Privacy Policy

Last updated: August 13, 2026

Welcome to PICK KNOW, a Korea travel and lifestyle guide created for international visitors.

This Privacy Policy explains what information may be collected when you visit PICK KNOW, how that information may be used, and the choices available to you.

1. Who Runs This Site

PICK KNOW is an independently operated Korea travel and lifestyle website.

The site uses WordPress.com and services provided by Automattic Inc., including Jetpack features. PICK KNOW also uses Google services, including Google Analytics, and has applied to participate in Google AdSense.

2. Information We Collect

2.1 Website Usage and Analytics

PICK KNOW uses Google Analytics to understand how visitors find and use the website.

Depending on your device, browser settings, location, and consent choices, analytics information may include:

Pages and articles you visit
Approximate location, such as country or city
Device and browser information
How you arrived at the website, such as through a search engine or another website
General interactions with the website
Date and time of visits

This information is used to understand overall website traffic and improve the content and experience offered by PICK KNOW.

Google Analytics may use cookies or similar technologies to collect and process information about website usage.

PICK KNOW also uses WordPress.com and Jetpack services. Automattic may process technical and usage information necessary to provide these services, including information such as IP addresses, browser and device information, referring pages, approximate location, and interactions with the website.

2.2 Contact Form Submissions

If you contact PICK KNOW through the website’s contact form, information you voluntarily provide may be collected, including:

Your name
Your email address
Your message
Any other information you choose to include

This information is used primarily to read, manage, and respond to your inquiry.

Contact form submissions may be processed and stored through WordPress.com and Jetpack services.

Please do not submit sensitive personal information, such as passwords, identification numbers, banking information, or other confidential financial information through the contact form.

2.3 Information You Choose to Share

You may voluntarily provide additional information when contacting PICK KNOW.

Any information you choose to provide will generally be used only for the purpose for which you submitted it, such as responding to a question, suggestion, correction, or collaboration inquiry.

3. How Information Is Used

Information collected through PICK KNOW may be used to:

Operate, maintain, and secure the website
Understand how visitors discover and use the website
Identify which guides and topics are most useful to readers
Improve website content, navigation, and performance
Respond to messages submitted through the contact form
Detect spam, abuse, or technical problems
Support advertising and website monetization where applicable
Comply with applicable legal obligations

PICK KNOW does not sell personal information submitted through the contact form.

4. Cookies and Similar Technologies

PICK KNOW and third-party services used by the website may use cookies and similar technologies.

Cookies are small pieces of data stored by your browser that can help websites function properly, remember preferences, measure website usage, support security, and provide or personalize advertising.

Cookies or similar technologies may be used by services including:

WordPress.com
Jetpack
Google Analytics
Google AdSense, if and when advertising is activated

Depending on your location and applicable law, you may be asked to provide consent before certain cookies or similar technologies are used.

You can also control or delete cookies through your browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may affect some website functionality.

5. Google AdSense and Advertising

PICK KNOW has applied to participate in Google AdSense, an advertising service provided by Google.

If PICK KNOW is approved and advertising is activated, Google and other third-party vendors may use cookies to serve advertisements on this website.

Third-party vendors, including Google, may use cookies to serve ads based on a visitor’s previous visits to PICK KNOW or other websites.

Google’s use of advertising cookies enables Google and its partners to serve ads to visitors based on their visits to this website and/or other websites on the Internet.

Visitors can manage or opt out of personalized advertising through Google Ads Settings.

Other third-party vendors or advertising networks may also use cookies or similar technologies to serve advertisements on PICK KNOW where applicable. Their use of information is governed by their respective privacy policies.

PICK KNOW does not directly receive information such as your name or email address from Google simply because you view or interact with an advertisement.

6. Third-Party Services

PICK KNOW relies on third-party services to operate, analyze, and potentially monetize the website.

Automattic / WordPress.com / Jetpack

WordPress.com and Jetpack are provided by Automattic Inc. Automattic may process technical, usage, interaction, and other information as necessary to provide its services.

You can learn more through the Automattic Privacy Policy and its privacy information for visitors to websites using Automattic services.

Google Analytics

PICK KNOW uses Google Analytics to understand website traffic and usage patterns.

Google may process information collected through Google Analytics according to its privacy practices and applicable settings.

Google AdSense

PICK KNOW has applied to Google AdSense. If approved and activated, Google may process information in connection with displaying, measuring, and personalizing advertisements in accordance with Google’s policies and applicable privacy settings.

7. Personalized Advertising and Your Choices

If advertising is activated, advertisements displayed on PICK KNOW may be personalized depending on your location, consent choices, browser settings, and applicable law.

Personalized advertising may use information about visits to this and other websites to help display advertisements that may be more relevant to visitors.

You may manage Google’s personalized advertising settings through Google Ads Settings.

Depending on your location, additional privacy and consent options may also be presented when you visit PICK KNOW.

8. Consent for Visitors in the EEA, United Kingdom, and Switzerland

Visitors from the European Economic Area (EEA), the United Kingdom, and Switzerland may be presented with additional consent choices regarding cookies, analytics, advertising, and the processing of personal data.

Where required, PICK KNOW and its service providers may request consent before using certain technologies for analytics or personalized advertising.

Visitors may be able to accept, reject, or manage certain data processing choices through the consent options presented on the website.

9. Data Retention

Different types of information may be retained for different periods.

Analytics information may be retained according to the settings and policies of the analytics and website service providers used by PICK KNOW.

Contact form submissions may be retained for as long as reasonably necessary to respond to inquiries, maintain records of communications, prevent abuse, or meet legal requirements. Older submissions may be deleted periodically.

Advertising-related information, where applicable, is processed and retained according to the policies and settings of the relevant advertising providers.

10. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on where you live, applicable privacy laws may give you certain rights regarding your personal information.

These may include the right to:

Request access to certain personal information
Request correction of inaccurate information
Request deletion of certain information
Object to or restrict certain types of processing
Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent

To make a request regarding information submitted directly to PICK KNOW, please use the Contact page.

Some information may be processed independently by third-party service providers such as Google or Automattic. Requests relating specifically to information controlled by those providers may need to be directed to them.

11. International Visitors

PICK KNOW is based in South Korea and serves an international audience.

Some third-party services used by this website operate internationally. As a result, information may be processed or stored in countries other than the country where you live.

Those providers handle information according to their own privacy policies and applicable legal requirements.

12. Children’s Privacy

PICK KNOW is a general travel and lifestyle information website and is not specifically directed at children under the age of 13.

PICK KNOW does not knowingly request personal information from children under 13.

If you believe that a child has submitted personal information through the website’s contact form, please contact PICK KNOW so the matter can be reviewed and the information deleted where appropriate.

13. External Links

PICK KNOW articles may contain links to third-party websites, including official tourism websites, transportation providers, stores, brands, restaurants, and other useful resources.

PICK KNOW is not responsible for the privacy practices or content of external websites.

Visitors should review the privacy policies of third-party websites when appropriate.

14. Changes to This Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time as PICK KNOW develops or as the services used by the website change.

When the policy is updated, the “Last updated” date at the top of this page will be revised.

Material changes may also be highlighted on the website when appropriate.

15. Contact

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or a privacy-related request concerning information you submitted directly to PICK KNOW, please use the Contact page.

When contacting PICK KNOW about a privacy matter, please provide enough information to understand and respond to your request.