Privacy Policy for CodeSpy

Last updated: 24 October 2026

CodeSpy (“we”, “us”, “our”), accessible at https://codespy.org, is a technical blog run by Prashant Pandey and Ashmita Basu. This policy explains what information we collect when you visit the site, how we use it, which third parties are involved, and the choices you have. If you have any questions, please contact us.

Information we collect

Information you give us

Contact form: your name, email address and the message you send us.
Newsletter: your email address when you subscribe to our weekly email.
Comments or guest posts: any name, email or content you choose to submit.

Information collected automatically

Log data: like most websites, our hosting server records your IP address, browser type, device, referring page, pages visited and the date and time of your visit.
Cookies and similar technologies: small files stored in your browser by us and by the third-party services described below.

How we use your information

To run, maintain, secure and improve the website
To understand which articles are useful, using aggregated analytics
To reply to messages you send us
To send our newsletter, if you subscribed (you can unsubscribe at any time using the link in every email)
To show advertising and earn affiliate commissions that fund the site
To detect and prevent spam, fraud and abuse

We do not sell your personal information.

Cookies

Cookies help the site work and help us and our partners understand how it is used. We use the following kinds:

Essential cookies needed for the site to function, such as caching and security.
Analytics cookies that tell us, in aggregate, how visitors use the site.
Advertising cookies set by ad partners to show and measure ads.
Affiliate cookies that let a partner know a purchase came from a CodeSpy link.

You can block or delete cookies in your browser settings. Where required by law, we ask for your consent before setting non-essential cookies, and you can change your choice at any time.

Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics (through Google Site Kit) to measure traffic and usage. Google Analytics uses cookies to collect information such as pages visited, time on page and approximate location. This information is processed by Google under its own privacy policy. You can learn more at How Google uses information from sites that use its services, and you can opt out using the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on.

Advertising (including Google AdSense)

We use, or may use, third-party advertising networks such as Google AdSense to display ads on CodeSpy.

Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this website or other websites.
Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visits to this site and/or other sites on the Internet.
You may opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings. You can also opt out of some third-party vendors’ use of cookies for personalised advertising at www.aboutads.info.

If other ad networks serve ads on CodeSpy, they may also use cookies and web beacons to measure ad performance and personalise ads. We do not have access to or control over these cookies; please refer to each network’s own privacy policy.

Affiliate links

Some articles contain affiliate links. If you click one and make a purchase, we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. The partner may set a cookie to track the referral. We only recommend tools and resources we believe are useful. See our Affiliate Disclosure for details.

If you subscribe, we store your email address with our email service provider solely to send you the CodeSpy newsletter. We may see basic engagement data such as whether an email was opened. You can unsubscribe at any time using the link in any email, or by contacting us.

Other third-party services

WPForms processes contact and signup form submissions.
LiteSpeed Cache and our hosting provider help deliver pages quickly and securely.
Embedded content (for example YouTube videos or GitHub gists) behaves as if you visited the other site and may collect data about you.

Links to other websites are provided for convenience. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those sites.

How long we keep data

We keep contact messages only as long as needed to respond and follow up. Newsletter addresses are kept until you unsubscribe. Server logs and analytics data are retained according to our hosting and analytics providers’ standard retention periods.

Your rights

Depending on where you live, you may have the right to:

Access the personal data we hold about you
Correct inaccurate data
Request deletion of your data
Object to or restrict certain processing, including direct marketing
Withdraw consent at any time where we rely on consent
Receive your data in a portable format

These rights apply under laws such as the EU/UK GDPR, India’s Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). California residents may also request information about the categories of data we collect; we do not sell personal information. To make a request, contact us and we will respond within 30 days.

Children’s privacy

CodeSpy is intended for adults and students learning software engineering. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 (or under 18 where Indian law applies). If you believe a child has given us personal information, please contact us and we will delete it.

Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time, for example when we add new advertising or analytics partners. The “Last updated” date at the top shows when it was last changed.

Contact us

For any privacy question or request, reach us through our contact page.