Privacy Policy.

This privacy policy applies to adityabadola.com, a personal website owned and operated by Aditya Badola. If you have any questions about this policy, you can contact me at adityabadola1801@gmail.com.

This site does not directly collect personal information unless you choose to contact me. When you visit the site, the following may be collected automatically:

Usage data: pages visited, time spent on pages, browser type, device type, approximate location (country or city level) and referring website. This is collected through Google Analytics.

Contact form data: if you use the contact form on this site, your name and email address are collected solely to respond to your message. This information is not stored beyond what is necessary to reply.

Cookies: this site uses cookies placed by Google Analytics and Google AdSense. See Section 4 for more details.

Data collected on this site is used for the following purposes:

Analytics: to understand how visitors use the site, which pages are most read and where traffic comes from. This helps improve the content and experience on the site.

Advertising: Google AdSense may use your browsing data to show relevant ads. I do not control which ads are shown or how Google uses your data for this purpose.

Affiliate links: this site contains Amazon affiliate links. Clicking these links and making a purchase may earn this site a small commission at no extra cost to you. Amazon has its own privacy policy which governs any data collected through their platform.

Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. This site uses the following cookies:

Google Analytics cookies: used to collect anonymous usage statistics. These cookies track things like session duration, pages visited and traffic source. No personally identifiable information is stored. You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

Google AdSense cookies: used to display relevant advertisements. Google may use cookies to personalise ads based on your browsing history. You can manage your Google ad preferences at adssettings.google.com.

You can control or disable cookies through your browser settings at any time. Note that disabling cookies may affect how some parts of the site function.

This site uses the following third party services, each of which has its own privacy policy:

Google Analytics: website traffic analysis. Privacy policy: policies.google.com/privacy

Google AdSense: advertising platform. Privacy policy: policies.google.com/privacy

Amazon Associates: affiliate marketing programme. Privacy policy: Amazon Privacy Notice

WordPress and Hostinger: this site is hosted on Hostinger and built on WordPress. Hostinger privacy policy: hostinger.com/privacy-policy

This site is a participant in the Amazon Associates Programme, an affiliate advertising programme designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by linking to Amazon. Some links on this site, particularly on the Picks page, are affiliate links. If you click one of these links and make a purchase, this site earns a small commission at no additional cost to you.

I only recommend products I have personally used or genuinely believe are worth it.

You have the right to request access to any personal data this site holds about you, request that it be corrected or deleted, and opt out of any data collection where applicable.

To exercise any of these rights, contact me at adityabadola1801@gmail.com and I will respond as soon as possible.

This site does not store personal data beyond what is necessary. Contact form submissions are kept only long enough to respond and are not retained in any database. Analytics data is retained by Google according to their own data retention policies.

This site is not directed at children under the age of 13. No personal information is knowingly collected from children. If you believe a child has provided personal information through this site, please contact me and it will be removed promptly.

This privacy policy may be updated from time to time. Any changes will be reflected on this page with an updated date at the top. Continued use of the site after any changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

If you have any questions about this privacy policy, contact me at adityabadola1801@gmail.com.