Privacy guide

What is WebEngage? Marketing automation that profiles you.

WebEngage explained simply: how marketing-automation tools track behaviour to send Indian users targeted messages, and what privacy choices you have.

The simple answer

WebEngage is a marketing-automation and engagement platform. Companies use it to track user behaviour and then trigger targeted emails, notifications, SMS and on-site messages based on what you do.

The value for companies is personalised marketing. The privacy trade-off is that your actions across an app or site can be collected and used to decide what to send you.

What to check

1
Check what marketing channels you agreed to.

If this is unclear, treat it as a signal to ask the company for a plain-English explanation.

2
Look for automation or engagement vendors in the policy.

If this is unclear, treat it as a signal to ask the company for a plain-English explanation.

3
Ask whether behaviour is used for profiling.

If this is unclear, treat it as a signal to ask the company for a plain-English explanation.

4
Review how to unsubscribe from each channel.

If this is unclear, treat it as a signal to ask the company for a plain-English explanation.

From our investigation

Your behaviour decides your inbox.

State of Privacy flags marketing-automation tools because the messages you receive are the visible tip of a behaviour profile built quietly in the background.

What to do next

1
Unsubscribe from channels you did not choose.

Keep it practical: take one action, save proof, and avoid giving more data than the task needs.

2
Keep marketing consent separate from service consent.

Keep it practical: take one action, save proof, and avoid giving more data than the task needs.

3
Ask companies what behaviour data drives their campaigns.

Keep it practical: take one action, save proof, and avoid giving more data than the task needs.

People also ask

Does WebEngage track my behaviour?

Marketing-automation tools track behaviour to trigger targeted messages, so behaviour collection is core to how they work.

Why did I get an offer right after browsing?

Automation tools can trigger a message based on actions like viewing or abandoning something.

How do I reduce these messages?

Use unsubscribe links, notification settings and marketing-preference controls.

If you are a company
Check your own website.

How many trackers run on your pages? Does your privacy policy name them? Can you answer a data-rights email? If you don't know, we can help you find out.

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Your right under Indian law
Mera data mera hai.

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