Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Welcome to The Dev Refs ("we," "our," or "us"). This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website thedevrefs.com (the "Site"). Please read this privacy policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this privacy policy, please do not access the site.

2. Information We Collect

2.1 Information You Provide

We may collect information that you voluntarily provide to us when you:

• Contact us through our contact forms
• Subscribe to our newsletter
• Participate in surveys or feedback forms
• Communicate with us via email or other means

2.2 Automatically Collected Information

When you visit our Site, we may automatically collect certain information, including:

• IP address and location data
• Browser type and version
• Operating system
• Pages visited and time spent on pages
• Referring website
• Device information

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

• Provide, operate, and maintain our Site
• Improve, personalize, and expand our Site
• Understand and analyze how you use our Site
• Develop new products, services, features, and functionality
• Communicate with you for customer service and support
• Send you marketing and promotional communications (with your consent)
• Process your transactions and manage your orders
• Find and prevent fraud and security issues

4. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our Site and store certain information. Cookies are files with a small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent.

We use cookies for:

• Essential site functionality
• Analytics and performance monitoring
• Personalization and user preferences
• Marketing and advertising (with consent)

5. Third-Party Services

We may use third-party services that collect, monitor, and analyze data, including:

• Google Analytics: To analyze website traffic and usage patterns
• Google Search Console: To monitor search performance
• Vercel Analytics: For performance monitoring and optimization

These third-party services have their own privacy policies addressing how they use such information.

6. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect your personal information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

7. Data Retention

We will retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.

8. Your Rights

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

• Access to your personal information
• Correction of inaccurate information
• Deletion of your personal information
• Restriction of processing
• Data portability
• Objection to processing

To exercise these rights, please contact us at hello@thedevrefs.com.

9. Children's Privacy

Our Site is not intended for children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us.

10. Changes to This Privacy 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 "Last updated" date. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.

11. Contact Us

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