Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy describes how askshekhar.com, operated by Shekhar Pal ("we," "us," or "our"), collects, uses, and discloses your personal information when you visit our website (askshekhar.com) and use our services, including graphic design, job consultancy, business consultancy, and printing services.

We are committed to protecting your privacy and handling your personal information responsibly and in accordance with applicable data protection laws.

1. Information We Collect

We collect various types of information for different purposes to provide and improve our services to you.

1.1 Personal Information You Provide to Us

When you interact with askshekhar.com, whether by filling out a contact form, requesting a quote, engaging in a consultation, or using our services, you may provide us with personally identifiable information ("Personal Data"), including but not limited to:

• Contact Information: Name, email address, phone number, physical address.

• Professional Information: Resume/CV details, employment history, career goals (for job consultancy).

• Business Information: Company name, business goals, financial information, marketing strategies (for business consultancy).

• Project-Specific Information: Details related to graphic design projects (e.g., brand guidelines, content, images), printing specifications.

• Payment Information: Details required for processing payments (though actual payment processing may be handled by third-party secure payment gateways, and we do not store sensitive payment card details).

• Correspondence: Any information you provide in communications with us (e.g., emails, chat messages).

1.2 Usage Data

We may also collect information about how the website is accessed and used ("Usage Data"). This Usage Data may include information such as your computer's Internet Protocol address (e.g., IP address), browser type, browser version, the pages of our website that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers, and other diagnostic data.

1.3 Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on our website and hold certain information. Cookies are files with a small amount of data that may include an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies are sent to your browser from a website and stored on your device. Tracking technologies also used are beacons, tags, and scripts to collect and track information and to improve and analyze our service.

You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our service.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the collected data for various purposes:

• To Provide and Maintain Our Services: This includes delivering graphic design, job consultancy, business consultancy, and printing services as requested.

• To Communicate With You: To respond to your inquiries, send you updates about your projects, provide customer support, and send important notices.

• To Personalize Your Experience: To tailor our services and communications to your specific needs and preferences.

• To Process Payments: For billing and payment processing related to our services.

• For Internal Operations: To improve our website, services, and internal processes, perform data analysis, and troubleshoot issues.

• For Marketing and Promotional Purposes: With your explicit consent, we may send you newsletters, marketing materials, and other information that may be of interest to you. You may opt-out of receiving any, or all, of these communications from us by following the unsubscribe link or instructions provided in any email we send.

• To Comply with Legal Obligations: To meet our legal and regulatory requirements.

3. Sharing Your Information

We may share your personal information in the following situations:

• With Service Providers: We may employ third-party companies and individuals to facilitate our services ("Service Providers"), provide the service on our behalf, perform service-related services, or assist us in analyzing how our service is used. For example, we may share design files with printing partners for printing services, or use analytics providers to understand website usage. These third parties have access to your Personal Data only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.

• For Business Transfers: If Shekhar Pal is involved in a merger, acquisition, or asset sale, your Personal Data may be transferred. We will provide notice before your Personal Data is transferred and becomes subject to a different Privacy Policy.

• For Legal Reasons: We may disclose your Personal Data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:

  • Comply with a legal obligation (e.g., court order, subpoena).

  • Protect and defend the rights or property of askshekhar.com.

  • Prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the service.

  • Protect the personal safety of users of the service or the public.

  • Protect against legal liability.

• With Your Consent: We may disclose your personal information for any other purpose with your explicit consent.

4. Data Security

The security of your data is important to us. We implement reasonable security measures to protect your Personal Data from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, please remember that no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

5. Data Retention

We will retain your Personal Data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy, including to fulfill the services you requested, comply with our legal obligations (e.g., if we are required to retain your data to comply with applicable laws), resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies.

6. Your Data Protection Rights

Depending on your location and applicable laws, you may have the following data protection rights:

• The Right to Access: You have the right to request copies of your Personal Data.

• The Right to Rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate or complete information you believe is incomplete.

• The Right to Erasure: You have the right to request that we erase your Personal Data, under certain conditions.

• The Right to Restrict Processing: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your Personal Data, under certain conditions.

• The Right to Object to Processing: You have the right to object to our processing of your Personal Data, under certain conditions.

• The Right to Data Portability: You have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.

If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us at askshekhar.com@gmail.com.

7. Cookies Policy

As mentioned in Section 1.3, askshekhar.com uses cookies. 

8. Links to Other Sites

Our website may contain links to other sites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit.

We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.

9. Children's Privacy

Our services are not intended for anyone under the age of 18 ("Children"). We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 18. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your Children have provided us with Personal Data, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Data from children without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.

10. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page.

We will let you know via email and/or a prominent notice on our website, prior to the change becoming effective and update the "Last updated" date at the top of this Privacy Policy.

You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

11. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:

• By email: askshekhar.com@gmail.com

• By visiting this page on our website: https://www.askshekhar.com/help

• By mail: Mokdumpur, Malda 732103

Last updated: July 15, 2025