Privacy Policy

1. Who we are

Costume Chronicles (the "Site") is an independent, fan-curated archive of Chinese period (costume) dramas, operated by the cyan-pterocan project. This policy explains what data we and our partners collect when you visit the Site, why we collect it, and the choices you have. For questions, contact our contact page.

2. Information we collect automatically

When you visit the Site, certain information is collected automatically through technologies such as cookies, web beacons, pixels, and server logs. This may include:

• Your IP address and approximate location (country/region) derived from it;
• Browser type, device type, operating system, and language settings;
• Pages viewed, referral source, and interaction events (e.g., clicks);
• Cookie identifiers and similar unique identifiers set by us or our partners.

3. Advertising and third-party cookies (Google AdSense)

To fund the Site, we use Google AdSense to display advertisements. Google and its partners may use cookies, web beacons, and similar technologies to:

• Serve ads on the Site and measure their performance;
• Build or infer interest-based (personalized) advertising profiles based on your visits across this and other sites;
• Limit how many times you see a given ad.

Google acts as an independent controller for the data it processes for advertising. Google may use the Google Advertising Cookies and may serve both personalized and non-personalized ads depending on your region and consent. You can manage personalized advertising at Google Ads Settings and opt out via YourAdChoices.

4. Analytics

We may use privacy-respecting analytics to understand aggregate usage (for example, which dramas are most viewed). Analytics cookies are treated as non-essential and are disabled until you grant consent where required.

5. Legal basis and consent (EEA & UK)

If you are in the European Economic Area or the United Kingdom, we rely on your consent to place non-essential cookies (advertising and analytics) under the GDPR and the ePrivacy Directive. A consent banner is shown on your first visit; you may accept all, reject non-essential cookies, or change your choice at any time via the "Cookie Settings" link in the footer. Where consent is denied, only strictly necessary functionality runs and personalized advertising is not shown. We do not use consent strings obtained through deception or pre-ticked boxes.

6. Your rights

Subject to applicable law, you have the right to access, correct, delete, or port your data, to object to or restrict processing, and to withdraw consent at any time. To exercise these rights, contact us via the contact page. You can also adjust advertising preferences directly with Google (see Section 3).

7. Children's privacy

The Site is intended for a general audience interested in television drama and is not directed to children under 16. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children. If you believe a child has provided us data, contact us and we will delete it.

8. Data retention & security

We retain automatically collected log and cookie data only as long as necessary for the purposes described above or as required by law. We apply reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect data, though no method of transmission is completely secure.

9. Changes to this policy

We may update this policy as our practices or applicable law change. Material changes will be reflected by the "Last updated" date above. Continued use of the Site after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

10. Contact

Questions about this policy or your data? Reach us through the contact page or by email at [email protected].