Effective Date: May 20, 2026
At China Rail Planner, we are committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you visit our website.
Who we are
Our website address is: https://chinarailplanner.online (referred to as “China Rail Planner”, “we”, “us”, or “our”).
Information We Collect and Why
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to assist in spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to verify if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available at https://automattic.com/privacy/. Upon approval of your comment, your profile picture becomes publicly visible in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images hosted on the site.
Cookies
We use cookies to improve your experience and streamline site functionality:
- Comment Cookies: If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when leaving another comment. These cookies expire after one year.
- Temporary Session Cookies: If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
- Login Cookies: When you log in, we set up several cookies to save your login information and screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for one year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. Logging out of your account removes these login cookies.
- Publisher Cookies: If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie is saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data, simply indicates the post ID of the article you edited, and expires after 1 day.
Embedded Content From Other Websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles, maps, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website directly.
These third-party websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Who We Share Your Data With
We do not sell your personal data. However, data sharing occurs under the following technical circumstances:
- Password Resets: If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
- Automated Services: Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
How Long We Retain Your Data
Comments: If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This allows us to recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
Registered Users: For users who register on our website, we store the personal information provided in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also view and edit that information.
What Rights You Have Over Your Data
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us.
You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise your data rights, please contact us via our website.