Privacy Policy

Who We Are

This website is operated by Tijo Kuriakose, trading as Tijo Creative, a freelance UI/UX Designer and Frontend Developer based in Kochi, Kerala, India. You can reach me at hello@tijocreative.com.

This Privacy Policy explains what personal information is collected when you visit this website, how it is used, and your rights regarding that information.

What Data We Collect

This website collects minimal personal data. The only way personal data is collected is when you voluntarily submit the contact form. The information collected includes:

• Your name
• Your email address
• Your message or project enquiry
• Any other information you choose to include in your message

No data is collected through cookies, tracking scripts, or analytics tools beyond what is described in the Third-Party Services section below.

How We Use Your Data

Information submitted through the contact form is used solely to:

• Respond to your enquiry or project request
• Communicate with you about potential or ongoing work
• Send project proposals, invoices, or related correspondence

Your data will never be sold, rented, or shared with any third party for marketing purposes.

Legal Basis for Processing

Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and India's Digital Personal Data Protection Act (DPDP Act 2023), the legal basis for processing your data is:

• Legitimate interest — to respond to your enquiry
• Consent — by submitting the contact form, you consent to being contacted in relation to your enquiry

Data Retention

Personal data submitted via the contact form is retained only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purpose for which it was collected — typically the duration of any client relationship or enquiry process. If no working relationship is established, data is deleted within 12 months of the last communication.

Third-Party Services

This website uses the following third-party services that may process limited technical data:

• Google Fonts — used to load typefaces. Google may log your IP address when fonts are requested. See Google's Privacy Policy.
• Web Hosting Provider — standard server logs (IP address, browser type, pages visited) may be retained by the hosting provider for security and performance purposes.

No advertising networks, social tracking pixels, or behavioural analytics tools are used on this website.

Cookies

This website does not use cookies for tracking, advertising, or analytics. Only technically essential browser behaviour is used to serve the site correctly. No cookie consent banner is required as no non-essential cookies are set.

Your Rights

You have the following rights regarding your personal data:

• Right of access — you may request a copy of any personal data held about you
• Right to rectification — you may request correction of inaccurate data
• Right to erasure — you may request deletion of your personal data
• Right to object — you may object to the processing of your data
• Right to data portability — you may request your data in a structured, machine-readable format

To exercise any of these rights, please contact me at hello@tijocreative.com. I will respond within 30 days.

Data Security

Reasonable measures are taken to protect any personal data you share. However, no method of internet transmission is 100% secure, and I cannot guarantee absolute security of data transmitted to this website.

Children's Privacy

This website is not directed at children under the age of 13. I do not knowingly collect personal data from children. If you believe a child has submitted personal information, please contact me and I will delete it promptly.

Changes to This Policy

This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date. Continued use of the website after changes constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.

Contact

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how your data is handled, please contact:

Tijo Kuriakose
Kochi, Kerala, India
hello@tijocreative.com
+91 9947004850