PRIVACY POLICY
1. Introduction
This Privacy Policy describes how this website collects, uses, and handles information from visitors. The site is operated by Kyu Hwang in a personal capacity as an independent author and researcher. We collect only what is necessary for the site to operate and to respond to visitor enquiries.
2. Information We Collect
2.1 Information You Provide Voluntarily
If you submit the contact form or subscribe to the newsletter, you provide an email address and, optionally, your name. This information is used solely to respond to your enquiry or to send the newsletter updates you requested. It is not sold, licensed, or shared with third parties for any purpose.
2.2 Automatically Collected Information
Like most websites, this site collects certain technical information automatically when you visit: your IP address, browser type and version, operating system, referring URL, pages viewed, and time spent on the site. This information is collected through the site’s hosting and analytics services and is used in aggregate form to understand how the site is being used. It is not linked to any personal identifier.
2.3 Cookies
This site uses a small number of functional cookies necessary for basic site operation. It does not use advertising cookies or cross-site tracking cookies. You can disable cookies in your browser settings without affecting your ability to read the site’s content.
3. How Your Information Is Used
Contact form submissions are used to reply to your enquiry and are not retained beyond that purpose. Newsletter subscriptions are used to send periodic updates on the research, corrections to the data, and new blog posts. Aggregate analytics data is used to understand which pages and content are most useful to visitors.
4. Data Retention
Contact messages are retained for as long as necessary to handle your enquiry and are deleted thereafter. Newsletter subscriber records are retained until you unsubscribe using the link included in every email. Aggregate analytics data is retained in accordance with the analytics provider’s standard terms.
5. Your Rights
You may request access to, correction of, or deletion of any personal data you have provided. To exercise these rights, use the contact form on the Contact page. Requests will be handled within 30 days.
6. Third-Party Services
This site uses third-party services — including the hosting provider, the email newsletter service, and the website analytics provider — each of which operates under its own privacy policy. Links to those policies are available on request via the Contact page.
7. Changes to This Policy
This policy may be updated from time to time. The date at the top shows when it was last revised. Continued use of the site after a revision constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.
8. Contact
Questions about this policy may be directed to the author via the Contact page.