Privacy Policy

Last updated: June 14, 2026

On the Great Wall respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains what information may be processed when you visit our website, how that information is used, and how you can contact us about privacy questions.

Information we collect

On the Great Wall does not offer user accounts, purchases, public comments, or membership features. If you use the newsletter form, we collect the email address you submit, the page where you submitted it, and the submission time.

If you use the suggestion form, we collect the feedback type you choose, the note you write, the page where you submitted it, the submission time, and your email address only if you choose to provide it.

When you visit the website, our hosting provider and related technical services may automatically process basic technical information needed to deliver and protect the site. This may include your IP address, browser type, device type, operating system, pages visited, referring page, approximate location derived from network information, request time, and error logs.

How we use information

Newsletter email addresses are used to maintain a list of readers interested in future story updates. Suggestion form submissions are used to improve the website, fix issues, and plan future editorial coverage. If you provide an optional email address with a suggestion, we may use it to ask a follow-up question about your note.

We use technical information to operate the website, deliver pages and media, maintain security, prevent abuse, diagnose errors, understand general site performance, and improve the reading experience.

Cookies, verification, and analytics

We use Cloudflare Turnstile on forms to help prevent spam and abuse. Turnstile may process technical signals to verify that a submission is legitimate. We do not currently use advertising cookies, behavioral advertising, account-based tracking, or newsletter tracking.

Third-party images, fonts, and CDN services

Some pages may load images, fonts, icons, scripts, or other assets from third-party services, such as image providers, font providers, and content delivery networks. When your browser requests those resources, the third-party service may receive technical information such as your IP address, browser details, the page that requested the resource, and the time of the request. Those services process information under their own privacy policies.

Third-party links

Stories may link to external websites, references, image sources, or other resources. These websites are operated by their own owners and are not controlled by On the Great Wall. We are not responsible for the privacy practices, security, or content of external websites.

Legal basis for processing

Where applicable privacy laws require a legal basis, we process limited technical information and reader submissions for our legitimate interests in operating, securing, maintaining, and improving the website. If we introduce features that require consent, such as certain cookies or marketing tools, we will request consent where required.

Data retention

We keep newsletter and suggestion submissions only for as long as reasonably useful for site operation, editorial planning, reader communication, or troubleshooting, unless a longer retention period is required to comply with legal obligations or resolve disputes. We do not publicly display reader submissions.

International visitors

This website may be hosted on servers outside your country or region. By visiting the website or submitting a form, your information may be processed in the country where our hosting provider, CDN providers, or other technical service providers operate.

Your privacy rights

Depending on where you live, you may have rights to request access to, correction of, deletion of, or restriction of certain personal information, or to object to certain processing. Because this website collects limited information directly from visitors, we may need reasonable details to identify any relevant records before responding to a request.

Children's privacy

This website is intended for a general audience and is not designed to knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided personal information to us, please contact us so we can review and address the issue.

Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy as the website grows, as new services are added, or as legal requirements change. The updated date at the top of this page will change when meaningful updates are made.

Contact

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, want to be removed from the newsletter list, or want to request deletion of a submission, please contact us at 1286964386wu@gmail.com.