Privacy Policy

Who is responsible

Taipei Times, is responsible for the data described here.

For any question about this policy or about your data, write to the address shown on the contact page.

What we collect

We collect only what running the site and answering you requires:

• Technical data your browser sends with every request: IP address, browser and device type, the page you came from, date and time.
• What you send us: the content of your message, and the name and address you send it from.

Why we collect it

Technical data keeps the site available and lets us find and fix faults and abuse.

What you send us is used to answer you, and for nothing else.

Cookies and local storage

This site sets no advertising or tracking cookies. Your browser may keep small amounts of data on your own device to remember a preference you set, such as a chosen view; that data stays on your device and is not sent to us or to anyone else.

If that ever changes — if measurement, embedded media or advertising is added — this page will say so before it does, and anything beyond what the site needs to work will be set only with your agreement.

How long we keep it

Server logs are kept for as long as they are useful for security and diagnostics, and then deleted.

Correspondence is kept for as long as the matter is open, and for as long afterwards as we are required to keep records.

Who else sees it

We do not sell personal data.

Data is shared only with the providers who host the site and deliver our mail, and only so far as they need it to do that work. Where the law requires us to disclose data to an authority, we comply with that requirement and no further.

Your choices

You can ask us what data we hold about you, ask us to correct it, and ask us to delete it. You can ask us to stop sending you anything. Write to the address shown on the contact page and we will answer.

Data protection law differs from country to country, and where the law that applies to you gives you further rights, those rights apply in addition to what is written here.

Newsletter

If you subscribe to our newsletter, you agree to receive emails related to the news, content and publications of taiwantimesnow.com.

You may unsubscribe at any time by using the link in our emails or by writing to the address shown on the contact page.

Legal basis

We process personal data with your consent (for example a newsletter subscription or non-essential cookies), where it is necessary to answer a request you sent us, and where we have a legitimate interest in keeping the site secure and measuring how it is used.

Data security

We implement reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect personal data against unauthorised access, loss, misuse, alteration or disclosure. No online system can be guaranteed completely secure.

International data transfers

Some of our technical providers, including hosting, email and analytics, may process data on servers outside the country in which Taipei Times operates. Where that happens we look for providers that implement appropriate safeguards.

Children

This site is not directed at children, and we do not knowingly collect data from them. If you believe a child has sent us personal data, write to the address shown on the contact page and we will remove it.

Changes to this policy

When our practices change, this page changes with them. The date at the top of the page shows the version you are reading.

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Publisher

Taipei Times