1. Introduction

CastIChing ("we", "our", or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard information when you use our I Ching divination service at castiching.com.

2. Information We Collect

Questions You Enter: The questions you type for divination are processed locally in your browser and stored temporarily in your browser's session storage. We do not collect, store, or transmit your personal questions to our servers.

Automatically Collected Information: Like most websites, we may collect certain information automatically, including:

IP address
Browser type and version
Device type
Pages visited and time spent
Referring website

3. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance your experience on our website. These may include:

Essential Cookies: Required for the website to function properly.

Analytics Cookies: We use Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager to understand how visitors use our website. This helps us improve the user experience. Google may collect information about your online activities over time and across different websites.

Advertising Cookies: We use Google AdSense to display advertisements. Google and its partners may use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this website or other websites. You can opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings or www.aboutads.info.

4. How We Use Your Information

We use the automatically collected information to:

Operate and maintain the website
Analyze usage patterns to improve our service
Display relevant advertisements
Detect and prevent technical issues

5. Third-Party Services

Our website uses the following third-party services that may collect data:

Google Analytics: For website analytics
Google Tag Manager: For managing tracking scripts
Google AdSense: For displaying advertisements
Vercel: For website hosting

Each of these services has their own privacy policies governing the use of your information. We encourage you to review Google's Privacy Policy.

6. Data Retention

We do not store personal divination questions on our servers. Session data in your browser is cleared when you close your browser tab. Analytics data is retained according to Google's data retention policies.

7. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights:

Access to your personal data
Correction of inaccurate data
Deletion of your data
Opt-out of personalized advertising

8. Children's Privacy

Our Service is not intended for children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.

9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date. Your continued use of the Service after any changes constitutes acceptance of the new policy.

10. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us through our community on Reddit.