Privacy Notice
Version 2026-10-04-v2 · Last updated 4 October 2026
Clickneeth is a personal photography portfolio run by Shankar Praneeth (“I”, “me”), who decides why and how your personal data is handled here (the “Data Fiduciary” under India’s Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 — the “DPDP Act”). This notice explains it in plain language.
What I collect
| Data | Why |
|---|---|
| Your name | To address you personally and know who is visiting. |
| Your email address | To send you a one-time verification code, confirm the address is real, and keep a record of who has visited. |
| Time of verification and the consent you gave (with this notice’s version) | To keep a record that you consented, as the law requires. |
I collect only the data above. I do not collect your phone number, location, payment details, or any sensitive data, and I do not build profiles or show ads.
Why I collect it (purpose)
- To verify that you are a real person with a working email address before you enter the gallery.
- To keep a visitor list so I know who is viewing my work, and to reply if you contact me.
I will not use your data for any other purpose, and I will not sell it or send you marketing emails.
Your consent
I ask for your consent through an unticked checkbox on the entry page. It is free, specific to the purposes above, and you can say no — you just won’t be able to enter the gallery. You must be 18 or older to give it; if you are younger, please ask a parent or guardian to view the site instead.
Where your data goes
- Google (Apps Script, Google Sheets, Gmail) stores your details in a private spreadsheet only I can open and sends your verification email. Google acts as a service provider and may process data on servers outside India.
- Cloudflare Turnstile (a bot check) may process your IP address and browser signals on the entry page to tell humans from bots.
- Google Fonts loads the site’s typeface, which sends your IP address to Google.
- GitHub Pages hosts this website and may log visits as part of hosting it.
Your name and email are not shared with anyone else, except if the law or a court requires it.
Cookies
Clickneeth sets no cookies of its own. I use no analytics, advertising or tracking cookies, and nothing that follows you around the web. Because there are no optional cookies, there is no cookie banner and nothing to switch on or off.
Two things work behind the scenes and are outside my control: the services listed above (for example Cloudflare’s bot check on the entry page, Google Fonts, and the hosting provider) may use strictly necessary technical storage of their own to do their job. I don’t receive or use any of it. If you prefer, you can block or delete cookies in your browser settings; the site will still work.
What stays in your browser
After you verify, a small record (your name, email and the time) is saved in your browser’s local storage so you aren’t asked again. It is not a tracking cookie and is never sent anywhere automatically. You can remove it at any time:
How long I keep it
I keep your name and email until you ask me to delete them, or for up to 2 years after your last visit, whichever comes first. Verification codes expire after 10 minutes and are never stored in readable form.
How I protect it
Your details sit in a private, access-controlled Google Sheet. Entries are sanitised, verification codes are hashed and limited to a few attempts, and a bot check guards the entry form. No system is perfectly secure; if a breach affecting your data ever occurs, I will notify you and the Data Protection Board of India as the law requires.
Your rights
Under the DPDP Act you can:
- ask for a summary of the data I hold about you and who it is shared with;
- ask me to correct or complete it;
- ask me to erase it;
- withdraw your consent at any time — it is as easy to withdraw as it was to give, and withdrawing doesn’t affect anything done before;
- nominate someone to exercise these rights for you if you die or become unable to;
- complain to me, and then to the Data Protection Board of India if I don’t resolve it.
To use any right, email me from the address you registered with. I aim to respond within 7 days.
Contact & grievances
Shankar Praneeth — shankarpraneeth12@gmail.com, +91 98667 77647. Please put “Data request” in the subject.
Changes
If this notice changes in a way that matters, I will update the version above and ask for your consent again where needed.