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Stack Dev Life is a personal blog run by Sandeep Bansod, publishing articles on technology, health, lifestyle, and software development. The content is provided for informational and educational purposes only.

All content on this Site — including articles, images, and code samples — is owned by Sandeep Bansod unless otherwise stated.

You are welcome to:

• Read, share, and link to articles for personal or non-commercial purposes.
• Use code snippets from articles in your own projects (attribution appreciated but not required).

You may not:

• Reproduce or republish full articles on other websites without written permission.
• Use the content for commercial purposes without prior consent.
• Claim authorship of content created by this Site.

The articles on this Site reflect personal opinions and experiences. While we strive for accuracy, we make no guarantees that the content is complete, current, or error-free. Always exercise your own judgement, especially when applying technical advice to production systems.

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This Site provides a set of free browser-based developer tools available at /tools, including JWT Decoder, JSON Formatter, Regex Tester, Dockerfile Linter, Base64 Encoder/Decoder, Unix Timestamp Converter, UUID Generator, HTTP Status Codes, Cron Parser, curl → fetch Converter, SQL Formatter, Markdown Previewer, Password Generator, Color Picker & Converter, QR Code Generator, and Text Case Converter.

• All tools run entirely in your browser. No data you enter into any tool is transmitted to our servers or stored anywhere outside your device.
• The tools are provided "as is" for informational and convenience purposes only. We make no guarantee as to the accuracy or completeness of results produced by the tools.
• Do not rely solely on these tools for security-critical decisions (e.g. JWT signature verification). Always validate using your own trusted libraries in production environments.
• Your tool visit history and pinned tools are saved locally in your browser's localStorage and are never transmitted to our servers.

The Site provides a Code Snippet Library (/snippets) containing reusable code examples contributed by the site author.

• You may use code snippets from the library in your own projects. Attribution is appreciated but not required.
• Snippets are provided "as is" without warranty. Always review and test code before using it in production.
• You may not republish the snippet library content in bulk or claim authorship of snippets created by this Site.

The Site offers a Daily Challenge feature (/challenge) and a Profile page (/profile) with reading streaks, stats, and badges.

• All data for these features — reading streaks, article and tip read history, tool visit history, and earned badges — is stored exclusively in your browser's localStorage. Nothing is transmitted to or stored on our servers.
• These features are provided for engagement and personal tracking purposes only. Streak counts, badge awards, and statistics are illustrative and carry no monetary or legal value.
• Badges can be shared via a URL that encodes your badge IDs in a Base64 string. No personal data is included in that URL.
• Clearing your browser data will permanently delete all local feature data. We have no way to recover it.

This Site may contain links to external websites. These links are provided for convenience only. We have no control over the content of those sites and accept no responsibility for them or for any loss or damage that may arise from your use of them.

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• Your name and comment text will be displayed publicly on the article page after moderation approval.
• Your email address will not be published. It is stored privately and used only for moderation purposes.
• Your optional website URL will be displayed publicly as a link if provided.
• All comments are subject to moderation. We reserve the right to approve, reject, hide, or delete any comment at our sole discretion.

When submitting a comment you agree not to:

• Post content that is abusive, threatening, harassing, defamatory, obscene, or hateful.
• Post spam, unsolicited advertising, or promotional material.
• Impersonate any person or misrepresent your affiliation.
• Post content that infringes any third-party copyright, trademark, or other intellectual property rights.
• Use automated scripts or bots to submit comments.
• Include more than two hyperlinks in a single comment (comments with excessive links will be flagged as spam).

To request deletion of a comment you have submitted, contact us at contact@stackdevlife.com with the article URL and your name.

When using the contact form or any other interactive feature of the Site, you agree not to:

• Submit false, misleading, or abusive content.
• Attempt to gain unauthorised access to any part of the Site.
• Use automated tools to scrape or crawl the Site excessively.
• Transmit spam, malware, or any harmful content.

The Site is provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis without any warranties of any kind, express or implied. We do not warrant that the Site will be uninterrupted, error-free, or free of viruses or other harmful components.

To the fullest extent permitted by law, Sandeep Bansod shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, or consequential damages arising from your use of the Site or its content.

Your use of this Site is also governed by our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated into these Terms by reference.

We reserve the right to update these Terms at any time. The "Last updated" date at the top of this page will reflect any changes. Continued use of the Site after changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of the revised Terms.

These Terms are governed by the laws of India. Any disputes arising in connection with these Terms shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of India.

If you have any questions about these Terms, please contact us at contact@stackdevlife.com or via the contact page.