Privacy Policy

We collect information in two ways:

We use the information we collect to:

• Respond to your inquiries and evaluate potential business relationships.
• Operate, maintain, and improve the Website.
• Analyze usage patterns to understand how visitors interact with our content.
• Protect against fraudulent, unauthorized, or illegal activity.
• Comply with applicable legal obligations.
• Send transactional or administrative communications related to your inquiry (we do not send marketing emails without your explicit consent).

Where applicable under the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) or similar laws, we process your personal data on the following legal bases:

• Legitimate interests — to operate our Website, respond to inquiries, and prevent fraud.
• Contract — to take steps at your request prior to entering a business relationship.
• Legal obligation — to comply with applicable laws and regulations.
• Consent — where you have explicitly opted in to specific processing activities.

We use cookies and similar technologies to operate the Website and understand how it is used. Cookies are small text files stored on your device.

You can control cookies through your browser settings. Note that disabling certain cookies may affect Website functionality.

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information. We may share information in the following limited circumstances:

• Service providers — trusted third parties who assist us in operating the Website (e.g., hosting, analytics), bound by confidentiality obligations.
• Professional advisers — lawyers, accountants, and auditors under professional secrecy obligations.
• Legal requirements — when required by law, court order, or governmental authority.
• Business transfers — in connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, where your information may be transferred as a business asset.
• With your consent — in any other circumstance where you have given us explicit permission.

We retain personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.

Inquiry and contact form data is typically retained for up to three (3) years from the date of submission, or longer if we enter into a business relationship. Automatically collected data such as server logs is generally retained for up to twelve (12) months.

When personal data is no longer needed, we delete or anonymize it in a secure manner.

Zhong Inc. is based in the United States. If you are located outside the United States, please be aware that information you provide may be transferred to, stored, and processed in the United States, where data protection laws may differ from those in your jurisdiction.

Where required by applicable law (such as the GDPR), we implement appropriate safeguards — such as Standard Contractual Clauses — to protect your information during international transfers.

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal information:

• Access — request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
• Rectification — request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data.
• Erasure — request deletion of your personal data under certain circumstances.
• Restriction — request that we restrict processing of your data.
• Portability — receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format.
• Objection — object to processing based on legitimate interests.
• Withdrawal of consent — where processing is based on consent, withdraw it at any time.

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at contact@zhonginc.com. We will respond within the timeframe required by applicable law (typically 30 days).

The Website is not directed to children under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe we have inadvertently collected information from a child, please contact us and we will promptly delete it.

The Website may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those sites and encourage you to review their privacy policies before providing any personal information.

We implement reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information against unauthorized access, loss, or misuse. These include encrypted connections (HTTPS), access controls, and regular security reviews.

No method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to protect your information, we cannot guarantee absolute security.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will revise the "Effective date" at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this Policy periodically to stay informed about how we protect your information.

Your continued use of the Website after any changes constitutes your acceptance of the updated Policy.

If you have questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us: