Privacy Policy

1. Information I Collect

When you interact with this Website or engage my services, I may collect the following information:

• Contact details — your name, email address and, where you choose to provide it, phone number.
• Project information — details you share about your business, project requirements, budget, timelines and any files or content you provide for a project.
• Contact form submissions — any information you enter into the contact form on this Website, including your name, email address and message.
• Billing information — information reasonably required to raise invoices or process payments for a project (such as billing name, email and payment reference details). I do not collect or store full card, UPI, or bank credentials on this Website; payments are handled through the payment method or third-party payment processor agreed with you directly.

2. How Information Is Collected

Information is collected directly from you when you:

• Submit the contact form on this Website;
• Email, message or otherwise communicate with me directly;
• Provide project details, content, or assets during an engagement.

The contact form on this Website is processed using EmailJS, a third-party email-delivery service, which transmits your submitted name, email address and message to my email inbox so I can respond to you. I do not use the contact form to build marketing lists.

3. How Information Is Used

Information collected is used to:

• Respond to your enquiry and communicate with you about a potential or ongoing project;
• Provide the web/software development services you have requested;
• Prepare quotations, proposals, invoices and process billing/payments for agreed work;
• Provide ongoing customer support and project updates;
• Maintain records required for business and accounting purposes;
• Improve this Website and the services offered.

I do not sell your personal information to third parties.

4. Cookies and Analytics

This Website does not currently set its own tracking cookies or use third-party analytics or advertising scripts. My hosting provider may automatically record standard technical access logs (such as IP address, browser type and request timestamps) for security, performance and abuse-prevention purposes, as is common for any hosted website. If cookies or analytics tools are added in the future, this Policy will be updated accordingly before they are enabled.

5. Third-Party Services

Depending on your project, I may use or recommend third-party services, which have their own privacy policies, including:

• EmailJS — for processing contact form submissions.
• Payment processors / payment gateways (such as bank transfer, UPI, or an online payment gateway) — used only to collect payment for agreed project work, as specified in your invoice.
• Hosting, domain, and infrastructure providers (such as your chosen hosting platform) — where your project is deployed, if part of the agreed scope.

I only share the information necessary for these third parties to perform their function and do not share your information for any unrelated purpose.

6. Data Security

I take reasonable steps to protect the information you share with me, including limiting access to project and client information and using reputable third-party providers for communication and service delivery. No method of electronic storage or transmission is completely secure, and I cannot guarantee absolute security.

7. Data Retention

I retain contact and project information for as long as reasonably necessary to provide services, maintain business and accounting records, and comply with applicable legal or tax obligations. If you would like your information deleted where it is no longer required to be retained, you may contact me using the details below.

8. Your Rights

You may, at any time, contact me to:

• Ask what personal information I hold about you;
• Request a correction to inaccurate information;
• Request deletion of your information, subject to any legal or accounting retention requirements;
• Withdraw consent to future communication.

9. Children's Privacy

This Website and my services are intended for businesses and individuals engaging freelance web/software development services and are not directed at children. I do not knowingly collect information from children.

10. Changes to This Policy

I may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in my practices or for legal reasons. The "Last updated" date at the top of this page indicates when this Policy was last revised. Continued use of this Website after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the updated Policy.