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Privacy Policy

Effective date: January 2026. Last updated: October 2026.

This website (ankushchowrasia.vercel.app) is an academic and personal research portfolio operated by Ankush Chowrasia, based in Jalpaiguri, West Bengal, India. This policy describes how information is collected, used, and protected when you visit this website.

1. Information You Voluntarily Provide

When you use the contact form on this website, you may provide:

• Your name
• Your email address
• The contents of your inquiry or message

This information is processed through Formspree (a third-party form handler) and forwarded directly to my personal email address (ankushchowrasiabusiness@gmail.com). It is used solely to read and reply to your inquiry. Your information is never sold, rented, or shared with advertisers.

2. Analytics and Usage Telemetry

This website uses Google Analytics (Measurement ID: G-09TCZC6C0V) to understand general website traffic and improve reading experiences. Google Analytics uses first-party cookies to collect non-personally identifiable technical information, including:

• Approximate geographic region (country and state)
• Browser type, device category, and operating system
• Referring pages, visit duration, and pages viewed

IP addresses are masked or anonymized per standard Google Analytics configurations. You can disable cookies in your browser settings or install the official Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on if you prefer not to participate in telemetry.

3. Hosting and Infrastructure

This site is statically hosted on Vercel Inc. Like most web hosts, Vercel servers automatically collect standard server access logs (such as request timestamps and HTTP status codes) to ensure infrastructure uptime and guard against malicious traffic. For details, refer to Vercel's privacy disclosures.

4. Third-Party Links

This site contains links to external platforms including Scribd (for academic paper reading), upGrad (for certificate verification), LinkedIn, and Blogger. Once you navigate away from this domain, your activity is governed by the respective privacy policies of those external services.

5. Data Retention and Your Rights

Inquiries received via the contact form are retained only for as long as necessary to conduct academic or professional correspondence. If you have sent a message through the contact form and wish to request the deletion of your email address and communication history, you may write directly to ankushchowrasiabusiness@gmail.com.

6. Policy Updates

This Privacy Policy may be updated occasionally to reflect changes in site functionality or applicable legal requirements. The updated date at the top of this page indicates the most recent revision.