Privacy Policy

Last updated: August 14, 2026

HanziStory does not require an account and does not ask learners to submit personal information to use its lessons.

Google sign-in and learning progress

If you choose Google sign-in, HanziStory receives basic profile information such as your name, email address, and profile picture to identify your learning profile. Character progress and review schedules are stored with your account so you can continue on another device. You can sign out at any time or permanently remove your saved learning progress from Review settings.

Analytics

We use Cloudflare Web Analytics and Google Analytics to understand general website usage, such as visited pages, device type, and approximate region. These providers may process technical identifiers or use cookies according to their own privacy practices.

Browser storage

The interactive learning tool may store preferences or locally generated character entries in your browser. This information remains on your device unless a feature clearly states otherwise. You can remove it through your browser settings.

Payments and paid access

If you purchase a paid learning pack, checkout is processed by PayPal. HanziStory does not receive or store your card number, PayPal password, or full payment credentials. We store the PayPal order identifier, product, payment status, purchase time, and the entitlement connected to your Google account so we can provide and support paid access.

PayPal processes payment information under its own privacy policy. For a payment-data request that only PayPal can fulfil, contact PayPal directly. For a HanziStory entitlement, order-record, correction, or deletion question, use the contact page.

Advertising and cookies

If Google advertising is enabled in the future, Google and its partners may use cookies or similar technologies to serve and measure ads. You can manage personalized advertising in Google My Ad Center. Where required, we will request consent before using advertising cookies.

Affiliate links

Some resource links are Amazon affiliate links. If you make a qualifying purchase, HanziStory may receive a commission at no additional cost to you. Affiliate relationships do not affect lesson content.

External websites

Lessons link to dictionaries, source archives, and retailers. Their privacy practices are controlled by those websites, not HanziStory.

Questions

For a privacy question, correction, or deletion request, visit the contact page.