Last updated: May 6, 2026
This Privacy Policy describes how Seoul Space (seoulspace.com) collects, uses, and shares information about you when you visit our website. By using our site, you agree to the terms of this policy.
Who We Are
Our website address is: https://seoulspace.com. Seoul Space is a content website covering Korean culture, K-pop, K-drama, lifestyle, and entertainment.
Information We Collect
We collect information in the following ways:
- Comments: When you leave a comment, we collect your name, email address, website URL (if provided), IP address, and browser user agent string for spam detection purposes.
- Contact Form: When you submit a contact form, we collect your name and email address to respond to your inquiry.
- Cookies: We use cookies to enhance your browsing experience, analyze site traffic, and serve personalized advertisements.
Cookies
Our website uses the following types of cookies:
- Essential cookies: Required for the website to function properly, including login sessions and comment preferences.
- Analytics cookies: Used by Google Analytics to collect anonymized data about how visitors use our site, including pages visited, time spent, and traffic sources.
- Advertising cookies: Used by Google AdSense to serve relevant advertisements based on your browsing behavior and interests.
Third Party Services
We use the following third party services that may collect data about you:
- Google Analytics & Google Tag Manager: We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors interact with our site. Google may use this data in accordance with its privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy
- Google AdSense: We display advertisements served by Google AdSense. Google uses cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to our site and other sites on the internet. You can opt out of personalized advertising by visiting https://www.google.com/settings/ads
- Gravatar: If you leave a comment, an anonymized hash of your email address may be shared with Gravatar to display your profile picture. Gravatar’s privacy policy is available at https://automattic.com/privacy/
- Wordfence: We use Wordfence for website security. It may collect IP addresses and other technical data to protect against malicious activity.
Advertising
We participate in the Google AdSense program. Third party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to our website or other websites. You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google’s Ads Settings at https://www.google.com/settings/ads. You can also opt out of third party vendor use of cookies for personalized advertising by visiting www.aboutads.info.
Embedded Content From Other Websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content such as videos, images, and social media posts. Embedded content from other websites behaves as if you visited those websites directly. These sites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional tracking, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content.
How We Use Your Data
We use the information we collect to:
- Operate and improve our website
- Respond to comments and inquiries
- Analyze website traffic and user behavior
- Display relevant advertisements
- Protect against spam and malicious activity
How Long We Retain Your Data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely to allow us to recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically. For users who register on our website, we store the personal information provided in their user profile until they request deletion.
Your Rights Over Your Data
You have the right to:
- Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you
- Request that we correct or delete your personal data
- Opt out of personalized advertising
- Withdraw consent for cookies at any time by adjusting your browser settings
Data Security
We take reasonable measures to protect your personal information, including the use of security plugins, SSL encryption, and secure hosting through Kinsta. However, no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your data, please contact us through the contact form on our website at https://seoulspace.com.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.