Cookie Policy

Last updated: January 28, 2026

What Are Cookies

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. Cookies are widely used by website owners to make their websites work, or to work more efficiently, as well as to provide reporting information.

Cookies set by the website owner (in this case, DevX) are called "first-party cookies". Cookies set by parties other than the website owner are called "third-party cookies". Third-party cookies enable third-party features or functionality to be provided on or through the website.

Why We Use Cookies

We use first-party and third-party cookies for several reasons. Some cookies are required for technical reasons in order for our platform to operate, and we refer to these as "essential" or "strictly necessary" cookies. Other cookies enable us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance the experience on our platform.

Types of Cookies We Use

Essential Cookies

These cookies are strictly necessary to provide you with services available through our platform and to use some of its features, such as access to secure areas.

Example: Session cookies, authentication cookies, security cookies

Performance and Analytics Cookies

These cookies are used to collect information about traffic to our platform and how users use our platform. The information gathered may include the number of visitors, the websites that referred them to our platform, the pages they visited, what time of day they visited, and other similar information.

Example: Google Analytics cookies

Functionality Cookies

These cookies allow our platform to remember choices you make when you use our platform, such as remembering your language preferences or remembering your login details.

Example: Language preference cookies, theme preference cookies

Targeting and Advertising Cookies

These cookies track your browsing habits to enable us to show advertising which is more likely to be of interest to you. These cookies use information about your browsing history to group you with other users who have similar interests.

Example: Advertising cookies from third-party networks

Third-Party Cookies

In addition to our own cookies, we may also use various third-party cookies to report usage statistics of the platform and deliver advertisements.

  • Google Analytics: We use Google Analytics to understand how users interact with our platform
  • GitHub: When you interact with GitHub content, GitHub may set cookies
  • YouTube: When you watch embedded videos, YouTube may set cookies

How to Control Cookies

You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can exercise your cookie rights by setting your preferences in your browser settings.

Browser Controls

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings preferences. However, if you limit the ability of websites to set cookies, you may worsen your overall user experience.

Here are links to cookie settings for major browsers:

Opt-Out Links

You can opt out of interest-based advertising by visiting:

How Long Do Cookies Last

The length of time a cookie will stay on your browsing device depends on whether it is a "persistent" or "session" cookie.

  • Session Cookies: These cookies are temporary and expire once you close your browser
  • Persistent Cookies: These cookies remain on your device until they expire or you delete them

Updates to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes to the cookies we use or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. Please revisit this Cookie Policy regularly to stay informed about our use of cookies.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about our use of cookies, please contact us:

Email: cookies@devx.com

Website: https://devx.blog