Privacy Policy
We take your privacy seriously and are committed to protecting your personal information in accordance with applicable privacy laws, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in the European Union and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) in the United States. This privacy policy explains how we collect, use, share, and protect your information.
1. Information We Collect
To provide you with our website and services, we collect the following types of personal information:
- Personal Identification Information: This includes your name, email address, gender, date of birth, time of birth, place of birth, and contact details.
- Technical Information: We may collect your IP address, browser type, operating system, device information, and other data related to your device and network connection.
- Usage Data: Information on how you interact with our website, such as the pages you view, the links you click, and other usage information.
- Cookies Data: We use cookies to enhance your user experience, analyze website traffic, and provide personalized advertisements. Details on our use of cookies are provided below.
2. How We Use Your Information
We use your personal information for the following purposes:
- Providing Services: To generate personalized Five Elements divination results based on the information you provide.
- Payment Processing: To process your orders, subscriptions, and payments on our website.
- Improving User Experience: To analyze usage data and improve website functionality and user experience.
- Legal Compliance: To ensure we comply with applicable laws and respond to legal requests when necessary.
- Marketing (with your consent): If you consent, we may send you personalized marketing content and advertisement recommendations.
3. Data Protection and Security
We take industry-standard security measures to protect your personal information during storage and processing. These measures include encrypting data transmissions and limiting access to data to authorized personnel. We strive to ensure that your information is not accessed, disclosed, altered, or destroyed without authorization.
However, please note that no method of data transmission over the internet or electronic storage is completely secure. While we strive to protect your personal data, we cannot guarantee absolute security.
4. Data Sharing
We do not sell or rent your personal information to third parties. However, we may share your information with trusted third parties under the following circumstances:
- Service Providers: We may share your data with third-party service providers who assist us in operating our website, processing payments, or providing analytics. These third parties are only allowed to use your data for the specific purposes agreed upon, and they must comply with strict data protection regulations.
- Legal Requirements: We may share your information when required by law or if we believe it is necessary to protect our legal rights.
- Automattic Services: If you leave a comment on our website, your email address may be anonymized and sent to Gravatar to determine if you have a profile picture associated with the service. The Gravatar privacy policy can be found at Automattic Privacy Policy. We may also use Akismet for spam detection, and comment data may be transmitted to Akismet for analysis. Akismet follows the same Automattic Privacy Policy.
5. International Data Transfers
Your personal data may be transferred to and processed in countries outside the European Union or the United States. We will ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place to protect your personal data when transferred internationally, in compliance with GDPR and other applicable laws.
6. Your Rights as an EU Resident (GDPR Rights)
Under GDPR, you have the following rights:
- Right to Access: You have the right to request access to the personal data we hold about you.
- Right to Rectification: You can request the correction of inaccurate personal data.
- Right to Erasure: You have the right to request the deletion of your personal data under certain circumstances.
- Right to Restrict Processing: You can request that we limit the processing of your personal data.
- Right to Data Portability: You have the right to receive a copy of your personal data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format and transmit it to another service provider.
- Right to Object: You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data, particularly when the processing is based on legitimate interests or used for direct marketing purposes.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us. We will respond to your request within one month as required by law.
7. Your Rights as a California Resident (CCPA Rights)
Under CCPA, California residents have the following rights:
- Right to Know: You have the right to know what personal information we have collected about you in the past 12 months, the sources of the data, and whether we have shared it with any third parties.
- Right to Delete: You have the right to request that we delete any personal information we have collected from you, subject to certain legal exceptions.
- Right to Opt-Out: While we do not sell personal information, if our policy changes in the future, you will have the right to opt-out of such practices.
- Right to Non-Discrimination: You have the right to not be discriminated against for exercising your privacy rights.
To exercise these rights, please contact us using the details provided below.
8. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
We use cookies to enhance your user experience, analyze traffic, and provide personalized advertisements. Cookies are small files stored on your device that help us remember your preferences and improve your experience on the website. By using our website, you consent to the use of cookies.
You can control the use of cookies through your browser settings. However, disabling cookies may affect some functionalities of our website.
The types of cookies we use include:
- Necessary Cookies: These cookies are essential for the proper functioning of our website.
- Performance Cookies: These cookies help us analyze user behavior to improve website performance.
- Functionality Cookies: These cookies allow the website to remember your preferences and provide enhanced functionality.
9. Data Retention
We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, or as required by law.
- Account Information: We retain your personal data for as long as your account is active. If you request account deletion, we will delete your data unless we are required by law to retain it.
- Payment Information: Payment data is retained only for as long as necessary to complete transactions or comply with legal obligations.
10. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to update this privacy policy at any time. Any changes will be posted on this page and will take effect immediately. We encourage you to review this policy periodically to stay informed about how we protect your privacy and your rights under applicable laws.
11. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this privacy policy or wish to exercise your privacy rights, please contact us:
