Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy for brash.pro

Last updated: June 2026

Welcome to brash.pro (the "Website"), a blog dedicated to publishing insightful articles about NoSQL databases and related technologies. Your privacy is important to us. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our blog.

By using brash.pro, you agree to the practices described in this policy. If you do not agree, please discontinue use of the Website.

1. Information We Collect

As a blog, we collect minimal information necessary to operate and improve our content. We do not sell your personal data or use it for commercial transactions.

1.1 Information You Provide Voluntarily

• Contact form submissions: When you use our contact form, we collect your name, email address, and the message you send. This information is used solely to respond to your inquiry.
• Comments: If you leave a comment on an article, we collect your display name, email address, and the content of your comment. Your email is not publicly displayed — only your name and comment appear.

1.2 Information Collected Automatically

• Cookies and similar technologies: We use cookies to enhance your browsing experience, remember your preferences, and understand how you interact with our content.
• Basic analytics: We collect anonymized data such as page views, referral URLs, browser type, device type, and approximate geographic location (country/city level). This helps us improve our articles and site performance.
• Log data: Our servers automatically record information such as your IP address, browser type, operating system, and the pages you visit. This data is used for security and analytics purposes.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the collected information for the following purposes:

• To respond to your inquiries submitted via the contact form.
• To display and manage comments on our blog posts.
• To analyze traffic patterns and improve our content quality.
• To ensure the security and integrity of the Website.
• To comply with legal obligations.

3. Cookies

Cookies are small text files placed on your device to help websites function efficiently and provide information to site owners. brash.pro uses the following types of cookies:

3.1 Essential Cookies

These are necessary for the basic functioning of the Website, such as remembering your cookie consent preferences.

3.2 Analytics Cookies

We use analytics services (e.g., Google Analytics or similar) to collect aggregated data about how visitors use our blog. These cookies help us understand which articles are most popular and how users navigate the site. The data collected is anonymized and cannot be used to identify you personally.

3.3 Managing Cookies

You can control and delete cookies through your browser settings. Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of the Website. Most browsers allow you to block or delete cookies — refer to your browser's help section for instructions.

4. Comments

When you leave a comment on brash.pro, we collect the data shown in the comment form, your IP address, and browser user agent string to help spam detection. An anonymized string created from your email address (a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. After approval of your comment, your profile picture (if any) is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Your email address will never be published or shared with third parties. We reserve the right to moderate or delete comments that violate our commenting policy (e.g., spam, offensive language, or irrelevant content).

5. Contact Forms

If you send us a message through our contact form, we retain your name, email address, and message content for the purpose of responding to your inquiry. We will not use this information for marketing purposes or share it with third parties without your explicit consent.

6. Third-Party Services

We may use third-party services for analytics and hosting. These providers have their own privacy policies governing the use of your data. We currently use:

• Web hosting provider – stores server logs and serves our content.
• Analytics service – collects anonymized usage data (e.g., page views, browser information).

We do not allow third-party advertising networks on brash.pro. The Website does not display ads from external parties.

7. Data Retention

We retain your personal data only as long as necessary for the purposes described in this policy:

• Contact form submissions are retained for up to 12 months after the last correspondence.
• Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely so we can recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically.
• Analytics data is retained in aggregated form for up to 26 months.

8. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:

• Access: Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
• Rectification: Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data.
• Erasure: Request deletion of your personal data, subject to certain exceptions.
• Restriction: Request restriction of processing your data.
• Data portability: Request transfer of your data to another service.
• Objection: Object to the processing of your data for analytics purposes.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at [email protected]. We will respond within 30 days.

9. Children's Privacy

brash.pro is not directed at children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal data, please contact us immediately so we can delete it.

10. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with a revised "Last updated" date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically. Material changes will be communicated via a notice on the Website or by email (if we have your contact information).

11. Contact Us

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or your data, please reach out:

• Email: [email protected]
• Address: 8085 Main St, Springfield, IL 62701

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This Privacy Policy was created to be transparent about our data practices. brash.pro is committed to protecting your privacy while providing valuable NoSQL content.