Privacy Policy

Last updated: March 14, 2026

This Privacy Policy describes Our policies and procedures on the collection, use and disclosure of Your information when You use the Service and tells You about Your privacy rights and how the law protects You.

We use Your Personal Data only as needed to operate the Service, respond to You, and, if You choose to subscribe, send email updates. By using the Service, You agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

Interpretation and Definitions

Interpretation

The words whose initial letters are capitalized have meanings defined under the following conditions. The following definitions shall have the same meaning regardless of whether they appear in singular or in plural.

Definitions

For the purposes of this Privacy Policy:

• Site Owner (referred to as "we", "us" or "our" in this Privacy Policy) refers to Manifold Dynamics, the operator of this personal website.

• Cookies are small files that are placed on Your computer, mobile device or any other device by a website, containing the details of Your browsing history on that website among its many uses.

• Country refers to: China

• Device means any device that can access the Service such as a computer, a cell phone or a digital tablet.

• Personal Data (or "Personal Information") is any information that relates to an identified or identifiable individual.

  We use "Personal Data" and "Personal Information" interchangeably unless a law uses a specific term.

• Service refers to the Website.

• Service Provider means any third-party service or individual used by the Site Owner to host, maintain, or support the Service.

• Usage Data refers to data collected automatically, either generated by the use of the Service or from the Service infrastructure itself (for example, the duration of a page visit).

• Website refers to Manifold Dynamics, accessible from https://manifold-dynamics.com.

• You means the individual accessing or using the Service.

Collecting and Using Your Personal Data

Types of Data Collected

Personal Data

While using Our Service, We may ask You to provide Us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify You. This will usually happen only if You contact Us directly or choose to subscribe to email updates. Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to:

• Email address

Usage Data

Usage Data is collected automatically when using the Service.

Usage Data may include information such as Your Device's Internet Protocol address (e.g. IP address), browser type, browser version, the pages of our Service that You visit, the time and date of Your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.

We may also collect information that Your browser sends whenever You visit Our Service.

Tracking Technologies and Cookies

We may use limited cookies or similar technologies that are necessary for basic website operation, security, and remembering simple preferences. We do not use advertising cookies, remarketing cookies, or third-party analytics trackers on this website.

• Cookies or Browser Cookies. A cookie is a small file placed on Your Device. You can instruct Your browser to refuse all Cookies or to indicate when a Cookie is being sent. However, if You do not accept Cookies, You may not be able to use some parts of our Service.

Cookies can be "Persistent" or "Session" Cookies. Persistent Cookies remain on Your personal computer or mobile device when You go offline, while Session Cookies are deleted as soon as You close Your web browser.

If We introduce any non-essential cookies in the future, We will update this Privacy Policy and, where required by law, request Your consent before using them.

Cookies that may be used on the website include:

• Necessary / Essential Cookies

  Type: Session Cookies

  Administered by: Us

  Purpose: These Cookies are essential to provide You with services available through the Website and to enable basic site functionality. Without these Cookies, some parts of the Website may not work properly.

• Cookies Policy / Notice Acceptance Cookies

  Type: Persistent Cookies

  Administered by: Us

  Purpose: These Cookies identify if users have accepted the use of cookies on the Website.

For more information about the cookies we use and your choices regarding cookies, please review the Cookies section of this Privacy Policy.

Use of Your Personal Data

We may use Personal Data for the following purposes:

• To provide and maintain our Service, including to monitor the usage of our Service.

• To respond to You: To reply to messages, questions, or requests that You send to Us.

• To send email updates: If You choose to subscribe, We may use Your email address only to send updates related to the website, new content, or closely related announcements. You can unsubscribe at any time using the unsubscribe method provided in the email or by contacting Us.

• To protect the Service: To monitor for abuse, prevent misuse, and maintain the security and reliability of the website.

• To comply with legal obligations: To comply with applicable laws, regulations, or lawful requests from public authorities.

We may share Your Personal Data in the following situations:

• With Service Providers: We may share Your Personal Data with Service Providers only to the extent necessary to host the website, deliver email updates, process communications, or maintain the technical operation of the Service.
• For legal reasons: We may disclose Your Personal Data if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities.
• With Your consent: We may disclose Your Personal Data for any other purpose with Your consent.

Retention of Your Personal Data

We will retain Your Personal Data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use Your Personal Data to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our legal rights and policies.

Where possible, We apply shorter retention periods and/or reduce identifiability by deleting, aggregating, or anonymizing data. Unless otherwise stated, the retention periods below are maximum periods ("up to") and We may delete or anonymize data sooner when it is no longer needed for the relevant purpose. We apply different retention periods to different categories of Personal Data based on the purpose of processing and legal obligations:

• Contact Information

  • Email messages and other contact details You provide when reaching out to Us: up to 24 months after the last correspondence, unless a longer retention period is required for legal reasons.
  • If You subscribe to email updates, Your subscription information may be retained until You unsubscribe or until the subscription feature is discontinued, unless a longer retention period is required for legal reasons.

• Usage Data

  • Basic technical logs (such as IP addresses, browser information, request times, and error data): up to 24 months from the date of collection for security, stability, and troubleshooting purposes.

  • Cookie-related records needed for essential website operation or cookie notice preferences: retained for as long as necessary for those purposes.

Usage Data is retained in accordance with the retention periods described above, and may be retained longer only where necessary for security, fraud prevention, or legal compliance.

We may retain Personal Data beyond the periods stated above for different reasons:

• Legal obligation: We are required by law to retain specific data (e.g., financial records for tax authorities).
• Legal claims: Data is necessary to establish, exercise, or defend legal claims.
• Your explicit request: You ask Us to retain specific information.
• Technical limitations: Data exists in backup systems that are scheduled for routine deletion.

You may request information about how long We will retain Your Personal Data by contacting Us.

When retention periods expire, We securely delete or anonymize Personal Data according to the following procedures:

• Deletion: Personal Data is removed from Our systems and no longer actively processed.
• Backup retention: Residual copies may remain in encrypted backups for a limited period consistent with our backup retention schedule and are not restored except where necessary for security, disaster recovery, or legal compliance.
• Anonymization: In some cases, We may convert Personal Data into anonymous information that can no longer be linked back to You.

Transfer of Your Personal Data

Your information, including Personal Data, may be processed on systems used by the Site Owner or by Service Providers that support the operation of the website. This may result in Your information being transferred to, and stored on, computers located outside of Your state, province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction where data protection laws may differ from those in Your jurisdiction.

Where required by applicable law, We will take reasonable steps to ensure that such transfers are subject to appropriate safeguards and that Your Personal Data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

Delete Your Personal Data

You have the right to delete or request that We assist in deleting the Personal Data that We have collected about You.

If the Service provides interactive features in the future, they may give You the ability to delete certain information about You from within the Service.

You may also contact Us to request access to, correct, or delete any Personal Data that You have provided to Us.

Please note, however, that We may need to retain certain information when we have a legal obligation or lawful basis to do so.

Disclosure of Your Personal Data

Law enforcement

Under certain circumstances, We may be required to disclose Your Personal Data if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g. a court or a government agency).

Other legal requirements

We may disclose Your Personal Data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:

• Comply with a legal obligation
• Protect and defend the rights or property of the Site Owner
• Prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Service
• Protect the personal safety of Users of the Service or the public
• Protect against legal liability

Security of Your Personal Data

The security of Your Personal Data is important to Us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While We strive to use commercially reasonable means to protect Your Personal Data, We cannot guarantee its absolute security.

Children's Privacy

Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 16. If You are a parent or guardian and You are aware that Your child has provided Us with Personal Data, please contact Us. If We become aware that We have collected Personal Data from anyone under the age of 16 without verification of parental consent, We take steps to remove that information from Our servers.

If We need to rely on consent as a legal basis for processing Your information and Your country requires consent from a parent, We may require Your parent's consent before We collect and use that information.

Links to Other Websites

Our Service may contain links to other websites that are not operated by Us. If You click on a third party link, You will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise You to review the Privacy Policy of every site You visit.

We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third party sites or services.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update Our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify You of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page.

We will let You know via email and/or a prominent notice on Our Service, prior to the change becoming effective and update the "Last updated" date at the top of this Privacy Policy.

You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, You can contact us:

• By email: contact@manifold-dynamics.com