LEGAL
Privacy Policy
Last updated: August 9, 2026
Privacy at a Glance
Support Engineering Blog ("SEB", "we", "us", or "our") is a technical publication focused on Microsoft technologies, administration, troubleshooting, and support engineering.
We aim to keep the site useful without collecting more information than is reasonably necessary. We do not currently operate a newsletter, user account system, advertising platform, or contact form.
We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use the site and to improve its content and structure. We also use Google Search Console and Bing Webmaster Tools to understand how the site is discovered, crawled, indexed, and presented in search results.
Information We Collect
SEB does not ask visitors to create accounts or provide personal information simply to read articles.
Depending on how you interact with the site and your browser settings, technical and usage information may be processed through services used to operate and understand the website. This may include information such as pages viewed, approximate geographic location, browser and device information, and session information.
We do not intentionally request or collect sensitive personal information through the website.
Google Analytics
SEB uses Google Analytics to understand aggregate patterns in website usage. This helps us understand which articles are useful, how visitors discover the site, and how the site's structure can be improved.
Google Analytics may process information such as user and session statistics, approximate geographic information, and browser or device information. Google Analytics may also use first-party cookies and similar identifiers when analytics storage is permitted.
SEB does not intentionally send personally identifiable information to Google Analytics. We also do not use Google Analytics to create user accounts or ask visitors to provide personal information.
Analytics is configured with privacy in mind, and visitors may decline analytics through the site's consent controls where applicable.
For more information about how Google handles data collected through Analytics, please see Google'sPrivacy Policy.
Cookies and Local Storage
SEB may use browser storage and cookies to support website functionality and optional analytics.
The site's theme preference may be stored locally in your browser so that SEB can remember whether you prefer light or dark mode. This preference is not used to identify you or track your activity across websites.
Google Analytics may use first-party cookies when analytics storage has been permitted. You can control cookies and browser storage through your browser settings.
Google Search Console
Google Search Console is used by SEB as a website-owner and search-performance tool. It helps us understand how pages from the site appear in Google Search, including information such as search impressions, clicks, queries, and indexing status.
Search Console is used to improve the discoverability and technical health of the website. It is not used by SEB as a visitor account or authentication system.
Bing Webmaster Tools
SEB uses Bing Webmaster Tools to monitor the site's presence in Bing search and to understand crawling, indexing, search performance, and technical SEO issues.
These tools are used by the site owner to maintain and improve SEB. They do not require visitors to create an account with SEB.
External Links and References
Articles published on SEB may contain links to Microsoft documentation, GitHub, third-party documentation, research, community resources, and other external websites.
Once you leave SEB, the privacy practices of the destination website apply. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of external services before providing them with personal information.
Data Retention
SEB does not maintain a visitor account database or newsletter subscriber database.
Information processed by third-party services such as Google Analytics, Google Search Console, and Bing Webmaster Tools is subject to the respective service's policies, retention settings, and terms.
Your Choices
You can control cookies and browser storage through your browser settings. Where analytics consent controls are provided, you can choose whether optional analytics measurement is enabled.
You may also contact us if you have questions about how information relating to your use of SEB is handled.
Changes to This Policy
This Privacy Policy may be updated when the website, its features, or the services used to operate it change.
The "Last updated" date at the beginning of this page indicates when the policy was most recently revised.
Contact
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or the way SEB handles information, contact: