Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy describes how Coding Prep Guide ("https://codingprepguide.com") collects, uses, and shares information about you when you visit our website. By using this site, you agree to the terms of this policy. If you do not agree, please stop using the site.

1. Information We Collect

a) Information you provide

Coding Prep Guide does not require account registration. We have no login, signup, or user profile system. If you contact us by email at peeraandroid.123@gmail.com, we receive your email address and the contents of your message. We use this solely to respond to you.

b) Information collected automatically

When you visit our site, certain information is collected automatically by your browser and by third-party services we use. This may include:

• Your IP address and approximate geographic location
• Browser type and version, operating system
• Pages visited, time spent on pages, referring URL
• Device type (desktop, mobile, tablet)

c) Information stored locally in your browser

Your problem-completion progress and language/theme preferences are saved exclusively in your browser's localStorage. This data never leaves your device and is never transmitted to our servers.

2. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to operate the site and deliver advertising. The types of cookies we use are:

You can control cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect some site functionality and the relevance of ads shown to you.

3. Google AdSense and Advertising

Coding Prep Guide uses Google AdSense, a third-party advertising service operated by Google LLC, to display advertisements on our site. Google AdSense may use cookies — including the DoubleClick DART cookie — to serve ads based on your prior visits to this site and other websites on the internet.

The DART cookie enables Google to serve ads to users based on their visit to Coding Prep Guide and other sites on the internet. Google's use of advertising cookies allows it and its partners to serve ads based on your visits to this site and/or other sites.

What this means for you:

• Google may use cookies to personalize the ads you see.
• Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits.
• Ads may be targeted based on interests inferred from your browsing history.

Your choices:

• Opt out of personalized advertising: Visit Google Ad Settings to manage or opt out of personalized ads.
• Opt out via Network Advertising Initiative: Visit optout.networkadvertising.org.
• Opt out via Digital Advertising Alliance: Visit optout.aboutads.info.

For more information about how Google collects and uses data from advertising, see Google's Advertising Privacy Policy.

4. Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services, each with their own privacy policies:

• Google Fonts — We load the Inter and JetBrains Mono typefaces from Google Fonts CDN. Google may log your IP address per standard CDN logging. Google Privacy Policy.
• Google AdSense — We display ads served by Google AdSense. Google may use cookies and device identifiers to show personalized ads based on your browsing history. You can opt out via Google Ad Settings. See Google's Privacy Policy.
• LeetCode — We link to problem pages on LeetCode. When you follow those links you leave our site and are subject to LeetCode's privacy policy.
• Ko-fi — Optional donations are processed by Ko-fi. See Ko-fi's Privacy Policy.

5. How We Use Information

We use the information we collect to:

• Operate and improve the site
• Understand how visitors use the site (analytics)
• Deliver relevant advertisements through Google AdSense
• Respond to your emails and support requests
• Detect and prevent abuse or fraud

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties for their marketing purposes.

6. Your Rights Under GDPR (EU/EEA Visitors)

If you are located in the European Union or European Economic Area, you have the following rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR):

• Right of access — request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
• Right to rectification — request correction of inaccurate data.
• Right to erasure — request deletion of your personal data.
• Right to restrict processing — request that we limit how we use your data.
• Right to data portability — receive your data in a portable format.
• Right to object — object to processing of your data, including for direct marketing.
• Right to withdraw consent — where processing is based on consent, withdraw it at any time.

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at peeraandroid.123@gmail.com. We will respond within 30 days.

7. Your Rights Under CCPA (California Residents)

If you are a California resident, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) gives you the right to:

• Know what personal information is collected about you.
• Know whether your personal information is sold or disclosed and to whom.
• Opt out of the sale of your personal information.
• Request deletion of your personal information.
• Not be discriminated against for exercising your CCPA rights.

We do not sell personal information. To make any other CCPA request, contact us at peeraandroid.123@gmail.com.

8. Data Retention

We retain email correspondence for up to 12 months. Server logs may be retained for up to 90 days for security purposes. Your browser's localStorage data (progress, preferences) persists until you clear your browser storage — we have no access to it and cannot delete it on your behalf.

9. Children's Privacy

Coding Prep Guide is not directed to children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child under 13 has provided us personal information, please contact us and we will delete it promptly.

10. Security

We serve our site over HTTPS to encrypt data in transit. Since we collect minimal personal data, exposure is inherently limited. No method of internet transmission or electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The "Last updated" date at the top of this page reflects the most recent revision. Significant changes will be noted prominently. Continued use of the site after changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.

12. Contact Us

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact us: