Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Welcome to ashish.top ("Website"). This Privacy Policy explains how Ashish Agarwal ("I", "me", "my") collects, uses, and protects information when you visit this Website.

2. Information Collected

Information you provide directly: When you use the contact form or guestbook, you may voluntarily submit your name, email address, and message content. This information is collected solely to respond to your inquiries and display guestbook entries.

Automatically collected information: The Website may collect standard log data such as your IP address, browser type, referring URL, pages visited, and timestamps. This data is collected through hosting infrastructure and analytics services to understand site usage and improve performance.

Cookies and similar technologies: The Website uses cookies to store your theme preference (light/dark mode). Third-party services embedded on this site, such as Google AdSense, may use cookies to serve relevant advertisements. You can manage cookie preferences through your browser settings.

3. How Information Is Used

• To respond to contact form submissions and inquiries
• To display guestbook entries on the Website
• To analyze site traffic and improve user experience
• To serve advertisements via Google AdSense
• To maintain the security and functionality of the Website

4. Third-Party Services

This Website uses the following third-party services that may collect data independently:

• Google AdSense — for serving advertisements. Google may use cookies to personalize ads based on your browsing activity. See Google's Privacy Policy.
• Vercel — for hosting and analytics infrastructure. See Vercel's Privacy Policy.

5. Data Retention

Contact form submissions are retained only as long as necessary to respond to your inquiry. Guestbook entries are retained indefinitely as part of the Website's content unless you request removal. Automatically collected log data is retained according to the policies of the hosting and analytics providers.

6. Data Security

Reasonable measures are taken to protect your information from unauthorized access, alteration, or destruction. The Website is served over HTTPS to encrypt data in transit. However, no method of transmission over the Internet is 100% secure, and absolute security cannot be guaranteed.

7. Your Rights

You may request access to, correction of, or deletion of any personal information I hold about you. To exercise these rights, please contact me via the contact page.

8. Children's Privacy

This Website does not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided personal information through this Website, please contact me so I can take appropriate action.

9. Changes to This Policy

This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date. Continued use of the Website after changes constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.

10. Contact

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please reach out through the contact page.