Effective: July 12, 2024
Previous Update: August 31, 2021
What changed?
Simplified and humanized the language
Updated the cookies section, since I shifted to the web platform Framer
Introduction
This Privacy Policy describes the Website Owner—Rahul Malkani's—policies and procedures on the collection, use and disclosure of Your information when You use this Website, and tells You about Your privacy rights and how the law protects You.
What are you agreeing to when using this Website?
Your Personal Data is used to provide and improve this Website. By using this Website, You agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
Policy language and content
A majority of this Privacy Policy was created with the help of a Privacy Policy Generator
What is the purpose of this Website?
rahulmalkani.com is a digital work portfolio to showcase the work history of the Website Owner, Rahul Malkani.
Why is any data collected by this Portfolio?
This Portfolio has not been created with the intent of collecting visitor data. That said, a limited set of Your information may be shared with Me through cookies as a result of You using this Website. Also, I may store any direct information that You provide when You contact Me through the contact form available in this Website. Please review the description below for more details.
Interpretation and Definitions
Take notice of capitalized words.
The words of which the initial letter is capitalized have meanings defined under the following conditions. The below definitions shall have the same meaning regardless of whether they appear in singular or in plural.
For the purposes of this Privacy Policy:
(1) Services offered
Services
Refers to the experience provided by this Website or any professional services rendered by Me, when contracted directly or through this Website.
Website
(Also referred to as "Portfolio")
Refers to Rahul Malkani's Portfolio, accessible through the URL https://rahulmalkani.com
(2) Parties involved
Website Owner
(Also referred to as "I", "Me", “My”, or simply, the “Owner")
In this Agreement, refers to Rahul Malkani.
You
Means the individual accessing or using this Website, or the company, or other legal entity on behalf of which such individual is accessing or using this Website, as applicable.
Service Provider
Means any natural or legal person who processes the data on behalf of Me. It refers to third-party companies or individuals contracted by Me to facilitate and perform any services related to this Website or to assist Me in analyzing how this Website is used.
(3) Technologies used
Cookies
Are small files that are placed on Your computer, mobile device or any other device by a website, containing the details of Your browsing history on that website among its many uses.
Device
Means any device that can access the Service such as a computer, a cellphone or a digital tablet.
(4) Information
Personal Data
Is any information that relates to an identified or identifiable individual.
Usage Data
Refers to data collected automatically, either generated by the use of this Website or from its infrastructure itself (for example, the duration of a page visit).
Personal Data
Types of Data Collected
Personal Data
While using My Services or this Website, You may choose to provide Me with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact You. Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to:
Usage Data
Usage Data is collected automatically when using this Website.
Types of Usage Data collected
Usage Data may include information such as Your Device's Internet Protocol address (e.g. IP address), browser type, browser version, the pages of this Website that You visit, the time and date of Your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.
Considerations when using a mobile device
When You access this Website by or through a mobile device, the basic analytics tool (part of the Service Providers) may collect certain information automatically, including, but not limited to, the type of mobile device You use, Your mobile device unique ID, the IP address of Your mobile device, Your mobile operating system, the type of mobile Internet browser You use, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data. This may also include information that Your browser sends whenever You visit this Website or when You access this Website by or through a mobile device.
Tracking Technologies and Cookies
This Website uses Cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on this Website and store certain information.
What are tracking technologies and cookies?
Tracking technologies used are beacons, tags, and scripts to collect and track information and to improve and analyze the Service.
What do they include?
The technologies used may include:
Cookies
(Also referred to as "Browser Cookies")
A cookie is a small file placed on Your Device. 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 parts of this Website. Unless you have adjusted Your browser setting so that it will refuse Cookies, this Website may use Cookies.
Web Beacons
Certain sections of My Service and My emails may contain small electronic files known as web beacons (also referred to as clear GIFs, pixel tags, and single-pixel GIFs) that permit Me, for example, to count users who have visited those pages or opened an email and for other related website statistics (for example, recording the popularity of a certain section and verifying system and server integrity).
Types of cookies
Cookies can be "Persistent" or "Session" Cookies. Persistent Cookies remain on Your personal computer or mobile device when You go offline, while Session Cookies are deleted as soon as You close Your web browser.
To learn more about cookies, please visit: Cookies: What Do They Do?
Which cookies are used and why?
This Website uses both Session and Persistent Cookies for the purposes set out below:
Necessary / Essential Cookies
Type: Session Cookies
Administered by: Me, as the Website Owner
Purpose: These Cookies are essential to provide You with services available through this Website and to enable You to use some of its features. They can help to authenticate users and prevent fraudulent use of user accounts, if applicable.
Cookies Policy / Notice Acceptance Cookies
Type: Persistent Cookies
Administered by: Me, as the Website Owner
Purpose: These Cookies identify if users have accepted the use of cookies on this Website.
Functionality Cookies
Type: Persistent Cookies
Administered by: Me, as the Website Owner
Purpose: These Cookies allow the Website to remember choices You make when You use this Website, such as remembering your language preference. The purpose of these Cookies is to provide You with a more personal experience and to avoid You having to re-enter your preferences every time You use this Website.
Use of Your Personal Data
The main purpose for processing Your Personal Data is to effectively respond to any correspondence You initiate or to execute any agreed upon contracted Services. Any other Personal Data collected or shared may be a consequence of routine maintenance of this Website.
Where can I use Your information?
I may use Personal Data for the following purposes:
To provide and maintain this Website
This includes monitoring its usage.
To contact You
To contact You by email, telephone calls, or SMS, regarding contractual work assignments or to attend and manage to Your requests, as necessary and mutually agreed upon.
For business transfers
I may use Your information to evaluate or conduct a merger, divestiture, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution, or other sale or transfer of some or all of My assets, whether as a going concern or as part of bankruptcy, liquidation, or similar proceeding, in which Personal Data held by Me about this Website's users or My Services is among the assets transferred.
For other purposes
I may use Your information for purposes, such as data analysis, identifying usage trends, determining the effectiveness of the content and to evaluate and improve this Website and Your experience.
Whom can I share Your information with?
I may share Your personal information in the following situations:
With Service Providers
I may share Your personal information with Service Providers to monitor and analyze the use of this Website, or to contact You.
With Affiliates
I may share Your information with affiliates, in which case I will require those affiliates to honour this Privacy Policy. Affiliates include joint venture partners.
With business partners
I may share Your information with business partners to offer You certain products or services that You request.
With Your consent
I may disclose Your personal information for any other purpose with Your consent.
Retention of Your Personal Data
I will retain Your Personal Data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy.
Purposes may include, but not be limited to, the below common situations:
To address legal obligations
I will retain and use Your Personal Data to the extent necessary to comply with My legal obligations (for example, if I am required to retain Your data to comply with applicable laws), resolve disputes, and enforce My legal agreements and policies.
To analyze and improve My Services
I may also retain Usage Data for internal analysis purposes. Usage Data is generally retained for a shorter period of time, except when this data is used to strengthen the security or to improve the functionality of this Website, or I am legally obligated to retain this data for longer time periods.
Transfer of Your Personal Data
Your information, including Personal Data, is processed at places where the Service Providers involved in the processing are located. It means that this information may be transferred to—and maintained on—computers located outside of Your state, province, country or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ than those from Your jurisdiction.
Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by Your submission of such information represents Your agreement to that transfer.
My responsibility with respect to the transfer of Your Personal Data
I will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that Your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy and no transfer of Your Personal Data will take place to an organization or a country unless there are adequate controls in place including the security of Your data and other personal information.
Disclosure of Your Personal Data
Business transactions
If I enter into a business contract with You, Your Personal Data may be transferred to other relevant parties at that time and becomes subject to a different Privacy Policy.
Law enforcement
Under certain circumstances, I may be required to disclose Your Personal Data if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g. a court or a government agency).
Other legal requirements
I may need to disclose Your Personal Data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:
Comply with a legal obligation
Protect and defend My rights or property as the Website Owner
Prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with this Website
Protect the personal safety of Users of this Website or the public
Protect against legal liability
Security of Your Personal Data
The security of Your Personal Data is important to Me, but note that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While I strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect Your Personal Data, I cannot guarantee its absolute security.
Miscellaneous
Children's Privacy
This Website does not address anyone under the age of 13. As the Website Owner, I do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 13.
Remedying accidental collection of such information
If You are a parent or guardian and You are aware that Your child has shared any Personal Data through this Website, please contact Me. If I become aware that I have collected Personal Data from anyone under the age of 13 without verification of parental consent, I will try to take steps to remove that information from My records.
Consent to process such information in certain situations
If I need to rely on consent as a legal basis for processing Your information and Your country requires consent from a parent, I may require Your parent's consent before I collect and use that information.
Links to Other Websites
This Portfolio may contain links to other websites that are not operated by Me. Such links will be marked with an “external link” icon to inform You about this.
Impact to You when clicking these links
If You click on a third party link, You will be directed to that third party's site. I strongly advise You to review the Privacy Policy of every site You visit. I have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third party sites or services.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
I may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Such changes shall be posted on this page.
How can You learn about changes?
I will let You know through a prominent notice on this Website, prior to the change becoming effective and update the “Effective” date at the top of this Privacy Policy.
When do changes come into effect?
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.
Contacting the Website Owner
If You have any questions about this Privacy Policy, You can contact Me by filling the contact form in the Contact page, also accessible through the URL: https://rahulmalkani.com/contact