Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy explains how DevsJournal ("we", "us") collects, uses, and safeguards your information when you use devsjournal.org (the "Service"). By using the Service, you agree to this policy.

1. Information we collect

• Account information you provide — name, email address, password (stored hashed), and optional profile details (bio, avatar, links).
• Content you create — articles, comments, reading lists, and portfolio data.
• Usage data — pages viewed, approximate location derived from IP, browser and device type, and similar diagnostic data.
• Cookies and similar technologies — used for authentication, preferences, analytics, and (where enabled) advertising. See section 4.

2. How we use your information

• To provide, operate, and maintain the Service and your account.
• To display your content and personalize your experience.
• To improve and analyze the Service.
• To communicate with you about your account (e.g., verification, password reset).
• To detect, prevent, and address abuse, spam, and security issues.

3. Legal bases (EEA/UK users)

Where applicable, we process your data on the bases of performing our contract with you, your consent (e.g., for advertising cookies), our legitimate interests in operating and improving the Service, and compliance with legal obligations.

4. Cookies and advertising

We use cookies and similar technologies to keep you signed in, remember preferences, and understand usage. We may also display advertising provided by third parties.

• Third-party vendors, including Google, may use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this and other websites.
• Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visit to our site and/or other sites on the Internet.
• You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings, or opt out of some third-party vendors' use of cookies via aboutads.info.
• You can also control cookies through your browser settings. Disabling some cookies may affect how the Service works.

5. Analytics

We use privacy-respecting analytics to measure aggregate usage (such as page views) so we can improve the Service. This data is used in aggregate and not to identify you personally.

6. How we share information

We do not sell your personal information. We share data only with service providers that help us operate the Service (e.g., hosting, email delivery, analytics, advertising), when required by law, or to protect our rights and users. Public content you post (articles, profile, comments) is visible to others by design.

7. Payments

Payments for DevsJournal Pro are processed by Razorpay. Your card, UPI, and bank details are entered on Razorpay's secure, PCI-DSS-compliant checkout and are never stored on our servers. We retain only a record of the transaction (e.g., payment ID, plan, amount) to activate your Pro access and for accounting.

8. Data retention

We retain your information for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide the Service. You may delete your account at any time, after which we delete or anonymize your personal data, except where retention is required by law.

9. Your rights

Depending on your location, you may have the right to access, correct, export, or delete your personal data, and to object to or restrict certain processing. To exercise these rights, contact us at [email protected].

10. Children's privacy

The Service is not directed to children under 13 (or the minimum age in your jurisdiction), and we do not knowingly collect their data.

11. Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time. Material changes will be reflected by the "Last updated" date above.

12. Contact

Questions about this policy? Email [email protected].