This website is designed, developed and maintained by eGovernments Foundation under the supervision of Gudur Nagara Panchayat, India.

Though all efforts have been made to ensure the accuracy and currency of the content on this website, the same should not be construed as a statement of law or used for any legal purposes. Incase of any ambiguity or doubts, users are advised to verify/check with the Department(s) and/or other source(s), and to obtain appropriate professional advice.

Under no circumstances will this Department be liable for any expense, loss or damage including, without limitation, indirect or consequential loss or damage, or any expense, loss or damage whatsoever arising from use, or loss of use, of data, arising out of or in connection with the use of this website. These terms and conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the Indian Laws. Any dispute arising under these terms and conditions shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the courts of India.

The information posted on this website could include hypertext links or pointers to information created and maintained by non-Government/private organisations. Gudur Nagara Panchayat is providing these links and pointers solely for your information and convenience. When you select a link to an outside website, you are leaving the Gudur Nagara Panchayat website and are subject to the privacy and security policies of the owners/sponsors of the outside website. Gudur Nagara Panchayat, does not guarantee the availability of such linked pages at all times.

Gudur Nagara Panchayat,cannot authorise the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked websites. Users are advised to request such authorisation from the owner of the linked website. Gudur Nagara Panchayat, does not guarantee that linked websites comply with Indian Government Web Guidelines.

Privacy Policy

Gudur Nagara Panchayat Portal does not automatically capture any specific personal information from you (like name, phone number or e-mail address), that allows us to identify you individually. If you choose to provide us with your personal information, like names or addresses, when you visit our website, we use it only to fulfill your request for information. To use this website requires user registration. Information so collected is used to facilitate interaction.

We do not sell or share any personally identifiable information volunteered on this site to any third party (public/private). Any information provided to this website will be protected from loss, misuse, unauthorized access or disclosure, alteration, or destruction.

We gather certain information about the User, such as Internet protocol (IP) address, domain name, browser type, operating system, the date and time of the visit and the pages visited. We make no attempt to link these addresses with the identity of individuals visiting our site unless an attempt to damage the site has been detected.

Use of Cookies:

A cookie is a piece of software code that an internet web site sends to your browser when you access information at that site. A cookie is stored as a simple text file on your computer or mobile device by a website’s server and only that server will be able to retrieve or read the contents of that cookie. Cookies let you navigate between pages efficiently as they store your preferences, and generally improve your experience of a website.

We are using following types of cookies in our site:

• Non-persistent cookies a.k.a per-session cookies. Per-session cookies serve technical purposes, like providing seamless navigation through this website. These cookies do not collect personal information on users and they are deleted as soon as you leave our website. The cookies do not permanently record data and they are not stored on your computer’s hard drive. The cookies are stored in memory and are only available during an active browser session. Again, once you close your browser, the cookie disappears.

You may note additionally that when you visit sections of Gudur Nagara Panchayat Portal where you are prompted to log in, or which are customizable, you may be required to accept cookies. If you choose to have your browser refuse cookies, it is possible that some sections of our web site may not function properly.

Security Policy

• Gudur Nagara Panchayat Portal, has been placed in protected zones with implementation of firewalls and IDS (Intrusion Detection System) and high availability solutions.
• Gudur Nagara Panchayat Portal, simulated penetration tests have been conducted. Penetration testing has also been conducted 1 time after the launch of the Gudur Nagara Panchayat Portal.
• Gudur Nagara Panchayat Portal has been audited for known application level vulnerabilities before the launch and all the known vulnerability has been addressed.
• Hardening of servers has been done as per the guideline of Cyber Security division before the launch of theGudur Nagara Panchayat Portal.
• Access to web servers hosting the Gudur Nagara Panchayat is restricted both physically and through the network as far as possible.
• Logs at 2 different locations are maintained for authorized physical access of Gudur Nagara Panchayat servers.
• Web-servers hosting the Gudur Nagara Panchayat are configured behind IDS, IPS (Intrusion Prevention System) and with system firewalls on them.
• All the development work is done on separate development environment and is well tested on staging server before updating it on the production server.
• After testing properly on the staging server the applications are uploaded to the production server using SSH and VPN through a single point.
• The content contributed by/from remote locations is duly authenticated & is not published on the production server directly. Any content contributed has to go through the moderation process before final publishing to the production server.
• All contents of the web pages are checked for intentional or unintentional malicious content before final upload to web server pages.
• Audit and Log of all activities involving the operating system, access to the system, and access to applications are maintained and archived. All rejected accesses and services are logged and listed in exception reports for further scrutiny.
• Help Desk staff at the Gudur Nagara Panchayat monitor the Gudur Nagara Panchayat Portal at intervals of week to check the web pages to confirm that the web pages are up and running, that no unauthorized changes have been made, and that no unauthorized links have been established.
• All newly released system software patches; bug fixes and upgrades are expediently and regularly reviewed and installed on the web server.
• On Production web servers, Internet browsing, mail and any other desktop applications are disabled. Only server administration related task is performed.
• Server passwords are changed at the interval of 1 months and are shared by responsible persons.
• Responsible persons have been designated as Administrator for the Gudur Nagara Panchayat Portal and shall be responsible for implementing this policy for each of the web servers. The administrator shall also coordinate with the Audit Team for required auditing of the server(s).
• Gudur Nagara Panchayat Portal has been re-audited for the application level vulnerability after major modification in application development [Not applicable at first launch].