Privacy Policy

Last updated: 26 October 2026

This website is the official author website of Garisepalli Raghavendra Rao ("the Author", "we", "us"), author of Beyond the Forbidden Cape: Journey Towards Myth and Faith. This policy explains what happens to your information when you visit it.

1. Information we collect

This website does not have user accounts, sign-up forms, comment sections or a checkout. We do not ask for, and do not knowingly collect, your name, email address, phone number or payment details through the site.

We do not use advertising trackers or analytics tools on this site at this time. If that changes, this policy will be updated before such tools are used.

2. Cookies and local storage

The site does not set cookies of its own. Your language choice (English or Telugu) applies only to the page you are viewing and is not stored.

3. Server logs

Like most websites, the hosting provider may automatically record technical information such as your IP address, browser type, pages requested and the time of the request. This is used for security and to keep the site running, and is handled under the hosting provider's own policies.

4. Contacting the Author on WhatsApp

The site has buttons that open WhatsApp (wa.me) so you can message the Author directly. If you use them, your phone number and messages are handled by WhatsApp under its own terms and privacy policy. We will use the details you share only to reply to you, and will not sell or share them.

5. Third-party links

The site links to Amazon, Flipkart and Notion Press so you can buy the book. Those websites are run by other companies, collect their own information and have their own privacy policies. Please read them before purchasing. We do not receive your payment or order details.

6. Children

This website is intended for a general audience and is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect information from children.

7. Your choices

Since we hold no personal data collected through the site, there is nothing to access or delete there. If you have messaged the Author on WhatsApp and want your conversation details removed from the Author's phone, send a message asking for that and it will be done.

8. Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time. The date at the top shows when it was last changed.

9. Contact

Questions about this policy? Message the Author on WhatsApp at +91 77991 93999. Based in Rajamahendravaram, Andhra Pradesh, India.