Privacy Policy

Last Updated: April 28, 2025

Introduction

Welcome to Pawan Kumar's portfolio website ("the Site"). I respect your privacy and am committed to protecting your personal data. This privacy policy will inform you about how I look after your personal data when you visit my website and tell you about your privacy rights and how the law protects you.

The Data I Collect

When you use my contact form, I collect the following personal information:

  • Your name
  • Your email address
  • Any message content you provide

Additionally, the Site automatically collects certain information about your visit, including:

  • Technical data such as your IP address, browser type and version, time zone setting and location, operating system and platform
  • Usage data about how you use the Site, including page views, navigation paths, and interactions with the content

How I Use Your Data

I use your data in the following ways:

  • To respond to your inquiries or messages sent through the contact form
  • To improve and optimize the Site based on your browsing behavior and preferences
  • To analyze Site usage patterns to enhance user experience
  • To protect the Site from malicious activity

Google Analytics

This Site uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. ("Google"). Google Analytics uses "cookies", which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyze how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States.

Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google's behalf.

You can prevent Google's collection and use of data (cookies and IP address) by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available from https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

Data Retention

I will retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected. Contact form submissions may be kept for up to two years to facilitate follow-up communications and maintain a record of our interactions.

Data Security

I have implemented appropriate security measures to prevent your personal data from being accidentally lost, used, or accessed in an unauthorized way, altered, or disclosed. Access to your personal data is limited to myself and, where necessary, third-party service providers who need to process the data on my behalf.

Your Data Protection Rights

Under certain circumstances, you have rights under data protection laws in relation to your personal data, including:

  • The right to request access to your personal data
  • The right to request correction of your personal data
  • The right to request erasure of your personal data
  • The right to object to processing of your personal data
  • The right to request restriction of processing your personal data
  • The right to request transfer of your personal data
  • The right to withdraw consent

If you wish to exercise any of these rights, please contact me at pawanjoshi055@gmail.com.

Cookies

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and provide information to the website owners. Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings.

This Site uses the following types of cookies:

  • Essential cookies: Necessary for the Site to function properly
  • Analytical/performance cookies: Allow me to recognize and count the number of visitors and see how visitors move around the Site
  • Functionality cookies: Used to recognize you when you return to the Site

Third-Party Links

This Site may include links to third-party websites, plug-ins, and applications. Clicking on those links or enabling those connections may allow third parties to collect or share data about you. I do not control these third-party websites and am not responsible for their privacy statements. I encourage you to read the privacy policy of every website you visit.

Changes to the Privacy Policy

I may update this privacy policy from time to time to reflect changes in my practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. I will notify you of any changes by posting the new privacy policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date.

Contact Me

If you have any questions about this privacy policy or my data practices, please contact me at:

Email: pawanjoshi055@gmail.com

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