Privacy Policy

Last Updated: July 7, 2026

This Privacy Policy describes how your personal information is collected, used, and shared when you visit www.christopherjchen.com (the "Site").

Information We Collect via Google Analytics

When you visit the Site, we use Google Analytics to automatically collect certain information about your device and interaction with our Site. This information may include:

• Information about your web browser, such as type and version.
• IP address, subject to Google Analytics' processing and settings.
• Time zone.
• Information about the individual web pages or content you view.
• Websites or search terms that referred you to the Site.
• Information about how you interact with the Site, such as pages visited, time spent on pages, scroll depth, and outbound clicks.

We refer to this automatically collected information as "Device Information" or "Usage Data."

How We Use Your Information

We use the Usage Data collected through Google Analytics to:

• Understand how visitors find and use the Site.
• Analyze the performance of the Site and the popularity of different content.
• Improve and optimize Site content and structure.

We do not use this information to personally identify you.

Cookies

The Site uses cookies via Google Analytics. Cookies are small data files placed on your device or computer and often include an anonymous unique identifier. They help Google Analytics track interactions with the Site.

For more information about cookies, and how to disable cookies, visit https://www.allaboutcookies.org.

You can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you disable cookies, some website functionality may not work properly.

Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics to help understand how visitors use the Site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the Site will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google may use this information to evaluate your use of the Site, compile reports on website activity, and provide other services relating to website activity and internet usage.

You can read more about how Google uses your Personal Information here: https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/.

You can opt out of Google Analytics here: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

Sharing Your Personal Information

We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your personally identifiable information to outside parties. The Usage Data collected is processed by Google as described in Google's privacy policy.

Data Retention

Data collected by Google Analytics is subject to Google's data retention policies. We do not directly store personal data from website visits.

Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information, such as the right to access personal information held about you and to ask that your personal information be corrected, updated, or deleted. If you would like to exercise such rights, please contact me.

Please note that data collected via Google Analytics is largely aggregated and may be anonymized, making individual data requests complex. The primary way to control data collection via Google Analytics is through browser cookie settings or the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

This privacy policy may be updated from time to time to reflect changes to practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons.

Contact Us

For more information about privacy practices, or if you have questions, please contact me by e-mail at cch3 [at] iu [dot] edu.