Privacy Policy

1. Overview

Global City Hub ("Service") values your privacy and complies with applicable privacy laws, including the Korean Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA) and the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). This policy explains what information we collect and how we process it.

2. Information We Collect

Our Service does not require account registration. We may automatically collect:

• Access logs (IP address, browser type, operating system, access time)
• Page visit history and usage patterns (collected via Google Analytics)
• Device information (screen resolution, language settings)

The following is only collected when voluntarily provided:

• Email address and message content when contacting us

What we do not collect: We do not collect names, phone numbers, national ID numbers, payment information, or other sensitive personal data.

3. How We Use Information

• Providing and improving the Service (visitor analytics)
• Error detection and security maintenance
• Responding to user inquiries
• Compliance with legal obligations

4. Cookies & Tracking

We use the following cookies:

You can disable cookies in your browser settings. Disabling essential cookies may prevent some features (e.g., language preference) from working properly.

You can opt out of personalized ads at Google Ad Settings.

5. Data Retention

• Access logs: Up to 90 days per server log retention policy
• Google Analytics data: 26 months per Google's policy
• Contact emails: 1 year after resolution, then deleted
• Favorites data: Stored only in your browser's localStorage (never sent to servers)

6. Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services, each with their own privacy policies:

• Google Analytics — visitor analytics
• Google AdSense — advertising
• Korea Tourism Organization TourAPI — tourism public data
• Korea Meteorological Administration API — weather data
• Korea Eximbank API — exchange rate data
• Vercel — web hosting and CDN

7. International Data Transfers

Data collected through Google Analytics and Google AdSense may be transferred to Google servers located in the United States. Google participates in the EU-US Data Privacy Framework and maintains appropriate data protection standards.

8. Your Rights (GDPR)

Users, including EU/EEA residents, may exercise the following rights:

• Right of access — request to view collected personal data
• Right to rectification — request correction of inaccurate data
• Right to erasure — request deletion ("right to be forgotten")
• Right to restriction — request to limit processing
• Right to portability — request data in a structured format
• Right to object — object to data processing

To exercise these rights, email contact@globalcityhub.com. We will process your request within 30 days of receipt.

9. Children's Privacy

We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we learn that information from a child under 13 has been collected, we will promptly delete it.

10. Security

We protect data through HTTPS encrypted communication and implement reasonable security measures including access controls and security patches. However, no method of internet transmission is 100% secure.

11. Policy Changes

This policy may be updated due to legal changes, service improvements, or new features. Significant changes will be announced through in-service notifications. Updated policies take effect from the date of posting.

12. Contact

For privacy inquiries, data access requests, or deletion requests, visit our Contact page or email contact@globalcityhub.com.