🔒 Privacy Policy

1. Who We Are

This website is operated by dotnetabhishek at dotnetabhishek.com. It is a personal technical blog and learning platform covering topics including C#, Python, SQL, and AI development.

For any privacy-related questions please contact us using the details in Section 9.

2. What Data We Collect

We collect the following categories of data:

• Analytics data — page views, session duration, referral source, browser type, approximate location (country/city level), and device type. Collected only with your consent via Google Analytics 4.
• Account data — if you register, we store your username and hashed password. Email is optional and only stored if provided during registration. This is used solely to provide access to authenticated features (e.g. ProfComm Coach, Learn AI).
• Session data — temporary server-side session data used to maintain your login state and tool usage quotas. This is not shared with third parties.
• User-submitted content — text you enter into tools such as ProfComm Coach (Jargon Simplifier, Meeting Prep, Mock Stakeholder, English Mock) and CyberGuard is sent to Amazon Web Services (Bedrock / Lex) to generate responses. We do not store this content after the session ends.
• Contact form data — when you submit the Contact Us form, we store your name, email address, chosen subject, and message in our database. We also record your IP address and browser user-agent for spam prevention purposes. This data is only visible to the site administrator.

We do not collect payment card details, sell personal data, or use data for advertising.

3. Analytics Cookies (Google Analytics 4)

With your consent, we use Google Analytics 4 to understand how visitors use this site. GA4 sets the following cookies:

These cookies are only placed after you click "Accept" on the cookie banner. If you decline, no GA4 cookies are set and no data is sent to Google.

Your IP address is anonymised before transmission to Google. Data is processed by Google LLC under the Google Ads Data Processing Terms.

4. Why We Collect It

• Analytics — to understand which content is useful, identify popular pages, and improve the site. Legal basis: consent (GDPR Art. 6(1)(a)).
• Account data — to provide authenticated features you have signed up for. Legal basis: contract performance (GDPR Art. 6(1)(b)).
• Contact form data — to receive and respond to your enquiries. Legal basis: legitimate interests (GDPR Art. 6(1)(f)) — responding to messages sent to us is a reasonable expectation of both parties.
• Session data — to keep you logged in and enforce usage quotas. Legal basis: legitimate interests (GDPR Art. 6(1)(f)).

5. How Long We Keep It

• Analytics data — retained in Google Analytics for up to 2 years (configurable in GA4 settings).
• Account data — retained while your account is active. You may request deletion at any time (see Section 7).
• Contact form submissions — retained for up to 12 months from the date of submission, after which they are reviewed and deleted unless there is an ongoing correspondence. You may request earlier deletion by emailing us (see Section 9).
• Session data — cleared when your browser session ends or after 2 weeks of inactivity.
• Tool inputs — not stored after the session ends.

6. Third-Party Services

• Google Analytics 4 (Google LLC, USA) — analytics. Google Privacy Policy
• Amazon Web Services (AWS, USA) — AI features (Bedrock, Lex). Text you submit to ProfComm Coach and CyberGuard is processed by AWS. AWS Privacy Notice
• Bootstrap CDN / jsDelivr — static assets (CSS/JS). No personal data is shared.
• Pyodide (jsDelivr) — browser-based Python runtime on the Learn Python page. No data leaves your browser.

We do not use advertising networks, social media tracking pixels, or any third-party retargeting services.

7. Your Rights

Under UK GDPR and EU GDPR you have the right to:

• Access — request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
• Rectification — ask us to correct inaccurate data.
• Erasure — ask us to delete your account and associated data.
• Restrict processing — ask us to pause processing your data.
• Data portability — receive your data in a machine-readable format.
• Withdraw consent — revoke analytics consent at any time (see Section 8).
• Object — object to processing based on legitimate interests.

8. Manage Your Cookie Preferences

You can withdraw your analytics consent at any time by clicking the button below. This removes any GA4 cookies and stops further data collection. Your preference is saved in your browser's local storage.

You can also opt out of Google Analytics across all sites:

9. Contact Us

For any privacy-related requests or questions, please contact:

• Website: dotnetabhishek.com
• Contact form: dotnetabhishek.com/contact/ — select "General Enquiry" or "Other" as the subject
• Email: privacy@dotnetabhishek.com

We aim to respond to all privacy requests within 30 days.