Privacy Policy
Last updated: June 2026
Introduction
This Privacy Policy explains how RelicTrek (relictrek.net) collects, uses, and protects your information when you visit our website. By using RelicTrek, you agree to the practices described in this policy.
We are committed to being transparent about our data practices. Please read this policy carefully to understand how we handle information related to your visit.
Information We Collect
RelicTrek does not directly collect any personally identifiable information from our visitors. We do not require you to create an account, log in, or provide personal details such as your name, email address, or phone number to use our website.
However, we use third-party services that may automatically collect certain data when you visit our site:
Google Analytics: We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors interact with our website. This service collects anonymous usage data, including pages visited, time spent on each page, browser type, device information, and referring websites. This data is aggregated and cannot be used to identify you personally. For more information, please refer to Google's Privacy Policy.
Google AdSense: We display advertisements through Google AdSense. Google uses cookies (including the DoubleClick cookie) to serve ads based on your visits to our website and other websites across the internet. This helps deliver ads that are more relevant to your interests. For more details, see the Advertising section below.
Language Preference: We store your preferred language setting (English or Chinese) using your browser's localStorage. This allows us to remember your choice when you return to our site. This data is stored locally on your device and is not transmitted to our servers or any third parties.
Cookies
Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and to provide information to website owners.
RelicTrek uses the following types of cookies:
Necessary Cookies: These cookies are essential for the basic functionality of our website. They enable core features such as language preference storage and cannot be disabled.
Analytics Cookies: These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting anonymous information. This data helps us improve our content and user experience. These cookies are set by Google Analytics.
Advertising Cookies: These cookies are used to deliver advertisements that are relevant to you and your interests. They are also used to limit the number of times you see an ad and to measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns. These cookies are set by Google as a third-party vendor.
Google, as a third-party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads on our website. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visit to our site and other sites on the internet.
Managing Cookies: Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can choose to accept or decline cookies, or to be notified when a cookie is being sent. Please note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of our website and other websites you visit. To learn more about managing cookies, visit AboutCookies.org. You can also opt out of personalized advertising from Google by visiting Google Ads Settings.
Advertising
RelicTrek uses Google AdSense to display advertisements on our website. These ads help us keep our content free for all users.
Google uses the DART cookie to serve ads to our visitors based on their visit to RelicTrek and other websites on the internet. The DART cookie allows Google to display ads that are tailored to your interests, but it does NOT track personal information such as your name, email address, or physical address.
You can choose to disable the DART cookie and opt out of personalized advertising by visiting the Google Ads Settings page. Please note that even if you opt out of personalized advertising, you will still see ads on our website, but they will not be tailored to your interests.
For more information about how Google uses data for advertising purposes, please visit Google's Advertising Policies.
Third-Party Services
RelicTrek relies on the following third-party services to operate and improve our website:
Google Analytics — We use Google Analytics to collect anonymous data about website traffic and user behavior. This helps us understand which content is most useful to our visitors and how we can improve the site. Google Analytics may collect information such as your IP address (anonymized), browser type, operating system, and pages visited.
Google AdSense — We use Google AdSense to display advertisements. Google may use cookies and web beacons to collect information about your visits to our website and other websites to provide advertisements about goods and services that may be of interest to you.
These third-party services have their own privacy policies. We encourage you to review them to understand how your data is handled by these services:
Data Security
The security of your information is important to us. Although RelicTrek does not directly collect personal data, we take reasonable measures to protect the integrity of our website and the data collected by our third-party partners.
We use HTTPS encryption to ensure that data transmitted between your browser and our website is secure. We also carefully select our third-party service providers and only work with reputable companies that maintain strong data protection practices.
Please be aware that no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your information, we cannot guarantee absolute security.
Children's Privacy
RelicTrek is not intended for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect any personal information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and believe that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us immediately so we can take appropriate action.
If we become aware that we have inadvertently collected personal information from a child under 13, we will take steps to delete such information as soon as possible.
Policy Updates
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, services, or legal requirements. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated "Last updated" date.
We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically to stay informed about how we are protecting your information. Your continued use of RelicTrek after any changes to this policy constitutes your acceptance of those changes.
Contact Us
If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please feel free to contact us:
Email: relictrek@gmail.com
We will do our best to respond to your inquiry as soon as possible.