This Privacy Policy explains how RahulsNotes handles personal information when you visit the site, subscribe to the newsletter, create an account, or contact us. It also explains how we use Google Analytics.
1. Information we collect
Information you provide
- Newsletter subscriptions: your email address and the source of the subscription.
- Account and profile details: your name, email address, profile photo, biography, links, and other information you choose to add to your profile. Passwords are handled by our authentication provider and are not stored by us in plain text.
- Messages: the contents of emails you send to us, including your email address and any information you include.
Information collected automatically
- Usage and analytics data: pages viewed, links clicked, time on page, referring pages, approximate location derived from IP address, device and browser information, and similar technical data collected through Google Analytics.
- Like activity: a random visitor identifier stored in your browser so the site can prevent duplicate likes. It is not your name or email address.
- Preferences: your light or dark theme setting, stored in your browser.
- Server logs: standard technical records such as IP address, request time, browser type, and requested pages, kept for security and troubleshooting.
2. Cookies and local storage
We use a small number of cookies and browser storage features:
- Essential cookies: authentication and session cookies keep you signed in and protect account features.
- Google Analytics cookies: Google Analytics 4 uses first-party cookies such as
_gaand_ga_*to distinguish browsers and sessions and measure how the site is used. Google may also collect information through related technologies. - Local storage:
rn-themeremembers your theme choice, andrn-visitor-keyis a random identifier used only to prevent duplicate likes.
We do not use advertising cookies or sell personal information. You can clear or block cookies and local storage through your browser settings, but blocking essential cookies may prevent sign-in and other features from working.
To learn how Google handles data, read the Google Privacy Policy. You can also install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
3. How we use information
We use this information to:
- to operate, maintain, and improve the site;
- to send the newsletter you asked to receive;
- to create and manage accounts and public author profiles;
- to respond to questions, requests, and reports;
- to understand which essays and pages are useful;
- to prevent abuse, fraud, and security incidents; and
- to comply with legal obligations.
Where data protection law requires a legal basis, we rely on our legitimate interests in operating and improving the site, your consent when you subscribe or ask to be contacted, and compliance with legal obligations.
4. How we share information
We do not sell or rent personal information. We share it only with service providers that help us run the site, including NoCodeBackend for data storage and authentication, Google Analytics for usage measurement, and hosting and infrastructure providers. These providers process information on our behalf and under their own contractual and privacy commitments.
We may also disclose information if required by law, to protect the rights, safety, or property of the site or others, or as part of a reorganization or transfer of the site. Public profile information is visible to other visitors by design.
5. Data retention
We keep personal information only for as long as needed for the purposes described above. Newsletter subscriptions are kept until you unsubscribe or ask us to delete them. Account and profile information is kept while the account is active, and limited records may remain in backups or where required by law. Analytics data is retained according to our Google Analytics settings. Server logs are kept for a limited period for security and troubleshooting.
6. Security
We use reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect personal information, including access controls and encrypted connections. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.
7. Your choices and rights
You can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time. You may also ask us to access, correct, delete, restrict, or stop processing your personal information, or request a copy of it. Depending on where you live, you may have additional rights under applicable data protection law, including the right to object to processing, withdraw consent, or complain to a supervisory authority.
To make a request, contact us using the details below. We may need to verify your identity before acting on a request. We will respond within the time required by applicable law.
8. Children
The site is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us and we will take appropriate steps to delete it.
9. International processing
Our service providers may process personal information in the United States and other countries. Where required, we rely on appropriate safeguards offered by those providers for transfers of personal information across borders.
10. Changes to this policy
We may update this policy as the site, our providers, or applicable law changes. When we do, we will update the date at the top of this page. Continued use of the site after an update means the revised policy applies.
11. Contact
For privacy questions or requests, email clickmyproduct@gmail.com with the subject line RahulsNotes.com User Query.