Last Updated: December 26, 2025
1. Introduction
Welcome to Hello Korea (https://hellokorea.xyz). We are a global K-Culture media outlet based in Seoul, dedicated to providing high-quality news and insights to K-Pop fans worldwide. Your privacy is of extreme importance to us. This Privacy Policy document outlines the types of personal information that is received and collected by Hello Korea and how it is used.
2. Log Files
Like many other Web sites, Hello Korea makes use of log files. These files merely log visitors to the site – usually a standard procedure for hosting companies and a part of hosting services’ analytics. The information inside the log files includes internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, Internet Service Provider (ISP), date/time stamp, referring/exit pages, and possibly the number of clicks.
3. Cookies and Web Beacons
Hello Korea uses cookies to store information about visitors’ preferences, to record user-specific information on which pages the site visitor accesses or visits, and to personalize or customize our web page content based upon visitors’ browser type or other information that the visitor sends via their browser.
4. Google DoubleClick DART Cookie
- Google, as a third-party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads on Hello Korea.
- Google’s use of the DART cookie enables it to serve ads to our site’s visitors based upon their visit to Hello Korea and other sites on the Internet.
- Users may opt out of the use of the DART cookie by visiting the Google ad and content network privacy policy at the following URL – https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads
5. Our Advertising Partners
We may use Google AdSense as our primary advertising partner. Third-party ad servers or ad networks use technology in their respective advertisements and links that appear on Hello Korea, which are sent directly to your browser. They automatically receive your IP address when this occurs.
6. Information for Children
We believe it is important to provide added protection for children online. We encourage parents and guardians to spend time online with their children to observe, participate in and/or monitor and guide their online activity. Hello Korea does not knowingly collect any personally identifiable information from children under the age of 13.
7. Online Privacy Policy Only
This privacy policy applies only to our online activities and is valid for visitors to our website and regarding information shared and/or collected there. This policy does not apply to any information collected offline or via channels other than this website.
8. Consent
By using our website, you hereby consent to our privacy policy and agree to its terms.