Privacy Policy

1. Information We Collect

We collect information you provide directly to us, such as when you:

• Visit our website and interact with our content
• Subscribe to our newsletter (if applicable)
• Contact us through our contact form
• Leave comments on our blog posts

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

• Provide, maintain, and improve our services
• Send you technical notices and support messages
• Respond to your comments and questions
• Monitor and analyze trends, usage, and activities
• Personalize and improve your experience

3. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our website and hold certain information. These technologies include:

• Analytics Cookies: We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use our site
• Advertising Cookies: Third-party advertising partners may use cookies to serve relevant ads
• Functional Cookies: These help us remember your preferences and settings

4. Third-Party Services

We may share your information with third-party services including:

• Google Analytics: For website analytics
• Google AdSense: For displaying advertisements
• OpenAI: For generating blog content (no personal data shared)
• Hosting Providers: For website hosting and content delivery

5. Advertising

We use third-party advertising companies to serve ads when you visit our website. These companies may use information about your visits to this and other websites to provide relevant advertisements about goods and services of interest to you.

You can opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings.

6. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction.

7. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information:

• Access: Request access to your personal information
• Correction: Request correction of inaccurate data
• Deletion: Request deletion of your data ("right to be forgotten")
• Opt-out: Opt-out of marketing communications
• Data portability: Receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format
• Restriction: Request restriction of processing
• Object: Object to processing based on legitimate interests
• Withdraw consent: Withdraw consent at any time where we rely on consent

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at privacy@pythonprograming.com. We will respond to your request within 30 days.

8. GDPR Compliance (For EU Residents)

If you are a resident of the European Union, you have additional rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR):

Legal Basis for Processing

We process your personal data based on:

• Consent: For newsletter subscriptions and marketing communications
• Legitimate Interests: For analytics, security, and improving our services
• Legal Obligations: To comply with applicable laws and regulations

Data Retention

We retain personal data for:

• Analytics data: 26 months
• Email subscription data: Until you unsubscribe
• Server logs: 90 days
• Contact form submissions: 2 years

International Data Transfers

Your information may be transferred to and processed in countries outside the EU. We ensure appropriate safeguards are in place, such as Standard Contractual Clauses or adequacy decisions.

Right to Lodge a Complaint

You have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection supervisory authority if you believe we have not complied with applicable data protection laws.

9. CCPA Compliance (For California Residents)

If you are a California resident, you have specific rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA):

• Right to know what personal information we collect, use, and share
• Right to delete personal information (with some exceptions)
• Right to opt-out of the sale of personal information (we do not sell personal information)
• Right to non-discrimination for exercising your privacy rights

To exercise these rights, contact us at privacy@pythonprograming.com or use our contact form.

10. Children's Privacy

Our website is not intended for children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new privacy policy on this page and updating the "Effective Date" at the top.

12. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:

Email: privacy@pythonprograming.com
Contact Form: Contact Page