How HKrafted Collects, Uses, and Protects Information

HKrafted is the independent freelance development brand of Hardik Kaneria. This website is used to share service information, case studies, blog content, and project enquiry forms for businesses looking for custom digital work.

This policy applies to information collected through https://hkrafted.com and the pages that operate under it. It does not automatically apply to separate project agreements, client dashboards, or third-party tools unless they specifically reference this policy.

When you contact HKrafted through the website, you may provide personal or business information so your enquiry can be reviewed and answered.

To protect the contact form from abuse and to help route enquiries correctly, the website also sends limited technical metadata when you submit the form.

Like most modern websites, HKrafted collects certain technical and usage information automatically. This may include device and browser information, pages viewed, traffic source data, approximate location data, on-site interactions, and general engagement patterns.

This information is used to understand how the website performs, how people move through content, what pages are useful, and where the site experience can be improved.

HKrafted uses Google Analytics to measure website traffic and engagement. Based on Google's documentation, Google Analytics may collect information such as user counts, session statistics, approximate geolocation, browser and device information, and event-based interaction data.

Google Analytics commonly uses first-party cookies, including the _ga cookie, to distinguish visitors and sessions. On this website, Google Analytics is configured with IP anonymization where supported in the current implementation.

Google processes Analytics data according to its own privacy and data handling terms. HKrafted uses this information to understand content performance, website engagement, and marketing effectiveness rather than to identify visitors by name.

HKrafted uses Microsoft Clarity to understand how visitors interact with the website and to improve content clarity, navigation, and user experience. Based on Microsoft's documentation, Clarity may capture behavioral data such as page views, clicks, scrolls, session replays, heatmaps, and related technical identifiers.

HKrafted uses Clarity to identify friction, improve page structure, and make important content easier to use. Microsoft may also process this information according to the Microsoft Privacy Statement.

HKrafted uses the information collected through this website for practical business and operational purposes.

HKrafted does not sell your personal information. Information may be shared only where reasonably necessary to operate the website, respond to enquiries, analyze site usage, comply with legal obligations, or protect the website and business from fraud or misuse.

Third-party services currently relevant to this website include Google Analytics, Microsoft Clarity, website hosting and infrastructure providers, and Google Apps Script / Google Sheets used for secure contact form intake and storage.

Analytics and behavior tools may use cookies or similar identifiers to understand visits, sessions, and interactions. You can usually control cookies through your browser settings, privacy tools, ad blockers, or similar browser extensions.

If you do not want Google Analytics to track your visits across websites, Google provides an official opt-out browser add-on. Disabling cookies or scripts may affect how some parts of the website function.

Contact form submissions are retained for as long as needed to review, respond to, and manage legitimate business enquiries, and for a reasonable period afterward for recordkeeping, security, and follow-up purposes.

HKrafted uses practical technical and organizational measures to reduce the risk of unauthorized access, disclosure, or misuse. However, no website, server, or transmission method can guarantee absolute security.

Depending on your location, you may have rights to request access to, correction of, or deletion of personal information held about you. If you submitted an enquiry through this website and want HKrafted to review, update, or remove that information, you can contact HKrafted directly.

Some information may need to be retained where there are legitimate business, legal, security, or recordkeeping reasons for doing so.

This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time to reflect website changes, operational changes, or legal and compliance updates. The date at the top of this page shows the latest revision date.

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or about how your enquiry information is handled, contact HKrafted at hardik@hkrafted.com.