Privacy Policy

Welcome to the personal website and portfolio of Kumar Sahil, an independent full-stack freelance developer ("I", "me", "my"). I am committed to protecting your privacy and handling any information you share with me responsibly. This Privacy Policy explains what data I collect, why I collect it, how it is used, and the rights you have over it. By using this website or contacting me about my services, you agree to the practices described in this policy.

This policy applies to all information collected through this website, including contact forms, email correspondence, and any digital communications related to freelance project inquiries or engagements. It does not apply to third-party websites, services, or platforms that may be linked from this site.

I only collect information that you voluntarily provide when you reach out to me. This may include:

• Your name and email address when using the contact form or emailing me directly
• Project details, requirements, or briefs you choose to share
• Any files, documents, or assets you send as part of a project discussion
• Payment and billing details, which are processed exclusively through secure third-party payment providers - I do not store your card or bank information directly

When you visit this website, basic technical data may be collected automatically by my hosting provider or analytics tools. This may include:

• Your IP address and approximate geographic region
• Browser type, version, and operating system
• Pages you visit, time spent on each page, and navigation behaviour
• The URL of the page that referred you to this site
• Device type and screen resolution

Any information I collect is used strictly for the following purposes:

• Responding to your enquiries and preparing project proposals
• Delivering agreed freelance services and managing project communication
• Sending invoices and processing payments through third-party providers
• Improving the content, performance, and usability of this website
• Fulfilling legal, tax, and accounting obligations
• Detecting and preventing fraudulent or unauthorised activity

I do not sell, rent, trade, or otherwise transfer your personal information to any third party for commercial or marketing purposes. Your data is used solely to communicate with you and deliver the services you have requested.

Information is only shared when necessary to deliver services, comply with legal obligations, or protect legitimate interests. Sharing is limited to the following circumstances:

• Service providers and business tools: Information may be processed by trusted third-party services that support project delivery and business operations, such as cloud hosting platforms, payment processors, communication tools, analytics services, and invoicing software. These providers only receive the information necessary to perform their services and are subject to their own privacy and security obligations.
• Legal and regulatory compliance: Information may be disclosed when required to comply with applicable laws, regulations, legal processes, court orders, or requests from authorized governmental authorities.
• Protection of rights and security: Information may be shared when reasonably necessary to protect the security, integrity, property, or legal rights of my business, clients, users, or others, including investigating suspected fraud, abuse, or unauthorized activities.

This website may contain links to external websites, tools, or platforms (such as GitHub, LinkedIn, or project demos). I have no control over the privacy practices or content of these third-party sites. I recommend reviewing the privacy policy of any external service you visit. I am not responsible for the data practices of any linked third parties.

This website may use cookies or similar technologies to improve your browsing experience and collect anonymous usage statistics. The types of cookies that may be in use include:

• Essential cookies: Necessary for the website to function correctly
• Analytics cookies: Used to understand how visitors interact with the site (e.g., page views, session duration) - no personally identifiable information is collected through analytics
• Preference cookies or local storage: Used to remember display settings and user preferences, such as dark mode or light mode, across visits.

You can configure your browser to refuse all cookies or to notify you when a cookie is being set. Please note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of certain parts of this website. No consent-required tracking cookies (such as advertising or retargeting cookies) are used on this site.

Personal information is retained only for as long as reasonably necessary to provide services, manage business operations, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce contractual agreements. Retention periods may vary depending on the nature of the information and the purpose for which it was collected.

• General enquiries, contact form submissions, and project discussions that do not result in a formal engagement may be retained for up to 24 months, unless a longer retention period is required for legitimate business, legal, or operational purposes.
• Project-related communications, deliverables, invoices, contracts, and associated records may be retained for as long as reasonably necessary to support ongoing services, maintain business records, comply with accounting and legal requirements, and address potential disputes.
• Where applicable, information may be retained for longer periods if required by law, regulatory obligations, legitimate business interests, or the establishment, exercise, or defence of legal claims.
• You may request access to, correction of, or deletion of your personal information at any time, subject to any legal, contractual, or regulatory obligations that require its continued retention.

I implement industry-standard measures to protect your personal data from unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. These include:

• HTTPS/TLS encryption for all data transmitted through this website
• Secure, access-controlled cloud storage for project files
• Use of reputable third-party service providers with their own robust security practices
• Reasonable efforts to periodically review data handling and access practices.

Reasonable technical, administrative, and organizational measures are implemented to help protect personal information against unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. However, no security measure, technology, system, network, or method of electronic transmission can guarantee absolute security.

• Despite appropriate security practices, no website, application, server, device, cloud service, or communication channel can be guaranteed to be 100% secure.
• Although reasonable measures are taken to protect information transmitted over the internet, no method of transmission or electronic storage can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
• Security risks may arise from factors beyond my reasonable control, including cyberattacks, malware, vulnerabilities in third-party services, infrastructure failures, internet service disruptions, or unauthorized access to systems and devices.
• In the event of a suspected or confirmed security incident affecting personal information, reasonable steps will be taken to investigate, contain, and address the issue, and affected parties may be notified where required by applicable law.
• While reasonable safeguards are implemented to protect personal information, I cannot guarantee absolute security and shall not be responsible for security incidents arising from circumstances beyond my reasonable control.
• If you believe your information has been compromised or that your interaction with this website or my services is no longer secure, please contact me promptly so appropriate action can be taken.

Depending on your location and applicable privacy laws, you may have certain rights regarding the personal information I hold about you. I will make reasonable efforts to honour legitimate requests in accordance with applicable legal requirements.

• Access your information: Request details about the personal information I hold about you and how it is used.
• Correct inaccurate information: Request updates or corrections to information that is inaccurate, incomplete, or outdated.
• Request deletion: Ask for your personal information to be deleted, subject to any legal, contractual, accounting, or record-keeping obligations that require retention.
• Withdraw consent: Where information is processed based on your consent, you may withdraw that consent at any time, without affecting processing carried out before withdrawal.
• Object to certain processing activities: Request that I stop or limit the use of your information where applicable law provides such rights.
• Submit a privacy request: To exercise any of these rights, please contact me using the details provided in this policy. I may need to verify your identity before processing certain requests.

This website and my freelance services are intended for adults and are not directed at individuals under the age of 18. I do not knowingly collect personal data from minors. If you believe a minor has submitted personal information through this site, please contact me and I will take immediate steps to remove it.

I am based in India and primarily operate under Indian data protection standards. Some third-party services I use, such as hosting providers, cloud storage services, analytics platforms, or payment processors, may process data on servers located in other countries. Where this occurs, those providers are responsible for implementing their own privacy and security measures in accordance with applicable laws.

I may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in my practices or applicable law. The most current version will always be available on this page with the updated effective date shown at the top. Your continued use of this website after any changes constitutes your acceptance of the revised policy. I encourage you to check this page periodically.

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, wish to exercise your privacy rights, or have a concern about how your data has been handled, please contact me through the contact form on this website. I will make reasonable efforts to respond within a reasonable timeframe, typically within 5 business days. This website is operated by Kumar Sahil.