন পিছু পিছু হাঁটতে থাকি তাঁর। নিশ্চয়ই তাঁর আস্তানায় বিরাট মাকড়সা, তিন মাথাওয়ালা কুকুর ফ্লাফি থাকে। পথ আটকান এসবি ম্যাডাম। বকেন। ‘ও দিকে যাওয়া নিষেধ’। তা হলে ওটাই হগওয়ার্টস-এর ফরবিডেন ফরেস্ট! যেখানে হ্যাগ্রিডের ষোলো ফুটের ক্যাবলা ভাই গ্রপ থাকে। রাতের বেলা মানুষেরা নেকড়ে হয়ে যায়! আর কলেজের সেন্টিনারি বিল্ডিংয়ের নীচে আছে ‘চেম্বার অব সিক্রেটস’। সেখানে হাজার হাজার বছর ধরে অতিকায় সর্পিণীকে লুকিয়ে রেখেছেন সালাজ়ার স্লিদারিন। তাই ওখানে গেলেও চোখ পাকান এসবি। উনিই তো স্লিদারিনদের হাউস হেড, প্রফেসর স্নেপ। সব অকুস্থলে মাটি ফুঁড়ে উদয় হয়ে প্ল্যান বানচাল করেন। নির্ঘাত ভল্ডেমর্টের ডেথ ইটার্স দলের লোক।
হ্যারির পরের বইগুলোর ভানুমতীও আমাদের কব্জা করে নেয়। দ্য অর্ডার অব দ্য ফিনিক্স, দ্য হাফ ব্লাড প্রিন্স, দ্য ডেথলি হ্যালোজ় প্রথম ও দ্বিতীয় পর্ব। পটার ফ্র্যাঞ্চাইজ়ি-র সিনেমা দেখার আগে আর এক বার টাটকা পড়ে নিই সেই খণ্ডের উপন্যাসটা। তার পর অন্ধকার হলে বসে আমাদের মনের ‘মারাওডার ম্যাপ’ (যেখানে হগওয়ার্টস-এর প্রতিটি আনাচকানাচ দেখা যায়) খুলে সিনেমাটা মেলাতে বসি। কলেজে ‘কুইডিচ’ চালু করার প্রস্তাব আনি। বাস্কেটবল, ফুটবল আর রাগবি মিলিয়ে একটা খেলা। ঝাঁটায় চড়ে খেলতে হয়। শুনে টিচার বলেন, ‘বাবা, ঘাড়ে-মাথায় জল দিয়ে আয়।’
চিত্রবিচিত্র: হ্যারিকে তাড়া করেছে চেম্বার অব সিক্রেটস-এর ড্রাগন-সাপ ব্যাসিলিস্ক (বইয়ের ছবি)।
হ্যারিরাও বয়ঃসন্ধিতে এসে পড়ে। লাভ পোশন, ত্রিকোণ প্রেম, প্রথম চুম্বন— কত কী ঘটে চলে ভল্ডেমর্টের শয়তানির সমান্তরালেই। জিনিয়াস হ্যারি আর স্টুডিয়াস হারমায়নি-র মন জুড়বে ভেবেছিলাম। এখানে ফার্স্ট গার্ল হারমায়নি-কে ডান্স বল-এ নিয়ে যায় অলিভার ক্রাম। ঈর্ষায় সবুজ হয়ে যায় লালচুলো রন। শেষে রন-হারমায়নির বন্ধুত্বে প্রেমের আভা লাগে। ‘গবলেট অব ফায়ার’-এ মেয়েরা ছুটতে থাকে সুঠামদেহী অলিভার ক্রামের জন্য। কিন্তু আমার মন কাড়ে হগওয়ার্টস-এর চ্যাম্পিয়ন সেড্রিক। অনিন্দ্যকান্তি কিশোর, সর্বগুণসম্পন্ন। কিন্তু ভল্ডেমর্টের প্যাঁচে সে প্রাণ হারিয়ে শুয়ে থাকে কবরখানায়। প্রফেসর স্নেপ বিষয়ে হ্যারি অভিযোগ করলে, ডাম্বলডোর কড়া করে বলেন, ‘স্নেপ নয়। প্রফেসর স্নেপ বলো হ্যারি।’ আজ়কাবানের কয়েদখানা থেকে পালিয়ে এসে হ্যারির হাত ধরেন পিতৃবন্ধু, পিতৃসম সিরিয়াস ব্ল্যাক। কিন্তু ভল্ডেমর্টের দল মেরে দেয় তাঁকেও। আর এক রাতে, মারণমন্ত্র আউড়ে ডাম্বলডোরের প্রাণ কেড়ে নেন বিশ্বাসঘাতী স্নেপ। জাদুমন্ত্রকের রাশ হাতে নিয়ে নেয় লর্ড ভল্ডেমর্ট, হগওয়ার্টস-এর আকাশে বিপদ গজরায়।
বাকি গল্প কে না জানে! ডাম্বলডোর-এর অর্ডার অব ফিনিক্স, হ্যারি আর তার বন্ধুদের জোট এবং ভল্ডেমর্ট-বাহিনীর মধ্যে সেকেন্ড উইজ়ার্ডিং ওয়র বাঁধে। আগের বার শরীর মিলিয়ে গেলেও ভল্ডেমর্টের বিনাশ হয়নি। কারণ নিজের আত্মা টুকরো টুকরো লুকিয়ে রেখেছিল সে। বন্ধুরা সেগুলো একে একে খতম করে ধুলো বানিয়ে দেয় খল জাদুকরকে। অনেকটা আমাদের রাক্ষসীরানির প্রাণভোমরার গল্পের মতো।
পটার-দুনিয়া নিয়ে এমন উন্মাদনার কারণ কি কেবলই মার্কেটিংয়ের কামাল? আসলে, হ্যারির এই ভেলকির দুনিয়াটা আমাদের আশপাশেই লুকিয়ে। কেউ হগওয়ার্টস পায় লাইব্রেরিতে, কেউ পেয়ে যায় তার বোর্ডিং স্কুলে। যেমন আমি খুঁজে পেয়েছিলাম বেথুন কলেজে। নইলে, ভল্ডেমর্টের নাগিনী যখন স্নেপ-কে মেরে দিল, আর প্রফেসরের চোখের জল ধরে হ্যারি জানতে পারল তাঁর অতীত, এই ভাবে কেঁদে ফেলি? স্নেপ হ্যারির মা লিলিকে ভালবেসেছিল, আর হ্যারির বাবা জেমস তাকে বিরক্ত করত, তাই স্নেপ হ্যারিকে দেখলে দুর্ব্যবহার করতেন। ভল্ডেমর্টের দলে মিশে স্নেপই আসলে হ্যারিকে রক্ষা করেছেন আজীবন। তৎক্ষণাৎ মনে পড়ে আমাদের স্নেপ এসবি ম্যামকে। পরীক্ষার খাতায় তিনিই তো সব চেয়ে বেশি নম্বর উজাড় করে দিতেন!
রোওলিং প্রতিটি অধ্যায়ে জীবন ভাঙা-গড়ার এমনই মূল্যবান মুহূর্ত গুঁজে রেখেছেন। মাগল বাবা-মার সন্তানের জাদুশক্তি থাকলে, তার কাছেও যায় হগওয়ার্টস-এর চিঠি। কয়েক জন উইজ়ার্ড মিশ্র রক্তের জাদুকরদের মাড-ব্লাড বলে ঠোকরান ঠিকই। কিন্তু তাঁরা সবাই গল্পের ভিলেন। যদিও রোওলিং পারফেক্ট-ইমপারফেক্ট, শুভ-অশুভর ভেদাভেদ করেন না। হ্যারির বাবা জেমস শৈশবে দুর্বলের উপর অত্যাচার করেছেন। আবার দোষ শুধরেও নিয়েছেন। যে নেভিল জাদুঝাঁটা থেকে পড়ে কেঁদেছিল, শেষ বেলায় অসম সাহসে ভর করে সে-ই ভল্ডেমর্টের নাগিনীর মাথাটা কাটে।
আবার, ডাম্বলডোর নিজেও প্রশ্নচিহ্ন বিরহিত নন। কেন তিনি এক সময় ক্রাইম লর্ড গ্রিন্ডেলওয়াল্ডের হাত ধরেছিলেন? এ সব নিয়েই রোওলিং বুনেছেন পটার-কাহিনির আগের গল্পমালা, ‘ফ্যান্টাস্টিক বিস্টস’ সিরিজ়। সবই মাগলদের জীবনের বিবিধ জটিলতার গল্প, রোওলিং সম্মোহনের রং মাখিয়ে দেখিয়েছেন। আমরা ভেবেছি, ম্যাজিক। তাই এমন বুঁদ হয়ে গিয়েছি হ্যারির জীবনে। মহাউচ্ছ্বাসে পালন করেছি রন আর হারমায়নিরও জন্মদিন। ১ মার্চ আর ১৯ সেপ্টেম্বর। ওরা আমাদের থেকে আলাদা না কি?
টাইম-টার্নার ফেরে বর্তমানে। অদৃশ্য বাড়িতে হ্যারিরা উঠে পড়ে। কেক কাটবে। কেক কাটবেন রোওলিংও। জন্মদিন যে তাঁরও। তার পর ‘হ্যারি পটার অ্যান্ড দ্য কার্সড চাইল্ড’ নাটকের ঘটনাগুলো ছকবেন। অ্যালবাস, হুগোরা যে আবার হগওয়ার্টসে ফিরবে। সেপ্টেম্বর থেকে নতুন সেশন শুরু!
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Access to www.anandabazar.com platform and/ or the Services from jurisdictions other than India where the same are illegal is prohibited. The Company reserves the right to block access to www.anandabazar.com platform and/ or the Services by such prohibited access by international users. If you access www.anandabazar.com platform and/ or the Services from a location outside India, you waive any right available under laws of jurisdictions outside of India.
Individual Registration and Access
Certain Services offered by the Company through www.anandazar.com platform, such as email, personal web pages, contests and shopping, require prior registration by the User. To gain access to such Services, You will be required to create an account by completing the registration process. As part of such registration process, You will be required to provide Us with current, complete and accurate information pertaining to such details as prompted by the applicable registration form. You will also be required to choose a unique password and a user name, which shall be entered by You every time You wish to gain access to the said Services. You shall not be entitled to gain, and shall not facilitate, access to www.anandabazar.com platform through a single account and password, by multiple users on a network. You agree and understand that We do not permit any part of www.anandabazar.com platform being cached in proxy servers. You are entirely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of Your password and account.
If the Company reasonably believes that Your account and/or Password is being/ has been misused in any manner, the Company shall reserve the right to cancel access rights immediately without notice, and block access to all users from that IP address.
You shall not share your account information and password with others or use anyone else’s account. You are entirely responsible for any and all activities that occur under Your account. You agree to notify us immediately of any unauthorized use of your account or any other breach of security. In such an event, we shall do our best to help you recover your account; however, we cannot guarantee that your account will be restored or the content contained therein will be recovered. We will not be liable for any loss that you may incur as a result of unauthorized use of your password or account. However, you could be held liable for losses incurred by the Company or another party due to someone else using your account or password.
International Users
You agree and understand that the Services are controlled and operated by the Company from its offices in India. You agree that: (i) the Services shall be deemed solely based in India; and (ii) the use of the Services do not give rise to personal jurisdiction over the Company, either specific or general, in jurisdictions other than India. You agree that the laws of India, excluding India’s choice of law rules, will apply to this Terms of Use and Privacy Policy and all other policies and guidelines provided by the Company and to the provision of Services by the Company.
Access to www.anandabazar.com platform and/ or the Services from jurisdictions other than India where the same are illegal is prohibited. The Company reserves the right to block access to www.anandabazar.com platform and/ or the Services by such prohibited access by international users. If you access www.anandabazar.com platform and/ or the Services from a location outside India, you waive any right available under laws of jurisdictions outside of India.
Termination of Account
ABP PVT. LTD. reserves its right to refuse service, restrict, suspend, terminate your account; (Terminate this Agreement; Terminate or suspend your access to the ABP Web Sites; Refuse, move or remove for any reason any Content / Image that you submit on or through the Services; Refuse, move, or remove any Content / Image that is available on or through the Services; Deactivate or delete your accounts and all related information and files in your account; Establish general practices and limits concerning use of the Services) at any time and, remove or edit contents or cancel orders (entered by you) in its sole discretion with or without cause, and with or without any prior notice for any violation of the Terms of Use. Upon such termination or suspension, your right to use the ABP PVT. Ltd.'s Web Sites will immediately cease.
You can terminate Your account at any time by writing to service@anandabazar.com but your information may remain stored in archive on Our servers even after the deletion or the termination of Your account.
User Conduct and Obligations
You hereby agree and assure ABP PVT. Ltd. that the Site/Services shall be used for lawful purposes only and that you will not violate laws, regulations, ordinances or other such requirements of any applicable Central, State or local government or any other international laws. You further concur that you will not, through Site/Service:
• post, distribute, or otherwise make available or transmit any software or other computer files that contain a virus trojan horses, time bombs, bots, botnets, malicious content, content theft, data manipulation, threats or any other harmful programs or elements or component;
• delete from the Site any legal notices, disclaimers, or proprietary notices such as copyright or trademark symbols, or modify any logos that you do not own or have express permission to modify;
• not use the Site / Service in any manner that could damage, disable, overburden, or impair and not to undertake any action which is harmful or potentially harmful to any ABP PVT. LTD.'s server, or the network(s), computer systems / resource connected to any ABP PVT. LTD. server, or interfere with any other party's use and enjoyment of the Site/Service;
• obtain or attempt to obtain any materials or information through any means not intentionally made available through the Site/Service;
• engage in any activity that causes / may harm minors; or
• perform any activity which is likely to cause such harm;
• impersonate any person or entity, including, but not limited to, ABP PVT. LTD.'s official, forum leader, guide or host, or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity;
• take any action which encourages or consists of any threat of harm of any kind to any person or property;
• carry out any "denial of service" (DoS, DDoS) or any other harmful attacks on application or internet service or;
• make any inappropriate, illegal or otherwise prohibited communication to any Newsgroup, Mailing List, Chat Facility, or other Internet Forum;
• use the Site/Service for illegal purposes;
• disrupt, place unreasonable burdens or excessive loads on, interfere with or attempt to make or attempt any unauthorized access to any ABP PVT. LTD website or the website of any ABP PVT.LTD.'s customer;
• transmit through the Site, any unlawful, harassing, libelous, abusive, threatening, harmful, vulgar, obscene, libelous, hateful, or racially, ethnically or otherwise objectionable material of any kind or nature. This includes text, graphics, video, programs or audio, etc;
• collect or attempt to collect personally identifiable information of any person or entity without their express written consent and you shall maintain records of any such written consent throughout the terms of this agreement and for a period of 2 years thereafter;
• engage in antisocial, disruptive, or destructive acts, including "flaming," "spamming," "flooding," "trolling," and "griefing" as those terms are commonly understood and used on the Internet
• forge headers or otherwise manipulate identifiers in order to disguise the origin of any content transmitted through the Site.
• upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any unsolicited or unauthorised advertising, promotional materials, "junk mail," "spam," "chain letters," "pyramid schemes," duplicative messages or any other form of solicitation.
• encumber or suffer to exist any lien or security interest on the subject matter of this Agreement; or
• make any representation or warranty on behalf of ABP PVT. LTD.
You agree not to post, distribute, transmit or otherwise make available any data, text, message, computer file, or other material that infringes and/or violates any right of a third party or any domestic or international law, rule, or regulation, including but not limited to:
• infringement of any copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, or other proprietary rights of any third party, including, but not limited to, the unauthorized copying of copyrighted material, the digitization and distribution of photographs from magazines, books, or other copyrighted sources, and the unauthorized transmittal of copyrighted software;
• Right of privacy (specifically, you must not distribute another person's personal information of any kind without their express permission) or publicity;
• Any confidentiality obligation.
Unless otherwise permitted, you will: (i) display the Service on your Site in the exact form received by you, and not modify or edit any of the foregoing without ABP PVT. Ltd.'s prior written consent; (ii) ensure that the fundamental meaning of the Service is not changed or distorted; (iii) comply with all applicable laws and all limitations and restrictions (if any) placed by ABP PVT. Ltd. on the use, display or distribution of any Service and (iv) not archive any of the Service for access by users at any future date after the Service has been removed from your Web site. You acknowledge that the service must link and redirect to the appropriate ABP PVT. Ltd.'s Web page when a user clicks on the Service (e.g. a headline). You shall not display the Service in such a manner that does not allow for successful linking and redirection to, and delivery of, ABP PVT. Ltd.'s Web page, nor may you frame any ABP PVT. Ltd.'s Web page.
No Controlling Spam Policy or Unsolicited E-mails
You will not use any communication tool or other means available on the Site to transmit, directly or indirectly, any unsolicited bulk communications (including emails and instant messages). You may not harvest information about users of ABP PVT. LTD. for the purpose of sending or to facilitate the sending of unsolicited bulk communications. We may terminate your access or use of the Site immediately, with or without any notice, and take any other legal action if you, or anyone using your access details to the Site, violates these terms. We may adopt any technical remedy (including any filtering technology or other measures) to prevent unsolicited bulk communications from entering, or remaining within our computer or communication networks. Such filtering technology or other measures may block, either temporarily or permanently, some e-mail sent to you through the ABP PVT. Ltd.'s Web Sites.
Disclaimer of Warranties and Liability
limitation, the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, workmanlike effort, title and non-infringement are disclaimed and excluded.
ABP PVT. Ltd. and its parent, affiliates and associates shall not be liable, at any time for any, direct, indirect, punitive, incidental, special, consequential, damages (including, without limitation, damages for loss of business projects, damage to your computer system or damages for loss of profits, damages for loss of use, data or profits, arising out of or in any way connected with the use or performance of the ABP PVT. Ltd.'s sites/services, with the delay or inability to use the ABP PVT. Ltd.'s sites/services or related services, the provision of or failure to provide services, or for any information, software, products, services and related graphics obtained through the ABP PVT. LTD. sites/services, or otherwise arising out of the use of the ABP PVT. LTD. sites/services) arising in contract, tort or otherwise from the use of or inability to use the Site, or any of its contents, or from any act or omissions a result of using the Site or any such contents or for any failure of performance, error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, computer virus, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorised access to, alteration of, or use of information contained on the site. No representations, warranties or guarantees whatsoever are made by ABP PVT. LTD. as to the (a) accuracy, adequacy, reliability, completeness, suitability or applicability of the information to a particular situation; (b) that the service will be uninterrupted, timely, secure, or error-free; (c) the quality of any products, services, content, information, or other material purchased or obtained from the website will meet your expectations or requirements; or (d) any errors in the website will be corrected.
Links to Other Sites
All the contents of this Site are only for general information or use. They do not constitute advice and should not be relied upon in making (or refraining from making) any decision. Any specific advice or replies to queries in any part of the Site is/are the personal opinion of such experts/consultants/persons and are not subscribed to by this Site. The information from or through this site is provided on "AS IS" basis, and all warranties and conditions, expressed or implied of any kind, regarding any matter pertaining to any goods, service or channel, including without Certain links on the Site lead to resources located on servers maintained by third parties, these sites of third party(s) may contain ABP PVT. LTD.'s-logo, please understand that it is independent from ABP PVT. LTD., over whom ABP PVT. LTD. has no control or connection, business or otherwise as these sites are external to ABP PVT. LTD. You agree and understand that by visiting such sites you are beyond the ABP PVT. LTD.'s website. ABP PVT. LTD., therefore neither endorses nor offers any judgement or warranty and accepts no responsibility or liability for the authenticity, availability, suitability, reliability, accuracy of the information, software, products, services and related graphics contained, of any of the goods/services/or for any damage, loss or harm, direct or consequential or any violation of local or international laws that may be incurred by your visit and/or transaction/s on these site(s), as the same is provided on "as is" without warranty of any kind. ABP PVT. LTD. gives no warranty and makes no representation whether expressed or implied, that the information contained in this site is error free. ABP PVT. LTD. shall not be responsible nor liable for any consequential damages arising on account of your relying on the contents of the advertisement. Before relying on the material, users should independently verify its relevance for their purposes, and should obtain any appropriate professional advice.
Material Submitted by Users
Certain elements of the Site will contain material submitted by users. ABP PVT. LTD. accepts no responsibility for the content, accuracy, conformity to applicable laws of such material. You will indemnify and hold harmless ABP PVT. LTD. against all third party claims, demands and actions brought against ABP PVT. LTD. which arises from or relates to the material submitted by you.
Advertising Material
Part of the Site contains advertising information or promotion material or other material submitted to ABP PVT. LTD. by third parties. Responsibility for ensuring that material submitted for inclusion on Site complies with applicable International and National law is exclusively on the party providing the information/material. Your correspondence or business dealings with, or participation in promotions of, advertisers other than ABP PVT. LTD. found on or through the Website, including payment and delivery of related goods or services, and any other terms, conditions, warranties or representations associated with such dealings, are solely between You and such advertiser. ABP PVT. LTD. will not be responsible or liable for any claim, error, omission, inaccuracy in advertising material or any loss or damage of any sort incurred as the result of any such dealings or as the result of the presence of such non-ABP PVT. LTD. advertisers on the Website. ABP PVT. LTD. reserves the right to omit, suspend or change the position of any advertising material submitted for insertion. Acceptance of advertisements on the Site will be subject to these terms and conditions.
Data Protection
ABP PVT. LTD. may send information and offer products and services to you from time to time. For further details relating to our policy relating to such offer please refer to our privacy statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, ABP PVT. LTD. reserves the right to disclose any information in response to / that it is required to be shared, disclosed or make made available to any governmental, administrative, regulatory or judicial authority under any law or regulation applicable to ABP PVT. LTD.
Further, ABP PVT. LTD. can (and you authorize ABP PVT. LTD. to) disclose your name, street address, city, state, zip code, country, phone number, email, and company name to Intellectual Property rights owners, as we in our sole discretion believe necessary or appropriate in connection with an investigation of fraud, intellectual property infringement, piracy, or other unlawful activity.
Relationship
None of the provisions of the User Agreement shall be deemed to constitute a partnership or agency between you and ABP PVT. LTD. and you shall have no authority to bind ABP PVT. LTD. in any manner, whatsoever.
Force Majeure
ABP PVT. LTD. shall have no liability to you for any interruption or delay, to access the Site irrespective of the cause.
Indian Law
The Agreement shall be governed by the Laws of India. The Courts of law at Kolkata, West Bengal, India shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any disputes arising under this agreement.
Entire Agreement
These Terms of Service constitute the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes and replaces all prior or contemporaneous understandings or agreements, written or oral, regarding such subject matter.
Right to remove inappropriate messages
We reserve the right to remove any messages we deem to be inappropriate, i.e, racist, sexist or threatening. Messages using inappropriate language will also be removed. We do not wish to be censors, but our forums must remain civilized and respect the rights of others.
Limited time to bring your claim
You and ABP PVT. LTD. agree that any cause of action arising out of or related to the ABP PVT. LTD.'s web sites, only, must commence within one (1) year after the cause of action accrues otherwise, such cause of action will be permanently barred.
Acceptance of Terms & Conditions
By using ABP PVT. LTD.'s sites and services, you signify your acceptance of this Terms & Conditions. If you do not agree or are not comfortable with any term described in this Term & Conditions, your only remedy is to discontinue use of ABP PVT. LTD. sites. We reserve the right, to modify this Terns & Conditions at any time.
General Terms
Rights and obligations under the Terms which by their nature should survive will remain in full effect after termination or expiration of the Terms.
Any express waiver or failure to exercise promptly any right under the Terms will not create a continuing waiver or any expectation of non-enforcement.
If any provision of the Terms is held invalid by any law or regulation of any government, or by any court or arbitrator, the parties agree that such provision will be replaced with a new provision that accomplishes the original business purpose, and the other provisions of the Terms will remain in full force and effect.
Notice of Copyright Infringement
ABP PVT. LTD. is not liable for any infringement of copyright arising out of materials posted on or transmitted through the site, or items advertised on the site, by end users or any other third parties. Our policy is to comply with all Intellectual Property Laws and to act expeditiously upon receiving any notice of claimed infringement. If you believe that your work has been reproduced on this website in a manner that constitutes copyright infringement, please provide a notice of copyright infringement containing all of the following information:
(a)A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner for the purposes of the complaint.
(b)Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed.
(c)Identification of the material on our website that is claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity.
(d)The address, telephone number or e-mail address of the complaining party.
(e)A statement that the complaining party has a good-faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent or the law.
(f)A statement, under penalty of perjury, that the information in the notice of copyright infringement is accurate, and that the complaining party is authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the right that is allegedly infringed.
All notices of copyright infringement should be sent to:
ABP Pvt. Ltd.
www.anandabazar.com
ABP Pvt. Ltd. 6, Prafulla Sarkar St. Kolkata-700001, West Bengal, India
+913322345374
WHAT INFORMATION DO WE GATHER ABOUT YOU?
The information gathered when you interact with ABP falls into two categories: 1) Personal information, which includes personal information you supply when you subscribe, order, complete a survey, register for one of our sites, enter a contest or provide your email address and 2) Non-personal information collected through technology, which includes tracking information collected by us as well as third parties.
Personal Information That You Give Us or Ask a Third Party to Share with Us
Registration Information
Registration for ABP may require that you supply certain personal information, including a unique email address and demographic information (ZIP code, age, sex, household income, job industry and job title) to register.
You may register or enhance your profile by linking your Facebook or Google accounts on ABP. By doing this, you are asking them to send us certain information from those social media accounts, and you are authorizing us to collect, store, and use what they send us in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
Social media registration features may collect your IP address, the page you are visiting on our site, and may set a cookie to enable the feature to function properly. Social media features and widgets are either hosted by a third party or hosted directly on our website. You can disassociate your ABP registration from third-party accounts any time.
Kindly note that ABP shall not responsible for any information collected by the third party from you.
User Generated Content and Public Activities (Including Comments and Reader Reviews)
We offer you opportunities to engage in public activities on ABP.com and other ABP Services. "Public activities" are any actions you take on ABP that are designed to be visible to other users, including comments, recommendations, reader reviews, ratings or any other items that you submit. Any information you disclose in your public activities, along with your screen name or ID, or any image or photo, becomes public and may be used by ABP for online and offline promotional or commercial uses in any and all media. If you choose to engage in public activities, you should be aware that any personal information you submit can be read, collected and used by other users of these areas. We are not responsible for the personal information you choose to submit in the course of your public activities and we have no responsibility to publish, take down, remove or edit any of your public activities or submissions. For more information, see Terms of Service.
Public activities may be included in our RSS feeds, APIs and other distribution formats. As a result, your public activities may appear on other websites, blogs, or feeds. Keep in mind that we are not responsible for any personal information you choose to make public via your public activities, and you agree that such sharing will be deemed to have been done by you, not ABP including but not limited to sharing of information in your connected social media accounts.
When you share or recommend links to content on a third-party platform (such as Facebook, Google+ and Twitter), that action and any information you share will be covered by their privacy policy.
Contests, Sweepstakes and Special Offers
ABP collects personal information from you when you participate in sweepstakes, contests or special offers. If this information is also being collected by a third party other than ABP, we will notify you at the same time. If you do not want any personal information shared, you should not participate in the sweepstakes, contest or special offer.
Reader Surveys, Reader Panels and Market Research
ABP may collect personal information from you in connection with voluntary surveys conducted via ABP. Data may be collected through ABP, on the phone or through the mail. The information you provide may be shared, but only in the aggregate, with advertisers and partners unless we notify you otherwise at the time of collection.
Members of our Reader Panels agree to participate in surveys, polls or discussions about their readership of ABP, their household/personal characteristics and their purchase behavior.
Conferences and Live Events
We often receive information about attendees to our live events from sign-in and registration lists. We may share this information with event or promotion sponsors, in which case we will notify you when we collect the information.
Non-Personal Information Collected Using Technology
Information Collected by Us Using Technology
We use various internet technologies to manage ABP and track use of the Services. Non-personal information that we collect using these technologies may be combined with other information about you.
Device Information. We may collect non-personal information about the computer, mobile device or other device you use to access ABP, such as IP address, geolocation information, unique device identifiers, browser type, browser language and other transactional information.
Cookies, Beacons, Local Storage and Other Similar Technologies. We use "cookies," web beacons, tags and scripts, and other similar technologies including local storage objects such as HTML5. These technologies allow us to manage access to and use of the Services, recognize you and provide personalization, and help us understand how people use ABP. You will not be able to access certain areas of our websites, including ABP, if your computer does not accept cookies from us. We do not respond to browser-based "do not track" signals. For more detailed information about our use of cookies and local storage, and how to manage them, see Frequently Asked Questions About Cookies.
We may transmit non-personally identifiable website usage information to third parties in order to show you advertising for ABP when you visit other sites. For more information about our third-party ad server, or to learn your choices about not having this non-personal information used to target ads to you, please click here.
Local Storage Objects
We may use Local Storage Objects (LSOs) such as HTML5 to store content information and preferences. Third parties with whom we partner to provide certain features on our site or to display advertising based upon your web browsing activity use LSOs such as HTML 5 or Flash to collect and store information.
Various browsers may offer their own management tools for removing HTML5 LSOs. To manage Flash LSOs please click here:
http://www.macromedia.com/support/
documentation/en/flashplayer/
help/settings_manager07.html
Analytics, Log Files and Reading History
As is true of most websites, we gather certain information automatically and store it in log files. This information may include internet protocol (IP) addresses (the region or general location where your computer or device is accessing the internet), browser type, operating system and other usage information about the use of ABP, including a history of the pages you view.
We may combine this automatically collected log information with other information we collect about you. We do this to improve services we offer you, including customized Recommendations, advertising and currency display, to improve marketing, and to track access and use of ABP across the devices that you use to access ABP.
We have hired third parties to provide us information, reports and analysis about the usage, browsing patterns of our users. They may independently record the type of device and operating system you are using, general location information, as well as events that occur within our apps, such as how often you use our apps.
Location Information. Some of our mobile applications can deliver content based on your current location if you choose to enable that feature of the app. If you enable the location-based feature, your current location will be stored locally on your device, which will then be used by the app. If you elect to have a location-based search saved to your history, we will store that information on our servers. If you do not enable the location-based service, or if an app does not have that feature, the app will not transmit to us, and we will not collect or store, location information.
The ads in our apps are not targeted to you based on your current GPS location, but they may be targeted to you based on your ZIP code or device's IP address.
Third Parties
Some of the services and advertisements included in ABP, including on ABP and within our mobile apps, are delivered or served by third-party companies, which may collect information about your use of ABP.
These companies may place or recognize cookies, web beacons or other technology to track certain non-personal information about our website users. For example, in the course of serving certain advertisements, an advertiser may place or recognize a unique cookie on your browser in order to collect certain information about your use of ABP. For another example, an advertiser or ad server may also be able to collect your device's unique identifier in the course of serving an ad. In many cases, this information could be used to show you ads on other websites based on your interests.
We do not have access to, nor control over, these third parties' use of cookies or other tracking technologies or how they may be used.
Please click here to see a list of third parties that may be using cookies to serve advertising on our websites or in our apps. For example, we use Google to serve advertisements onto ABP, which use the Google Doubleclick cookie, and in some cases, a unique device identifier, to show you ads based on your visit to ABP and other sites on the internet. You may opt out of the use of the Google Doubleclick cookie by visiting the Google ad and content network privacy policy.
You have choices about the collection of information by third parties on our website:
1) If you would like more about your option not to accept advertiser cookies, please click here.
2) If you would like to opt-out of having interest-based ad targeting, click here.
Your access to our websites should not be affected if you do not accept cookies served by third parties.
WHAT DO WE DO WITH THE INFORMATION WE GATHER ABOUT YOU?
Provide the Services You Request
We use the information we gather about you to enable your use of ABP and fulfill your requests for certain products and services, such as sending out electronic newsletters and enabling you to participate in and renew paid services, polls, contests and message boards.
Statistical Analysis
We perform statistical, demographic and marketing analyses of users of ABP, and their subscribing and purchasing patterns, for product development purposes and to generally inform advertisers about the nature of our subscriber base. We use this information for analysis purposes, including analysis to improve customer relationships.
Customizing Your Experience
We use the information that we collect to allow advertising to be targeted to the users for whom such advertising is most pertinent. We also use this information to customize certain features of ABP to provide you with an enhanced experienced based on the type of device you are using to access ABP, and in certain cases, provide you with requested services.
Relevant Advertising
We may use demographic and preference information to allow advertising on ABP Service to be targeted to the users for whom they are most pertinent. This means users see advertising that is most likely to interest them, and advertisers send their messages to people who are most likely to be receptive, improving both the viewer's experience and the effectiveness of the ads. We disclose information to third parties only in aggregate or de-identified form.
Email Newsletters
ABP will periodically send you email newsletters or promotional email about services offered by ABP and its advertisers. For details about ABP email, please see below:
WHAT IS OUR EMAIL POLICY?
We will not send you marketing messages if you have unsubscribed. You can choose not to receive messages in the future by following the "unsubscribe" instructions located near the bottom of each email. We will not share, sell, rent, swap or authorize any third party to use your email address for commercial purposes without your permission. However, we will only share your email id with our registered partners in conformance with law. If you feel you have received an email from us in error, please contact newsletter.feedback@abpdigital.in
Email Newsletters. Anandabazar offers several email newsletters. If you no longer wish to receive a specific newsletter, follow the "unsubscribe" instructions located near the bottom of each newsletter.
Survey Email. We may invite you to participate in user surveys asking for feedback on anandabazar.com and existing or prospective products and services, as well as information to better understand our users. User surveys greatly help us to improve our Services, and any information we obtain in such surveys will not be shared with third parties, except in aggregate form.
Emails from You. If you send us an email, we will use your email address to respond directly to your questions or comments.
Email This Article Feature. Addresses you provide in the "Email" share feature may be saved for your convenience for future articles you may wish to email; but they are not used for any other purpose, and will not be shared with any third parties.
WITH WHOM DO WE SHARE THE INFORMATION THAT WE GATHER?
Within ABP
If you have registered to use ABP, we will not sell, rent, swap or authorize any third party to use your email address without your permission.
In the future, we may sell, buy, merge or partner with other companies or businesses. In such transactions, we may include your information among the transferred assets.
Third Parties
Not with-standing, anything contained herein above, we may share the information provided by you with third parties (in any manner whatsoever) and such consent for sharing information with third parties maybe expressed and / or implied as may be applicable and / or indicated. For abundant caution, it is provided that your participation in our website in any form and / or manner whatsoever is an implied consent from your end to be bound by our privacy policy and a further implied consent of allowing us to share your information with third parties.
If you are a print subscriber, we may exchange or rent your name and mailing address (but not your email address) and certain other information, such as when you first subscribed to ABP with other reputable companies that offer marketing information or products through direct mail. If you prefer that we do not share this information, you may opt-out by emailing us at support@abpdigital.in, reach out to us here. Or write to us at: ABP Pvt. Ltd. 6, Prafulla Sarkar St. Kolkata-700001, West Bengal, India.
Please include your account number and phone number in the body of your email or letter, and include "Opt-out" in the subject line.
We may share information about attendees to our live events with sponsors or other third parties. If so, we will notify you when you provide us the information.
Service Providers
We contract with other companies to provide services on our behalf, including credit-card and billing processing, ad serving, shipping, email distribution, list processing and analytics or promotions management. We provide these companies only with the information they need to perform their services. These service providers are restricted from using personal information in any way other than to provide services for ABP, and they may not share, resell or use the data for their own direct marketing purposes.
We reserve the right to disclose your opt-out information to third parties so they can suppress your name from future solicitations, in accordance with applicable laws. We may occasionally release personal information as required by law, for example, to comply with a court order or subpoena.
HOW DO I CHANGE OR UPDATE MY PERSONAL INFORMATION?
Manage Your ABP Account in the My Account Area. You may review and update your ABP membership or account information and access your transaction history in the My Account area. We will respond to inquiries regarding deletion of data within a reasonable timeframe.
Data Retention. We will retain your information for at least as long as your account is active, as needed to provide you services or as necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements. As a matter of course, we will delete personally identifiable information associated with accounts that have been inactive for at least 15 years.
HOW DO I OPT-OUT?
If, at any time, you prefer not to receive email marketing information from us, simply follow the unsubscribe options at the bottom of each email.
If you experience difficulty with the unsubscribe process, feel free to contact us at support@abpdigital.in and provide your email address along with the name of the newsletter from which you would like to unsubscribe.
Mail or Telephone Promotions
If, at any time, you prefer not to receive mail or telephone solicitations originated by ABP Home Delivery Department, or if you prefer that we do not share this information with third parties for marketing purposes, please email us at support@abpdigital.in or write to us at ABP Pvt. Ltd. 6, Prafulla Sarkar St. Kolkata-700001, West Bengal, India. Please include your account number and phone number in the body of your email or letter, and put "Opt-out" in the subject line.
It is further provided that if you wish ABP to delete your data provided by you to ABP you are requested to send an email to support@abpdigital.in by expressly stating that the data provided by you be deleted. However ABP can only delete the data you provided to ABP and this deletion shall in no manner deem to be deletion of your data that you may have provided to your linked third party social media accounts.
Use of Third Party Personal Information
If you choose to use "email this article" or give a Gift subscription, we require the recipient's name and email address. We will automatically send them a one-time email about the service. ABP does not store this information.
IS MY INFORMATION PROTECTED?
To prevent unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy and ensure the appropriate use of information, we have put in place commercially reasonable physical, technical and administrative controls to protect the information. Please note that no method of transmission over the internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure.
OTHER INFORMATION
Compliance With Legal Process
We may access, preserve and disclose personal information if we are required to do so by law or we have a good faith belief that such action is necessary to (1) comply with the law or with legal process; (2) protect and defend our rights and property; (3) protect against misuse or unauthorized use of ABP; or (4) protect the personal safety or property of our users or the public (among other things, this means that if you provide false information or attempt to pose as someone else, information about you may be disclosed as part of any investigation into your actions).
Changes to This Policy
We evaluate this privacy policy periodically in light of changing business practices, technology and legal requirements. As a result, it is updated from time to time. Any such changes will be posted on this page. If we make a significant or material change in the way we use or share your personal information, you will be notified via email and/or prominent notice.