Privacy Policy - Base Layer Security

Table of Contents

Who We Are
Data We Collect
How We Use Your Data
Third-Party Services
Data Retention
Your Rights
Cookies
Data Security
Children's Privacy
Contact Us

01 Who We Are

Base Layer Security is a cybersecurity services company based in Hyderabad, India, providing Web Application VAPT, API Security Testing, Cloud Security Assessment, and Security Consulting services to businesses and technology companies.

Data Controller: Base Layer Security, Hyderabad, India
Contact: contact@baselayersecurity.com

02 Data We Collect

We only collect data that you voluntarily provide to us. We do not collect data automatically, run analytics scripts, or use tracking pixels.

Via the contact form, we collect:

Full name
Email address
Phone number (optional)
Company name (optional)
Service you are interested in
Your message / inquiry details

We do not collect payment details, government IDs, or any sensitive personal data through this website.

03 How We Use Your Data

Your data is used solely to respond to your inquiry. Specifically:

To contact you and respond to your service inquiry
To understand your security requirements and tailor our response
To send you information relevant to the service you requested

We will never sell, rent, trade, or share your personal data with third parties for marketing purposes.

      Legal basis for processing (GDPR): We process your data on the basis of legitimate interest (responding to your inquiry) and contract performance (delivering agreed services). You may withdraw consent at any time by contacting us.
    

04 Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services to operate this website:

Formspree (formspree.io) - processes contact form submissions and delivers them to our inbox. Formspree stores your form data on their servers. Please review Formspree's Privacy Policy for details.
Vercel (vercel.com) - hosts this website. Vercel may log standard server access data (IP address, browser type, page visited) for security and operational purposes. Please review Vercel's Privacy Policy.
GitHub (github.com) - stores website content including blog posts in a private repository. GitHub may process metadata associated with repository access. Please review GitHub's Privacy Policy.
Google Fonts - loads web fonts from Google's servers. Google may log your IP address. See Google's Privacy Policy.

      Note: This website does not use Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, or any other behavioral tracking or advertising technologies.
    

05 Data Retention

We retain your contact form data only for as long as necessary to fulfill your inquiry and any resulting service engagement, or as required by applicable law.

If no engagement follows your inquiry, data is deleted within 90 days
If we enter a service engagement, data may be retained for up to 3 years for legal and accounting purposes
You may request deletion at any time - see Section 6

06 Your Rights

Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:

Right to access - request a copy of the data we hold about you
Right to rectification - request correction of inaccurate data
Right to erasure - request deletion of your data ("right to be forgotten")
Right to restrict processing - request that we limit how we use your data
Right to object - object to our processing of your personal data
Right to data portability - request your data in a portable format

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at contact@baselayersecurity.com. We will respond within 30 days.

07 Cookies

This website does not use cookies, local storage, or any client-side tracking mechanisms beyond what is technically required for the page to function.

No cookie consent banner is required because we do not set any non-essential cookies.

08 Data Security

We take reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your data, including:

All data transmitted via the contact form is sent over HTTPS (encrypted in transit)
Form submissions are processed by Formspree, which implements industry-standard security controls
We limit internal access to inquiry data to only those who need it to respond

No method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure. If you have a security concern about how we handle data, please contact us immediately.

09 Children's Privacy

Our services are intended for businesses and professionals. We do not knowingly collect personal data from anyone under the age of 18. If you believe we have inadvertently collected such data, please contact us and we will delete it promptly.

10 Contact Us

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or your personal data, please reach out:

Base Layer Security 📧 contact@baselayersecurity.com
📞 +91 92933 36666
📍 Hyderabad, India

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be reflected with an updated date at the top of this page. For significant changes, we will make reasonable efforts to notify users via a prominent notice on the website. Continued use of the website after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.