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Privacy & Cookie Policy

Last updated: March 2026

Welcome to Programming Central. This page explains how we collect, use, and protect your information when you visit our website, as well as our terms regarding intellectual property.

1. Analytics & Usage Data

To understand how visitors interact with our content and to improve our tutorials, we use Google Analytics 4. This service collects anonymous data such as:

  • Pages visited and time spent on the site.
  • General location (country/city level).
  • Browser and device type.

We do not collect Personally Identifiable Information (PII) like your name, address, or email unless you explicitly provide it to us (e.g., via email contact).

2. Advertising and AdSense (Important)

To keep this website free and maintain our servers, we use Google AdSense to display advertisements. Please be aware of the following regarding Google's use of cookies:

  • Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this website or other websites.
  • Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visit to this site and/or other sites on the Internet.
  • You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google's Ad Settings or aboutads.info.

3. How We Use Cookies

Cookies are small text files stored on your device. We use them for two main purposes, which you can manage via our Cookie Consent Banner at the bottom of the page:

  1. Functional (Strictly Necessary): Required for the website to function properly (e.g., remembering your theme preference or cookie consent choice).
  2. Usage Statistics & Personalized Ads: Used by Google Analytics and Google AdSense to measure site performance and deliver relevant advertisements.

You can revoke or change your consent at any time by clearing your browser's local storage/cookies for this site, which will prompt the consent banner to appear again.

4. Intellectual Property & Terms of Use

Programming Central is authored and maintained by Edgar Milvus.

  • Code License: All source code snippets and examples provided in the articles are released under the MIT License. You are free to use, modify, and distribute the code in your personal or commercial projects.
  • Content Copyright: All textual explanations, tutorials, original diagrams, and illustrations are © 2026 Edgar Milvus. All rights reserved.

Fair Use Policy: To support the author's work via advertising revenue, we ask that you consume this content exclusively online on this website. Automated scraping, copying, redistribution, or republishing of the text and diagrams on other platforms is strictly prohibited.

5. Newsletter (Substack)

If you choose to subscribe to our newsletter:

  • Data Collected: We collect your email address.
  • Service Provider: We use Substack to manage our mailing list and send emails. By subscribing, you acknowledge that your information will be transferred to Substack for processing in accordance with their Privacy Policy.
  • Purpose: We only use your email to send you updates related to Programming Central content. We will never sell your data.
  • Unsubscribe: You can opt-out at any time by clicking the "unsubscribe" link at the bottom of any email.

6. Contact

If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy or wish to request permission for content usage, please reach out to the author on Twitter/X

Code License: All code examples are released under the MIT License. Github repo.

Content Copyright: Copyright © 2026 Edgar Milvus | Privacy & Cookie Policy. All rights reserved.

All textual explanations, original diagrams, and illustrations are the intellectual property of the author. To support the maintenance of this site via AdSense, please read this content exclusively online. Copying, redistribution, or reproduction is strictly prohibited.