CHIVAMBLOGS

Privacy Policy

Last updated: May 18, 2026

1. Introduction

Welcome to CHIVAM BLOGS, operated by CHIVAM SERVICES (“we”, “us”, or “our”). This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect information about you when you visit https://blog.chivamservices.com (the “Site”).

By using the Site, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy. If you do not agree, please discontinue use of the Site.

2. Information We Collect

2.1 Information You Provide Directly

  • Email address — when you subscribe to our newsletter or submit the contact form.
  • Name and message — when you submit the contact form or leave a comment.

2.2 Information Collected Automatically

When you visit the Site, we (or third-party services operating on our behalf) may automatically collect:

  • IP address and approximate geographic location
  • Browser type, version, and language
  • Device type and operating system
  • Pages visited, time on page, and referral URLs
  • Interactions with ads (impressions, clicks)

This data is collected only after you have granted consent via our cookie banner.

3. How We Use Your Information

  • To send newsletters and updates you have opted in to receive
  • To respond to contact form inquiries
  • To analyse how visitors use the Site (via Google Analytics) to improve content
  • To serve personalised advertisements (via Google AdSense)
  • To comply with legal obligations

4. Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services that may collect data on our behalf:

  • Google Analytics 4 — collects anonymised usage data. See Google's Privacy Policy.
  • Google AdSense — serves contextual and personalised advertisements. Google, as a third-party vendor, uses cookies (including the DART cookie) to serve ads based on your prior visits to this website and other websites. See Google's Advertising Policies.
  • Supabase — stores newsletter subscriber emails and comments in a PostgreSQL database hosted in the EU (Frankfurt region).
  • Resend — used to send transactional emails (subscription confirmation, contact replies).
  • Vercel — hosting provider that processes server-side requests. See Vercel's Privacy Policy.
  • Sanity.io — headless CMS that stores our published blog content.

5. Interest-Based Advertising

Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve advertisements based on your prior visits to this website and other websites. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visit to our Site and/or other sites on the internet.

We do not pass personally identifiable information (PII) to Google or any other advertising partner. Ad targeting is based solely on cookie-level browsing data, not on your name, email address, or any other identifying information you may have provided to us.

You may opt out of personalised advertising through any of the following:

Opting out of personalised advertising does not mean you will stop seeing ads — it means the ads you see will not be personalised to your browsing behaviour. You can also withdraw advertising cookie consent at any time via our Cookie Consent banner (refresh the page after clearing your localStorage for this site).

6. Cookies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies. For full details of which cookies we use and how to manage them, please see our Cookie Policy.

7. Your Rights

Depending on where you are located, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:

  • Right to access — request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
  • Right to rectification — request correction of inaccurate data.
  • Right to erasure — request deletion of your data (“right to be forgotten”).
  • Right to withdraw consent — withdraw consent at any time (e.g., unsubscribe from newsletter, update cookie preferences).
  • Right to object — object to processing of your data for direct marketing.
  • CCPA rights (California residents) — right to know, right to delete, and right to opt-out of the sale of personal information. We do not sell personal information.

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at legal@chivamservices.com.

8. Data Retention

Newsletter subscriber emails are retained until you unsubscribe. Contact form submissions are retained for up to 12 months. Analytics data is governed by Google's retention policies (default 14 months). We delete data upon verified erasure requests.

9. Data Security

We implement reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect your data. However, no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security.

10. Children's Privacy (COPPA)

This Site is not directed to children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13, and we do not target content or advertising at children.

In accordance with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), we have not designated this website as child-directed in Google's advertising systems. Accordingly, Google may serve interest-based advertisements to adult users of this Site. We do not allow interest-based advertising targeting of users who are known to be under 13.

If you believe we have inadvertently collected personal information from a child under 13, please contact us immediately at legal@chivamservices.com and we will delete such information promptly.

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will update the “Last updated” date at the top of this page. Your continued use of the Site after any changes constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.

12. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at: legal@chivamservices.com