Information We Collect

Information you provide directly

We may collect information you voluntarily provide when using JAY Local Korea, including:

• Name or username
• Email address
• Account and profile information
• Messages submitted through contact or inquiry forms
• Information associated with purchases of digital products
• Information saved through My JAY or trip-related features

If you create an account, we may store information necessary to provide account functionality, saved content, purchase access and downloadable products.

Purchases and Payment Information

Payments for digital products may be processed through PayPal.

Transaction-related information may include your name or email address, the product purchased, payment amount, payment status, transaction reference and purchase or download entitlement status.

This information may be used to deliver purchased content, respond to payment questions, prevent fraud or abuse, and maintain transaction records where reasonably required.

Analytics and Website Usage

JAY Local Korea uses services including Google Analytics and Google Site Kit to understand how visitors use the website and to improve performance, navigation and content.

These services may process information such as:

• Pages viewed
• Approximate geographic location
• Device and browser type
• Referring website or traffic source
• Session activity
• Interactions with website features
• General performance and usage information

Google processes information according to its own privacy policies and service terms.

Cookies and Similar Technologies

JAY Local Korea may use cookies and similar technologies to support:

• Login and account sessions
• User preferences
• Website security
• Analytics and performance measurement
• Saved-trip and account functionality
• Access to purchased digital products

Third-party services used by this website may also set their own cookies or similar technologies.

You can restrict or remove cookies through your browser settings. Some website functions may not work properly if essential cookies are disabled.

My JAY Accounts and Saved Content

If you create or use a My JAY account, we may store information associated with your account and the features you use.

This may include:

• Account profile information
• Saved trips or saved content
• Product purchase status
• Access rights to downloadable products
• Other account preferences required to provide the service

We use this information only as reasonably necessary to provide, maintain and secure account-related services.

Contact Forms and Inquiries

When you contact us through an inquiry form or other communication channel, we may collect information including your name, email address, selected product or service and the message you submit.

We use this information to respond to your inquiry, provide requested assistance and maintain appropriate business records.

Comments

If comments are enabled and you leave a comment, we may collect the information entered in the comment form together with technical data such as your IP address and browser information for security and spam-prevention purposes.

Comments may be processed using automated spam-detection services.

Embedded Content and Third-Party Services

JAY Local Korea may include embedded or linked content from third-party websites and services, including videos, maps, booking platforms, travel services, payment providers and social networks.

These third parties may collect information about your interaction with their services in accordance with their own privacy policies.

JAY Local Korea does not control the privacy or data-processing practices of third-party websites.

Affiliate Links

Some JAY Local Korea pages may contain affiliate links.

If you click an affiliate link and make a qualifying purchase, booking or transaction, JAY Local Korea may receive a commission at no additional cost to you.

Affiliate partners may use cookies, referral parameters or other tracking technologies to attribute referrals and transactions.

Where appropriate, affiliate relationships are disclosed on the relevant page or through our Affiliate Disclosure.

Security and Fraud Prevention

We may process technical information such as IP addresses, login attempts, browser data and security logs to:

• Protect user accounts
• Detect suspicious activity
• Prevent unauthorized access
• Reduce spam and abuse
• Maintain website security and service integrity

JAY Local Korea uses WordPress and security-related tools to support these purposes.

How Long We Keep Information

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy.

This may include providing services, maintaining account or purchase access, complying with legal obligations, resolving disputes, supporting customers and preventing fraud.

Account information may generally be retained while your account remains active. Transaction information may be retained longer where reasonably required for accounting, legal, security or customer-support purposes.

How We Share Information

We do not sell your personal information.

We may share limited information with service providers where reasonably necessary to operate JAY Local Korea, including providers related to:

• Website hosting and infrastructure
• Analytics
• Payment processing
• Email and communications
• Security and spam prevention
• Embedded content
• Affiliate attribution

These providers may process information under their own service terms and privacy policies.

Your Privacy Rights

Depending on where you live and applicable law, you may have rights regarding your personal information, which may include the right to:

• Request access to personal information we hold about you
• Request correction of inaccurate information
• Request deletion of certain personal information
• Object to or restrict certain processing
• Request a copy of information you provided
• Withdraw consent where processing relies on consent

Certain information may need to be retained where reasonably required for legal, accounting, security or fraud-prevention purposes.

To make a privacy request, please contact us through our Contact page.

Children’s Privacy

JAY Local Korea is a general travel-information, planning and digital product service. It is not intentionally designed to collect personal information from children.

If you believe personal information from a child has been submitted improperly, please contact us so we can review the request.

International Visitors

JAY Local Korea may be accessed by users in different countries.

Information may therefore be processed by service providers located outside your country, including global providers such as Google and PayPal.

Where applicable, those providers are responsible for maintaining appropriate safeguards under their respective privacy and data-protection obligations.

External Links

JAY Local Korea contains links to third-party websites and services. Once you leave our website, the privacy practices of the destination website apply.

We encourage you to review the privacy policy of a third-party service before providing personal information to it.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy when our services, legal requirements, analytics tools, payment systems or business practices change.

The most recent version will be published on this page with an updated revision date.