Website Privacy Policy

This privacy policy applies to the About me page of Haocen Xu.

Information Collected Automatically

If you visit the website to browse, read, or download information:

Your web browser automatically sends information such as the:

Internet domain through which you access the Internet (e.g., yourServiceProvider.com if you use a commercial Internet service provider, or yourSchool.edu if you use an Internet account from your school);
Internet Protocol address of the computer you are using;
type of browser software and operating system you are using;
date and time you access the site; and
the Internet address of the site from which you linked directly to the site.

These information will be used:

as aggregate data to help maintain this site, e.g., to determine the number of visitors to different sections of this site, to ensure the site is working properly, and to help make this site more accessible and useful.

These information will not be used:

to identify individuals, except for site security or law enforcement purposes.

Other Information Collected

If you choose to identify yourself (or otherwise provide data including personal information) when you use the contact form:

Form embedded in this site will collect and retain:: any personally identifying information, such as your name, street address, email address, and phone number, and any other information you provide. These information will be used to fulfill your request and may use it provide you with additional information at a later time. Such information will not be disclosed to third parties, except as specified in this privacy policy.

How Long Will Information Be Kept

All information collected:: will be kept for an unlimited period of time.

Cookies

Google Analytics:: is a tool used to collect information about use of this site. Google Analytics collects information such as how often users visit this site, what pages they visit when they do so, and what other sites they used prior to coming to this site. Information get from Google Analytics will only be used to improve this site. Google Analytics collects only the IP address assigned to you on the date you visit this site, rather than your name or other identifying information. Although Google Analytics plants a permanent cookie on your web browser to identify you as a unique user the next time you visit this site, the cookie cannot be used by anyone but Google. Google’s ability to use and share information collected by Google Analytics about your visits to this site is restricted by the Google Analytics Terms of Use and the Google Privacy Policy. You can prevent Google Analytics from recognizing you on return visits to this site by disabling cookies on your browser.
Cloudflare:: uses a cookie named __cfduid to override any security restrictions based on the IP address the visitor is coming from. For example, if the visitor is in a coffee shop where there are a bunch of infected machines, but the visitor's machine is known trusted, then the cookie can override the security setting. It does not correspond to any userid in the web application, nor does the cookie store any personally identifiable information. This cookie is strictly necessary for site security operations and can't be turned off.

Site Monitoring

For site security purposes:: this computer system employs software programs to monitor network traffic. Anyone using this system consents to the monitoring of their use by system or security personnel.

Third Parties

Services utilized by this site may have their own Privacy Policy or Terms of Service: