Privacy Policy

This policy explains how VM Technologies (“TechVM”, “we”, “us”) collects and uses data on techvm.in and its sub-domains. It is written in plain English and follows the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (India).

1. Who we are

VM Technologies is a small Indian technology firm, established in 2022, that builds software, intelligence-assessment services and learning platforms. Content and services are offered through techvm.in and its division sites.

2. What we collect

We collect the minimum data needed to deliver each service. There is no blanket tracking.

a) Contact form (`/contact`)

Name — used only to address you in replies.
Email address — so we can respond.
Subject and message body — the content of your enquiry.
Submission timestamp and a reCAPTCHA result (see § 4).

Messages are stored in a private database on our server. They are not indexed, not shared with any third party and not used for marketing.

b) Theme preference

Your light/dark choice is stored in your browser's localStorage under the key theme. It never leaves your device.

c) Server access logs

Our hosting provider keeps standard web-server access logs (timestamp, URL, status code, user-agent, IP address) for a limited period to diagnose errors and detect abuse. We do not use them to profile individual visitors.

3. What we do not collect

No visitor accounts or logins on the main TechVM site.
No advertising or tracking cookies.
No third-party analytics (Google Analytics, Meta Pixel, Hotjar, etc.).
No microphone, camera, clipboard, sensor, location or file access.

4. Third-party processors

A few third parties help us deliver the site. They see limited technical data:

Google reCAPTCHA v3 — on the contact form only, to block bots. Google receives your IP address and some interaction signals, governed by Google's privacy policy.
Google Fonts (fonts.googleapis.com, fonts.gstatic.com) — serves the Inter and Instrument Serif typefaces. Google may log your IP while serving font files.
Phosphor Icons via unpkg.com — serves the icon font used across the site.
Our hosting provider — stores the site's files and database on its servers.

No other first- or third-party tracking is loaded on techvm.in.

5. How long we keep it

Contact-form messages — kept for up to 12 months after the last reply. You can ask us to delete yours sooner at any time.
Access logs — rotated by the hosting provider on its standard schedule.
Theme preference — stays in your browser until you clear site data.

6. Your rights under DPDP 2023

You have the right to:

Access the personal data we hold about you.
Correct inaccurate details.
Erase your data — we will delete your contact-form messages on request.
Withdraw consent at any time for future communications.
Complain to the Data Protection Board of India if you feel your rights have been violated.

To exercise any of these, email us (see § 9) from the address you used when you contacted us.

7. Security

Reasonable technical safeguards are in place: HTTPS encryption in transit, parameterised database queries, hashed admin passwords, CSRF protection on admin forms, spam filtering on the contact form (honeypot, timing check and reCAPTCHA), and standard browser security headers. No system is 100% secure, but we keep the attack surface small and patch promptly when issues are reported.

8. Sub-sites & divisions

Some TechVM sub-sites collect different data and therefore have additional privacy terms:

CBSE Study Notes (learning.techvm.in/ai-cs/) — see its dedicated privacy policy.

9. Contact

Questions, takedown requests or data-subject requests?

support@techvm.in Contact form

10. Changes to this policy

We may update this page when our practices change. The “Last updated” date at the top shows when the current version took effect.