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Privacy Policy

Last updated on July 30th, 2026

Lance HK (lance.hk) is Lance's personal website. This Privacy Policy explains what personal information we collect, why we collect it, how long we keep it, and the choices available to you.

You can read the website without signing in. We do not use third-party analytics, advertising trackers, or profiling services.

Information we collect

Account information

If you choose to sign in, you must use one of the supported OAuth providers. We request only the access needed to identify your account and support commenting:

  • GitHub: read:user and user:email

  • GitLab: read_user

  • Codeberg: account details from GET /user and email addresses from GET /user/emails

We receive and use the following information:

  • Profile name and username: Used to identify your account and displayed with your comments.

  • Avatar: Downloaded from your OAuth provider, resized and cropped, then stored on our server for display with your comments.

  • Profile URL: Displayed with your comments as a link to your profile on the OAuth provider.

  • Email address: Used as a verified contact channel. Your email address is not displayed publicly, and we will not email you without your consent.

GitHub, GitLab, or Codeberg may process information when you use their sign-in service. Their handling of that information is governed by their own privacy policies.

Comments

When you post a comment, we store both the original Markdown, so it can be edited, and the rendered HTML, so it can be displayed. Your comment and the public account details described above are visible to anyone who visits the page.

Comments are retained until you edit them or ask us to remove them.

IP addresses

We temporarily process your IP address to enforce request rate limits and protect the website from abuse. IP addresses used for this purpose are not retained for more than one hour.

Cookies

When you sign in, we store a cookie named session in your browser to keep you signed in and identify your session.

The session is refreshed when you return within 30 days. It expires after 30 days of inactivity.

How we use and share information

We use personal information only to:

  • provide sign-in and commenting features;

  • display comments and their authorship;

  • maintain the security and reliability of the website; and

  • respond to privacy-related questions or requests.

We do not sell your personal information or disclose it to third parties for advertising, analytics, or profiling. Apart from information displayed publicly with your comments, the information described in this policy is stored on our server.

Your choices

Signing in and commenting are optional. You may contact us to request access to, correction of, or deletion of your personal information. We may ask for information necessary to verify your identity before completing a request.

Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy when the website or its data practices change. The date at the top of this page indicates the latest revision.

Contact

For questions, concerns, or requests about your personal information, reach me through the contact page .