Privacy Policy – akshay.chikhalkar.com
Last updated on January 1, 2025.
akshay.chikhalkar.com is an independent website owned by Akshay Chikhalkar. This privacy policy explains how we handle your data with a focus on privacy and transparency.
🛡️ Our Privacy Commitment
We believe in minimal data collection and maximum privacy protection. This website is designed to respect your privacy while providing useful analytics.
📊 What We Collect
Bare minimum analytics only. We use Google Analytics 4 with privacy-focused settings:
- Visitor counts - How many people visit the site
- Rough location - Country/region level (not exact location)
- Page views - Which pages are visited
- Traffic sources - Where visitors come from (Google, direct, etc.)
🔒 Privacy Protection Features
- No cookies - Completely cookieless tracking
- No personal data - No individual user identification
- Anonymized IPs - IP addresses are masked for privacy
- No ad tracking - Data is not used for advertising
- No cross-service sharing - Data stays within analytics
- GDPR compliant - Follows European data protection standards
❌ What We Don’t Collect
- Personal information (names, emails, etc.)
- Exact location data
- Individual browsing behavior
- Cross-site tracking
- Any data for advertising purposes
- Social media tracking
- Third-party cookies
🎯 Your Data Rights (GDPR)
Under GDPR, you have the right to:
- Access - See what data we have (none personal)
- Rectification - Correct any data (we don’t store personal data)
- Erasure - Delete any data (we don’t store personal data)
- Portability - Export your data (we don’t store personal data)
- Object - Stop analytics (contact us)
- Restriction - Limit processing (we process minimal data)
📧 Contact & Requests
For privacy-related questions or to exercise your rights:
- Email: akshay@chikhalkar.com
- Response time: Within 48 hours
- No fees: All requests are free
🌐 Third-Party Services
We use minimal third-party services:
- Google Analytics 4 - Privacy-focused analytics
- Cloudflare - CDN and security (no tracking)
- GitHub Pages - Hosting (no tracking)
🔐 Data Security
- HTTPS encryption - All data is encrypted in transit
- No data storage - We don’t store personal information
- Regular audits - We review our privacy practices
- Minimal retention - Analytics data is automatically deleted
📅 Policy Updates
We may update this policy occasionally. Changes will be:
- Posted on this page
- Dated clearly
- Communicated transparently
✅ Compliance
This website complies with:
- GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation)
- CCPA (California Consumer Privacy Act)
- ePrivacy Directive
- Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG)
This website is owned by Akshay Chikhalkar and is committed to protecting your privacy.