Privacy Policy

1. Overview & Studio Commitments

DevCore Studio ("we", "our", "us") is an independent web engineering studio founded by Gautham Krishna R S, based in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India. We build hand-crafted websites and automations for businesses globally.

We believe privacy is an engineering standard, not an afterthought. Our website does not run intrusive third-party surveillance scripts, cross-site trackers, or third-party advertising networks. This policy outlines transparently what information we collect, how it is handled, and your rights.

2. Information We Collect

We only collect personal information that you voluntarily choose to provide when interacting directly with us:

• Contact & Project Inquiries: Your name, business name, email address, phone number, and project requirements submitted via our inquiry form, email, or direct WhatsApp message.
• Commercial Details: Billing information, business address, and tax registration details necessary for issuing valid invoices and project agreements.
• Technical Infrastructure Logs: Basic request headers (such as IP addresses, browser types, and requested URLs) recorded automatically by global edge hosting providers (Cloudflare Pages, Netlify) strictly for DDoS defense, performance routing, and network security.

3. How We Use Your Information

Any information collected is used exclusively for legitimate business and project delivery purposes:

• Evaluating project scope and generating transparent, fixed proposals.
• Direct developer communication during design, development, and testing phases.
• Deploying your website to global edge servers and configuring DNS/domains.
• Fulfilling tax, billing, and accounting obligations.

We never sell, rent, monetize, or disclose your personal or commercial information to data brokers or marketing third parties.

4. Cookies & Local Storage

Our website uses essential first-party cookies and browser local storage strictly for functional application state:

• Theme Preference: Storing whether you prefer dark mode or light mode (theme) to prevent screen flicker upon navigation.
• Regional Currency Selection: Storing your preferred currency localization (dc_geo) so prices display in INR (₹), USD ($), GBP (£), or CAD ($ CAD) accurately.

We do not use advertising cookies, tracking pixels, or third-party behavioral profiling tools.

5. Third-Party Edge Services & Subprocessors

To provide high-availability edge hosting, secure communication, and reliable deployment, we utilize reputable enterprise infrastructure:

• Cloudflare Pages (Cloudflare, Inc.): Global edge CDN delivery, DDoS mitigation, and automated SSL/TLS termination for static sites.
• Vercel (Vercel, Inc.): Serverless edge hosting and deployment pipelines for database-driven React & Next.js e-commerce storefronts requiring dynamic catalog updates.
• Netlify (Netlify, Inc.): Alternative static site hosting and continuous edge deployment pipelines.
• WhatsApp (Meta Platforms, Inc.): Direct, end-to-end encrypted client communication for inquiries and booking flow.
• Google Workspace: Direct email communication and document collaboration.

Each third-party infrastructure provider adheres to strict international data protection standards.

6. Client Code & Data Confidentiality

All project specifications, proprietary business logic, custom codebases, and credentials shared with DevCore Studio during active development are treated as strictly confidential. We implement secure authentication, private version-control repositories, and encrypted environment variable storage for all client builds.

7. Data Retention & Deletion Rights

We retain client project communications and invoices only for the period necessary to deliver services, provide warranty support, and comply with statutory accounting requirements. You have the right to request the complete deletion of your personal contact records or project notes from our systems at any time by emailing us.

8. Your Rights Under Global Data Regulations

Depending on your geographic location (including India, the European Union under GDPR, the UK, and Canada under PIPEDA), you hold specific statutory rights:

• The right to access and receive a copy of any personal data we hold about you.
• The right to rectify inaccurate or incomplete records.
• The right to request data erasure or restrict processing.
• The right to withdraw consent at any time.

9. Security Practices

We employ modern security practices across all operations. Our websites are built with static HTML5, modern CSS, and vanilla JS, meaning there are zero WordPress databases or administrative login portals for malicious actors to compromise. All data in transit is encrypted using modern TLS 1.3 encryption.

10. Contact & Privacy Officer

For any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or your data, contact DevCore Studio directly:

DevCore Studio
Founder & Lead Engineer: Gautham Krishna R S
Email: studiodevcore@gmail.com
WhatsApp / Phone: +91 94001 27085
Location: Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India