Privacy Policy

1. Data Controller

Seoul Rituals Seoul Rituals is the data controller for personal data collected through this website.

• Contact email: privacy@seoulrituals.com

2. Data We Collect

We collect the following types of data:

• Registration data: email address and username when you create an account.
• Navigation data: IP address, browser type, pages visited and time spent through cookies.
• Generated content: posts, comments and replies you share in the forum.
• Technical data: information about your device and connection to ensure service security.

3. Purpose of Processing

We use your data for:

• Account management: to create and maintain your user account.
• Service provision: to enable your participation in the forum and access to content.
• Experience improvement: to analyze site usage and improve our services.
• Security: to detect and prevent fraudulent or abusive activities.
• Communications: to send you relevant information about the service (only with your consent).

4. Legal Basis for Processing

• Consent: for the use of analytics and advertising cookies, and for commercial communications.
• Contract performance: for service provision when you register.
• Legitimate interest: to ensure site security and improve our services.

5. Data Recipients

We share data with the following third parties:

• Google Analytics: for web traffic analysis and user behavior.
• Google AdSense: to display personalized advertising on the site.
• Hosting providers: for website hosting and operation.

We do not sell or transfer your personal data to third parties for commercial purposes.

6. International Transfers

Some of our service providers, such as Google LLC, are based in the United States. Google is certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, which ensures an adequate level of personal data protection in accordance with GDPR. Puedes consultar la certificación de Google en el Data Privacy Framework official registry.

7. Data Retention

• Account data: while your account remains active. You can request deletion at any time.
• Forum content: until you request its deletion or we remove it for rule violations.
• Navigation data: 26 months (Google Analytics retention period).
• Security data: as long as necessary to investigate and prevent incidents.

8. Your Rights (GDPR)

Under the General Data Protection Regulation, you have the right to:

• Access: obtain confirmation of whether we process your data and access it.
• Rectification: correct inaccurate or incomplete data.
• Erasure: request deletion of your data ("right to be forgotten").
• Restriction: request limitation of processing in certain circumstances.
• Portability: receive your data in a structured, commonly used format.
• Objection: object to the processing of your data in certain circumstances.
• Withdraw consent: at any time, without affecting the lawfulness of prior processing.

To exercise these rights, contact us at privacy@seoulrituals.com.

You also have the right to file a complaint with the Spanish Data Protection Agency (AEPD).

9. Data Security

We implement technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data, including:

• Data encryption in transit (HTTPS/TLS).
• Passwords stored with secure hashing (bcrypt).
• Restricted access to personal data.
• Monitoring and detection of unauthorized access.

10. Cookies

We use our own and third-party cookies. For more information, see our Cookie Policy.

11. Changes to This Policy

We reserve the right to modify this privacy policy. Any changes will be posted on this page with the update date. We recommend reviewing this policy periodically.