Privacy Policy

Your privacy is important to me. This Privacy Policy explains how information is handled on hemendra.in, a personal website owned and operated from India, and published under the .in domain.

This policy is intended to comply with applicable Indian laws, including the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (DPDP Act).

By accessing or using this website, you consent to the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

Nature of This Website

This is a static personal website built using Hugo and the PaperMod theme, created to share technical content, blogs, and project information.

  • The site does not provide contact forms, comment sections, subscriptions, or user accounts.
  • No personal data is directly collected, requested, or stored by this website.
  • Any communication with the site owner occurs externally via third-party platforms.

Information We Collect

This website does not knowingly collect personal data as defined under the DPDP Act.

However, limited non-personal and aggregated usage information may be collected automatically through analytics services, such as:

  • Pages visited and navigation patterns
  • Browser and device type
  • Approximate geographic region
  • Session duration

This information is used solely for understanding website usage and improving content quality.

Google Analytics

This website uses Google Analytics to analyze website traffic and improve user experience. The analytics configuration follows privacy-respecting options provided by Hugo, including:

  • Respect for “Do Not Track” (DNT):
    Analytics tracking is disabled for users who enable DNT in their browser.
  • Session-based storage:
    Session storage is used instead of persistent cookies where supported.
  • No intentional identification:
    The site owner does not attempt to identify individual users.

Google may process aggregated usage data on servers located outside India in accordance with its own privacy policies and applicable laws.

Learn more about Google’s data practices:

https://policies.google.com/privacy

Cookies and Local Storage

This website may use cookies or browser storage mechanisms only as required by Google Analytics for basic traffic measurement.

No cookies are used for:

  • Advertising
  • Marketing
  • Behavioural profiling
  • Remarketing

You can control or disable cookies and storage through your browser settings.

Under the DPDP Act, users are referred to as Data Principals, and the website owner acts as the Data Fiduciary.

By continuing to browse this website, you provide voluntary, informed, and specific consent for the limited processing of non-personal and aggregated usage data as described in this Privacy Policy.

Managing Analytics Preferences

You may limit or opt out of analytics collection by:

Disabling analytics does not affect access to website content.

Third-Party Services

This website relies on third-party services such as Google Analytics. These services operate independently under their own privacy policies.

This Privacy Policy does not govern third-party services, and users are encouraged to review their respective policies.

Data Security

As a static website, hemendra.in does not maintain databases, user accounts, or servers that store personal data.

Reasonable technical measures are taken to deliver the website securely; however, no method of transmission over the internet is completely secure.

Children’s Information

This website does not knowingly collect any personal data from children.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy may be updated periodically to reflect changes in the website or applicable laws. The date above indicates the most recent revision.

By using this website, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy and consent to its terms.

Contact

For questions related to this Privacy Policy or data handling practices, please refer to the external contact information linked on this website.