Who We Are
Our website address is: https://jhychengwu.com.
Collection and Use of Personal Data
Comments
When you leave a comment on our website, we collect the data entered in the comment form, as well as your IP address and browser user agent to help detect spam comments.
An anonymized string (hash) created from your email address may be sent to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. Gravatar’s privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After your comment is approved, your profile picture will be visible to the public.
Media
If you upload images to our website, we recommend avoiding images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors can download and extract location data from these images.
Contact Forms
Information entered into contact forms is collected to respond to your requests. This data is not shared or sold to third parties.
Cookies
If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to saving your name, email, and website in cookies for your convenience. These cookies last for one year.
When you log in, we set up cookies to store your login details and screen display preferences. Their lifespan varies between two days and one year.
A temporary cookie is also set when accessing the login page to check browser compatibility. It is deleted when you close your browser.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content behaves in the same way as if you visited the originating site and may collect data about you.
Analytics and Audience Measurement
We use anonymized analytics tools to better understand our audience and improve our services.
Legal Basis for Data Processing
In compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in Europe and the Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) in Taiwan, we process your data based on:
- Consent (e.g., cookies, contact forms)
- Contract execution (e.g., order processing)
- Legal obligation (e.g., invoice retention)
- Legitimate interest (e.g., anonymized analytics)
Data Retention Period
Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely to recognize and approve subsequent comments automatically.
For registered users, we also store their personal information. Users can view, edit, or delete their personal data at any time (except for their username).
Your Rights Over Your Data
You can request a copy of your personal data or request its deletion. This does not include data stored for legal, administrative, or security reasons.
International Data Transfers
Since our site is accessible worldwide, some data may be processed outside your country of residence. We are committed to maintaining appropriate data protection standards.
Data Security
We implement security measures to protect your data from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction.
Data Sharing
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Policy Updates
We reserve the right to modify this policy at any time. Changes will be posted on this page.
For any questions about this policy, please contact us via our contact form.