1. Overview
This Privacy Policy outlines how Ashish Gupta ("I", "me", or "my") operates the personal engineering portfolio website located at ashishgupta.dev. I am committed to respecting your privacy and protecting any personal information you provide while browsing this site.
2. Information Collected
I collect minimal personal data necessary to facilitate communication and provide an optimal viewing experience:
- Contact Form Inquiries: When you submit a project inquiry or contact request, I collect your name, email address, inquiry subject/type, and message content. This data is used exclusively to respond to your inquiry and is never sold or shared with third parties.
- Local Storage: This website utilizes client-side
localStoragesolely to persist your theme preference (dark/light) and non-invasive session acknowledgment. No cross-site tracking cookies are deployed. - Server Logs & Anonymous Telemetry: Standard web server access logs (IP address, user agent, requested URLs) are processed for infrastructure security, performance monitoring, and DDOS mitigation. Privacy-focused, cookie-free analytics (e.g., Plausible) may be used to measure aggregate visitor counts without profiling individuals.
3. Data Retention & Security
Contact inquiries are securely delivered and retained only for as long as needed to conduct business communications. All traffic is encrypted in transit using Transport Layer Security (TLS/HTTPS).
4. Third-Party Services
This website may include links to external websites (e.g., GitHub, LinkedIn, live client platforms). I am not responsible for the privacy practices or content of third-party domains.
5. Your Rights
Under applicable privacy regulations (including GDPR and the India Digital Personal Data Protection Act), you have the right to request access to, rectification of, or deletion of any personal communications you have submitted.
To exercise these rights or for any privacy-related inquiries, please contact me directly at:
ashishgupta1v@gmail.com