Privacy Policy

This website is operated by Muxin, an independent private guide based in Shanghai. For any privacy question or request, message me on WhatsApp.

Technical information from hosting

The site is a static website hosted on Vercel. Like most hosting providers, Vercel may process standard technical information needed to deliver pages and protect the service, such as your IP address, browser type, requested URL, referring page, and request time. Vercel handles this information under its own privacy policy.

Your cookie choice

If analytics is configured, the site stores your analytics choice in your browser’s local storage. This is not a tracking cookie. It simply remembers whether you allowed or declined analytics so the banner does not appear on every page. You can change or clear it at any time through Cookie settings in the footer.

Optional analytics

Google Analytics 4 is used only if you press “Allow analytics.” If you decline or do not make a choice, the Google Analytics script is not loaded and no analytics measurement is sent. Details are below.

Messages you choose to send

The trip inquiry tool and checklist links do not submit anything to this website. They open WhatsApp with a draft message. Nothing reaches me until you send it. If you do send a message, I receive the contact details and information you include, and use them to reply and arrange the trip.

Payments

Payments are arranged through PayPal, Wise, or WeChat Pay when you book a service. This website does not collect or store card numbers or payment credentials.

With your permission, Google Analytics 4 records information such as the pages you visit, your approximate location (usually city or country level), device and browser type, language, referring website, and whether you clicked a WhatsApp link. It does not receive the contents of an inquiry or your name from this website.

Google Analytics may set first-party cookies named _ga and _ga_<container-id>, and similar identifiers, typically for up to two years depending on browser and Google settings. I have disabled Google Signals and ads personalization for this measurement. I do not use analytics for advertising profiles or sell analytics data.

You can allow or decline analytics at any time. Declining does not limit access to any guide or contact option. See Google’s privacy policy and how Google uses information from sites that use its services.

The site links to external services for transport, tickets, stays, social media, and payments. When you open or use those services, their own terms and privacy policies apply. The main ones are:

• Vercel for static hosting and security (privacy policy).
• Google for optional analytics (privacy policy).
• WhatsApp / Meta when you choose to message by WhatsApp (privacy policy).
• PayPal, Wise, or WeChat Pay if you choose to pay for a service. Their payment and privacy terms apply to that transaction.
• Social platforms and booking sites such as Instagram, Facebook, X, Booking.com, Klook, and GetYourGuide when you follow a link to them.

I do not receive your payment card details, and I do not share your inquiry or booking details with advertisers.

Where data protection law requires a legal basis, I rely on your consent for analytics, on taking the steps you request when you ask about or book a service, and on legitimate interests in keeping the website secure and functioning. You can withdraw analytics consent at any time; that does not affect previous lawful processing.

Depending on where you live, you may have the right to:

• ask what personal information I hold about you and request a copy;
• ask me to correct inaccurate information;
• ask me to delete information that is no longer needed;
• object to or restrict certain uses; and
• withdraw consent for analytics.

Message me on WhatsApp to make a request. I may need enough detail to identify the correspondence you are asking about. You also have the right to contact your local data protection authority.

Your analytics choice stays in local storage until you change it or clear site data. Analytics reports are retained according to the Google Analytics settings for this property. Inquiry and booking correspondence is kept only as long as needed to respond, arrange the trip, and meet record-keeping or legal obligations. Hosting logs are retained by Vercel under its policies.

The services above may process information in countries other than your own. Where required, those providers are responsible for the safeguards described in their privacy policies. If you prefer not to use a third-party service, you can simply browse the site without contacting me.

This website is aimed at adults planning travel. It is not directed to children under 13, and I do not knowingly collect personal information from children through the website. If a child is included in a trip inquiry, please provide only the details needed to plan safely.

I may update this policy when the website or the services it uses change. The date at the top shows the latest version. If a change materially affects how analytics or booking information is handled, I will update this page and, where appropriate, ask for consent again.

Privacy questions and requests can be sent by WhatsApp message. Please do not include passport numbers, payment card details, or other sensitive information in an initial inquiry.