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Privacy Policy

We collect only the information that a specific function actually needs, and nothing unrelated to the service. This page explains what information we collect, how it is used and kept, who it is shared with, and what rights you have over your own information.

Version v1.2 · Effective from the date this page is published

This policy is issued by the natural person Zhang Jifeng, who operates GIFUN LoadExpert (published as "Gifun Studio", referred to below as "we" or "us"), in accordance with the notification obligation in Article 17 of the Personal Information Protection Law of the People's Republic of China, and explains how we process your personal information in the course of providing container and pallet loading calculation services.

Article 1 — Introduction and scope

1.1 This policy applies to loadexp.com and its subpaths (including the /app/ application), and to the client applications on each platform. It applies to users located in mainland China, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China, the Macao Special Administrative Region of China and the Taiwan region of China; see Article 8 for the specific notes on the law applicable to users in those regions.

1.2 Please read this policy before you use the service. By using the service you indicate that you understand the personal information processing rules described in this policy. This policy forms part of the Terms of Service.

Article 2 — What information we collect, and why

We collect only the information that a specific function actually needs, and do not collect information unrelated to the service.

2.1 Account and sign-in information

Item collectedPurposeRequired
UsernameAccount identification, sign-in, attribution of loading recordsRequired
Sign-in password (stored after salted hashing, not reversible)AuthenticationRequired
Account role (standard user / administrator)Permission controlRequired
Account validity period, creation time, enabled statusManaging the term of service, account securityRequired
We do not collect these

Email address, mobile number, identity document number, real name, address, bank card or payment information, biometric information, precise location information.

2.2 Loading business data

The carton types, container types, dimensions, weights, quantities, cargo descriptions, loading constraints and other data you submit in order to use the service, together with the calculation results and plan summaries generated from them. The purposes are: to perform the loading calculation, to generate plans and the 3D visualisation, and to keep history for you.

Please note: do not submit data that is a state secret, the trade secret of another person, or data you are not authorised to submit (see Articles 5.3 and 5.4 of the Terms of Service).

2.3 Access and audit logs

Item collectedPurpose
IP addressSecurity protection, identifying abuse, rate limiting of the free trial
Request time, request method, access path, feature categoryOperational statistics, troubleshooting
HTTP status code, processing timePerformance and availability analysis
Username (where signed in), operation type, operation targetSecurity audit (permission-sensitive events only)

2.4 Free trial records

Where an unregistered user uses the free trial function, we record the IP address, carton type, container type, number of cartons and space utilisation. The purposes are: cooldown control for the same IP address, site-wide daily quota control, and the sanitised statistics shown publicly.

Anything shown publicly is sanitised (the last part of the IP address is hidden); the full IP address is used only to decide rate limiting and is not disclosed externally.

2.5 Access requests and partner enquiries

The "request an account" form on the public site collects: name, company name, contact details, notes, IP address. The purpose is to handle your access request and to contact you.

Because registration for the service does not include an email address or a mobile number, the contact details in the form are the only means by which we can reach you of our own initiative — please make sure they are accurate.

2.6 Tickets and enquiries

The ticket title, body text, messages exchanged and a snapshot of the submitter's name. The purpose is to handle and reply to your questions.

2.7 User preferences

Preferences that you configure yourself, such as container payload limit overrides (stored separately for each account). Once you sign in, the preference is bound to your account so that it stays the same across devices.

2.8 Browser local storage

We use browser local storage to hold functional information, and not for tracking, profiling or advertising:

TypeContentPurposeHow it is cleared
sessionStorageSign-in state, role, username, credential validityMaintaining the sign-in sessionCleared automatically when the tab is closed or you sign out
localStorageRead marker for release notices, payload limit preferencesAvoiding repeated prompts, remembering your preferencesCan be cleared in your browser settings

2.9 What we do not do

  • We do not use any third-party analytics, advertising, social plugin or behavioural tracking SDK (no Google Analytics, no third-party event tracking, no pixel code).
  • We do not set cookies for tracking.
  • We do not use automated decision-making that has a material effect on your rights.

Article 3 — Storage and retention periods

3.1 Storage location: the servers for this service are located in Hong Kong SAR, China. Your personal information is stored in the database on those servers.

3.2 Retention periods:

Type of informationRetention period
Account informationFor as long as the account exists; deleted or anonymised after the account is closed
Loading business data and historyUntil you delete it yourself or close your account
Access logs6 months
Audit logs12 months
Free trial records12 months
Form submissions and ticketsA reasonable and necessary period after they have been handled

3.3 Handling on expiry: where a retention period has expired we delete the information or anonymise it; where technical reasons prevent immediate deletion, we stop all processing other than storage and the necessary security protection.

3.4 Closing your account: you may apply to close your account by the means set out in Article 9 of this policy. After closure we delete or anonymise your personal information, except where laws or regulations require otherwise, or where it is necessary in order to deal with a dispute. Closure cannot be undone, and your loading history is deleted along with it.

Article 4 — Sharing, transfer and public disclosure of information

4.1 We do not sell, rent or otherwise provide your personal information to any third party for profit.

4.2 Information may be shared only in the following circumstances:

  1. where we have your separate consent;
  2. where laws or regulations require it, or where a competent authority requires it under statutory procedure;
  3. where it is necessary in order to protect our lawful rights and interests or those of another person and the necessary protective measures have been taken (for example, providing evidence to a judicial body in order to pursue an infringement);
  4. infrastructure providers: the service runs on cloud servers that we manage ourselves, and no hosting provider processes your personal information.

4.3 The service includes no third-party service integration (no third-party analytics, no advertising, no external sign-in, no SMS or email service), so there is no situation in which personal information is provided externally as a result of a third-party integration.

4.4 Where a merger, acquisition, bankruptcy or similar event results in the transfer of personal information, we will inform you of the name and contact details of the recipient and require it to remain bound by this policy.

Article 5 — Information security

We take the following measures to protect your personal information:

  • HTTPS encrypted transmission is enabled across the site, together with browser-side protections such as a content security policy (CSP);
  • sign-in passwords are stored using PBKDF2-SHA512 salted hashing and are not reversible — we cannot learn your original password;
  • strict access control and least privilege, with audit logs kept for administrative operations;
  • anti-abuse mechanisms such as a limit on failed sign-in attempts and rate limits per IP address and per account;
  • production and test environments are kept separate.
Your part

Do not share your account or password with anyone else; if you notice anything unusual about your account, contact us immediately by the means set out in Article 11.

Article 6 — Minors

The service is aimed at the business scenarios of enterprises and professionals and is not aimed at children under the age of fourteen. We do not knowingly collect children's personal information. If you are a minor, please use the service with the consent and guidance of a guardian. If we discover that we have collected a child's personal information without first obtaining a guardian's consent, we will delete it as soon as possible.

Article 7 — Cross-border transfer of personal information

7.1 The servers for this service are located in Hong Kong SAR, China, so your personal information is stored outside the mainland. For users in the mainland, this situation may constitute providing personal information abroad as that expression is used in the Personal Information Protection Law.

7.2 Under the Provisions on Promoting and Regulating Cross-border Data Flows, a party that is not a critical information infrastructure operator and that has cumulatively provided the personal information of fewer than 100,000 people (not including sensitive personal information) abroad since 1 January of the current year is exempt from filing a security assessment for data export, exempt from concluding a standard contract for the export of personal information, and exempt from obtaining personal information protection certification. The current scale of the service is far below that threshold, so this exemption applies.

7.3 The exemption above is premised on sensitive personal information not being involved. We therefore do not collect sensitive personal information such as identity document numbers, biometric data, financial account details, movement tracking data or information about children under the age of fourteen. If you enter such information yourself in an input field of the service, please delete it immediately and do not submit it again.

7.4 If the scale of the business or the types of information change so that the exemption no longer applies, we will complete the corresponding compliance procedures in accordance with law before continuing to provide the service.

Article 8 — Notes on applicable regional law

8.1 We process personal information in accordance with the relevant laws of the People's Republic of China, including the Personal Information Protection Law, the Data Security Law and the Cybersecurity Law. Under Article 3 of the Personal Information Protection Law, where the personal information of natural persons within the territory of the People's Republic of China is processed outside that territory, that law likewise applies where the circumstances described in that Article are met.

8.2 The service is available to users including those in mainland China, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China, the Macao Special Administrative Region of China and the Taiwan region of China. Your region may have legislation that specifically protects personal data (personal information); to the extent that it has mandatory effect, it applies with priority within its scope.

User's regionPrincipal applicable lawPrincipal protection for you
mainland ChinaPersonal Information Protection Law, Data Security Law, Cybersecurity Law of the People's Republic of ChinaNotification and consent, separate consent for sensitive personal information, access and copying, correction and completion, deletion, portability, withdrawal of consent, explanation, complaints and reports
Hong Kong SAR, ChinaPersonal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (Cap. 486)Six data protection principles; the right of access to and correction of personal data; the duty to inform of the purpose and manner of use
Macao SAR, ChinaPersonal Data Protection Act (Law No. 8/2005)The data subject's rights of access, correction, erasure and objection; processing must have a legitimate basis
Taiwan region of ChinaThe local provisions on the protection of personal dataEnquiry or request for inspection, request for a copy to be issued, request for supplementation or correction, request to cease collection, processing or use, request for erasure

8.3 This policy does not exclude and does not restrict any right you have under mandatory legal provisions in force in your region. If any provision of this policy is inconsistent with a mandatory legal provision in force in your region, the local provision governs to the extent of that inconsistency, and the remaining provisions continue in effect.

8.4 We do not carry out direct marketing: we do not use your personal information to send you commercial promotion, and we do not provide it to a third party for that party's own promotional purposes. As regards the regulation of direct marketing under the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China, the service does not involve use or provision for promotional purposes.

8.5 The channels for exercising your rights are the same: wherever you are located, you may make a request to us by the means set out in Article 11; we will reply within 15 working days of receiving the request. If you are not satisfied with the reply, you may complain to the competent authority in your region that handles personal data protection matters, or complain to the Cyberspace Administration, market regulation and other authorities of mainland China.

Article 9 — Your rights and how to exercise them

RightDescriptionHow to exercise it
Access and copyView the personal information we hold about youView it directly in the application; or make a request as below
Correction and completionCorrect inaccurate or incomplete informationChange it yourself in the application; or make a request as below
DeletionAsk for personal information to be deletedClose the account; or make a request as below
Withdrawal of consentWithdraw consent previously given to the processing of personal informationClose the account, or stop using the service
Closing the accountDelete the account and the data associated with itMake a request as below
ExplanationAsk for this policy to be explainedMake a request as below
Complaints and reportsComplain to a regulatorComplain to the Cyberspace Administration, market regulation and other authorities

How to make a request: by email to zhangjifeng@msn.com, or through the "ticket" function of the service. We will reply within 15 working days of receiving the request.

Please state the specific request and verifiable identity information in your application, so that we can confirm your identity and prevent anyone else from impersonating you.

Article 10 — Updates to this policy

10.1 We may update this policy because of changes in laws and regulations or adjustments to the business; an update will be published in a notice on the page or in a notification within the service, and will be marked with the date of the update.

10.2 Where an update involves a material change such as a change to the purposes or methods of processing or to the types of information, we will draw attention to it in a prominent way and, where necessary, seek your consent again.

Article 11 — Contact us

  • Operating entity: Zhang Jifeng (natural person, published as "Gifun Studio")
  • Contact email: zhangjifeng@msn.com (for personal information rights requests, complaints and objections)
  • Ticket channel: submit through the "ticket" function in the application after signing in

Version v1.2 · Effective from the date this page is published. Please also read the Terms of Service.