Your privacy is extremely important to us at Duck Dev. This policy explains how Duck Dev LLP (“Duck Dev,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) collects, uses, and protects your information while you use our websites, including duckdev.com.
Our Core Privacy Principles
We stand by the following fundamental principles:
- Limited Data Collection: We only ask for personal information if we genuinely need it to provide a service or comply with the law.
- Limited Sharing: We do not share your personal information with outside parties except to comply with the law, further develop our products, or protect our rights.
- Limited Retention: We only store personal information on our servers for as long as it is required for the ongoing operation of our services.
Information We Collect
Non-Personally Identifying Information (Web Visitors)
Like most website operators, Duck Dev collects common non-personally identifying information that web browsers and servers typically make available. This includes things like:
- Browser type
- Language preference
- Referring site
- Date and time of each visitor request
Purpose of Collection: We collect this data to better understand how our visitors use the website and to improve your experience. We may release this non-personally identifying information in the aggregate (e.g., by publishing reports on usage trends).
Potentially Personally-Identifying Information
We also collect potentially personally-identifying information, such as Internet Protocol (IP) addresses, from users who are logged in or who leave comments on our blogs.
Disclosure of IP Addresses: We only disclose logged-in user and commenter IP addresses under the same circumstances that we use and disclose other personally-identifying information (described below). However, please note that blog commenter IP addresses are visible to and disclosed to the administrators of the blog where the comment was left.
Personally-Identifying Information (PII)
Visitors may choose to interact with our websites in ways that require us to collect PII. The type and amount of information we gather depend on the specific interaction:
- Contact/Comments: We may ask visitors who comment on our blog to provide a username and email address.
- Email Subscriptions: If you choose to receive updates or newsletters via email, we collect your email address.
- Service Fulfillment: We collect information only to the extent necessary to fulfill the purpose of your interaction with Duck Dev.
Refusal to Supply Information: You can always refuse to supply personally-identifying information, with the understanding that this may prevent you from engaging in certain website-related activities or accessing certain services.
Use of Collected Information
We use the information we collect for the following purposes:
- To operate, maintain, and improve our website and services.
- To personalize your experience on our website.
- To communicate with you, including sending you occasional emails about new features, soliciting your feedback, or keeping you up to date on our products. (We primarily use our blogs for product announcements and expect to keep marketing emails to a minimum).
- To publish any requests you send us (e.g., via support email) in order to clarify or respond to your request and support other users.
- To monitor and analyze website usage and trends. (e.g., we may monitor the most popular pages on duckdev.com).
- To track usage of our plugins (license key, activation dates, usage statistics) to continuously improve our product and testing processes.
- To help identify and prevent spam using services like Akismet.
Sharing and Disclosure of Your Information
Duck Dev discloses potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information only to those of its employees, contractors, and affiliated organizations that:
- Need to know that information to process it on our behalf or to provide services available at our websites.
- Have signed agreements not to disclose it to others.
By using Duck Dev’s websites, you consent to the transfer of such information to these parties, even if they are located outside your home country.
We do not rent or sell potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information to anyone.
We will only disclose your information to external third parties when we believe in good faith that disclosure is reasonably necessary to:
- Comply with a subpoena, court order, or other governmental request.
- Protect the property or rights of Duck Dev, third parties, or the public at large.
Cookies and Tracking Technologies
Cookies
A cookie is a small text file that a website stores on your computer, and that your browser provides to the website each time you return.
Duck Dev uses cookies to help us identify and track visitors, their usage of our website, and their website access preferences.
Your Control: If you do not wish to have cookies placed on your computer, you should set your browser to refuse cookies before using our websites. However, please be aware that some features of our websites may not function properly without the aid of cookies.
Usage Tracking
We may collect certain product usage information. The purpose of this tracking is to help us better understand our users and their website needs by looking at a range of variables related to their use of our plugins, WordPress, and web host environment.
Third-Party Advertisements
Ads appearing on any of our websites may be delivered to users by advertising partners who may set cookies. These cookies allow the ad server to recognize your computer each time they send you an online advertisement. This information allows ad networks to deliver targeted advertisements they believe will be of most interest to you.
Our Policy Limitation: This Privacy Policy covers the use of cookies by Duck Dev only and does not cover the use of cookies by any advertisers.
Business Transfers
If Duck Dev LLP, or substantially all of its assets, were acquired, or in the unlikely event that Duck Dev goes out of business or enters bankruptcy, user information would be one of the assets that is transferred or acquired by a third party. You acknowledge that such transfers may occur, and that any acquirer of Duck Dev may continue to use your personal information as set forth in this policy.
Security
Duck Dev takes all measures reasonably necessary to protect against the unauthorized access, use, alteration, or destruction of potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information.
Privacy Policy Changes
Although most changes are likely to be minor, Duck Dev may change this Privacy Policy from time to time, and in our sole discretion. We encourage visitors to frequently check this page for any changes. Your continued use of this site after any change to this Privacy Policy will constitute your acceptance of such change.
Last updated: Nov 8, 2025