Privacy Policy

Introduction

This personal website is created and maintained by me (Maroof Lone). All writings, photos, projects and/or any other material on this site are original unless clearly stated otherwise. I believe in transparency and respect for user privacy.

Data Collection

I only collect basic information that helps me understand how visitors use the website. This includes anonymized data such as page views, device type, and general location, which is tracked through Google Analytics. No personally identifiable information is collected unless you choose to share it with me through a contact form or email.

Content Ownership & Licensing

All original written content, research, and projects published on this website are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0), unless explicitly stated otherwise. This means you may not use my work for commercial purposes or distribute modified versions of it. Any third-party media, references, public domain works, or stock images retain their respective original licenses. Furthermore, my personal details and identifiers remain strictly private and are not licensed for public extraction, distribution, or scraping.

External Links

This site may include links to external websites, public archives, and third-party resources for reference and context. Please be aware that once you click an external link and leave this site, my privacy policy no longer applies. I do not control and am not responsible for the privacy practices, content, or data collection methods of those third-party sites.

Security & Data Protection

I handle digital safety and user privacy with the utmost care. This website utilizes secure, encrypted connections (HTTPS) and is hosted on secure servers to protect your browsing experience. While I take robust measures to protect any data you submit via contact forms, please remember that no transmission over the internet is completely infallible. Please do not send highly sensitive personal information through public contact channels.

Information Retention

If you reach out to me via email or a contact form, I will keep our correspondence only as long as necessary to fulfill your request or answer your inquiry. I routinely clean out old communication data and do not maintain a permanent database of visitor contact information.

Usage of Data

Any data you share voluntarily will be used only for the purpose you intended and will never be sold or misused. Your information is strictly used for communication purposes when you reach out.