Privacy policy

StarCode (“we,” “our,” or “this site,” at yy123.ink) values your privacy. This policy explains what information we collect when you use the site, why we collect it, how we use and retain it, and the rights available to you. By using the site, you confirm that you have read and agree to this policy.

1. Information we collect

Information you provide

• Registration and sign-in: email address, username, nickname, and password (stored as an irreversible hash that we cannot read in plain text).
• Interactions: comments, posts, replies, and links or resource details you submit.
• Transactions: order numbers, amounts, and payment status when you buy tools or unlock resources. Alipay processes payments; we do not access or store your card number or payment password.

Information collected automatically

• Access logs: IP address, browser and device type, operating system, pages visited, referrer, and visit time.
• Information used for security (such as detecting abnormal requests, spam, and abuse) and anonymous traffic statistics.

Cookies and local storage

• Essential cookies: maintain sign-in state, remember language preferences, and support forms and payment flows.
• Analytics and advertising cookies: measure site traffic and serve third-party ads; they may be set by third-party providers.
• We do not use cookies to collect your password or payment credentials.

2. How we use information

• To provide core features such as accounts, comments, posts, resource downloads, and tool purchases.
• To send necessary notices about email verification, password resets, orders, and downloads.
• For security, troubleshooting, and abuse prevention.
• To understand site traffic and improve content organization and the page experience.
• To display ads that help cover operating costs.

We do not sell your personal information or use it for purposes unrelated to this policy.

3. Third-party services

We rely on the following third-party services to operate the site. They process information necessary to provide their services under their own privacy policies:

• Cloudflare：Hosting, CDN, and traffic analytics; may process access logs and device information.
• Google Analytics：Anonymous traffic analytics (measurement ID: G-M3W1WEHGCV); uses cookies to record visits.
• Baidu Union：Serves page ads and may use cookies or device identifiers to measure ad performance.
• Monetag：Serves page ads and may use cookies or device identifiers to measure ad performance.
• Alipay：Processes payments and sends order status notifications.
• Resend：Sends transactional emails such as verification and password-reset messages.

Third-party ad providers may show personalized ads based on your browsing activity. You can manage or clear cookies in your browser settings, or visit Google Ad Settings to adjust personalization. You will still see ads if personalization is disabled, but they may be less relevant.

4. Managing cookies

You can delete or disable cookies in your browser. Disabling essential cookies may prevent sign-in, comments, purchases, and other features from working properly. We do not currently respond to browser Do Not Track signals because no industry-wide standard has been established.

5. Data retention and security

• Account and service data are stored using database and object-storage services provided by Cloudflare.
• Passwords are stored as bcrypt hashes; all site traffic is transmitted over HTTPS.
• We retain information only as long as needed for the purposes above, then delete or anonymize it.
• No online environment is completely secure. Please protect your account and password.

6. Your rights

You can contact us using the details at the bottom of this page to request:

• Access to or correction of your account information;
• Deletion of comments, posts, and other content you have published;
• Account closure and deletion of related personal information, except transaction records we are required by law to retain.

We will process requests within a reasonable period after verifying your identity.

7. Children

This site is intended for developers and adults. If you are under 14, please read and use the site with a parent or guardian. We do not knowingly collect sensitive personal information from minors.

8. Policy updates

We may update this policy as features or laws change. When we do, we will update the “Last updated” date at the top of the page. We will announce material changes on the site or through another reasonable method.

9. Contact us

If you have questions about this policy or want to exercise your rights, contact us:

• WeChat (please mention “StarCode” and the reason for contacting us): ITcloub
• For copyright complaints, see About us · Copyright and complaints.