Effective Date: 24-05-2025

Website Owner: Gangula vishwas

This privacy policy explains how risewithvishwas.com collects, uses, and protects any information that you give us when you use this website.

Our website address is: https://risewithvishwas.com

1. Who we are

Our website offers courses, blogs, downloadable books, a portfolio, options to support our mission. Your privacy is important to us, and we are committed to protecting your personal data.

2. What Data We Collect

Comments

When visitors leave comments, we collect the data shown in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection.

An anonymized string from your email address may be sent to the Gravatar service to check if you’re using it. Gravatar’s privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/.

Media

If you upload images, avoid images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) as visitors can extract this information..

Cookies

We use cookies for user convenience, login sessions, and to save preferences. For example:

• Login cookies last 2 days (or 2 weeks if “Remember Me” is selected).
• Screen settings cookies last 1 year.
• Article edit cookies expire in 1 day.

You can control cookies through your browser settings.

Account Data (for Courses)

When you register for a course, we collect your name, email, and progress data such as enrollments, quiz scores, and certifications. This helps us deliver personalized learning experiences and issue certificates.

Payments

All payments are processed via third-party platforms (e.g., Razorpay, PayPal, Stripe). We do not store any payment card details.

• Stripe Privacy Policy
• PayPal Privacy Policy
• Razorpay Privacy Policy

Downloads

We log IP addresses and download counts for digital books or resources. This helps monitor usage and prevent abuse.

Newsletter & Marketing Emails

If you sign up for updates, you may receive emails about new content or offers. You can unsubscribe anytime using the link in our emails.

Embedded Content

Our blog or portfolio may include embedded content (e.g., YouTube videos, Instagram posts). These behave as if you visited the original site and may collect data or track interaction.

Analytics

We use services like Google Analytics and Facebook Pixel to gather anonymized visitor data. You may opt out using browser tools or the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on.

3. How Long We Retain Your Data

• Comments and metadata are stored indefinitely.
• Registered users can see, edit, or delete their personal info anytime (except the username).
• Admins can also view and edit that information.

4. Your Data Rights

You can:

• Request a copy of your data
• Request deletion of your data
• Update your profile information

Contact us at Risewithvishwas@gamil.com to exercise these rights. This does not include data we’re required to keep for legal, security, or administrative reasons.

5. Where Your Data is Sent

Visitor comments may be checked through automated spam detection services. Some data may be processed outside your country (e.g., in the US or India), and we ensure protection via secure services and encrypted systems.

6. Legal Basis (For EU Users – GDPR)