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Privacy Policy

Effective Date: July 23, 2026 Last Updated: July 23, 2026

This Privacy Policy explains how samithota.com (“this site,” “we,” “us”) handles information when you visit or interact with it. This site is operated by Samit Hota as a personal security research, advisory, and blogging site.

Information We Collect

Information you provide directly. If you reach out via the email address published on this site, you provide whatever information you choose to include in that message (e.g., your name, email address, and inquiry details). That message goes directly through your own email provider — this site does not operate a server-side contact form that stores your message.

Information collected automatically. Like most websites, this site uses analytics to understand how it’s used. This may include your approximate location (derived from IP address), browser and device type, pages visited, referring pages, and time spent on the site.

Cookies. This site uses cookies set by its analytics provider (Google Analytics) to distinguish visitors and understand usage patterns. You can control or disable cookies through your browser settings; doing so may not affect core site functionality, since the site does not require cookies to display content.

How We Use Information

We use the information described above to:

  • Respond to inquiries sent to us
  • Understand how visitors use the site, so we can improve content and site performance
  • Monitor for and address technical issues, abuse, or security concerns
  • Comply with applicable legal obligations

We do not sell your personal information.

How We Share Information

  • Analytics: Usage data is processed by Google Analytics, subject to Google’s Privacy Policy. We do not otherwise share analytics data with third parties.
  • Hosting and delivery: This site is served through standard commercial hosting and content-delivery infrastructure, which processes standard web traffic (IP addresses, request logs) as an inherent part of delivering any website.
  • Legal reasons: We may disclose information if required by law, or to protect the rights, safety, or property of this site, its operator, or others.
  • We do not sell or share your personal information with third parties for their own independent marketing purposes.

Data Retention

Analytics data is retained according to Google Analytics’ standard retention settings. We do not separately store contact-form submissions, since inquiries are sent directly to a personal email address rather than through a site-hosted form.

Data Security

This site is served over HTTPS, and reasonable technical measures are used to protect it. That said, no method of transmission over the internet is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

International Data Transfers

Analytics data may be processed on servers located outside your country of residence, including in the United States, as part of Google Analytics’ global infrastructure.

Your Privacy Rights

If you are in the EU/UK/EEA (GDPR): you have the right to access, correct, or request deletion of your personal data, object to or restrict certain processing, request data portability, withdraw consent at any time, and lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.

If you are a California resident (CCPA/CPRA): you have the right to know what personal information is collected, request deletion, correct inaccurate information, and not be discriminated against for exercising these rights. This site does not sell or share personal information as defined under the CCPA/CPRA.

To exercise any of these rights, contact us using the email address in the “Contact Us” section below.

Children’s Privacy

This site is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children.

Do Not Track

Browsers can send a “Do Not Track” signal, but there is no accepted industry standard for how sites should respond to it, and this site does not currently change its behavior based on that signal.

Blog posts, advisories, and other content on this site may link to external websites and sources. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those third-party sites, and we encourage you to review their own policies.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be reflected by updating the “Last Updated” date above.

Contact Us

Questions about this Privacy Policy or your personal information can be sent to:

Email: [email protected]