Privacy Policy

ARealK found at https://arealk.com/ (“Website”) is governed by the following privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”).

We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting it. The purpose of this Privacy Policy is to inform you what personally identifiable information we may collect and how it may be used. This statement only applies to this Website.

CONTENT USE POLICY AND COPYRIGHT

Intellectual Property Ownership

All content included on this site is and shall continue to be the property of ARealK or its content suppliers and is protected under applicable copyright, patent, trademark, and other proprietary rights. Any copying, redistribution, use, or publication by you of any such content or any part of the Website is prohibited without express written permission by ARealK. Under no circumstances will you acquire any ownership rights or other interest in any content by or through your use of this site.

You have my permission to use a link to my Website from your website. You may use one photo from any of my personal review only, with a mandatory do-follow link back to the post on my Website where it originated. I do not allow re-posting an entire review, using photos without linking back or presenting any of our content as your own. Any distribution of content from ArealK beyond what is described herein constitutes copyright infringement.

Before using any content from this Website in any other form, please contact me for permission at arealkorean@gmail.com. All work is copyright of ArealK. 

Personal Use. ArealK grants you a limited, revocable, nonexclusive license to use this site and my proprietary content solely for your own personal use and not for republication, distribution, assignment, sublicense, sale, preparation of derivative works, or other use. You agree not to copy materials on the site, reverse engineer or break into the site, or use materials, products or services in violation of any law. The use of this website is at the discretion of ArealK and ArealK may terminate your use of this website at any time.

Takedown Requests

From time to time, the Websites will publish posts with images from other third-party websites. I always seek permission to use these images. Any such use is intended considered fair use under copyright laws and is fully attributed to the owner. If you believe that your copyrighted work has been used on the Websites in a way that constitutes copyright infringement and falls outside of fair use, please send a request to arealkorean@gmail.com and I will remove the image within 24 to 48 hours.

INFORMATION WE COLLECT

Information You Voluntarily Submit to the Website: We may collect personal information from you such as your name or email address. For example, you may voluntarily give us your information to the Website by leaving a comment, signing up to a newsletter, or submitting a contact form.

Automatically-Collected Information: We automatically collect certain information about you and the device with which you access the Website. For example, when you use the Website, we will log your IP address, operating system type, browser type, referring website, pages you viewed, and the dates/times when you accessed the Website. We may also collect information about actions you take when using the Website, such as links clicked.

Cookies: We may log information using cookies, which are small data files stored on your browser by the the affiliates we use. Affiliate marketing is when one promotes a product and gets a commission when someone clicks through their link and makes a purchase (and only when they make a purchase). However, whether the person makes a purchase or not, a cookie will track them so that if they decide to purchase in the future, the affiliate will get a commission.

HOW YOUR INFORMATION MAY BE USED

We may use the information collected in the following ways:

  • To operate and maintain the Website;

  • To send you promotional information, such as newsletters. Each email promotion will provide information on how to opt-out of future mailings;

  • To send you administrative communications, such as administrative emails, confirmation emails, technical notices, updates on policies, or security alerts;

  • To respond to your comments or inquiries;

  • To provide you with user support;

  • To track and measure advertising on the Website;

  • To protect, investigate, and deter against unauthorized or illegal activity.

THIRD-PARTY USE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

We may share your information with third parties when you explicitly authorize us to share your information.

Additionally, the Website may use third-party service providers to service various aspects of the Website. Each third-party service provider’s use of your personal information is dictated by their respective privacy policies.

The Website currently uses the following third-party service providers:

Google Analytics – this service tracks Website usage and provides information such as referring websites and user actions on the Website. Google Analytics may capture your IP address, but no other personal information is captured by this service (Google Analytics).

Mailchimp – this service is used for delivery of email updates and newsletters. We store your name and email address for purposes of delivering such communications.  Please refer to Mailchimp’s privacy policy for further information.

At this time, your personal information is not shared with any other third-party applications. This list may be amended from time to time in the Website’s sole discretion.

Except when required by law, we will not sell, distribute, or ever reveal your email addresses or other personal information without your permission; however, we may disclose or transfer personal information collected through the Website to third parties who acquire all or a portion of the business, which may be the result of a merger, consolidation, or purchase of all or a portion of our assets, or in connection with any bankruptcy or reorganization proceeding brought by or against us.

ANONYMOUS DATA

From time to time, we may use anonymous data, which does not identify you alone, or when combined with data from other parties. This type of anonymous data may be provided to other parties for marketing, advertising, or other uses. Examples of this anonymous data may include analytics or information collected from cookies.

PUBLICLY VISIBLE INFORMATION

If you leave a comment, certain information like an email and first and last name may be publicly visible.

You can also choose to link your Facebook, Instagram, and Google Account.

COOKIES

The Website uses cookies to store visitors’ preferences, record user-specific information on what pages users access or visit, ensure that visitors are not repeatedly sent the same banner ads, customize Website content based on visitors’ browser type or other information that the visitor sends. Cookies may also be used by third-party services, such as Google Analytics, as described herein.

Users may, at any time, prevent the setting of cookies, by the Website, by using a corresponding setting of your internet browser and may thus permanently deny the setting of cookies. Furthermore, already set cookies may be deleted at any time via an Internet browser or other software programs. This is possible in all popular Internet browsers.

ADVERTISING

Display Ads

We may use third-party advertising companies to serve content and advertisements when you visit the Website, which may use cookies, as talked about above.

The Website collects the following data using a cookie when serving personalized ads:

  • IP Address

  • Operating System type

  • Operating System version

  • Device Type

  • Language of the website

  • Web browser type

  • Email (in hashed form)

Retargeting Ads

From time to time, this Website may engage in remarketing efforts with third-party companies, such as Google, Facebook, or Instagram, in order to market the Website. These companies use cookies to display ads based on someone’s past visits to the Website.

Affiliate Program Participation

The Website may engage in affiliate marketing, which is done by embedding tracking links into the Website. If you click on a link for an affiliate partnership, a cookie will be placed on your browser to track any sales for purposes of commissions.

ArealK is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and links to Amazon.com.  As part of this Amazon Associates program, the Website will post customized links, provided by Amazon, to track the referrals to their website. This program utilizes cookies to track visits for the purposes of assigning commission on these sales.

Use cookies that track users who have seen or clicked through an affiliate link. They may use retargeting ads on different sites you visit.

Newsletters

On the Website, you may sign up to our newsletter, which may be used for advertising purposes. All newsletters sent may contain tracking pixels. The pixel is embedded in emails and allows an analysis of the success of online marketing campaigns. Because of these tracking pixels, we may see if and when you opened an email and which links within the email you clicked on. Also, this allows the Website to adapt the content of future newsletters to the interests of the user. This behavior will not be passed on to third parties.

RIGHTS RELATED TO YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

Opt-out – You may opt-out of (or unsubscribe from) future email communications by following the unsubscribe links in our emails. You may also notify us at arealkorean@gmail.com to be taken off our mailing list.

Access – You may access the personal information we have about you by submitting a request to arealkorean@gmail.com.

Amend – You may contact us at arealkorean@gmail.com to amend or update your personal information.

Forget – In certain situations, you may request that we erase or forget any of your personal data. To do so, please submit a request to arealkorean@gmail.com.

Please note that we may need to retain certain information for recordkeeping purposes or to complete transactions, or when required by law.

SENSITIVE PERSONAL INFORMATION

At no time should you submit sensitive personal information to the Website. This includes your social security number, information regarding race or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious beliefs, health information, criminal background, or trade union memberships. If you elect to submit such information to us, it will be subject to this Privacy Policy.

CHILDREN’S INFORMATION

The Website does not knowingly collect any personally identifiable information from children ages 16 and below. If a parent or guardian believes that the Website has any personally identifiable information of a child under the age of 16 in its database, please contact us immediately at arealkorean@gmail.com and we will use our best efforts to promptly remove such information from our records.

DISCLOSURE

Information presented on ArealK is intended for information, education and entertainment purposes only and is not meant to be taken as nutritional, health, financial or professional advice. The views expressed on this website are personal opinions only and should not be construed as nutritional, health, financial or professional advice for your given situation. While all attempts are made to present accurate information, it may not be appropriate for your specific circumstances. I am not nutritional, financial or professional experts and you should seek out a professional before making any changes to your diet or financial decisions.  

ArealK does not hold any liability with regard to nutritional decisions or financial results based on the use of the information provided here.

Furthermore, advertisers, commenters, and linked sites are solely responsible for their views and content – which do not necessarily represent the views of ArealK.

ArealK will not be liable for any errors or omissions in this information nor for the availability of this information. ArealK will not be liable for any losses, injuries, or damages from the display or use of this information.

CONTACT INFORMATION

At any time, please contact us atarealkorean@gmail.com for questions related to this Privacy Policy or get in touch with us here.

Last updated: February 05, 2024.