1. About this site
Cyber Guard Forte (cyberguardforte.com) is a free cybersecurity tools platform operated as an ad-supported service. This privacy policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and your rights as a visitor.
2. Information we collect
Information you submit: When you fill in the contact form or SOC-CMM assessment, we collect your name, email address, organisation name, and the content of your message or assessment answers. This information is stored in our database and used only to respond to your enquiry or send assessment results.
Automatically collected information: Like most websites, we receive standard server log information when you visit — your IP address, browser type, pages visited, and time of visit. This is used for security and operational purposes.
Cookies: We and our advertising partners use cookies as described in section 4 below.
3. How we use your information
Information submitted through forms is used to respond to your enquiry, send you requested assessment results or PDF reports, and (only if you have explicitly agreed) follow up about our services. We do not sell, rent, or share your personal information with third parties for their own marketing purposes.
4. Advertising and cookies — Google AdSense
This site uses Google AdSense to display advertisements. Google AdSense is a third-party advertising service operated by Google LLC. When you visit this site, Google may set cookies on your browser and use those cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this and other websites on the internet.
Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on visits to this site and other sites on the internet. You may opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings. You can also opt out of third-party vendor use of cookies for personalised advertising by visiting aboutads.info.
For more information on how Google uses data when you use our site, see How Google uses data when you use our partners' sites or apps.
5. Your rights under the DPDP Act 2023
Under India's Digital Personal Data Protection Act 2023, you have the right to access personal data we hold about you, request correction of inaccurate data, request erasure of your data, and withdraw consent for processing where consent is the lawful basis. To exercise any of these rights, contact us through the contact page.
6. Data retention
Contact form submissions and assessment results are retained until you request deletion. Server logs are retained for 30 days. We comply with CERT-In Directions 2022 which require certain security logs to be retained for 180 days.
7. Data storage location
Data submitted through this site is stored on servers located in India (Hostinger India data centre). This complies with applicable data localisation requirements under CERT-In Directions 2022.
8. Third-party links
This site contains links to external websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those sites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party sites you visit.
9. Changes to this policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The date at the top of this page reflects the most recent update. Continued use of this site after any update constitutes your acceptance of the revised policy.
10. Contact
Questions about this Privacy Policy can be submitted through our contact page.