Last updated: 2026-11-12
This Privacy Policy (this “Policy”) explains how Darshan Somashekar (“I”, “me”, or “my”) handles information when you visit my personal website at https://somashekar.com (this “Site”). The Site is a personal informational page with my bio, writing, and professional affiliations. It has no accounts, no forms, no advertising, and no analytics. If you have questions about this Policy, please contact me on LinkedIn.
By visiting the Site, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Policy. For the terms that govern your use of the Site, please read the Terms of Use.
Any information relating to an individual or household (as applicable), from which that individual can be identified (whether directly or indirectly).
I do not collect, store, or analyze personal information about visitors to the Site. I do not keep access logs for the Site.
As with any website, your browser sends technical information, such as your IP address, browser type, and the page requested, to the servers that deliver the Site. This information is processed by my hosting provider only as needed to deliver the pages to you and to keep the service secure. See “Third-party services” below.
The Site has no accounts, sign-up forms, comment sections, or contact forms, so there is nothing for you to submit here. If you choose to contact me through a third-party service such as LinkedIn or X (Twitter), the information you send is handled under that service’s own privacy policy, and I use it only to read and respond to your message.
The Site does not set cookies and does not use analytics, advertising, web beacons, pixels, or other tracking technologies. I do not build profiles of visitors or serve interest-based advertising.
A small number of third parties are involved in delivering the Site, and they receive the technical information your browser sends with each request:
Hosting. The Site is hosted on Amazon Web Services (Amazon S3 and Amazon CloudFront). See the AWS Privacy Notice.
Stylesheet delivery. The Site loads a stylesheet from the jsDelivr content delivery network. See the jsDelivr privacy policy.
External links. The Site links to other websites, including articles, companies, and social networks. Once you follow a link, the privacy policy of that website applies, and I am not responsible for its practices.
I do not sell personal information, and I do not share it for advertising or marketing purposes. Because I do not collect personal information through the Site, I have nothing to share beyond the technical processing by the service providers described above. I may disclose information you have sent me directly if required to do so by law or to protect my legal rights.
I do not retain personal information about visitors to the Site. Messages you send me through a third-party service are kept for as long as needed to respond to you, or as that service retains them.
The Site is hosted in the U.S. and delivered through a global content delivery network. If you access the Site from outside the U.S., the technical information your browser sends may be processed in the U.S. or other jurisdictions where the service providers above operate. These jurisdictions may have laws and protections that differ from those in your country of residence.
The Site is served over an encrypted (HTTPS) connection. However, please remember that no transmission over the internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure.
The Site is intended for visitors who are sixteen (16) years of age or older (or the applicable minimum age in your country). I do not knowingly solicit or collect data from children under 16. If you become aware that I have received data from a child under 16, please contact me on LinkedIn and I will delete it.
Depending on where you live, including the European Economic Area (EEA), the United Kingdom (UK), California, and other U.S. states with privacy laws, you may have the right to access, correct, delete, or receive a copy of your personal information, to restrict or object to its processing, to withdraw consent, to opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information and of targeted advertising, and not to be discriminated against for exercising these rights.
I do not sell or share personal information and do not use it for targeted advertising, and I do not hold personal information about visitors to the Site. If you have sent me information directly and would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact me on LinkedIn and I will respond as required by applicable law.
If you live in the EEA or the UK, you also have the right to file a complaint with your local data protection supervisory authority. You can find their contact details here.
I may update this Policy from time to time, for example if the Site changes. The updated version will be indicated by a revised “Last updated” date and will be effective as soon as it is accessible. I encourage you to review this Policy periodically.
If you have questions or comments about this Policy, please contact me on LinkedIn.