Policy

Privacy Policy & Site Disclaimers

Last Updated: August 20, 2026

Welcome to https://www.ragrawal.com (the “Site”). Your privacy and trust are important to me. This Privacy Policy outlines how your personal information is collected, used, and protected when you visit or interact with this website.

1. Who I Am (About This Site)

As a matter of fact, there is no “we” here, it’s just me. This personal website serves as a digital notebook to share my personal thoughts, experiences, projects, and creative works.

While I aim to provide original content, there may occasionally be references, citations, or embedded media from third-party sources. I make every effort to properly credit original authors, creators, and owners. If you notice any content that is missing appropriate attribution or if you hold copyright to material used here and wish to have it updated or removed, please contact me directly so I can correct it immediately.

2. Information Collected & How It Is Used

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the Site, the system collects the data provided in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to assist in automated spam detection.

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to verify if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. Upon approval of your comment, your profile picture (if applicable) is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Media

If you upload images or media to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can potentially download and extract location data from images hosted online.

Cookies

  • Comment Cookies: If you leave a comment on the Site, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when leaving future comments. These cookies persist for one year.
  • Session & Account Cookies: If you visit a login page, a temporary cookie will be set to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser. If you log in, cookies are set up to save your login information and screen display preferences. Login cookies last for two days, and screen option cookies last for one year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. Logging out removes these cookies.
  • Content Editing: If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be stored in your browser indicating the post ID of the article. It contains no personal data and expires after 1 day.

Analytics & Logging

Like most standard websites, server logs and basic web analytics tools may automatically collect technical details such as your browser type, operating system, referring URLs, access times, and IP addresses. This data is used solely to maintain site health, prevent unauthorized access, and understand overall site traffic patterns.

3. Embedded Content from External Websites

Articles and posts on this Site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, tweets, images, articles, maps, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same manner as if the visitor has visited the source website directly.

These third-party websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content—including tracking your interaction if you have an account and are logged into that third-party website.

4. How Long Your Data Is Retained

  • Comments: If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This enables automatic recognition and approval of follow-up comments instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
  • Registered Profiles: For users that register on the website (if any), the personal information provided in the user profile is stored securely. All registered users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except changing their username). Website administrators can also view and edit that information.

5. Who Your Data Is Shared With

I do not sell, rent, or trade your personal data to third parties.

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service (such as Akismet). If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email for security verification.

6. What Rights You Have Over Your Data

If you have an account on this Site or have left comments, you have the right to:

  1. Access: Request an exported file of the personal data held about you, including any information you provided.
  2. Erasure / Deletion: Request that I erase any personal data held about you.

Note: This does not include any data I am required to retain for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

7. Legal Disclaimer & External Links

The information provided on this Site is for general informational and personal expression purposes only. This Site contains links to external websites that are not operated or controlled by me. I am not responsible for the content, privacy practices, or accuracy of third-party sites.

8. Contact Information

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or your data on this site, please reach out via the contact information provided on https://www.ragrawal.com.