Pritam.

Website Privacy Policy

Last updated: September 5, 2026

Introduction

This Privacy Policy explains how Pritam Ghosh ("we", "us", or "our"), an engineer based in Bangalore, Karnataka, India, collects and manages information across https://mepritam.dev.

This website is a professional portfolio, engineering journal, and showcase of interactive developer tools. We respect visitor privacy. We do not sell your personal data, and we do not run third-party advertising networks.

Core Privacy Principles

  • Data Minimization: We only collect information required to operate the site, reply to inquiries, and measure site performance.
  • No Behavioral Ad Tracking: We do not use third-party advertising networks, marketing pixels, or remarketing tags. There is no Facebook / Meta Pixel on this website.
  • No User Accounts: This site is an open, read-only publication. We do not require registration, passwords, or user profiles.
  • PII Sanitization: Our analytics client sanitizes event payloads to strip email addresses, tokens, and sensitive query strings before transmission.

Information We Collect and How We Use It

Contact Form Submissions

When you send a message through our Contact page, you submit the following details:

  • Your name
  • Your email address
  • Your company name (optional)
  • Your message intent (such as hiring, project inquiry, collaboration, or general questions)
  • Your message body

How we process this data:

  • Communication: We use your details solely to review your inquiry and reply to you directly. We never add your email to marketing lists or newsletters.
  • Storage: Submissions are securely stored in Google Sheets via an authenticated Google Apps Script webhook.
  • Email Notifications: Our server dispatches a notification to us and an automated confirmation email to you using SMTP (Nodemailer).
  • Abuse Prevention: Our server checks your client IP address and browser User-Agent header against rate limits to block automated spam.

Analytics and Usage Telemetry

We collect aggregated technical telemetry to understand how visitors interact with our content and diagnose navigation errors:

  • Google Analytics 4 (GA4): We use GA4 (Measurement ID G-LDPVBK3BT6) via direct gtag.js script loading. GA4 records page views, outbound link clicks, resume downloads, scroll milestones, and Core Web Vitals. We enable IP anonymization, turn off Google Signals, and disable ad personalization. First-party cookies (_ga, _ga_*) distinguish user sessions and expire after up to 2 years. Learn more in the Google Privacy Policy. You can opt out using the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
  • Mixpanel Product Analytics: We use Mixpanel to observe interaction funnels, such as button clicks, section visibility, and search term queries. Mixpanel stores client identifiers in browser localStorage under mp_* keys. We host all Mixpanel telemetry in European Union data centers (https://api-eu.mixpanel.com). Autocapture and session recordings are disabled. Learn more in the Mixpanel Privacy Policy.
  • Ahrefs Web Analytics: We load a lightweight script from https://analytics.ahrefs.com/analytics.js to evaluate aggregate search discoverability and traffic volume. Learn more in the Ahrefs Privacy Policy.

Bot Protection

We embed Cloudflare Turnstile on our contact form. Turnstile confirms that submissions come from human visitors without presenting interactive image puzzles. Learn more in the Cloudflare Privacy Policy.

Browser Local Storage

We use browser localStorage to save your UI theme preference (theme) and state for client-side tools like the Attendance Tracker (attendance_work_hours). This data stays on your local device.

Data Sharing and Third-Party Processors

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal data. We share data only with infrastructure providers needed to operate this website:

  • Google Workspace / Sheets: Form submissions and spreadsheet storage.
  • Google Analytics: Aggregated site traffic measurement.
  • Mixpanel: Product event analytics on EU servers.
  • Ahrefs: Aggregate traffic metrics.
  • Cloudflare: Bot verification via Turnstile and edge network protection.
  • Transactional SMTP Provider: Delivery of contact form notification emails.

We may disclose information if required by a valid legal process, court order, or applicable law.

Data Retention

  • Contact Messages: We keep contact form submissions for as long as relevant to our communication (typically up to 2 years for recruitment correspondence), or until you request deletion.
  • Analytics Data: Google Analytics and Mixpanel retain aggregate data in accordance with standard retention schedules (typically 2 to 14 months).

Your Privacy Rights

Depending on your location (including the European Economic Area, United Kingdom, and California), you hold specific privacy rights:

  • Access and Portability: You may request a copy of the personal information we hold about you.
  • Correction: You may ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete details.
  • Erasure: You may request deletion of your contact records.
  • Restriction and Objection: You may object to or restrict processing of your personal information.

California Residents (CCPA / CPRA)

Under the California Consumer Privacy Act, California residents have the right to know what personal information is collected and request its deletion. We do not sell personal information or share it for cross-context behavioral advertising.

Exercising Your Rights

To exercise any of these rights, email us at contact.meghoshpritam@gmail.com. We will review and respond to your request within 30 days.

Security Practices

We implement safeguards to protect your information:

  • Enforced HTTPS with HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS).
  • Strict Content Security Policy (CSP) headers restricting script execution.
  • Rate limiting on API endpoints to prevent brute-force submissions.
  • Client-side sanitization stripping PII from analytics payloads.

Children's Privacy

This site does not target children. We do not knowingly collect personal information from individuals under the age of 13 (or 16 where required by local law). If you believe a child has submitted personal details, contact us and we will delete that data promptly.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy to reflect modifications to our tools or legal requirements. Updates will appear on this page with a revised date.

Contact

For questions or data requests regarding this Privacy Policy: