Privacy Policy
Last Updated: October 26, 2026 • Effective Date: October 26, 2026
1. Introduction
Welcome to the personal portfolio and technical publication of Prasanga Raman Pokharel ("we," "our," or "us"), hosted at https://prasangapokharel.com.np (the "Site"). We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting personal data collected through your interactions with our portfolio, articles, and inquiry forms.
2. Information We Collect
We collect information in the following ways:
- Direct Interactions: When you submit a project inquiry via our contact form or leave a comment on a technical article, we collect your name, email address, optional contact handle (such as Telegram), and project or message details.
- Server Logs and Anonymous Analytics: When you access the Site, our hosting servers (Vercel) and database infrastructure (Neon PostgreSQL) log standard web traffic information including IP address, user-agent string, page referral URLs, and visit timestamps. This data is aggregated and anonymized for security and performance diagnostics.
3. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
The Site uses standard cookies, local storage, and similar technologies to enhance user experience. These include:
- Functional & Preference Storage: Used to remember your interface preferences (such as Dark/Light theme mode) and articles you have liked in your browser.
- Analytics & Performance Cookies: Used to measure article read counts and ensure fair traffic reporting.
4. Third-Party Advertising & Monetization Partners
To support ongoing research, server maintenance, and the creation of free technical tutorials, this Site works with third-party advertising networks, including Adcash.
These advertising partners may serve programmatic ad tags, banners, and scripts (such as aclib.js) on our pages. These third parties may automatically collect certain device and network data (such as non-identifying browser cookies, IP addresses, advertising identifiers, and interaction data) to deliver contextual and interest-based advertisements.
You can learn more about how Adcash manages data and privacy by reviewing the Adcash Privacy Policy . You may also opt out of personalized interest-based advertising via the Digital Advertising Alliance at aboutads.info or the European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance at youronlinechoices.eu.
5. How We Use Your Information
We strictly use collected information to:
- Respond to engineering consulting and freelance inquiries submitted by you.
- Display approved community comments on blog tutorials.
- Protect our platform against spam, brute-force attacks, and abusive crawlers.
- Evaluate reader interest across software engineering topics.
We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal contact details to any third-party marketing firms.
6. Your Data Protection Rights (GDPR & CCPA)
Under global privacy frameworks including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), you retain the right to:
- Request access to any personal data we hold about you.
- Request the deletion or anonymization of your comments or contact submissions.
- Object to or restrict the processing of your data.
7. Contact Information
If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise your data rights, please contact: