This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, and protect your information on our website: https://girishrajwani.com. We are committed to safeguarding your privacy and ensuring that your personal information is used responsibly.
1. Who We Are
Our website address is https://girishrajwani.com. We prioritize your privacy and have policies in place to keep your information secure and only use it as described here.
- Purpose of Data Collection and Legal Basis
The data we collect is strictly for specific purposes, including delivering newsletters, processing comments, improving user experience, and enhancing website functionality. Our legal basis for collecting and processing data depends on the type of information collected and the context. For example, we collect your email address with your consent for our newsletter, and comments are stored under legitimate interests to improve engagement on our site. You can withdraw consent at any time, particularly for newsletters, by using the unsubscribe link provided in every email.
- Email Collection and Usage
We collect email addresses from visitors who opt-in to receive our newsletter. These are managed securely through a third-party service provider, which also offers an unsubscribe option in every email. Your email data will not be misused, sold, or shared with any unauthorized parties.
- Comments
When visitors leave comments, we collect the data shown in the comments form and the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection.
An anonymized string (hash) generated from your email address may be sent to the Gravatar service to check if you’re using it. After comment approval, your Gravatar profile picture may be visible to the public. The Gravatar privacy policy is available here.
- Media Uploads
If you upload images to the website, please avoid including location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the website can download and extract location data if it is embedded in images.
- Cookies
Comment Cookies: If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to saving your name, email, and website in cookies for your convenience. These cookies last for one year.
Login Cookies: We set a temporary cookie on our login page to determine if your browser accepts cookies, which is discarded upon closing the browser. Login cookies store login details for two days and screen preferences for one year. Selecting “Remember Me” keeps login details for two weeks.
Content Management Cookies: If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser to indicate the post ID of the article, expiring after one day.
- Embedded Content from Other Websites
Our website may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles) from external websites. Embedded content from other websites behaves as if you visited those sites directly, which may collect data, use cookies, and embed third-party tracking.
- Third-Party Service Links
Our website may contain links to third-party services. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of these third-party sites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of those sites for more information.
- Security Measures
We employ a variety of security measures to protect your data, including secure storage, encryption where applicable, and limited access to personal data by authorized personnel only. We strive to maintain industry standards to protect your information from unauthorized access or misuse.
- Data Sharing
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email. We do not share your information with unauthorized third parties.
- Data Retention
Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely for recognition and approval of follow-up comments. Registered user data is stored in profiles, which users may view, edit, or delete (except usernames). Website administrators also manage this information.
- Your Rights Over Your Data
If you have an account or have left comments, you may request an exported file of the personal data we hold or request that we erase any personal data, except data required for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
- Data Processing and Spam Detection
Visitor comments may be processed through an automated spam detection service to protect our site and users.
- Changes to Our Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. Significant updates will be posted on this page, and where applicable, we will notify users via email.
For any questions regarding our privacy practices or if you require further information, please feel free to contact us.