Privacy Policy

Last Updated: March 28, 2026

ChinaRoots (chinaroots.org) is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your information.

1. Information Collection

What We Collect

ChinaRoots does not require user registration and does not actively collect any Personally Identifiable Information (PII).

We collect anonymous usage data through the following means:

  • Cloudflare Web Analytics: Our primary analytics tool for monitoring basic website performance. This tool does not use cookies, does not track cross-site behavior, and does not collect IP addresses or personal information. Data collected is limited to:

    • Page view counts
    • Visitor origin (country-level geographic data, e.g., “from the United States”)
    • Device type (desktop/mobile)
    • Browser type

  • Google Analytics: Used as a supplementary tool to understand content performance. Google Analytics may use cookies to distinguish users. Data collected follows Google Analytics’ standard privacy practices.

What We Do NOT Collect

  • Names, email addresses, or other personally identifiable information
  • Precise geographic locations
  • Browsing history
  • Any data that could identify an individual

2. Data Usage

The anonymous data collected is used solely for:

  • Analyzing page traffic to understand which content is most popular
  • Optimizing website performance (Core Web Vitals such as LCP, FID, CLS)
  • Understanding visitor geographic distribution to optimize content strategy
  • Detecting and preventing abuse

We do not sell data to third parties, use it for targeted advertising, or for any purpose not stated in this policy.

3. Advertising and Third-Party Services

This site uses the following third-party services:

Google AdSense

This site displays advertisements through Google AdSense. Google uses cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this website or other websites. Google’s advertising cookies enable it and its partners to serve ads they consider relevant to you.

You may opt out of personalized advertising at any time through Google Ads Settings, or visit www.aboutads.info to learn how to opt out of third-party cookies used for personalized advertising.

Google Analytics

See Section 1 above. You may install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on to prevent Google Analytics from collecting your data.

Cloudflare

This site uses Cloudflare for content acceleration and security. Cloudflare may temporarily cache website content for faster delivery.

This site itself does not set any first-party cookies. However, third-party services (Google AdSense, Google Analytics) may set cookies. These cookies are governed by the respective service providers’ privacy policies.

Under GDPR and the ePrivacy Directive, you have the right to reject non-essential cookies. You can manage cookie preferences through your browser settings or use the links above to opt out.

5. Data Security

We take reasonable technical measures to protect the anonymous data collected through this site. However, please note that no method of data transmission over the internet is 100% secure.

6. Children’s Privacy

This website is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us and we will delete it immediately.

7. Privacy Policy Updates

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Updated versions will be posted on this page with the date of revision noted at the top. We encourage you to review this page periodically for changes.

8. Your Rights

Under applicable data protection regulations (such as GDPR, CCPA), you may have the following rights:

  • Access data we have collected about you
  • Request deletion of your data
  • Restrict or object to data processing
  • Data portability

Since we do not collect personally identifiable information, the exercise of these rights may be limited in practice. If you have questions, please contact us using the information below.

9. Contact Information

For any privacy-related inquiries, please contact us:

We will respond within 30 days of receiving your request.