Privacy policy
This Privacy Policy describes how Bhanu Nigam ("we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, and discloses your information in connection with your use of BhanuNigam.com: CyberSec Simplified ("the Website").
Your privacy is critically important to us. We are committed to protecting your personal data and being transparent about our practices.
Information We Collect
We collect various types of information from and about users of our Website:
Information You Voluntarily Provide:
Contact Form Data: When you use our contact form, we collect your name, email address, and any message you provide.
Newsletter Subscription Data: If you subscribe to our newsletter, we collect your email address.
Comments: If you leave comments on our blog posts, we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
Information Collected Automatically (through Cookies and Analytics):
Log Data: Like most websites, we collect information that your browser sends whenever you visit our Website. This "Log Data" may include your computer's Internet Protocol (IP) address, browser type, browser version, the pages of our Website that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, and other statistics.
Cookies: We use "cookies" to collect information. Cookies are small data files placed on your device. We use them to enhance your experience, track usage patterns, and remember your preferences. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Website.
Analytics (e.g., Google Analytics): We use third-party analytics services (like Google Analytics, which Hostinger Website Builder often integrates) to collect and analyze information about how users interact with our Website. This helps us understand visitor behavior and improve our content. This data is typically anonymized or aggregated.
How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect for various purposes:
To provide and maintain our Website and its content.
To respond to your inquiries and provide customer support (from contact form).
To send you newsletters and updates if you have subscribed.
To improve and personalize your experience on the Website.
To understand and analyze how you use our Website to enhance functionality and develop new content.
To detect and prevent spam and malicious activity (e.g., through comment data).
To monitor the usage of our Website for general analytics and statistics.
Disclosure of Your Information
We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your personally identifiable information to outside parties. This does not include trusted third parties who assist us in operating our Website, conducting our business, or serving you, so long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential.
Service Providers: We may employ third-party companies and individuals to facilitate our Website operations (e.g., website hosting, analytics services, email newsletter providers). These third parties have access to your Personal Data only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.
Legal Requirements: We may disclose your Personal Data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:
Comply with a legal obligation (e.g., valid court order or subpoena).
Protect and defend the rights or property of Bhanu Nigam.
Prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Website.
Protect the personal safety of users of the Website or the public.
Protect against legal liability.
Data Security
We value your trust in providing us your Personal Data, thus we are striving to use commercially acceptable means of protecting it. However, remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure and reliable, and we cannot guarantee its absolute security. Hostinger, as your web host, also has its own security measures in place.
Retention of Data
We will retain your Personal Data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your Personal Data to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations (for example, if we are required to retain your data to comply with applicable laws), resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies.
Your Data Protection Rights
For users located in regions covered by comprehensive privacy laws (like the General Data Protection Regulation - GDPR in the EU), you have certain data protection rights. We aim to take reasonable steps to allow you to correct, amend, delete, or limit the use of your Personal Data.
Depending on your location, your rights may include:
The right to access: To request copies of your personal data.
The right to rectification: To request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate or complete information you believe is incomplete.
The right to erasure: To request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
The right to restrict processing: To request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
The right to object to processing: To object to our processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
The right to data portability: To request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.
If you wish to exercise any of these rights, please contact us.
Children's Privacy
Our Website is not intended for individuals under the age of 13 ("Children"). We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 13. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your Child has provided us with Personal Data, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Data from children without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. We will let you know via a prominent notice on our Website prior to the change becoming effective and update the "Effective date" at the top of this Privacy Policy. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:
By visiting our Contact Page
By email: contact@bhanunigam.com