Privacy policy
This policy explains what information the website collects, why, and what you can do about it.
Last reviewed: 17 October 2026. Items in square brackets are for the site owner to complete before publication.
1. Who runs this website
This is an independent personal academic website of Dr. Mahendra Hariram Gaushal. It is not an official website of any college, university or government body. The website was designed and developed by JP Techno Park (opens in a new tab), Jabalpur, India.
2. Information you send us
If you use the enquiry form, we receive the details you type: your name, email address, and optionally your institution, enquiry type, subject and message. We use these details only to reply to your enquiry and to keep a record of the correspondence.
Please do not send sensitive health information, identity documents or financial details through the form.
3. Information collected automatically
[Owner to confirm: name of the hosting provider and whether it keeps server logs, and for how long.] Web hosting services commonly keep technical logs such as IP address, browser type and time of request. These are used to keep the site running and secure.
[Owner to confirm: whether any analytics tool is added. If one is added, this section will describe it, and cookies or similar technologies will be declared before use.]
4. Cookies and local storage
The website's own scripts do not place advertising cookies. The site stores no personal data in your browser other than what your browser does automatically. If this changes, this policy will be updated.
5. Third-party links
The site links to external pages such as institutional profiles, DOI and PubMed records, and Google Scholar. Those services have their own privacy practices, which we do not control.
6. How long we keep enquiry data
[Owner to confirm: retention period for enquiry emails and any stored form submissions.] We keep enquiry records only as long as needed to respond and to maintain a reasonable record of correspondence.
7. Your choices
You may ask us what information we hold about you, ask us to correct it, or ask us to delete it, unless we need to keep it for a legal reason. Contact us through the contact page.
8. Children
This website is intended for adults and students. Please do not send information about children through the form.
9. Changes to this policy
We may update this policy. The date at the top shows when it was last reviewed.