Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Welcome to KBY Technologies ("we," "our," or "us"). We are committed to protecting your personal information and your right to privacy. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and what rights you have concerning it. By using our website, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.

2. Information We Collect

2.1 Personal Information You Provide

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

• Subscribe to our Newsletter: We collect your email address when you opt-in to receive our Engineering Weekly newsletter.
• Contact Us: We collect your name, email address, and the contents of any messages you send us through our contact form.

2.2 Automatically Collected Information

When you visit our website, we automatically collect certain information about your device and usage patterns through Google Analytics. This may include:

• IP address and approximate geographic location.
• Browser type, device type, and operating system.
• Pages visited, time spent on pages, and navigation paths.
• Referring URLs and search queries used to find our site.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

• To send periodic emails: If you opted into our newsletter, we use your email address to send you engineering deep-dives, updates, and related content. You can unsubscribe at any time using the link at the bottom of our emails.
• To improve our website: We use aggregated data from Google Analytics to understand how visitors interact with our content, allowing us to optimize the user experience and create more relevant articles.
• To respond to inquiries: We use the information provided in contact forms to reply to your questions or requests.

4. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies (like Google Analytics) to track the activity on our service and hold 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. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our website.

5. Third-Party Services

We employ third-party companies and services to facilitate our website. These third parties have access to your Personal Data only to perform specific tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.

• Google Analytics: A web analytics service offered by Google that tracks and reports website traffic. You can opt-out of having your activity made available to Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on.
• Vercel Analytics: A service provided by Vercel to monitor web vitals and performance metrics.

6. Data Retention and Security

We will retain your Personal Information only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We implement industry-standard security measures to protect your data; however, remember that no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure.

7. Your Data Rights

Depending on your location (such as under the GDPR or CCPA), you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:

• The right to access, update, or delete the information we have on you.
• The right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate.
• The right to object to our processing of your personal data.
• The right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the information below.

8. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us by visiting the Contact Us page on our website.