RDJ Publishers ("we", "us", "our") respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website rdjpublishers.com and all its subdomains (including the blog at /blogs/), use our web tools, or interact with us.
Please read this policy carefully. By using our website, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.
1. Information We Collect
1.1 Information You Provide Voluntarily
- Contact forms — Name, email address, subject, and message when you contact us.
- Email correspondence — If you email us directly, we retain your email address and the content of your message.
1.2 Information Collected Automatically
When you visit our website, we automatically collect certain information about your device and usage:
- Cookies & Tracking Technologies — We use cookies and similar technologies to enhance your experience and analyse traffic.
- Google Analytics (GA4) — Collects anonymised data such as pages visited, time spent, referral source, browser type, device type, and approximate geographic location. This data is aggregated and does not identify you personally.
- Google AdSense — Displays ads based on your previous visits. Google may use cookies to serve ads tailored to your interests.
1.3 No Sensitive Data Collected
We do not collect financial information, health data, biometric data, racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, or religious beliefs.
2. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect for the following purposes:
- To provide, maintain, and improve our website and tools.
- To respond to your inquiries via email or contact forms.
- To display relevant advertisements (via Google AdSense).
- To analyse website traffic and user behaviour (via Google Analytics).
- To comply with legal obligations.
We do NOT sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties.
3. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
3.1 What Are Cookies? Cookies are small text files stored on your device that help us remember your preferences and understand how you interact with our site.
3.2 Types of Cookies We Use
- Essential — Necessary for the website to function properly (e.g., session management).
- Analytics — Google Analytics cookies to track visitor behaviour and improve the site.
- Advertising — Google AdSense cookies to show personalised or non-personalised ads.
3.3 Your Choices
- You can disable cookies in your browser settings. However, this may affect some functionality.
- You can opt out of Google's personalised advertising at adssettings.google.com.
- You can opt out of Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
4. Third-Party Services
We use the following third-party services that may collect and process your data:
- Google Analytics — Website analytics (policies.google.com/privacy)
- Google AdSense — Display advertising (support.google.com/adsense)
- Web3Forms — Processing contact form submissions (web3forms.com/privacy)
- GitHub Pages — Hosting the blog section (GitHub Privacy Statement)
We recommend that you review the privacy policies of these third-party providers.
5. Data Retention
- Contact form messages — Retained for a reasonable period for follow-up and record-keeping.
- Analytics data — Google Analytics retains aggregated data as per its standard retention policies.
- Email correspondence — Retained indefinitely for reference unless you request deletion.
6. Your Rights
Under applicable data protection laws (including GDPR and CCPA), you have the following rights:
- Access — Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
- Rectification — Correct inaccurate or incomplete data.
- Erasure — Request that we delete your data (except where we are legally required to retain it).
- Restriction — Limit how we use your data.
- Object — Object to certain types of processing (e.g., direct marketing).
- Data Portability — Receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format.
To exercise any of these rights, email us at rdjpublishers@gmail.com with your request. We will respond promptly.
7. Children's Privacy
Our website is not directed at children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe we have inadvertently collected such data, please contact us immediately, and we will delete it.
8. Data Security
We take reasonable measures to protect your data:
- All contact form submissions are transmitted via HTTPS.
- We use secure third-party services (Web3Forms) with encryption.
- Tools on our website process data entirely in your browser — nothing is sent to our servers.
However, no method of transmission over the Internet is 100% secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security.
9. International Data Transfers
We are based in Tamil Nadu, India. Our third-party services (Google, GitHub, Web3Forms) may process data in various countries. By using our website, you consent to the transfer of your data to these jurisdictions.
10. Updates to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The latest version will always be published at https://rdjpublishers.com/privacy-policy.html. We will notify you of significant changes via a banner on our website or by email (if we have your address).
11. Contact Us
If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact us:
- 📧 Email: rdjpublishers@gmail.com
- 🌐 Website: rdjpublishers.com
- 📝 Contact Form: rdjpublishers.com/contact.html