Last Updated: August 26, 2026

Chronos & Code (“Chronos & Code,” “we,” “our,” or “us”) is an independent technical publication focused on IT systems, cybersecurity, infrastructure, computing, programming, and hands-on technical projects.

We respect the privacy of our visitors, subscribers, and registered users. This Privacy Policy explains what information we may collect when you use Chronos & Code, why we collect it, how it may be used or shared, and the choices available to you.

This policy applies to visitors who browse our website, contact us, subscribe to email communications, create an account, sign in, or access downloadable resources.

1. Information We Collect

The information we collect depends on how you interact with Chronos & Code.

Information You Provide

You may voluntarily provide information such as:

• Your name
• Your email address
• Your username or account information
• Information submitted when creating or managing an account
• Newsletter subscription information
• Messages sent through our contact forms or by email
• Comments, feedback, or other information you choose to submit
• Information associated with requests for downloadable resources or other site features

If you create an account, authentication credentials are handled through the website’s authentication system. We do not intend to store account passwords in readable plain-text form.

Please do not submit sensitive personal information unless it is necessary for your communication with us.

2. Information Collected Automatically

When you visit or interact with the website, certain technical information may be collected automatically by us or by service providers that help operate the site.

This information may include:

• IP address
• Browser type and version
• Device type
• Operating system
• Referring website or page
• Pages viewed
• Approximate geographic region
• Date and time of visits
• Interaction and navigation information
• Login or session information
• Security and anti-abuse information
• Cookie identifiers and similar technologies

This information may be used for analytics, security, site functionality, troubleshooting, performance measurement, and advertising where applicable.

3. Accounts and Downloadable Resources

Chronos & Code may allow users to create free accounts to access certain downloadable resources or website features.

Account information may be used to:

• Create and maintain your account
• Authenticate you when you sign in
• Provide access to account-restricted resources
• Protect downloads and other site features from abuse
• Diagnose account or technical problems
• Communicate with you regarding important account-related matters

Creating an account does not automatically subscribe you to marketing or newsletter emails unless you separately choose to subscribe or otherwise provide valid consent where required.

We may retain necessary account and security records for a reasonable period after account closure where required for security, fraud prevention, legal compliance, or legitimate administrative purposes.

4. Newsletter and Email Communications

If you subscribe to the Chronos & Code newsletter, we may collect information such as your name, email address, subscription status, and information necessary to manage your subscription.

We may use this information to send:

• New article notifications
• Technical publication updates
• Project announcements
• Newsletter editions
• Important changes relating to Chronos & Code

Newsletter subscriptions may be managed using MailPoet or another email-delivery provider used by Chronos & Code.

You may unsubscribe from promotional or newsletter emails at any time using the unsubscribe option contained in the email.

Transactional or security-related messages associated with your account may still be sent where necessary.

5. Contact Forms

When you use a contact form, we may collect information including:

• Name
• Email address
• Subject
• Message content
• Technical information necessary for spam prevention and security

Information submitted through contact forms is used primarily to respond to your request, investigate problems, prevent abuse, and maintain records when reasonably necessary.

6. How We Use Information

We may use information collected through Chronos & Code to:

• Operate and maintain the website
• Provide requested website features
• Manage user accounts
• Provide access to downloadable resources
• Respond to questions and support requests
• Deliver newsletters you have requested
• Improve articles, projects, navigation, and website usability
• Measure website traffic and performance
• Protect the website from spam, fraud, bots, and malicious activity
• Diagnose technical problems
• Prevent unauthorized use of website services
• Comply with applicable legal obligations
• Measure and support advertising where advertising is enabled

We aim to collect only information reasonably necessary for these purposes.

7. Analytics

Chronos & Code may use Google Analytics through Google Site Kit or similar analytics technology to understand how visitors use the website.

Analytics information may include information about page visits, device characteristics, approximate location, referral sources, interactions, and technical identifiers.

This information helps us understand which content is useful, identify technical problems, improve website performance, and make editorial and design decisions.

Where applicable law requires consent before analytics technologies are used, we aim to obtain that consent through our cookie or consent-management system.

8. Google AdSense and Advertising

Chronos & Code may use Google AdSense or other advertising services to support the publication.

If advertising is enabled, third-party advertising vendors, including Google, may use cookies, web beacons, IP addresses, device information, or similar technologies to serve, measure, limit, and personalize advertisements.

Google and its advertising partners may use advertising cookies to serve advertisements based on a visitor’s previous visits to Chronos & Code or other websites.

Depending on the visitor’s location, consent preferences, and applicable law, advertising may be personalized or non-personalized.

Non-personalized advertising may still use cookies or similar technologies for purposes such as frequency capping, aggregated reporting, fraud prevention, and advertising measurement.

Users can manage Google’s personalized advertising through Google Ads Settings.

More information about Google’s processing of information from websites using Google services is available through How Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services.

Where required, non-essential advertising technologies will be subject to the choices provided through our consent-management system.

9. Cookies and Similar Technologies

Chronos & Code uses cookies and similar technologies for purposes including:

• Essential website operation
• Login and session management
• Remembering privacy choices
• Security and spam prevention
• Analytics and performance measurement
• Website functionality
• Advertising, where enabled

You can learn more in our Cookie Policy.

Where available, you can use our cookie-management interface to accept, reject, or modify your preferences for non-essential technologies.

Essential technologies may continue to operate because they are required for features such as security, authentication, or remembering privacy preferences.

10. Security and Bot Protection

Chronos & Code may use services such as Cloudflare Turnstile and other security technologies to distinguish legitimate users from automated abuse, protect forms, and reduce spam or malicious activity.

These services may process technical information about your browser, device, network connection, and interactions with the website for security purposes.

11. Third-Party Service Providers

We use third-party providers where necessary to operate and improve Chronos & Code.

Depending on the features currently enabled, these may include:

WordPress and related components
Used to operate website content, accounts, authentication, and site functionality.

Hostinger
Used for website hosting, infrastructure, server operation, and related security services.

MailPoet
Used to manage newsletter subscriptions and email communications.

Forminator or similar form technology
Used to process website forms and communication requests.

Google Analytics and Google Site Kit
Used for website analytics, traffic measurement, and site-management functionality.

Google AdSense
May be used for advertising and advertising measurement.

Cloudflare Turnstile
Used for bot detection, spam prevention, and security verification.

Other technical providers may be used from time to time as website infrastructure changes.

These providers may process information according to their own privacy policies and contractual obligations.

12. Sharing of Personal Information

We do not sell personal information for money.

Information may be disclosed to service providers when reasonably necessary to operate the website, provide requested services, maintain security, deliver communications, conduct analytics, or support advertising as described in this Privacy Policy.

We may also disclose information where reasonably necessary to:

• Comply with a valid legal requirement
• Respond to lawful requests from authorities
• Protect the security and integrity of Chronos & Code
• Investigate fraud, abuse, or security incidents
• Protect our legal rights or the rights and safety of others

Some privacy laws use terms such as “sale” or “sharing” differently in connection with advertising technologies. Where applicable law provides a right to opt out of certain advertising-related disclosures or processing, we aim to provide appropriate privacy controls.

13. International Processing

Chronos & Code and its service providers may process or store information in countries other than the country in which you live.

As a result, information may be subject to the laws of jurisdictions where service providers, servers, or infrastructure are located.

We take reasonable steps to use reputable service providers and appropriate safeguards where required.

14. Data Retention

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, unless a longer period is required or permitted by law.

For example:

• Newsletter information may be retained until you unsubscribe or request deletion.
• Account information may generally be retained while your account remains active and for a reasonable period afterward.
• Contact messages may be retained as necessary to respond to and document communications.
• Security records and logs may be retained temporarily for fraud prevention, troubleshooting, and security purposes.
• Analytics information may be retained according to the settings and retention practices of the relevant analytics provider.

We may retain limited information when necessary to comply with legal obligations or protect legitimate security interests.

15. Your Privacy Choices and Rights

Depending on where you live, you may have rights concerning your personal information, including the right to:

• Ask whether we hold personal information about you
• Request access to certain personal information
• Request correction of inaccurate information
• Request deletion where applicable
• Withdraw consent where processing depends on consent
• Unsubscribe from marketing communications
• Change non-essential cookie preferences
• Object to or restrict certain processing where applicable
• Submit a complaint to an appropriate privacy authority

To make a privacy request, contact us at:

contact@chronosandcode.com

We may need to verify your identity before fulfilling certain requests.

16. Canadian Privacy

Chronos & Code is committed to handling personal information responsibly and aims to follow applicable Canadian privacy requirements, including the principles of the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) where it applies.

These principles include accountability, identifying purposes, meaningful consent, limiting collection and use, appropriate safeguards, openness, and providing individuals with appropriate access to information about them.

17. Children’s Privacy

Chronos & Code is a general-audience technical publication and is not designed primarily for children.

We do not knowingly seek to collect personal information from children where parental or guardian consent would be required by applicable law.

If you believe that a child has provided personal information improperly, contact us and we will review the situation and take appropriate action.

18. Data Security

We use reasonable administrative and technical measures intended to protect information handled through Chronos & Code.

These may include HTTPS encryption, access controls, secure hosting, authentication protections, software updates, anti-spam measures, and security monitoring.

However, no website, network, transmission method, or electronic storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

19. External Websites

Chronos & Code may link to external websites, software, documentation, repositories, services, or other resources.

We do not control the privacy practices of external websites. When you leave Chronos & Code, the privacy practices of the destination website apply.

20. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy as our website, technologies, services, advertising practices, or legal obligations change.

The latest version will be posted on this page with an updated revision date.

Material changes may also be communicated through the website or other appropriate means where necessary.

21. Contact

Questions, privacy requests, or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy may be sent to:

Chronos & Code
Email: contact@chronosandcode.com

Chronos & Code is an independent technical publication focused on IT systems, cybersecurity, infrastructure, computing, programming, and hands-on technical learning.