Taichung Bro Studio (“we,” “us”) operates taichungbro.com (the “Site”). This policy applies to every language version of the Site, including when you read articles, use our contact form, or subscribe to our newsletter. It explains how we collect, process, use, and share information, and how you can manage your data and privacy preferences.

    1. Information we collect

    • Subscription information. The newsletter form requires your last name and email address. Your first name is optional. We use this information to process subscriptions, send newsletters, and manage unsubscribe requests. If you contact us to unsubscribe, we also use your subscription email address to find your record.
    • Subscribe to materials.When you subscribe to our newsletter, the form will ask for your last name and email address; your first name is optional. We use this information to process subscriptions, send newsletters, and manage unsubscriptions. If you request to unsubscribe via the contact form, we will also use the subscription address you provided to identify your subscription history.
    • Browsing and technical information. When you visit the Site, our hosting provider or other services we use may receive your IP address, browser and device information, the time of your visit, requested URLs, referring pages, and records of page views or interactions. This information helps deliver pages, troubleshoot errors, protect the Site, understand how it is used, and support the advertising purposes described below.

    It is your choice whether to provide information through a form. If you leave a required field blank, we may be unable to respond to your inquiry or complete your subscription. You can still read public articles. Please avoid sending government ID numbers, payment information, or other sensitive information unrelated to your request.

    2. Cookies and similar technologies

    Cookies are small pieces of data that websites or services store in your browser. The Site and the services it uses may also use browser local storage, tracking pixels (web beacons), or other identifiers. These technologies may support Site operations and preferences, traffic analytics, ad delivery, measurement, and abuse prevention.

    Some cookies expire when your browsing session ends. Others remain until their set expiration date or until you delete them. You can manage, block, or delete cookies in your browser settings. Blocking some cookies may affect features such as saved preferences. If the Site displays privacy or consent controls, you can also use them to manage the available choices, including changing or withdrawing consent you previously gave.

    3. Google Analytics

    We use Google Analytics to understand how readers find and use the Site. Google Analytics may use cookies or other identifiers to process page views, session statistics, device and browser information, approximate location, and interaction events. We use analytics reports to understand traffic and readership, improve navigation and content, and troubleshoot Site issues.

    On supported browsers, you can install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-onto prevent Google Analytics code in that browser from sending analytics data.

    4. Google AdSense, third-party advertising, and data sharing

    The Site includes Google AdSense code so that it can display ads when ad serving is enabled. When you visit a page that loads Google advertising technology, your browser may send Google the page URL, your IP address, browser and device information, and cookies or other identifiers. When ad serving is enabled, Google and third-party vendors or ad networks involved in delivering or measuring ads may set or read cookies in your browser, or collect information through web beacons, IP addresses, and other identifiers. Google may share relevant information with participating ad technology providers for purposes such as delivering and measuring ads.

    Where permitted by applicable law, service settings, and your privacy choices, third-party vendors including Google use advertising cookies to select ads based on your earlier visits to this Site or other websites. Google and its partners can use those cookies to serve personalized ads. These technologies may also help select ads based on the content of a page, measure ad performance, limit how often the same ad appears, and detect invalid traffic.

    You can check how Google uses information from partner sites and appsand Google’s published list of ad technology providers and links to individual providersIf a consent interface appears, use it to see the providers and choices that apply to your visit.

    5. How to opt out of personalized ads

    • Google Ads.You can go to Google Partner Ad SettingsManage personalized ads on partner websites. You can also do this after logging into your Google account.My Ads CenterTurn off personalized ads. If you are not logged in, please... Google Ads SettingsSelect "Network" and adjust the advertising settings for partner websites. When not logged in, the settings will typically apply to the browser or device you are using.
    • Other advertising providers.You can YourAdChoices WebChoicesThe tool will disable interest-driven advertising for participating vendors on current browsers. Vendors may also offer alternative options on their own websites.

    Even after you turn off personalized advertising, you may still see ads selected based on factors such as page content. Where permitted by applicable rules, the advertising service may still process some data for broadcasting, measurement, or prevention of abuse.

    6. Newsletter and unsubscribe requests

    We may use Mailchimp, an Intuit email service, to manage our mailing list and send newsletters. The service may process your email address, name, subscription and unsubscribe status, and delivery records. If email tracking is enabled, pixels or tracked links may also record opens and clicks to help us understand how readers use the newsletter. See the Mailchimp/Intuit Privacy Statement.

    To unsubscribe, you can use the unsubscribe link provided in the newsletter, or through...Contact usSubmit a request. After you unsubscribe, we or the newsletter service may retain necessary unsubscription records to avoid misdelivery in the future.

    7. How and where information is used, and who receives it

    We receive, store, and access information electronically. We use it to reply to messages, send newsletters, generate Site reports, and maintain the Site. Information may be accessed by people who carry out these activities for the Site and by providers that supply hosting, website maintenance, forms, email, analytics, or advertising services. Those providers may process data for the relevant services and under their applicable privacy policies.

    We manage the Site from Taiwan. Third-party providers may store or process data outside Taiwan, depending on the services and infrastructure they use. Where required by applicable law or necessary to respond to valid legal process, protect security, or safeguard legal rights, we may provide relevant information to competent authorities or other appropriate recipients.

    8. Data retention and security

    We retain contact information while handling an inquiry and for as long as reasonably needed for follow-up, disputes, or legal obligations. We use subscription information while your subscription is active and retain only necessary records after you unsubscribe. Retention periods for browsing, analytics, and advertising data vary with the purpose, service settings, and the provider’s retention policies.

    We take reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect information and limit access to people and services that need it for their work.

    9. Your personal data rights

    Under applicable data protection law, you may have the right to inquire about or review personal data we hold, obtain a copy, supplement or correct it, ask us to stop collecting, processing, or using it, and request deletion. To exercise a right, withdraw consent where applicable, or ask how we use personal data, describe your request through ourContact us10. External websites and policy updates

    10. External Websites and Updates to This Policy

    Our articles may contain third-party links or embedded content. When you open an external site or your browser loads third-party embedded content, that third party may process data under its own privacy policy. We will post an updated policy here when our services or data practices change. If you have questions, contact Taichung Bro Studio through our contact page.