Stay Pick Korea

Privacy Policy

๐Ÿ”’ Privacy Policy

Last updated: April 21, 2026

Stay Pick Korea (staypickkorea.blog, the “Site”) respects your privacy and complies with applicable laws including the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), UK Data Protection Act 2018, California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), and Korea’s Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA).

1. Information We Collect

  • When you comment or contact us: name, email address, message content
  • Automatically collected: IP address (masked), browser type & language, OS, visited URL, referring URL, time spent, cookies & device IDs
  • Google Analytics 4: anonymized traffic statistics (country-level geolocation)
  • Google AdSense: ad impression & click-related cookies

We do not collect sensitive information such as government ID numbers, banking details, or passport numbers.

2. Purpose of Collection

  • Traffic analysis and content quality improvement
  • Responding to comments and inquiries
  • Serving personalized ads via Google AdSense
  • Preventing abuse, spam, and maintaining service stability

3. Cookies & Similar Technologies

We use cookies to enhance user experience. Details on cookie types, purposes, and opt-out methods are in our separate Cookie Policy.

You can refuse cookies via your browser settings, though some site functions may be limited.

4. Google AdSense & Third-Party Ads

  • We use Google AdSense to display ads. Google may use cookies (including the DoubleClick DART cookie) based on your visits to this and other sites to serve ads relevant to you.
  • You may opt out of DART cookie use by visiting Google’s Ads and Content Network Privacy Policy.
  • Manage personalized ads at Google Ads Settings at any time.
  • EU/EEA/UK visitors: per GDPR and ePrivacy, you can choose ad personalization preferences through our Consent Management Platform (CMP).

5. Third-Party Sharing

We do not sell or rent your personal data. Data may be shared only for service operation and legal compliance:

  • Service providers: Automattic (WordPress.com hosting), Google LLC (Analytics, AdSense), Cloudflare (CDN/security) โ€” each processes data per their own privacy policy.
  • Legal/enforcement requests: when compelled by applicable law.
  • With your explicit consent.

6. Affiliate Marketing

The Site participates in affiliate programs with Agoda, Booking.com, Airbnb, Trip.com, and other travel platforms. Clicking these links may set tracking cookies used to calculate commissions. This costs you nothing extra.

7. Retention & Deletion

  • Comments & inquiries: retained for 3 years after resolution, then deleted.
  • Access logs: retained 3 months (per Korea’s Telecommunications Secret Protection Act).
  • Google Analytics data: auto-deleted after 14 months (GA4 default).

8. Your Rights (GDPR / CCPA / PIPA)

  • Access, rectify, erase, or restrict processing of your data
  • Data portability (GDPR Art. 20)
  • Object to automated decision-making (GDPR Art. 22)
  • Withdraw consent at any time
  • CCPA: right to know what we collect, right to delete, right to opt-out of “sale” (we don’t sell)

To exercise these rights, contact us using the info below. We respond within 30 days.

9. Children’s Privacy

This Site does not knowingly collect personal data from children under 13 (under 14 in Korea). If we discover such collection, the data will be deleted immediately.

10. Policy Updates

This policy may be updated to reflect legal or operational changes. Material changes will be announced via this page and/or email.

๐Ÿ“ฎ Contact (Data Protection)

  • Controller: Stay Pick Korea Team
  • Email: staypickkorea@gmail.com
  • Response time: within 30 days (usually 1-2 business days)