Privacy Policy for Only About China
At Only About China, accessible from https://onlyaboutchina.com/, safeguarding the privacy of our visitors is one of our top priorities. This Privacy Policy document outlines the types of information collected and recorded by Only About China and how we utilize it.
If you have further questions or need more information about our Privacy Policy, feel free to contact us.
This Privacy Policy is applicable solely to our online operations and is relevant to visitors to our website with respect to the information they have shared and/or collected on Only About China. It does not apply to any data gathered offline or through other channels apart from this website.
Consent
By using our website, you agree to our Privacy Policy and consent to its terms.
Information We Collect
The personal information that we ask you to provide, and the reasons for which you are asked to provide it, will be made clear at the point when we request it.
If you contact us directly, we may collect additional information such as your name, email address, phone number, the content of any messages or attachments you send us, and any other information you choose to provide.
When you register for an Account, we may ask for details such as your name, company name, address, email address, and telephone number.
How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect in a variety of ways, including to:
- Provide, operate, and maintain our website
- Enhance, personalize, and extend our website’s features
- Understand and analyze how you engage with our website
- Develop new products, services, and functionality
- Communicate with you, either directly or through our partners, for customer support, updates, and promotional purposes
- Send you emails
- Detect and prevent fraud
Log Files
Only About China adheres to standard practices of using log files. These files log visitors when they access websites, which is a common procedure for hosting companies and part of their services’ analytics. The information collected by log files may include IP addresses, browser types, Internet Service Provider (ISP), timestamps, referring/exit pages, and the number of clicks. This data is not linked to any personally identifiable information. It is used to analyze trends, manage the site, track users’ movement on the website, and gather demographic details.
Cookies and Web Beacons
Like many websites, Only About China uses ‘cookies’. These cookies store data including visitors’ preferences and the pages on the site they visited. The information is employed to enhance user experience by tailoring web content based on visitors’ browser types and other details.
Google DoubleClick DART Cookie
Google is one of our third-party vendors. It utilizes cookies, specifically DART cookies, to serve ads to our site visitors based on their visit to www.onlyaboutchina.com and other websites on the internet. Visitors can opt out of the use of DART cookies by visiting the Google ad and content network Privacy Policy at this URL – https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads
Our Advertising Partners
Some of our advertisers may use cookies and web beacons. Below is a list of our advertising partners, each of which has its own Privacy Policy outlining their policies on user data. For easier access, we have hyperlinked to their Privacy Policies below.
Advertising Partners Privacy Policies
You may refer to this list to find the Privacy Policy for each of our advertising partners.
Third-party ad servers or ad networks may use technologies like cookies, JavaScript, or web beacons in their respective ads and links appearing on Only About China, which are sent directly to users’ browsers. They automatically receive your IP address when this happens. These technologies are employed to measure the effectiveness of their advertising campaigns and to personalize the advertising content you see on websites you visit.
Please note that Only About China has no control over or access to these cookies used by third-party advertisers.
Third Party Privacy Policies
Only About China’s Privacy Policy does not apply to other advertisers or websites. Therefore, we advise you to review the respective Privacy Policies of these third-party ad servers for more detailed information. They may offer guidance on how to opt-out of certain practices.
You can choose to disable cookies through your browser settings. To find more detailed information on cookie management with specific web browsers, please visit the browsers’ respective websites.
CCPA Privacy Rights (Do Not Sell My Personal Information)
Under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), California consumers have the right to:
- Request that a business that collects a consumer’s personal data disclose the categories and specific pieces of personal data it has collected.
- Request that a business delete any personal data collected about the consumer.
- Request that a business that sells a consumer’s personal data refrain from selling that data.
If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. To exercise any of these rights, please contact us.
GDPR Data Protection Rights
We aim to ensure you are fully aware of all your data protection rights. Every user is entitled to the following:
- The right to access – You have the right to request copies of your personal data. A small fee may be charged for this service.
- The right to rectification – You have the right to ask us to correct any information you believe is inaccurate, and also to complete any information you believe is incomplete.
- The right to erasure – You can request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
- The right to restrict processing – You may request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under specific circumstances.
- The right to object to processing – You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data, under particular conditions.
- The right to data portability – You can request that we transfer your data to another organization, or directly to you, under specific conditions.
If you make a request, we will respond within one month. Should you wish to exercise any of these rights, please contact us.
Children’s Information
A key aspect of our mission is ensuring enhanced protection for children using the internet. We encourage parents and guardians to observe, participate in, and/or monitor and guide their children’s online activity.
Only About China does not knowingly collect any personally identifiable information from children under the age of 13. If you believe your child has provided such information on our website, we urge you to contact us immediately. We will make every effort to promptly remove that information from our records.
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