Privacy Policy

1. Who we are

Our website address is: https://tripchina.me.

TripChina is an informational travel guide platform that provides practical travel content for international visitors planning to visit China, including city guides, itineraries, transportation tips, ticket booking guides, and local travel advice.

2. Information we collect

We collect limited information to improve user experience and website performance:

• Comments you leave on the site (if enabled)
• Basic technical data such as IP address and browser type for spam prevention and security
• Cookies to improve browsing experience and remember user preferences

We do not sell personal data.

3. Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comment form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help detect spam.

An anonymized string (hash) created from your email address may be provided to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. Gravatar privacy policy: https://automattic.com/privacy/

After approval, your profile picture (if available) may be visible publicly with your comment.

4. Media

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

5. Cookies

We use cookies to improve your browsing experience.

• If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to saving your name, email, and website in cookies for convenience.
• Login cookies (if applicable) last for a limited time to maintain session status.
• Cookies may also be used for basic analytics and site performance improvements.

You can disable cookies in your browser settings at any time.

6. Embedded content from other websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, maps, images, articles). Embedded content behaves exactly as if you visited the original website.

These external websites may collect data, use cookies, and track your interaction with embedded content.

7. Who we share your data with

We do not sell or trade your personal data.

If you request a password reset (if account features are enabled), your IP address may be included in the reset email for security purposes.

We may use third-party services (such as spam detection or analytics tools) to improve website security and performance.

8. How long we retain your data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely to help with follow-up comment approval.

For registered users (if any), we store the personal information provided in their profile. Users can view, edit, or delete their personal data at any time (except username changes).

Website administrators may also access and manage this information.

9. What rights you have over your data

If you have an account or have left comments, you can request:

• An exported file of your personal data
• Deletion of your personal data

This does not include data we are required to keep for legal, administrative, or security purposes.

10. Where your data is sent

Visitor comments may be checked through automated spam detection services.

We may also use analytics tools to understand website traffic and improve content quality.

11. Contact

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, you can contact us at:

contact@tripchina.me