Effective Date: August 21, 2026
Welcome to The Korea Picks. Your privacy is important to us. This Privacy Policy explains what information we may collect, how we use it, and how we handle it when you visit or interact with our website.
1. Who We Are
The Korea Picks is an independent English-language website based in South Korea, introducing Korean camping gear, K-food, kitchen & living products, and related aspects of everyday Korean life to readers around the world.
Website: The Korea Picks
2. Information We Collect
We may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide when you contact us, subscribe to our newsletter, or otherwise interact with the website.
This information may include:
- Name
- Email address
- Subject
- Message content
- Other information you voluntarily provide
We may also automatically collect limited technical information such as your IP address, browser type, device or operating system information, referring website, and pages visited for purposes such as website security, administration, analytics, and performance monitoring.
3. How We Use Your Information
We may use the information we collect to:
- Respond to inquiries and messages.
- Provide requested communications or newsletter updates.
- Improve our website, content, and user experience.
- Maintain website security.
- Prevent spam, fraud, or abuse.
- Understand website traffic and performance.
We do not sell or rent your personal information.
4. Cookies
The Korea Picks may use cookies and similar technologies to support website functionality, understand website traffic, improve performance, and provide features offered by third-party services.
You can control or disable cookies through your browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may affect some website functionality.
5. Advertising
The Korea Picks may use third-party advertising services, including Google AdSense, if advertising is enabled on the website.
Such services may use cookies or similar technologies to deliver, personalize, and measure advertisements in accordance with their own privacy policies and applicable laws.
This Privacy Policy may be updated as advertising services or technologies used by the website change.
6. Affiliate Links
Some content on The Korea Picks contains affiliate links.
If you click an affiliate link and make a qualifying purchase, The Korea Picks may receive a commission at no additional cost to you.
Third-party retailers and affiliate networks may use cookies or other tracking technologies to attribute purchases or other actions to referral links.
For more information, please see our Affiliate Disclosure.
7. Third-Party Services and Websites
The Korea Picks may contain links to third-party websites or use services provided by third parties.
These third parties may collect or process information according to their own privacy policies. The Korea Picks is not responsible for the privacy practices or content of external websites.
We encourage you to review the privacy policies of third-party services you choose to use.
8. Data Retention
If you contact us through our contact form, we may retain your message for administrative, customer service, security, or legal purposes for up to 24 months unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.
Newsletter subscription information may be retained while you remain subscribed or as otherwise necessary to manage subscription records and comply with applicable requirements.
9. Your Choices and Rights
Depending on your location and applicable law, you may have rights regarding your personal information.
You may contact us to request access to, correction of, or deletion of personal information you have provided to us.
You may also unsubscribe from newsletter communications using the unsubscribe option provided in those communications, where applicable.
10. Children’s Privacy
The Korea Picks is not specifically directed toward children, and we do not knowingly seek to collect personal information from children.
If you believe that personal information from a child has been provided to us, please contact us so that we can review the matter and take appropriate action.
11. Contact Us
If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy or your personal information, please contact us at:
Email: contact@thekoreapicks.com
12. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our website, services, or legal requirements.
Any changes will be posted on this page with a revised Effective Date.