This policy explains what data K-Munhwa collects, why, and what you can do about it. It applies to thekmunhwa.com.
Who runs this site
K-Munhwa is an independent blog operated from the Republic of Korea. For any privacy question or request, use the contact form.
What is collected
Information you give us
- Contact form — your name, email address, and message. Used only to reply to you, and kept no longer than necessary for that.
- Comments — your name, email address, comment text, IP address, and browser user agent. The IP and user agent are used for spam detection.
Information collected automatically
- Server logs — IP address, requested URL, referrer, user agent, and timestamp. Used to keep the site running and to detect abuse.
- Cookies — small files stored in your browser. This site uses them for basic functionality (such as remembering comment details) and, through third parties, for analytics and advertising.
Advertising
This site displays advertising served by third-party networks, including Google AdSense.
- Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this and other websites.
- Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visit to this site and/or other sites on the Internet.
- You may opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings.
- You can opt out of third-party vendor cookies for personalised advertising at aboutads.info/choices or optout.networkadvertising.org.
Third-party ad networks may also use their own cookies, web beacons, or similar technologies. This site does not control those technologies and is not responsible for their privacy practices.
Analytics
This site may use Google Analytics to understand aggregate traffic patterns — which pages are read, roughly where readers come from, and which devices they use. IP addresses are anonymised where the service supports it. Analytics data is not used to identify individual readers.
Embedded content
Posts may embed content from other sites (video, social posts). Embedded content behaves exactly as if you had visited that site directly, and those sites may collect data about you, use cookies, and track your interaction with the embed.
Your rights
Depending on where you live, you may have the right to request a copy of the personal data held about you, to have it corrected, or to have it deleted. To exercise any of these, use the contact form. Requests are answered within 30 days.
If you are in the EEA or UK, the legal bases for processing are: consent (advertising and analytics cookies), legitimate interest (site security and abuse prevention), and performance of a request (replying to your message).
If you are a California resident, this site does not sell personal information as that term is defined under the CCPA.
Children
This site is not directed at children under 13 and does not knowingly collect personal information from them. If you believe a child has provided personal information here, use the contact form and it will be deleted.
Controlling cookies
You can block or delete cookies through your browser settings. Blocking all cookies will not break this site, but some conveniences (such as remembering your comment name) will stop working.
Data retention
- Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely so follow-up comments can be recognised, unless you ask for removal.
- Contact form messages are retained only as long as needed to handle the enquiry.
- Server logs are rotated and deleted on a rolling basis.
Changes to this policy
If this policy changes materially, the updated version will be posted here with a new revision date. Continued use of the site after a change means you accept the updated policy.