Privacy notice

Version 2026-11-13. This notice follows India's Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 and the DPDP Rules, 2025.

This site belongs to Yatharth Chauhan ("I"), who decides why and how your personal data is used here, so I am the Data Fiduciary. I only collect what you type into a form, and only after you tick the consent box next to it.

What I collect and why

Contact form

DataYour name, email address, the topic you pick, your message, and the page you sent it from.

PurposeTo read and reply to your message.

Kept forUntil your request is handled, then deleted within 12 months, or sooner if you ask.

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DataYour email address.

PurposeTo send the weekly email you asked for.

Kept forUntil you unsubscribe or withdraw consent, then deleted.

Spam and abuse protection

DataYour IP address and, for the thank-you email, your email address, held only in server memory.

PurposeTo limit how many messages one address can send and avoid repeat emails.

Kept forAt most 24 hours, never written to storage.

Site statistics

DataAnonymous page views and performance figures from Vercel Analytics and Speed Insights. No cookies, no personal profile.

PurposeTo see which pages work and keep the site fast.

Kept forAs set by Vercel; it cannot identify you.

I do not sell your data, use it for advertising, or build profiles. I do not use advertising or tracking cookies.

Who helps me process it

Vercel hosts the site and Resend delivers email. They process data only on my instructions, and their servers may be outside India. Links to YouTube, LinkedIn, WhatsApp, Topmate, KodeKloud and other sites take you to services with their own privacy policies.

Your rights

  • Get a summary of the personal data I hold about you and how it is used.
  • Have it corrected, completed, updated or erased.
  • Withdraw your consent at any time, as easily as you gave it. Withdrawing does not affect what was done before.
  • Nominate someone to exercise these rights for you if you die or cannot act.
  • Raise a grievance with me, and if you are not satisfied, complain to the Data Protection Board of India.

To use any of these, email contact@yatharthchauhan.me with the subject "Privacy request". To unsubscribe from the weekly email, reply "unsubscribe" to any issue. I reply within 7 days and act within 30 days.

Grievances

Contact for privacy questions and grievances: Yatharth Chauhan, contact@yatharthchauhan.me, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.

Testimonials and photos

Testimonials on this site were posted publicly by their authors on Yatri Cloud's reviews page; only the first name and the first letter of the surname are shown here. Event photos show public sessions. If you appear in either and want it removed, write to me and I will take it down.

Children

This site is not meant for anyone under 18, and I do not knowingly collect their data. If you are under 18, please do not use the forms.

Security and breaches

Forms are sent over HTTPS, inputs are checked and limited, and only I can read the messages. If a breach affects your data, I will tell you and the Data Protection Board as the DPDP Rules require.

Changes

If this notice changes in a way that matters, the version date above changes and I will ask for fresh consent where needed.

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