Privacy Policy

Last Updated: Sep 26 2025

Welcome to CodeUtility. Your privacy is important to us. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal information when you use our website and services, including running code online and commenting on articles.

1. Information We Collect

When you visit CodeUtility, we may collect the following types of information:

• Personal Information: When you sign up for an account, post a comment, or contact us, we may collect your name, email address, and other relevant details.
• Usage Data: We collect data about your interactions with our site, such as pages visited, tools used, code runs, comments posted, and time spent on the website.
• Cookies & Tracking Technologies: We use cookies and analytics tools to improve user experience and analyze website traffic.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the collected information to:

• Provide, maintain, and improve our tools, articles, and services.
• Analyze website usage, execution performance, and optimize site features.
• Enable user authentication for commenting, account features, and saved code snippets.
• Send updates, newsletters, or promotional content (you may opt-out anytime).
• Moderate comments, prevent spam, and block abusive or malicious code execution.
• Prevent fraudulent activity and ensure security.

3. Code Execution & Logs

When you use our code execution tools, you submit code (“User Code”) and may receive outputs, errors, or logs. We handle this data as follows:

• User Code and execution outputs are processed in isolated, sandboxed environments with strict security limits.
• We temporarily store Execution Data (code, inputs, outputs, error logs) only for the duration of your session or a short retention period, unless you choose to save or share a snippet.
• We may collect anonymized metrics such as run counts, runtime duration, CPU/memory usage, and error frequencies to improve performance and prevent abuse.
• Suspicious activity (e.g., infinite loops, malicious code, resource abuse) may be monitored and blocked to protect the platform.

4. Comments & User Accounts

If you create an account and post comments on our blog articles, you agree to the following:

• Your comments may be publicly visible on the website.
• We may remove comments that are offensive, inappropriate, or violate our policies.
• By posting a comment, you grant CodeUtility the right to use and display your content on our site.
• You are responsible for keeping your account credentials secure.

5. How We Protect Your Information

We implement industry-standard security measures, including sandboxed code execution and restricted environments, to protect your data. However, no online service is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

6. Sharing of Information

We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to third parties. We may share data in the following cases:

• With service providers that assist us in hosting, analytics, execution infrastructure, or spam detection.
• With third-party ad networks (see Section 7 below).
• When required by law or to protect our rights and comply with legal obligations.

7. Advertising & Cookies (Google AdSense)

We display ads through Google AdSense and other third-party ad networks. Please note:

• Google and other vendors use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to our site and other websites.
• Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve personalized ads to you.
• You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings.
• Alternatively, you can opt out of some third-party vendors’ cookies at www.aboutads.info/choices.

8. Third-Party Links

Our website may contain links to third-party sites. We are not responsible for their privacy practices, so we encourage you to review their privacy policies.

9. Your Rights and Choices

You have the right to:

• Access, update, or delete your personal information.
• Request deletion of your code run history or saved snippets.
• Opt-out of receiving promotional emails.
• Disable cookies through your browser settings.

10. Children’s Privacy

Our services are not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal data from minors. If you believe we have collected such data, please contact us to request deletion.

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The latest version will always be available on our website. For material changes, we may notify users by email or a site notice. Continued use of our site signifies your acceptance of the updated policy.

12. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, you can contact us at contact@codeutility.io.