This Privacy Policy describes how Namaste Korea (“We”) collects, uses and shares your information on our website at namastekorea.com (the “Site”) and various relates services (collectively, the “Services”).
1. Information Collection and Use
A. Account Information
We ask for and store personally identifiable information about you when you create an account on the Site, such as your first, last name, email address, gender and date of birth. We use your name to create your account name and your email address to send you updates and messages regarding the Services. With date of birth, we provide age-appropriate content to users. If you choose to connect your account with Facebook, Twitter or any other service, we will receive and keep basic account registration data from the service, such as name, email address and user ID. Except as otherwise stated in this Privacy statement, we do not disclose your account information to other users of the Service. Should you provide them, we may also use your current location, status and travel preferences in order to supply you with accurate information or for advertising purposes later on.
B. Site Activity Information
We keep track of your Site activities such as your connections and bookmarks, postings, etc.
C. Content
Our Services are designed to enable users to share information with the world. You can participate in the Site by writing comments, tips & reviews, uploading pictures, completing your profile information, clicking buttons that show your interests and thoughts, and filling out and editing spot information. Such information is to be displayed to other users in public/
D. Log Data
Our servers automatically record information from your browser such as your IP addresses, browser type, Internet Service Provider, referring/exit pages, platform type, date/time stamp, number of clicks, pages visited, and search terms. This information may be used in order to track user movements, analyze broad trends and gather statistical information.
E. Cookies and Web Beacons
Like many other sites, we use “cookies” to make Namaste Korea easier to use. Cookies are small pieces of data places on your computer. You can set your Web browser to accept or decline cookies. Some sections of our Site may not function properly if you decline cookies. “Web beacons” (also known as “Pixel Tags” and “Clear GIFs”) are small transparent graphic images (on a web page or in an email) that are usedin combination with cookies in order to monitor some of your activities on our Site and personalize our Site for the users.
F. Account Deletion
When you request to delete your account, the reviews, tips, comments and images that you have posted for destination or activity, which are considered a part of aggregated and collective intelligence along with other users’ contributions, will remain as anonymous. All your personal data of your account will be deleted permanently. Please contact us at support@namastekorea.com and request account deletion.
2. User Account
A. Disclosure to the Public
We may share your non personal or public content to a broader audience such as other websites or media platforms.
B. Disclosure to Third Party Service Providers
We may use third party service providers that may be associated with us to perform certain functions on our behalf, including technical operation and customer support. We may share your information so that they perform the services, but they will not be authorized to use the information for any other purpose.
C. Disclosure to Investigations
We may disclose information about you if we believe that disclosure is reasonable to i) establish our or a third party’s legal rights ii) defend against legal claims iii) take action against suspected illegal activities.
3. Information Management
A. Children’s Privacy
We have set forth age restrictions in the Terms of Service Statement. We do not intentionally target our Site to children under age 13. If we become aware that a child under 13 has sent us personal information without parental consent, we will immediately remove the child’s account.
B. Security
We take reasonable steps to protect personal information from loss or misuse. No internet transmission or electronic storage is 100% secure. We will exercise reasonably and commercially acceptable means to protect your information, but we cannot ensure absolute security or liability.
4. Contact Information
Should you have any questions, comments or concerns about this Privacy Policy or the practices of the Site, please contact us at support@namastekorea.com
This Privacy Policy is effective as of July 1, 2012. We expressly reserve the right to change the Privacy Policy from time to time. You acknowledge and agree that it is your responsibility to review this site and the Privacy Policy from time to time and to familiarize yourself with any modifications. Your continued use of this site after such modifications will constitute acknowledgement of the modified Privacy Policy and agreement to abide and be bound by the modified Privacy Policy.
