Privacy Policy
Last updated: April 2025
1. Who we are
Alex Sousa Dev is a personal blog operated by Alex Sousa. This policy describes how we collect, use and protect your data when you visit this site, in compliance with Brazil's General Data Protection Law (LGPD — Law No. 13.709/2018).
2. Data we collect
2.1 Analytics cookies (Google Analytics)
We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors interact with the site. GA4 collects data such as pages visited, time on site, approximate location, device type and browser. This data is anonymized and aggregated — no personally identifiable data is collected by this tool.
2.2 Advertising cookies (Google AdSense)
We display ads via Google AdSense. Google may use cookies to show personalized ads based on prior visits to this and other sites. You can turn off personalized advertising in Google's ad settings.
2.3 Comments
When you leave a comment, you provide a name and the comment content, which are stored in our database. We do not collect email in this form.
2.4 Newsletter
When you subscribe to the newsletter, you voluntarily provide your email address. We use this data exclusively to send blog content matching your preferences. You can unsubscribe at any time via the link included in every email.
2.5 Contact form
When you send a message through the contact form, we collect your name, email and message. This data is used exclusively to respond to your request.
3. Legal basis
Data processing is based on consent (Art. 7, I of the LGPD) for analytics and advertising cookies, and on legitimate interest (Art. 7, IX) for comments and the contact form.
4. Data sharing
We do not sell or share your personal data with third parties, except with the service providers we use (Google Analytics, Google AdSense, Brevo for emails), which have their own privacy policies.
5. Your rights (LGPD)
You have the right to:
- Confirm whether your data is being processed
- Access your data
- Correct incomplete or incorrect data
- Request deletion of your data
- Withdraw consent at any time
To exercise any of these rights, contact us at alexsousaalves317@gmail.com.
6. Cookies — how to manage them
The first time you visit the site, a banner lets you accept or reject non-essential cookies. You can change your choice at any time by clearing your browser's local storage or adjusting your browser's cookie settings.
7. Data retention
Comment and newsletter data is kept while the content remains published or until you request deletion. Contact data is deleted after we respond.
8. Contact
For questions about this policy or to exercise your rights: alexsousaalves317@gmail.com