Privacy Policy

Hello. You've reached blog.termian.dev ("I", "my", "the site"). Here's a summary of how I protect your data and respect your privacy.

  1. Types of data I collect or that may be collected by partners:
    • anonymized, non-personal information about page visits.
    • data collected by third-party ad providers, such as Google AdSense, to display advertisements and personalize content (more details below).
  2. How I use the anonymized data:
    • I view post popularity, read times and monthly visits number to improve site's content.
  3. Third parties who process your data:
    To run the site and display advertisements, I use the following services that process data in legitimate interest (and in the case of personalized ads, also based on your consent or opt-out choices):
    • netlify.com – uses its infrastructure to serve you my content;
    • utteranc.es – uses github.com/t3rmian/devpot/issues to store post comments on your behalf;
    • fonts.gstatic.com, fonts.googleapis.com – I use their services to serve you fonts optimized to your user's agent;
    • googletagmanager.com, google-analytics.com – I use their services to gather and store anonymized statistics as mentioned in point 1;
    • Google Adsense - I use their services to serve you ads. Google, as a third-party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads on the site. To learn more about how Google collects and uses data, please review Google's Privacy Policy and information about Google's advertising technologies.
  4. First-party cookies:
    • I do not use any first-party cookies for direct user tracking.
  5. Third-party cookies:
    • utteranc.es third-party cookies essential when you want to post a comment – you can turn them off in the browser, but you will not be able to post comments.
    • Google AdSense:
      • Google uses cookies (including the DoubleClick DART cookie, though Google is gradually moving away from it in favor of other mechanisms) to enable it to serve relevant ads to users based on their visit to our site and other sites on the Internet.
      • Cookies help personalize the content and ads you see, analyze site traffic, and measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns.
      • Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to the website or other websites.
      • Users may opt out of personalized advertising by Google by visiting Google Ad Settings.
      • Alternatively, users can opt out of a third-party vendor's use of cookies for personalized advertising by visiting www.aboutads.info/choices/ (for US users) or www.youronlinechoices.eu/ (for users in Europe).
      • Users can also manage cookies in their web browser settings, including blocking or deleting cookies. However, please note that blocking cookies may affect the functionality of some features, including the display of ads and the ability to comment.
  6. Changes to this privacy policy:
    • I will update this privacy policy from time to time to reflect changes in best practices, technologies, legal requirements, and other factors. In such an event you will notice the change of the update date (date:) in the header of this page. I encourage you to periodically review this privacy policy to stay informed about my collection, processing and sharing of data.

If you have any questions, suggestions or believe your privacy has been breached, please contact me immediately on support@termian.dev.