Privacy Policy
Privacy Policy for seekorea21.com
Who we are
Our website address is https://seekorea21.com. This site is a blog dedicated to introducing Korean travel destinations and restaurants, operated by ‘Soksaks’ (CEO: Jin-hee Woo).
- Address: #102, 10, Duggeobi-ro, Seowon-gu, Cheongju-si, Chungcheongbuk-do, Republic of Korea
- Business Name: Soksaks
What personal data we collect and why we collect it
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Contact Forms
Information submitted through contact forms is retained for a certain period for customer service purposes. This information is not used for marketing purposes without your explicit consent.
Cookies
- If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
- If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
Analytics
To optimize the site, we may collect visitor statistics (e.g., pages visited, time spent on site). This data is processed anonymously and may be collected through analytics tools such as Google Analytics.
Who we share your data with
The site basically does not share your personal information with third parties. However, visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service (e.g., Akismet).
How long we retain your data
- Comments and Metadata: If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
- User Information: For users that register on our website, we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username).
What rights you have over your data
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where your data is sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service located outside the European Union (or other international servers). We ensure that these third-party services comply with appropriate data protection standards.
Contact Information
If you have any inquiries regarding privacy, please contact our Privacy Officer:
- Privacy Officer: Hyun-su Kim
- Email: kguy45@naver.com
- Phone: +82 10-2641-1779
Additional Information
How we protect your data
We take the following measures to protect user data:
- Secure Server (SSL): We use encrypted communication (HTTPS) for data transmission.
- Access Control: We recommend and enforce strong password policies and Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) for administrative pages containing personal information.
Data breach procedures
In the event of a personal data breach or security incident, we will activate our internal reporting system, notify affected users and relevant authorities within 72 hours of discovery, and immediately implement technical measures to minimize damage.
What third parties we receive data from
We may receive anonymized user interest data from advertising networks (e.g., Google AdSense), which is used to display more relevant advertisements to users.
Automated decision making and/or profiling we do with user data
We do not perform any automated decision-making, such as credit assessments or profiling, based on user data.
Announcement & Effective Date: March 1, 2026