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Privacy Policy

Effective Date: October 18, 2026
Last Updated: October 18, 2026

At Global Dev Blog (accessible at https://globaldevlog.com/), the privacy of our visitors is of extreme importance to us. This Privacy Policy document outlines the types of personal information that is received and collected by Global Dev Blog and how it is used.

If you have additional questions or require more information about our Privacy Policy, do not hesitate to contact us at jbgihwan@gmail.com.

1. Log Files​

Global Dev Blog follows a standard procedure of using log files. These files log visitors when they visit websites. The information collected by log files includes:

  • Internet Protocol (IP) addresses
  • Browser type and version
  • Internet Service Provider (ISP)
  • Date and time stamps
  • Referring and exit pages
  • Number of clicks and interaction events

These are not linked to any information that is personally identifiable. The purpose of the information is for analyzing trends, administering the site, tracking users' movement on the website, and gathering demographic information to optimize site performance and documentation readability.

2. Cookies and Web Beacons​

Like any other website, Global Dev Blog uses "cookies". These cookies are used to store information including visitors' preferences (such as light/dark mode and language locale settings: English, Korean, Japanese, Spanish) and the pages on the website that the visitor accessed or visited. The information is used to optimize the users' experience by customizing our web page content based on visitors' browser type and/or other information.

3. Google Analytics 4 (GA4)​

Global Dev Blog utilizes Google Analytics 4 (Measurement ID: G-VM2CVW28SL), a web analytics service provided by Google LLC ("Google"). Google Analytics uses cookies to help us analyze how visitors interact with our technical articles.

  • IP Protection: In Google Analytics 4, IP addresses are not logged or stored. In addition, Global Dev Blog maintains client-side anonymization flags to ensure visitor privacy.
  • Opt-Out: Visitors can prevent their data from being used by Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on available at: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

4. Google AdSense & Third-Party Advertising​

Google is a third-party vendor on our site. It also uses cookies, known as DART cookies, to serve ads to our site visitors based upon their visit to this website and other sites on the internet.

  • Third-party ad servers or ad networks use technologies like cookies, JavaScript, or Web Beacons that are used in their respective advertisements and links that appear on Global Dev Blog, which are sent directly to users' browser. They automatically receive your IP address when this occurs.
  • These technologies are used to measure the effectiveness of their advertising campaigns and/or to personalize the advertising content that you see on websites that you visit.
  • Opting Out of Personalized Advertising:

Note that Global Dev Blog has no access to or control over these cookies that are used by third-party advertisers.

5. Comment System (Giscus & GitHub Discussions)​

Global Dev Blog uses Giscus, an open-source commenting widget powered by GitHub Discussions.

  • When you leave a comment or interact with reactions on our blog posts, authentication is handled through your GitHub account.
  • The comment content, your public GitHub username, avatar, and interaction timestamps are stored and processed via the GitHub Discussions API in accordance with GitHub's Privacy Statement.
  • Global Dev Blog does not collect, store, or process your GitHub passwords or personal authentication credentials.

6. Third-Party Privacy Policies​

Global Dev Blog's Privacy Policy does not apply to other advertisers or websites. Thus, we are advising you to consult the respective Privacy Policies of these third-party ad servers for more detailed information. It may include their practices and instructions about how to opt-out of certain options.

You can choose to disable cookies through your individual browser options. Detailed information about cookie management with specific web browsers can be found at the browsers' respective websites.

6. CCPA Privacy Rights (Do Not Sell My Personal Information)​

Under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), among other rights, California consumers have the right to:

  • Request that a business that collects a consumer's personal data disclose the categories and specific pieces of personal data that a business has collected about consumers.
  • Request that a business delete any personal data about the consumer that a business has collected.
  • Request that a business that sells a consumer's personal data, not sell the consumer's personal data.

Global Dev Blog does not sell personal information to third parties. If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us.

7. GDPR Data Protection Rights​

We want to make sure you are fully aware of all of your data protection rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Every user is entitled to the following:

  • The right to access: You have the right to request copies of your personal data.
  • The right to rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate.
  • The right to erasure: You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
  • The right to restrict processing: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
  • The right to object to processing: You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.

8. Children's Information​

Another part of our priority is adding protection for children while using the internet. We encourage parents and guardians to observe, participate in, and/or monitor and guide their online activity.

Global Dev Blog does not knowingly collect any Personal Identifiable Information from children under the age of 13. If you think that your child provided this kind of information on our website, we strongly encourage you to contact us immediately and we will do our best efforts to promptly remove such information from our records.

9. Contact Us​

If you have any questions or suggestions about our Privacy Policy, do not hesitate to contact us: