Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Welcome to the personal engineering portfolio of Gaurav Karn ("we," "us," or "our"). We value your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information in accordance with applicable data protection legislation, including the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (DPDP Act, India), GDPR, and CCPA.

2. Information We Collect

We collect personal data only for specified, explicit, and legitimate purposes.

A. Personal Information You Provide (Data Principal Data)

When you submit an inquiry through our contact form, we collect:

• Full Name
• Email Address (`hello@gauravkarn.com`)
• Message & Project Details

B. Automatically Collected Technical Telemetry

As you browse our site, analytics technologies automatically log standard web parameters:

• Device Telemetry: Operating system, browser family, screen dimensions, user agent.
• Usage Metrics: Page view duration, scroll events, click behavior, referral source.
• Network Identifiers: IP addresses (anonymized/masked).

3. Compliance with India Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (DPDP Act)

If you reside in India or access this site from India, your personal data is protected under the DPDP Act, 2023. As a Data Principal, you have the following explicit statutory rights:

• Right to Access Summary: Request a summary of personal data being processed and the identities of third parties with whom data has been shared.
• Right to Correction & Erasure: Request correction of inaccurate data, completion of incomplete data, or erasure of personal data that is no longer necessary for the specified purpose.
• Right to Grievance Redressal: Submit privacy complaints directly to our designated Grievance Redressal Officer. We commit to acknowledging and resolving grievances within 30 days.
• Right to Nominate: Nominate another individual to exercise your data rights in the event of death or incapacity.
• Right to Withdraw Consent: Withdraw your consent for data processing at any time as easily as consent was provided, via our website's consent preference tools or email.

4. Designated Grievance Redressal Officer & DPO

In accordance with Section 10 of the DPDP Act 2023, the details of our Grievance Redressal Officer are published below:

5. Third-Party Tracking Technologies

To analyze traffic and optimize service quality, we deploy the following third-party platforms:

6. Children’s Personal Data

This website and its services are intended for adults (18 years of age or older). We do not knowingly collect or process personal data of children under the age of 18 without verifiable parental consent under the DPDP Act 2023. If you believe a child has provided us with personal data, please contact our Grievance Officer for immediate erasure.