Privacy Policy

Effective date: October 20, 2026

Upgradix ("we", "us", "our") is a learning platform operated by Shrash Studio at https://shrashstudio.in/. We publish programming tutorials, system design guides, cheatsheets, eBooks, projects and interview preparation material. This policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and the choices you have.

Information we collect

• Account information: your name, email address, password (stored only as a secure hash), profile photo and role (reader or author) when you create an account.
• Activity information: saved articles, favorites, learning progress, comments, ratings and reward points.
• Newsletter information: your email address when you subscribe to our newsletter.
• Technical information: IP address, browser and device type, pages visited, referring pages and approximate location, collected through server logs and analytics tools.

How we use information

• To create and manage your account and provide the features you use.
• To send welcome emails, password resets, newsletters and service updates (you can unsubscribe from marketing emails at any time).
• To understand which content is useful, improve the site and fix errors.
• To protect the site against abuse, spam and unauthorized access.
• To display advertising that supports the free content on the site (see below).

Cookies and similar technologies

We use cookies and similar technologies to keep you signed in, remember preferences such as dark mode, measure traffic and, where enabled, display advertising. You can delete or block cookies in your browser settings. Blocking essential cookies may prevent parts of the site from working.

Advertising and third-party vendors

We may use Google AdSense and other advertising partners to display ads on this site. Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to this website or other websites. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to users based on their visits to this site and/or other sites on the Internet.

Users may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings. Alternatively, users can opt out of some third-party vendors' use of cookies for personalized advertising by visiting www.aboutads.info.

Third-party advertising networks and vendors have their own privacy policies. We do not control the cookies or technologies they use. If you are in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom or Switzerland, consent for personalized advertising is requested through a consent message where required by law.

For more information about how Google uses information from sites that use its services, see How Google uses data when you use our partners' sites or apps.

Analytics

We may use privacy-respecting analytics to count visits and understand aggregate usage (for example, which articles are read). Analytics data is used in aggregate and is not sold to third parties.

Newsletter and email

If you subscribe, we store your email address and send occasional newsletters. Every newsletter includes an unsubscribe link. Transactional emails (such as account verification or password resets) are sent as part of the service.

Sharing of information

We do not sell your personal information. We share it only with service providers that help us operate the site (hosting, database, email delivery, image delivery, analytics and advertising), when required by law, or to protect our rights and the safety of users.

Data retention

Account data is retained while your account is active. Comments and public contributions may remain after account deletion unless you ask us to remove them. We delete or anonymize data that is no longer needed for the purposes described above.

Security

We use industry-standard measures such as HTTPS, hashed passwords and access controls. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Your rights

You may request access to, correction of, or deletion of your personal information, and you may withdraw consent for marketing emails. To make a request, contact us using the details below. We respond within the time required by applicable law, including the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (India) and, where applicable, the GDPR.

Children's privacy

The site is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, contact us and we will delete it.

International users

The site is operated from India. If you access it from another country, your information may be transferred to and processed in India and in the countries where our service providers operate.

Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time. The effective date at the top of the page shows when it was last revised. Material changes will be announced on the site.

Contact us

If you have questions about this policy or your data, contact us at chakrapani@shrashstudio.in or write to us at Bangalore, Karnataka, India.