DECODING DRAUPADI

Privacy

Privacy policy

Last updated 28 October 2026

This page explains what decodingdraupadi.com collects about you, why we collect it, where it is kept and how you can have it corrected or deleted.

  • We only collect what you type into our forms, plus usage data from Google Analytics.
  • We don't sell your data or share it with advertisers.
  • To see, correct or delete what we hold about you, write to ak@c4e.in.

1. Who we are

decodingdraupadi.com is run by Decoding Draupadi, a C4E initiative ("we", "us"). We decide what data the site collects and how it is used. For anything on this page, write to ak@c4e.in.

2. What we collect

We collect only what you give us through a form, and some usage data on every page.

Join the community

What:
Your first and last name, email, WhatsApp number, LinkedIn profile, any other social links you add, city, postal address, the kind of work you do and whether you want our newsletter.
Where it's kept:
A Google Sheet in our Google Workspace, sent there by a Google Apps Script.
Who can see it:
The Decoding Draupadi team.

Volunteer

What:
Your name, email, WhatsApp number, city, how you'd like to help, what you write to us and any link you add.
Where it's kept:
A Google Sheet in our Google Workspace, sent there by a Google Apps Script.
Who can see it:
The Decoding Draupadi team.

Hire with us

What:
The role, the organisation or person hiring and their website or profile, the requirements, location, job type, how to apply, where you found the opportunity and a date. If you add contact details for applying, those are included.
Where it's kept:
A Google Sheet in our Google Workspace, sent there by a Google Apps Script.
Who can see it:
The Decoding Draupadi team. Once we've checked an opportunity, we share the role and how to apply with Draupadi at Work.

Comments on posts

What:
Your name, email, your comment and a salted hash of your IP address.
Where it's kept:
A Cloudflare D1 database.
Who can see it:
Your name and comment are public. Your email and the IP hash are seen only by the team.

Dear Brands open letter

What:
Your name, an optional LinkedIn or Instagram link, anything you write, your consent choices and a salted hash of your IP address.
Where it's kept:
A Cloudflare D1 database.
Who can see it:
The team. Your name and words appear on the site only if you agree and after a person has reviewed them.

Newsletter

What:
Your email address.
Where it's kept:
Substack, which runs our newsletter. You finish signing up on Substack's own page.
Who can see it:
The team, through Substack.

Every page

What:
Which pages you visit, your device and browser, your rough location (city or country) and how you found us.
Where it's kept:
Google Analytics 4. It runs only on decodingdraupadi.com.
Who can see it:
The team, as reports. We don't see who you are.

A salted hash is a scrambled version of your IP address that can't be turned back into the address. We use it only to stop spam, for example to limit how many comments one connection can post in an hour.

3. Why we collect it

  • Community applications: to check that you are who you say you are, add you to the community and keep in touch with you about it.
  • Volunteer offers: to reply to you and plan the work together.
  • Job opportunities: to check each one and share it with the women in Draupadi at Work.
  • Comments: to show your comment under the post, keep the conversation readable and stop spam.
  • The open letter: to count support, show the names and words people agreed to share, and stop spam and duplicates.
  • Newsletter: to send you the newsletter you signed up for.
  • Usage data: to see which pages are useful and fix what isn't.

We collect this with your consent, which you give when you send a form. You can withdraw it at any time by writing to us, and we will stop using the data from then on.

4. How long we keep it

  • Community and volunteer applications: for as long as you are part of the community or working with us, and for one year after you leave or your application is declined. Then we delete them.
  • Comments and open letter entries: for as long as they are on the site, unless you ask us to remove them sooner.
  • Newsletter: until you unsubscribe, which you can do from any newsletter email.
  • Usage data: for the retention period set in our Google Analytics account, after which Google deletes it.

5. Who else handles it

We don't sell your data. These services store or process it for us so the site can work:

  • Google, for Google Workspace (the Sheets that hold applications and job posts) and Google Analytics.
  • Cloudflare, which hosts the site, runs the database for comments and the open letter, and helps block spam.
  • Substack, which runs our newsletter.
  • WhatsApp, where the Draupadi at Work community lives. Once you join a group, other members can see your name and number, and WhatsApp's own privacy policy applies to what happens there.

Some of these services store data outside India. We would also share data if the law required us to.

6. Cookies and your browser

We don't use advertising cookies. Google Analytics sets its own cookies to count visits. You can stop it with your browser's settings or Google's Analytics opt-out add-on.

The comment form remembers your name and email in your own browser so you don't have to type them again. That stays on your device, and clearing your browser data removes it.

7. Your rights

Under India's Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, you can ask us to:

  • tell you what personal data we hold about you and who we have shared it with,
  • correct, complete or update it,
  • delete it,
  • stop using it, by withdrawing your consent,
  • let someone else act for you if you are unable to.

Write to ak@c4e.in from the email you used on the site, or tell us how else we can confirm it's you.

8. Questions and complaints

If you have a question or complaint about how we handle your data, write to Anshika Kushwaha, founder of Decoding Draupadi, at ak@c4e.in. If you aren't happy with our answer, you can complain to the Data Protection Board of India.

9. Keeping it safe

Your data sits with Google and Cloudflare, behind their security, and only the Decoding Draupadi team can open it. No system is perfectly safe. If we learn of a breach that affects you, we will tell you and the Data Protection Board as the law requires.

10. Changes to this policy

When we change what we collect or how we use it, we will update this page and the date at the top. Read it alongside our terms of use.