Privacy and Security

Privacy Policy

We understand the importance of privacy. This policy details how this site collects, uses, and protects your information.

Last Updated: January 1, 2025

Overview

Welcome to the official Clash download center (hereafter "this site", domain: clashfaq.com). This site provides Clash client downloads and guidance, and we highly value the privacy of every visitor.

This policy applies to all data processing activities while visiting this site, including the home, download, tutorial, and blog pages. Please read this policy carefully before using the site.

Core Commitment: This site does not sell or rent your personal information to third parties. Collected data is only used to improve site experience and analyze trends, never for commercial marketing.

Information Collection

This site collects only the minimum information necessary to provide normal services, as follows:

Automatically Collected Technical Information

When you visit this site, servers or third-party analytics may automatically collect anonymous technical data:

Data Type Description Usage
Browser Language Settings Automatic redirection to the corresponding language version Language Localization
IP Address (Anonymized) Geographic Region (Country/Region level) Visit Statistics and Security Protection
Browser and Device Type Browser Version, OS, Screen Resolution Page Compatibility Optimization
Browsing Behavior Data Time on Page, Bounce Rate, Click Path Content Quality Optimization
Referrer The page you came from (if any) Traffic Source Analysis

Information You Actively Provide

This site does not currently offer registration, login, comments, or form submissions, so we do not actively collect personal identity information (name, email, phone number, etc.).

This site does not collect or store sensitive personal information, including IDs, bank accounts, passwords, or biometric data.

Information Usage

Anonymous technical data is used only for these legitimate purposes:

  • Automatic redirection to the most appropriate language version based on your browser settings to improve access experience.
  • Analyzing overall traffic trends to understand which content is most valuable to users.
  • Identifying and fixing loading errors or compatibility issues to improve technical quality.
  • Preventing malicious crawlers, DDoS attacks, and other threats to ensure stable site operation.
  • Optimizing page load speed and mobile display for a better user experience.

We do not use the above data for targeted advertising, user profiling, data sales, or any commercial profit-making purposes.

Cookie Policy

Cookies are small text files stored on your device that help remember your preferences and improve experience. Our use of cookies follows a minimization principle.

Cookie Types Used on This Site

  • Functional Cookies: Used to remember your language preference, avoiding repeated detection and redirection. These are essential for basic site functionality.
  • Analytical Cookies: Set by third-party analytics services (such as Google Analytics) to anonymously track page views and user behavior data, helping us understand website usage. You can disable these cookies in your browser.

How to Manage Cookies

You can view, modify, or delete cookies at any time through your browser settings. Here is how to manage cookies in major browsers:

  • Chrome: Settings → Privacy and Security → Cookies and other site data
  • Safari: Preferences → Privacy → Manage Website Data
  • Firefox: Options → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data
  • Edge: Settings → Cookies and site permissions → Manage and delete cookies and site data

Please note that disabling cookies may affect the normal use of some functions on this site, such as automatic saving of language preferences.

Third-Party Services

This site references several third-party services to implement specific functions. These providers may collect some data according to their respective privacy policies:

Fonts and Icons

The Inter and Noto Sans SC fonts and Font Awesome icon library used on this site are fully self-hosted. All relevant resource files are served directly from our servers, sending no requests to third parties (including Google Fonts, cdnjs, etc.) and involving no third-party data collection.

Website Analytics Services

This site may use website analytics tools like Google Analytics to track visitor data. These tools process data in an anonymized, aggregated manner and do not collect personally identifiable information. You can opt-out by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-onto choose to opt-out of statistics.

External Links

This site contains links to external websites such as GitHub and open-source licenses. After clicking these links, you will leave this site and be subject to the privacy policies of the target websites. This site is not responsible for the content or privacy practices of external websites.

The data processing behavior of the Clash client software itself (such as proxy traffic forwarding) is unrelated to this website and belongs to the functional scope of the client software. For information regarding Clash software, please refer to the GitHub Open Source Projectfor relevant documentation.

Data Security

We have implemented various technical and administrative measures to protect the security of data collected by this site:

  • HTTPS Encrypted Transmission: TLS/SSL encryption is enabled site-wide, ensuring all data transmission is protected against man-in-the-middle attacks and data theft.
  • Data Minimization: This site strictly follows the principle of data minimization, collecting only the absolute minimum data necessary to provide services.
  • Anonymization: All access logs and analytics data are anonymized and cannot be linked to specific individuals.
  • Regular Security Reviews: We perform regular security checks on website code and configurations to promptly fix known vulnerabilities.

While we strive to protect your information, please understand that the internet inherently possesses unavoidable security risks, and no website can guarantee absolute security.

Your Rights

According to applicable data protection regulations (including GDPR and PIPL), you may have the following rights in certain circumstances:

  1. Right to be Informed: To know what data this site collects and how it is used (as described in this privacy policy).
  2. Right of Access: To inquire whether this site holds your personal data and the specific content of that data.
  3. Right to Erasure: To request the deletion of your personal data held by this site under conditions met by relevant laws.
  4. Right to Object: To object to specific processing of your personal data, including for analysis and statistics.
  5. Right to Data Portability: To obtain a copy of your personal data in a structured, commonly used format (if applicable).

Since this site does not currently collect personally identifiable information, some of the above rights may not be practically exercisable. If you have any questions regarding your data rights, please consult your local data protection authority.

Opting Out of Data Collection

You can reduce data collection by this site through the following methods:

  • Disable third-party cookies in your browser settings to prevent tracking.
  • Use private browsing mode (Incognito) to access this site.
  • Install privacy protection extensions (such as uBlock Origin) to block tracking scripts.
  • Install the Google Analytics Opt-out Add-on to choose to opt-out of website statistics.

Minor Protection

The Clash network proxy tool provided on this site is intended for adult users with a certain technical foundation. This site does not specifically target minors under the age of 14 and does not actively collect any personal information from minors.

If you are a guardian of a minor, please supervise their internet usage to ensure they use network tools appropriately under your guidance. If you discover that this site may have accidentally collected minor information, please submit a request according to this policy.

Policy Changes

As site features are updated or laws change, this privacy policy may be revised periodically. we will notify you of policy changes by:

  • Updating the "Last Updated" date at the top of this page.
  • Displaying a prominent notice on the home page if the changes are significant.

We recommend checking this page periodically for the latest version. Continued use of this site after policy updates constitutes acceptance of the revised privacy policy.

The right to interpret this privacy policy belongs to the Clash open-source community. In case of conflict with local laws, the local applicable laws shall prevail.