This Privacy Policy explains what information may be collected when you use KoushikDeb.com, how it may be used, when it may be shared and what choices you have regarding your personal information.
By using this website, you acknowledge that you have read this policy. Where consent is required by applicable law, it will be requested separately.
1. Who Is Responsible for Your Information?
KoushikDeb.com is a personal professional website maintained by Koushik Deb.
It is an independent website. It is not operated by, affiliated with, sponsored by or endorsed by any current or former employer, client, academic institution, publisher or other organisation mentioned on it, and none of them is responsible for how information collected through it is handled. Information collected through this website is not shared with, or processed on behalf of, any of them. Opinions expressed on the website are my own.
For questions about this Privacy Policy or the handling of personal information, you can contact me at:
- Email: koushikdeb88@gmail.com
This website is intended to provide professional information and facilitate communication relating to research, AI engineering, publications, speaking engagements and potential collaborations.
2. What Information May Be Collected?
The information collected depends on how you use the website and which features you use.
Information You Choose to Share
If you contact me by email, you may provide information such as:
- Your name and email address.
- Your organisation, institution or professional designation.
- The subject and contents of your message.
- Information about a research collaboration, speaking invitation, professional enquiry or other request.
- Any documents or attachments you voluntarily send.
Please avoid sharing confidential business information, passwords, financial details or sensitive personal information unless it is genuinely necessary and an appropriate method of communication has been agreed upon.
Comments and Reader Feedback
Some pages, such as the book page, let you post a public comment or reader feedback. If you do, the name or nickname you enter, any rating and your comment are stored and shown publicly on the website. The IP address and time of the submission are stored with it to help prevent spam and abuse. Please do not include sensitive personal information, or information about other people, in public comments.
Information Collected When You Visit the Website
Like many websites, KoushikDeb.com and its hosting infrastructure process certain technical information when you visit. This may include:
- IP address.
- Browser type and device information.
- Operating system and language preferences.
- Pages visited, referring pages and approximate visit times.
- Technical logs used to investigate errors, maintain performance and protect the website.
The website also counts page views to understand which content is read. To avoid counting the same visit repeatedly, it uses a one-way code derived from technical details of the request. This counting does not store your IP address and is not used to identify you. If the website's security settings block content in your browser, the browser may also send a technical report describing the page and the blocked resource.
Cookies and Similar Technologies
Cookies are small files that a website may store in your browser. They can support essential website functions, remember preferences, improve performance or measure website traffic.
At present, KoushikDeb.com does not set cookies for analytics, advertising or tracking. Some features save information in your own browser's local storage instead, for example your reading preferences, highlights, notes and bookmarks in the free book-sample reader, or the items you tick on a printable checklist. This information stays on your device and is not sent to the website. You can clear it through your browser settings.
If cookies or similar technologies for analytics, embedded content or other third-party features are introduced in future, this policy will be updated. Where applicable law requires consent for non-essential cookies, consent will be requested before those technologies are activated.
3. How Is Your Information Used?
Information collected through the website may be used for legitimate and relevant purposes, including:
- Responding to your questions, messages and professional enquiries.
- Discussing research, publications, speaking opportunities or collaborations.
- Displaying and moderating comments and reader feedback.
- Operating, maintaining and improving the website.
- Understanding, in aggregate, which content is useful to visitors.
- Detecting spam, suspicious activity, security incidents and technical problems.
- Meeting applicable legal obligations and responding to lawful requests.
- Protecting the website, its visitors and its legitimate interests.
Personal information will not knowingly be used for an unrelated purpose without an appropriate legal basis or consent where required.
4. Legal Basis for Processing Information
Where applicable data protection law requires a legal basis for processing, information may be processed on the basis of your consent, steps taken at your request before entering into an arrangement, compliance with legal obligations or another lawful basis available under applicable law.
For example, if you email me about a research collaboration, your contact details and message may be used to respond to that enquiry.
Where processing relies on consent, you may withdraw that consent subject to applicable law. Withdrawal does not affect processing lawfully carried out before the withdrawal.
5. When May Information Be Shared?
Your personal information is not sold to third parties. Information may be disclosed in limited circumstances when necessary for the operation of the website or for other lawful purposes.
Service Providers
Limited information may be processed by hosting providers, email providers and technical support providers that help run the website. They receive access only as reasonably necessary to perform their services.
Legal Requirements and Website Security
Information may be disclosed when required by applicable law, a valid legal process or a lawful request from an authorised public authority. Disclosure may also be necessary to investigate suspected fraud, address security incidents, enforce applicable website terms or protect the rights and safety of individuals.
Third-Party Links and Embedded Content
Articles, research pages or other website content may contain links to external websites, academic platforms, professional profiles, publications, book retailers or third-party services. When you visit another website, that website's own privacy policy and practices apply. I do not control the data collection or security practices of external websites.
If embedded content, such as videos or other third-party media, is added to the website, it may communicate with its provider when loaded. The handling of that information depends on the relevant service.
6. International Data Transfers
Some hosting, email or other technical service providers may process information on servers located outside your country of residence. Where personal information is transferred internationally, appropriate safeguards and legal requirements will be considered as applicable to the transfer and the services involved.
7. How Long Is Information Retained?
Personal information is retained only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, subject to applicable legal requirements. For example:
- Emails and professional enquiries may be retained while they are being handled and for a reasonable period afterward.
- Comments remain published until they are removed.
- Technical logs are retained for a limited period needed for security, troubleshooting and maintenance.
- Records may be retained longer when required by law or needed to establish, exercise or defend legal claims.
When information is no longer required, reasonable steps will be taken to delete it, anonymise it or otherwise dispose of it appropriately, subject to applicable law and technical limitations.
8. How Is Your Information Protected?
Reasonable technical and organisational measures are used to help protect personal information against unauthorised access, misuse, alteration, disclosure or loss, including encrypted connections (HTTPS), security headers and restricted access to stored data.
However, no website, online service or method of electronic transmission can be guaranteed to be completely secure. You should avoid sending highly confidential information through ordinary email.
If a personal data breach occurs, any notification or other response will be handled in accordance with applicable legal requirements.
9. Your Privacy Rights and Choices
Depending on your location and the laws that apply, you may have rights relating to your personal information. These may include the right to:
- Ask whether personal information about you is being processed.
- Request access to personal information held about you.
- Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information.
- Request deletion of personal information where applicable, including a comment you posted.
- Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent.
- Raise concerns or submit a complaint regarding the handling of your information.
- Exercise other rights available under applicable data protection law.
These rights are subject to legal conditions and exceptions. For example, some information may need to be retained to comply with a legal obligation.
To make a privacy-related request, email koushikdeb88@gmail.com and explain what information or action your request concerns. Please provide enough detail to help identify the relevant information without sending unnecessary sensitive documents. A response will be provided in accordance with applicable legal requirements.
10. Children's Privacy
KoushikDeb.com is a professional website and is not specifically directed at children. I do not knowingly seek to collect children's personal information. If you believe that a child has provided personal information through this website and it should not have been collected, please contact me so the matter can be reviewed and appropriate action taken.
11. Third-Party Services and Professional Platforms
The website may refer visitors to professional, academic and other platforms, including LinkedIn, Google Scholar, X, GitHub, YouTube, book retailers, publication websites and other external resources. If you choose to access these services, your interaction may be governed by their own privacy policies, account settings and terms of use.
Their collection and processing of information are outside the direct control of this website. Please review the relevant provider's privacy documentation before sharing personal information with them.
12. Changes to This Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time to reflect changes in the website, the services it uses, its information-handling practices or applicable legal requirements. When changes are made, the revised version will be published on this page and the “Last updated” date will be amended. You are welcome to revisit this page periodically to stay informed about how information is handled.
13. Contact About Privacy
If you have a question about this Privacy Policy, want to request access to or correction of your information, or wish to raise a privacy concern, please get in touch.
- Website: https://koushikdeb.com/
- Email: koushikdeb88@gmail.com
Please use the subject line “Privacy Policy Enquiry” so your message can be identified easily.
I will review genuine privacy enquiries and respond in accordance with applicable requirements.
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