Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Welcome to Pathubs (accessible at pathubs.com). We are committed to maintaining the privacy and security of every user who accesses our free tech career roadmaps and educational platform. This Privacy Policy outlines what information is collected, how it is used, and your rights regarding data privacy.

2. Information We Collect

Pathubs is designed to be fully accessible without requiring mandatory user account registration or personal profile creation. Data handling is limited to:

• Local Preference Storage: Your light/dark mode preference, bookmarked roadmaps, and quiz results are stored locally on your device using browser localStorage. This data never leaves your device.
• Voluntary Form Submissions: When you submit student feedback, feature requests, or support messages, we collect the text message, rating, and email address (if voluntarily provided).
• Anonymous Technical Logs: Standard web server logs including IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URL, and page request timestamps to ensure security, rate-limiting, and platform stability.

We do not sell, rent, trade, or monetize your personal information to third parties.

3. How We Use Collected Information

Any information collected is used strictly for the following legitimate educational and technical purposes:

• To maintain, operate, and optimize platform performance and fast page load speeds.
• To respond to your voluntary support inquiries and student feedback.
• To prevent automated spam, abuse, and denial-of-service attempts via rate-limiting filters.
• To remember your theme and bookmark preferences across browsing sessions.

4. Cookies & Browser Storage Technologies

Pathubs uses client-side localStorage instead of invasive tracking cookies to store your UI preferences (such as Dark/Light theme mode). You can clear your browser storage or disable local storage at any time via your browser settings.

5. External Educational Links Disclaimer

Pathubs curates direct links to free external learning resources hosted by third-party platforms (such as YouTube, GitHub, MDN Web Docs, freeCodeCamp, and official documentation portals).

Once you click an external link and leave pathubs.com, this Privacy Policy no longer applies. We strongly advise reviewing the privacy policies of any third-party websites you visit.

6. Data Security

We implement industry-standard technical safeguards, HTTPS encryption, and secure server-side API processing to protect your information. However, no method of transmission over the Internet is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

7. Children's Privacy Compliance

Pathubs does not knowingly collect or solicit personal information from children under the age of 13. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information via a support form, please contact us immediately for prompt deletion.

8. Your Data Rights (GDPR & CCPA)

Depending on your jurisdiction, you have the right to:

• Request confirmation of any personal data held via voluntary support form submissions.
• Request the correction or deletion of your email communications.
• Clear all locally stored preferences via your web browser settings.

9. Contact Us