Privacy Policy

Last updated: 1 June 2025 | Effective: 1 June 2025

📌 Short version: Hum aapka data sell nahi karte. Hum minimal data collect karte hain — sirf site improve karne ke liye. Aap kabhi bhi apna data delete karwa sakte hain.

1. Kaun Hain Hum?

Discover Method (discovermethod.in) ek educational platform hai jo India-based students aur professionals ke liye study methods, learning techniques aur free tools provide karta hai. Yeh website Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India se operate hoti hai.

Contact: hello@discovermethod.in

2. Kya Data Collect Karte Hain?

2.1 Automatically Collected Data

  • Server logs: IP address, browser type, pages visited, time spent — standard web server logs. Yeh 30 days ke baad delete ho jaate hain.
  • Cookies: Session cookies (login ke liye), preferences (dark/light mode). Koi third-party tracking cookies nahi.
  • Tools usage: Pomodoro timer, Study Planner, Quiz Generator — anonymously log hota hai (koi personal data nahi).

2.2 Aapke Dwara Diya Gaya Data

  • Contact form: Naam, email, message — sirf reply karne ke liye use hota hai.
  • Newsletter subscription: Sirf email address — weekly tips bhejne ke liye.
  • Comments (future feature): Naam aur email — public display ke liye.

3. Data Ka Use Kaise Karte Hain?

  • Contact form messages ka reply karne ke liye
  • Newsletter subscribers ko weekly study tips bhejne ke liye
  • Website improve karne ke liye (kaunse pages popular hain)
  • Technical issues debug karne ke liye

Hum KABHI nahi karte: Data sell karna, third parties ko share karna (law enforcement except), marketing ke liye use karna.

4. Data Storage aur Security

Aapka data India mein hosted servers par store hota hai (cPanel shared hosting). Hum use karte hain:

  • HTTPS encryption (SSL certificate)
  • Database passwords hashed (bcrypt)
  • CSRF protection on all forms
  • Admin access password protected

5. Aapke Rights (Indian IT Act + GDPR)

  • Access: Aap jaanna chahte hain ki hum aapka kya data rakhte hain — email karein
  • Delete: Aapka data delete karwana chahte hain — email karein
  • Unsubscribe: Newsletter se bahar nikalna chahte hain — email mein "unsubscribe" likhein
  • Correct: Galat data correct karwana chahte hain — email karein

6. Cookies Policy

Hum sirf essential cookies use karte hain:

  • PHPSESSID — PHP session (login ke liye, browser band hone par delete)
  • csrf_token — Form security (session ke saath delete)

Koi Google Analytics nahi, koi Facebook Pixel nahi, koi advertising cookies nahi.

7. Third-Party Services

  • Google Fonts: Typography ke liye — Google ki privacy policy apply hoti hai
  • cPanel Hosting: India-based server

Koi social media tracking, no Google Analytics, no ads.

8. Children's Privacy

Haari site 13+ ke liye hai. Agar aap parent hain aur aapke bachche ne data provide kiya hai, please hamein email karein — hum turant delete kar denge.

9. Policy Changes

Agar policy mein major changes aayein, hum homepage par notice lagayenge aur newsletter subscribers ko email karenge.

10. Contact

Privacy related koi bhi sawaal ke liye:
📧 hello@discovermethod.in
📍 Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh — 462001, India