Privacy Policy

Who We Are

This website is operated by Chun Yu. Our website address is: https://chunyu.org

Comments

When visitors leave comments on blog posts, we collect the information shown in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help detect spam.

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to determine whether you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available at https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture may be visible publicly in the context of your comment.

Contact Forms and Speaker Inquiries

If you contact us through the website or submit a speaker inquiry, we collect the information you voluntarily provide, such as your name, email address, and message. This information is used solely to respond to your inquiry and communicate regarding speaking engagements or other requests. We do not sell or share your personal information for marketing purposes.

Events Calendar

This website may provide information about upcoming events and appearances. Visitors are not required to provide personal information to view event listings.

Media

If you upload images to the website, avoid uploading images containing embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the website may be able to download and extract location information from publicly available images.

Cookies and Analytics

This website uses cookies and similar technologies to improve your browsing experience and understand how visitors use the site. Some cookies are essential for the website to function properly, while others are used for analytics and embedded media.

We use Google Analytics to help us understand website traffic and usage patterns. Embedded content, such as videos and audio from third-party providers, may also use cookies and collect information according to their own privacy policies.

Where required by applicable law, visitors are given the opportunity to accept or decline non-essential cookies through the website’s cookie preferences.

Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles and pages on this site may include embedded content such as videos, images, or articles. Embedded content from other websites behaves in the same manner as if you had visited those websites directly.

These third-party websites may collect data about you, use cookies, and monitor your interaction with their content according to their own privacy policies.

Who We Share Your Data With

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information. Information submitted through comments or contact forms may be processed through automated spam detection services or website service providers as necessary to maintain website functionality and security.

How Long We Retain Your Data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata may be retained indefinitely to facilitate the approval of future comments.

Messages submitted through contact forms or speaker inquiries may be retained for administrative and communication purposes.

What Rights You Have Over Your Data

If you have left comments or submitted information through the website, you may request access to the personal information we hold about you or request that it be deleted, subject to any legal or administrative obligations that require us to retain certain records.

Where Your Data Is Sent

Visitor comments and form submissions may be checked through automated spam detection services to help protect the website from spam and abuse.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy may be updated periodically. Changes will be posted on this page with the revised effective date.