Last Updated: August 12, 2026

Terms of Service & Privacy Policy

Welcome to duzy.dev. This website is owned and operated individually by Duzy Chan as a personal developer journal, engineering blog, and open-source portfolio.

By accessing or using this website, you agree to the terms, conditions, and privacy practices outlined below.

I. Terms of Service

1. Scope & Personal Capacity

  • Personal Entity: This website (duzy.dev) represents the personal work, technical writing, and open-source contributions of Duzy Chan.
  • Separation from Commercial Entity: While Duzy Chan is the founder of ExtBit LLC, this website operates independently from ExtBit LLC. Commercial engineering services, enterprise support contracts, and formal B2B engagements are governed strictly by separate commercial agreements executed through extbit.com or ExtBit LLC, not through this personal website.

2. Intellectual Property & Code Samples

  • Written Content: Unless otherwise specified, all technical articles, blog posts, and personal writings on duzy.dev are the intellectual property of Duzy Chan.
  • Open-Source Software & Code Snippets: Code samples, utilities, and open-source projects referenced on this site (such as Smart) are provided under their respective open-source licenses (e.g., the BSD 3-Clause License). Your use of open-source code is governed by the terms of the corresponding software license.

3. Acceptable Use

You agree to use this website only for lawful purposes. You may not:

  • Attempt to disrupt, overload, or compromise the availability, security, or network infrastructure of duzy.dev.
  • Use automated scrapers or bots to harvest data from this site in a manner that degrades performance for other users.
  • Introduce malicious code, scripts, or automated exploits to any part of the site.

4. Disclaimer of Warranties

ALL ARTICLES, CODE SNIPPETS, TUTORIALS, EXPERIMENTAL UTILITIES, AND INFORMATION PUBLISHED ON THIS WEBSITE ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. DUZY CHAN DOES NOT GUARANTEE THAT CODE SAMPLES ARE ERROR-FREE, SECURE, OR SUITABLE FOR PRODUCTION USE WITHOUT INDEPENDENT VERIFICATION AND AUDITING.

5. Limitation of Liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, DUZY CHAN SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR SPECIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE OF THIS WEBSITE, RELIANCE ON ANY TECHNICAL WRITING, OR IMPLEMENTATION OF CODE SAMPLES FOUND HEREIN.

II. Privacy Policy

Duzy Chan respects your privacy and is committed to minimal, non-intrusive data collection.

1. Information Collection & Usage

A. Information You Provide Voluntarily

If you reach out directly via email, contact forms, or integrated dialogue windows on this site, I collect your name, email address, and message contents solely to read, reply to, and manage our direct correspondence.

B. Technical & Server Logs

When you visit duzy.dev, the web server automatically records basic, standard access logs (e.g., IP address, browser user-agent, requested page path, HTTP status code, and timestamp). This technical data is strictly used for:

  • Monitoring server health and performance.
  • Preventing DDoS attacks, brute-force exploits, and network abuse.

2. Cookies & Tracking

  • No Third-Party Advertising: This website does not deploy ad trackers, behavioral profiling scripts, or cross-site marketing pixels.
  • Minimal Functional Cookies: Standard session storage or non-intrusive cookies may be used purely to preserve technical state or UI preferences (e.g., dark mode toggle) when browsing the site.

3. Data Sharing & Disclosure

I do not sell, rent, or trade your personal data or correspondence with any third party or data broker. Information will only be disclosed if required by a binding legal process, court order, or applicable government regulation.

4. External Links

This website contains links to external platforms and code repositories (e.g., GitHub, LinkedIn, Gitter). Once you leave duzy.dev, your interactions on those platforms are governed by their respective privacy policies and terms.

III. Contact Information

If you have any questions regarding these Terms or Privacy practices on duzy.dev, you may contact me directly: