Last Updated: October 15, 2026
Welcome to GajagoKorea (https://gajagokorea.com). We respect your privacy and are committed to explaining clearly how information is collected, used, and protected when you visit our website.
This Privacy Policy describes the information processed through our website, including Google Analytics 4, essential website functions, cookies, consent management, and communications you choose to send us.
For privacy-related questions or requests, contact us at annyeong@gajagokorea.com.
1. Information We Collect
Information You Provide Voluntarily
If you contact us by email, we may receive your name, email address, and any information you choose to include in your message.
We use this information to respond to your inquiry and manage related correspondence.
Website and Technical Information
When you visit GajagoKorea, our website and hosting infrastructure may process technical information such as:
- IP address
- Browser and device information
- Date and time of requests
- Pages or resources requested
- Referring website or page
- Technical and security-related information
This information may be used to operate the website, troubleshoot problems, maintain security, and investigate misuse.
Website Analytics
We use Google Analytics 4 (GA4) to understand how visitors use GajagoKorea and improve our content and website experience.
Depending on your consent choices, analytics information may include:
- Pages viewed and website interactions
- Approximate geographic location
- Browser and device characteristics
- Referral sources
- Visit and engagement information
- Online identifiers associated with analytics cookies
Google Analytics 4 does not log or store visitors’ IP addresses as part of its standard measurement data. Google may process IP addresses temporarily when collecting information and determining approximate location.
We use CookieYes and Google Consent Mode v2 to manage and communicate consent preferences.
When Analytics consent is denied, GA4 analytics cookies are not stored in the configuration we have tested. However, Google Consent Mode may still allow limited cookieless measurement signals to be sent to Google.
When Analytics consent is granted, GA4 may use analytics cookies to recognize visits and provide website statistics.
2. How We Use Information
We process information for the following purposes:
- Operating and maintaining GajagoKorea
- Protecting website security and preventing misuse
- Diagnosing technical issues
- Responding to emails and inquiries
- Understanding website usage through Google Analytics, subject to applicable consent requirements
- Improving our travel guides, website navigation, and visitor experience
- Managing and remembering visitors’ cookie-consent preferences
- Complying with applicable legal obligations
Where the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) applies, the legal basis for processing personal information depends on the purpose of the processing.
These legal bases may include:
- Consent — For optional analytics cookies and related processing where consent is required.
- Legitimate interests — For maintaining website functionality and security, preventing misuse, and responding to inquiries, where those interests are not overridden by applicable privacy rights.
- Legal obligations — When processing is necessary to comply with applicable law.
The legal basis for any cookieless measurement processing must also be assessed under applicable law; the absence of analytics cookies does not automatically make such processing exempt from privacy requirements.
Where processing is based on consent, you may withdraw your consent at any time. Withdrawal does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before consent was withdrawn.
3. Cookies and Consent Preferences
GajagoKorea uses cookies and similar technologies for website functionality, consent management, and website analytics.
We use the CookieYes WordPress plugin to manage cookie consent and visitor preferences.
CookieYes provides a consent banner through which visitors can accept or reject optional cookies and manage available categories.
Analytics consent is denied by default until a visitor grants permission.
Google Consent Mode communicates consent choices to Google’s services. Denying Analytics consent prevents GA4 analytics-cookie storage in our tested configuration, but does not necessarily prevent all cookieless communications with Google.
Essential cookies may be used where necessary for website operation, security, or remembering consent preferences.
GajagoKorea provides a cookie-preferences icon near the bottom-left corner of the website. You can select this icon to reopen the consent interface and change or withdraw your choices.
You can also manage or delete cookies through your browser settings. Deleting cookies may cause the consent banner to appear again.
If you experience difficulty accessing the consent controls, please contact us at annyeong@gajagokorea.com.
For more information about the cookies used on GajagoKorea, including their purposes and retention periods, please see our Cookie Policy.
4. Third-Party Services and Information Sharing
We use third-party services to operate and understand the performance of GajagoKorea.
Google Analytics 4
Google Analytics 4 is provided by Google and helps us understand website traffic and visitor interactions.
Google Consent Mode communicates visitors’ consent preferences to Google’s services. Depending on those preferences, Google may receive limited cookieless measurement signals even when Analytics consent is denied.
When Analytics consent is granted, GA4 may use cookies to recognize visits and provide website statistics.
Google processes information according to its applicable service terms and privacy practices.
For more information, see:
- Google Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy
- How Google uses information from sites or apps that use its services: https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites
Website Hosting and Technical Services
Our website is built with WordPress and hosted using Hostinger services.
Website hosting and related technical services may process information necessary to deliver website content, maintain infrastructure, provide security, and support website operations.
CookieYes
We use CookieYes to manage cookie-consent preferences, display consent controls, and remember visitors’ choices.
CookieYes may process information associated with consent management and its related services, depending on the features and settings used.
We do not sell visitor information or knowingly share it for cross-context behavioral advertising as part of our currently described website operations.
We may disclose information when necessary to operate our website through service providers, comply with applicable law, protect legal rights, or respond to lawful requests.
5. Data Retention and Security
We retain information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, subject to applicable legal requirements.
Retention periods depend on the type of information and the service involved.
For example:
- Email correspondence may be retained as needed to respond to inquiries and maintain related records.
- Website technical logs may be retained by our hosting provider according to its applicable settings and policies.
- Google Analytics 4 is currently configured with an event data retention period of 2 months and a user data retention period of 14 months. These settings apply to the relevant data covered by Google Analytics retention controls and do not necessarily determine how long all aggregated reports or other Google Analytics data remain available.
- Cookies and consent preferences may remain on your device for the periods described in our Cookie Policy.
We use reasonable technical and organizational measures to help protect information. However, no internet transmission or electronic storage method can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
6. International Data Processing
GajagoKorea uses service providers that may process information in countries other than the country where you live, including the United States.
Data protection laws in those countries may differ from those in your jurisdiction.
Where required by applicable law, international transfers of personal information must be supported by appropriate legal mechanisms and safeguards.
7. Your Privacy Rights
Depending on your location and the privacy laws that apply, you may have rights concerning your personal information.
These may include the right to:
- Request access to personal information held about you
- Request correction of inaccurate information
- Request deletion of personal information, subject to applicable exceptions
- Request restriction of certain processing
- Object to certain processing
- Request data portability where applicable
- Withdraw consent for processing based on consent
- Lodge a complaint with a relevant data protection authority
If you are located in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, or another jurisdiction with applicable data protection laws, additional rights and protections may apply.
California residents may also have privacy rights under applicable California law, depending on whether that law applies to the relevant business and processing activities.
To make a privacy-related request, contact annyeong@gajagokorea.com.
We will review and respond to requests in accordance with applicable law. We may need to verify your identity before fulfilling certain requests.
8. Children’s Privacy
GajagoKorea provides general travel information and is not directed toward children under the age of 13.
We do not knowingly solicit personal information from children under 13.
If you believe a child has provided personal information to us, please contact annyeong@gajagokorea.com so we can review the situation and take appropriate action.
9. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy to reflect changes in our website, services, data practices, or applicable legal requirements.
When we make changes, we will update the Last Updated date at the top of this page.
We encourage visitors to review this page periodically.
10. Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, our handling of personal information, or your privacy rights, please contact:
GajagoKorea
Website: https://gajagokorea.com
Email: annyeong@gajagokorea.com