Privacy Policy

Who operates this website

Linix.online is an independent technical documentation website. For privacy-related enquiries, contact privacy@linix.online.

Information collected automatically

When you visit the website, the hosting platform, security services and web server may process technical information needed to deliver and protect the site. This may include:

• IP address
• Browser and device information
• Requested pages and referring URLs
• Date, time and duration of requests
• HTTP status codes and server errors
• Security events, failed logins and suspected malicious activity
• Cookie and consent preferences

This information may be used for security, fraud prevention, diagnostics, performance monitoring, abuse investigation and aggregate traffic analysis.

Information you provide

You may provide personal information when you:

• Submit a comment
• Send an email or contact request
• Request a correction
• Make a donation through an external payment provider
• Respond to a survey or other optional request

Depending on the interaction, this may include your name, email address, message content and any information you voluntarily include. Please do not send passwords, private keys, API tokens, confidential business data or unnecessary personal information.

Comments

If comments are enabled, WordPress may collect the information entered in the comment form together with the visitor’s IP address and browser user-agent string to assist with spam detection and moderation. Approved comments and the chosen display name may be visible publicly.

A cookie may be offered to remember your name, email address and website for future comments. This should be optional and subject to your choice.

Analytics

Linix.online may use Google Analytics through Site Kit by Google or another analytics service to understand aggregate website usage. Analytics may process device information, approximate location, page views, interactions and referral information.

Where consent is legally required, non-essential analytics storage should remain disabled until the visitor has made an appropriate choice through the consent interface.

Advertising

Linix.online may use Google AdSense or another disclosed advertising service. Advertising providers may use cookies, local storage, device identifiers or similar technologies to deliver, measure and limit advertisements.

Personalised advertising should be used only where legally permitted and after any required consent. Visitors may receive non-personalised or limited advertisements where appropriate.

Donations and payments

If the website offers a PayPal.me donation link or another external payment option, payment information is processed by the relevant payment provider rather than directly by Linix.online. The provider’s own privacy policy and terms apply to the transaction.

Linix.online may receive limited transaction information such as the donor’s name, email address, amount and payment reference where supplied by the payment provider.

Security and spam prevention

Security services such as Wordfence, the hosting provider and server-level protection may process IP addresses, request data and login activity to detect malicious traffic, enforce rate limits, block attacks and investigate incidents.

Email delivery

Website emails may be transmitted through an SMTP or transactional email provider. The provider may process recipient addresses, message metadata, delivery status and diagnostic information for the purpose of delivering and securing email.

Legal bases

Depending on the circumstances and applicable law, information may be processed because:

• It is necessary to provide a service you requested
• You provided consent
• It is necessary for legitimate interests such as security, operation, moderation and service improvement
• It is required to comply with a legal obligation
• It is necessary to establish, exercise or defend legal claims

How information may be shared

Information may be shared with service providers that support the website, such as hosting, security, analytics, consent management, email delivery, backups and payment services. Providers should receive only the information reasonably necessary to perform their role.

Information may also be disclosed where required by law, to protect legal rights, to investigate abuse or to prevent harm.

Linix.online does not intend to sell personal information.

International transfers

Some providers may process information in countries outside your own. Where required, transfers should rely on an appropriate legal mechanism and provider safeguards.

Data retention

Information is retained only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, including security, moderation, backup, legal and operational requirements. Retention periods may differ by data category and service provider.

Your rights

Depending on your location and applicable law, you may have rights to:

• Request access to personal information
• Request correction of inaccurate information
• Request deletion in certain circumstances
• Restrict or object to certain processing
• Withdraw consent
• Request data portability where applicable
• Complain to a data-protection authority

To make a request, email privacy@linix.online. We may ask for information needed to verify the request.

Children’s privacy

Linix.online is intended for a general technical audience and is not designed to knowingly collect personal information from young children. If you believe a child has submitted personal information, contact us so the matter can be reviewed.

External links

Tutorials may link to third-party websites, software repositories and documentation. Linix.online is not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those external services.

Changes to this policy

This policy may be updated when website features, providers, legal requirements or operational practices change. The review date below will be updated when material revisions are made.