PRIVACY POLICY

Your privacy is important. It is My policy to respect your privacy regarding any personal data I may collect from you when you access this "Platform" (cyber-mukherjee.com and all its subdomains), use the contact services or otherwise communicate with Me. By providing Me with your Personally Identifiable Information (PII) and using the Platform, you warrant that you are over the age of eighteen (18). If you are younger than eighteen (18), please do not use the Platform and please do not provide personal information to Me.

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Gaurav Mukherjee (referred to as "I", "Me" or "My" in this policy) is the controller and responsible for your personal data collected through this Platform.

If you have any questions about this privacy policy, including any requests to exercise your legal rights, please contact Me at: [email protected].

2. Data I Collect

As this is a personal portfolio and not a commercial enterprise, data collection is minimal. I may collect, use, store and transfer the following kinds of personal data:

• Identity Data: Includes name (first name, last name) provided voluntarily via the contact form.
• Contact Data: Includes email address provided voluntarily via the contact form.
• Text Data: Includes the subject and content of any messages sent to Me.
• Technical Data: Includes internet protocol (IP) address, browser type and version, time zone setting, operating system etc. This is primarily handled by security providers (e.g. Cloudflare) to protect the site.
• Cookie Data: Small pieces of data stored on your device to ensure site functionality.

3. How Data is Collected

I use different methods to collect data from and about you including through:

• Direct Interactions: You may give Me your Identity and Contact Data by filling in the "Contact Me" form or by corresponding with Me by email.
• Automated Technologies: As you interact with this Platform, technical data regarding your equipment and browsing actions may be collected automatically via logs or security services (Turnstile) to prevent spam and abuse.

4. How I Use Your Data

I will only use your personal data when the law allows Me to. Most commonly, I will use your personal data in the following circumstances:

• Communication: To respond to your inquiries, service requests or bug reports sent via the contact form.
• Security: To protect the Platform from spam, DDoS attacks and unauthorized scanning (using Technical Data).
• Legal Compliance: To comply with a legal obligation (e.g., in response to a VDP report involving legal matters).

Data collected shall be used in any manner as stated and agreed upon and in accordance with international data privacy laws.

5. Data Retention & Sharing

I retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes I collected it for. For example, contact form messages are kept until the inquiry is resolved.

I do not sell your data.

6. Third Party Integrations

To operate this Platform effectively, I utilize the following third-party tools:

• Cloudflare: Used for hosting, global content delivery and security (DDoS protection, Web Application Firewall).
• Zoho: Used for secure email hosting and mailing services.
• Resend: Used for processing and delivering contact form submissions.

Please be aware that these are third-party service providers. They have their own privacy policies which govern how they handle data on their respective platforms and I encourage you to review them on their specific platforms.

7. Cookie Policy

This Platform uses a minimal set of cookies strictly necessary for security and user experience. I do not use tracking pixels or advertising cookies.

Note: All cookie names are prefixed with "__Host-" to ensure they are sent only to this specific secure origin, preventing subdomain tampering.

8. Your Legal 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.
• Request correction of your personal data.
• Request erasure of your personal data.
• Object to processing of your personal data.
• Request restriction of processing your personal data.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact Me at [email protected].

9. External Links

This Platform includes links to third-party sites (e.g. LinkedIn, GitHub, Credly etc.)
Clicking on those links may allow third parties to collect or share data about you. I do not control these third-party sites and am not responsible for their privacy statements.

10. Changes to this Policy

There may be changes to this policy from time to time and they will be reflected here. I encourage you to review this page periodically to be updated on the current policy.