Summary
CyberWithMadhav is a static website. We do not run analytics, advertising or tracking scripts, we do not set cookies, and you do not need an account to use the site.
A few settings are kept in your own browser so the site remembers your choices. They never leave your device unless you use an optional feature described below.
The pages load nothing from third party servers: fonts, scripts, styles and images all come from this site. Links to other websites open only when you click them.
Who we are
The site is run by Madhav Pandya under the name CyberWithMadhav. You can reach us at madhavpandya@zoho.in.
What is stored in your browser
The site uses your browser's local storage and session storage. This data stays on your device and is not sent to us.
| Key | Where | What it holds |
|---|---|---|
cwm-consent | Local storage | That you accepted the Terms and Privacy Policy, the version you accepted and when. |
cwm-theme | Local storage | Your light or dark theme choice. |
cwm-lang | Local storage | Your language choice: English or Hinglish. |
cwm-ctf-practice-v2, cwm-ctf-prefs, cwm-ctf-ui, cwm-ctf-quotes | Local storage | Your CTF practice progress and best scores, your CTF settings (such as sound and motion), and which quotes you have already seen. |
cwm-ctf-session | Local storage | Only if a CTF leaderboard backend is connected and you create a nickname: your nickname and sign in token. |
cwm-prompt-favs | Local storage | The prompts you marked as favourites. |
cwm-offline | Cache storage | Copies of the site's own pages, styles, scripts and data, kept by the service worker so pages load faster and work offline. Nothing you type is cached. |
cwm-vars | Local storage | Lab values you type into the cheat sheets, such as a target IP for your own lab. |
cwm-banner | Session storage | Whether you closed the alert banner. Cleared when you close the tab. |
You can remove all of it at any time by clearing site data for this site in your browser settings. If you clear the consent record, you will see the welcome screen again.
Services the site relies on
- GitHub Pages hosts the site at the moment. Like any web host, GitHub receives technical information such as your IP address and browser details when your browser requests a page, and may keep it in server logs. See the GitHub General Privacy Statement. If the site moves to another host, this section will be updated before or when it moves.
- Fonts are self-hosted on this site (Inter, Space Grotesk and JetBrains Mono). Your browser loads them from our own assets, not from a third-party font CDN.
We do not receive any personal information from the host.
Contact and optional leaderboard
The site has no newsletter. The contact form on the home page does not send anything to a server: it opens your own email app with your message filled in, and you decide whether to send it. If you email us, we receive what you write and your email address, and use them only to reply to you. We keep emails only as long as needed to reply and for a reasonable period afterwards, and then delete them.
The CTF leaderboard works only when an optional backend is connected. At the time of writing, no backend is connected on the live site, so CTF progress stays in your browser.
If a leaderboard backend is connected in future, it will store only your chosen nickname and scores, along with basic technical data such as a hashed IP address used to prevent abuse. It will be used only to run the leaderboard, and never sold. We will update this policy before that happens.
Your choices and rights
You can use the site without giving us any personal information. You can clear browser storage at any time. If you have sent us information by email or a form, you can ask us to access, correct or delete it by writing to madhavpandya@zoho.in.
Under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, you may have rights to access, correct and erase your personal data and to have grievances addressed, as its provisions come into force. Write to madhavpandya@zoho.in and we will respond within a reasonable time.
Children
The site is for a general audience and is not directed at children. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. If you are under 18, please do not email us personal details, and ask a parent or guardian to help. Parents and teachers are welcome to use the awareness content with children.
If a leaderboard is introduced, it will be open only to people aged 18 or over, or will collect no personal data.
Changes to this policy
If we change this policy in a meaningful way, we will update the date above and ask you to accept the updated version on your next visit. This policy forms part of our Terms and Conditions.