Who we are
Our website address is https://lesterchan.net. The title of the site is Lester Chan’s Website. This website is the blog and portfolio site of Lester Chan, who is also the author of many popular WordPress plugins.
Comments
When you leave a comment on this site, we collect the data shown in the comment form (your name, email address, and optionally your website), along with your IP address and browser user-agent string to help with spam detection. Comments and their associated data are stored and processed on this site.
An anonymised string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it, so that your profile picture can be shown alongside your comment. The Gravatar service Privacy Policy explains how that data is handled. After a comment is approved, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
To protect against spam and abuse, comment submissions are verified using Cloudflare Turnstile. For this purpose, Cloudflare may process data such as your IP address and browser information, governed by Cloudflare’s own Privacy Policy.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves the same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These 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 with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Links to other websites
Our website may contain links to other websites that we do not operate. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party’s site. We strongly advise you to review the privacy policy of every site you visit.
We have no control over, and assume no responsibility for, the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.
Ads
We monetize this site using Google AdSense, a program run by Google through which publishers serve text, image, video, or interactive advertisements targeted to the site’s content and audience. These advertisements are administered, sorted, and maintained by Google.
Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a visitor’s prior visits to this site or other websites. Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on visits to this site and others across the Internet.
You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Ads Settings.
Analytics
We use Google Analytics to monitor and analyze website traffic. It collects data by placing a cookie on your browser when you visit, providing insights such as how many visitors the site has, where they are from, and which pages they view.
Who we share your data with
We don’t share any personally identifying information publicly or with third parties, except when required by law.
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
What rights you have over your data
If you 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. To make such a request, contact us using the details below.
Security of your personal data
The security of your personal data is important to us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
Deletion of your personal data
If you would like your comments removed, drop me an email at the address below and I will delete them from the site.
Your contact information
If you have any privacy-specific concerns, please contact us at lesterchan@gmail.com.