Privacy Policy

Last updated: 2/26/2026

1. Introduction

Welcome to The Cloud Panda. This is a free personal blogging website dedicated to sharing knowledge and experiences in cloud computing, DevOps, and SRE. We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting it. This Privacy Policy explains how we handle your information when you visit our website.

2. Data Collection

We do not directly collect, store, or process any personal data from our visitors. We do not have user accounts, registration forms, or newsletter subscriptions that require you to submit personal information directly to us.

3. Third-Party Services

While we do not collect data directly, we use third-party services to improve the website experience, analyze traffic, and serve advertisements. These services may collect information about your visit, such as your IP address, browser type, operating system, and pages visited.

Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors interact with our website. Google Analytics uses cookies to collect information about usage statistics and traffic. This data helps us improve our content and user experience.

Google AdSense

We use Google AdSense to display advertisements on our website. Google AdSense may use cookies and web beacons to serve ads based on your prior visits to our 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 our site and/or other sites on the Internet.

Google Tag Manager

We use Google Tag Manager to manage website tags. This service helps us deploy and manage the marketing and analytics tags mentioned above.

For more information on how Google collects and processes data, please visit Google's Privacy & Terms.

4. Cookies

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device by websites that you visit. Since we use Google services, cookies may be stored on your browser by Google to track usage and serve personalized ads. You can choose to disable cookies through your browser settings. However, please note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of certain parts of the website.

5. Third-Party Links

Our website may contain links to other websites (e.g., GitHub, LinkedIn, YouTube, official documentation). We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of these third-party sites. We encourage you to read the privacy policies of any external sites you visit.

6. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date.

7. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please feel free to reach out to us via our social media channels listed in the footer of this website.