This Privacy Policy explains how personal data is collected, used, stored and shared when you visit www.nikhilnaren.in/www.nikhilnaren.com, subscribe to updates, submit an enquiry or otherwise communicate through the website.
For the purposes of the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, Nikhil Naren acts as the Data Fiduciary in relation to personal data collected through this website.
Effective date: May 31, 2026
Last updated: July 10, 2026
This website, www.nikhilnaren.in/www.nikhilnaren.com, is a personal and professional information platform operated by Nikhil Naren. It provides information concerning professional work, publications, academic engagements, speaking activities, consulting interests and related initiatives.
The website is primarily informational. Visitors are not required to create an account, register, make a payment or provide personal information merely to access its publicly available content.
For the purposes of applicable data protection law,
No information shall be shared with any unaffiliated third parties for marketing purposes unless explicit consent is granted.
Questions, requests, or grievances concerning personal data may be sent to:
Email: nikhilnaren31@gmail.com
The website does not intentionally collect personal data from visitors merely because they browse its pages, except for limited technical information that may be processed automatically by the website’s hosting, security or infrastructure providers.
Personal data may be collected where a visitor voluntarily:
Depending on the nature of the communication, this information may include the visitor’s name, email address, telephone number, organisation, professional designation and the contents of the communication.
Visitors should avoid submitting confidential, privileged or unnecessary personal information through a general enquiry channel.
The website’s hosting or security infrastructure may automatically process limited technical information, such as:
Such information is used only for maintaining website functionality, security, troubleshooting and protection against misuse.
The website does not use technical information to create behavioural profiles of individual visitors or to undertake targeted advertising.
Personal data voluntarily provided by a visitor may be used to:
Personal data will not be used for an unrelated purpose without appropriate notice or consent, where required.
Where a visitor voluntarily contacts Nikhil Naren and provides personal data for a stated or reasonably apparent purpose, that information will be processed for responding to or acting upon that request.
For example, where a visitor sends an email requesting information about a consulting engagement, the information provided may be used to evaluate and respond to that enquiry.
Personal data provided for an enquiry will not automatically be added to any promotional or marketing list. Separate consent will be obtained before sending newsletters, promotional communications or recurring updates, where applicable.
Consent may be withdrawn by writing to nikhilnaren31@gmail.com. Withdrawal will not affect processing already undertaken lawfully and may not require deletion where retention is necessary under the applicable law.
Personal data is not sold, rented or disclosed to unrelated third parties for their independent marketing purposes.
Information may be shared, where reasonably necessary, with:
Any service provider processing personal data on behalf of the website operator is expected to handle it only for the relevant purpose and subject to appropriate confidentiality and security arrangements.
The website may use cookies or similar technologies that are strictly necessary for its operation, security or basic functionality.
The website does not use cookies for targeted advertising or individual behavioural profiling.
Where non-essential analytics or similar technologies are introduced, visitors will be provided with appropriate information and choice before such technologies are activated, where required by applicable law.
Visitors may also manage or restrict cookies through their browser settings. Restricting essential cookies may affect certain website functions.
The website may contain links to external websites, publications, institutional pages, social-media platforms or video-hosting services such as YouTube.
Where a visitor follows an external link or interacts with embedded third-party content, the third party may independently collect or process information in accordance with its own privacy policy.
This Privacy Policy does not govern the independent practices of such external platforms.
Visitors are encouraged to review the privacy policies of third-party services before interacting with them.
Personal data will be retained only for as long as reasonably necessary to:
Where an enquiry does not result in an ongoing professional relationship, the information will be periodically reviewed and deleted when it is no longer required for the purpose for which it was provided.
Technical and security logs may be retained for a limited period by the website’s hosting or security providers.
Reasonable technical and organisational measures are used to protect personal data against unauthorised access, use, alteration, disclosure, loss or destruction.
However, no internet-based communication or storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure. Visitors should therefore avoid transmitting highly confidential, privileged or sensitive information through an unsecured or general enquiry channel.
Subject to applicable law, an individual may request:
Requests may be sent to nikhilnaren31@gmail.com.
Reasonable information may be requested to verify the identity of the individual making the request. A request for erasure may not be accepted where continued retention is required by law or is necessary for establishing, exercising or defending a legal claim.
The website is intended for a general and professional audience and is not specifically directed at children.
The website does not knowingly solicit or seek to collect personal data from children. Where it becomes known that a child has provided personal data without appropriate authorisation, reasonable steps will be taken to delete the information, unless its retention is required by law.
Accessing this website, sending an enquiry or providing information through an identified contact channel does not, by itself, create a lawyer-client, consultant-client, academic-supervisory or other professional relationship.
A professional relationship will arise only after the nature, scope and terms of the engagement have been expressly agreed. Visitors should not send privileged, confidential or time-sensitive documents until an engagement has been formally confirmed.
Questions, requests or grievances concerning this Privacy Policy or the processing of personal data may be addressed to:
Privacy and Grievance Contact
Mr Nikhil Naren
Email: nikhilnaren31@gmail.com
The communication should include sufficient information to identify the relevant interaction or enquiry. The matter will be reviewed and responded to within a reasonable period and in accordance with any timeframe prescribed by applicable law.