Privacy Policy
Last updated: November 3, 2026
This Privacy Policy explains how vijaypravin.com ("the Site", "we", "us"), the personal website of Vijay Pravin Maharajan, collects, uses and protects information when you visit. By using the Site, you agree to this policy.
Information we collect
Information you provide. If you email us (for example at hello@vijaypravin.com), we receive your email address and anything you choose to include in your message. We use it only to reply to you.
Information collected automatically. Like most websites, our hosting provider and any analytics or advertising services may automatically collect technical information such as your IP address, browser type, device type, pages visited, referring pages and the date and time of your visit.
Cookies
Cookies are small text files stored on your device. The Site itself does not require cookies to work, but third-party services we use, including Google AdSense, may set cookies to serve and measure advertising.
Advertising and Google AdSense
We use Google AdSense to display advertisements on the Site.
- Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this website or other websites.
- Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visits to this Site and/or other sites on the Internet.
- You may opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings. You can also opt out of some third-party vendors' use of cookies for personalised advertising at www.aboutads.info or, in Europe, www.youronlinechoices.eu.
For more information, see How Google uses information from sites or apps that use its services.
Consent for visitors in the EEA, UK and Switzerland
Where required by law (including the GDPR and ePrivacy rules), we will ask for your consent before personalised ads or non-essential cookies are used, through a consent message certified by Google. You can change or withdraw your consent at any time.
How we use information
- To operate, maintain and improve the Site
- To respond to your messages
- To display and measure advertising
- To keep the Site secure and prevent abuse
We do not sell your personal information.
Legal basis (GDPR)
We process personal data on the basis of your consent (for advertising cookies), our legitimate interests (operating and securing the Site), and, where you contact us, to respond to your request.
Third-party links
The Site links to other websites, such as LinkedIn, X, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and heyula.ai. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those sites.
Data retention
We keep emails only as long as needed to respond and maintain a record of our correspondence. Data collected by third parties is retained according to their own policies.
Your rights
Depending on where you live, you may have the right to access, correct, delete or restrict the use of your personal data, to object to processing, and to data portability. To exercise these rights, contact us at hello@vijaypravin.com. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.
Children
The Site is not directed at children under 13 (or under 16 in the EEA), and we do not knowingly collect their personal information.
Changes to this policy
We may update this policy from time to time. The latest version will always be available on this page, with the "Last updated" date above.
Contact
Vijay Pravin Maharajan, Munich, Germany
Email: hello@vijaypravin.com