Privacy Policy for samirbarua.com
Last Updated: August 21, 2025
Introduction
Welcome to the personal website of Dr. Samir Barua. Our website address is: https://samirbarua.com. We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring that your personal information is handled in a safe and responsible manner. This policy outlines how we collect, use, and protect your data when you visit our site.
Information We Collect
We collect information in the following ways:
- Comments: When you leave a comment on an article, we collect the data shown in the comments form (such as your name and email address), your IP address, and your browser user agent string. This is primarily for spam detection and to facilitate discussion. An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it.
- Contact Form: If you use the contact form to get in touch, we collect your name, email address, and the message you send. We use this information solely to respond to your inquiry.
- Cookies: Like most websites, we use cookies to enhance your experience. Cookies are small data files stored on your browser. We use them to remember your details if you leave a comment and for anonymous website analytics. You can disable cookies through your browser settings, though some site features may not function as a result.
- Analytics: We use analytics services (such as Google Analytics) to understand how visitors engage with our website. This helps us improve our content. This service collects anonymous data such as your IP address, geographical location, browser type, and pages visited.
How We Use Your Information
The information we collect is used for the following purposes:
- To operate and maintain the website.
- To display your comments and facilitate discussion.
- To respond to your inquiries and correspondence.
- To analyze website traffic and improve our content and user experience.
- To protect the website from spam and security threats.
We will never sell your personal information to third parties.
Data Retention
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that contact us via the contact form, we retain that correspondence for a reasonable period for customer service purposes but do not use the information submitted through them for marketing purposes.
Your Rights Over Your Data
You have rights concerning your personal data. If you have left comments on this site, you can request:
- To receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you.
- That we erase any personal data we hold about you.
This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos from YouTube, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if you had visited the other website. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this privacy policy from time to time. The latest version will always be posted on this page, with the “Last Updated” date at the top.
Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about this privacy policy, please contact us through our Contact Form on the home Page