Privacy Notice & Data Governance
Last Updated: November 2026. This policy describes how Mayur Sawant ("we", "our") collects, processes, and secures personal data through mayurprofile.com in accordance with India's Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act 2023 and global privacy standards.
1. What Data We Collect
We adhere strictly to the principle of data minimization. We only collect information that you voluntarily submit via our Contact Form to discuss freelance design, engineering projects, or professional inquiries:
- Full Name: To address you personally in communications.
- Email Address: To reply to your inquiry.
- Project Type: To categorize the nature of your request.
- Message Body: Details regarding your project requirements.
Note: We do not collect cookies for tracking, nor do we run cross-site behavioral advertising or fingerprinting.
2. How We Protect Your Data
Your data is secured through defense-in-depth technical and organizational controls:
- Transport Encryption: All traffic is enforced over TLS 1.3/HTTPS with HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS).
- Input Sanitization: Form inputs are sanitized against Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) and SQL injection.
- Access Control: Administrative endpoints are locked behind JWT Bearer authentication and bcrypt password hashing.
- Encrypted Storage: Database records are hosted on Neon PostgreSQL with isolated schema credentials.
3. Data Retention & Deletion
Contact inquiries are retained only for as long as necessary to evaluate and correspond regarding the inquiry (typically up to 90 days), or for the duration of our contractual engagement. Inquiries that do not lead to an engagement are periodically purged.
4. Your Rights Under the DPDP Act
As a Data Principal, you possess the right to:
- Request a summary of personal data held about you.
- Request correction or updating of inaccurate data.
- Request complete erasure/deletion of your contact submissions.
- Nominate an individual to exercise rights on your behalf in case of incapacity.
To exercise any of these rights, contact Mayur Sawant directly at: mayursawant0517@gmail.com. Requests are processed within 7 business days without fee.