1. Purpose of Data Collection

This blog (hereinafter referred to as the “Site”) respects the anonymity of its visitors and collects minimal personal information solely for limited purposes, including:

• Managing comments and blocking malicious spam.

• Analyzing visitor traffic and improving services.

• Providing personalized advertisements (e.g., Google AdSense) and monitoring security threats.

2. Information We Collect and How We Collect It

The Site may automatically generate or collect the following information through user interaction or direct input:

• Data Collected: Name (Nickname), Email address, IP address, Cookies, and usage data.

• Collection Methods: Through comment submission forms, web browser logs, and installed security/functional plugins.

3. Data Retention

Comments and related information (name, email, IP) submitted by users may be kept indefinitely for the duration of the blog’s operation. However, if a user requests the deletion of their comment or if the Site is closed, the data will be deleted without delay.

4. Third-Party Services

The Site does not sell or unlawfully share your personal information with third parties. However, to provide stable services, data may be processed by or automatically transmitted to the following global technical services:

• Akismet (Automattic Inc.): Analyzing comment data for spam filtering.

• Google Analytics & Google AdSense: Analyzing visitor traffic and delivering personalized advertisements.

• Wordfence (Defiant Inc.): Monitoring security threats and blocking malicious IPs.

• WP ULike: Collects visitor IP addresses temporarily to prevent duplicate voting on content.

• Convert Plus: Processing email addresses through newsletter or event subscription forms.

5. Use of Cookies

The Site uses ‘cookies’ to provide customized services and maintain login sessions. You can configure your web browser options to accept all cookies, require confirmation each time a cookie is saved, or refuse all cookies. Please note that refusing cookies may limit your ability to use certain dynamic features (e.g., liking posts, leaving comments). Additionally, essential functional cookies are stored via the Polylang plugin to remember your selected language preference.

6. Contact Information

If you have any questions or concerns regarding the processing of your personal information on this Site, please contact:

• Email: contact@heejungkim.com

 

Last Updated: June 9, 2026