Who I Am
I am Adwaidh Ramesh, a freelance digital marketer based in Ernakulam, Kerala, India. I operate Adwaidh Online, my personal website, available at https://adwaidhonline.com.
Through my website, I showcase my professional skills, experience, projects, digital marketing services and industry insights.
This Privacy Policy explains how I collect, use, store and protect your personal information when you visit my website, interact with my content or contact me regarding my services.
I respect your privacy and take responsibility for handling your personal information carefully and transparently.
Information You Provide
When you contact me through my website, email or other communication channels, I may collect the personal information you voluntarily share with me.
This information may include:
- Your name.
- Your email address.
- Your phone number.
- Your business or company name.
- Your website address.
- Your project details and service requirements.
- Any additional information you include in your message.
I collect this information to understand your requirements and communicate with you effectively.
I request that you avoid sharing sensitive personal information that is not necessary for your enquiry.
How I Use Your Information
I use the information you provide for the following purposes:
- To respond to your questions and enquiries.
- To understand your business goals and requirements.
- To provide information about my digital marketing services.
- To discuss potential projects and collaborations.
- To prepare proposals, quotations and marketing strategies.
- To communicate with you about ongoing projects.
- To improve my website content and user experience.
- To maintain relevant business and communication records.
I do not sell, rent or trade your personal information to third parties.
Comments
If I enable comments on my website and you leave a comment, I may collect the information you enter in the comment form, your IP address and your browser user agent to help identify and prevent spam.
I may use an anonymised string created from your email address with the Gravatar service to check whether you use it.
Once I approve your comment, your profile picture may become publicly visible alongside your comment.
You can review the Gravatar Privacy Policy for more information about how that service handles personal data.
Media
If I allow image uploads on my website, I recommend that you avoid uploading images containing embedded location information, such as EXIF GPS data.
Visitors may be able to download publicly available images from my website and extract location information from them.
Cookies
I may use cookies on Adwaidh Online to improve website functionality, remember visitor preferences and provide a better browsing experience.
Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit my website.
I may use cookies to:
- Remember your preferences and settings.
- Improve website functionality and performance.
- Understand how visitors interact with my website.
- Analyse website traffic and visitor behaviour.
- Support website security and spam prevention.
I may also use third-party services that place their own cookies on your device.
You can manage or disable cookies through your browser settings. However, disabling certain cookies may affect some features of my website.
Analytics and Website Usage
I may use analytics tools, such as Google Analytics, to understand how visitors interact with Adwaidh Online.
These tools may collect information such as:
- Pages you visit on my website.
- Time you spend on individual pages.
- Your browser and device information.
- Your general geographic location.
- The sources through which you access my website.
- Your interactions and navigation behaviour.
I use this information to analyse website performance, understand visitor preferences and improve my website experience.
When I use third-party analytics services, I rely on their respective privacy policies and data-handling practices.
Embedded Content and External Websites
I may include embedded content such as videos, images, social media posts and other external resources on my website.
When you interact with this content, the external provider may collect information about you, use cookies or monitor your interaction with its content.
I do not control how external websites collect, use or process your personal information.
If you visit an external website through a link on Adwaidh Online, I recommend reviewing that website’s privacy policy before sharing any personal information.
Sharing and Processing Information
I do not sell, rent or commercially share your personal information.
However, I may use trusted third-party service providers to operate, maintain and improve my website.
These providers may include:
- Website hosting providers.
- Email communication services.
- Contact form services.
- Website analytics tools.
- Website security and spam prevention services.
I share only the information necessary for these services to perform their intended functions.
I may also disclose your information when I am legally required to do so or when disclosure is necessary to comply with applicable laws and regulations.
How Long I Retain Your Information
I retain your personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfil the purposes for which I collected it.
For example:
- I may retain contact enquiries and email communications to respond to your requests and maintain business records.
- I may retain project-related information for as long as necessary to provide my agreed services.
- I may retain website analytics information according to the settings and retention policies of the analytics providers I use.
- If I enable website comments, I may retain comments and their metadata to recognise and manage future comments.
When I no longer need your personal information, I take reasonable steps to delete or securely dispose of it, subject to applicable legal requirements.
Your Privacy Rights
I respect your right to understand and control how I handle your personal information.
Depending on applicable privacy laws, you may contact me to request:
- Access to your personal information that I hold.
- Correction of inaccurate or incomplete information.
- Deletion of your personal information.
- Withdrawal of consent where I rely on your consent to process information.
- Information about how I collect and use your personal information.
If you wish to exercise any of these rights, you can contact me using the email address provided below.
I may request additional information to verify your identity before processing your request. I may also need to retain certain information to fulfil legal or administrative obligations.
Data Security
I take reasonable measures to protect the personal information you share with me against unauthorised access, misuse, alteration, disclosure or loss.
I make reasonable efforts to maintain the security of the information collected through Adwaidh Online.
However, I cannot guarantee absolute security because no method of internet transmission or electronic storage is completely secure.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
I may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in my website, digital marketing services, technology, data-handling practices or applicable legal requirements.
Whenever I make changes, I will publish the updated policy on this page and revise the Last Updated date.
I encourage you to review this page periodically to stay informed about how I handle your personal information.
Contact Me
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, how I handle your personal information or wish to exercise your privacy rights, you can contact me directly.
Adwaidh Ramesh
Website: https://adwaidhonline.com
Email: rameshadwaidh@gmail.com
Location: Ernakulam, Kerala, India
