Privacy policy

The short, honest version.

Last updated

  • Tracking only with a yes. Google Analytics and Microsoft Clarity don't load until you accept the cookie banner. A simple cookieless visit count runs for everyone.
  • No ads, nothing sold. We don't run ads, and we never sell or rent anyone's data.
  • Your brief goes to us, only. The project brief is emailed straight to the studio. We use it to reply, nothing else.
  • Change your mind any time. Cookie settings is in the footer of every page.

Who we are

Aikyam is an independent brand design studio in India. This policy covers our website, aikyam.agency. For anything about your data, email us at hello@aikyam.agency.

What we collect

When you browse

If you accept analytics, Google Analytics and Microsoft Clarity record how the site is used (details below). If you decline, neither of them loads, and the site works exactly the same.

Like every website, our hosting provider keeps standard server logs (IP address, browser, the page requested and the time) to keep the site running and secure. These are not used to track you.

Our host, Vercel, also gives us anonymous visitor counts (Vercel Web Analytics) and page-speed readings (Vercel Speed Insights) for everyone. Neither sets cookies or stores anything on your device: visits are counted with a hash that resets every day, so no one can be recognised or followed between days or sites. We see totals like pages viewed, the referring site, country, device type and load times, never who you are.

When you contact us

When you press “Send my brief” on our contact page, your answers (name, brand, email address, project details, budget and timing) are emailed to the studio through Resend, an email delivery service. Nothing is sent before you press it, and the site itself doesn't keep a copy. If you email us directly, we receive what you chose to share. Either way, we use it only to reply and to work with you, and we don't add you to a mailing list.

What we don't do

No advertising, no ad tracking, no selling or renting data, and no profiles of you for anyone else.

Tools and cookies

These are the only things this site stores on your device:

Google Analytics 4

Google, loaded through Google Tag Manager

What it records
Pages you visit, how long you stay, the site that sent you, your device and browser type, and your approximate location (country or city, worked out from your IP address).
Stored as
_ga, _ga_<id>
How long
Cookies last up to 2 years. Google keeps the event data for no longer than 14 months.
Google's privacy policy ↗

Microsoft Clarity

Microsoft

What it records
Heatmaps and session replays: how far you scroll, where you click and move the pointer. Clarity masks text you type into fields, so we can't read it.
Stored as
_clck, _clsk
How long
_clck lasts 1 year, _clsk 1 day. Replays are kept for 30 days, heatmap data for up to 13 months.
Microsoft's privacy statement ↗

Your choice

This site, in your browser's local storage

What it records
Whether you said yes or no to analytics, so we don't ask on every page. It never leaves your device.
Stored as
aikyam-consent
How long
Until you clear your browser data or change your choice.

Our fonts are hosted on this site, so loading a page doesn't send anything to font services.

Your choice

On your first visit we ask whether analytics are okay. “No thanks” is just as easy as “Sure”, and saying no changes nothing about the site. You can change your answer whenever you like; if you switch analytics off, we delete their cookies straight away.

Where data goes

Google, Microsoft and Vercel may process analytics data, and Resend may process the briefs it delivers, on servers outside India, including in the United States, under their own safeguards. Only the studio team has access to what reaches us.

Your rights

Under India's Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, and laws like the GDPR if you are in the EU or UK, you can ask us to:

  • tell you what personal data we hold about you
  • correct it or delete it
  • withdraw your consent, which is as easy as giving it
  • explain how we use it

Email hello@aikyam.agency and we'll reply within 30 days. If you're not happy with our answer, you can complain to the Data Protection Board of India or to the data protection authority where you live.

Children and changes

This site is meant for businesses and adults, and we don't knowingly collect data from children.

If we change how we use data, we'll update this page and the date at the top. If we ever add a new tool, we'll ask for your consent again.