Who is responsible (controller)

Reghu Ram, author of Leading Code, is the data controller for this website. For any privacy question or request, write to privacy@reghuram.com.

What is processed, why, and on what legal basis

Data	Purpose	Legal basis (GDPR Art. 6)	Retention
Email you send: your address, name and whatever you write	Replying to press, podcast, speaking and bulk-order enquiries	Legitimate interests, Art. 6(1)(f) — answering the enquiry you sent	Until the enquiry is closed, then up to 12 months
Feedback form: star rating and optional free-text note	Improving the book and its launch	Consent, Art. 6(1)(a) — given by submitting the form	Up to 24 months; anonymous unless you name yourself in the note
Server logs: IP address, browser/user agent, page requested, timestamp	Delivering the site securely and preventing abuse	Legitimate interests, Art. 6(1)(f)	Short-term, held by the hosting provider
Website analytics: aggregated page views, referrer, country, device and browser type — no cookies, no cross-site tracking, no personal profiles	Understanding which pages are read, in aggregate	Legitimate interests, Art. 6(1)(f)	Aggregated statistics only; no individual-level records are stored

No special-category data is requested. Please do not include sensitive personal details in a free-text message.

Cookies and local storage

This site sets no advertising or tracking cookies, so no cookie-consent banner is shown. No browser storage is used for tracking purposes.

Website analytics

Visitor statistics are measured with Plausible Analytics, a privacy-friendly, cookieless service hosted in the European Union. It records only aggregated counts — it sets no cookies, stores no identifiers on your device, does not track you across websites, and does not retain your IP address. No personal data is collected, so no consent is required; you may still object to this processing at any time at privacy@reghuram.com.

Processors and international transfers

The site runs on Netlify's hosting platform and its managed database provider, and uses Plausible Analytics (EU-hosted) for aggregated visitor statistics. These providers process data on the author's behalf under data-processing agreements. Where data is processed outside the EEA, transfers rely on the European Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses.

Your rights

• Access a copy of the data held about you (Art. 15)
• Correct inaccurate data (Art. 16)
• Erase your data (Art. 17)
• Restrict or object to processing (Art. 18, 21)
• Receive your data in a portable format (Art. 20)
• Withdraw consent at any time, without affecting processing already carried out (Art. 7(3))
• Complain to your local supervisory authority

To exercise any of these, email privacy@reghuram.com. Requests are answered within one month.

Automated decision-making

None. Nothing on this site profiles you or makes automated decisions about you.

Changes to this notice

If the way data is handled changes, this page is updated and the date below changes with it.

Last updated: August 2026.