Last updated: July 1, 2026

This website, A Chinese Way of Seeing, is a personal essay website operated by Jane Sonnenschein.

The purpose of this website is to publish essays and reflections about Chinese thinking, family, education, culture, language, and everyday life between China and Germany.

1. General information

This website is hosted on WordPress.com, a service operated by Automattic. When you visit this website, certain technical data may be processed automatically in order to display the website, keep it secure, and ensure its basic functionality.

This may include, for example:

– IP address
– date and time of access
– browser type and version
– operating system
– pages visited
– referrer URL
– technical server log data

This data is processed for technical and security reasons and to provide the website properly.

For more information about how WordPress.com / Automattic processes data, please refer to Automattic’s Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy.

2. Cookies

This website may use cookies or similar technologies provided by WordPress.com. Cookies are small files stored on your device that help websites function properly or remember certain settings.

At the moment, this website does not use advertising cookies, Google Analytics, newsletter tracking, or third-party marketing tools set up by the website owner.

However, WordPress.com may use technically necessary cookies and, depending on the WordPress.com environment, other cookies related to website functionality or security.

3. Contact by email

If you contact me by email, the personal data you provide, such as your email address, name, and message content, will be processed only for the purpose of responding to your message.

I do not share email messages with third parties unless this is legally required.

Please note that email communication may not be fully secure.

4. Comments

At the moment, comments are not actively used on this website.

If comments are enabled in the future, this Privacy Policy will be updated to explain what data is collected and how it is processed.

5. Analytics and advertising

This website currently does not use Google Analytics, Meta Pixel, advertising networks, affiliate tracking, or similar marketing tools set up by the website owner.

If such tools are added in the future, this Privacy Policy will be updated accordingly.

6. Embedded content and external links

This website may contain links to external websites, such as social media profiles, publishing platforms, or online bookstores.

If you click on an external link, you leave this website. The privacy policies of the external websites apply there.

Embedded content from other websites, such as videos, social media posts, or external media, may behave as if you visited those websites directly. At the moment, this website does not intentionally use such embedded third-party content.

7. Your rights under the GDPR

If the General Data Protection Regulation applies to you, you may have the right to:

– request access to your personal data
– request correction of inaccurate data
– request deletion of your data
– request restriction of processing
– object to processing
– request data portability
– lodge a complaint with a competent data protection authority

8. Responsible person

Responsible for this website:

Jane Sonnenschein
Email: jane.kids.books@gmail.com

Further contact information can be found in the Impressum.

9. Changes to this Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy may be updated if the website changes, for example if comments, analytics, newsletters, contact forms, or other additional functions are added.