Privacy Policy

1. Information I Collect

When you interact with this website, I may collect:

• Contact information — your name, email address, and phone number when you submit the contact form.
• Message content — the contents of any messages you send through the contact form.
• Usage data — basic analytics such as pages visited, time spent, browser type, and device type (collected anonymously via Google Analytics if enabled).
• Newsletter email — your email address if you subscribe to blog updates.

I do not collect sensitive personal data such as financial details, government ID numbers, or health information.

2. How I Use Your Information

The information you provide is used solely for the following purposes:

• To respond to your enquiries and messages submitted through the contact form.
• To send blog updates and AdTech insights if you have subscribed (you can unsubscribe at any time).
• To improve the content and performance of this website.
• To comply with legal obligations where required.

I will never sell, rent, or share your personal information with third parties for marketing purposes.

3. Contact Form — Web3Forms

The contact form on this website is powered by Web3Forms (web3forms.com), a third-party form processing service. When you submit the contact form, your data is transmitted to Web3Forms' servers and forwarded to my email address. Web3Forms does not store your form submissions permanently.

Please review Web3Forms' Privacy Policy to understand how they handle data in transit.

4. Cookies & Analytics

This website may use cookies and third-party analytics tools to understand how visitors use the site. This includes:

• Google Analytics — anonymised visitor statistics (no personally identifiable information is stored).
• Google Fonts — fonts are loaded from Google's servers, which may set cookies per Google's own policies.

You can disable cookies in your browser settings at any time.

5. Data Retention

Contact form messages are retained in my email inbox for as long as necessary to respond to your enquiry, typically no longer than 12 months. If you would like your data deleted, please contact me at sharinarayanan26@gmail.com.

6. Your Rights

Under applicable data protection laws (including GDPR where relevant), you have the right to:

• Access the personal data I hold about you.
• Request correction of inaccurate data.
• Request deletion of your data.
• Withdraw consent at any time.
• Lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.

To exercise any of these rights, email me at sharinarayanan26@gmail.com.

7. Third-Party Links

This website may contain links to third-party websites such as LinkedIn. I am not responsible for the privacy practices of those websites.

8. Security

I take reasonable technical measures to protect information submitted through this website. Form submissions are transmitted over HTTPS. However, no method of internet transmission is 100% secure.

9. Children's Privacy

This website is not directed at children under the age of 13, and I do not knowingly collect personal data from children.

10. Changes to This Policy

I may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated "Last updated" date.

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