Privacy Policy

1. Data Controller

InfoSouthKorea.com is an independent travel information website operated as part of the InfoPlaces network of country guides. We are a private publisher — not affiliated with any government body.

Data controller contact: contact@infosouthkorea.com

2. What We Collect

Information you give us voluntarily:

• Email address and name when you subscribe to our newsletter or download the free guide
• Name, email and message content when you use our contact form

Information collected automatically (with your consent):

• Anonymized page-view and session data via Google Analytics 4
• Device type, browser type and approximate geographic region
• Standard web-server access logs (IP address, URL requested, timestamp) — retained for 30 days for security and abuse prevention

We do not collect any automatically-gathered data beyond server logs until you grant consent via our cookie banner.

3. How We Use Information

• To deliver content you requested (newsletter, free guide)
• To send periodic travel updates — only with your explicit consent, and you may unsubscribe at any time
• To respond to contact form enquiries
• To understand how visitors use the site via anonymized analytics, so we can improve content
• To detect and prevent abuse, spam and security threats

We never sell, rent or share your personal data with third parties for their marketing purposes.

4. Cookies & Tracking

This site uses Google Consent Mode v2 with a default-denied posture. No analytics or advertising cookies are set until you grant consent via our cookie banner.

We use three categories of cookies:

Category	Purpose	Default
Essential	Cookie consent preferences, security tokens	Always active
Analytics	Google Analytics 4 — anonymized page-view and session data to improve content	Denied until consent
Marketing	Advertising personalization (currently unused but reserved for future use)	Denied until consent

You can change your preferences at any time by clicking Cookie Settings in the footer of every page.

5. Affiliate Links & Third Parties

This site contains affiliate links to the following partners: SafetyWing (travel insurance), Airalo & Holafly (eSIM), Wise & Revolut (travel money), NordVPN & ExpressVPN (VPN), Booking.com & Airbnb (accommodation), GetYourGuide & Viator (tours), Skyscanner & Kiwi.com (flights) and Babbel (language learning).

When you click an affiliate link, the partner site may set its own cookies and collect data subject to their privacy policy. We encourage you to review the privacy policy of any third-party site you visit.

See our Affiliate Disclosure for full details.

6. Your Rights (GDPR & CCPA)

Depending on your location, you have some or all of the following rights:

• Right of access — request a copy of all personal data we hold about you
• Right to rectification — ask us to correct inaccurate data
• Right to erasure ("right to be forgotten") — ask us to delete your personal data
• Right to data portability — receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format
• Right to withdraw consent — unsubscribe from marketing emails via the link in any email, or revoke cookie consent via Cookie Settings
• Right to object — object to processing based on legitimate interests
• CCPA rights — California residents may request disclosure of data collected and opt out of any "sale" of personal information (we do not sell personal data)

To exercise any right, email contact@infosouthkorea.com. We will respond within 30 days.

7. Right to Lodge a Complaint — Article 77

If you believe our processing of your personal data violates the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority in the EU/EEA member state of your habitual residence, place of work or place of the alleged infringement.

A full list of data protection authorities is available at the European Data Protection Board (EDPB).

8. Data Retention

• Email subscriber data: retained until you unsubscribe
• Contact form data: retained for up to 12 months, then deleted
• Server logs: retained for 30 days
• Analytics data: retained per Google Analytics default settings (14 months), anonymized
• Cookie consent preferences: stored locally in your browser for 180 days

9. Children — Article 8

InfoSouthKorea.com is not directed at children under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal data from anyone under 16. If you believe we have inadvertently collected data from a child under 16, please contact us at contact@infosouthkorea.com and we will delete it promptly.

10. Contact

For any privacy-related questions or requests, contact us at:

📧 contact@infosouthkorea.com

This privacy policy was last updated in April 2026.

Who we are

Suggested text: Our website address is: https://infosouthkorea.com.

Comments

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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. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Media

Suggested text: 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.

Cookies

Suggested text: 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.

When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select "Remember Me", your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

Embedded content from other websites

Suggested text: Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Who we share your data with

Suggested text: If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

How long we retain your data

Suggested text: 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.

For users that register on our website (if any), 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). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

What rights you have over your data

Suggested text: 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

Suggested text: Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.