This Privacy Policy explains how Shani Maurya ("I", "me", "my") collects and handles information when you visit shanimaurya.com (the "Website") or hire me for freelance services. I've tried to write this in plain English. If something still isn't clear, email contact@shanimaurya.com and I'll happily explain.
1. Who runs this website
The Website is owned and operated by Shani Maurya, an independent freelance web developer and digital marketer based in Delhi, India. For privacy questions, the point of contact is contact@shanimaurya.com.
2. What information I collect
I only collect what I actually need. That can include:
- Information you give me voluntarily — your name, email, phone number, company name, budget range and project details, when you fill the contact form or message me directly.
- Technical information automatically sent by your browser — IP address, device and browser type, referring page, and pages visited on the Website. This is standard server / analytics data.
- Cookies and similar technologies used for analytics and basic site functionality (see section 6).
I do not knowingly collect information from children under 13. The Website is meant for business users.
3. How I use your information
Your information is used to:
- Reply to your enquiry and discuss your project.
- Send you a written scope, quote or contract.
- Invoice you and keep financial records (tax law requires this).
- Provide the service you hired me for — for example, access to accounts you give me to do SEO or ads work.
- Improve the Website through aggregated analytics.
- Send occasional project updates. I don't run a marketing newsletter.
4. Legal basis (for EU / UK visitors)
Where the GDPR applies, I rely on (a) your consent (form submissions, analytics cookies), (b) the need to perform a contract with you (project delivery, invoicing), and (c) my legitimate interest in running and securing the Website.
5. Sharing your information
I don't sell your personal data. I share it only with trusted service providers that help me run my business, such as:
- Form handlers like FormSubmit, which delivers your contact-form messages to my inbox.
- Email providers (Google Workspace / Gmail).
- Analytics (e.g. Google Analytics 4, Google Search Console).
- Payment providers like Razorpay, Stripe, PayPal or PayU when you pay an invoice.
- Cloud hosting (e.g. Vercel, Netlify, Cloudflare, Hostinger).
These providers have their own privacy policies and process data on my behalf.
6. Cookies
The Website uses a small number of cookies for analytics and basic functionality (e.g. remembering your dark-mode preference). You can block or delete cookies in your browser settings. Doing so will not break the Website but may reduce the quality of analytics I see.
7. Data retention
Enquiries that don't turn into a project are kept for up to 12 months and then deleted. Client-related data (contracts, invoices, project files) is kept for as long as required by Indian tax and accounting law — typically up to 8 years.
8. Your rights
You can, at any time:
- Ask what personal data I hold about you.
- Ask me to correct something that's wrong.
- Ask me to delete your data (subject to legal record-keeping requirements).
- Withdraw consent for analytics or communications.
Send any of these requests to contact@shanimaurya.com — I respond within 30 days.
9. Security
I take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect your data — HTTPS everywhere, strong passwords, 2FA on all critical accounts, and encrypted backups. That said, no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure. I cannot guarantee absolute security.
10. Third-party links
The Website links out to third-party sites (LinkedIn, GitHub, client sites, etc.). I'm not responsible for the privacy practices of those sites. Please read their policies when you visit them.
11. Updates to this policy
I may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The "Last updated" date at the top will always reflect the most recent version. Significant changes will be announced on the Website.
12. Contact
Any questions? Email contact@shanimaurya.com or use the contact form. I usually reply within a few hours.