Privacy Policy

1. Identification of Data Fiduciary

SCODE360 (“we,” “us,” or “our”) is an independent digital agency operated by co-founders Satheesh Kumar and Darvin P, based in Tamil Nadu, India.

Under the provisions of India's Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (DPDP Act 2023), SCODE360 acts as a Data Fiduciaryin determining the purpose and means of processing personal data provided voluntarily by visitors, prospective clients, and current clients (“Data Principals”).

2. Categories of Personal Data Collected

We only collect digital personal data that is necessary, minimal, and directly relevant to providing website design, branding, and digital services:

• Identity & Contact Details: Full name, email address, WhatsApp / telephone number.
• Business Information: Business name, industry, current website URL, estimated budget, and project requirements.
• Technical Usage Data: Anonymized analytical metrics (browser type, device viewport, approximate geographic region within India, and pages visited) collected via privacy-preserving analytics to optimize page load speeds.

Note: We do not collect sensitive personal data such as financial account passwords, biometric data, or government ID numbers on this public website.

3. Purpose of Processing and Lawful Basis

Under Section 4 and Section 6 of the DPDP Act 2023, your personal data is processed solely for lawful purposes based on your explicit, informed consent:

• To evaluate your project requirements and formulate a custom scope, pricing quote, or consultation schedule.
• To communicate milestone progress, deliverable links, and revisions during client engagements.
• To send requested materials such as our agency portfolio PDF or growth newsletters (only when explicitly requested).
• To prevent automated spam, bot abuse, and ensure website security.

4. Rights of Data Principals (DPDP Act 2023)

As a resident of India and a Data Principal, the DPDP Act 2023 guarantees you the following statutory rights regarding your personal data:

5. Data Sharing and Third-Party Disclosures

We do not sell, rent, trade, or monetize your personal data to any marketing brokers or third parties.

Personal data is shared strictly with trusted operational infrastructure partners solely for core site functionality:

• Hosting & Compute: Vercel Inc. (cloud edge delivery).
• Internal Workflow: Google Workspace / Google Apps Script (secure inquiry spreadsheet storage and internal notification dispatch).
• Legal Compliance: Where required by valid judicial order or applicable law enforcement agency in India.

6. Data Retention and Security Measures

We retain consultation inquiries for as long as necessary to fulfill the business engagement or address warranty questions (typically up to 12 months), after which data is securely erased or anonymized.

All communications over www.scode360.in are encrypted in transit using industry-standard Transport Layer Security (TLS/HTTPS).