Privacy Policy

Effective Date: September 25, 2024

Welcome to the iNote Lab (https://inote.xyz ↗). We value your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information. This privacy policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard the information you provide when using our website and services.

1. Information We Collect

When you visit our website or interact with us, we may collect the following types of information:

Personal Identifiable Information: Such as name, email address, especially when you use our website’s commenting system.
Non-Personal Identifiable Information: Such as browser type, operating system, referring URLs, activities on our site, etc.
Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies: We use cookies and other technologies to gather information, enhance user experience, and analyze site traffic.

2. How We Use Your Information

The information we collect is used for the following purposes:

To provide, operate, and maintain our website.
To analyze user behavior and optimize website experience.
To personalize ads and show you relevant advertisements.
To process user comments and interactions.
To comply with legal obligations and ensure data security.

3. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to collect and store your information. Below are the types of cookies we use and their purposes:

Essential Cookies: These cookies ensure the basic functionality of our website.
Analytics Cookies: We use tools like Google Analytics and Umami to collect and analyze user behavior data to improve our website services. These tools may use cookies or similar technologies to track user activity on our website.

Google Analytics ↗: Google Analytics uses cookies to collect information about how users interact with our website. You can opt out by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on ↗.

Umami ↗: Umami is an open-source analytics tool we use to anonymously track user behavior. It does not collect personally identifiable information.
Ad Cookies: We use Google AdSense to provide personalized advertising services. Google AdSense may use cookies to track users’ browsing behavior on our website and across the web to show personalized ads.

Google AdSense ↗: Google, as a third-party ad provider, may collect information about your usage of our website through cookies and other technologies. For more information, please refer to the Google Privacy Policy ↗.

You can manage cookie preferences through your browser settings to choose to delete or disable some or all cookies. However, disabling cookies may affect your experience on our site.

4. Comment System

We use Waline ↗ as the commenting system for our website, allowing users to post comments. The information you provide when commenting (such as username, email address, and comment content) may be stored on our servers. Please note that Waline is a backend-free commenting system, and your comment data is stored on our site’s servers without being shared with third parties.

5. Use of Third-Party Services

We may share your information with the following third parties for purposes such as website analytics and advertising:

Google Analytics: We use Google Analytics to collect and analyze user data to understand how users interact with our website. Data collected by Google Analytics is typically anonymized.
Google AdSense: Google AdSense is the advertising service we use to deliver personalized ads.
Umami: We use Umami as an analytics tool to track user behavior and improve the site.

These third parties may collect user data and use it according to their privacy policies. Please refer to the privacy policies of each service provider for more details.

We do not sell your personal information to third parties. However, we may share information under the following circumstances:

With service providers to support the operation of our website.
As required by law or to protect our legal rights and property.

7. Data Security

We take reasonable measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access or disclosure. However, please note that no method of online data transmission can guarantee 100% security.

8. Data Storage and International Transfer

Our servers are located in Hong Kong. Regardless of where you reside, by accessing our website and submitting information, you consent to your personal information being transferred to and stored in Hong Kong or other locations where data protection laws may differ from those in your country. We will take appropriate measures to ensure your data is protected during international transfers.

9. User Privacy Rights

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

Access your personal information that we collect.
Request corrections to your information.
Request deletion of your information (in certain circumstances).
Object to direct marketing from us.
Withdraw your consent to stop the processing of your personal information.

10. Changes to Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to update this privacy policy from time to time. Any updates will be posted on this page and will be effective upon posting. We recommend that you review this policy periodically to stay informed about our latest privacy practices.