Privacy Policy
Last updated: December 2025
About This Policy
This privacy policy explains how the Carl Rogers Center (CRC) handles information when you visit our website. Our experience is that respecting each person's boundaries is the foundation of trust—this applies equally to your data privacy.
Data Controller
This website is operated by the Carl Rogers Center. For any privacy-related questions, please contact us at:
[email protected]Browser Local Storage
We use browser local storage (localStorage) to save your preferences. This data is stored only on your device—we do not upload or access it.
| Name | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Theme Preference | Remembers your chosen website theme style |
| Notification Bar Status | Remembers whether you've closed the top notification bar |
| Privacy Notice Status | Remembers that you've read the privacy notice |
You can delete this local storage at any time by clearing your browser data.
Legal Basis
We process the above storage data based on legitimate interest—to provide website functionality and a personalized experience. This storage is necessary to deliver features you explicitly request, such as remembering your language and theme preferences. You have the right to withdraw at any time by clearing your browser data.
Cookie Usage
This website uses the following cookies:
| Name | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Language Preference | Remembers your chosen website language (Chinese or English), valid for 1 year |
| Admin Session | Set only when administrators log into the backend, used to maintain login status |
These cookies are essential for website functionality. We do not use any tracking or advertising cookies.
Website Analytics
To improve your experience, we use Umami to collect anonymous visitor statistics.
| Name | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Page Views | Understand which content is most helpful to visitors |
| Traffic Sources | Learn how visitors discover our website |
| Device Types | Optimize the browsing experience across different devices |
| Geographic Location (Country/Region) | Understand the general geographic distribution of visitors |
This data does not involve any personally identifiable information: no cookies, no IP address logging, no individual user tracking, no cross-site tracking. All data is anonymized and aggregated.
Analytics data is stored on Umami Cloud servers located in the United States.
If you prefer not to be counted, you can enable 'Do Not Track' in your browser settings, or use an ad blocker to prevent the analytics script from loading.
Data Sales
We do not sell, rent, or otherwise trade your personal information to third parties. We also do not share your data for cross-context behavioral advertising purposes.
Comments
If you post a comment in the Thought Walk section, your comment content and display name will be stored on our servers and publicly displayed on the relevant page. By posting a comment, you consent to the public display of this content.
Your Rights
Under applicable data protection laws, you have the following rights:
- 1Right of Access — Know what information we hold about you
- 2Right to Erasure — Clear your browser data to delete local storage and cookies; contact us to delete comments
- 3Right to Rectification — Contact us to modify your posted comments
- 4Right to Object — Contact us if you object to our processing of your data based on legitimate interest
Policy Updates
We may update this privacy policy from time to time. For significant changes, we will post a notice on the website.
Contact Us
For any privacy-related questions or requests, please contact us at:
[email protected]